#sonic crying

[hayweerc]

"Bound by Chaos" AU. Chapter 15 Spoilers⚠️📖

The cover for the chapter featuring Sonic's backstory.

Below 👇 are illustrations and writings featured in the fic. Some new, some old, some updated.

BIG SPOILERS AHEAD

[fictionoverthinker]

You know the character mandate for Sonic - "he must not show excessive emotion"? A lot of us want the mandate gone, and I'm gonna try to explain why. Please note: I only started caring about Sonic again after watching Sonic Prime. I tried to catch up, but it's been many years since I've given it any thought - so fill me in if I've missed some things.

It Would Make Him More Believable

NOT to be confused with realistic. Surprisingly many people confuse these two concepts.

That's right - I don't find him too believable, sorry. No-one is entirely immune to having strong emotions; if a character is experiencing drama, they should react accordingly. This is part of what makes them feel existable, no matter how much of a caricature they are.

It Would Allow Us To Feel With Him, Not Just For Him

Do you know what professional weepers do at funerals? They coax out the feelings in others. It's hard to have a tearjerker if the characters involved don't get to fully show what they're going through. If he's not feeling, why should we?

Would It Really Be That Out Of Character?

As I said - if it really went against Sonic's "personality", the writers wouldn't need to be told; they'd just have to know his character.

I don't buy that crying would be a thing he never does, because we do when something affects us badly enough. Imagine if something horrifying happened to his friends and he was unable to stop it. The only way for this rule to make sense is if he legit doesn't care about anything; like any act of bravery he does is just out of sheer boredom, or something.

But if you still insist this is out of character:

Out-Of-Character Moments Are Necessary

I really shouldn't have to explain this one, but anyway: you know what makes the audience realise things've gotten serious (or seriously good)? A character not acting like themselves!

It Would Help Put Him On Equal Footing With His Friends

There seems to be this thing where he's the one who has it together, needing no guidance or support, is always right - with some inconsequential exceptions - as well as acting as a voice of reason to troubled people. I mean that sounds awesome, right?

Actually I hate it.

Keeping it one-sided like this creates a subtle hierarchy, with him on top, because he's the one who knows best. Not only are the others supposed to be his peers and not subordinates, I also don't think you can have this kind of wisdom without ever having needed it yourself. For example:

In the Secret Rings, he says to Shahra: "Let yourself cry". How does he know it would help? Has he tried it?

Needing that support once in a while would even things out.

To be fair, he can be physically vulnerable, needing rescue and assistance from time to time - probably because it doesn't compromise his coolness, letting him make some clever quips while being broken out of prison or catching a ride from a flying friend.

But making it one sided is bad for the giver, too:

Making It One Sided Is Bad For The Giver, Too

Sonamy shippers make this artwork/comic a lot: Sonic comforting a teary Amy. Nothing wrong with it in and of itself, except these same people almost never reverse it.

If someone else is always on the receiving end of emotional support, it will come at the cost of the provider. Because what are they gonna do for comfort? Binge eating chili dogs?

[ryebreadtheoriginal]

Something that brings me joy is Sonic doing some sort of ugly-cry.

[andtailsart]

My IDW Sonic redraw of Sonic crying in the Sonic X style is complete! Tails was just as surprised as we were to see the "mandate" against Sonic crying going out the window (even if they weren't "his" tears). This is a redraw of a panel from issue #4 of the Scrapnik Island mini-series.

[jeysecretive]

"If the hero rises from his knees after grief, it means that he is ready to keep fighting for his happiness."

[slycecaik]

i wanna see more of this in canon honestly

dude saves his friends and the world from weapons of mass destruction as well as literal gods like every week

how can you NOT crack under that amount of pressure

ahh well i decided to take a rest of studying to draw crying Sonics.. :D

i know he is a very resitent and strong guy and almost doesn’t cry.. but for no reason at all…i wanted to draw him like this.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i’m sorry..  i guess… :V

[punkinspice]

Had to sketch this out before it left my brain.

The last ep of Dark Beginnings did numbers on me I fear I may never cover.

Let me be delusional about the ending of this game p l e a s e I need this 😭

[verocitea]

Behold, the truth.

[droffie]

My universe isn't complete without you 💫

[heilos]

I am not over Gerald calling Shadow son in Shadow Generations. That's his boy, that's his real son boy that he has to say goodbye to. He's so upset he put Shadow in this position from the very beginning, but he loves him and he's so glad to have created him and I fucking CAN'T.

[supd00dle]

love me some fan made mobian Metal Sonics @artkotaro (these two belong to them!!)

[sparkles-rule-4eva]

The way his body language so clearly shows how much he did not want to let her go and back away

They both held on as long as possible

Shadow wouldn't even turn his back to her

Just kept looking at her, and Gerald, and both, that's his family...

[blahlahblash]

Day: 26 "Blindfold"

[ohposhers]

espio let silver hug him once and silver took that as an invitation to forget personal space is a thing people like to have <3 based off of that one comic panel if you know you know wink wonk

[glitchedcosmos]

What a time to be

[jeysecretive]

So, this is my first color mini-comic, but it's not over yet. Sorry for the not-so-good photo quality...

"I had a beautiful dream. I dreamed that everyone who was important to me was happy. I dreamed that the world was different, cleaner and brighter. No more wars, no more pain. Even those who longed for destruction found something beautiful in this world. I dreamed of a field planted with many flowers. They were planted in honor of those who had given their all to preserve this world. But when I woke up, I saw flames and cries for help in the distance. I was dreamed about... A beautiful dream. I wish it could never come true..."