(I didn't see it, I was asleep) but I would like you to looking into the lawlessness of I need rings, Tails has rings, STEAL FROM HIM
I love that scene so much because Silver is SO rude, lmao XD
So for people who don't know, Silver's powers exhaust themselves at one point in Rivals 2 (which afaik is the only time in any of the games wherein we truly see them be exhausted to the point he notes he can barely move; another moment is his Sonic Channel story) and he needs rings to power himself back up (also the only time that is brought up, afaik!). And thus, instead of asking for help from the other three parties running around, he and Espio... rob Tails and Sonic, respectively. Espio is the one who came up with this idea:
Espio: Silver. Looks like we might have our work cut out for us. Sonic and Tails are also collecting Rings. Let's cut them off, then take the Rings from them afterward! I'll go after Sonic.
And like, in Es' defense, he does apologise to Sonic for it:
Espio: Sorry Sonic, but I need those Rings.
Sonic: Espio! When did you...?
Espio: I'll take those Rings!
Sonic: What? Hey, give those back!
Contrast that to Silver, who... well.😅
So yeah, Silver comes waltzing right in, makes fun of Tails, somehow manages to rob him despite saying he can 'barely move' (though that does not stop him from traversing through a level beforehand or doing a Rival fight afterwards), and clearly doesn't give the rings back because after the boss fight he tells Espio his strength is returning. But overall, it appears that Silver does not seem to care Tails and Sonic are collecting those rings for someone else, which he knows; he's happy to intercept and insult Tails while he's at it. I find it an intriguing angle to take, myself. As far as I am aware, none of the games truly touch on characters really stealing things from each other, except for the Chaos Emeralds between them, information, and the occasional person or Chao (aka kidnapping) from Eggman's side. This specific plot point also goes nowhere afterwards: Sonic wonders where 'those thieves' went in his own storymode, but nobody ever brings it up again, nor does Silver apologise. At most, Sonic brushes him off when Silver reappears stating they should talk to "Eggman" first at the boss fight, which I would say is fair enough.
I wonder if Silver would have come up with the idea of robbing someone else for rings if Espio had not proposed it. Espio likely is more well-versed in the world of robbery because he is a detective, so I assume things like that are par for the course for him. Though, it does clash with his whole Honourable Ninja stick, I do feel like. But as for Silver... I mean, I think he might have taken it into consideration as a quick fix for his problems. And he clearly doesn't mind, haha. This is also the first time he and Tails talk ("talk"), from what I can see, which might have influenced his callousness compared to Espio's more apologetic approach as well? It's unfortunate that no other game touches upon Silver stealing things from other characters, as far as I am aware; at most, we know from '06 that he has no issue infiltrating forbidden areas with security in front of it. I feel that Silver as he is now, with a solid friendship with most characters, would be far more likely to ask them for help instead. In TSR he always remains civil with them and reaches out to them multiple times, for example. So I think the best conclusion I can make of this is that Silver in the Rivals games is just a Rude Boi, and also the fact that he doesn't know Sonic and friends very well might have influenced the way he tackled it (which is unapologetically). But it gave us one of the funniest lines in the game, in my personal opinion, and I furthermore feel it does fit with Silver's black-and-white 'me (and Espio) vs. them' mentality, so I don't mind too much.
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