"Prize Fights" is the forty-fifth episode of the anime series, Sonic X, as well as the fourth episode of the Emerl Saga. It first aired on 8 February 2004 and 19 February 2005 in Japan and the United States respectively.
Appearances
Characters:
- Amy Rose
- Big the Cat (Japanese version only)
- Bocoe
- Bokkun
- Cheese
- Christina Cooper
- Christopher Thorndyke
- Chuck Thorndyke
- Cream the Rabbit
- Danny
- Decoe
- Dr. Eggman
- E-77 Lucky
- Ella
- Elmer Johnson
- Emerl
- Frances (mentioned) (Japanese version only)
- Froggy (Japanese version only)
- Hawk
- Helen (mentioned) (Japanese version only)
- Jerome Wise
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Lindsey Thorndyke
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Mr. Stewart
- Mr. Tanaka
- Nelson Thorndyke
- Next
- President
- Rouge the Bat
- Sam Speed
- Scarlet Garcia
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Tiffany (only appearance)
- Topaz
- Vanilla the Rabbit
Races and species:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Misc.:
Songs
Japanese version
- "SONIC DRIVE" - Opening theme
- "T.O.P" - Closing theme
English version
- "Gotta Go Fast" - Opening theme (USA and CAN)
- "Sonic X" - Opening theme (AUS, NZ and UK)
- "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened) - Closing theme
Plot
The episode begins with Dr. Eggman having Decoe and Bocoe go out to get supplies. Meanwhile, Cream and Vanilla both make flower necklaces for each other before Emerl walks up with a bunch of flowers for Cream. Amy watches from on the balcony, wishing Sonic would give her a bouquet like that. A mosquito flies by Amy’s head, taking away that thought. Amy glares at the pesky insect before running around the balcony trying to catch it. She is interrupted by Mr. Tanaka, to who she says that she can’t seem to get what she wants.
To lure Dr. Eggman into the open, the President throws a tournament with the red Chaos Emerald as the prize. The contestants include Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Chris, Danny, Nelson, Chuck, Lucky, Emerl, Decoe, Bocoe, Mr. Stewart, Sam Speed, Ella, Mister Tanaka, the President himself, a black knight and Bokkun.
As the fights progress, Lucky manages to win through sheer luck, and Emerl defeats opponent after opponent. In the final round, Sonic and Amy were facing off but Amy refuses to fight him and thinks that Sonic will never fight her by saying that he cares about her, which made Sonic embarrassed. Chris has no way to make Amy mad, but then Eggman shows up and Sonic saves Amy from being blown to bits, then chases after Eggman. Amy is therefore declared the winner. At the end of the episode, the final lineup includes: Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Emerl, Lucky, Chris, Mr. Stewart and Tanaka.
Eyecatch cards
Regional differences
- The opening scenes of Cream and Emerl and Amy thinking of Sonic were rearranged in the dub.
- Any instance of Japanese text on signs or posters were blanked in the dub.
- In the newscaster control panel room, the letters "CM" are replaced with the color bars screen.
- In the original version, the ingredients Decoe and Bocoe were ordered to get are six tons of wire and five bottles of paint. In the English dub, this was changed to three tons of extra-large nails, and five-thousand cans of "spit and sparkle varnish".
- The scene where Cream is giving Emerl a flower necklace was cut from the English dub.
- The Japanese names on the tournament bracket were blanked in the English dub. In addition, a two second close-up of some names when Decoe and Bocoe read them was cut.
- In the Japanese version, there is a scene where Big and Ella fought. In the English dub, this scene was cut out.
- In the English dub, right after Tails wins his match against Hawk, a shot of multiple women in the stands is replaced with a shot of spectators from the following match, Amy vs. Bokkun.
- In one scene, the English dub had balloons in the store. In the Japanese version, it had balloons of the Sonic X characters.
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ソニックバトル・開催！！ | Sonic Battle: Opening!! |
| Chinese | 卡歐斯綠寶石爭奪戰！開幕！ | The Battle for the Chaos Emerald! Opening! |
| French | Un concours passionnant | An exciting contest |
| German | Der Wettkampf | The competition |
| Greek | Μάχη του Σόνικ: Αναμέτρηση | Sonic Battle: Showdown |
| Hebrew | טורניר הקרבות של סוניק | Sonic Battle Tournament |
| Italian | Lotta per lo smeraldo | Fight for the emerald |
| Korean | 소닉 배틀 개최! | Sonic Battle Begins! |
| Polish | Turniej o Szmaragd Chaosu, część 1 | Tournament for the Chaos Emerald, Part 1 |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Sonic Battle: abertura!! | Sonic Battle: Opening!! |
| Romanian | Bătălia lui Sonic – Confruntarea! | Sonic Battle - Showdown! |
| Russian | Битвы Соника — Начало!!! | Sonic battles - the Beginning! |
| Spanish (Latin America) | ¡Comienza la batalla de Sonic! | Get in on the battle of Sonic! |
| Spanish (Spain) | El gran luchador | The great fighter |
| Thai | ศึกโซนิค – ตัวต่อตัว | Sonic Battle - Face to face |
| Vietnamese | Cuộc chiến Sonic – Đối mặt!! | Sonic Battle - Face off!! |
Trivia
- This episode marks the last appearance of Big the Cat in the Sonic X anime series.
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