#pre-sgw archie blaze

[blazeshowdown]

Welcome to the blaze showdown!

Inspired by @bestsonicshowdown @tailsshowdown @robotnikshowdown @silvershowdown @amyroseshowdown @tailsshowdown and @shadowsmackdown.

This is a poll based tournament to determine the best version of blaze the cat, consisting of 10 blazes! The roster will be:

Blaze the cat

Archie Blaze the cat (pre-SGW)

Archie Blaze the cat (post-SGW)

IDW Blaze the cat

Sir Percival

Blaze plush

Blaze Woman

Burning Blaze

Prototype Blaze

Sonic ‘06 Blaze the cat

Details will be in pinned post! Voting will start soon

[sonicuniversesmackdown]

The Fighters

Here are all of the winners who'll be fighting for the title of Ultimate Sonic Universe Champion. They are not arranged in chronological order, simply the order that I find them. Please do message me if there is a Sonic tournament winner who I've missed here, as this post will be updated frequently NOTE: I hit the limit for linking blogs, so the rest of the tournament fighters will be in a reblog

@bestsonicshowdown WINNER: Shadow the Hedgehog

@tailsshowdown WINNER: OVA Miles "Tails" Prower

@sonicgirlsmackdown WINNER: Rouge the Bat

@sonicseriesroboshowdown WINNER: E-102 Gamma

@sonicvillaindeathmatch WINNER: Metal Sonic

@knucklesshowdown WINNER: Movie Knuckles the Echidna

@sonicmalematchup WINNER: Knuckles the Echidna

@amyroseshowdown WINNER: Fleetway Amy Rose

@ultimte-green-sonic-fight WINNER: Surge the Tenrec

@sonic-instrumental-matchup WINNER: Stardust Speedway Bad Future (JP)

@thepeakofsonicmusic WINNER: Live and Learn

@thepeakofsonicmusic Stardust Sweep WINNER: Stardust Speedway Bad Future (JP)

@sonicxpoll Version One WINNER: Sonic X Miles "Tails" Prower

@stachebracket WINNER: Dr. Eggman

@idwsonicshowdown Version One WINNER: IDW Miles "Tails" Prower

@idwsonicshowdown Version Two WINNER: Dr. Starline

@supergenesisshowdown WINNER: Post-SGW Bunnie D'Coolette

@metallicmadnesstournament WINNER: Miles "Tails" Prower

@sonic-nonbinary-knockout WINNER: Shadow the Hedgehog

@ultimatearchiesonicbracket WINNER: Pre-SGW Bunnie Rabbot-D'Coolette

@silvershowdown WINNER: IDW Silver the Hedgehog

@blazeshowdown WINNER: IDW Blaze the Cat

@bestactualsonicshowdown WINNER: IDW Sonic the Hedgehog

@sonic-palooza WINNER: Miles "Tails" Prower

@tboyswagcompetition WINNER: Sonic the Hedgehog

@shadowsmackdown Version One WINNER: Sir Lancelot

@shadowsmackdown Version Two WINNER: Pre-SGW Archie Shadow the Hedgehog

@best-sonic-media WINNER: IDW Sonic Comics

@edgelord-battle-bracket WINNER: Shadow the Hedgehog

@themurderofsonic-knockout WINNER: Barry the Quokka

@sonicadhdswagbattle WINNER: Movie Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Wachowski)

@sonic-transfem-swag-tourney WINNER: Lanolin the Sheep

[sonicroyalrumble]

Bracket Reveal

The bracket is complete! I'll start working on the Wave 1 polls tomorrow, they'll be posted either tomorrow or Thursday.

Wave 4 is up!

Matches listed under the cut!

Wave 1 (Complete)

Scourge the Hedgehog (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Maxx Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Scourge the Hedgehog]

King Puff (Post-SGW Archie) vs. King Arthur (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: King Arthur]

Elias Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Monkey Khan (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Elias Acorn]

Alicia Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Princess Undina (Post-SGW Archie) [Winner: Alicia Acorn]

Sally Moon (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. King Arthur (SatBK) [Winner: Sally Moon]

Manic Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Romulus Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Manic Acorn]

Queen Angelica (Post-SGW Archie) vs. Princess Amy (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Queen Angelica]

Queen Aleena (Underground) vs. Sally Acorn (Archie) [Winner: Sally Acorn)

Wave 2 (Complete)

Blaze the Cat (Games) vs. King Kommamachs (AoStH) [Winner: Blaze the Cat]

Queen Vulpecula Huntar (Fleetway) vs. Blaze the Cat (Archie) [Winner: Blaze the Cat]

Sonia Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Duke of Soleanna (Sonic 06) [Winner: Sonia Acorn]

Sally Acorn (Dark Mobius) (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Jon O’Hedge (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Jon O'Hedge]

Royal ‘Corrupt’ Hedgehogs (Underground) vs. Sally (AoStH) [Winner: Royal 'Corrupt' Hedgehogs]

King Shadow (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Rob O’ the Hedge (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Rob O' the Hedge]

Ixis Naugus (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Sally (SatAM) [Winner: Sally]

Nigel Acorn (Post-SGW Archie) vs. Iron Queen (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Iron Queen]

Wave 3

Princess Alucion (Adventures) vs. Sally’s Mother (Post-SGW Archie) [Winner: Sally's Mother]

King Bee (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Charmy Bee (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Charmy Bee]

Sonic (SatBK) vs. Princess Elise (Sonic 06) [Winner: Sonic]

Tiara Boobowski (Sonic X-Treme, scrapped) vs. Alexander Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Tiara Boobowski]

Fiona Fox (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Dodon Pa (Team Sonic Racing) [Winner: Fiona Fox]

Maximillian Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Dark Queen (SatBK) [Winner: Dark Queen]

Charmy Bee (Fleetway) vs. Saffron Bee (Pre-SGW Archie) [Winner: Saffron Bee]

Princess Bubbles (AoStH) vs. King Soloman (SatSR) [Winner: King Soloman]

Wave 4

King Boom Boo (Games) vs. Sonic, Sonia and Manic (Underground)

King Sonic (Fleetway) vs. King Acorn (SatAM)

Ledian (Underground) vs. Princess Alicia/Anti-Sally (Pre-SGW Archie)

Mari-An (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Princess Gwendolyn (AoStH)

Reginald Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. King O’ Hedge (Pre-SGW Archie)

Queen Sauna (Underground) vs. Blaze the Cat (IDW)

King Shahryar (SatSR) vs. King Sonic (Archie)

Iron King (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. King Boom Boo (Sonic X) vs. Queen Hathor (Pre-SGW Archie)

[greenyvertekins]

On the one hand, I think I can kind of... see? what they were planning to do with Blaze in the Archie comics. Most people just seem to like plots wherein a badass hero is captured by the villains and stuff like that, and having them be trapped while the villain is gloating and using the hero's power for their own gain and what-not. It's just such a shame that Blaze almost always had to be busted out by other heroes, rarely herself, and couldn't even show off her badassery because she kept being defeated by heroes (or "heroes" like Team Dark Pre-SGW) and villains alike. Did she ever even win a fight against a villain that had captured her by herself without needing her friends to bail her out first?

A character as powerful as Blaze (The only female character with a super form mind you.) should not have been as easy to get the drop on so consistently as Flynn liked to make out.

[sonicshipbattles]

Preliminaries + Round One Match-ups

These images are quite daunting to look at, but don't worry, the full list of matches (along with notes about the match-ups) is listed below. Also, there are only six preliminaries this time and these will go live later today, though I'm not sure what time yet. All matches in the prelims and round one will run for 24 hours

GRID ONE:

TOP LEFT

[Winner of preliminary] vs Knuckles/Sonic (General) Knuckles/Chili Dogs/Sonic vs Knuckles/Sonic (OVA) Knuckles/Sonic (Boom) vs Knuckles/Werehog Knuckles/Sonic (Frontiers) vs Knuckles/Sonic (IDW) Knuckles/Sonic (Sonic X) vs Knuckles the Dread/Sonic Knuckles/Sonic (Pre-SGW Archie) vs Knuckles/Sonic (Post-SGW Archie) Knuckles the Dread/The Devil's Lighthouse (aka the blue Prism Shard) vs Knuckles/The Master Emerald Knuckles/his hat (Modern) vs Knuckles/his hat (OVA) Knuckles/his hat (TMoStH) vs Knuckles/no one

TOP RIGHT

[Winner of preliminary] vs Knuckles/Mighty (General) Knuckles/Espio/Mighty vs Knuckles/Mighty (Classic) Knuckles/Mighty/Shadow/Sonic vs Knuckles/Mighty/Sonic Knuckles/Relic vs Knuckles/Surge Knuckles/Morain vs Knuckles/Porker Lewis [Winner of preliminary] vs Knuckles/Espio (General) Knuckles/Espio (Archie) vs Knuckles/Espio/Silver Knuckles/Espio/Mighty/Silver vs Knuckles/Silver Knuckles/Julie-Su vs Knuckles/Julie-Su/Rouge Knuckles/Sally vs Tuxedo Knux/Sally Moon

GRID TWO:

BOTTOM LEFT

[Winner of preliminary] vs Knuckles/Rouge (General) Knuckles/Rouge (IDW) vs Knuckles/Rouge (Song lyrics) Knuckles/Rouge (Sonic X) vs Knuckles/Rouge/Sonic Knuckles the Dread/Batten Rouge vs Renegade Knucks/Rebel Rouge Knuckles/Rouge/Shadow vs Knuckles/Rouge/The Master Emerald Knuckles/Shade/Shadow/Sonic vs Knuckles/Shade/Sonic Knuckles/Sticks (Boom) vs Knuckles/Sticks (Modern) Knuckles/Maki Nishikido (Love Live) vs Knuckles/Sonia Knuckles/Barry vs Knuckles/Mike the Ox

BOTTOM RIGHT

[Winner of preliminary] vs Knuckles/Shadow (General) Knuckles/Shadow (Archie) vs Knuckles/Shadow (Sonic X) Knuckles/Blaze vs Knuckles/Blaze/Shadow Knuckles/Jet vs Knuckles/Metal Sonic Knuckles/Rouge/Shadow/Sonic vs Knuckles/Shadow/Sonic [Winner of preliminary] vs Knuckles/Amy (General) Knuckles/Amy (Boom) vs Knuckles/Amy (Post-SGW Archie) Knuckles/Amy/Rouge/Shade/Shadow/Sonic vs Knuckles/Shade Knuckles/Amy/Rouge/Shadow/Sonic vs Knuckles/Amy/Shade/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Amy/Sonic vs Knuckles/Amy/Sonic/Sticks (Boom)

Match-up Notes:

Different variations of the same ships have been grouped together as best as I could. Where there were preliminaries, versions of the ship that received low nominations were included in the preliminaries. The reason for grouping them together is so that the strongest version of each ship will go furthest (also to stop a single ship sweeping all corners of the grid lol)

As the most submitted ship, SonKnux has been placed on the top left side of the grid

As the 2nd most submitted ship, Knuxouge has been placed on the bottom left side of the grid

As the 3rd most submitted ship, Knuxadow has been placed on the bottom right side of the grid

As the 4th most submitted ship, KnuxMighty has been placed on the top right side of the grid

[major---tom]

I'd also like to point out, that I personally prefer archie Shadow over prime Shadow because he looks down on "wanton destruction" (as you can see him say in the screenshot above ^ while he's talking to metal sonic).

He doesn't like unnecessary violence and harm. He's a firsthand victim to destruction, the ARK wasn't just a research facility, it was an entire space colony. There were families and civilians caught in the GUN massacre, everyone lost their home that day, and it's unknown how many more lives were lost besides Maria's. Of course he would hate unnecessary violence and reckless destruction, he experienced the consequences of it himself, and knows how deeply and permanently it can affect you. In the Archie comics you often see him bringing fights into open clearings, or even putting out the fires afterward (shown above). He'll even get angry with Omega and Rouge for overkill. He just wants to avoid dealing any more trauma or making anyone feel unsafe in their own home and land, which is why he's often at odds with Sonic, who believes in only acting defensively after the damage has already been dealt, and is often reckless about where he's fighting and what buildings might be getting caught in the middle (omg a rivalry that makes sense and is justified on both sides, crazy /sarcasm).

Prime Shadow however, keeps decking Sonic right in the face over and over out of impulsive anger and rage. In his introduction he's smashing through any obstacle in his way and ripping up their home just to reach Sonic and land a hit, not even blinking at the boulders he's splitting in half or the trail of chaos they're leaving behind them in their chase, and Sonic remarks that Shadow does this to him often to the point that he never even knows why hes being attacked anymore. He's more focused on getting his anger out on Sonic than rebuilding their home or finding a solution. It just doesn't make sense considering his origins, and what he's been a victim to. In Sonic Battle he says "There's no need to repeat past tragedies! Nobody else ever needs to go through the things I have."

It's true that he's aggressive and more willing than Sonic is to resort to violence or to even kill (black arms, eggman, emerl), but it's not because he wants to cause destruction, it's because he's willing to do whatever it takes to avoid that potential destruction before it can even unfold. Even if he doesn't get along with the people he's protecting very well, he still believes they deserve peace and safe homes. I mean, it's still Shadow, hes still rather antisocial and rude despite that all. I didn't screenshot it, but that whole comic-issue he's with Blaze and Marine, when he isn't blatantly ignoring Marine he's being downright rude to her and not even bothering to get her name right.

Anyway, archie Shadow superiority vote Pre-SGW archie shadow

[chao-chachaslide]

LRB is gay/lesbian confusion followed by them wanting to kill you

[k9ofchaos]

K9′s Ramblings #14: Sonic Rivalries

Here in this installment of K9′s Ramblings, I’m gonna set up a cross continuity list of important rivalries within the Sonic franchise. Now let me lay down the law a bit here. The criteria for this list is rivalries that either already exist or should exist based on how anime they would be, spinoff potential and other factors I haven’t thought about yet. With that out of the way, let’s get started:

Sonic the Hedgehog:

Shadow the Hedgehog: The Arch-Rival of Sonic himself. A rivalry which is super anime.

Knuckles the Echidna: The OG rival to Sonic before Shadow, Silver and everyone else came along. Nowadays is just a friendly rival to Sanic, which is a natural progression for both their character arcs.

Silver the Hedgehog: Another friendly rival to Sonic who started out as a more antagonistic rivalry due to circumstances out of each party’s control. Considering how Silver, Sonic and Shadow are often labeled as the “Triple S Trio”, I could argue that Silver would either be a great secondary arch rival to Sonic or co-arch-rivals with Shadow to Sonic. I’d definitely like to see him and Sonic act more playfully cocky towards each other, especially in the IDW comics.

Jet the Hawk: Sonic’s primary extreme gear rival, and nothing else to be honest. 

Metal Sonic: This rivalry is more on the antagonistic side than the intense (Shadow) or friendly (Knuckles) side. But I guess this is what happens when a boss battle is so iconic that the character transcends boss-hood.

Johnny: I don’t see much in this rivalry to be honest. It was only around during the Sonic Rush games and I just view Johnny as a glorified second-in-command pirate to Captain Whisker.

Antoine D’Coolette: He (at least his Pre-SGW counterpart) was listed as one of Sonic’s rivals (especially when it came towards winning Sally’s affection) in the Sonic Wiki, so if the Freedom Fighters ever come back to the comics (or hell, maybe even make their own game debuts), I would like their rivalry to be explored more. I could see Twan himself working well with sword play mechanics similar to the ones from Sonic and the Black Knight.

Ash Mongoose: Not so much of a rival but more of a guy jealous against his girlfriend’s former boyfriend. Just adding him here for the sake of completion.

Monkey Khan: Similar to Ash, except these two have actually fought in combat before from what I can tell. If they ever resumed making Sonic Storybook games, he’d be fitting for the role of Sun Wukong in a Journey to the West adaptation. Or a game covering all four of the great classical novels of Chinese literature for that matter.

Geoffrey St. John: Similar to both Khan and Ash in that while I see his squabbles with Sonic over the love of Sally as more petty than anything else, at least I could see him hold up in a fight with Sonic unlike Ash.

Scourge the Hedgehog: Ah yes, the green evil clone of Sonic himself. I kinda like this jackass enough to feel a bit sad that he got purged during the Pendering. Hopefully Penders loses the copyrights/trademarks to what were essential his glorified Donut Steels and is forced to give them back to Sega.

Bean the Dynamite: I honestly have no idea why Bean is considered enough of a rival to Sonic to be included the rivals section of in his Pre-SGW Archie article.

Sam Speed: This rivalry is exclusive to the confines of the Sonic X continuity and is only listed here for completion’s sake. Couldn’t stand this guy’s ego. If the only way you can go fast is through a race car and a Hedgehog speedster can break the sound barrier, then you are already outclassed.

Swifty the Shrew: Just like the guy mentioned above, this rivalry is exclusive to the confines of the Sonic Boom continuity. I honestly cringed while watching the episode because his dialogue was so corny they sounded like an old man executive’s idea of a cool guy. But I’m pretty sure that was what they were going for as a joke. But still. *shivers*

Mighty the Armadillo: I wouldn’t mind or be surprised if Mighty and Sonic had a friendly rivalry going on. Hell, in one of the comics I have, Mighty was teasing Sonic over his big ego. So it’s not like such a development wouldn’t come out of nowhere.

Fang the Sniper: Out of all of what I like to call the “forgotten furries”, I see Fang (along with Mighty) as the strongest contenders to be rivals of Sonic. Though I’m not sure if Fang should remain a villain or be turned into a super reluctant anti-hero. Perhaps Bark could be the moral conscience of Team Hooligan that would ultimately convince Fang to do good deeds if the circumstances are dire enough. (Like if some ancient evil is planning to wipe out all of existance or something.) Bean would go along with whatever because he’s a true wildcard, he doesn’t care much about normalcy whatsoever.

Shadow the Hedgehog:

Sonic the Hedgehog: Not much to say that was already said in Sonic’s section.

Silver the Hedgehog: If there were to ever be an anime style training montage, I could see Shadow giving pointers to Silver (and Sonic as well) how to better harness Chaos Control as a contingency plan against whatever threat they’d be going up against during that particular story arc, be it game, comic, cartoon or whatever medium it’s taking place in.

Jet the Hawk: I’m honestly surprised Jet was listed as one of Shadow’s rivals in the first place. Must’ve been related to the plot of Sonic Free Riders or something.

Knuckles the Echidna: I really liked how their rivalry was depicted in the Post-SGW Archie Comics. But remember that thing I mentioned in the Shadow-Silver rivalry section? Well for that particular training session, I can see Knuckles and Shadow as sparring partners in that regard in order to strengthen each other’s innate Chaos related powers. While Shadow would focus on general chaos emerald usage by fine tuning his Chaos Spears and Chaos Blasts, Knuckles would focus more on strengthening his connection to the Master Emerald. Which I assume would give him the ability to manipulate green Master Emerald energy like in that fight he had with Doctor Finitevus or his All-Star Move from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed.

Eclipse the Darkling: Shadow’s primary antagonist/rival hybrid from the comics. I see Eclipse as the Metal Sonic to Shadow’s Sonic. Plus if Shadow gets his own comic book (or game) spinoff from IDW (or Sega), he would make a great addition to Shadow’s rogues gallery (a subject I will touch upon in a future “K9′s Ramblings” entry.)

Fang the Sniper: Headfanon time! Honestly, I could see Fang and Shadow hanging out at their local shooting range arguing over whether the pistol (Shadow’s preference) or the revolver (Fang’s preference) are the best handguns like the firearms nerds they truly are. This rivalry was inspired by this piece of fanart ( https://www.deviantart.com/tigerfog/art/SegaSonic-Sunset-Showdown-112185195 ) of the two having a good old-fashioned Mexican Standoff.

Geoffrey St. John: Honestly, I could see a rivalry between Shads and Geoff working better than the one Geoff had with Sonic. Especially since ones a government agent working for the Kingdom of Acorn while the other works for the G.U.N. organization (which is very S.H.I.E.L.D. like now that I think about it). A case of democracy versus monarchy if you will.

Silver the Hedgehog:

Sonic the Hedgehog: I’d like to see Silver act more cocky towards Sonic, but in a good teasing way. Plus, I could see these two pulling off a “fastball special” very well.

Shadow the Hedgehog: You know what, maybe Silver would make a great sparring partner with Shadow as well. Since they could practice their own special abilities (Psychokinesis and Chaos Powers) towards each other. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a one-sided deal of Shadow teaching Silver (and Sonic by extension) how to not fuck up the basics of Chaos Control.

Knuckles the Echidna: Can’t think of a clever way to distinguish the Silver-Knuckles rivalry section from the other Triple S entries on Knuckles. I guess Hedgehog/Echidna rivalries go as deep as their Saiyan/Namekian counterparts?

Rouge the Bat: I’m pretty sure she was listed in Silver’s rivals section of the wiki article because of the Sonic Rivals game. But whatever.

Miles “Tails” Prower: Same deal as Rouge above.

Metal Sonic: This one’s kinda more believable considering how headstrong Metal can be with basically anyone he encounters.

Espio the Chameleon: I know they’re good friends and all, but I could see them as friendly rivals towards each other.

Blaze the Cat: During that training session for that hypothetical apocalyptic encounter with a powerful enemy, Blaze would be Silver’s primary sparring partner as a way for both of them to unlock the potential of their latent kinetic abilities. *cough cough cue silvaze moment cough cough*

Knuckles the Echidna:

Rouge the Bat: Knux’s primary rival since the Sonic Adventure 2 days. Though it’s gotten friendlier as the years progressed nowadays. If Knuckles were to ever get a treasure hunting spinoff, I could see their rivalry get more intense in that regard.

Sonic the Hedgehog: Pretty much covered in Sonic’s section.

Emerl the Gizoid: Don’t know much about Sonic Battle’s story, but I’m guessing that the events in that game made them rivals when it came to conflicting goals.

Storm the Albatross: Just like Sonic and Jet, this is Knux’s primary extreme gear rival, other than that, not much going for this rivalry. 

Silver the Hedgehog: I could see Knux and Silver as being secondary sparring partners towards each other. Perhaps they could have a similar relationship to the one depicted in this Sasso Studios ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu28DwBwSDk ) video.

Shadow the Hedgehog: One thing I will say that I didn’t say in the other sections is that their rivalry works on so many levels since both of them are headstrong assholes whose stubborn attitudes can lead to conflict if their goals are conflicted and/or inconvenienced in anyway shape or form. 

Thrash the Tasmanian Devil: Knuckles’s primary antagonist/rival double whammy whose origins lie strictly within the comics. Like I mentioned before, hopefully Sega wins back the rights to all the characters Penders created like how Hasbro won the rights to Shockwave’s name back after that period where he was referred to as “Shockblast” during the Energon show.

Fang the Sniper: Again, if Knuckles got his own treasure hunting spinoff, I could see Fang having a rivalry with both Knux and Rouge over who gets the berried treasure. In terms of occupations, Knux is a Guardian of the Master Emerald, Rouge is a Spy/Thief and Fang is a Bounty Hunter/Mercenary.

Miles “Tails” Prower:

Wave the Swallow: As with Sonic and Knuckles, she is Tails’s primary extreme gear rival and nothing much more.

Doctor Eggman: While the Eggmeister himself may be Sonic’s arch-nemesis, he and Tails are definitely worthy opponents to each other when it comes to being men of science.

Battle Kukku XVI a.k.a. “Speedy”: I would say that Speedy is to Tails what Metal Sonic is to Sonic. In that both of them are minions to a prominent member of their respective rogues galleries. (Something that I will dedicate another “K9′s Ramblings” to sometime in the near future.)

Amy Rose:

Rouge the Bat: Going by the wiki, they really don’t get along well, at all.

The Babylon Rogues (Jet, Wave, Storm): Whoa, I guess Amy really hates these birds as a collective. I wouldn’t blame her, considering how much of a smarmy douche Jet tends to be.

Sally Acorn: I said in the previous post that I like both Sonamy and Sonally, so let me be clear that I think their rivalry would be friendly and on good terms. Okay? Okay. Moving on.

Rouge the Bat:

Knuckles the Echidna: Not much to say that hasn’t already been said in the Knuckles section, that’s for sure.

Miles “Tails” Prower: Well, she did teasingly kiss Tails in the Sonic X adaptation of Sonic Battle, so I could see it working in that regard.

Wave the Swallow:

Amy Rose: Same as in Amy’s section, these two don’t get along very much. 

Vector the Crocodile: I was not aware the Vex and Rouge had a rivalry going on until after browsing the wiki a bit. So here it goes.

Blaze the Cat:

Amy Rose: I see them as friendly rivals. Mainly because I was inspired by this image ( https://www.deviantart.com/mitzy-chan/art/Keijo-Amy-vs-Blaze-667017201 ) by Mitzy-Chan/Blue Chika parodying the Keijo anime/manga series.

Silver the Hedgehog: I can see these two being friendly rivals of sorts. Especially if they’re the kind to tease each other about it. Plus they’d also probably be the types to do some sparring matches as a form of training.

Shadow the Hedgehog: I can see Shadz respecting Blaze’s power/fighting ability and vice versa. Both of them are the serious types after all.

Sonic the Hedgehog: The wiki does list them as “partners in combat”, so there’s that. Plus the Blaze vs Sonic boss battle is super duper anime as hell. It was like a boost/spin dash beam struggle.

Bunnie Rabbot: Honestly, I only put her here because of this shitpost image I saw one time where Blaze got jealous of Bunnie’s... *ahem*... “assets”, if you know what I mean. 

Vector the Crocodile (and the Chaotix Detective Agency in general, but mostly Vex):

Rouge the Bat: If the Chaotix got their own Phoenix Wright style detective crime drama visual novel, then I could see Rouge being adversaries towards them when it comes to breaking the law by stealing jewels.

The Babylon Rogues (Jet, Wave, Storm): I’m guessing this was from the time when Vex filled in for Big on Team Rose during the events of Sonic Free Riders. 

Shade the Echidna: Since she may or may not be based on Julie-Su, I figured I put her as a rival to Vector as a nod to that trivia piece. Plus I was kinda inspired by this fanart pic ( https://www.deviantart.com/knockabiller/art/Throwing-Shade-681549963 ) of them interacting. And look, they’re even doing a fastball special in that piece.

Team Hooligans (Fang, Bean, Bark): Just like with Rouge, if the Chaotix got their own detective spinoff games, then the Hooligans would definitely be adversaries to them. Whether they’d be criminals on the run or gruff bounty hunters working with the law is (somewhat) up for debate.

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That about covers it for now. Next time I’ll be covering potential rogues galleries for IDW Sonic spinoffs if they ever decide to go down that road. But until then, take care now.

[chelseacatgirl]

July 19th, 2017 was the day Archie Sonic Comics died.

I grew up with the comics and read them as a child.

It all started in 2013 when Ken Penders sued Archie and took away the characters and concepts he originally made for the comics back when he was a head writer of the series (until 2006 where Ian Flynn took over,) in which Penders then used these characters and concepts for his upcoming rip-off graphic novel series called "The Lara-Su Chronicles", which nobody's gonna like.

Afterwards, Archie rebooted from Pre-SGW to Post-SGW, which is much like the Sonic games, but sadly, it only ran for 4 years, because the next issues for the comics suffered so many delays, but now Ken Penders murdered Archie Sonic by splitting Sega and Archie apart, thus cancelling the upcoming issues for Sonic the Hedgehog's 291st *Sonic 3 & Knuckles/Final Chapter of Genesis of a Hero*, 292nd, 293rd and 294th issues *both the three taking place after the Shattered World Saga*, Sonic Universe's 95th, 96th, and 97th issues *A new arc, featuring a deeper look in Antoine's origins, Bunnie's adventures in the Sol Dimension with Blaze, and Amy, Cream and Sally's quest to repair Nicole*, and most importantly Sonic Megadrive's final chapter being called Overdrive, which would of been an epic finale, and also the planned Sonic Underground finale Ian Flynn was working on, but now these stories ended with a cliffhanger, just like SatAM, which would of have a third season, but was cancelled, and Sonic Underground, in which Sonic, Manic, and Sonia would of reunite with their mother Queen Aleena and become the Council of Four, defeating Dr. Robotnik and restore peace back to Mobius, that was intended to be in the official comic finale.

The 98th Issue of Sonic Universe would of focus on Rotor the Walrus due to the fact Sonic Universe has 4 chapters of the story arc. Also in Post-SGW, Sally's mother would possibly be named Queen Nicole Acorn, and show what happened to her later in the series, and we would of seen the new foe in the 95th issue, plus much more of Antoine's past prior to living in the Kingdom of Acorn in Post-SGW too. Plus Sonic Universe would reach a 100th issue as a milestone, and so would Sonic the Hedgehog's 300th issue, plus next year would been the series' 25th anniversary and would of done something special too. But these will never happen due to being cancelled.

It's not Sega's fault nor Archie's fault either, it's all Penders' fault. We'll all miss Archie Sonic.

R.I.P. Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics.

1993 - 2017

However, next year, there's gonna be new Sonic Comics by IDW, the same company that makes the Skylanders comics and My Little Pony comics, and I'm so excited! :D

This pic is drawn on Comic Workshop 2.

Sonic series (c) Sega/Sonic Team

1993 - 2017 Comic Adaption (c) Archie Comics

Upcoming Comic Adaption in 2018 (c) IDW Publishing

Chelsea the Cat (c) Me

Comic Workshop 2 (c) Collavier

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Happy Shameless Romance Day, everybody!

And to celebrate, I’ll be listing off my top ten favorite Sonic ships!

NOTE: This will not really be in any particular order, because I’m lazy like that. Most of these ships are relevant only in the Archie Comics universe. And if you don’t like these ships, then that’s fine! Just my opinion here.  

Sonally (Sonic x Sally)

Yeah, I’m probably gonna get some hate for preferring this over Sonamy. And (speaking from the perspective of the Archie Comics/ Satam), this ship just... works. Sally is the one who keeps Sonic grounded (and her strategies are most likely a main reason why he didn’t kill himself while fighting Robotnik). And in return, Sonic helps her to lighten up and see that life isn’t all about the war. 

Sure, they’ve had their moments (”The Slap”, anyone?). But the reason that happened is explained in two words: Bad Communication. Sally wanted commitment and security. Sonic was a free spirit and didn’t want to be tied down. Neither of them were mature enough to handle a full-time relationship at the moment, and that’s okay. 

But that doesn’t change the fact that they genuinely like each other. They’re each other’s other half, and when they’re together, they make each other happy. And that’s what really solidifies their relationship: they need each other.

Scourgiona (Scourge x Fiona) 

Oh, where to begin with how much I adore this ship...

Say what you want, but I think Scourge actually loves Fiona. Just because he’s a jerk, it doesn’t mean he can’t be sincere about something. Yeah, he’s a prick. And yeah, he might have started going out with Fiona just to piss of Sonic. But there’s no denying that these two have a spark. 

And as for Fiona, she’d do anything for him, even get herself arrested just to help break him out of Zone Prison. Even after he snaps at her, she understands that he’d under a lot of stress. Besides, she knows how to tolerate/ handle his anger management issues. She helps him be better- if only a better criminal.

They may not be the lovey-dovey, hand-holding couple, but there’s no doubt that they love each other.

Khanally (Monkey Khan x Sally)

That awkward moment when you really don’t want to like a ship, but at the same time, you do...

Yeah, I’ve got mixed feelings on this one. On one hand, I want to ship Sally with Sonic and no one else. But on the other... DANG IT, WHY ARE THEY SO SWEET?

ERRGG... KILL MY HEART BEFORE IT FEELS TOO MUCH

But seriously, I think that, while not my favorite Sally pairing, this is a pretty good ship. Similar to Sonally, these two complete each other. They help each other to be better people and to overcome their individual weaknesses. Both understand the stress that comes with being royalty, which would be extremely helpful if they ever got together in the future.

Knuxamy (Knuckles x Amy)

This is something I really only ship in the post-SGW universe.\

AND MAN DO I SHIP IT

The writers probably didn’t mean for this to be shipped, BUT I DON’T CARE IT’S ADORABLE

Rotorcole (Rotor x Nicole)

[Credit to IeshaKeliTulop. Xir art, not mine. It was also the only fan art of these two that I could find.]

I dunno, this ship’s just always appealed to me. 

I know full well that Rotor’s supposedly gay (according to Penders), but I just don’t buy it. And I also am aware that the most popular person to ship Nicole with is Sally, but I honestly see them remaining as best friends and nothing more.

And this just makes sense to me- the guy who lives and breathes technology, paired up with the girl who is literally technology. Both are sweet and kind, and loyal to the Freedom Fighting cause. 

I don’t know how else to describe it, but these two just seem to be right for each other.

Manouge (Manic x Rouge)

Yes, I am aware that these two have never met canonically BUT I DON’T CARE

[My art, sorry for the bad picture quality]

Similar to Rotor and Nicole, this is one of those ships that just feels right. And to prove it, I will dazzle you with my incredible math skills.

1 sneak thief + 1 sneak thief ÷ They’ve never met x BUT THAT DOESN’T MATTER + They would totally go out stealing stuff together which is sweet and super romantic = THIS SHIP

And as you’ve probably figured out by now, I have a D in Math. Doesn't change that I love this ship.

Tailmy (Tails x Amy)

Okay, so the only place I really ship this is in the pre-SGW universe (and kind of in Sonic X...? But not really...?). Here’s my reasoning/ headcanon: Amy’s smart. She knows deep down that, no matter how hard she tries to make him like her, Sonic just isn’t interested. And that hurts. 

But here’s the thing!: Tails knows exactly how that feels, due to his experience with Fiona. They bond over this, becoming closer as friends. Soon that friendship blossoms into romance.

And that, my friends, is how M:25YL should’ve been. Not Mina x Tails. Amy x Tails. No one cares if Mina disappears forever, but Amy should’ve been there and-

I’m getting off track here. 

The point is, I think these two would be happy together. And that’s what matters~

Tailsream (Tails x Cream)

Another Tails ship!

Ooooh, this one’s so sweet it’s giving me cavities...

I love this ship so very much. It’s like one of those things where at first, you don’t know why you like it so much, but then it dawns on you...

THEY’RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER

At least in my headcanon, anyway. I kind of think about them in terms of how Kristoff and Anna worked in Frozen (forgive me for saying speaking of the F word). Not really romantic at first glance, but when you look at it harder, it can’t be avoided. Their personalites mix beautifully, and... I don’t know. It’s hard to explain. I love this ship.

Snivina (Snively x Regina)

I have kind of a soft spot for villains who are head over heels for one another and are genuinely loving to their partner (hence why I enjoy Scourgiona so much). These two fall right into that category.

It’s just so... satisfying to watch their love. Regina puts aside that Snively’s an unattractive little squirt and sees him for who he really is: A criminal and scientific mastermind. Through each other, they’ve found love, which is only strengthened as they partner up to conquer Mobius.

Buntoine (Bunnie x Antoine)

Probably the best ship to come out of the entire Sonic franchise. No joke.

Seriously, these two are the poster children for well done canonic pairings. Not only do they depend upon one another and are given equal value to the story, but they help each other grow as characters. They live for the other and would die for them too. 

This, dear readers, is what true love looks like.

Now all that’s left is a few...

HONORABLE MENTIONS!

Boom!Sonamy (Sonic x Amy)

Boom is literally the only place I have ever shipped Sonic and Amy. And that’s because it’s the only place I can ever see it working out.

Scourgirror (Scourge x The Mirror)

Hey, if Scourgey doesn’t end up with Fiona, the only other person good enough for him is himself~♥

Shadally (Shadow x Sally)

While not something I’ll fangirl about, it’s definitely something I support. 

Silvold (Silver x Gold)

Because I prefer her over Blaze. (Blaze just doesn’t seem like the romantic type. Like, at all.)

Knuxsu (Knuckles x Juli-Su)

Yeah, it works, but... come on, did anyone else think at first that Su was a genderbent version of Knuckles from another zone? I know I did.

[blazeshowdown]

Blaze Showdown

A total of 5 rounds, each having 2 polls, with the finals being one poll.

Round 1: (Concluded)

Blaze plush VS. Blaze Woman - Winner: Blaze plush!

Archie Blaze (pre-SGW) VS. Archie Blaze (post-SGW) - Winner: Archie Blaze (post-SGW)!

Round 2: (Concluded)

Prototype Blaze VS. Blaze plush - Winner: Prototype Blaze! Plush came close

IDW Blaze VS. Archie Blaze (post-SGW) - Winner: IDW Blaze won by a mile!

Round 3: (Concluded)

Sir Percival VS. Burning Blaze - Winner: Burning Blaze managed to triumph over our beloved sword lesbian

Blaze the cat VS. Sonic ‘06 Blaze - Winner: Blaze the cat, the original one, won as predicted

Round 4: Semi-Finals (Concluded)

Prototype Blaze VS. Burning Blaze - Winner: Burning Blaze!

IDW Blaze VS. Blaze the cat - Winner: IDW Blaze!

Round 5: FINALS (Concluded)

Burning Blaze VS. IDW Blaze - Winner

[blazeshowdown]

Round 1

[sonicroyalrumble]

Round Two Bracket

Round Two is coming up! As soon as I get the time to make the polls

Matches listed under the cut!

Wave 1

Scourge the Hedgehog (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. King Arthur (Pre-SGW Archie)

Elias Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Alicia Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie)

Sally Moon (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Manic Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie)

Queen Angelica (Post-SGW Archie) vs. Sally Acorn (Archie)

Wave 2

Blaze the Cat (Games) vs. Blaze the Cat (Archie)

Sonia Acorn (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Jon O’Hedge (Pre-SGW Archie)

Royal ‘Corrupt’ Hedgehogs (Underground) vs. Rob O’ the Hedge (Pre-SGW Archie)

Sally (SatAM) vs. Iron Queen (Pre-SGW Archie)

Wave 3

Sally’s Mother (Post-SGW Archie) vs. Charmy Bee (Pre-SGW Archie)

Sonic (SatBK) vs. Tiara Boobowski (Sonic X-Treme, scrapped)

Fiona Fox (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Dark Queen (SatBK)

Saffron Bee (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. King Soloman (SatSR)

Wave 4

Sonic, Sonia and Manic (Underground) vs. King Sonic (Fleetway)

Princess Alicia/Anti-Sally (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Mari-An (Pre-SGW Archie)

King O’ Hedge (Pre-SGW Archie) vs. Blaze the Cat (IDW)

King Sonic (Archie) vs. King Boom Boo (Sonic X)

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Final(?) Ship List and Notes

A few updates on this tournament. Voters have decided that Knuckles/Tikal and Knuckles/Cosmo won't be included. For our crossover ship, no one had any objections to Knuckles/Maki Nishikido (Love Live) by the deadline, so that ship will be included Also, here's a list of ships that I don't have images for yet

Therefore, we now have what is potentially the final list of ships that will be included in the tournament. But I want to be sure of that before making the bracket, since in the past I've had people object to stuff after the bracket's been started and it's annoying shuffling stuff around at that point. So, I'll be sharing the list now and you have until Wednesday 11th October to share any concerns about ships included. After that, the list will be locked in and there won't be any edits List under the read more:

Knuckles/Amy (General) Knuckles/Amy (Boom) Knuckles/Amy (Post-SGW Archie) Knuckles/Amy/Rouge/Shade/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Amy/Rouge/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Amy/Shade/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Amy/Sonic Knuckles/Amy/Sonic/Sticks (Boom) Knuckles/Barry Knuckles/Blaze Knuckles/Blaze/Shadow Knuckles/Chili Dogs/Sonic Knuckles/Espio (General) Knuckles/Espio (Archie) Knuckles/Espio/Mighty Knuckles/Espio/Mighty/Silver Knuckles/Espio/Silver Knuckles/his hat (Modern) Knuckles/his hat (OVA) Knuckles/his hat (TMoStH) Knuckles/Jet Knuckles/Julie-Su Knuckles/Julie-Su/Rouge Knuckles/Maki Nishikido (Love Live) Knuckles/Metal Sonic Knuckles/Mighty (General) Knuckles/Mighty (Classic) Knuckles/Mighty/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Mighty/Sonic Knuckles/Mike the Ox Knuckles/Morain Knuckles/no one Knuckles/Porker Lewis Knuckles/Relic Knuckles/Rouge (General) Knuckles/Rouge (IDW) Knuckles/Rouge (Song lyrics) Knuckles/Rouge (Sonic X) Knuckles the Dread/Batten Rouge Renegade Knucks/Rebel Rouge Knuckles/Rouge/Shadow Knuckles/Rouge/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Rouge/Sonic Knuckles/Rouge/The Master Emerald Knuckles/Sally Tuxedo Knux/Sally Moon Knuckles/Shade Knuckles/Shade/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Shade/Sonic Knuckles/Shadow (General) Knuckles/Shadow (Archie) Knuckles/Shadow (Sonic X) Knuckles/Shadow/Sonic Knuckles/Silver Knuckles/Sonia Knuckles/Sonic (General) Knuckles/Sonic (Boom) Knuckles/Sonic (Frontiers) Knuckles/Sonic (IDW) Knuckles/Sonic (OVA) Knuckles/Sonic (Pre-SGW Archie) Knuckles/Sonic (Post-SGW Archie) Knuckles/Sonic (Sonic X) Knuckles/Werehog Knuckles the Dread/Sonic Knuckles/Sticks (Boom) Knuckles/Sticks (Modern) Knuckles/Surge Knuckles the Dread/The Devil's Lighthouse (aka the blue Prism Shard) Knuckles/The Master Emerald