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[bigklingy]

All of this is great but I'm going to be pedantic and point out one thing. "Hikaru Michi" only plays for this scene in the edited version (which I think was a DVD release). The original TV airing used a song called "Natsu no Hi" (Summer Day), which is completely unique to this scene. Its lyrics also sync with the visuals a lot more than Shining Road's do. (In particular, the line "The sky will soon dawn white" plays right as the sun rises) https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Natsu_no_Hi I'd recommend looking up the lyrics of this song, because they change the mood of the scene slightly. Shining Road is much more bittersweet (which is why many people consider it a Tailsmo song), while Summer Day feels more like "tears of joy" if that makes sense. Some think the male singer implies it's about Sonic's feelings on Amy rather than the other way around but I'm not sure if its that deep. (Though the chorus ending with "Close your heart and put no one else there" could be referring to her vow to always wait for him)

The SonAmy in episode 52 - BREAKDOWN & ANALYSIS

One of the most famous episodes of Sonic X is episode 52, “Memories of the Wind”. It has been talked about a lot – mainly thanks to the giant SonAmy scene near the end of the episode. Fans have discussed and talked about that scene for years, but yet no one has done a proper breakdown of it.

I wish to change that.

I’m trying to be as unbiased as possible, only stating the facts and avoiding writing my own opinions. This breakdown is only meant to be for those wishing to get a clearer view of the subtext and such.

Oh, and please note that this is based on the Japanese version, not the 4Kids-dub.

So, let’s dive right into it!

What’s made clear in the start of the episode is that Sonic has been gone for an unknown amount of time and some are starting to lose hope that he will return. Amy’s, as expected, emotionally unstable to say the least. When Vanilla and Cream offer her to move in to their home Amy visibly trembles and she fights tears during the entire scene. For some this may look a bit odd, but one has to consider that Amy has just decided (as she explained later in the episode) that she would spend the rest of her life waiting for Sonic if that’s what it took.

When Eggman interrupts Amy’s small speech she immediately marches outside and confronts him. She’s all well and collected until…

SHE IS LITERALLY ON FIRE. Just mentioning Sonic makes her go insane and she attacks Eggman and the gang all on her own. To clarify, Eggman is piloting a plane strong enough TO TAKE DOWN TAILS’ X-TORNADO.

Amy’s reaction to these screenshots included screaming and hammer throwing.

So why does she react so strongly? 

Because she’s uncertain what to believe in herself.

She’s afraid that Sonic really did abandon her.

And yet she has promised herself to devote the rest of her life to him.

We get a small interruption here with Knuckles and Rouge, so let’s skip right ahead to when Sonic appears again.

The entirety of this scene has “Hikaru Michi” (Shining Road) playing in the background. While some fans have discussed the lyric’s importance for this scene I don’t think it’s meant to be that looked into since the character’s talk over the lyrics multiple times (making it impossible to make out anything as a normal viewer) and besides, this particular song plays in other scenes – it’s not exclusive to this one. I think they chose this song purely since it fits. It’s a romantic song with a slight melancholic melody; the perfect match. The lyrics are mostly just there.

So right, moving on. Amy sees Super Sonic flying in the sky. Her reaction:

Certainly wasn’t expecting to see him that soon, eh?

But wait, isn’t that Cream beside her? Didn’t Amy say she would live on her own? 

Maybe she’s just on a sleep-over. They are close friends, after all.

The “camera” pans over the decoration of the house. The overall colour palette is dark, cold. It has been so during the entirety of this episode when you think about it. And no wonder; everyone practically believes that Sonic is lost forever. Everyone, while some may not admit it, misses Sonic dearly. Having a bright and cheerful colour palette would not properly convey the mood of the characters, hence the dark colour palette. A clock in the background displays it’s a bit after 4, so the sun won’t come up for a while.

Wait, is that a photograph of Sonic and Amy? Isn’t this Vanilla’s home? So why does she have a photo of them two? It’s certainly not there to display Vanilla’s taste in decoration.

The photograph is shown right after Sonic and Amy both appear on screen after each other. Both of them are smiling together in the photograph, which is pretty rare in Sonic X, actually. It’s displaying their relationship and the memories they have together. It’s a sort of, “Hey, remember how much they’ve been through?”-moment.

Amy sets off in the dark night in pursuit of Sonic. Let’s take a moment to remember that Sonic is currently in his super-form: he can travel faster than the speed of light, yet he’s… rather slow now, isn’t it? So slow that Amy can keep track of him and actually chase him from the ground. It’s like he wants someone to find him, isn’t it?

Sonic lowers down to ground, bringing the pair closer. And when he does…

…the sun immediately goes up in a matter of seconds. The second Sonic and Amy get close to each other all the dark and bitterness is blown away and is replaced by the usual bright and cheerful mood. It feels as if everything in the world suddenly if fine, now that they are going to get reunited.

I wasn’t kidding when I said everything got bright. Here we see Amy running for a looong time, slowly getting closer to the one she had presumed gone for an eternity. The music is getting more intense, we can see her growing and growing in the background…

We see Sonic standing quietly in front of a empty and dark house, with his back against the camera. The second he hears someone behind him he turns around in a split second. The camera pans around and displays an exhausted Amy.

They are finally reunited. Amy’s greeted with Sonic smiling cheerfully in the background in front of the dark house…

Wait a minute…

What does that sign say?

“The House of Amy Rose”?

Yes. The first location Sonic goes to after being away from his home planet for years is, in fact, Amy’s house. When we saw close-ups of Super Sonic flying in the sky before, he seemed determined and flew in a straight line, seemingly knowing exactly where to go. Almost as if he had planned and waited for this moment before.

Sonic: Hi!

Sonic’s first word to Amy is a bit casual, isn’t it? Just a simple “hi”. It’s deliberately anti-climatic, written for an effect.

Amy’s quiet so he hasn’t really nothing to go on. He can see she’s freaking out, so what does he do? A simple word to break the ice is a good idea, he thinks.

Amy: IDIOT!

Yeah, wasn’t really expecting that response.

Amy goes off on an angry rant, furious over that she made one of her life’s biggest decisions in vain. It’s written to showcase Amy’s childish side.

Pretty quickly her anger turns into crying, displaying how emotionally unstable she really is in this episode.

Instead of apologising or showing any kind of remorse for Amy’s accusations Sonic instead smiles at her. He understands that Amy’s not that stable at the moment and doesn’t get angry or anything at her for her silly accusations. Even calling him an idiot gets no response from him.

Amy gets on the ground and continues crying rivers.

And the camera pans over the sign again to remind the audience how Sonic chose to come to her house before all else.

So why did he?

A pretty known fact for Sonic is that he can’t stand seeing people cry. He goes great lengths to make them happy instead, as shown both in Sonic X and the games.

He would know that Amy would react strongly to knowing he’s back. He doesn’t seem that shocked at Amy’s breakdown (apart from when she called him an idiot that one second). It’s like he expected something like this to happen.

So what does Sonic do now, with Amy crying on the ground in front of him?

He remains quiet, letting Amy take out all her built-up anger on him. He understands how painful this past time must have been for her.

And just when the time is right…

He picks her a white rose. A white rose stands for purity, innocence but most of all..

New beginnings.

He understands and sympathises with Amy’s frustration, but he wants her to look at what’s now, what’s present. He’s saying, “I’m here now, it’s okay” without needing to utter a single word.

Amy, just before this, demanded Sonic to say that he really did love her. 

This is the moment the entire episode has hyped…

The moment everyone’s waited for…

He says something to her, gives her a little wink and smile as he holds up the rose… The audio is muted so no one but Amy can hear what he actually says.

But whatever he said…

Makes her cry tears of joy and embrace him with all of her might.

It is later revealed in episode 69 by Amy that Sonic said that he missed her a lot, for those interested:

So what will you make out of this? That is entirely up to you.

Thanks for reading!

[bigklingy]

The Sonic movies characterize the ENTIRE cast and their dynamics so well. I wasn't a huge fan of Knuckles (outside of memes and Boom) until the films. (Same for Shadow, please don't kill me for that Sonic fans) I even think Jim Carrey's Eggman is incredible and captures the energy of his game counterpart really well. This is why I'm really looking forward to how they handle "you know who" in Movie 4.

“shadow this, sonic that”

me af:

this right here is my favourite thing ever, in the history of forever

i loved him in this movie. he was so silly and fun but actually acted serious when he needed to. he developed and matured so much. when he decided to give sonic the thing he had looked for HIS WHOLE LIFE because he didn’t want to fight him? because he preferred to trust his brother and his good heart rather than harm his family? i just-

and talking about family

he is THE big brother 🥹 he looked after sonic and tails the whole time, he was so protective over them.

i was 100% satisfied with what they did with knuckles in this movie. the only thing i missed was him interacting a bit more with his newfound parents but i understand there was too much going on.

i just physically need to hear him call maddie “mum” once :”)

edit: also, another thing i didn’t catch since i watched the movie in italian

from “i am having the fun” to “i am having the love” AAAAAAAAAAAAA DON’T TALK TO ME-

[bigklingy]

I’VE BEEN YELLING THIS FOR MONTHS

THEYRE LITERALLY BEST FRIENDS

WHY ARE YALL MAD HES SAYING AMY IS HIS CLOSEST FRIEND

[bigklingy]

Me with Chrom/Robin and Dimitri/Byleth fr.

shipping characters who are just friends in canon is more than okay but what’s annoying is when people take screenshots of them touching and say “friends don’t do that!”. i hate to break it to you but friends do hug and hold hands and cuddle. saying ‘friends don’t do that’ is reenforcing the idea that physical touch is reserved for lovers

[bigklingy]

So on the "might surprise people to find out", one example sticks out: Wade Whipple. Yes, really. The Knuckles show made me like him a lot more than I expected, and I'll always praise something for changing my mind on a character I used to not care for, even if I think the Knuckles show itself is the weakest part of the SCU. Also, I'm a sucker for "comic relief character learns to believe in themselves and become badass" story arcs. While I like Tom's fatherly dynamic with Team Sonic, I think I now like Wade more overall when it comes to the humans. Honorable mention: Silver in 06. In my teens, I thought he was terrible and I only liked him ironically. Now, while I still think 06 is a bad game and story, I find Silver an oddly endearing character there, and his dialogue is now "Narm Charm" to me and as quotable as Shadow's in SA2. ("TIME FOR YOU TO DISAPPEAR, IBLIS TRIGGER!") I smile so much when I hear his rank quotes. A lot of the "wholesome boi" you see in IDW was actually always there, like his wonder at seeing the desert or Blaze calling him "naive". And thinking about it, he's... probably the Sonic character I personally identify with the most. (I'm absolutely nothing like Sonic or Shadow)

I wanna know a Sonic character you love that might surprise people to find out.

I'll start:

[bigklingy]

Self-reblog, but on more replays, why did I rank Sand Ocean so low?! It should go in Brutal behind Mad Space, or at the top of Hard. I can't count the number of times I just BARELY fall short of A there. I guess there's just not a lot of enemies and not a lot of room for combos.

In going for 100% in SA2 for the first time, here's my preliminary, knee-jerk tier list on how hard I find each level to A Rank. Only counting the first mission. (Otherwise the Tails and Rouge driving levels would be way higher) It's surreal that Sonic's first two levels are by far the hardest A Ranks to get. ESPECIALLY METAL HARBOR. It's also surreal how much of a joke Shadow's A Ranks are by comparison. Just go kinda fast and don't die. [I haven't played Green Hill yet so it's unranked]

[bigklingy]

I love this art but "the only race against him she can win" is factually untrue if you've played Adventure 2 Battle mutiplayer.

Sonic art idea: Flower crowns!!! Flower crowns!!!!

The only race against him that she can win.

[bigklingy]

The character-specific banter in Team Sonic Racing was a cool idea and I'm glad it's back. Apparently it's a lot rarer than it used to be, which is good too.

”Got your attention, Sonic?”

”You’ve got my attention now Amy!”

YOUR HONOR I AM CLINICALLLY INASANE.

[bigklingy]

In going for 100% in SA2 for the first time, here's my preliminary, knee-jerk tier list on how hard I find each level to A Rank. Only counting the first mission. (Otherwise the Tails and Rouge driving levels would be way higher) It's surreal that Sonic's first two levels are by far the hardest A Ranks to get. ESPECIALLY METAL HARBOR. It's also surreal how much of a joke Shadow's A Ranks are by comparison. Just go kinda fast and don't die. [I haven't played Green Hill yet so it's unranked]

[bigklingy]

Thanks for the shout-out!

submitted by @bigklingy: I wrote this movie Sonamy fic (because I couldn’t wait till 2027 lol) and thought you might like it. Just my hypothetical imagining of how their dynamic could go in the movieverse.

E: This is SO GOOD!!! Y’all, if you enjoy the Sonic movies, you’ve got to give this fic a read!

[bigklingy]

I knew Sage would be playable. Also glad Cream is back. Jet was a surprise, is this his first appearance since Free Riders? Does he even have a modern era voice actor? If you pause at 0:23 you can see CHARMY. This could be his first appearence in a racer! A banner in the crowd looks like Wave the Swallow, so the Babylon Rogues as a whole are back. Zazz is also confirmed. Interestingly there's no sign of Blaze yet. My other roster predictions: -IDW characters like Tangle, Whisper, Lanolin, Mimic and Jewel feel like a natural pick for DLC. But base roster would be really cool. -One website suggests other Sega properties might be in? In which case I'd say Joker is a given as long as he's not considered too "adult". Similarly, Kiryu or Majima. Though thinking about it, Ichiban would be right at home in a crossover appearence with game characters. (And it could even be explained as him fantasizing the whole thing) -With the "Cross Worlds" premise I originally predicted Prime representation but now I think about it they probably want to keep the Netflix stuff separate. I'm kinda glad too, or the roster could've been filled with alt versions of everyone. (As much as I'd like to see Rusty, Thorn and Nine at least)

Build your ultimate vehicle and race across land, sea, air, space, and time in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds!

Find out more: https://www.sega.com/sonic-the-hedgehog/sonic-racing-crossworlds

[bigklingy]

As much as some of Prime didn't stick the landing, I find it fascinating that Prime answers "Who would Tails be without Sonic?" with "He would be EGGMAN." Think about it. Nine doesn't trust anyone besides the machines he builds, and wants to turn everything into his ideal world, heedless of how horrible that world would be for anyone besides him. Adventure 2 made the two "rivals" and Chronicles (though not canon anymore) acknowledged some of the similarities while they were both in the party, but Prime took this to its logical conclusion.

Heads up: Sonic Prime discussion in 2025

I fucking love how Sonic Prime asks the question “who would Tails be without Sonic?“ and the answer they gave us was: he would be lonely, he would angry, and he would be an actual bad person.

The tragedy of that is such an interesting take on Tails. He’s a happy guy who’s heroic and adorable and just lovable all way round. His character “flaws“ aka what the games establish he needs to work on is his self-image and confidence. like, I can almost see a version of a game or a series that has Tails wondering who hed be without Sonic, and the answer they would give him would be “youd still be fine on your own, cus ur strong in your heart blah blah nlah“ but Prime doesnt DO THAT.

Sonic prime says Tails would be worse off alone. He wouldnt be sad, he wouldnt be crying on the floor, no, he would be ANGRY. He would hate the world and he would trust no one and he would not hesitate to manipulate situations for his benefit. He would do bad things and work with the enemy and then become his own enemy because the world has never given him anything good in return. I love how the existence of Nine makes Tails as a character 100 times more tragic than before. And remember: Nine isnt meant to be an Evil version of Tails, he is just Tails who never met Sonic.

Assuming that Nine is essentially our Tails without the part where Sonic comes into his life (and obviously a few more changes. I hate that fucking eggbaby btw) it basically tells us that Tails, the happy, adorable fox is very much not some sort of “golden hearted boy“ who is unmistakenly good or innocent. That’s just what he was able to cultivate from Sonic raising him. But thats not Tails. Not really. There was so much hate and anger in him that was abruptly stopped because of Sonic coming into his life. Its just so tragic how much of Tails, (a character who worries about being too dependent on others) life is ironically, VERY MUCH depentent on others. He wouldnt be happy without Sonic or their friends. Sonic prime basically said: “Tails cant find happiness on his own.“ and i just love how much that fleshes out his character.

Tails is a happy child who’s a genius and who can be sassy and who is the most adorable little guy all around but aint no way was that ever a given. Tails could be angry, he could be a bad person, there isnt much needed to make him into one. Tails was LUCKY to be taken in by Sonic. It’s tragic. Its ironic. Its SO COOL.

I love this goober and the many, many implications you can find after only hearing like, three seconds of his backstory and one episode of Sonic Prime. My poor baby 😔

[bigklingy]

I don't usually reblog shipping stuff because not everyone likes that, but I hear reblogs help more than likes on Tumblr and this art is so good it deserves a boost.

Adventure is romantic too isn’t it?

One day I want to do like a whole Sonamy wedding day comic and wedding photo album drawing series ...one day

[bigklingy]

MY GOD WHAT HAVE I FOUND XD

I'm not sorry for having you know this exists XD

[bigklingy]

The Sonic 4 (or later) Post Credits Scene That'd ACTUALLY Make Me Lose My Mind

Sonic arrives at a moonlight lake... Sonic: "Oops, guess I overshot the finish line AGAIN." We see a large, dark shape move at the water's edge. It turns, revealing long, pointed ears and glowing yellow eyes. ???: ".........

Froggy?" Smash cut to black.

[bigklingy]

Okay I don't agree with "f everything else" because aosoth Robotnik is amazing and the closest early western adaptations got to canon Eggman. BUT this scene is wholesome and I headcanon that it happened at some point in the games, during the Classic era.

genuinely the only scene that matters in aosth fuck everything else

[bigklingy]

I don't think Robotnik ever saw Stone's affection as genuine. He's used to people only valuing him if he's useful. His own bosses call him a freak, yet they put up with him because of his "perfect operation record". He isn't even shocked when he learns the goverment erased him, he expected it and had a contingency plan ready.

He keeps calling Stone a sycophant and a barnacle, because why else would someone stay with him if not to gain something? Clearly, Stone is just a suck-up wanting to ride his coattails. And Ivo is fine with that! He gets his ego stroked and in return Stone gets a slice of the world-domination pie. Mutually beneficial!

This symbiotic relationship gives Ivo a sense of control and ensures that Stone won't abandon him like everyone else. It also keeps him detached: of course Stone waited months or him to return from space, that's his job. His admiration is inevitable, and meaningless.

Ivo develops a genuine, irrational attachment to Stone, one he's able to rationalize as just being transactional. Those emotional walls shield him from the fear of abandonment that comes with caring for another person.

Except...even after Robotnik becomes a liability, Stone stays. There's no benefit, no plans of ruling humanity, not even a paycheck. Yet despite everything, Ivo tries to keep the old boss/employee dynamic going. He can't fathom the idea that someone would stay for anything other than convenience.

Then Gerald shows up, and for the first time Ivo allows himself to put down those walls. As an orphan he had built up this idealized image of family that he thought he could never have. People will use you then toss you aside when convenient, but family? Family is different. Family will always be there for you and love you no matter what. Family won't abandon you.

And suddently Stone's grovelling is no longer necessary. Why would he need someone who just pretends to like him when he now has all the unconditional love he's always longed for? That's obviously why Stone got so jealous, it couldn't have been real concern, he was just afraid of losing his comfy position as the lapdog of humanity's new king. Between a sycophant and family, the choice felt obvious.

And, of course, Gerald turns out to be just like everyone else in Ivo's life: just another person trying to get something from him. The second he stopped being useful, he was tossed aside.

His image of family is once again shattered, but those emotional walls are already down. Now that Ivo experienced that betrayal he was so afraid of, now that he's about to die, he's finally able to be honest with himself.

Looking down on Earth, he realizes there had only ever been one person on that blue marble who actually cared. Someone who had always been there, even when there was nothing to gain. Stone had never abandoned him.

But he had abandoned Stone. He tossed him aside, just like Gerald did to him. Now that he's able to understand how Stone felt, this is his last chance to make things right.

In his final moments, with nothing to fear, Robotnik puts down his emotional walls and opens up as best as he can. Stone had done so much for him, asked for nothing in return, and now it was his turn to do the same. Ivo helped save the world, not for recognition or convenience, but simply out of love.

Stone had always been a sycophant to him, yes, but he had also been a friend. A sycofriend.