#idk a lot about hedgehogs tho so uh

[cgarttrailsandtails]

Wait bro how can Sonic and the others see when doing a spin attack?

Cause like they roll themselves into a damn ball how do you know where you’re going!? Or like do they just hope they don’t spin themselves into a wall? How do they not get dizzy or something doing it? I have so many questions

Also I think that Silver (what with his psychokinesis) can probably just make himself into a missile if he has to and knows where he’s going. He can be a floating spike ball.

And you gotta know that it would hurt a lot to get hit by Sonic’s spin attack. I mean a speedy spinning ball of quills? OUCH! It’s good that they’re destroying robots in the game cause they at least don’t feel it 💀

[askconiepines]

"Y'wanna know more about me? What are you, a fucking cop???"

"I mean, some info won't hurt, I guess..."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -{☆}- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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-the name's Conie, Conie Pines. No it ain't my real name, fuck would ya need my name for?

-she/her, afab

-new to the streets, no clue how we got here

-You can also ask Denver about anything. He knows more than me, but he doesn't always give an answer...

-I like forests, hedgehogs, sewing... oh, and pinecones. I like them a lot, maybe bit too much

-I hate bugs tho. I hate alot of things, and even more people... but thats unimportant, amirite?

"You can ask me anything you'd like, honestly. I like talking, so I'll answer pretty much anything."

[[ OOC ]]

HII HELLO HII!!! just some info below I'd like to specify <3

It's my first time having a blog like this. I'll try to keep it up, and if my anxiety eats me alive then I'll just delete it ig.

NO HEAVY NSFW!!! slightly suggestive stuff or sexual jokes are alr, but nothing too much

Same with gore, but here the line is a little bit further than the NSFW one ykwim?

This will get deleted later, but uh, no idk what I'll post (especially for first post), idk when I'll post. I guess whenever I feel little to no anxiety or smt idk

Idk what else to add. Go send an ask bud <3 thx

[nr0r]

I am literally copying and pasting from Discord heck

You ever just wake up and get a lot of stuff to write down so you jump on that immediately before sleeping again? Like, jump on your computer to type it easier and all that? yeah. ok so I'm gonna honestly sit and hammer out why ZaDr is so shipped, despite the controversial status. Maybe put some logic/reasoning on this extremely old ship, prolly post this up on Tumblr or Twitter. Cause I'm extra about yesterday, and want to at least give people some form of clarity, cause that's nice to have. Ok uh. aHEM ANYWAY blabbing away aside:

ZaDr is extremely popular, and the biggest thing I hear most outta people other than moral out cries of 'age disputes' (we don't know ZIM's real age at all, and it's very possible he very well could still be a kid. There's stuff that supports this, but I'm not here to post my proofs for my very vanilla 'ZIM is actually a kid' AU. Maybe some other time. Whatever, moving on) and 'they hate each other/are enemies disputes' (enemies -> friends, as well as enemies -> romance is an age old trope and everywhere. Seriously. This is in every fandom just about and is inescapable. It even happens in canon in a lot of them.) So here's some clarity on why this gets shipped to hell and back:

The two have a LOT of common, in fact, a LOT more than the rest of the cast do. Their chemistry is prime for shipping compared to everyone else, despite the 'moral issues': -ZIM and Dib are both EXTREMELY passion/overly zealous about their goals, ambitions and beliefs to the point of ludicrousy and mockery. -People don't believe them and do not believe in them. At all. -They crave acceptance in their beliefs and ability to succeed in their goals. -They also crave acceptance/being commended/acknowledged by their superiors, who regularly put them down/mock them over their goals/ambitions/beliefs -They are so so so stubborn about this, despite the clear odds stacked against them -Both have no friends. Both are incredibly lonely and can only, realistically, confide in each other at this point. This has even happened in canon, tho that episode was never finished and aired (Mopiness of Doom) -This is the only ship with an episode like Mopiness of Doom -They fuel each other's ambitions and would be nothing without each other

These are the primary reasons why this gets shipped like crazy. Other ships exist, and boy howdy do I ship some of them too as I am shipping trash, but I'm willing to admit and accept there's very little in the way of 'proof' or chemistry for them. Some ships I ship that have no hope compared to ZaDr honestly:

RaZr: -A common trope. SuperiorxUnderling. But they got nothing going really -Seriously. RED fucking hates ZIM, and while this argument is used against ZaDr, Mopiness still happened. -RED actually regularly tries to get ZIM killed. Same with PURPLE. Both sent him to a part of the universe they thought would yield nothing in the hopes of ZIM dying off from the long travel/never returning/getting lost -All they have going for them is: 1. That trope and 2. They uh grew up together -ZIM will probably someday kill him and PURPLE tbh

TaGr. This is a VERY popular ship... but like: -What... what have they done together in screen time -Or transcripts -Or comics? -No seriously. What? Hardly anything at all. People just ship them cause they're both grumpy and girls tbh.

RaPr is ACTUALLY the only other ship that's very viable and has canon support that I can think of: -I don't have to explain this  -Just look at them -They're like. Married, dude! -MARRIED!!!

Gonna get into ships that I see are done to spite ZaDr, which... makes no... sense...Like... why do people ship ships to spite other ships...It's like me going up to a buffet of cakes, seeing people eating chocolate cakes mostly so I pick vanilla just to spite the chocolate cake fans and I'm all " -ZIM LAUGHTER- FOOLS!!! YOU INSOLENT EARTH-PIGS!!!! COWER AND TREMBLE AND CRY FOR I HAVE CHOSEN CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" like... what are they seriously gonna do....? Drop their cake and cry? No dude they're gonna keep eating lmao

anyway. anyway. salt aside, let's get into this:

GaDr (Gretchen and Dib romance): -Why? -They never... really... maybe a couple times in the comics and once in the show. But that's literally it. -All the people I have personally interacted with who ship this ship proudly proclaim it's to spite ZaDr like. Good for you?  -Like dawg it's ok if Shadow is my favorite Sonic character man. You don't... you don't gotta stan Cream the Rabbit just because so many people stan Shadow the Hedgehog. Like it's ok. It's ok. It's ok.

ZaSr (ZIM and Skoodge romance): -I actually enjoy this ship. It can be done cutely, but like... -Dawg, ZIM is AWFUL to Skoodge -Fucks him over -Mocks him -Nearly gets him killed a number of times -They got nothing going for them other than being short, being unfortunate and the same species

ZaTr: -The only straight ship I ship lmao -Ummmm -Again. Why. A lot of these 'spite ships' actually contain the problems people complain about most, but ignore in spite ships or when TAK is in the equation (DaTr) which I don't get, but like hey, I said what I needed to earlier already. -No seriously, WHY? I don't... because... enemies->romance, right? They just don't have enough material. It would be like if ZIM and Dib only had Nightmare Begins are their material, and that's it. If that were so, I too would be saying WHY?

I think this concludes my brain vomit, and I can finally get back to bed, but yeah idk. 

Disclaimer: It is fine to like ships, it is fine to dislike ships, but don't be a bully over it. I've seen tireless arguments against ZaDr that are honestly? Easily broken down through a couple google searches. This doesn't invalidate disliking something, but this doesn't mean it's 'right' either. All in all, we're all watching IZ 'wrong' by shipping these characters. Hell, we're watching it 'wrong' by even liking them enough or thinking any of them are cute. Seriously. At the end of the day, Jhonen hates how we're all going about fandom participation, and practically has since day one, even if there was nothing shipped ever (which is impossible tbh.) That's why he stirs the pot. That's why he likes to make crude/random statements just to get easy people riled up, and that's classic 'don't take the bait/feed the trolls' internet 101 at play.

And double Disclaimer: You simply cannot make noise against ZaDr over the joke of ZIM being ‘OLT AF’, and then continue on with TaGr and DaTr. You just cannot. You also cannot make noise against ZaDr for ‘moral’ reasons and then ignore... DaGr (Dib and Gaz). Seriously. That one has absolutely no fucking defense. None. That’s disgusting, that’s incest, that’s sick, that’s   I’m getting off topic but. Still bro.

[transparentheartz]

actually day 12!! oops!!

aw no, i hate that you still have a good few days until you get a break, really hope they're handy enough work days!!

i love that you're making friends at work!! i got to see my work friends today for the first time in a while and i didn't realise how much i missed them!

oh ahaha that's not a very healthy relationship, i don't think i've read that fic! is it by crinkly-eyed-boo? maybe? idk

i completely agree with that, stalia just worked v v well, it kept me watching. i never even thought of sterek tbh, it went over my head completely. coach wins in that show tho, such a good comedic relief character.

i mean i hope it'll work out... im cautiously optimistic. i've written three short ones actually, only actually proud of the last two, first one is a certified mess.

it's great you stayed intouch and have that connection, i don't really think i've had that with a friend before. i dont speak to my 'old' best friend, but as time goes on i'm realising maybe they werent a very good friend to me, i just hadn't seen it before.... have you had that before?

me too! but i dream a lot and very vividly with random 'plots'

hahaha i know it was a weird question!!! i didn't know what else to ask :///

i feel like louis is just fab at every age, it's unfair, but i do love hedgehog and peaky blinders (like xfactor judge) but fetus lou is something else... harry's eras are so defined it's ridiculous

would you be a big harry fan? and what about the other boys?

ooo fav performance, that's difficult... probably the fan project during right now that's in this is us, i just find it so so emotional and that song always hits me :(( like they lost and gained so much yanno... what's yours though??

ooo i think i've a good question, tea or coffee? and what's your typical order in a coffee shop?

hope today wasn't too tiring and maybe you'll get to go to bed early? i'll talk to you tomorrow!!

- your ss <33

hii!

yes it was by them, it’s called own the scars. i didn’t finish it, i think i got distracted but it was good.

i just always like crack ships that are never canon lol like thiam. and i loved coach he was so funny.

uh, i’ve never had friends that were bad to me no. sometimes by best friend can be selfish but i don’t think she’s bad to me.

i love all louis’ eras, pesky binders isn’t my fav tho i just wasn’t a fan of the hair cut.

i am a big harry fan. i would say sometimes i liked him less than other but only bc people over hyped him so much and made it seem like 1d would be nothing with out him that it annoyed me. which is dumb cause that’s not his fault .

i love niall, brunette niall could do anything he wanted to me. i wish me would come out with new music

i’m not a huge fan of liam’s music it wasn’t really for me. but i like him he’s okay. i don’t really actively pay attention to him or what he does. i like zayn too but i’m not a big fan of his music. they’re both really talented tho and i love them a lot cause they were a huge part of my life during 1d days.

my fav performance is the 2013 brit’s one way or another performance. idk why but i love it sm.

i like both tea and coffee. tea mostly when i’m sick or it’s cold out. i only get a caramel ice coffee. wby?

i’m very tired. i wanted to take a nap during work so bad lol.

hope your day was good!

[chandi800]

post/167757941123/ the questions underneath the primary colors

REDCrimson: What was an event that’s shaped you to be who you are today?-I mean, probably being saved haha. Kinda turned my life around, finding Jesus and all. ALSO I gotta give my high school drill team a little recognition just because that’s where I found all my closest friends and I honestly really loved drill team. It helped me shape who I am, as I was Becoming An Adult™.

Light Pink: Do you have stuffed animals?-Back at home, yep! I have some miscellaneous stuff from trips, a monkey I got while I was a smol child back in Germany, a Sonic the Hedgehog plush thing, a little Darth Vader, and probably just some various little things.

Blush: Are you single?-Boy howdy, I am.

Amaranth: What’s your favorite emotion?-Serenity

Cherry Blossom: How are you feeling right now?-Pretty okay. Very tired. I should probably go to bed soon but I r e f u s e.

Hollywood Cerise: What are your ambitions?-Not sure? Probably to just, be good at being an independent adult haha.

Razzmatazz: Favorite TV show?-I haven’t been into TV shows in a while. I really liked Doctor Who. I wanna get back into it. Netflix-wise, Black Mirror is good.

Rose: Where do you feel most comfortable?-Probably when I’m with my mom or @k1bitz, honestly.

French Rose: What is your favorite flavor?-I like a lot of salty things. Salt and vinegar chips are great.

Cameo Pink: Favorite movie?-Prrrrrobably Scott Pilgrim vs The World.

YELLOWFlax: Do you like going to the beach?-I don’t go a lot but it’s normally fun when I do!

Wheat: Who can you trust the most?-I feel like I answer with her a lot but probably @k1bitz, honestly. She’s a very dear friend of mine.

Laser Lemon: What kind of phone do you have?-iPhone 6s Plus

Gold: Are you high maintenance?-You know, prrrrrrrrobably a bit. I really try not to be though.

Mellow Yellow: How calm are you?-I’d say I’m a pretty chill person.

Unmellow Yellow: How high energy are you?-When I’m with someone I haven’t seen in a long time, I think I have a lot more energy because I’m excited and there’s just so much I want to talk about.

Papaya Whip: How honest are you?-I do my best. I’m honest most of the time. I only ever lie or give a little lie if I’m like super nervous or anything about someone or the situation, idk.

Transparent Yellow: Would you consider yourself to be special?-Not…really? I’ve been told that a lot growing up just because you know that’s how family is and what not. But honestly like…not really I guess haha.

Canary: Favorite song?-At the moment, it’s Smile by The Royal Concept.

Reed Yellow: Do you play an instrument?-I have a guitar! I know some stuff, kinda! I really want to get better at it.

BLUESky Blue: Would you ever want to fly?-I’ll assume we’re talking about regular flying and not the super ability or whatever haha. I’m not the biggest fan of flying. I’ll do it if I have to or if I’m really motivated to get to that destination. I’d probably stay up all night the night before so that I can easily sleep during the flight because hoo boy nothing really says ANXIETY like being 6 miles in the air and having your motion sickness messed with for a couple hours.

Periwinkle: Would you want to breathe underwater?-Oh I guess we were talking about super powers. Uh. Well, I’ll just leave the flight thing. You can probably assume I probably wouldn’t want to fly lmao. Anyways- probably not. I love swimming but eeehhhh, no thanks.

Powder Blue: Or control the weather?-Hm, no thanks.

Liberty: Become the president/prime minister?-Heck no.

Space Cadet: Become an astronaut?-Sounds like a dream, honestly. That would be really cool but again, flying isn’t my thing and I bet being in space would freak me out more lmao. Also their training doesn’t look…fun lmao. Props to the actual astronauts tho.

Celeste: Have perfect pitch?-I guess? That would be cool? Well- then I could sing in church without worrying about what I sound like lmao. I can’t sing.

Eton Blue: Become invisible?-Nah.

Indigo: Become immortal?-I would absolutely hate it, honestly. I get anxiety already sometimes when I think about how like- after I die and stuff like- it never ends? I’m just chilling up in heaven forever or like? Heck, idk tho, that used to be some weird fear(?) of mine and I’d just freak out over it which like- I need to chill lmao. I’ll pass on immortality.

Iris: Grow plants at will?-Sure, why not.

Whispering Blue: Or teleport?-Heck yeah.

Thanks for the asks, my good dude.“Color Asks”

[makkeuga]

92 statements

lol hello i was tagged by @thenctscenarios & @haedreamers to do this tag a while ago but bc I WAS GONE im doing it late asf so... lol

LAST

1. drink: coffee

2. phone call: my dad?? mom???? ??+ idk

3. text message: my mom again lol

4. song you listened to: cold weather company - wide-eyed

5. time you cried: lol yesterday i had a meltdown woops but i also got teary eyed today bc im a mess

HAVE YOU EVER…

6. dated someone twice: nope

7. kissed someone and regretted it: oh yes

8. been cheated on: nein

9. lost someone special: ahhh YES

10. been depressed: ;) full time job

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: yes sir

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12, 13, 14: black, mustard yellow & blue (baby blue & super dark like navy)

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. made new friends: OH YES 

16. fallen out of love: WOOPS yes

17. laughed until you cried: multiple times

18. found out someone was talking about you: uh i think so???

19. met someone who changed you: !!yes in both negative n positive way

20. find out who your real friends are: yeah i think so

21. kissed someone on your facebook list: yes lol multiple

GENERAL:

22. how many of your facebook tumblr friends do you know in real life: um hunter changed this to tumblr so im rolling w it so... ok three i think? and then ive also met @07jms irl even tho we live in different countries !

23. do you have any pets: yes one guinea pig since the other one passed away ;;

24. do you want to change your name: like daily IM A ROLLARCOASTER OK

25. what did you do for your last birthday: sat home lol but i had pizza

26. what time did you wake up: like i got up at 11 but idk at what time did i actually wake up

27. what were you thinking at midnight last night: um. no idea? i lose the track of time easily

28. name something you can’t wait for: the sweet embrace of death also blackbear’s concert

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: last night!

30. what is one thing you wish you could change in your life: certain horrible ass lgbt laws in finland that make me want to commit

31. what are you listening to right now: angus & julia stone - main street

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: o yes i have

33. something that is getting on your nerves: me, myself and i

34. most visited website: twitter? youtube?

35. elementary: sucked ass but had a great teacher for all of those six years

36. high school: im a drop out oeeee get on my level of fucking up ur own life 

37. college: bitch im gonna be that guy working at mcdonalds

38. hair color: my natural hair color is like ashy brown ugly gross but now its.. like.. ugly gross too bc idk what to do w it so its like blonde-orangeish-light brown

39. long or short hair: short

40. do you have a crush on someone: what is a feeling

41. what do you like about yourself: my strongest skill is being in denial about everything thats a positive thing

42. piercings: both ears and septum BUT I WANT MORE EAR PIERCINGS and a nose piercing too

43. blood type: who knows

44. nickname: andy lol also jamie calls me piggy ??? thats it. ok theres like other more irrelevant ones but u know

45. relationship status: issa complicated life

46. zodiac: gemini!

47. pronouns: he/him but i dont mind they/them bc gender is dumb 

48. favorite tv show: orphan black and hannibal and i rlly like marvel’s agent carter

49. tattoos: i have none but i want A lot! i want a sunflower on my wrist and a turn on/off button behind my ear and a mini pig & a hedgehog on my shoulders and stick figures and aaaaa

50. righty or lefty: rightyy

FIRST…

51. surgery: i havent had any

52. piercings: my ears when i was like in fourth grade

53. sport: i?? dont?? know?? i was a pretty athletic kid so i did all kinds of stuff

54. vacation: idk to sweden or norway probably

55. best friend: one girl and our brothers & parents were friends so she was my first friend too but we havent kept in touch after junior high school ended :(

56. pair of sneakers: I DONT KNOW

MORE GENERAL:

57. eating: ive got a safety pin in my mouth that im biting (get that oral fixation boi)

58. drinking: water

59. i’m about to: idk i should get dressed

60. listening to: dillon - gumache (the most unappreciated artist ever)

61. waiting for: dea-----,,,,,, um to get my shit togeter

62. want: my friends to be happy

63. get married: ”Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?”

64. career: bitcch i dont know

WHICH IS BETTER:

65. hugs or kisses: hands down hugs

66. lips or eyes: lips

67. shorter or taller: taller

68. older or younger: idk older but i dont rlly care

70. nice arms or nice stomach: ARMS

71. sensitive or loud: idk loud

72. hookup or relationship: neither?

73. troublemaker or hesitant: idk being the extreme is not good so idk

HAVE YOU EVER…

74. kissed a stranger: i think so

75. drank hard liquor: umyes

76. lost glasses/contact lenses: yeah i think so

77. turned someone down: yes sir

78. sex on the first date: nein

79. broken someone’s heart: pretty sure

80. had your heart broken: ? idk???? 

81. been arrested: no

82. cried when someone died: yeah when my uncle died when i was 11

83. fallen for a friend: yas gawd

DO YOU BELIEVE IN…

84. yourself: NO i dont think i exist

85: miracles: no

86. love at first sight: bitch i dont believe in love 

87. santa claus: i wISH

88. kiss on the first date: yes

89. angels: no

OTHER

90. current best friend’s name: jamie james papi 

91. eye color: like dark teal kinda AKA BLUE

92. favorite movie: i killed my mother, the fall, pride & the grave of fireflies

i tag .......... @07jms...............who else................ i Dont know lol 

[ms-erie]

Hi.

Answer the questions and tag 20 followers you’d like to get to know better! Tagged by: @human-edspresso and @fullmetalflame [Sorry. It’s late but thank you] Gender: Female Star Sign: Leo Height: idk, last I checked I was 159 cm/ 5″2 and that was 2 years back. I have no idea if I have gotten taller. I still feel short tho.  Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Hogwarts House: Gryffinclaw  Favorite Color(s): Red, Orange, Gray, Dark Purple, Gold Favorite Animal: Hedgehogs and Cats. [Pheonix, Sphinx, Cerberus] Average Hours of Sleep: Ehh.. around 2-6 hours depending on what I’m doing. I can’t sleep without finishing the stuff I have to do. Sometimes when there’re no classes 9-11 hours? (UNI why.)  Favorite Fictional Character(s): Sawada Tsunayoshi, Edward Elric, Akashi Seijuro, Bilbo Baggins... *shrugs* General ones. There are too many.  Favorite Singer/Band(s): Panic at the Disco, Ill Nino, Scar Symmetry, Fall Out Boy, Florence + The Machine, Halsey, Melanie Martinez, Imagine Dragons, Mechina, Lana Del Rey, Sia, Of Monsters and Men, Laura Aquelina, TWO STEPS FROM HELL... uh... *glances at music library* too many but these are the ones that I frequently listen to these days.  Dream Trip: All over the world but I’d like to visit Italy, Japan, and Germany first then learn everything about them.  Dream Job: Editor and Chief for Books.  When was this Blog Made: This blog was under a different name for a few years but I was inactive. I started being active 2-3 months ago?  How Many Followers: 66 followers. I have no idea how that happened but it did.  What Made you Decide to Make this Blog: I wanted somewhere to share my stuff (i.e music editing thingies, stories, poems, photography.) but as I followed a lot of other blogs, it became a really messy place, I’m too busy and lazy to create other blogs specifically for those stuff so.. *sleepy shrug* 

I have no idea who to tag: 

@otaku-alert  [Ey bro.] @onelettereffect  @animefreak1414 @hibari18fan

[alovelikesims]

Get To Know Me!

Tagged by @if-hedgehogs-could-speak​ :)

Rules: Answer the questions and tag 20 blogs you’d like to know better.

Star sign: Capricorn tho I really don’t act like one apparently lol

Height: Like 5'8" or 5'7" I honestly don't know

Time right now: 8:03 pm!

Last thing googled: I googled Vincente Fox because I wasn't quite sure who he was.

Favourite music artist: Well if this means of all time it's hard for me to answer it because I have so many fave bands. But currently, I've been listening to The Front Bottoms on repeat.

Last TV show watched: I honestly can't remember cause I watch youtube videos way more than I do actual tv shows

What I’m wearing right now: black PJ shirt, black sweatpants, socks and a sweater because I'm cold af

When did I create my blog: June 30th 2013 😅

What kind of stuff do I post about: sims stuff here, on my main blog, uh lots of aesthetically pleasing photos, shitposting, and uh... idk how to describe it but I guess I'm an SJW lol

Do I have any other blogs: Yeah way too many lol, the main ones I use are my personal blogs (I have a second one bc I can't log into my old one bc of stupid tumblr changes), my inspo blog, and my writing blog.

Do I get asks regularly: Not really, I tend to send more than I recieve!

Why did I choose my url: well, when I first created my simblr I chose chantelsims because I just really wanted to create my simblr but didn't have a url in mind, so it was basically temporary until I changed it to alovelikesims, inspired by the song A Love Like War by All Time Low and Love Like Woe by The Ready Set

Pokemon team: I don't know anything abt pokemon but team mystic I think? idk

Favourite colour(s): I don't rly have one, pink and mint green maybe?

Average hours of sleep: well I try to get 8 hrs but it doesn't always work out that way lol

Favourite character(s): hmm... Bender from Futurama, Jake from Adventure Time, Connie from Steven Universe, Pam from Archer, ELEVEN FROM STRANGER THINGS (I watch a lot of animated tv shows lol)

Dream job: a chef, graphic and/or 3D designer, web developer or a video game dev. I honestly have no idea what I'm gonna do bc I haven't gone to college yet and I have a lot of interests

I tag: @fanaskher, @theothersim, @bluupxels, idk anyone else who wants to do it?

[hella-gay-trash]

11, 20, 31, 42, 44, 52, 53

11. are you listening to music right now?No, that would worsen my anxiety 20. what is your favourite song at the moment?I have way too many favorite songs so I’m just gonna list a few songs I’m listening to on repeat atm;Connor’s main themeHostage (connor) theme Kara’s main theme Lonesome rider by volbeat feat sarah blackwoodRachel by prepSystemfehler soundtrack Do you hear the people sing 31. 3 random facts• my favorite rat accidentally bit me...again• “our” hedgehog has 3 pups and they are adorable• we sang and danced a lot today at work 42. favourite book(s)Bye-bye bruno & auch brave Mädchen tun’s by sabine deitmer Despereaux by kate dicamillo And uh.. Idk. Didn’t get to read a lot of books even tho I love reading & buying books 44. age you get mistaken for15-18 (by people who are at least 4 years younger than me) or 23-25 (by people who are about 20 years older than me.) 52. something i’m talented atBeing depressed?53. 5 things that make me happy• traveling • nature / animals• music / singing • being friends with you, again • sleeping

[vertyblog]

Let’s fucking talk about Sonic character design

because it’s 2:30am and I just saw a video about it that only talked about his actual design for like 2 minutes and spent the whole rest of the video talking about the video creator’s own feelings on the sonic franchise

i mean he didn’t hate sonic but he was still weirdly patronising about it so let’s fuckin go

Like I said it’s 2:30am go get your own visual aide SO let’s start out with classic sonic.

First thing’s first- he’s made almost entirely out of spheres and noodles, besides his quills. Besides the fact that he’s supposed to curl up into a ball and thus needs to be made of round shapes, the noodle limbs also mean that he has a full range of motion because the actual joint on the limb isn’t static, necessarily.

You can kinda see it in some of his sprites- sometimes his arm bends at a hard elbow and sometimes it’s like a pool noodle just kinda curving around. This is more important than it fuckin sounds- Sonic is an athletic character. Especially in modern cutscenes, he does stuff like pushups and stretches and needs to spend a lot of time running around so of course his limbs need to be extremely flexible even though his body (at the classic stage in the design) is pretty dumpy and inflexible.

Also note the colors of him. Besides his belly and colored mouth area being the closest connection he has to being an actual hedgehog beside being a pointy boy, the colored mouth also highlights that section of the head and separates it from the rest of it in a clean way which makes the fact that his head is Literally A Fucking Sphere less obvious and makes his little sidemouth more noticable which is important because it’s small and black lines don’t stick out much on blue.

Oh and his weird mono-eye seems off at first but between the blue majority of the head, the mouth region, and the white eyes, it divides his head into three little regions that all ALSO seem to merge into eachother because none of them are at a strict flat line, even the mouth, which is sorta bumpy at the top where it joins to the rest of the head. This is a weird description.

ALSO the mono-eye shape gives him the visual of always having angry eyebrows, which can definitely be modified by like, rounding out the angle or making it come to more of a triangular point for real anger. Or adding weird wrinkles to the middle part, which actually sorta works less weird than it sounds. But that effect is important to maintain Sonic’s ‘ttude and even when he’s not being angry gives him this sorta casual flippancy to his expressions like he’s always confident about his chances and determined to win. Which, he is, because he’s Sonic.

AND speaking of the colors and the way it separates parts of his body out- besides the belly providing some color contrast to the raw BLUE of the rest of him, his arms are ALSO skin-colored while his legs remain blue. First thing to notice about his arms- he’s a 2D character, so his arms are going to overlap with his body a lot. His body which, even with the belly in mind, is mostly blue. Especially with the little spikes sticking out behind where the arms join up, his arms HAD to be made skin-colored to still be visible from the sprite’s little 3/4 profile angle.

(btw note that Tails and Knuckles have arms colored like the rest of their body and DON’T have spikes behind their torso hmmmmmm)

Ok then we get to the SHOES. The red shoes is so obvious but I’m going to explain it anyway- they contrast the blue SO MUCH and always stick out which is obviously important because... he’s sonic, so, he runs a lot, so the fast part of his body is kind of a thing to focus on. Even if Sonic moved in a way that it was unclear what his legs were doing (even though they’re noodles so idk how that would happen) his shoes are big red beacons telling you “hey he’s probably running fast, you can tell cuz the shoes are moving” and the white stripes and big white sock thing (which was apparently supposed to be a part of the shoe? I like it better when they’re socks) help break up the shape a little but ALSO clearly identify where the shoe is in relation to Sonic’s leg even if you couldn’t see Sonic’s leg. Which is important cuz, uh, this is classic sonic still, so they don’t actually have soles on the shoes yet.

The buckles are technically a part of Classic Sonic design and just weren’t visible on the sprites but I’m not really sure what to say about them besides they’re neat and add some more unique color to the shoe region.

THEN WE GOT MODERN.

First thing’s first- Sonic got tall. He’s not 2D no more so he doesn’t need to be small and dumpy to fit into a little easy-to-control square that you see from the side. Now you can see him from the BACK! Or maybe ABOVE! Woah. That means his limbs need even more range of movement, so we’ve gotta stretch em out- especially since Sonic is trying to be SERIOUS right now so he can’t do the pool noodle thing anymore. Except he still kind of does, in Adventure 1? We didn’t really stop doing that for good until SA2.

Sonic’s legs are noticably longer than his arms, even in Adventure where he’s still kinda dumpy, and I don’t think that’s like... totally a realism thing, because as the games went on his legs kept getting longer and other characters didn’t get as long (until Riders where they went way too far and had to pull it back). It’s the same as the shoes- he goes fast, so he needs more freedom of movement and visual attention on the part that goes fast, which is the legs, in this case. Knuckles doesn’t need tall legs because he punches things. Tails doesn’t need tall legs because his tails are his main thing, and also because he’s the kid one, so he’s still short.

ALSO Sonic got green eyes! That seems like a weird thing, right? His eyes were already fine- but no, actually. Besides adding a tiny bit more visual detail, which obviously is important when you’re trying to use the big boy fancy 3D graphics of the... dreamcast... Uh, they also break up the color around Sonic’s eyes. Because that region of his head is pretty much just white and black otherwise, and the vibrant green sticks out since it’s only directly touching that black and white, which lets you follow his line of sight and see the emotions in his eyes clearer. Both pretty important in 3D gaming. Theoretically, I guess. It didn’t matter much in 2D because Sonic communicated his line of sight entirely with his big dumpy head, but in 3D you’ve got CUTSCENES to think about!

(Note- Most classic-sonic things that DID have to worry about this, Sonic Mania Adventures as a notable example, made the pupils more accentuated by making them smaller and his eyes bigger instead. Both valid! I like the green eyes tho.)

Also, Sonic’s quills used to be a lot shorter and pretty static to his head besides magically changing shape when he curls into a ball, but Modern Sonic’s quills are bigger, longer, and also kind of soft-looking? And they bounce when he moves around?

I think this is because now you have to look at Sonic from angles other than Sideways. The bigger quills are more obvious from other angles and also by their hair-like physics they now have, they can help sell momentum in directions other than Where Sonic Is Facing. For example, if Sonic falls off of something in a cutscene, his quills will flutter in the wind and point upwards slightly. They never needed to do that in 2D but in 3D, especially if you want cutscenes... which sonic definitely wanted, you’ve gotta start thinking of how to sell stuff like that.

Also his body kinda got elongated from a sphere into like, an oval, over time? I think that’s mostly just to give him a little bit more range of motion in 3D because he has a waist he can bend as opposed to his joints just being locked in place to the Torso Sphere.

I’m running out of steam- point is Sonic is super well-designed and he deserved more time than the video gave him fuck

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