Sonic the Hedgehog 3 surprisingly, it came very close to making the mistake made by another trilogy starring James Marsden. Node Sonic films, Marsden plays Tom, who gave Sonic a home when the hedgehog was alone on Earth. How the Sonic As the series continued, it focused more on popular video game characters such as Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow, and less on human characters such as Tom and his wife, Maddie. Therefore, Tom is arguably a less important character than he was in the first Sonic movie, but Sonic still considers him family.
Because of Sonic and Tom's close relationship was tragic when Shadow the Hedgehog seriously injured Tom in Sonic 3. Tom ended up surviving until the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 3and will probably return when confirmed Sonic 4but it initially looked like the film was going to kill him off. If Sonic 3 killed Marsden's character, it would have made the same mistake as the original X-Men film trilogy made. 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand killed Cyclops, played by Marsden, even though he played an important supporting character in the series.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 almost killed off James Marsden's character
Shadow attacks Tom in Sonic The Hedgehog 3
In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Tom and Maddie are recruited by Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to help them infiltrate GUN's London headquarters.. To sneak into the building, Tom and Maddie use technology that allows them to change their faces. They originally disguise themselves as friends Randall and Rachel, who are GUN agents, to get past reception, but also change into other faces while in the building.
At a certain point, Tom is alone in the hallway disguised as Commander Walters when he encounters Shadow. Shadow wants revenge on Commander Walters, as he was working for GUN when Gerald Robotnik's granddaughter Maria was killed. Shadow had a close bond with Maria, so he immediately attacks the man he thinks is Commander Walters. Tom returns to his real face after being attacked, which confuses Shadow. Shadow quickly escapes and Sonic ends up finding Tom, who is seriously injured.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Killing Tom would have repeated the mistake of the X-Men trilogy
James Marsden's Cyclops died in the X-Men films
Tom didn't end up dying in Sonic the Hedgehog 3but for a moment, it looked like he would. Although Marsden's Sonic character survived to appear in a future film in the series, his X-Men character wasn't so lucky. Marsden appeared as Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, in the first three X-Men films. Cyclops is one of the most popular members of the X-Men, and Marsden was a great choice for the role.
However, Unfortunately, Cyclops was killed by his ex-lover, Jean Grey, in X-Men: The Last Stand. In X-Men: The Last Standit is discovered that Jean Grey's Phoenix personality has been released. The Phoenix is a powerful X-Men villain with godlike powers, which she uses to unexpectedly kill Scott. The last Stand. Scott dying in The last Stand it was very disappointing since he is one of the best X-Men characters. Scott's death scene was also underwhelming, so Marsden didn't get the ending he deserved.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Keeping James Marsden's character alive is the best
Tom dying in the Sonic movies would be very sad
If Shadow's punch killed Marsden's Tom in Sonic the Hedgehog 3his death would have been as disappointing as it was in X-Men: The Last Stand. The shadows' attack on Tom happened so suddenly, and Tom never got the chance to properly say goodbye to Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Maddie. Therefore, it was a wise choice not to kill Tom in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, Maddie and their dog, Ozzie, have formed a loving family in Sonic films.
While the Sonic movies focus more on "alien" characters now, it's still necessary to have human characters to ground the movies a bit. Additionally, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, Maddie, and their dog, Ozzie, have formed a loving family in the Sonic films. Therefore, it would be painful if any member of that family died. THE Sonic films kill off characters, but they should also be children's films. Death shouldn't be very common in Sonic movies, which is why it's good that Tom didn't die in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.