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"A Chilling Discovery", originally titled in Japan as "The Battle on the Ice Palace", is the fifty-seventh episode of the anime series Sonic X. It first aired on 15 March 2005 and 8 October 2005 in France and the United States respectively.
Synopsis
Japanese title card
Continuing the search for Chaos Emeralds, Sonic, and soon after Dr. Eggman, heads for Planet Breezy but is faced with an attack from Metarex.
Appearances
Characters:
- Amy Rose
- Bocoe
- Bokkun
- Cheese
- Christopher Thorndyke
- Cosmo
- Cream the Rabbit
- Decoe
- Dr. Eggman
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Metarex Gigatail (only appearance)
- Metarex Crystal (only appearance)
- Metarex Trooper (first appearance)
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Rouge the Bat
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Races and species:
Locations:
Items:
- Blessed Amulet
- Chaos Emerald (mentioned)
- Egg Drive (first appearance)
- Fake Emerald
- Master Emerald
- Planet Egg
- Ring
- Shovel Claw
Vehicles:
Misc.:
Plot
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One day after the events of "An Enemy in Need", the Blue Typhoon spots a Chaos Emerald on Planet Breezy with the help of Chris' new program. Followed by Dr. Eggman's Crimson Egg, the Blue Typhoon approaches Planet Breezy, but it is attacked by a Metarex robot and it crashes on the planet. Sonic, Chris, Knuckles and Cosmo decide to go get the Chaos Emerald with the X Tornado because the Blue Typhoon is damaged. Rouge is also on her way for getting the Emerald before Sonic.
Everybody has to fight the Metarex before reaching an ice palace, where the emerald is supposed to be located. Sonic's group find it, but it is sealed in a solid ice block. A more powerful Metarex appears, the Metarex Crystal, which takes power from the emerald to become even stronger. A fight engages and Cosmo finds the way to defeat it with a laser beam. The laser from the Blue Typhoon defeats the Metarex Crystal. The Planet Egg gets trashed into the planet and the snow disappears. Knuckles finds the Chaos Emerald but before he gets it, Rouge steals it. However, Tails discovers that the Emerald was a fake the Metarex used to throw them off track (with Knuckles commenting on how Rouge will react when she finds out about the phony Emerald). Rouge soon discovers the Emerald is not real and it crumbles in her hand and she becomes angry.
Eyecatch cards
Regional differences
- A scene of Tails lamenting about Amy stealing his thunder when she gives ship commands was cut from the dub.
- A scene of Cream comforting Cheese as the Blue Typhoon has a rough landing was cut in the dub.
- In the original version, there was a seventeen second scene of Tails trying to fix the damages of the Blue Typhoon as Amy, Cream, and Cheese watch him. That scene was cut from the English dub.
- In the original version, there was a forty-one second scene of Bokkun giving some food to Eggman, Decoe, and Bocoe. That scene was cut from the English dub.
Goofs
- When Knuckles climbs up the X Tornado, his left arm is colored peach instead of red.
Title in other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイスパレスの戦い | The Battle on the Ice Palace |
| Chinese | 冰宮殿的激鬥！ | Fierce Battle on the Ice Palace! |
| French | Combat au palais de Glace | Combat Palace of Ice |
| German | Emerald im Eis | Emerald in Ice |
| Italian | Una raggelante sorpresa | A chilling surprise |
| Spanish | Batalla en Ice Palace | Battle in Ice Palace |
| Polish | Walka w Lodowym Pałacu | Fight in the Ice Palace |
| Russian | Битва в Ледяном дворце | Battle in Ice Palace |
Trivia
Rouge touching her breast in both the Japanese and American versions.
- Despite the English dubs of anime aimed at children normally censoring sexual innuendos, Rouge touching her own breast when she takes Bokkun's locket out of her breastplate is in both the Japanese and English versions.
