 Japanese title card · “Crossing the Galaxy Corridor!” | |
| Series | Sonic X (ソニックX), TMS Entertainment |
| Season | Season 3 (2005–2006) |
| Episode | Season 3, episode 14 · no. 66 of 78 |
| English title | “Clash in the Cloister” (4Kids) |
| Japanese title | 銀河回廊をわたれ！ (Ginga Kairō wo Watare!, “Crossing the Galaxy Corridor!”) |
| Japan | Not shown on Japanese TV until 14 April 2020 (Kids Station) |
| First aired (US) | 4 February 2006 · 4Kids TV (Fox) |
| Directed by | Kazuo Nogami |
| Written by | Hiro Masaki |
| Storyboard | Seiji Okuda |
| Previous episode | Mission: Match-Up (S03E13) |
| Next episode | Testing Time (S03E15) |
Metarex SagaYellow Zelkova
Clash in the Cloister is episode 14 of Season 3 of Sonic X and the 66th of the anime’s 78 episodes. In Japan it is called “Crossing the Galaxy Corridor!” (銀河回廊をわたれ！). It premiered in English: 4Kids aired it on 4Kids TV (Fox) on 4 February 2006, after a French TV debut on 6 April 2005, while Japanese TV only showed it on 14 April 2020. It was directed by Kazuo Nogami and written by Hiro Masaki.
Synopsis
With the Blue Typhoon repaired and upgraded, the crew gambles on a shortcut through a galactic corridor to reach the Metarex sooner, though no one can say what the crossing will do to Chris. Inside, the distortions are so violent that everyone blacks out, and cosmic dust finds its way into the ship.
They come round to find that the Typhoon has carried on alone and is now tangled in space roots. Sonic cuts it free with Chris’ latest invention, the Power Shoes, only for a row of giant pillars to block the way. Meanwhile Dark Oak’s commanders squabble over who gets to finish off the stranded heroes, and Dark Oak picks Yellow Zelkova.
Zelkova, the strongest of the four, is too tough for Sonic and Knuckles to dent. So they trick him into slamming into the Blue Typhoon, which knocks the ship loose; a shot from the Sonic Driver then drives him off – beaten but not destroyed – and clears the pillars from the ship’s path.
Key Moments
- The Blue Typhoon enters the galactic corridor.
- Sonic’s Power Shoes cut the ship free.
- Sonic and Knuckles trick Yellow Zelkova.
Japan vs 4Kids
- The galactic corridor of the Japanese title becomes the “Intergalactic Cloister” in the 4Kids version – hence “Clash in the Cloister”.
More on the English version’s changes in the Season 3 dub differences box.
Trivia
- 4Kids TV aired it on 4 February 2006, after a two-month break.
- On home video: the So Long, Sonic DVD set (2007); and Discotek’s Sonic X Collection 2 (2016) and complete-series Blu-rays.
Watch the Episode
The full 4Kids English episode, uploaded by TMS Entertainment’s official “Anime! on TMS” YouTube channel (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Sonic X Season 3 guide. See the Sonic X series page for the cast, theme songs and home video.
Sources: titles, credits and air dates from Wikipedia’s list of Sonic X episodes and Sonic Wiki Zone, cross-checked with each other and with Luke’s original Sonic Scene episode table; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode, Wikipedia’s summary and Sonic Wiki Zone’s plot notes; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.