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New Sonic Channel wallpaper with Silver

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hedgehogs who can’t sing VS hedgehogs who can sing

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Stripes is being challenged by Infinite

Silver using about a dozen cans of hairspray to get his quills JUST RIGHT in the morning

Silver and Stripes showing pictures they've drawn of each other

Silver using his powers to stop Sonic and Shadow from fighting.

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Explaining Silver the Hedgehog's Eyes

Silver's eyes are another nuanced and sometimes confusing aspect of his character. So in this post I'll go over the nuances and meaning of their design. There are three key details to understand about Silver's eyes.

Part One: First, we have the shape. Silver's eyes have an angular shape with pointed upper corners to them.

I liken this shape to the upper wings of a butterfly.

This can be easy to miss due to how his 3D models are rendered and how they line up with his quills but always becomes more noticeable whenever Silver squints or closes his eyes. Just like Shadow and Jet's eyes they don't always end in a sharp point but they do always end in a somewhat pointed upper corner for the butterfly wing shape.

This is what's called Tsurime(meaning upturned eyes), which in character design represents aggressiveness, strong will, danger and/or general seriousness in a character in contrast to tareme(meaning downturned eyes) or round eyes which generally represents softness.

I will refer to Tsurime Eyes as Danger Eyes or Blade Eyes and Tareme Eyes as Soft Eyes.

If you've ever seen Yu-Gi-Oh!, this is the main visual difference between Yugi and Yami Yugi. It is also the main difference between Tails' bullies from Sonic Origins.

These eye types can express more than just seriousness or softness. Rouge has round eyes yet is very mature and can be even more serious than Knuckles(who has Danger Eyes) while someone like Fang the Hunter has sharp Danger Eyes yet is a very comedic villain.

All of Sonic's main rivals(Metal Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow, Blaze, Jet, Silver and Surge) have Danger Eyes while Sonic himself normally has round Soft Eyes to show his carefree nature but also gains sharp Danger Eyes when he transforms into Super Sonic or the Werehog to show that he's in a more aggressive and serious state.

Silver's 3D character models have usually had eyes that appear more round compared to his 2D art but his newest character model has the sharpest eyes yet and is the most like his 2D art.

Part Two: Next, we have the black patterns(officially called black patterns in Sonic Speed Drawing) around Silver's eyes. The part that is easy to miss here is that the patterns run all the way around his eyes and under his front quills, similar to Blaze's eyeliner.

This detail can be easy to miss because the patterns do stop at the sides of his eyes on his in game 06 model(but not the pre-rendered cutscene model) and later media rarely show Silver at an angle where you can see them.

Part Three: Lastly, we have how they intersect with his leaf hair. Silver actually has bangs that cover the top parts of his eyes and perfectly line up with the upper corners which we can see by comparing the concept art of Silver to Super Silver where his quills rise up and reveal a bit more of his eyes.

This can be a source of confusion itself because the quills cover/perfectly line up with the upper corners of his eyes and leave what appears to be the round sides, making them appear completely round if you don't look closely.

In Summary: Silver has butterfly wing shaped eyes, black patterns around them and his front quills are bangs that partially cover them. Know these three details and you can always draw Silver's eyes right!

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silver day

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people telling Silver to calm down

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Silver’s PsychoCuffs lore

This is supposedly from Shun Nakamura’s old blog

未来のタイムラインの深部にある秘密の研究所で、科学者たちは世界に迫る脅威に対抗するための高度な技術を開発していた。その中には、着用者の潜在的な精神能力を増幅させるように設計された特別な手袋とブーツ、サイコカフスが含まれていた。このカフスは、古代文明の遺跡で発見された希少な精神的に共鳴する金属から作られており、精神能力を強化し、安定させることができた。 既に自然なサイコキネシス能力を持っていたシルバーは、その卓越したポテンシャルのため、最初のカフスのテスト対象者に選ばれた。手袋とブーツは彼の力を増幅させるだけでなく、彼のサイコキネシスを精密に制御できるようにした。これにより、以前は不可能と考えられていた偉業を成し遂げることができた。 未来を救う使命の中で、シルバーはこの技術を使用して時間を超えて旅をし、彼の世界を荒廃させる災害を防ごうとしている。サイコカフスは、彼の���務とそれを作り出した者たちの犠牲を常に思い起こ��せ、彼の生来の才能と融合して、悪に対抗する強力な力を生み出している。

Translation:

In a secret laboratory deep in the future timeline, scientists are developing advanced technology to combat threats to the world. These included special gloves and boots, the Psychocuffs, designed to amplify the wearer's latent psychic abilities. The cuffs were made from a rare spiritually resonant metal found in the ruins of an ancient civilization, which could strengthen and stabilize mental abilities. Silver, who already possessed natural psychokinesis abilities, was chosen to be the first Cuffs test subject due to his outstanding potential. The gloves and boots not only amplified his powers, but also allowed him to precisely control his psychokinesis. This allowed him to accomplish feats previously thought impossible. In a mission to save the future, Silver uses this technology to travel through time and try to prevent a disaster from ravaging his world. The Psychocuffs are a constant reminder of his duty and the sacrifices of those who created them, and when combined with his natural talents, create a powerful force against evil.

This gels with the old lore about psychic powers being common in Silver’s future and Silver’s gear having the same markings as ancient echidna technology in Sky Sanctuary and the Nocturne from Sonic Chronicles.

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Silver’s gloves and cuffs and stuff are repurposed ancient technology from Sky Sanctuary

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I really like drawing in a simplified style.

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Been doing some character studies and I wanted to look at the eye shapes of the main hedgeys stripped down of all features.

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Super Sonic, Silver, and Shadow

Inspiration from Sonic IDW issue 30!

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Had a go at the 'Draw your comfort characters like this' meme. I drew my boys, Sonic, Shadow and Silver. Love these sweethearts. Hopefully, I'll be doing a lot more art in the future. Still have been struggling with artist block.

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Hey guys! I’m back with another “Draw the Squad” thing! This time, I did it with Sonic, Shadow, and Silver, because they just fit too perfectly. XD 

Hope you guys like it! 

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Silver the Hedgehog aggro compilation

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dopamine is stored in the silver the hedgehog

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Fluffy Silver studies

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