Sonic.exe

"HELLO. DO YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH ME?"

- Sonic.EXE "YOU'RE TOO SLOW. WANT TO TRY AGAIN?"

- Sonic.EXE "FOUND YOU."

- Sonic.EXE "SO MANY SOULS TO PLAY WITH... SO LITTLE TIME. WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?"

- Sonic.EXE "I AM GOD!"

- Sonic.EXE "I'M GONNA GETCHA..."

- Sonic.EXE '''WARNING: This section contains major spoilers for the original creepypasta. Skip this bit if you don't want any!'''

Sonic.exe is a minor character in Friday Night Funkin' Logic and the antagonist of the creepypasta of the same name. He is a demon taking on the form of Sonic who lives inside haunted CD-ROM ports of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game for the Mega Drive. Should you play the game, it will feature Sonic.exe brutally murdering Tails, Knuckles and Dr. Eggman while mocking the player for being too slow and just another soul to play with. Once all three characters are dead, Sonic.exe will take the player's soul and haunt them as his slave for the rest of their life.

Appearance
Sonic.exe looks similar to the actual Sonic, but with a few differences. His fur and quills are darker, rougher and more unkempt. His skin is pale, with it fading to black near his forearms, hands, forelegs and feet. He has claws, which are either black or purple. .exe has a very wide mouth with fanged, yellow teeth and his eyes are black with white irises (red in the creepypasta). Blood can be seen dripping from said eyes.

In his Friday Night Funkin' depiction, sometimes a pair of hands come out of Sonic.exe's mouth. His tongue is also purple and has two tendrils at the end. His boots are also lacking gold buckles on the sides.

Personality
Sonic.exe is the opposite of the real deal: a wrathful, tyrannical, malevolent, sadistic, cruel and twisted monster who loves killing. He sometimes kills victims, reanimates them as his slaves and kills them again just for fun. He views humanity as a plaything and wants it to himself, and due to his powers to control reality he thinks he is a god. His arrogance and sadism seem to come from his creative side, making it possible that he tortures people to see what his powers can do.

Sonic.exe also has an unhealthy relationship with the real Sonic, similar to how Sky loves Boyfriend. He loves Sonic and idolizes him a lot, and takes a lot of inspiration from his world, which is why he looks almost exactly like Sonic. Sonic.exe wants Sonic to be at his side when he conquers the world eventually, and while he loves Sonic (possibly) homosexually and fanatically, he feels betrayed and sad if Sonic doesn't act like his usual self.

Sonic.exe's Origin: First Story
The original creepypasta is about Tom, a young man who absolutely loved the Sonic the Hedgehog games, especially the classic ones. He had never played any fan/hacked games before, but that was about to change. One day, while Tom was playing the newest Sonic game at the time, Sonic Unleashed, he recieved a CD and a letter from his long-time friend Kyle (who had coincidentally gone missing a few weeks prior). The letter told Tom that something was haunting him. He couldn't stop it - it was too fast. He begged Tom to destroy the CD and whatever was inside with it, and warned him not to play the game, as that was what "it" wanted. The CD appeared to be for the original Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) game, with the title "Sonic.exe" written on the plastic case in black marker. Depsite wanting to obey Kyle, Tom's curiosity got the better of him and he put the disc into his computer.

He was greeted by the title screen for Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). However, when he pressed start, the screen became corrupted for a few seconds. The sky was black, the ring Sonic was waving out of was rusted over, the SEGA 1991 logo became SEGA 666, the river turned from water to blood and Sonic looked horrifying. His eyes were black with two glowing red irises in the middle, and blood dripped from them. It was as if Sonic was staring through the fourth wall... Then it cut to black.

The game then loaded the save select screen from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. However, the background was replaced with a dark, cloudy sky similar to the Bad Futures in Sonic CD, distorted music from Earthbound played in the background and there were only 3 files. Also, the static above the files was red and white and did not clear when the cursor hovered over the file. Each file had been pre-created - the first one had Tails, the second had Knuckles, and the final had - shockingly - Dr. Eggman. Tom realized the game was not glitching - but being brave, he decided not to exit the game and selected Tails. The screen cut to black again and a distorted, twisted laugh was heard in the background.

The game loaded "Hill Zone Act 1", which was clearly the iconic Green Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). However, something was not right - the music was slow and distorted, and the level itself was barren. It was just Tails running across an empty field. Even with the spin dash and Tails' ability to fly, the music got deeper and deeper as he ran. Suddenly, one of the Animal Friends came into view - it was dead. As Tails continued, more and more corpses came into view, and he looked scared - as if he knew he was next. The deaths slowly became even worse, with animals being hung from trees or dismembered entirely.

Eventually, Tails stopped and was not responding to button input. It was a cutscene. He happily saw Sonic a few feet away, but he didn't respond and was facing away from the screen. Tails approached, and every step he took caused more and more red static to appear on the screen. Sonic then turned around - looking exactly like he did on the corrupted title screen - and the screen cut to black. A message appeared - "HELLO. DO YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH ME?" - and the game loaded the next stage, which was called "Hide & Seek". It looked like the burning Angel Island Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Tails was now completely terrified, and made a gesture as if he was begging Tom to save him. Tom tried to run as fast as he could, as distorted music played, and Sonic's evil laugh was heard. Then he flew onto the screen - which was definitely wrong, as Sonic had to be in his Super state to fly - before another cutscene began. Tails tripped over, bursting into tears, as Sonic appeared in front of him and lunged at Tails. The screen cut to black as Tails screamed horrifically for 5 whole seconds. The message "YOU'RE TOO SLOW. WANT TO TRY AGAIN?" appeared before Tom was sent back to the save select screen.

Someything was now different. Tails' file was now locked and selecting it did nothing. Even worse, the static above his file had cleared to show a picture of Tails. His once orange fur was now dark grey, and he looked terrified as his eyes were black with glowing red irises and bleeding - just like Sonic's. Tom shook his fear off and selected Knuckles, and he heard the distorted laugh again before the screen cut to black. The level name itself was a taunt - "You Can't Run" - before it loaded. It looked like the Scrap Brain Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), with the same scene from the save select in the background. It was barren, and a few seconds after Knuckles (who looked just as scared as Tails) got moving, Sonic appeared in front of him for a split-second and the game cut to black, with the message "FOUND YOU" on-screen and music from Silent Hill playing. When the level re-loaded, Knuckles was still alive, but the metal flooring was now covered in bloodstains.

Sonic eventually attacked again, but this time it seemed to be a boss fight as Tom could make Knuckles attack Sonic. He was winning! Knuckles' punches were hitting Sonic and damaging him, but it was impossible - Sonic was easily teleporting to dodge each blow, as if he was taunting Tom, before another cutscene began. Knuckles collapsed, exhausted, Sonic lunged at him and the screen cut to black with a terrifying yell (presumably Knuckles'). 5 seconds later, the message "SO MANY SOULS TO PLAY WITH, SO LITTLE TIME... WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?" appeared and Tom was sent back to the save select screen. Knuckles' file was now locked just like Tails', and the static above his file had cleared - Knuckles' fur had turned from a bright red to deep crimson, and his eyes were just like Sonic's. However, unlike Tails, he didn't look scared at all. He seemed to be happy with his new appearance.

Tom was sensible enough to know when to quit, so he logged off his computer and went to sleep. But his night was plagued with nightmares of Sonic and the corrupted Tails and Knuckles chasing him down, mocking Tom saying soon he would be one of them, and that Kyle had met the same fate. Even worse, he could see and hear the ghosts of the latter two crying while telling him to run and save himself. Tom wanted answers, and he only had one way to get them. He turned the game back on, noting that the files of Tails and Knuckles were now greyed out, and selected Eggman. The familiar laugh played and the screen cut to black.

The level did not have any name. It was just a dark hallway from the first Sonic the Hedgehog 's Marble Zone. Eggman was also obviously the worst of the 3 characters. He was painfully slow, and the only machine he had was a busted jetpack on his back. Eggman looked nervous, but not as scared as Tails and Knuckles were. As he walked, the hallway slowly got darker and more dangerous before it went downstairs into another hallway. Tom heard Sonic's laugh and panicked, before the hedgehog appeared in front of Eggma. The game immediately cut to red static for a long time, before it cleared. Eggman was gone, presumably dead, and Sonic now looked even scarier than he was before, as he was live-action now and covered in blood. A single messsage appeared on the screen - "I AM GOD" - before Sonic lunged at the screen with a horrible shriek and the game crashed. A final message from Sonic, "READY FOR ROUND 2, TOM?" appeared before the computer itself turned off.

Tom tried to turn the computer back on, but nothing happened. He was shocked, confused and had questions. What had happened to Tails, Knuckles and Eggman, and were they really dead and reanimated into demons like Sonic or was the game as a whole just a twisted horror? Tom then vowed to destroy the disc like Kyle had told him to. Eventually, the computer turned back on, but when Tom tried to eject the Sonic.exe disc it got jammed. Then, to Tom's horror, a message appeared - "TRY TO KEEP THIS INTERESTING FOR ME, TOM?" The game wasn't on. Tom slowly turned around. A plushie of Sonic.exe was sitting on his bed. Tom was never seen or heard from ever again, though the sequel implies that he commited suicide to escape from Sonic.exe.

Origin: Second Story/Prequel
The sequel to the creepypasta explained how Sonic.exe was created. It revolves around a detective named Derek Green, searching for an ambigous entity called Exe who was making a name for itself as a mass murderer. The killings got worse. Derek's sister, Chelsea Green, became one of the victims. Despite being kicked from the file, Derek never gave up, despite developing an unhealthy mindset and becoming more and more paranoid and obsessed with the case. He learned that Exe was worhsipped by a secret society and that he was contained in a haunted CD-ROM disc. He managed to destroy it, but it turns out that the cult had created lots of copies of the disc. Derek was killed by Exe, but his boss managed to get the word out and warned people not to play the haunted games.

In Friday Night Funkin' Logic
Sonic.exe's first appearance was in BOYFRIEND vs. SONIC.EXE?! Friday Night Funkin' Logic. After Player created a VS Sonic mod by combining Sonic Mania files with Friday Night Funkin' files, Sonic.exe is able to conquer the game alongside Majin Sonic and their leader, Lord X. The real Sonic is imprisoned, with Majin Sonic left to guard him, while the other two wreak havoc on the game world. Tails, Knuckles and all of the Animal Buddies are confirmed to be dead at the end of the episode, but Dr. Eggman is not seen and presumably escaped in his Eggmobile.

When Player and Girlfriend spawned in the seemingly untouched Green Hill Zone, Sonic.exe immediately attacks the two. They run, singing "Too Slow" with Sonic.exe, and only win and escape after Player throws his microphone at .exe to stun him. Sonic.exe is not seen again for the rest of the episode, as he simply sends them to the forest where Majin Sonic is holding Sonic prisoner.

Sonic.exe returns in SONIC.EXE vs. SUNKY?! Friday Night Funkin' Logic. Able to enter the real world through a haunted arcade cabinet, he arrived in an arcade and Kapi became his first victim. Player, Girlfriend and the knockoff Sunky.mpeg went to a power plant to find Eggman, who had been using it and the green Chaos Emerald to power his machines. Sonic.exe attacked and ate Eggman like he did with Kapi, then proceeded to do the same with the Emerald and Girlfriend. Player and Sunky attempted to run but were caught and eaten. However, not wanting to give up, all of Sonic.exe's victims decided to work together to stop him. Just before Sonic.exe was able to eat a bus full of people. including Carol, everyone burst out of Sonic's stomach and sang "You Can't Run" with him. The heroes won, before Player used the Chaos Emerald to send him, Eggman and Sunky home.

Powers

 * Flight/levitation
 * Teleportation
 * Can travel through his game and bend its code to his will
 * Illusion manipulation
 * Mimicry
 * Mind control/hypnosis (Possibly - in the prequel, he is able to create a whole cult who thinks he is a hero)
 * Reality manipulation
 * Omnipotent
 * Immortal
 * Can travel between game worlds and the real world
 * Dark matter manipulation
 * Soul manipulation
 * Demonization

Demonization: Explained
NOTE: This process is from Sonic.exe: Nightmare Version.

Demonization is a process used by Sonic.exe to corrupt victims into his slaves once he kills them. It rebuilds the victim's body and most of their organs, but the victim will always die during the process as it causes said organs to stop working for a bit. Once demonized, the victim becomes a servant to whoever demonized them. They also become unable to hate their masters, though there are exceptions, and can shapeshift back into their appearance before they were demonized. Demonized people have 1.3 times their normal lifespan (In Sonic's world, average lifespan is 80, so demonized Mobians have a lifespan of 104 years). They also take much longer to be erased from existence than mortals.

There are 2 versions of demonization:


 * SIMPLE: Uses less energy, but badly damages the victim's mental health to the point of insanity.
 * COMPLEX: The victim will be stronger, smarter, faster and keep their personality before the process, but it uses more energy. The more pain the victim experienced before death, the more room for improvement there is.

Demonization can be cured, but this is vastly unnecessary. The main reason is that demonization rebuilds many organs, and reversing it has dire consequences as the victim's body cannot be fully rebuilt.

Songs

 * Too Slow
 * You Can't Run

Trivia

 * Most fans think Sonic.exe is Sonic possessed by a demon. This is most well-known origin. However, Sonic and Sonic.exe are canonically different entities.
 * Sonic.exe idolizes the real Sonic to the point of obsession.
 * Sonic.exe is the second character to switch between the normal and pixel artstyle mid-song, the first being Monika during "Glitcher (Monika Mix)." However, Sonic.Exe is the first character to change to a unique pixel style from the original game, which in this case, is the 16-bit style meant to resemble Genesis graphics, unlike Monika's pixelation, which uses the base game's pixel graphics.


 * Sonic.exe is the second character to gain veins in their mouth during their up pose, the first being Gold. They both also come from creepypastas, and both creepypastas have multiple instances of bloody eyes, body horror and missing limbs.
 * Sonic.exe is the second character to sing in multiple perspectives over multiple songs, With Monika being in first place. Characters like Gold and Cancer Lord Only have one song each, and they only take place from one perspective.
 * Sonic.exe is one of the most influential creepypastas ever, and there have been fan games created based on the creepypasta like the Nightmare Trilogy, Spirits of Hell and Sally.exe: Wrath of Soul. In said games, it is usually possible to defeat Sonic.exe and there are different endings depending on how many characters have been killed or not. There are even sequels to those games in which Sonic.exe hunts 3 new victims: Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit and Sally Acorn.
 * Sonic.exe was created on June 23rd 1991. His actual birthday is the 7th of November, however.