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A lot of Sonic Forces' concept artwork are actually paintovers of certain areas at points either in development or of finalized areas. The most notable example of this is the Eggman Empire Fortress battle concept art, where you can see the final game's Imperial Tower & Warships.
@Bell_Boyen They're Forces' version of the Blaster, but yeah.
There was an unused cutscene in the early script where Sonic & the Avatar would encounter new, bigger enemies in Arsenal Pyramid. Sonic would tell them "Don't be scared, this is your moment to shine!", encouraging the Avatar and inspiring them to fight. (1/2)
Here are the normal and specular textures it uses. We know these are for Chaos because they're seen in a magazine. BUT THEY WERE ONLY USED FOR THE LIQUID EFFECT.