Sonic.EXE (2023)

X, better known as Sonic.exe, is the titular main antagonist of JoeDoughBoi's 2023 remake of the original Sonic.exe game, now known as SONIC 2011. This game has the intent of being as accurate as possible to the original story, but this does not mean both incarnations of X are the same character. He is voiced by DylanZeMuffin who also voiced Armadonix. Being a reboot of the original canon, he replaced the original Sonic.exe and is now considered the original version of the character.

Description

Sonic.EXE is an entity from space made out of Dark Matter. He has a craving for blood and death, as well as an absurd obsession with Sonic the Hedgehog, molding his own body just to be like him.

Trivia

• Midway though their segments, Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman's names change to Alan, Dave, and Paul. This is a reference to the names of Lord X's victims.
• In Tails’ segment, when he approaches X and notices it’s him, he will actually walk away to the left on his own, heading to the opposite side X is in, unlike most EXE games and the original story when Tails went towards Sonic on his own, in a cutscene-like manner. We are the ones forcing him to go forwards and interact with X in order to progress this time. This implies Tails has already gone through the events of the original creepypasta, and so, he already knows X is not truly Sonic. Or at least, that this isn't Paul's first time playing one of X's games.
• In the chase sequence in HIDE AND SEEK, Tails will start running through the trees present in the cutscene before the boss of the original Angel Island Act 2, in which Dr. Eggman was shown chasing Sonic in the foreground.
  • The stage is also filled with small, brick made structures in its background. The reason for this is unknown.