#e-102 gamma

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THUNDER RAIN AND LIGHTNING

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E-102 Gamma

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[-UNITS REMAINING: Gamma, Beta-]

[dizzyhslightlyvoided]

Shadow the Hedgehog is unusual for Sonic characters in that, throughout the entire series prior to the first time he appears on screen, we know exactly where he was and what he was doing.

Like, Knuckles could've been anywhere on Angel Island, doing pretty much anything, and during Sonic 1, Big the Cat was probably chilling with Froggy, maybe? But the details of Amy's backstory do not extend one second earlier than "saw in the tarot cards that she was going to meet Sonic on the Little Planet" except for "has always been into mystical stuff." Tails was bullied until Sonic helped him, but we don't really know what he was doing. Eggman has a huge gap between "his cousin's death fifty years ago" and "the beginning of the first game". E-102 Gamma was disqualified because he hadn't been built yet. Sonic himself has a backstory which begins and ends with "was born on Christmas Island."

Shadow, though. We have the exact specifics.

[sonysakura]

Sonic Adventure DX (2004): Ending Screens

[hishighnesstheprincess]

I feel like one of the things that gets missed a lot about Sonic and Amy's dynamic is that he isn't running because he's scared of Amy or hates her: Sonic runs because he loves running, and Amy chases because she loves Sonic and all he represents. She also clearly doesn't spend all her time chasing him: in Adventure 1 she's just lounging around in a city missing him and then he runs into her, in Heroes she's spending time with other friends of hers, etc.

Yes, she is more active in pursuing him than even other characters like Tails can be, and he can occasionally be overwhelmed by her pushy personality, but that doesn't equate to stalking or harassment. Sonic enjoys having her around- they're friends. To a certain extent, Sonic also clearly enjoys being chased by Amy.

Almost every moment that gets tossed around as her being abusive or terrible is some looney toons ass gag. Y'all can't seriously think she intended to kidnap and physically drag Sonic into a church to marry her just based off one awkward line in Heroes, can you? Regardless of whether you ship them or want them to be canon or not or find the jokes cringe or #problematic, their intended dynamic is not and has never been that of stalker and victim.

Also, another misconception about her is that people think her life revolves just around Sonic. Now, she was certainly created with him in mind (the creators wanted her to be a Minnie Mouse to Sonic's Mickey Mouse) but that's true of almost every character in the classic era. I'm not going to pretend CD presented a great dynamic between them, but starting as early as Adventure Amy had stories about standing up to Sonic, befriending other characters, actively redeeming multiple other characters/being one of the ones to help them, etc.

She's got multiple hobbies and friends outside of Sonic, she will stand up to him when she thinks he's doing something wrong: she has a life outside of Sonic.

Just because she wants her life to include him as well doesn't make her a one-note, lovesick fangirl stalker like she was so commonly seen as for so long!

Anyway. I just really love Amy Rose and also her dynamic with Sonic. It's been portrayed imperfectly at times, and there are definitely some moments where she was characterized horribly, but a) that's true of basically every major Sonic character and b) that doesn't wipe out all the good characterization and moments she's had over the years. She's always been a good character, and she's been growing and evolving over the years, just like a good character should. Her problem is mostly that she's been underutilized in games, and the solution to this is simply just to show more than one facet of her personality, not bashing that part of her or trying to take it away.

[twinvenus]

loved him for years

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e-102 gamma

[rampant-praetorian]

Pick up.

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[greenyvertekins]

Another detail that was impossible to translate is that the JP version of this cutscene is the first time Gamma ever uses his own pronoun ("Boku") rather than the one that was presumably programmed into him ("Watashi"), showing his sense of self, his identity.

[auroblaze]

i found some glittery markers but I realized too late that the sparkly things can’t be seen on scanner, alas 😔

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