How did he?
What if it was actually the real Emerald the entire time, but Tails' and Eggman's banter resulted in him being convinced it was actually fake?
BECAUSE YOU JUST TOLD ME
What the fuck is wrong with his face
>>343077264
BECAUSE HE JUST TOLD HIM, FUCKBOI
Shit writing, just like the shit game design
>>343077438
>>343077583
Yes but why did he suspect it was fake in the first place?
TAILS?!
>>343078221
just to make sure lolit doesn't make any sense
>>343078221
Because eggman already had 6 of the emeralds and was picking up 8 different readings, leading him to suspect a fake may have been created as a ruse.
>>343077264
>Radar was picking up signals from two different emeralds
Hmmmmmm...