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I haven’t platonicposted in a while

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Thinking about this more, and it’s so ironically true bc like

Tangle is Lanolin’s “pick-me-up” gal, always there to pull Lanolin back onto her feet and encourages her to not get hung up on her mistakes.

And Tangle is Whisper’s emotional balance. She reels Whisper in and tries to calm her when the wolf gets too consumed in her intense emotions.

In other words, Tangle keeps Whisper from being too impulsive, and helps Lanolin push forward when she feels like a failure.

TANGLE

THE

LEMUR

helping her friends with problems that she can’t help in herself since 2019

When you really think about it

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I thought about something in IDW Sonic I would've made into a headcanon but it turned out to have some mildly definitive evidence: I think Whisper might use her Wispon as a mobility aid.

She appears to very casually lean on it at times, whether through force of habit or pure necessity. She seems able enough most times to move quickly, but it's possible that she exhausts easily from overexertion (I ought to know, I deal with a similar problem) and benefits a lot from using it as a cane of sorts — funny thing, considering it's shaped like one.

There's more than just that, though; Whisper was the Scout of the Diamond Cutters, which means she aided from afar rather than being on the front line of battle, usually staying in one place during a mission. Considering the nature of the team, it's possible this was an intentional choice on the part of Smithy (or whoever else the leader could have been) to accommodate for Whisper's disability by putting her finer skills to use with long-range cover fire.

(Claire mentions that Whisper "always hangs back", further supporting this idea)

Mimic even points out, perhaps insensitively, that she was never really able to operate well without the help of others, and outright calls her use of the Wisps a "crutch". Lot of nerve, that guy.

Again, Whisper seems to hold herself well enough, but she also literally falls over when startled by Tangle and having displaced her Wispon to the side, after a very surely physically taxing mission:

(Even Orange Wisp, the one she's been with the longest, seems visibly worried...)

Whisper may very well be (to my own short knowledge) the closest thing we have to a canonically physically disabled Sonic character, which is extremely notable in a series where almost every main or side character has superpowers. I know she's in the mobile games and probably just moves really fast like everyone else but those are hardly canon to anything, especially not the comics.

Either way, I will choose to believe this, both because I don't doubt that it was at least somewhat intentional and because it's just fun to think about things like this. She's even autistic, too. Best character

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Anyone wanna tell me why this lemur only ever gives herself 3 seconds to feel sad before shoving it away?

You could easily argue that this is Tangle being mature. Putting aside how she feels, stopping herself from dwelling about the past for too long. Which is a noble trait to have to an extent.

Like, those were both instances where she saw people die (only supposedly in issue 60’s case but still). Yes, good for her that she’s pushing herself to focus on her task at hand, but like, Tangle, no one was gonna penalize you for taking 57 more seconds to cry😭

As I’ve said before, it really depends on how frequently she does this to determine how good or bad this behavior is for her.

Another thing, Tangle is known for being a very expensive, very emotional and emotionally-driven character. It’s interesting that she can also be so eager to gulp it back down when the big sad feels come up. And do it so quickly.

Although, it makes sense too. Someone who is more emotional/empathetic would have probably had to learn to reel it in sometimes after being “too dramatic”

Hopefully after all the crap she went through in Urban Warfare, she took time to talk to someone.

However, while Tangle is often interpreted as a very “wears her heart on her sleeve” type of character, she’s shown to not be incapable of keeping things to herself.

She even seemed to be embarrassed to talk about how she’s feeling with Jewel, her best friend, in front of others,

but she’s comfortable to open up when it’s just the two of them.

people with low-self esteem either crave to be the center of attention to feel validated or hate it because they feel undeserving of it but that’s for another rant

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Just realized that Tangle was grabbed by Kit’s hydro-tails in 71

but in 73,

she was the only one of the Diamond Cutters to dodge them

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chewing on it here: one day i had a thought on sonic-tails, surge-kit, and tangle-whisper as foils/parallels to each other

they all have a duo dynamic that can be compared - sonic/surge/tangle as the 'impulsive ones', adding energy to the mix and acting as the face of the duo. tails/kit/whisper as the 'follow', coincidentally all canines, tagging behind in the shadow and typically content to.

but sonic and tails synergize. they're clear and open with each other; have a deep understanding and trust; act for the other's benefit in a way they both agree on, without treading over the other.

surge and kit don't. they trust because the trust was already built in - they run on a bridge that only stands because of their own footfalls, stay upright on two wheels because the bike's already moving. if they stop at any time, actually question it, all the moldy weak spots will show themselves. they don't really know each other. surge leads, and kit follows, because that's the dynamic they're meant to have. so kit's recent planning and masterminding behind surge's back is, really, to be expected.

tangle and whisper are in a weird spot... because as much as tangle resembles sonic, and takes a role like his in their dynamic, she's more like the follower; more like tails or kit. when tangle moves towards something, the goal is already in sight and she's pulling herself towards it. whereas someone like sonic drives forwards - like whisper does - chasing a goal that's just out of reach, an ambition they know is out there. whisper's the one with the Plot, and tangle follows behind in her wake as support and morale. as impulsive as she is, tangle is generally not decisive. whisper is. it makes sense that tangle and whisper would be the outlier of these three, since they're the only ones that weren't made for each other; sonic existed first and tails was made molded to him, and surge and kit were made to directly parallel that dynamic, concurrently with each other. but tangle and whisper are entirely separate and grew to come together.

my thoughts? i want tangle to do more of her own stuff and develop her own agency and personality, instead of boiling off individual interest to become a support character. she wasn't always a follower - she had traits that would have driven her well, pushed her forwards, give her a reason to effect change on the world instead of always reacting to the change forced on her. (they were either beaten out of her by the Plot, or she lost faith in herself - a shame, really.) even something as shallow as having a bit of an ego and wanting to show off...

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was gonna just put this in the tags but I’ll throw my two cents here lol

Tangle is definitely more support and unfortunately lacks personal ambition, or at least the confidence to pursue said ambition.

There is this specific way I think Tangle could adventure the world like Sonic while utilizing her unique traits and be her own type of adventurer

but I’ll make my own post for that lol

chewing on it here: one day i had a thought on sonic-tails, surge-kit, and tangle-whisper as foils/parallels to each other

they all have a duo dynamic that can be compared - sonic/surge/tangle as the 'impulsive ones', adding energy to the mix and acting as the face of the duo. tails/kit/whisper as the 'follow', coincidentally all canines, tagging behind in the shadow and typically content to.

but sonic and tails synergize. they're clear and open with each other; have a deep understanding and trust; act for the other's benefit in a way they both agree on, without treading over the other.

surge and kit don't. they trust because the trust was already built in - they run on a bridge that only stands because of their own footfalls, stay upright on two wheels because the bike's already moving. if they stop at any time, actually question it, all the moldy weak spots will show themselves. they don't really know each other. surge leads, and kit follows, because that's the dynamic they're meant to have. so kit's recent planning and masterminding behind surge's back is, really, to be expected.

tangle and whisper are in a weird spot... because as much as tangle resembles sonic, and takes a role like his in their dynamic, she's more like the follower; more like tails or kit. when tangle moves towards something, the goal is already in sight and she's pulling herself towards it. whereas someone like sonic drives forwards - like whisper does - chasing a goal that's just out of reach, an ambition they know is out there. whisper's the one with the Plot, and tangle follows behind in her wake as support and morale. as impulsive as she is, tangle is generally not decisive. whisper is. it makes sense that tangle and whisper would be the outlier of these three, since they're the only ones that weren't made for each other; sonic existed first and tails was made molded to him, and surge and kit were made to directly parallel that dynamic, concurrently with each other. but tangle and whisper are entirely separate and grew to come together.

my thoughts? i want tangle to do more of her own stuff and develop her own agency and personality, instead of boiling off individual interest to become a support character. she wasn't always a follower - she had traits that would have driven her well, pushed her forwards, give her a reason to effect change on the world instead of always reacting to the change forced on her. (they were either beaten out of her by the Plot, or she lost faith in herself - a shame, really.) even something as shallow as having a bit of an ego and wanting to show off...

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Anyone wanna tell me why this lemur only ever gives herself 3 seconds to feel sad before shoving it away?

You could easily argue that this is Tangle being mature. Putting aside how she feels, stopping herself from dwelling about the past for too long. Which is a noble trait to have to an extent.

Like, those were both instances where she saw people die (only supposedly in issue 60’s case but still). Yes, good for her that she’s pushing herself to focus on her task at hand, but like, Tangle, no one was gonna penalize you for taking 57 more seconds to cry😭

As I’ve said before, it really depends on how frequently she does this to determine how good or bad this behavior is for her.

Another thing, Tangle is known for being a very expensive, very emotional and emotionally-driven character. It’s interesting that she can also be so eager to gulp it back down when the big sad feels come up. And do it so quickly.

Although, it makes sense too. Someone who is more emotional/empathetic would have probably had to learn to reel it in sometimes after being “too dramatic”

Hopefully after all the crap she went through in Urban Warfare, she took time to talk to someone.

However, while Tangle is often interpreted as a very “wears her heart on her sleeve” type of character, she’s shown to not be incapable of keeping things to herself.

She even seemed to be embarrassed to talk about how she’s feeling with Jewel, her best friend, in front of others,

but she’s comfortable to open up when it’s just the two of them.

people with low-self esteem either crave to be the center of attention to feel validated or hate it because they feel undeserving of it but that’s for another rant

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this got Numbers on twitter so i’m posting here cause i literally have nothing else going on but working on my webcomic which you can read here and support here

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hi!!! I saw your headcanon for lanolin and went off to find official images that I thought you'd like but then I couldn't remember your url once I found them 😅

!!!!

the autism rep we didn’t know we needed

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Can we talk about how Tangle basically threatens to kill the Babylon Rogues then cheerfully jumps off their blimp?

It’s just funny to me, like you go girl

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little personal headcanon for the Diamond Cutters:

Tangle: asexual; she’s just never been attracted to someone THAT way lol

Whisper: aromantic; she’s just happy to have friends again, and anyone she trust enough to get closer with becomes family to her

Lanolin: low-empathy autism; she’s very logic-driven, and struggles to understand/express emotions normally

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AU where the comics are just photo documentaries of Sonic’s adventures and the pics are taken by some dude who’s been doing it for so long that no one questions it

and this dude is able to keep up with Sonic and survive every world-ending event bc cameraman plot armor

last night i had a dream where IDW put out a Sonic issue in which every character in each panel had their eyes closed. the explanation they gave was that the in-universe photographer just had really bad luck that day and kept catching people mid-blink

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Sobbing crying throwing up😭😭🥺

I’ve had that same hc that Tangle cares so much about others that she has a hard time caring about herself.

She can’t help but feel selfish/there are more important things to worry about

EXACTLY, you get it

when cherishing those you hold dear comes at a cost

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the only reason tangle isn’t a bigger menace and threat than she is, is because she doesn’t want to hurt people.

she’ll bash up badniks and robots and stuff no problem, and doesn’t mind sparring! but anything that could go towards actually hurting a real person? no way.

she definitely has the ability to do a lot of damage, but that’s not something she has an inclination to do.

she lived through the Forces war - but she stayed in her hometown, where she knew she could trust and rely on every neighbor around her, and didn’t have to deal with unknown agents and treachery. she may have faced death - but she wouldn’t have had to face killing, at least not someone who was a threat.

as opposed to whisper, who signed up specifically to help take down and kill eggman, tangle’s here to help people - and to her, that doesn’t include killing. she cares about whisper so much, and that’s part of why she doesn’t want whisper to have to kill mimic - tangle sees killing as the most wrong awful horrifying thing someone can do, and if SHE killed anyone, she would agonize over and regret it forever. she assumes whisper is the same - and doesn’t want that for whisper in addition to whisper’s own grief. doing her best for whisper in her own way, from her own experience - you might judge that a bad choice, or bad encouragement, but it comes from a good place. if mimic were already dying, or it came between mimic and whisper, i’m certain tangle would pick whisper, and let mimic die. but doing it *herself*, personally, is the line.

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Don’t get attached to unpopular ships because you will run out of fic and die