#also don't take this as Rouge hate bc it's not. she's my 4th fave Sonic lady
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Thinking about how my top 3 favorite female Sonic characters are all IDW originals and wondering how much of that has to do with the fact that a woman (Evan) was/is heavily involved in their creation and writing.
#the characters are Whisper - Tangle - and Surge btw. if you're wondering.#it just made me wonder how many women have been involved in writing the Sonic games over the years#but when I search ''how many women are on Sonic team'' nothing comes up#and everyone who is mentioned as having written for the games are all men#which isn't necessarily a bad thing! men can write women characters well if they try#I mean Ian Flynn is a man and he also had a huge hand in the comics (obviously) and did right by Amy in Frontiers etc#but like . . . Amy has been handled atrociously in past games. and so much of her design revolves around her being a LI for Sonic#to the point where *the only reason she was made at all* is bc Sega wanted Sonic to have a LI#and then you look at Rouge's . . . everything. how she was only made to be 18 so they could get away with sexualizing her#Blaze and Cream are fine but they're much more minor compared to Rouge and especially Amy#idk. again men can write woman characters obviously. anyone can write anyone if they try#but like. you look at Rouge and you know it was a man who designed her#but you look at Whisper or Surge and you know a woman was the lead behind those designs#idk man. just thinkin about it.#also don't take this as Rouge hate bc it's not. she's my 4th fave Sonic lady#but it's just. you know what the thought process behind her was#and it's very exasperating even tho i love her despite it
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