#Sonic Team has the sauce

[heilos]

I finished Sonic x Shadow Generations. Not only is Shadow's campaign peak, it's the ultimate found family story I've craved since I was a kid. I legit cried at multiple cutscenes during this game. They did Shadow, Maria and Gerald so so good. They actually let their character shine through finally in a mainline game. Thank you Sonic Team for making my inner sonic fan so happy ;v;

[flightyalrighty]

Everything you said about the Sonic movies is true and you're so real for it. I remember getting to that one part in the Knuckles show and turning it off right after because... what the hell LMFAO??

And like, I'm sure we all expect Sonic and his friends to not be 100% themselves in the movies, and I know he's supposed to be more of a kid, but them removing the core part of anti-authority is just... boring. Where is the sauce. Where is the Sonic?!

That's a part I like about your comic so far btw. Like, yes, G.U.N. SEEMED "friendly" at first, but secretly having inhibitor cuffs ready for Shadow? How these G.U.N. soldiers arresting them are totally okay with insulting him, and likely represent many more in the organization? Chef's kiss. Amazing work. BRAVO! So much shared with so little effort. I hope you're already proud of what you've written because it's so refreshing (and also just thank you for speaking up about the problematic aspects of the filmverse because its hard to find sometimes)! ❤️

You're speaking to my heart you know that? Thank you very much for this ask. Was too wiped out after work yesterday to answer it, but now that I am, I'd like to give you a big ol "YAAAAAAY" because goddamn, you're right. Where IS the sauce. Where IS the Sonic.

I think what you said at the end, "thank you for speaking up about the problematic aspects of the filmverse because its hard to find sometimes," is pretty sad. It makes me sad to think about the reasons why that might be besides general fandom nonsense.

I think that, because of that era older Sonic fans have been through in which there were a ton of youtubers and game journalists and stuff dumping a buncha bad faith criticisms into the internet about Sonic and influencing Sega/Sonic Team to change Sonic for THEIR sake, we've kinda collectively become this terrified, shaking little dog when it comes to actual GENUINE criticism regarding anything to do with this series. The Sonic fandom, from what I've seen since being here (2003) has this slight toxic positivity aspect to it. Slight.

This is pretty apparent when it comes to the Sonic movies, which are okay at best, but if anyone says this then a bunch of people are going to come marching into your inbox or comments making up a bunch of excuses as to why it's actually totally fine that there's no fleshed out women in three movies and a tv show. As one person once said to me: "Enjoy the boys and stop complaining about the girls"

Stop complaining? We complain all the time about games, why do the movies get a pass?

Well! Anyway! Thank you for reading Infested! Sonic the Hedgehog is braver than any G.U.N. soldier! Sorry for rambling!

[diamond-draws]

Fanny headcanons bc I love her.

Fanny does hate a lot of things but there are some things she actually enjoys, one of which being pokemon. Her team typically consist of pseudo legendries (each of which are dragon type btw). And is an anonymous online tournament champion.

She's somewhere on the autism spectrum (slight self projecting) in a way that anyone can tell without being told abt it by her.

Fanny is known to have an insane ability to eat anything spicy without breaking down to the intense heat. It doesn't matter the level of spiciness she'll down it with no hesitation and barely even flinch. - One time she belched literal flames eating some chicken with super hot sauce. Some of her friends joke about her being a dragon.

One of Ruby's sisters Jade is currently teaching her an ancient combat style called Jewel-jitsu as well as the art of katana wielding. Through some of these lessons Fanny learns how to channel her constant anger into battle.

Fanny is highly allergic to pollen and will make gale force winds upon sneezing. Most of her hatred to Flower comes from this as a result and when Spring comes around she stays away from Flower as much as possible.

When no one is around (especially kids or impressionable friends like Marker) she swears more than an angry sailor.

Fanny and Pencil have a SUPER heated rivalry with each other and only keep it together for Bubble. Fanny actually has the sickest burns used on her with Lightning as her hype man.

She got cat called by some stranger once in their car and in an instinctual response she barked at him very loud and aggressively making the cat caller skid their wheels away sonic fast.

She is literally a raging lesbian.

[sonic-oc-showdown]

ROUND 2 BRACKET A

Matilda belongs to @halcyon-pandion & @frostios

Bolt belongs to @addysfandomdump

Find out more about them below!

Matilda:

Funny ant who became a real girl through the power of love and SO many chaos drives. She was once Shadow's pet ant who he rescued from being eaten by Knuckles. After being fed chaos drives, Matilda suddenly formed a chao-like chrysalis and mutated into a Mobian. She now is the youngest member of Team Dark, basically a little sister to all of them. Her main goal now is to train enough to become as strong as she can to one day beat the shit out of Knuckles as petty revenge.

Bolt:

Bolt is best described as a nervous wreck. He's extremely anxious, a massive crybaby, and a huge coward. To be fair, it isn't entirely his fault. His almost-roboticization from Eggman Nega has left him quite scarred by the whole ordeal.

Bolt was kidnapped by Eggman Nega to test out his roboticization technology. Bolt was about 90% of the way through the process when out of sheer desperation his latent electricity powers activated and blew up the machine he was kept in. He used the opportunity to escape and has been living on the edge on insanity ever since.

Bolt is exceptionally powerful and incredibly fast. Despite his cowardice he can defeat most of his opponents in battle and can give Sonic a run for his money in the racing department. This is all immediately brought down by the fact that he's a giant loser. A pathetic little meow meow, if you will. He is transgender but has no t-boy swag. Absolutely zero sauce. He can beat the hell of out you if pressed but he will be shaking and crying and shitting himself the entire time while he does it. Sopping wet cat. I hope he loses the first round lmao.

Oh and he's also Blaze's distant cousin but that isn't really relevant in any significant way at all.

[krafterwrites]

All The Sonic Cafe Foods

Because I can’t find a concrete source that lists every single food from the Sonic 25th Anniversary Cafe, I’m going to list all the foods I can find here (And talk about them a bit I guess)

Sonic Chili Dog

I don’t like hot dogs or chili but it looks decent, and the onion rings with the leafy greens seem pretty nice

Shadow Burger

Not going to lie I would genuinely eat this. The black bun looks a bit weird but I love burgers, and it would be really funny to eat a slice of cheese that has a render of Shadow printed on it

Eggman Takoyaki

This looks really good, it’s probably one of the most appetizing things on the menu. I’ve never had Takoyaki before, but it looks sooo good here, so I’m sure I would love it

Imagawa-yaki

This is basically just a pancake filled with sweet red bean paste, which sounds pretty good. I also really like the illustrations on them, they look very nice

Classic Team Sonic Pancakes

This is a pretty good one, it’s three pancakes that have Team Sonic printed on them with maple syrup, butter, and I think cream with raspberry? It’s pretty simple, but still good

Sundae Supreme

This is definitely the best item on the entire menu. This looks soooo good. If I had amnesia and didn’t remember my name, I would name myself after this too, because it looks amazing

Triple S Cafe Drinks

Sonic’s drink is a latte, Shadow’s drink is cocoa, and Silver’s drink is mocha. I don’t drink cafe drinks, but apparently a mocha is a chocolate drink, so that sounds pretty nice

Tails’ Hot Lemonade

I’ve never heard of hot lemonade before, but it probably isn’t as good as cold lemonade. I would try it at least once though, because it does sound interesting

Amy, Knuckles, And Chao Sodas

Amy’s soda is peach flavored (The description also says that if you drink it, your girl power will improve and you might become like Amy, so I suppose they put estrogen in the soda), Knuckles’ soda is strawberry flavored, and the Chao soda didn’t have a flavor listed so I’m guessing it’s just blue flavored. All these sodas also look like they have a scoop of vanilla ice cream in them, which is a nice extra

Eggman Omurice

This looks a tiny bit gross because of the sauce, but honestly it doesn’t seem that bad. I like eggs and rice, so I would probably enjoy this if I got it. The veggies are a bit random though, they could have just done bell peppers and it would have gone with the eggs and rice better

Another Chili Dog

This looks like a different dish from the one at the top of this list, and it looks a bit better than it too. The sign is a nice touch, the onion rings look more normal, and there’s more veggies on the side

Shadow Curry

Like the omurice, this looks a bit weird, but I would eat it if I was given the opportunity since curry and rice is delicious. Once again though, the veggies are just kind of random, although they do have a bell pepper this time around (Or it could be a weirdly shaped tomato wedge). They also have what looks like fried... something, I genuinely cannot tell in the slightest. Also they should have made Blaze Curry instead, it would’ve been more fitting

Tails Carbonara

Okay, this one is a little bit unappetizing even to me. Just a little bit though. It’s entirely because of the slice of cheese they printed Tails on, cheese on pasta is nice, but an uncut slice of it draped over wet noodles and sauce is not. I would still eat this though, maybe because my standards for food are low

Green Hill Roll Cake

This one looks nice, it’s chocolate cake with green frosting and some sort of cream filling, as well as a few pieces of assorted fruit. I’m not much of a fruit person, but this still looks tasty

Amy’s Homemade Pink Cake

This is probably the best looking desert (Aside from the Sundae Supreme of course), I can’t tell precisely what all of it would taste like just from looking at it, but I’m sure it would be enjoyable

Tails’ Lab Experiment Solution

This looks like another soda, although I can’t really tell what flavor it is by looking at it, if I had to guess I’d say it’s orange. I also don’t know what’s up with the stuff in the cup. I think I vaguely remember having sugar crystals at a restaurant one time that looked like these and fizzed in my mouth, so maybe you’re supposed to add those things to the soda to make it extra fizzy/sweet?

Silver’s ESP Soda

I really want to drink this one. It looks like it’s made up of clear soda, blue sorbet (Which I almost mistook for cotton candy the first time I saw this image because it looks so light) and green jello just kind of sitting there at the bottom. I don’t know what you’re supposed to do with it, maybe slurp it up like boba? Or just eat it once you’ve drank all the soda, I guess

Sticks’ Jungle Juice

Another soda drink with ice cream! I don’t know what flavor this is for sure, but based on the fact that it’s orange and it was described as wild and tropical, I’m going to say it’s mango soda. No clue what the icre cream is, but I do love the little boomerang that’s stuck into it

Knuckles’ Power Drink

Knuckles gets two drinks, and this one is basically a red slurpee with vanilla ice cream, which actually sounds really nice. It’s probably cherry flavor, although it could be strawberry or even watermelon

Sonic Latte

Not much to say about this one, it’s just a latte with Classic Sonic’s face on it

Infinite’s Jello Dessert

This one looks tasty, mostly because of its great presentation. I’m not sure what flavor the jello inside or outside the cup is, but I’m going to go with strawberry and bitter cherry respectively. It also looks like there’s some whipped cream in addition to the fruit and mint sprig (I think? It could be something else but it’s probably mint), which would all pair nicely with fruit jello

Knuckles Boba

That’s right, Knuckles has ANOTHER drink. He has three drinks. The site that I’m using for this last series of images (Which started with the Infinite Jello Dessert) doesn’t have any descriptions, so I just have to guess from here on out. I really have no clue what the drink could be, and even less clue on what the boba taste like since I’ve never had boba before. My best guess for the drink is peach flavored soda or possibly sweet tea, but I’m completely stumped on the boba pearls

Eggman Scotch Eggs

This one doesn’t look too bad (Except for the watery and slimy looking meat sauce), the eggs, meat, and casing all look pretty nice. Even as I was typing this, I thought the mark on the right egg was some seaweed or something, but I just realized that it’s the Eggman Empire logo. I may be stupid. Anyways, I still don’t get why they put broccoli and cauliflower with all of Eggman’s meals. Broccoli does not go with scotch eggs, or eggs in general

Cat Rookie Drink

This is one of the best looking drinks, it looks super appealing. The drink itself looks like strawberry milk with ice, and you also get whipped cream and sprinkles to go with it. This is definitely an extremely sweet drink, which I really like

Bird Rookie Drink

This one also looks really good, entirely due to its neon green coloring that looks straight out of Shadow’s tube. We have a clearer view of the sugar crystals that went with Tails’ drink, which fit this drink pretty well, since making it even fizzier adds to its forbidden science liquid vibe. I think there could be boba pearls or something like that at the bottom, but it’s hard to tell, and I have no clue what they would taste like if they actually are there

Shadow’s Root Beer Float

This is a super good drink, it’s a root beer float with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and two cherries. I guess it could be coke, but it’s way more likely than it’s root beer. It doesn’t have much to do with Shadow, the last drink probably would have fit him better since it looks like the liquid he was birthed in, but now that I think about it Shadow probably would enjoy a good root beer float

Chaos’ Soda

Now this is a drink! It’s so blue and refreshing looking, I want to slurp this up right now. I don’t know for sure what it’s flavored like, probably blue raspberry, but I know it has to taste amazing based on how good it looks

Classic Sonic’s Boba Drink

This one is also a delicious looking cool blue that makes me want to down the whole glass, but like the battery acid/Shadow’s nutrient fluid drink, it has some mystery boba pearls (I think?) in it too. Like I said last time, I have no clue what these would taste like, but they can’t be that bad if they’re soaking in such a pretty liquid

Sonic’s... Something

I’m going to level with you, I do not know what this is. It just looks like a patty of rice with onion rings, veggies, and a cutout of Sonic on it. Maybe that’s what it actually is. Honestly that wouldn’t be too bad since rice and onion rings are tasty, but it would be a very strange dish to serve if that’s really it, which is why I think I’m missing something here. Let me know what you think this is if you have any theories

Tails’ Udon

This looks gross and tasty at the same time. I love udon noodles, and the chives really add to it, but the omelette looks very soggy and wet, which is gross. At least, I think that’s an omelette. It could be fried meat or something, which would make this dish really good, since fried meat and noodles are a killer combo. Also, carrot stars. I didn’t mention them on any of the foods before because they were just a little garnish, but they’re cool! I wouldn’t eat them with the dish though, carrot wouldn’t go well with most of the dishes I’ve listed

Gadget’s Pancakes

This is a great pancake meal, it puts the one with Team Sonic on it to shame. There’s two pancakes (One with Gadget printed on it), maple syrup, sprinkles, whipped cream, fruit and mint, and a chocolate pen thingy. I think the chocolate pen thingy either has chocolate liquid in it or is meant to be broken up and put onto the pancake like chocolate chips. Either way, this is a spectacular desert/breakfast, and I really wish I could try it

And with that, we’re done! I suppose there could be foods out there that I missed, considering I had to scour several unofficial sources to find all this, but I’m pretty sure I got them all. If you got this far, thanks for reading! I’m glad you liked it, because typing all this hurt my finger

[jedusaur]

good things this week:

for the first time in my entire 32 years of life, an NHL team in the city where I live is going to the playoffs. having a really hard time articulating my emotions about this, but... I keep thinking about presenting the Chris Hansen petition for the SoDo arena plan to the joint city/county council a decade ago, wearing a Seattle Metropolitans shirsey I made with sharpies because I was too broke to buy the replica sweater, and that room was PACKED with Sonics gear, it was just me and John and Paul and maybe a couple other hockey fans and everybody else was there for basketball. and now Seattle is a fucking amazing hockey town, this season has gone really well, the playoffs are going to be insane, and I have been here and I have been waiting and I am just. having feelings.

wrote another fic and it's been unexpectedly well-received, I posted it four days ago and it has uhhh the seventh-most kudos of all T-rated Roy/Jamie fics on AO3? and everything above it was posted at least a year ago and has way more hits. so that's a pretty good feeling

had a really nice long chill phone call with rocket bae while they were puttering around doing stuff <3 phone calls have been hard lately for a lot of reasons and it was great to have one that was just pleasant for once

a friend commissioned me to make a tomato-sauce-scented candle and I've been having fun testing out the fragrance oils for it, the oregano one smells so so good

Steph referred to a four-minute double minor for high-sticking as a "blood penalty" and it made me laugh

first team task on S15 of Taskmaster and the team groupings are exactly what I wanted them to be, really loving this series so far

made a pasta thing with asparagus and mushrooms and soy chicken that was v tasty, and I've been making some bomb salads with homemade dressings too

got to see Phil Dunster's butt

[alphamride]

Alpha’s Character Building Exercise

When I make D&D characters, I really like getting into the nitty-gritty of things. Since character building exercises have been great for helping me come up with character ideas, I decided to build one of my own. It’s kinda long, but hope you enjoy and get something out of it. If anyone has any questions or suggestions, I’d be glad to answer them.

1.      Who is your character and what do they do?

2.      What is your character’s favorite movie?

3.      Would your character order a side of soup or salad (or ask for a super salad)?

4.      What games, if any, does your character have on their phone?

5.      How many siblings does your character have?

6.      What is your character’s opinion on the Olympics?

7.      Does your character get sick often?

8.      Has your character seen snow? If not, would they want to?

9.      Does your character have any famous/well-known relatives?

10.  Does your character have a favorite disease? Would they think I’m weird for having one?

11.  What would your character do for $100?

12.  What internet browser does your character use?

13.  Does your character have any friends? If so, how close are they?

14.  Have they ever been stung by a bee? Are they allergic to bee stings? What about a wasp sting?

15.  What security question would they answer while making an online account?

16.  What D&D class would your character be? What D&D subclass would your character be? What Pathfinder class would your character be? (https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Category:Classes)

17.  If your character had $1,000 (or their country’s equivalent), what would they spend it on?

18.  What dipping sauce (if any) would your character dip their chicken tenders in?

19.  Would your character go to college, and if so, what would they major in? Would they minor in anything and if so, what? Would they double major in anything?

20.  What is your character allergic to, if anything?

21.  If your character could travel to any country (in their universe OR in the real world), where would they go?

22.  Would your character use any social media? If so, which ones? Do they post often?

23.  What is this character’s top 3 favorite cereals?

24.  Does your character prefer white meat or dark meat chicken?

25.  What is your character’s attachment style (secure, anxious, avoidant, or anxious-avoidant/fearful)?

26.  Does your character want to get married?

27.  How many kids would your character want to have, if any?

28.  Does your character play video games? If so, what are their favorite games?

29.  What is your character’s favorite Pokémon?

30.  Which stores would your character visit while at the mall?

31.  Would your character wear Converse or Vans?

32.  What is your character’s top 5 favorite colors?

33.  Does your character have a PC or a Mac?

34.  What books did you character read as a child?

35.  Which Team Fortress 2 character are they most like?

36.  Has your character ever procrastinated on something?

37.  Which high school clique/cliche would your character best fit into?

38.  Is your character currently in a romantic relationship with someone?

39.  Would your character prefer Sonic or Mario? (Or Bubsy?)

40.  What videos would your character watch on Youtube?

41.  What cringy secret(s) does your character have that they desperately don’t want anyone to know about?

42.  What is your character’s dream job?

43.  What is your character’s favorite and least favorite restaurant?

44.  What is your character’s favorite kind of fish? (To look at, not to eat).

45.  What would your character pick out at a buffet?

46.  What kind of cellphone would your character have, if any?

47.  Does your character know how to drive? Do they know how to drive well?

48.  What would your character evolve their Eevee into?

49.  What is your character’s sexuality?

50.  We’re at the halfway point! What do you think would happen if you met your character in real life?

51.  Would your character eat a random mushroom on the side of the road?

52.  Does your character know how to play an instrument? If so, which one(s)?

53.  What kind of car would your character drive?

54.  What pizza toppings does your character get?

55.  Would your character be more likely to play Minecraft or Terraria?

56.  Has your character been to a concert or other musical performance? If so, for what band(s)?

57.  Which starter Pokémon would your character pick: Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup?

58.  What was your character’s first job?

59.  Is your character an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert?

60.  What is your character’s astrology sign? I’m mainly asking for their Sun sign, but if you want to put in their Pluto sign or whatever go ahead ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

61.  Look for your character’s horoscope and put it here (Any horoscope’s fine).

62.  What does your character usually get from the store?

63.  Is your character good at writing persuasive essays?

64.  Would your character ever do livestreams, and if so, what would they stream?

65.  What pets does your character have, if any?

66.  What is your character’s favorite and least favorite school subjects?

67.  About how many hours does your character typically sleep?

68.  Does your character draw at all? If so, what do they draw?

69.  What would your character do if they were approached by a bear?

70.  Is your character physically active? If so, how do they stay fit?

71.  What is your character’s favorite vegetable?

72.  What is your character’s least favorite fruit?

73.  Did your character take inspiration from a pre-existing character? If so, who are they and where are they from?

74.  Is your character good at cooking?

75.  Approximately how much can your character carry in pounds or kilograms?

76.  Does your character have any health issues?

77.  How is your character’s relationship with their parents?

78.  Does your character prefer sweet or salty snacks?

79.  Would your character ever want to go to outer space?

80.  Is your character good at arcade claw machine games?

81.  Does your character like hamburgers?

82.  Is your character neurodivergent?

83.  What kind of sandwich would your character make for themselves (or order from Subway)?

84.  Does your character drink? If so, what is their favorite alcoholic beverage?

85.  What main weapon would your character use in Splatoon?

86.  What is your character’s favorite book?

87.  Does your character like watching sports?

88.  Does your character prefer squids or octopi?

89.  Which character would your character main in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?

90.  Name three things that would really annoy your character.

91.  Would your character ever attend a convention? If so, what kind of convention would they attend?

92.  Does your character have any unpopular opinions and if so, what are they?

93.  Would your character prefer hot or cold tea?

94.  What real-life museum do you think your character would like?

95.  Does your character like beaches, and if so, what would they do there?

96.  Would your character rather go to Disneyland or Universal Studios?

97.  What is your character’s Myer-Briggs Type (MBTI)?

98.  Does your character mainly watch cartoons or live-action shows?

99.  What holidays does your character celebrate, if any? Which one is their favorite?

100. Last question! Does your character have any OCs of their own? If so, what are they like?

[ordinarydanette]

For the list thing, that one motherfucker who goes to Hot Topic, uses air shoes and eats coffee beans instead of making coffee like a normal person. You know who it is.

Ah yes, the ultimate life form, the one that puts hot sauce on his twinkies, Ow the Edgehog

I love shadow because he looks so cool, he's so badass and he has a very cool arc abt accepting grief and discovering who he is, despite his original purpose. He is such guy too, having his emo persona when he deeply cares. He's a fun lil guy whose also socially awkward and is confident in being like that. He also got a job on the military because dude bro can wreck the USA's guns in .1 second, at mentally 15. He's a force of human nature.

I'm with shadow fans that he has been kinda demoted from his cool complex character to basically anime rival that hates Sonic's guts for no reason (other than him being annoying). Although i rlly like his characterization on sonic prime bc he is hating Sonic's guts for good reason.

literally all lines of shadow i like are from snapcube fandubs. I clearly have a problem. But listen "You are what you eat, Sonic" is gonna forever be iconic.

He and team dark ❤️

I don't rlly stop to think abt it tbh, Sonadow is very interesting to me though

I don't rlly have it? But i can't ship him with maria tbh they are siblings in my heart

He was funny in Sonic Boom.

LIVE AND LEARN BY CRUSH 40, AND YOU KNOW WHY

this one i do have it on my phone

[pocketbelt]

Spark the Electric Jester 2 (PC)

The titular character doesn't appear at all in this game, funnily enough. This post is a little long so I'm sticking a read more in

The leap to drawing from 3D Sonics is pretty clear, and it at once does a real good job of it, establishing its own identity, and establishing why Sonic Team make their games the way they do

Fark is a lot more freeform and "loose" than Sonic is and after a point, levels start removing the guard rails from the long running tracks and loop-de-loops and having a lot more free aerial space. This makes Fark's top speeds feel way faster, but that top speed becomes very tricky to keep hold of and sometimes just isn't, you can't turn for shit for instance at top speed.

At the same time, this makes gliding over levels, making mad aerial leaps to small ledges and platforms or homing to enemies and so on feel even better, and blitzing a level feels immaculate, it's the thing I love the boost Sonics for. You have way more air control and better turning than in Sonic to accommodate it, so it just flows so well.

But, doing so requires you to read the level real quick as you tear through it, it requires intuition for how to jump and how you control well beyond what the target audience for Sonic games is capable of, never mind incompetent adults like game journalists, so Sonic locks you in more and holds the reins tighter. You can really easily just run off ledges uncontrollably in Spark 2, which does make threading the needle feel immaculate but when you don't it can feel like bullshit

Also levels are fairly elaborate with multiple paths, marked "Early Exits" for faster clear times hidden in places, and enemies have health bars and there's a very simplistic action game-ish combat system at hand as well, but outside of the two or three forced fights in the levels, you can and will ignore basically all of it because it's infinitely slower and just plain sillier to. It makes the game short and feels like you're speedrunning or skipping it when you're just chasing the speed and playing it as you'd want to play a 3D Sonic.

The later levels are fucking wild, with Level 13 being a key highlight:

It's the Egg Fleet but in space, with paths like the electric light parade fleet levels in Sonic Colours but you're not taped into a rigid three-rail path while the game plays gorgeous displays at you, you're fully free-form tearing across this. The paths (which go through those hoops) only form in as you draw near, so despite how it looks, I'm not dying here, I'm leaping from part of the path in the bottom right high into the air to yeet myself onto the one centre-bottom of the screen.

I can't deny, it's really close to exactly what I want Sonic to be at its best, at its theoretical apex, it's somewhere between this and Unleashed and maybe Frontiers, some theoretical midpoint between them.

Also the bosses are largely really simple button mash affairs where you smack your generous parry shield button when they flash their telegraphs. Some moves are really annoying, especially the ones that just flash the screen white to disguise the attack (really unwise even if the game would be difficult for epileptic people to deal with otherwise anyway), but they're all like 1 minute long at worst anyway, even with their multiple phases. The final boss is no different but he has the sauce, and the context and cutscenes during and after that fight go real hard.

Spark 2 is remarkably fucking good, I highly recommend if you can tolerate and tame the much looser, freeform state of it

[tongkachiunit04]

Completed Project Proposal

Name: Tong Ka Chi

Project Title: Studio Culture

Rationale:

In this project, our group will be learning new skills such as InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop can be beneficial to our group project in many ways.

For example, these applications can help us create a visually appealing presentation that accurately conveys the information we are researching about Studio Culture. InDesign can be used to create layouts that are professional and organized. Illustrator can be used to create vector graphics, and Photoshop can be used to edit images and create photo composites.

By using these applications, we can make a presentation that will effectively communicate our thoughts on Studio Culture.

Project Concept:

In order to ensure a successful outcome for the presentation in our group project for our studio culture, it will be based on group work management and communication. We will strive to create an environment where every group member is respected and their ideas and contributions are valued. We will strive to promote an atmosphere of creativity and innovation, while also providing structure and direction to ensure the project is completed in a timely manner.

We will divide the work into manageable tasks and assign each task to the most suitable person. We will ensure that everyone has the necessary materials and resources available to complete their tasks. We will use our skills in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other creative software to create visuals for the presentation. We will also use our research skills to collect information about Plan Creative to ensure the presentation is as accurate and up-to-date as possible.

Throughout the project, we will promote transparency and open communication. We will encourage team members to share ideas and insights, as well as work together to overcome any challenges that may arise. We will also strive to maintain a professional and respectful attitude toward one another, as well as our real clients.

Finally, we will use any extra time to create additional materials to promote the studio. This could include creating promotional pieces such as cappuccino cups, billboards, bags and more.

Evaluation:

In this group project, we will gain valuable experience in working with a real client and will be able to apply the skills we had learned in this project for future. This project will also help us to develop our designs and presentation skills and through this experience, we will be able to gain an understanding of how a studio works and how to create an effective and informative presentation as well as how to use visuals and other media for promoting our content.

Proposed research sources and bibliography (Harvard format):

Diker, G. (2020). Studio Culture: The Secret Sauce of Music Production. Retrieved from https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/studio-culture-secret-sauce-music-production

Gross, M. (2006). The Sonic Boom: How the Music Business Changed Forever. New York: Routledge.

Holland, T. (2011). The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud. London: Sage.

Jones, S. (2019). The Studio as Creative Environment: Strategies for Recording and Mixing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ruggiero, V. (2003). Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Sawyer, R. K. (2005). Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Truax, B. (2008). Acoustic Communication. Westport: Ablex.

Wang, Y. (2017). Studio Culture: A Guide to Producing Music. Berlin: Berlin Music Press.

[val1vian]

The tags messed up but Charmy was supposed to just be "Bee" and I'm sure you can guess who "purple lizard" and "big lizard" are

Also apologies for the length of the tags

Didn't expect that talking about Shadow would end up as a story but I tend to ramble so-

Reblog and scream away about your favorite character in the tags.

[rddykilowatt]

Ninjago main cast headcanon's 'cause I can B)

Jay: loves science fiction media so much, the one in the team with an unhealthy caffeine addiction, serving golden retriever gamer boy energy, bisexual and doesn't shut up about it /pos, knows a lot of big words but can't spell any of them, went to a chucky cheese when he was like five and now it's his whole personality, loves to zap the others unprovoked (like static electricity yknow-), cluttercore aesthetic, music taste of an early 2000's mom

Cole: the only one on the team who didn't know that the titanic film was completely fictional, loves first person shooter games, musical theatre kid but hides it by listening to classic rock and 60's hits, loves incorporating dance moves into martial arts, hamilton musical references just to annoy the others, a gym bro at heart, gives the best hugs, his dad saw ac/dc once in concert and he's still very salty over it, his blood stream is 80% protein powder and pre workout *sigh*, likes to follow bob ross paintings to destress

Zane: loves indulging in the interests of his teammates, stress bakes, reads wikipedia like its the bible, mom friend™, is the only one that makes their bed, "I'm not your own personal Alexa guys,, so stop treating me like one *plays despacito on command*", sleeps to those weird whale noises (iykyk), really likes super hero media, sleeps on his back like a maniac, always says "you'll never understand the intricacies of" when talking about anything he really enjoys, is actually super chaotic but covers it with logic and various big words

Kai: plays horrible dating simulators unironically, reads romance novels/manga, a sucker for a happy ending (yes that was a heathers reference), resident big red/hot tamales/red hots/atomic fireball consumer (he really likes cinnamon flavored things), puts hot sauce on things that don't really need hot sauce on them, makes s3xu4l comments but is actually s3x repulsed, reads the fanfiction made about him to the rest of the team out of spite, ate hair gel once just to know, eats nya's snacks all the time out of spite of the hair gel incident™

Nya: is always thirsty/always drinks water, watched h20 just add water as a kid, steals protein powder and pre workout from cole, listens to paramore like the goddess she is, cried over the twilight films (she also owns the soundtrack on cd), got kai into romance manga now she just laughs at him for liking it, she likes spice drops but won't eat the cinnamon ones, once poured out all of kai's hair gel and replaced it with elmer's glue (they laugh about it now but they hated each others guts for years over it)

Lloyd: was forced to watch the ant bully movie when he was like twelve and stopped trying to be evil out of fear of being turned ant sized and getting kidnapped by anthropomorphic ants (yes, I am projecting here), can't figure out how to change his xbox-live name so he'll forever be stuck with user garmadone666, gatekeeps mitski seriously, has a scene sonic oc, writes emo poetry in the dead of night, saw the batman movie once and has never been the same, likes a lot popular/mainstream media, tumblr kid, probably has an iron deficiency

[gofancyninjaworld]

OPM Parallel School Series: Junior High School Student Saitama

Translated by @vibhavm with additional help from Redditors /u/graywords and /u/lucci85.

As part of the drama CDs from 2017, ONE didn’t just write stories set in the canonical story.  He also penned lighter-hearted alternative universe stories, set in a high school... with predictable hijinks.

Audio link: https://soundcloud.com/vibhav-745976766/parallel-school-series-junior

We start:

Saitama (Sa): In this universe, there exists another world different from our world, a parallel world. This is another me, another Saitama, who lives in that parallel world.

Sonic (So): And I, Speed o' Sound Sonic, who went out of my way to transfer to Z Municipal Peace Middle School to settle my dispute with this Saitama!

Sa: (Well, there he is.)

Sa: (What's with the attitude?)

So: On the blood-covered battlefield known as the Sports Festival, in truth I was not really motivated for it, but I was unconsciously beginning to display my true abilities as the strongest ninja, and would unexpectedly become the star of the Sports Festival!

Sa: (It's just at a regular middle school sports festival.)

Sa: (I guess there are guys like that, who pretend they aren't motivated but are actually super excited.)

Sa: (Huh, so you really participated that much?)

So: This... is the lightning-speed sports documentary that recorded my heroism!

So: It’s the day before the Sports Festival.

So: To do image training for the bread eating contest, I was running to school eating a piece of bread.

Sa: You are fully motivated, aren’t you. I haven’t seen a guy like that.

So: Well now, Speed-o’-Sound Sonic, this is the last lap and I’m on one last straight line. It’s the last spot!

So: Fast! Fast! Crazy speed! Now, overtake Saitama running in front of you! Eh, seriously?!

Boom

So: Why the hell were you there on the last straight line?!

Sai: Huh? You tripped and fell on your own, what are you talking about?

So: gasp Hmph, you’ve got the wrong idea.

So: Running to school eating a piece of bread to do image training for the bread eating contest...

So: ...I was doing nothing of the sort! Not at all!

Sa: We don't even have a bread eating contest at our Sports Festival.

So: Eh… Anyway, tomorrow's sports day, be prepared for it! I’ll beat you up until you can’t stand, without fail!

So: I’ll turn the sports day into a bloodbath!

Sai: Uhh, you and I are on the same go-home club team.

So: Eh.. Uh… Hmph…

Music and fireworks

PPP: Sooo, let’s start this year’s Z-City Peace Junior High School Sports Day.

PPP: A physical festival, where muscles will clash with muscles!

PPP: I’m Puri Puri Prisoner, the speaker, i’m very fond of young boys.

PPP: And for the commentator… the well-known first-year junior high school student, Sweet Mask chan is joining us!

SM: Thank you for having me.

PPP: Well then, Amai Mask chan, you hold your annual winning streak with your Student Council team: what’s your outlook for this year?

AM: It goes without saying. This year too, my Student Council team will win without fa-

So: Hehehehehhehe. You’re pretty foolish, Student Council.

AM: Huh! You are…

So: chuckles

AM: Who are you?

PPP: This month a new student was transferred in this school for an exchange draft, B-group, attendance number 8. You’re Speed-o’-Sound Sonic-chan! You prefer a 40-degree temperature for your baths, and you enter the bathtub from the right. And apparently you don’t sleep in a bed but in a futon.

So: Ugh, why do you know so much about me!

PPP: It’s natural for teachers to keep the profile of their cutest students.

So: Anyway! This year's "go-home club team", teamed up with me, Speed o' Sound Sonic, their Golden Rookie, will be on a completely different level than before!

SM: Hmph. So the number of small fries increased by one-

So: I’m not alone.

So: The only man I consider a rival, Saitama! His gofer, the cyborg Genos! Furthermore, the strongest man, King is also here!

So: With those three, everything should be treated very seriously!

PPP: Are you talking about those 3 hurriedly eating over there?

Genos (Ge): Captain Saitama, what would you like as ingredients for the rice balls?

Sai: Salmon for me.

Ge: And you King senpai?

King (K): Tuna.

So: Hey! What are you doing relaxing! The fight is about to start!

Sa: Hm? Mmm..mmm… You wanna eat too? gulp Genos’s Fried Rice Balls are pretty tasty.

So: Mm, well now, let me see.

So: Mmmh, the sweet savoury smell of soy sauce with barley rice flour is- HEY YOU ALL!

Ge: Hmph. The Rice Balls weren't for you in the first place.

So: Tch, this guy.

AM: Did you already fall out with your friends? You can’t challenge our strongest student council team in such a mess.

AM: You should know your social standing. You’re an eyesore. It’s best if you quickly run home.

So: Such a way of talking…

So: You all! Aren’t you annoyed by how he’s talking to us!

Sa: Genos, grab me a barley tea?

King: Yeah, me too!

Ge: Ah, yes!

So: These guys are hopeless. They don’t listen at all…

AM: Heh, good luck with that. It’s going to be useless though. Hahahaha.

So: Tch, you bastards! You’ve acted like this all the time！

Ge: It’s according to plan. With this, the student council has let their guard down.

So: What?!

So: That means, could it be… their lax behaviour up until now…

Ge: Hmph, obviously. It was a fake in order to fool the opponent. Right, Captain Saitama?

Sa: Mh? What did you say?

Ge: Sonic, was it? How can’t you understand that even though you say you’re a ninja?

So: Uh...

So: I don't like your tone of voice, but....

So: I see. As expected of Saitama. I don’t see you as my rival for nothing.

PPP: And noooow, the first event, the mock cavalry battle is starting.

PPP: All contestants, please reach your friends!

Ge: Now then, Captain Saitama, King Senpai, let’s head into battle!

Sai: Ehhh, I'm full from overeating Rice Balls. Is it necessary to have four people? What a drag.

So: This isn’t a strategy at all is it!

SM: After all, the mock cavalry battle finished and naturally our student council team’s victory was secured. The home team was totally unfocused. But I won’t talk about it, because it was quite an embarrassing sight.

So: What a way of talking…

PPP: Well, apparently the Student Council Team is overwhelmingly above the others and leads the chart as of now.

AM: It seems the match is settled.

So: The student council team is 1280 points ahead huh. But there’s one last match.

So: The opposition club activities relay is left!

King: That's right, I believe the team that wins the relay gets 9 times the points.

Sa: Wait, that's way too many.

Ge: I see. If we win the relay, that means we can win by 8,999,999,998,720 points, then.

Sa: Huh. Did we really need that calculation?

So: Anyway! The game starts now! Just you watch, Student Council!

AM: Hahahaha, I could say the same to you from the horrible state you seem to be in.

AM: Everyone! They may be in last place, but the Go-Home Team is desperately trying hard, so please give them a round of applause!

AM: However, I, Amai Mask, pledge that my Student Council team will win the final opposition club activities relay, and achieve complete overall victory.

crowd applauding

So: Tch, what an unpleasant guy.

AM: Good luck to you all, even though I think you’re hopeless.

So: You all, despite being made such a fool of, you’re still-

Ge: All according to plan, this time for sure the Student Council has let their guard down.

So: gasp

So: So you mean... this pathetically slow start... I can't believe it!

Ge: Obviously, this is the final event that will decide everything.

Ge: It was a strategy to retain stamina until the opposition club activities relay. Right, captain Saitama?

Saitama: Man, I'm gettin' sleepy now.

So: I see, to deceive your opponents, you must first start with your allies. I was completely deceived.

So: Alright! Well then, let’s decide on our running order immediately!

Ge: Captain Saitama, what number would you like?

Saitama snoring

K: He’s having a sound nap.

So: This definitely isn’t a strategy at all is it!

PPP: Ok, time for the final event! The activity is the relay fight! The winning team will not only receive 9 times the points, but also a prize of 50 thousand yen!

So: Eh!?

K: Oh, you woke up.

So: So basically, I’ll be running for all 3 people?!

Sa: Well, what number do you want me to run in, Sonic?

So: Saitama…

Ge: Captain…

PPP: Well then, starting off with our first runners -- for the Student Council, their secretary, Drive Knight Chan!

DK: At last, it’s my turn…

PPP: And the go-home team self proclaimed vice captain, Genos-chan!

Ge: For the sake of the Go-Home club, I cannot lose!

PPP: Everyone is ready for the start...

mechanical sound

PPP: Wow, Drive Knight-chan! The lower half of his mechanical body transformed into a horse-shaped one!

PPP: Amai Mask chan, isn’t this foul play?

AM: Obviously, this is not foul play. As the opponent is also a cyborg.

PPP: That’s true…

DK: Genos-kun… This is the latest model lower body I prepared for this Sports Festival. The likelihood of you winning again such equipment is next to zero.

Ge: hmph, next to zero you say?

DK: That’s right. Therefo-

Ge: So you mean, it’s not zero, right.

mechanical noise

PPP: The race finally begins! Drive Knight chan and Genos chan, the two advance at a speed that far surpasses human expectations!

running and trotting noise

PPP: Oh, as expected, the performance is different. Drive Knight chan is leading.

DK: Of course...

Ge: I see. Naturally, I can’t best him in leg power. However…

mechanical sound

Ge: Incineration cannon!

Explosions noise

PPP: Ah, what was that?! Drive Knight-chan was blown away by Genos-chan’s Incineration cannon and went out of bounds! And in that moment, Genos-chan has pulled ahead!

AM: That damn Go-home team…

AM: The use of weapons is against the rules!

So: What an idiot! That’s nowhere in the Sports Festival’s guidebook!

AM: Son of a... If it's come to this, I'll just use my position in the Student Council to mark this as a loss for the Go-Home Club due to foul play...

DK: There is no need for that.

AM: Drive Knight!?

DK: I told you, didn’t I? My equipment is the latest model.

DK: If you are going to come at me with weapons, I will counter-attack with even stronger weapons.

DK: Tactical Transformation: Sports Festival Special.

PPP: Oh, Drive Knight-chan’s horse part transformed again! This time it transformed into a missile!

PPP: Ah, look out Genos chan!

Shit ton of noise

PPP: The missile shot by Drive Knight-chan landed! Genos-chan’s body is in pieces. I feel so sorry, Genos-chan! Drive Knight-chan goes right past him!

DK: Sorry, Genos-kun. However, this is reality.

PPP: How can you call this a sports festival anymore?! The other runners have lost their fighting spirit and are falling apart one after another!

AM: As expected of Drive Knight. This match is already over.

G: I wonder about that.

AM: Hah! Genos-kun, with that broken down body, what can-

G: Rocket Punch!

AM?: What?!

Genos’s theme playing

PPP: Oh! Genos’s right hand holding the baton is flying off at even faster speed!

DK: Huh, impossible.

PPP: In a blink of an eye, the second place runner flies past Drive Knight to Sonic-chan!

G: Even if my body is broken and scattered into pieces, I will definitely pass the baton! That is the spirit of the going-home club team!

So: Hmph. Good performance for someone who’s Saitama’s errand-boy.

So: Now it’s up to me, Speed o’ Sound Sonic!

PPP: Wow! The Go-Home team takes the lead, and right after that, the baton of the Student Council team goes to its second player, Flashy Flash-chan!

DK: Forgive me, Flash. It’s up to you now.

Flash (FF): Leave it to me.

So: I’m gonna win this by a landslide！

PPP: Now; it’s a match between Speed o’ Sound Sonic chan and Flashy Flash chan!

PPP: Both have the cute face and speed I love so much. So, so fast!

So: That Student Council guy, he’s not bad…

So: Still, can you actually follow me like this?

FF: Seems like a good runner for the Go-Home team...

FF: still, don’t think you can win against me in speed!

PPP: They both fast, Fast, FAST!! I mean, they’re so fast I can't see them at all! I can’t see anything, it’s all enveloped in a cloud of dust!

So: Alright, take it, Saitama!

Sa: Eh? Where?

Sa: I got dust in my eyes, I can’t see a thing.

So: WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? QUICKLY TAKE THE BATON!

FF: Take it, Zombieman!

Zombieman (ZM): Right, nice job Flash!

So: Hey, carry across the baton Saitama!

Sa: I can’t remove the dust in my eyes…

So: JUST RUN SAITAMA!!!

PPP: Anyway, I couldn’t see anything at all, but it seems like the third runners, Saitama-chan and Zombieman-chan started at almost the exact same time!

So: It seems that everyone has had a chance to see Sonic at the speed of sound!！

PPP: Nope, I didn't see you at all, Sonic chan.

So: What?

PPP: Nobody could see it, too bad.

So: Eh…?

FF: Hey, are you alright? You look like you’re on the brink of death.

PPP: Meanwhile, Saitama is nowhere to be seen!

So: Huh, what did you say!?

PPP: Saitama chan, where did you go off to?

sound effect

Sa: Huh, wait a sec. This scenery is a bit unfamiliar-

BOOM Tropical music

Sa: Eh? Where am I…?

Sa: Ah by any chance, did I take the wrong course? Crap…

Sa: I was running without seeing anything because of the dust...

Sa: Hey this is a jungle…

Sa: Crap, I need to get back quickly.

animal roaring

Sa: Hmm? Something about the animals...

Boom Weird laugh/cry

Sa: Are you… a monster?

Monster (M): That’s right.

I’m a poacher that was monsterfied after a trip to the jungle! With my overwhelming physical ability that was trained to perfection in the jungle, and my hunting instincts, I now reign at the pinnacle of this jungle's ecosystem. As the ultimate invasive species, I will tear people like you, who don the mantle of civilization and allow your physical abilities to devolve, limb from pale civilized limb--

BOOM

Sa: Oops… I should have asked that monster now about which way to Z-City.

Sa: Ah well, it’s probably that way-

Boom

PPP: While Saitama-chan is absent, Zombiman is still running alone!

ZM: Why can’t I see anybody, is this not the sports festival? What am I even racing against? Can I just keep running like this?

AM: Don’t think about it Zombieman, just keep running like that.

ZM: All- Alright, Amai Mask.

So: Damn it, where did Saitama go off to! Hey Genos!

Ge: There’s only one possibility I can think of.

So: What is it?

Ge: He might have gone home.

So: What!? Why in the absolute hell would anyone go home at a time like this!?

Ge: How Naive. You still don’t know anything about the go-home club.

AM: Hmph, looks like this time the match is over.

So: NNGHHHH

Beeping-like sounds

Genos: I sense something, it’s coming!

AM: What!?

PPP: Oh, he’s finally back here, Saitama-chan!

Seigi Shikkou playing

Sa: Sorry, sorry. I went the wrong way…

So: What were you doing, you idiot!

Sa: It’s your fault for spreading dust clouds everywhere.

PPP: However, Zombieman-chan is a long way away in the lead now.

AM: You’re too late.

So: Well, I wonder about that!

AM: What?

Sa: Alrighty, this time I won’t make a mistake.

BWOOSH

PPP: Fa- fa- fast!

Ge: As expected, Captain! His eyes have gone red, probably because money is on the line!

PPP: Saitama chan easily passed Zombieman chan!

ZM: Fast, way too fast!

PPP: And he’s rapidly gaining a wide lead.

AM: Impossible! That plain looking faced guy can’t be this fast!-

Crunch

PPP: Ohh… Amai Mask chan crushed his microphone…

PPP: Mr. Saitama gets ready and passes the baton to King-chan, the anchor!

Sa: I leave the rest to you.

K: Yeah…

PPP: On the other hand the Student Council Team, Zombieman is still far away back.

Ge: As expected Captain Saitama!

So: With this, the match is over.

AM: Nope, you’re pretty naive huh Go-Home team.

So: Huh?

AM: Have a look at our final runner. Can you still say that?

OST: Dark Energy

So: What did you say?

Tatsumaki (T): Hey, why are you running so sluggish! Hurry up and bring the baton to me!

Ge: Tha… That is…

AM: That’s right. The student council vice president. Tornado of Terror!

T: Ugh, I can’t wait anymore!

splash sound

PPP: AAAAAAH! Tatsumaki burst Zombieman’s body into tiny pieces with her Psychokinesis!

PPP: Aaaaand, the baton was passed on to Tatumaki-chan as if it were being carried by water.

So: Gah! In order to win… she even killed her ally!

ZM: No, I’m fine. Since I'm immortal.

Sa: Ah, is that so? I’m glad you’re okay.

ZM: Excuse me, but could you please gather the pieces of flesh scattered over there.

Sa: Sure. Though are you really fine?

AM: Now then, go Tatsumaki, show the power of our student council team!

T: I'll go without you having to say a damn thing, moron! Don't you dare boss me around and give me orders while your useless ass is just sitting back and relaxing in the commentator's seat! You disgust me. Why don't you just go on home with the Go-Home Club?!

PPP: Whoa! Tatsumaki-chan unexpectedly beat the Go-Home Club to the punch by telling him (AM) to go home!

PPP: Amai Mask-chan, is there anything you wish to say towards Tatsumaki-chan?

AM: Fufu

PPP: Amai Mask-chan is just barely able to maintain his smile, but it is at maximum twitching! As usual, today Tatsumaki-chan is emanating an aura of range in all directions!

T: Every last one of them, they can’t do anything without me. Here I go!

wind sfx

crowd panic

PPP: Aaah Tatsumaki-chan’s extremely powerful psychokinesis! There’s an actual tornado invading the campus!

PPP: The students --gagh, and even the tent we’re in, are getting blown away--gaah!

T: HAAAAAAAAAA!

winds intensify

PPP: King-chan.. Where is King-chan!

Sa: Ah, there right?

PPP: The object being blown away with tremendous force… K.. King chan!?

Ge: No, he’s not being blown away...

So: He’s riding the wind!

Sound of something lowering down

Tatsumaki: Huh?

PPP?: WHAT!?

PPP: With tremendous force King chan has wooooooooon!

PPP: The winner is the go-home club team!

cheers

K: Hm, what happened to me?

Sa: You did it, King!

Ge: As expected, King-senpai!

So: This is the world’s strongest man’s power…

T: You’re the one I lost to, it can’t be helped…

Amai: Cheers to you...

PPP: Congratulations, the MVP is King!

Crows woos

Saitama: Nice, let’s eat barbecue with the prize money.

King: Yeah. Though before that… I’m gonna swing by the infirmary.

[eggluttony]

Oh my God me and that would Anonymous are on the same wavelength because I always picture boom Eggman as being a baker

I like to picture that boom Eggman has a bakery in another Village that he attends to when he's not fighting team Sonic

Y'all out here with great ideas! Baking would be a fun hobby for Boom Eggman and him owning a bakery would be even better. Considering the impressive amount of approval he got for his tomato sauce, I'm sure his bakery would be quite successful. He did seem to have a talent for it that should've been tapped into more in the show!

I love the idea of Boom not being into eating as much as modern but really loving and having a skill for cooking/baking, while modern loves to eat a lot more but is really bad at making the food. It also makes them the perfect pair if they were ever to meet up as Boom does the making and modern does the eating heheh 💜

[thankskenpenders]

I probably missed this get covered somewhere in the blog, but why did Penders think ANYONE would care about the dinner parties, the slumber party before actually getting to anything interesting?

There are a few main things I would point to

Number one: He probably thought that the mere act of seeing the heroes as grownups and finding out what their kids are like would be interesting enough to carry M25YL for a while. And, to be fair, the novelty of that did make me give the story the benefit of the doubt as a kid. (I liked shows like Butt Ugly Martians as a kid, though, so take elementary school Bobby’s opinions with a grain of salt)

Number two: He probably also thought that the impending threat of the planet exploding looming in the background would make everything else more interesting. It probably worked on some readers, but to many, it just makes it feel like the heroes (and the writer) are ignoring the impending doomsday threat in favor of trivial things like dinner parties

And number three, which I’d probably say is the main factor for why M25YL is the way it is: Speaking from experience, what’s fun for a writer to write isn’t always the most interesting stuff for an audience. I’m sure Penders was having a blast figuring out what everyone’s like in the future, but that doesn’t inherently translate to a good story

It depends on the type of writer, I suppose, but a lot of us fuckin love world and character building. We’ll write page upon page of the stuff. I have my own personal little encyclopedia for the SLARPG dev team with fairly lengthy entries on all the characters and locations, explanations for how magic works, that sort of stuff. It’s really fun to me to flesh out the world and characters like that, including trivial details about the characters’ day to day lives and how the Paladin Brigade functions within Greenridge’s government and that sort of thing. (It’s also just good to keep stuff like that written down some where to keep everything straight.) But like… even if I find all that stuff interesting, that doesn’t mean I’d open the game with a giant info dump and a million little fun facts about the characters. It has to be spaced out. You have to get people engaged in the story first, and THEN you can give them that next level of information. (In a game, it also helps that a ton of this stuff can be made optional if the player isn’t interested, but that’s a whole ‘nother discussion)

Penders, on the other hand, has front loaded M25YL with answers to questions like: Is Manik a picky eater? What’s the government of Angel Island like in the future? Who does Lien-Da’s son like? What does Knuckles and Julie-Su’s morning routine look like? What would Lara-Su do for fun at a slumber party? What are they going to make for dinner? And like… none of these are inherently bad questions to be asking. It’s just that, in an action-adventure series like Sonic, you can’t build a story out of just those questions

That stuff’s the secret sauce. You put in a little to show your readers that there’s more to the characters than just quips and fighting. It adds flavor. But you can’t just hand someone a bottle of the sauce and go “that’s your whole meal”

[blizzardz]

All of Eggman's lines from SA2 fandub that I wrote here from memory (yes I'll delete this later if you want me to)

"Did you see that hot jpeg footage that was just- *fires gun multiple times*

"Ho baby, I'm gonna blow the walls off of this place! Going uuuuuuuuuuuppppp-" *jumps downward and disappears*

"It's been 17 days. I'm still trying to get out of here."

"Please stop"

"OH MY GOD if you say please stop 1 more time, I'M GOING TO PISS MY OWN ASS GET OUTTA MY WAY"

*heavy breathing* "Take the date- this is- the robots are becoming more sentient. They started to know my name. They don't even-"

"HOW DID YOU KNOW MY MIDDLE NAME??"

"3 YEARS. I'VE BEEN IN HERE FOR 3 YEARS." *high pitched* "GET OUT OF MY WAY EVERYONE MOVE GET OUT OF THE WAY I NEED TO GET THROUGH- LEVEL 5 NO-" *furious tapping* "LET ME OUT. HOOOO I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE."

*heavy breathing* "LEVEL 7. The luckiest number." What he says next I literally can't pick up sorry "The door opened! I can finally leave! Martha, I'm coming home, sweetie! I can't wait to see her beautiful face! Let me check our Twitter page on my holographics."

…

*quizzical hum* "I forgot my password account. Don't wanna log onto the NSFW one… Let me just… A-G-G" *buzz* "Ah, that didn't work. Shit… Now I have to log in with my…diamond? Well, anyway, it looks like a diamond. I see how it is."

"Alright, unlocking secret account, in 5...4...3...2-" *buzz* "I'M FUCKING PISSED OH IT DIDN'T UNLOCK oh it's okay though, cuz the secret is unlocking!"

"Oooh aaahh" *chuckles* "Who is this red stripe mohawk- why you got hot sauce on your head, cuz? What's wrong?"

"Well honey, your mascara's on fleak, we gotta get the fuck outta here though because uh the building's gonna explode."

"RED STRIPES, JET BOOTS?? OH MY GOD."

"Wow, I'm gonna have to use that to get into your social security acoouunnttt! Shadow the Hedgehog, please join me by my side and we shall uh rule the Earth together hooahh!"

"You can stand by me, Dr. Eggman, even though my body used to be a regular shape!"

"WHAT?! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FUCK MY WIFE!!"

"SHADOW! COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW! SHADOW! … WHAT THE FUCK!?"

"You didn't think I had legs did ya? I'm like Gru except I'm the one before Gru I'm… Eggru. Oh, gottem."

"Now, to try to log on to my Twitter account once more… Let's see if this computer works…" *heavy sigh* "E-G-G" 

"Welcome to Twitter.com"

*small gasp* "Martha, what have you been tweeting about?" … "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SHADOW'S DICK?!?"

"WHAT IN THE SAM HELL IS THIS?"

"That's right, Sonic! I'm takin- oh wait Sonic isn't here- Knuckles I'm taking your emeralds!"

*in a voice I really can't describe* "No fuck you I'm taking it away you thot-ass"

"OH. MY EMERALDS. OH. AGHH."

"I'M GONNA KILL THESE SONS 'O BITCHES AGHHH-"

"all around me are familiar eggmans...worn out eggmans, worn out eggmans… right in front- I'M BACK IN THE FUCKING BUILDING AGAIN OOH MY GOD I'M SO SICK OH NO NOT AGAIN-"

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO FUCK MY WIFE!"

"I'm going to kill you. … And then kill you again." 

"You son of a bitch. I'm gonna log onto your Twitter and I'm gonna tell everyone what you said."

"MY FOLLOWER BASE!!!!"

*evilly laughs* "you fool… I have 70 ALTERNATIVE ACCOUNTS!! YOU WILL NEVER KNOW MY MAIN!"

"I told you I have alternatives!"

"How do you think I feel being cucked by a hedgehog?!?"

"AND SHE HAD A DIAMOND IN HER VAGINA?!?!"

"Alright, since team FurAffinity fucked my wife, I'm gonna have to have you both be a part of my team why is the camera zooming in-"

"Listen, we're going to explore the island, you're going to find Sonic, he has all of the weed that you need, that goncha, the mary jane, mary jaminge, all in his pockets. He is your local drug dealer, and I'm going to blow up the island. Now go look for Sonic and hurry up. You fucking… cuckhogs."

"Oh, Am-Amy, what are you doing here? Get outta here you thot-ass bitch, you still owe me 100 dollars! Anyway, we need to go."

"Yeah you're gonna jump bitch, walk the plank ye getta out yar har ye-"

"What the actual shit where did Amy go?!? She was right in front of me!"

"AGGGHHH MY BONES agh I knew I shoulda-" *rapid coughing* "Why are you doing this??"

"OH MY GOD That's it, I'm calling the police! 9-1-1. I-"

"I am the police!"

"HOUGHJDJSJDBSN"

*sigh* "I miss my wife, Tails. I miss her a lot. I'll be back."

*radio* "Shadow, have you found that god damn blue marble motherfucking son of a bitch?!"

"It seems you two bitches come to a stand-still in Tarzan's forest. You have 13 seconds before the island fucking explodes, you hot topic wannabe and you blue gumball son of a bitch. You have done nothing but destroy my life I hope you both die."

"You have 1 minute and 25 seconds to get the fuck off of this god damn rock before I blow it up like Crockatoea blows up a fucking volcano. It's about to get mount Fiji in this bitch."

"What are you two fucking talking about??"

"WHAT THE ACTUAL SHIT?? WHAT?!?!"

"I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG IS A BITCH-ASS MOTHERFUCKER, HE PISSED ON MY FUCKING WIFE. THAT'S RIGHT, HE TOOK HIS HEDGEHOG FUCKING QUILLY DICK OUT, AND HE PISSED ON MY FUCKING WIFE. AND HE SAID HIS DICK WAS "THIS BIG" AND I SAID "THAT'S DISGUSTING" SO I'M MAKING A CALLOUT POST ON MY TWITTER.COM: SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG, YOU GOT A SMALL DICK. IT'S THE SIZE OF THIS WALNUT EXCEPT WAY SMALLER. AND GUESS WHAT? HERE'S WHAT MY DONG LOOKS LIKE! *explosion noise* THAT'S RIGHT BABY! ALL POINTS, NO QUILLS, NO PILLOWS, LOOK AT THAT IT LOOKS LIKE TWO BALLS AND A BONG! HE FUCKED MY WIFE SO GUESS WHAT? I'M GONNA FUCK THE EARTH! THAT'S RIGHT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET! MY SUPER LASER PISS! EXCEPT I'M NOT GONNA PISS ON THE EARTH, I'M GONNA GO HIGHER! I'M PISSING ON THE MOOOON!! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, OBAMA?!? I PISSED ON THE MOON, YOU IDIOT!! YOU HAVE 23 HOURS BEFORE THE PISS DRRROPLETS HIT THE FUCKING EARTH! NOW GET OUTTA MY FUCKING SIGHT, BEFORE I PISS ON YOU TOO!"

"hhughh… oh god… what the fuck happened last night?"

"What are you talking about, I didn't piss on the moon."

"I did nothing such- I- I woke up and-"

"Obama is a song figure to the...America I would never say such a thing! No way! I'm gonna log onto my Twitter…"

"What the fuck? Why does Tails have the fucking weed? Why does he have the weed?! Why is my body doing this thing?!? I'm like a puppet on a string! Eerraarererr- you see that? Look at that! I put the thing and I pull it out, and I errreehgghhh… pull it out again, and I look at you and I'm like uuerghhhh"

"Okay I'm logging onto Twitter I'm gonna see what's up okay everybody shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!!"

"I'm taking over the universe! I'm taking over ya worlds! I'm taking the TV! I'm glitching it! They call me The Glitch, do you know why they call me the motherfuckin Glitch? Cuz I glitch the TVs out! I'm taking the world by storm, I'm gonna drop my newest album, Crackin Eggs!"

"Why is Sonic on the same line as the villain line-?!"

"Hey bitchessss didn't expect to see me huh?"

"Sonic I've had enough! You took my wife, you fucked my crops, I'm taking your life! …And the Chaos Emeralds!"

"WHO POSTED MY NUDES ON TWITTER.COM?!?!"

"Aoh no. Oh no, they put it all the way in the fucking islands! Now everyone's gonna know about my secret egg dick. Where you think you're going, cucker??"

"Listen to me motherfucker, I know about yours cuz I creaa- I mean- listen, we don't need to talk about my dick like that, listen, I just take pride in my egg-shaped dick okay? Now I'm gonna go leave because. My dick is actually the nose of this fucking machine. ...Please behave yourself."

"Bitch, you gonna go get in this car or I'm poppin between your eyes"

"OH GOD DAMN IT-"

"You can't be talking to Sonic anymore! You're not talking to Sonic!"

"Stop calling Sonic on our evil phone line!"

"Get the fuck out or I'm gonna shoot Amy in the fucking face! I swear to god, I'll do it, you bitch! GET OUT!"

"I will pop-"

"Put the piss stone down right now, you know what piss rocks does to your blenis"

"You thought you were gonna escape but I knew you were gonna fart in here so I had to put up a fucking seal!"

"Now I will control the universe, and everyone will be able to watch Splatoon 2 Let's Plays by Eggman! Now get in the fucking room!"

"I'm going to make sure that you watch my vine compilations and I'm gonna make you perish you little rodent!"

"MY FUNYUN RINGS I'm taking them back!!"

"Tails, listen to me, I know who your mother is!" *coughing*

"HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING ABOUT MY FUCKING DICK AGAIN?!? OH MY GOD, WHEN I SEE YOU, IT'S ON SIGHT. IT IS ON SIGHT."

"Finally, you know what? My nudes are up, my Twitter are logged on, and my boners are turned off. I'm gonna fuc- what the hell is going on? Who is this-" *heavy breathing* "D-Daddy? Daddy, is that you?"

"You don-did it now! I'm so sick, my father-"

"Sh-Shut the fuck up! Shut the fuck up! Everybody's fucked my wife!"

"No! I'm divorcing her ass, I'm throwin your ass in the garbage, I'm throwing all ya'll asses in the garbage, I'm taking your CDs and weed-"

"SHE FUCKING- HE- THEY FUCKED MY- THE ANIMALS FUCKED MY WIFE AND THEN EVERYBODY FUCKING LEFT BECAUSE THE FUCKING SHIP WAS GONNA BE DESTROYED SHE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE BECAUSE I DESIGNED A ROBOT THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO PLEASURE HER IN SUCH AN INTENSE WAY, THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO FINALLY FUCK HER! BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN! BECAUSE SHE DECIDED TO BECOME A FURRY FUCKER, AND FUCKED THE WHOLE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG AND SHADOW TEAM!! WHICH IT DIDN'T EVEN FUCKING MATTER CUZ IT WENT INTO A NEW ARK AND THEN SHE FUCKED THE WORLD. THE WORLD WAS HER NEXT TARGET BECAUSE HER JUSSY WAS NOT EVEN PLEASED ENOUGH SO SHE HAD TO HOE HERSELF OUT AND BE THE BIGGEST THRRRRROT! THAT YOU'VE EVER SEEN! THE WORLD IS GOING TO BE DESTROYED RIGHT NOW. I'M LOGGING OFF."

"I don't give a flying FUCK that bitch can fuck off and divorce her ass 3 hours ago."

"I'm so sick! My body is doing things, that thing! And you over there, shut up! And you? Take off my pants! You wanna see some… weird shit?"

"I AM- I MMMMMMMMRAREM TIRED OF BEING CALM ALL THE GOD DAMN TIME! I WANNA LIVE MY LIFE AND YOU! YOU. YOU. YOU. I'M SO SICK OF YOU."

"Ah, that piss-lovin son of a bitch, I'll miss 'im. Agh, Tails, hand me another drinkk."

"I think you need ta shut your mouth with your 3 tails. 9 tail fox lookin motherfucker! WOOOOOGH GOTTEM WOO!" 

"guys, guys, guys, guys… I gotta tell you somthin"

"Bring me back a burritoooo"

"SONICCCC"