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Today's the day! So excited that this movie is finally out in the world. I'm so proud of the work we've done making this the biggest and best Sonic movie yet. It's an absolute labor of love from everyone involved and the perfect way to cap off a great year for Sonic and Shadow.

Sonic and Shadow back to back against the Sonic 3 logo

my theory of blaze's appearance in sth06. they could have created a new character for that position, but they choose blaze, so I guess they were planning some lore thing.

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In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Koopa Troopas are explicitly religious, which is very rare for the Mario franchise. This might be a reference to an idea first proposed by Super Mario Bros. 3 32 years prior, whereby a Koopa Troopa was shown praying in the game's ending.

In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Koopa Troopas are shown to be explicitly religious, using words like "worship" to describe their activity and "god" to describe the object of that worship. This is distinct from usual Mario spirituality that revolves around "wishes".
It it possible that this is harkening back to a single dedicated sprite of a Koopa Troopa praying to Statue Mario in the ending of Super Mario Bros. 3, 32 years prior. As modern Paper Mario games often reference that game, this could be a deliberate reference.
Source: Supper Mario Broth, screenshots taken on original hardware (PM:TOK, Switch) and emulator (SMB3, NES)