The absolute DELIGHT I felt when I saw this was UNPARALLELED you have no idea
And then Sonic's reaction was EVEN BETTER
"Anyone but Big" followed up with the most dramatic "HOW COULD YOU, NINE?!?" Sonic is capable of producing with the animation to match
You can turn Sonic's team into robots to fight against him and he'll be angry, but Big?? DESPAIR. this is the worst possible outcome for him. Big wasn't even a fighter, he's literally just Sonic's homie, too good for this world too pure
Nine's response playing it completely straight and being 100% serious made it even better, like it somehow enhances the absurdity of the whole situation
And finally: Sonic being so completely thrown off by the existence of the Froggy Nuke that he doesn't even try to dodge it
EASILY one of the funniest sequences in the whole show, I love it here
Not seeing enough about how the king was heavily implied to be a closeted homosexual who chose tradition and the crown while burying his heart/desires, making him an obvious foil to Henry, who makes the opposite decision with Alex.
“Princes cannot be homosexual” and the way he clenches his hands as he said it, he was definitely told the exact same thing when he was a much younger man.
It’s just a very layered choice and makes an interesting point about cycles of homophobia and violence, and it was the one major change that felt purposeful in the film.
Also, it’s Stephen Fry. ‘Nuff said.
[Oooh and continuing along the thread of cycles of homophobia and violence: Miguel.]