#sonic twitter takeover

[arcsin27]

o7 eggmans record 😭

peak

[protojohn3253]

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[molinaskies]

I rewatched Sonic Twitter Takeover 7 recently and been thinking a lot about this question (this is only part of the answer given) because I had a little epiphany about it.

Obviously these aren’t really ”””canon”””. The lore revelations to be had in these takeovers aren’t supposed to prove any major theories, BUT I like to look at the takeovers as a general guide for how the characters are meant to be perceived at the time of their release.

I remember people reacting to both this takeover and takeover 6 (sonic frontiers) a bit poorly because of how Amy’s feelings for Sonic were downplayed. Given the recent stuff with the Gens remaster, too, this still feels particularly relevant.

Amy’s romantic feelings for Sonic have been downplayed—there’s no denying that—but I don’t think they’re being erased. With the exception of that one clip from takeover 6 (where Amy says she loves Sonic, Tails teases her about it, and Amy backpedals, saying she said “like,” not “love”—very Boom! Amy, btw), Amy’s feelings have still been on prominent display.

However, two things have changed:

1) Amy’s love has matured,

And, more importantly, in my book—

2) Sonic’s response has matured.

In the above clip, Amy states emphatically that Sonic is “her’s” and that she loves him and that he’s perfect, but kind of stumbles over herself once she realizes what she says. Important to note is that she doesn’t take it back at all, meaning that she meant what she said, but probably would have said it differently if she had given it foresight, given the setting they’re in.

This reads to me like Amy is still very confident in her feelings but is making a conscious effort to be less pushy about it—perhaps for Sonic’s sake. However, sometimes it just gets away from her because her love is just so plentiful. It’s cute!

And what makes it even cuter for me is that Sonic is, just, like, totally okay with this?

What does he do when she goofed up and gets flustered about it? He laughs! Short and sweet. He’s very aware of her affection, and he doesn’t mind it at ALL. He loves when he can get reactions out of her (directly or not). It’s in this same takeover that Sonic rags on strawberry shortcake (Amy’s favourite cake flavour) again—specifically to tease her—and he laughs the exact same way, there, too!

(It’s also implied, there, that Sonic gets Amy to chase him, so he seeks out the game just as much as she does.)

Sonic’s response can still read as distinctly neutral on a romantic level, for those who’d prefer that, but objectively it’s a lot more overtly positive. There is no denying that he enjoys her attention.

So, it’s a rebrand. For sure. But I actually find this to be a lot more wholesome? Zainey Amy™️ (when written well and not over-the-top for comedy like in certain games) absolutely has its appeal and deserves its place in canon, but the idea of Amy literally being unable to contain her love for Sonic and her compliments bubbling over is very cute to me. I also find it more powerful and significant because she’s finding her words to express her love instead of just reacting. It’s more thoughtful and reads as more genuine, as a result.

It’s different, but in my opinion, not bad! She’s not boring. She’s still giddy, passionate, loving, and more compassionate than she’s ever been. And Sonic is more accepting (enticed, even) as a result.

[arcsin27]

Going through the questions for this takeover I did see a few shadamy questions. …I asked one of my own as well

Also some like “how do you two feel about Amy” so there could be more sonamy crumbs too!

I need them to talk about shadamy tho I’m exploding

[zerorock41]

They need to move to bluesky.

SONADOW GENERATIONS TAKEOVER!!!!!!!

[smallpwbbles]

I love the way Shadow and knuckles end up saying the nicest things to each other or about each other in the Twitter takeovers

[mooshs-crack-headcanons]

Best Knuckles line read ever actually:

[kuroiyuki96-art]

They had fun!

[aaaatails]

stupid comic idea

[cherbearsz]

in this world, it’s smart fella or be fart smella’d

[welcome-to-green-hills]

What is your Roman Empire in terms of Sonic?

[yellowvixen]

SCREAMING AND CRYING ETC

[knuckie-head]

This is them. It’s canon.

[kiimmyko]

WOLF EGG FOR THE WINNNN!!

[s0und-of-snow]

Wormic.

[movie-robotnik-positivity]

Thing we learned from the Twitter Takeover

-Shadow's favorite flower is latanas.

-Eggman's favorite creation is Sage. Other than that, the Egg Salamander from Sonic Rush.

-Knuckles glides by "bending the wind".

-The green chaos emerald tastes like sour apple according to Knuckles and Eggman.

-The chaos powers from Superstars are unique to the Starfall Islands and can't be used outside of it.

-Eggman sleeps on short intervals of twelve minutes.

-Knuckles brought Rouge flowers.

-Tarot reading is Amy's hyperfixation.

-Eggman stopped wearing his yellow cape because of "The Incredibles".

-Amy doesn't wear inhibitor rings but can shatter the earth with a swing of her hammer.

-Shadow and Knuckles sometimes stare at the trees of Luminous Forest for hours.

-Tails is afraid of thunderstorms because before he met Sonic he had no home and often slept outside.

-Eggman cries when receiving a compliment

-Sonic respects Shadow, so does everyone else.

-Knuckles has very low self-esteem

-Eggman suffers from seasonal depression