#that sonic 3 trailer punched me back into being 10 again

[arty-e]

Needed to make this after seeing the sonic panel, it’s just so them

[latin-dr-robotnik]

4, 5, and 26? 🥖

*cracks knuckles* oh boy, character discussion time!

4. Favourite male character(s)?

Besides the obvious pick of the main character of the franchise, the one I always look forward to see/play as and my only first pick every time I boot of an official or fan-made game, I’d pick both Knuckles and Vector as other male favorites.

I think I talked about Vector once during the 10 characters for 10 people, and I still stand by what I said: he’s just making ends meet, he’s a true trooper, he loves listening to music all the time, and he doesn’t appreciate getting screwed over when it comes to his job, money and livelihood. He’s just too relatable for me to ignore.

As for Knuckles, well, I’m not picking him for literally being my online identity for the past months (that’s just a #TumblrSonicHeroes thingy), but because I’ve been thinking about him recently, figuring out how his character fits in the current Sonic landscape. I may like his original “I’m the guard of the M.E. and nothing more”, but I’m a way bigger fan of the Knuckles that chills with the rest of the gang, acts as the hot-headed of the group and is ready to punch stuff no questions asked. Basically, Heroes!Knuckles is the way I love his character the most.

Special shoutout to my boy Boom!Eggman for being the sole reason this blog ever existed in the first place

5. Favourite female character(s)?

Well, once again I feel obligated to state that pink hedgehog w/ giant hammer > everything else, but I ramble enough about her character every damn week.

Going back to the 10 chars thing, I did go on an entire point about why Rouge the Bat is so much more than people like to think, and I still stand by every single word there. She’s severely underused and underdeveloped when it comes to main canon, and it’s such a bummer, since she’s such an interesting character. She’s so determined she won’t let others bring her down for nothing, she knows she can get what she wants, and when she can’t she might push her luck a little further - if it works it works, and if not she’ll step down and live to steal another day. She may look like a tough cookie to deal with, but deep inside she’s very soft and genuinely cares for others that aren’t gem-shaped (and yes, she’s Shadow’s best friend, SEGA.) I see you also picked her, too!

Whisper the Wolf. I don’t know, she’s a character that I look and instantly want to hug. Haven’t read her full backstory (hell, I’m struggling to get the actual damn comics, between a big chunk of them not being localized yet and my local comic store not getting other issues that aren’t the first 5), but from what I know being around the fandom, her story makes you want to hug her even more. Don’t really know, I just want the best for her. <3

26. Favourite official art style?

For character art style I’m a real sucker for Hesse’s ever since the Sonic Mega Drive days. For Classic characters it doesn’t get any better than this imo, and his recent takes on Modern Sonic and co. are spot-on. Of course the Sonic Channel has had great Sonic art for decades now (like this 2020 art style, this Knuckles art I’m using is fucking amazing), but I feel particularly drawn to Hesse’s takes.

As for overall official art style... I think Sonic Unleashed (this includes Colors and Gens) is how every single goddamn Sonic world (be it human or whatever) should look like, always. I do really hate the Lost World art style phase we’re still going through - it feels too artificial, like trying too hard to be cute and cartoony just for the sake of it. If you told me that style was just a Lost Hex thing I wouldn’t have any problem, but then Forces happened... and you could instantly tell by the first gameplay trailer they were building it from Lost World. fucking square trees man

Hell, everyone else than Sonic Team still use Gens’ Green Hill when promoting Sonic-related stuff to this day, that goes to show just how much they nailed that art style.