Sonic Movie 3 Discussion, Theory, Headcanon - whatever you wanna call it (I'll tag it as spoilers just in case, but read on at your own risk!)
Note: This will contain my own thoughts on the matter, so if you don't share my feelings on the idea, that's fine! Just be respectful of others' feelings and the fact that we might not have the same thoughts about it! Ty!
Also, these are theories and thoughts I've been sitting on for a WHILE, but I just never thought to post about them until now, so some of the quotes or references to the movie might not be word-for-word or as accurate, but I rewatched the movies earlier today so I'll try my best to keep it so! Enjoy!
So. The post-credit scene of Shadow at the end of the 2nd Sonic Movie REALLY gave us something to look forward to, huh?!
Personally, I can't wait to see what the movie crew has in store for us this time!
Now, I know several people have talked about existing Sonic characters and which of them they wanna see, as well as who we are more likely to see in the 3rd movie, but I don't wanna delve into that too much.
Instead, I wanna monologue about another aspect of the movie quite a few people have theorized that we'll be seeing, which is something that's.. well, you can call it a hint or a nod. Still, it feels more like "unconfirmed foreshadowing" to me. Namely: Tom Wachowski's dad might be connected to Shadow's backstory.
You see, most people have pretty much accepted that with Shadow's entry into the movie universe, we'll be getting a movie version of the plot line from Sonic Adventure 2; with Shadow, Maria, and Gerald Robotnik.
Now, it's pretty clear we won't be getting an exact adaptation of the game, considering the story is already a bit different, with Project Shadow and the Black Site (most likely, though not confirmed yet) being on Earth instead of in space. There's also the fact that Longclaw and her people were involved with the Echidnas and the Emeralds, not just Knuckles' people.
Personally, I like the changes they made. They're not trying to make an exact adaption, but instead, they do a different take on elements from the games and adapt them to a setting in the real world. So I'm excited to see what they do with Shadow's story.
Now, to get back on topic! (Oof, I went off the rails for a bit there, sorry hahah!)
First, I'm gonna go through the details from the movies that I think is hinting at a Wachowski being involved with Shadow's backstory, specifically with how Maria died. Important points will be highlighted in blue.
Maddie mentions in the first movie when she's talking with Tom about him leaving Green Hills for San Francisco, that there's been a Wachowski protecting the town for 50 years. To me, this didn't stick out as much until the second movie came out, but I always thought it was a specific number to mention, it felt like it was in there for a reason.
Then, in the second movie, when Sonic and Tom are on the boat, Tom talks about how his "inspirational quote" was a Wachowski family original - the quote in question being (not a direct quote, but something along the lines of):
There will be a day when your powers will be needed, but you don't choose that moment. That moment chooses you.
The line felt very "foreshadowy" in the sense that Tom had accepted his role and was starting to love the job more now that he'd fulfilled the bucket list goal of "saving a life". But also, there's the fact that right after he explains that it's a family original, he says that "his dad said the same thing to him in the same boat, on the very same lake." It was a really fun detail that gave some insight to Tom's moral code, as well as why he took responsibility for Sonic (and later Tails and Knuckles) so quickly. Saving Sonic in the 1st movie reminded him how his town trusted him to help them, so he felt like it was up to him and Maddie to take care of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. It also felt like a bit of a callback to the storyline from the first one - Tom realized how important it was to be the cop that everyone knows and trusts in a town like Green Hills, where most people who live there have known the same people and families for years. And they trusted a Wachowski to help them. Tom forgot until "his moment came" when he helped Sonic defeat Robotnik (to their knowledge at the time) and he relearned how important it was that he stayed. That duty to keep the people safe first and foremost, and the fact that his dad gave him the mindset to begin with might have been part of why he wanted to be a cop at all.
(Which is why the theory might hurt a bit more on Tom's side if it ever actually happens :'( Poor Tom, man...)
Then, there's the line right afterward, which felt like a comment Tom made to himself just as much as to Sonic, which was something along the line of:
He always tried to steer me in the right direction. And that's what Maddie and I have always tried to do with you.
If the last line didn't convince me, this did for sure. This feels like his dad did something he regretted, and tried to make amends by making sure the next generation wouldn't make the same mistakes - namely his kid. I feel like he also tried to make up for it by retreating to a small town and trying to do better by becoming a sheriff and helping the townspeople. He probably never told anyone what he did, not just to protect the secrecy of the project, but also to make sure he won't get in trouble for his actions. (Can't get in trouble for doing something if no one ever knew why and where it happened, right?)
Lastly, the line from the agent during the post-credit scene of the 2nd movie. The fact that the file of Project Shadow dated back over 50 years. Now, the number 50 makes sense in game canon, right? Shadow was in stasis long enough for Gerald's bloodline to reach him having a grandkid, which would be the Robotnik we know, Dr. Ivo Robotnik. But for the number 50 to show up specifically two times in the movie universe, and those times just HAPPENED to feature both Project Shadow and the name Wachowski?
Now, to go into detail about what I think happened. Again, this is all speculation, so nothing here could end up being correct or even likely.
Sidenote: I haven't played either Sonic Adventure 2 or Shadow the Hedgehog, and have only seen discussions, clips, or references to scenes and the plot in both games, so if anything here feels different from those, it's because I don't know the plot by heart. I'm instead going off of basic knowledge of the plotlines, and adjusting it to the movies' settings.
Anyway, here's my hypothetical situation:
Tom's dad was an officer or an agent working with the government and was eventually involved with Project Shadow, either from the beginning or he was ordered to help out sometime after the project started. I think he served as one of the guards where Shadow and Maria lived and was eventually ordered to shoot to stop them when Shadow tried to escape with Maria. The bullet ended up hitting Maria either directly or indirectly (like bouncing off something else or hitting a projectile that directed the bullet toward Maria.) I can either see one of these scenarios happening, or he shot towards Maria with the intent to harm but not kill, but in their panic Shadow and/or Maria moved in a way that ended with her being hit in a fatal spot. She managed to secure Shadow in the stasis pod but ended up bleeding out before she could secure herself. He's stuck in the pod seeing Maria passing away, and the guard a bit further back in total shock. Revenge is probably the only thing he can think of as he falls asleep.
Switching to Tom's dad's POV, he's probably terrified at the thought of what he's done, so when all the guards are relieved from duty and are told to remain quiet about what happened, he tells no one what transpired, and leaves the agency with a sense of guilt knowing it'll plague him for the rest of his life. He decides to settle down in a small town in Montana with his wife, and after some of the townsfolk find out he's got police training, becomes the sheriff in Green Hills within, let's say one or two years?
During the following years, he builds trust with the population, slowly getting to know them and taking care of his family and town - all in the hopes that when he's ready to go, he'd have made up for even a small part of what he did. His wife gets pregnant at some point and gives birth to a baby boy, which they name Tom. Doing his best to raise him with a good moral compass and a good sense of justice, he hopes his family will never have to learn what transpired in his past.
Years later, his son takes an interest in the police, and he eventually studies to become a cop. Tom's dad passes away at some point, never telling his son or wife what happened. Tom eventually takes his police studies (my mother tongue isn't English, and I'm not American so I don't know what the study would be called :/ Sorry, hahah) and during his time in school, he meets Maddie. The rest, well, we know that part. ;)
So, that's my thoughts and theories. Feel free to comment what you think if you want, I'm curious to see what others think of the concept!
Thanks for reading! <3
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