Sonic is unique as a hero character, when you really think about it.
- a speedster but not quite “hyper” like one - calm and laidback, yet has the fiercest temper when he sees injustice - aversion to crying and negativity - loves nature but encourages the beneficial use of technology (i.e., the Tornado, Tails’ inventions) - likes reading for fun but is more “street smart” than book smart - amicable, can befriend almost anyone - stubborn but not blindly so - vivid imagination, cheeky, a bit of a smartass - sometimes irritable - a narcissistic tongue, yet humble - somewhat tense around violent characters (like Metal and Shadow)
It’s terrible when people think Sonic is an outdated and shallow marketing character when he’s one of the most interesting video game characters I’ve seen. Most of them just think he’s a radical 90′s stereotype when actually he’s one of the few characters that evoke 90′s attitude that didn’t seemed forced at all. Majority of attitude is him being a smartass a la Spiderman.
Also, how the hell can you call him outdated when at his core he’s a speeding superhero like character, that subverts the muscular build type of heroes by looking like a sidekick, and can turn his body into a weapon?!
Another huge problem is that people SO EASILY flanderize him into a jerkass when he’s not.
He has an ego, but in a lovable smartass sort of way and has a lot of hidden depths and love for his friends and living life under it.
Even though I know it’s not true, I can’t shake this thought out of my head… It keeps coming back to me… What if escalators were invented before stairs
