It’s no mystery that the Sonic the Hedgehog fandom has amassed a big chunk of followers online, and they have several memes that have managed to permeate pop-culture over the years.
What’s funny is that every Sonic movie has been able to reference a Sonic meme at some point, and the easter egg in the third movie is probably the most blatant one yet.
As pointed out by fans during the director commentary, it’s been revealed that the filmmakers were able to sneak in the “Shadow loves Latinas” meme with the scene showing Shadow being invested in the Spanshi soap opera (“She’s not some prize to be won.”).
WHAT THE FUCK #SonicMovie3 pic.twitter.com/p9clIdAuEU
— normie 𓆏🦔 (@KellytoyDK) January 28, 2025
The ‘Shadow Loves Latinas’ meme is actually relatively new, and was only going around sometime in 2023. This edit of a clip from Sonic Prime has been able to amass millions of views:
Now fans are wondering what kind of meme is in store for the fourth movie. With Metal Sonic being the next villain, some think that they could reference this bootleg doll of him that went viral. There is also the creepypasta “Sonic.exe” which could be easy to reference seeing that Metal is all about the computers and whatnot.
Personally, this is the meme I want referenced one way or another:
If the filmmakers also decide on introducing Rouge the Bat, there should be some kind of reference to furries at some point, because she was no doubt instrumental in turning a generation into that kink.
For now, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is aiming for a release sometime around the Spring of 2024.