![[SFM] Why Sonic Drives a Car @MikeDarklighter](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E1mFYzGsasI/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What's this? Another video already? Not a very common thing these days XD So apparently Team Sonic Racing is going to explain why Sonic drives a car in the game instead of just running, I can't possibly imagine what they would come up with for that. But I could imagine what I would come up with, so here we go: my own headcanon for this AU is that Sonic's mom was a race car driver and she would take him for rides on that very same car all the time. This was where he gained his love for speed which he would carry on as he became the fastest thing alive. Now a teenager, and with his mom retired, she passed him along the keys, and though faster on the ground, Sonic still drives the car for his mother and all the memories they shared together. Tell me down below, what do you think the real reason for Sonic driving a car would be?
Consider my Patreon for WIPs, Renders and more! patreon.com/MikeDarklighter
credits:
Custom textures are from my good friend, Flora-Tea flora-tea.deviantart.com
patreon.com/flora_tea/posts
Song used:
No Reason from the Sonic Unleashed OST
Maps used: Swanky Forest road
-sfm_warehouse
Models provided by Apoc Hedgie, RandomTBrush, Ratchet Mario, and Turbo Thunderbolt
Queen Aleena model by Turbo Thunderbolt and belongs to shadow759.
Fiona Good model provided by DarkHedgehog23
Sonic's Car provided by TiggoRech and Gistix
Sonic characters belong to Sega
Freedom Planet models provided by Disaccord Noob
Freedom Planet belongs to Galaxy Trail
Animation done by me using Source Filmmaker from Valve.
What's this? Another video already? Not a very common thing these days XD So apparently Team Sonic Racing is going to explain why Sonic drives a car in the game instead of just running, I can't possibly imagine what they would come up with for that. But I could imagine what I would come up with, so here we go: my own headcanon for this AU is that Sonic's mom was a race car driver and she would take him for rides on that very same car all the time. This was where he gained his love for speed which he would carry on as he became the fastest thing alive. Now a teenager, and with his mom retired, she passed him along the keys, and though faster on the ground, Sonic still drives the car for his mother and all the memories they shared together. Tell me down below, what do you think the real reason for Sonic driving a car would be?
Consider my Patreon for WIPs, Renders and more! patreon.com/MikeDarklighter
credits:
Custom textures are from my good friend, Flora-Tea flora-tea.deviantart.com
patreon.com/flora_tea/posts
Song used:
No Reason from the Sonic Unleashed OST
Maps used: Swanky Forest road
-sfm_warehouse
Models provided by Apoc Hedgie, RandomTBrush, Ratchet Mario, and Turbo Thunderbolt
Queen Aleena model by Turbo Thunderbolt and belongs to shadow759.
Fiona Good model provided by DarkHedgehog23
Sonic's Car provided by TiggoRech and Gistix
Sonic characters belong to Sega
Freedom Planet models provided by Disaccord Noob
Freedom Planet belongs to Galaxy Trail
Animation done by me using Source Filmmaker from Valve.
![[SFM] Why Sonic Drives a Car](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E1mFYzGsasI/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Why Sonic Drives a Car
Whats this? Another video already? Not a very common thing these days XD So apparently Team Sonic Racing is going to explain why Sonic drives a car in the game instead of just running, I cant possibly imagine what they would come up with for that. But I could imagine what I would come up with, so here we go: my own headcanon for this AU is that Sonics mom was a race car driver and she would take him for rides on that very same car all the time. This was where he gained his love for speed which he would carry on as he became the fastest thing alive. Now a teenager, and with his mom retired, she passed him along the keys, and though faster on the ground, Sonic still drives the car for his mother and all the memories they shared together. Tell me down below, what do you think the real reason for Sonic driving a car would be?
Consider my Patreon for WIPs, Renders and more! https://www.patreon.com/MikeDarklighter
credits:
Custom textures are from my good friend, Flora-Tea https://flora-tea.deviantart.com/
https://www.patreon.com/flora_tea/posts
Song used:
No Reason from the Sonic Unleashed OST
Maps used: Swanky Forest road
-sfm_warehouse
Models provided by Apoc Hedgie, RandomTBrush, Ratchet Mario, and Turbo Thunderbolt
Queen Aleena model by Turbo Thunderbolt and belongs to shadow759.
Fiona Good model provided by DarkHedgehog23
Sonics Car provided by TiggoRech and Gistix
Sonic characters belong to Sega
Freedom Planet models provided by Disaccord Noob
Freedom Planet belongs to Galaxy Trail
Animation done by me using Source Filmmaker from Valve.")
![[SFM] Primary Directive](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EFY4pM1YpSE/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Primary Directive
Transferred over pre-existing animations to Hk because I never thought to check if the basic ik rig worked on him.. whoops. XD Anyway, now that hes easier to animate than I thought before, I plan to do more stuff with him as he navigates Sonics world. This starts off a short story of sorts though the tone wont be as serious as say the Unifier is. If youre wondering why Metal Sonic at the end, make sure to watch Tails Meets HK-47.
voices:
Tails, Wave- Ultimate Hedgehog123
HK-47- SonicpoX
Song used:
Palm Tree Panic zone [past] from Sonic CD OST
Sonic models provided by Apoc Hedgie
Hk-47 model provided by Nikout
Suburbia map sourced by Benjamoose
All Sonic characters are the property of Sega.
Hk-47 and Hk-51 are the property of Bioware, EA and LucasArts(now Disney)
This video was made using Source Filmmaker")
![[SFM] 50K Sub Special || Infinite vs. Transcendental Tails](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EYSbwMsFvbA/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] 50K Sub Special || Infinite vs. Transcendental Tails
A little scenario I thought up for in Forces as a thank you to all of you for 50,000 subs! I really cant thank you all enough for your continued support as you watched and helped me to improve on these little shorts, I really do hope that this video is special enough for all of you to enjoy! Really from the bottom of my heart, thank you all for watching!
credits:
Custom textures provided by my friend Flora-Tea https://flora-tea.deviantart.com/
Poster Sonic Design by Cosmic Pixel
Infinite Model provided by Lixes
Transcendental Tails is derived off of CatbeeCaches incredible reimagining of Titan Tails https://catbeecache.deviantart.com/art/COM-Transcendental-Tails-667411831
Songs used:
♩♫ Epic Action Music ♪♬ - Shoot on Sight by Ross Bugden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQBtKoJP0E
♩♫ Sad and Dramatic Music ♪♬ - Apocalypse by Ross Bugden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v29KVjUXiS8
-To the Surface from the Sonic Unleashed OST
Models provided by Apoc Hedgie, RandomTBrush, Ratchet Mario, Miles Anti-Tails, and Turbo Thunderbolt.
Sonic the Hedgehog characters belong to Sega.")
![[SFM] Spades Proposal](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EytRmyTcGpE/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Spades Proposal
Spade is here and he has quite the proposal for you XD Be cautious of his charm
Consider supporting my work at Patreon for WIPs, renders and early access! https://www.patreon.com/MikeDarklighter
Credits:
Logo watermark created by Flora-Tea https://twitter.com/_Flora_Tea_
Audio taken from Freedom Planet 2 by Galaxy Trail, Spade voiced by Sean Chiplock
Song Used: Shopping (Freedom Planet OST)
Spade model provided by Maverick Noob©
Models provided by Mark2580 and Hoxdolum-SoS
Freedom Planet 2 belongs to Galaxy Trail
Animation made by me using Source Filmmaker from Valve.
#freedomplanet2 #mikedarklighter")
![[SFM] A Tails Short - Remake](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F17ltgVpqrE/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] A Tails Short - Remake
This video shall be my official departure from Source Filmmaker, now fully embracing Blender. There may still be one or two videos that are still done in SFM, some holdovers and such, but newer projects and original animations will be done in Blender! I figured I make it my most popular video on the channel, A Tails Short. Fun fact, I had this video out around the same time all that years ago, please enjoy and look forward to more consistent animation output in 2026!
Credits:
Voices-
Sonic the Hedgehog - Sasso
Dr. Eggman - Meldrizzly
Custom Textures by Flora-Tea
Sonic models provided by Apoc Hedgie, RandomTBrush, Ratchet Mario and SuperStaticPro
Shea Model created by Aspie_Art
Animations done by me using Source Filmmaker from Valve.
Shea Outro done by me using Blender.
#sonicthehedgehog #sourcefilmmaker #blenderanimation")
![[SFM] Just a Little Flustered](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FFoFZ25KRkw/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Just a Little Flustered
This all began as a test with smoke particles, I was looking for some fog effects, but then I had some old cartoons playing and it inspired me to make this XD Carol was the one I started this with, and came to find that the others could also easily take the animation, with some adjustment needed. Each of the models in the FP Megapack have the same face flexes so that was a given, but their rigs differ slightly so I was surprised at how well they didnt break immediately from the animation as what tends to happen XD Hope you enjoy!
Consider supporting my Patreon for WIPs, Renders and Early Access! https://www.patreon.com/MikeDarklighter
Credits:
Custom textures and watermark provided by Flora-Tea! https://twitter.com/_Flora_Tea_
Song Used: City Hall (Freedom Planet 2 OST)
Models commissioned by Tyrakathedragonfan and created by sindroom
Freedom Planet characters belong to Galaxy Trail
Animation made by me using Source Filmmaker from Valve.
#freedomplanet2 #freedomplanet #mikedarklighter")
![[SFM] The Giver](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FrKvAkNHl-k/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] The Giver
Another classic short ^^ Been a while and was pretty quick to do. Hope its alright and that it helps hold you all over for Unifier for everyone waiting on it. I promise you its on the way! And a big thanks goes to my friend Flora-Tea for editing this video on HitFilm.
credits:
Custom textures by Flora-Tea http://flora-tea.deviantart.com/
Video edited by Flora-Tea using HitFilm
Song used: Beautiful Dawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw1eMPsZRB0 by Aleksandr Shamaluev
Map used: TF2 Campsite Map by Sedimentary Spooks
Models provided by Apoc Hedgie, RandomTBrush, Ratchet Mario, Darkhedgehog23, Turbo Thunderbolt and Hyperchaotix.
Sonic characters belong to Sega.
Nicole belongs to Archie Comics.
Video made by me using SourceFilmmaker")
