He claimed he was genuinely channeling his spirit though.
And you think he's lying?
I'm not an expert on spirits and spiritual things so I can't tell/prove he's lying or not.
AoSTH was funnier.

For you (and me and people who grew up with it) may be.
But ask kids right now and mostly they're prefer Boom over AoStH.
At least most younger members of Indonesian Sonic Fans are.
And my kids too.
They also prefer Rabbids Invasion over Tom and Jerry. We really live in different generations.

What about Metal Sonic Kai?

Or the Metallix Emperor?

Same thing, the designed are too much for me.
Just like Batman, I prefer the simple design of Batman.
... instead of Azrael Batman for example.

... or George Clooney Batman


I'm not saying they're bad, it's just my preference is different.
Another example of Agent Stone hiding his genius is in the first film. Dr. Robotnik showed him what obviously looks like a foot print and he ssaid he "didn't know". He could've of feigned ignorance for the sake of Robotnik's ego.
He really is being humble in front of Ivo. Such a good assistant he is.