#i am glad that so far idw has dropped this stupid pretentious writing

[beevean]

I don't even like Surge, but I did find it annoying whenever this happened

Surge: I literally have no choice but to hate you. Every fiber of my being was rewired for the sole purpose of hunting you down. It's not that I WANT to. It's that I HAVE to....

Sonic: Oh my gosh sister just chill out and get with the vibe!!

Surge: :/

Gee Sonic, thanks for adding pretty much nothing to the topic at hand

Oh, I fucking wish that was all Sonic said.

Sonic is calling Surge's pain a "schtick", something fake and affected, a gimmick. He's saying that Surge isn't special, her pain isn't special, she's just one of many that Sonic looks down on.

This panel has been dissected so thoroughly I could write an academic essay over it, but I just want to point to two parts:

1) "I've made peace with enough enemies to know there is a better way" this is a blatant lie because the only enemy Sonic has made peace with is Blaze, everyone else reformed out of their own volition or thanks to Amy's influence. But you can chalk this up to Flynn not playing the games: what matters is the implication that Sonic is expecting that Surge will automatically "make peace" as well, something that he reiterates in #56:

In an arc that is all about how Sonic has Strong Principles about Giving People Freedom, he's depriving Surge of any agency, expecting her to behave in a certain way.

2) "So I'm willing to chalk this up to 'a rocky start' and let us have a do-over, if you will" you will never convince me that this doesn't sound conceited as hell. He's literally talking down to her, acting patronizing and as if he has any authority ("I'm willing"? Oh thank you, how generous of you, Your Fucking Highness).

Do I need to explain how gross this sentiment is? I don't think so.

Anyway IDW Sonic is a vile person and I want to slam his stupid smug grin into the ground like Lanolin did to Whisper 💖