#sonic pict

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A castle town bustling with the morning sun in the tranquil spring sunshine 🏰

Sir Percival, one of the Knights of the Round Table, is browsing in a stall for travel supplies 🤔 The common people were excited by the sudden visit of the nobleman, wondering what he wanted from him…

Starting tomorrow #Golden Week! Are you fully prepared? May the knight and everyone else have a wonderful start to their journey! 😉

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[tailschannel]

This month's Sonic Pict from SEGA of Japan features Ray the Flying Squirrel enjoying the white snow and autumn leaves in Press Garden; and made a portrait of his friend, Mighty the Armadillo.

[crystallinegazer]

Fang's Gang pulls a heist in Sandopolis Zone!

...they're not doing very well, though.

[sonicbible]

An early draft of the April 2024 Sonic Pict artwork, as seen in this official stream. I like the finalized version with Sir Percival in the market with the townsfolk a lot, but it would've been really cool seeing a fully realized out-of-armor outfit for one of the knights.

[tomboymikayla]

[silverthehedgehogexplained]

Explaining Silver the Hedgehog's Backstory

One of the most confusing subjects in the Sonic fandom is Silver’s backstory, the chronology of Sonic 06 and how it affects the characters. So in this post I’ll go over what we know about Silver’s backstory, its effects on his character, his involvement with Blaze and how the ending of Sonic 06 affects them.

Silver was born 200 years into a devastated future ravaged by the Flames of Disaster Iblis. The sky was always dark and the world was filled with endless wastelands ravaged by constant disasters and hostile Iblis spawn. The people are exhausted and live without hope. Iblis rampages and burns everything in its path. Silver has fought against Iblis for most of his life and tried to find the source of the disaster for just as long but no one could tell him how the world came to ruin.

This backstory informs Silver's character in the following ways:

Silver is a warrior. He is proficient in and enjoys fighting, has very aggressive determined expressions with constant fists and is a noted fighter(Shadow describes him as a fighter in Team Sonic Racing) whose power is respected by Sonic and Shadow. Silver is extremely powerful and capable of defeating small armies of enemies and giant monsters by himself. This stems from his apocalyptic background in the hostile future filled with Iblis minions and disasters such as flame tornadoes that he had to battle constantly. When you surprise him in Generations he is instantly ready to fight and angrily looks around, he comes from a world where all manner of Iblis spawn could attack at any given moment. It is explained in Silver's introduction story on Sonic Channel that Silver fought and struggled for half his lifetime, indicating that Silver fought against Iblis and its forces from a very early age.

Silver is naive, he has a black and white perspective and tackles things bluntly. He expects people to believe and cooperate with him when he says he’s from the future or explains outlandish things about his mission. He is earnest, he has no filter and acts unrefined when talking to people(which in Japanese is signified by his use of the informal "Ore" and "Anta" to address himself and others when he speaks). He sometimes takes things literally, misinterprets things or doesn't get jokes. He can also be unfamiliar with things in Sonic's time period. We don't know how people lived in the apocalyptic future or what they did and didn't have access to but it seems to be very rudimentary, destitute and even militarized as one of the glimpses into Silver's future from Sonic Pict shows him eating calorie bar rations that are described as apple flavored. Related to the above, Silver likely spent the majority of his time fighting.

Silver is also very pragmatic. He has a straight to the point mindset and hates distractions, frivolous details or just things getting in his way. As a survivor there is no room for pointless things for him.

On the flip side of that however, Silver is also wide-eyed. He loves challenges and experiencing fun new things he never had access to and is said to engage in cheerful activities following the historical change of 06.

Silver is incredibly optimistic and hopeful. He was able to fight through the hopeless ruined future world because he had the hope for a blue sky and the determination to keep fighting when everyone else had given into despair.

Most importantly of all however is Silver's deep love and drive for peace and prosperity. Silver is a very empathetic person that cares deeply for the state of the world and people around him. Note the beginning of his story in 06 where he expresses outrage at the state of his future with dark skies, endless wastelands and people that live in despair then contrast that with his later dialogue throughout the series where he expresses love for blue skies, beautiful vistas or just places where people live happily. Something as simple as a desert is beautiful to him simply because there is no destruction and the people are happy. Silver particularly loves and desires to protect smiles and blue skies because he came from a world that is stated to be filled with darkness and despair according to Sonic Team's Sonic Channel stories. Silver fights for peace and prosperity for the world and its people because he has experienced quite literal hellish suffering and devastation.

I also want to emphasize that Blaze isn't part of Silver's backstory and he didn't have her in his life in the apocalyptic future. Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka confirmed that Silver and Eggman Nega originate from the future while Blaze originates from her dimension and writer Ian Flynn has confirmed that Sonic Rush takes place before Sonic 06 with these answers on his podcast.

"I can't get too much into it because this is kind of internal stuff that has not been clarified publicly but Sonic Rush comes first, the Blaze of 06 is the Blaze of Rush and she doesn't die, she turns into Burning Blaze and warps back to her own dimension and forgets the events of 06."

"I don't know how much I can get into it without being given the official go-ahead, but Blaze is not from Silver's post-apocalyptic future. She is from her own dimension and it's extremely nuancey, but she doesn't really see or interact with Sonic until like the very very end of Silver's campaign. It's...an incredibly narrow loophole but she doesn't necessarily know that it's Sonic they're after. Again I'm sure someone can tear that apart very easily but suffice to say, I believe the intention is that she doesn't know that Silver is targeting Sonic specifically and she has no interaction with him or really anybody else in the main cast for that reason."

Meaning that Silver and Blaze only met shortly before the events of 06 and Silver faced the ruined future on his own before that point.

Things are gonna get a bit complicated here but Blaze only temporarily appearing in the future before being ripped away from Silver actually ties into their Tanabata parallel. In the story of Tanabata, Orihime(the princess) only descends to the world of Hikoboshi(the cow herder) for a short while before they are separated for neglecting their duties. At the end of Silver's story, Silver neglects his duty by refusing to seal Blaze away and so they are separated, only to ever meet again when crossing paths in Sonic's world.

When arriving in Wave Ocean, Blaze notes the world of the past. This is because Blaze seems to actually have amnesia.

According to Ian Flynn, the reason why Blaze was kept away from the cast besides Silver in 06 is as a narrow loophole to keep her from realizing it was Sonic they were after. In a 2012 Q&A for the Sonic Boom convention, Sonic Team Creative Officer Takashi Iizuka stated that the characters in 06 had amnesia and at the end of the Metal Virus arc in IDW we learn that rough inter-dimensional travel can cause amnesia which happens to Sonic when he crashes into Blaze's dimension. Blaze then reawakens Sonic's memories by reminding him of his super form, something that Blaze was kept from in 06.

What happens with Blaze in 06 as I understand it is that at some point prior to the events of the game Blaze was transported to the future where she developed amnesia upon arrival before joining Silver in his war against Iblis. They are deceived by Mephiles into trying to assassinate Sonic before Silver learns the truth and returns to the future to seal Iblis away, he is unable to do so however due to not being a compatible vessel and Blaze seals Iblis and herself away instead. Following the defeat of Solaris and the subsequent historical change, Blaze warps back to her Dimension and forgets the events of 06(according to Ian Flynn).

Silver also warps back to the future and forgets the events of 06 but not his apocalyptic life under the devastation of Iblis, only the events of 06 itself and his original partnership with Blaze which was clarified in his Fast Friends Forever profile that states he can't remember how his future was restored(as in the events of 06). 

So yes, the ending of Sonic 06 doesn't change Silver or Blaze's backstories. Silver is still the apocalyptic warrior from Sonic 06 and Blaze is still the imperial princess from Sonic Rush before and after the events of 06.

The endings of both Silver’s Story and the Last Story of 06 tie into the game’s themes of duty, sacrifice and exchange.

“Do we have to sacrifice something in order to gain something?”

To gain something you have to lose something, to become a hero you must be willing to make sacrifices. Blaze sacrifices herself to save the future and in exchange for the peaceful happy future he always wanted, Silver, alongside everyone else, loses their memories of the events of 06.

But Silver's duty doesn't end there. He continues to protect the peace of the future as new disasters and changes in the timeline occur, and just like with Iblis, Silver will continue fighting them for a peaceful world.

[artwithmiko]

During a Starfall! 🌟

[sonicthehedeghog]

They learned from the best! ❤️

Sonic Pict by: SonicOfficialJP

[zonadelcaos]

SONIC PICT JULIO 2024 - TAILS

Bajo el silencioso y tranquilo cielo invernal🌙

Desde un rincón de la helada planicie de Holoska, sumida en la noche, innumerables auroras danzaban y chispeaban. Allí estaba Tails, mirando el gran espectáculo del cielo nocturno🦊

"Ojalá también pudiera convertir estas emociones en datos" 📃

La luz sigue llenando el cielo mientras la noche avanza🌠

¡Saludos desde la planicie helada donde bailan las auroras!

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El mensaje está escrito a modo de Shochumimai, que explicamos el año pasado.

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Comentario de Eitaro Toyoda:

¡Una lujosa y refrescante tarjeta de verano con vistas al espacio desde la tierra! La inmensidad de la tundra y la impresionante aurora, junto con la ternura del abrigo de Tails, harán que te olvides del calor.

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Recordad darle apoyo con vuestros likes y RTs a los tweets originales del @SonicOfficialJP.

[radiantrookie]

Sonic PICT Christmas Facts

Sonic delivers presents on the Lost Hex

Silver delivers presents to the Chao in White Park

Blaze delivers presents in the Sol Dimension, though she doesn't enjoy dressing up

[sonadowfujoshi]

SONIC PICT November 2024 – "Look! It's shallow here!"

「ほら！ここ、浅いわよ！」👱‍♀️静寂の白い楼閣他に波を立てる者の無い水辺にあそぶ少女が、戸惑いにこわばる黒いハリネズミの手をとります🫳🦔闇は影に、虚無は静謐に世界のありようは自分次第止まった時間の中で永遠が折り重なっていきます⏳#sonicpict #シャドウ pic.twitter.com/eKcVlRyXlS— ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ【公式】 (@SonicOfficialJP) November 29, 2024 “Look! It’s shallow here!” 👱‍♀️The white pavilion of silence.A girl playing by the water’s edge, where no one else makes waves, takes the hand of a black hedgehog, stiff with…

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"Is it this?… What is this?" 🃏

In a room in the Babylon Bandits' hideout under a moonlit night, three people are eagerly awaiting a card game with the last share of the treasure at stake…!

Jet's moment of decision is approaching 🫣

It's fun to hang out with close friends. Let's enjoy the long autumn nights without getting too hot. 🌕

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[angelofdiamond]

Here for you guys Scrooge the Hedgehog 😂

IDW is confirmed to be canon thanks to this mention, and Jewel mention too, of the robots friends of Amy, because effectively Belle is her friend, if we count also Gemerl and Gamma

Amy blush (and before to kill Sonic 😂 because he has hams in front of the eyes ) ----> Amy who now resigns and accepts Sonic as he is (even with hams in front of her eyes 😂 in addition, I love when Sonic and Tails laugh together 🥹💕)

The confirmed canon is the ending of Final Horizon where Sage is alive then at the end they have chosen to make this ending the most acceptable for all of us and is no longer a : " what if? in addition the secret Santa of Eggman is Tails 😭💞" (P.S. how is sweet Sage that wants to do some family activities with Eggman 🥹💕??)

Well now we know who Sonic's favorite hot dog vendor is (he even knows the jingle by heart and I loved hearing him sing it 😍💕) and apparently Knuckles loves practical things like gifts, in this case the coupon

Awwwwwww even if done quickly at the end gave him a gift though....

Eggman you served it to yourself on a silver platter 😂

(Little bonus)

In the library you can see Cosmo's vase (again) and the packet of mint candy appearing in one of the official Sonic pict , this goes to confirm even more that these Sonic pict are canon and not a fandom of SEGA itself and thus the image of Sonic in which Cosmo's vase appears, is not put as a "quote" but solid evidence that Sonic X is canon in its own way

[thesonicstadium]

New #SonicPict artwork for March/April 2024 shows Vector, Espio and Charmy all having lunch together and admiring the cherry blossoms of Spring! #SonicNews #SonicTheHedgehog

[bhuxu]

めちゃくちゃ可愛すぎる

[tomboymikayla]