#i feel like sonoc tried

[zeiktreats]

Wanted to doodle the goober in a few different outfits! This is the only one I've done so far,,, it's v fun,,,

[beevean]

I definitely agree that sticking Shadow right back into his past is a bad move post 05 (man he hasn't been in the games much since, no I don't count 06)

But in the same turn, it's Sonoc x Shadow Generations, this is serving the same purpose the original Generations is. A lot of kids can't go back and play the 2000s games, this will be their introduction to these stories.

I just want to see what comes after all of this.

From what I've seen, Iizuka has confirmed that basically this is all meant to tie-in to the third movie. So yes, at the end of the day, it is a marketing move to introduce newcomers to Shadow and his story.

The OG Generations wasn't for newcomers, though. It was a love letter to the series for old time fans, in a time where fans were happy with "going back to the roots" (and the reason I prefer it over Mania is that it was a love letter for the whole series, not just a small part of it). A game meant for newcomers was, say, Sonic Heroes which came out at the same time as Sonic X and the boom of Gamecube players who tried SA2B - and even that game was rife with references to past games for the sake of old fans lol.

I dunno, I get the logic, but

they could have promoted SA2, anything from re-releasing it in a slightly polished state to just putting it on sale. It's on Steam. Release it on Switch, I don't know. Promote those old games! They're not garbage!

as pointed out multiple times, it feels disingenuous to have a game where Shadow revisits his past in great detail when that part of his arc is effectively done. Newcomers might not know what a ShTH is, and no way they're going to promote that one, but games are supposed to be valid experiences through time, not just be locally relevant. Then again, Frontiers reopened the arcs of Amy moving on from being a lovestruck Sonic fangirl, Knuckles grappling with his role as the guardian of the ME and Tails gaining confidence away from Sonic, so I guess we're just doing the Adventure games 2.0 now.

this comes after years of the fandom reducing Shadow to his angst out of backlash for the 2010s (I still posits that his portrayal in Forces had nothing wrong with it), the fandom coming up with headcanons like "Shadow was tortured on the ARK because Gerald always saw him as a tool" to really squeeze as much pain from him as possible. So there is definitely this feeling of ST, once again, listening to the most vocal side of the fandom who's just in for the vibes of the blorbo and who hype his writing in SA2 despite it being the lowest point of his character (not in quality, but you know, he was a brainwashed villain and all).

I'm not angry, honest. I'm not a Shadow fan so I'm not personally invested, I'm still intrigued, I hope there are as many references as ShTH as possible and I'm already happy they remembered Battle. It just feels... iffy, the whole thing. Yes: it's just a marketing ploy for the kids who'll come out of the theatres fascinated with Shadow - and we still don't even know what they'll do with him.

[welcome-to-green-hills]

Alright. I need more of your precious headcanons. However, I want some of Tom, Sonic, Maddie, and Ozzie. Your last one made me feel happy

More headcanons?

😋Alright, challenge Accepted!😋

Tom and Sonic love to go to Burger Princess for two reasons: they make awesome chicken nuggets and fried pickles and they both get the Kid’s Meals because it comes with a crown. They both sit in the restaurant and eat with the paper crowns on their heads.

Sonic draws pictures a lot. He makes lots of drawings for Tom and Maddie. Maddie hangs them in the kitchen and in her office. Tom has a picture frame that has all three of them, and Ozzie, in it that he has on his desk.

Tom calls Sonic “Munchkin Lad” in reference to him being called “Donut Lord.” Sonic, used to to being called “Space Hog,” is taken back at first, but grows to love it instantly.

Maddie straight-up calls Sonic her “son.” She’s just awesome like that.

Since she is called “Pretzel Lady” by her son, she calls him “Little Pretzel Bite” to reference some soft cinnamon pretzel bites that the two shared at the mall in Springvalley.

Sonic calls Ozzie “Dough-Ball” in reference to all of the baked goods starting out as dough.

Together they are The Aveng—Nope! Sorry—they’re The Baked Goods Squad.

Anytime an eight wheeler or a sixteen wheeler semi-truck is on the road, Sonic freaks out and thinks of Dr. Robotnik. It sends Sonic into a panic attack, which leads Tom and Maddie to spend the rest of the day calming him down.

It also scares Sonic to be near any other scientist, he doesn’t know if they’re evil or not.

They’re watching the Wachowskis, the Wipples, and the whole town. They’re always watching them.

Sonic and Maddie are obsessed with buying shoes. They spend all day trying on shoes, buying shoes, and purposely go to places around town and in Springvalley to strut off their new kicks.

Sonic has a uniform that he wears when he goes to work with Tom. It’s a Greenhills vest with a badge and with “Munchkin Lad” on it. He also wears Tom’s hat and a pair of shades. Tom gets a huge kick out of it.

Sonic has nightmares of the events that have happened to him in the past. He doesn’t talk about them much, but he seeks comfort in Tom and Maddie by curling up next to them to sleep when he’s scared. Lots of blue fur on the comforter and on the pillows.

The three camp a lot in the forest. Sonic loves it because they stay in his cave that he’s tidied up for his parents friends to stay in, he’s very happy to have them stay in his home-away-from-home. Maddie loves to camp because she gets to meet the forest animals that Sonic has befriended, and can do yoga with them. Tom loves it because he has great childhood memories with the forest that he hopes to share with Sonic.

Sonic is friends with Bigfoot! No one believed him, not even Crazy Carl! Sonic and Bigfoot became friends when they fought over a bag of Doritos.

Tom and Maddie have fully accepted Sonic as their son. They don’t care what the USA government says, they accept him as their son 100%.

Sonic does swear, but it’s in his native tongue. Maddie and Tom think it’s cute because it sounds like hedgehog squeaks.

Sonic will squeak, chirp, and purr like Earth Hedgehogs do. Maddie has tried to learn some hedgehog squeaks and chirps and she’ll use it to speak to Sonic on occasion. Pretzel Bite gets a huge kick out of it and pick on Tom in their own secret language.

Sonic and Tom have sweat jars. Tom fills it up the most.

Ben Schwartz is an actual person in this AU. He is an actor and a comedian. Tom and Sonic watch Ben’s comedy specials on TV and they go on Ben’s tours around the country.

Ben Schwartz happens to be a big fan of Sonic and met Sonic and Tom at at one of his shows. Tom about passed out with excitement.

Sonic does not truly know his age, but he really wants a birthday party. To celebrate for Sonic, Tom and Maddie throw an anniversary party for him I’m the amount of years becoming a Wachowski.

The car bed was originally Tom’s. He kept it from his childhood to give to his own kid one day... which is why Sonic has it.

Tom is highly protective of Sonic, very. Maddie is as well, but she gets a kick out of how protective Tom is to him.

Sonic, Tom, and Maddie will work out together, even going on family jogs. Tom, however, cannot rum very far and passes out after running five miles. Maddie can run far, but she mostly drags Tom home. Sonic makes fun of Tom the whole time.

Tom coaches Sonic’s Little League game. They play against Springvalley all the time. The kids from Springvalley pick on Sonoc for being different, but Sonic’s team members are quick to kick Springvalley out of town.

Tom tried to get Sonic to join the Ultimate Frisbee League in Greenhills, but Sonic hated it because he tried to catch the frisbee like a dog would.

Maddie and Sonic treat themselves frequently at a spa. They both love to get massages, mud baths, and get their nails done. Sonic draws the line at getting them painted, he gets his claws cleaned instead.

Tom tucks Sonic into bed. Every night. He’s done it for a year now. It’s a thing that he does.

Maddie comes in to check up on Sonic, she often finds Tom sleeping in the beanbag chair near Sonic’s bed just to make sure that Sonic doesn’t have nightmares.

Sonic only allows Tom and Maddie to give him ear rubs and brush his fur. He imagines that this is what parental figures do for their own kids, even if they are human.

Sonic can purr like a kitten. It scared Tom and Maddie first, but now they get a huge kick out of it.

Just recapping, Sonic has ADHD and PTSD.

There is a reason why Sonic was saved by Longclaw when he was a baby. It is one of his earliest childhood memories and he hates talking about it.

Sonic’s instincts from living in the wild do kick in sometimes. Sonic will catch bugs around the house and eat them. Sonic will also randomly chase things. Tom and Maddie refer to this as his “Gremlin Moments”

Sonic is encouraged to have some downtime and/or get some rest in the afternoon by Tom and Maddie. He will only sleep if he gets to be in the middle of the couch between his two favorite people so he can lean on them.

Sonic and Maddie try to garden, but Sonic ends up digging holes the whole time and he begs Maddie to play Hide-and-Seek with him.

Tom tells Dad Jokes. All the time. He has a book that he keeps on his desk at work that he’ll read to Sonic to get him to stop misbehaving at work.

Sonic does not understand metaphors. He’s very literal. This is because he’s lived in isolation for years and lacks social interaction.

And that’s all that I can think of on the top of my head! I’m glad that I was asked to make more! I didn’t know that you were interested! Thank you, and I’m happy that you’ve liked the first round!❤️