I'm mostly sonic/bp2 trash, but I dabble. I'm opinionated and talkative. Fair warning ๐! (SFW)
If blocked, no hard feelings I just don't want to fight ๐ซก
I frankly don't give a damn about your escapism or if you want to see your interest. You know what people in Gaza want to see? The night sky not turned to day by bombs.
What people in Congo want to see? An end to rape of their bodies and land. People in Sudan? TO SEE LIFE.
๐งต I think Ian Flynn's comment about "dangling a carrot" is a big indicator of how badly people misunderstand Sonic and Amy.
People think that:
A) there has to be an "end"
B) they'd get something with them that was never promised or the point
C) the dynamic is inherently wrong
I'll try explaining this with more tact than yesterday: I hate comparing Sonic and Sally to Sonic and Amy since they do not share the same Sonics.
If Archie Sonic was written like canon Sonic... He would've never been with Sally, a Freedom Fighter, or a Knothole resident anyway.
Since I was yapping about it, I must admit that Shadow and Amy Rose's relationship is uniquely wholesome. Let's start with how Shadow feels about Amy.
He's definitely respectful and softer with her. He even made Amy a new promise, placing it besides his existing one with Maria.
๐งตAmy Rose will not slow or tie Sonic down. Her jokingly asking for marriage or bringing the topic up a few times does not negate how:
A) she hates boredom and is adventurous
B) she cherishes the sight of Sonic being a free spirit
C) she wants to add to him, never detract
"Omg Amy is so annoying and obsessed with marriage in SA!"
"Amy tried blackmailing Sonic!"
How the SA2 Prision Scene actually went:
A: I can tea spill about Shadow but if I do, would you hypothetically - hear me out - marry me ๐คฉ?
S: ๐คจ๐ No
A: Drats, foiled again ๐ค! So anyway-
Now that I'm talking about Sonic X, Episode 52, it's famously SonAmy for a reason. To list my favorite observations:
The first thing on Sonic's mind when returning is to reunite with Amy. He doesn't wait until he's out of his super form. He doesn't wait until morning.
I like the detail of Amy Rose giving her teammates their own custom hammers in Sonic Advanced 3. It's honestly an awesome and cool detail that fitting for Amy's character. It gives her a unique range of abilities too.
I'm going to be honest, I find it utterly hilarious how Scourge literally had "SEGA" printed on his offbrand raybans in his data-file yet he's still getting fully claimed by Penders who had nothing to do with his concept ๐ญ
โ The antique shop owner and old businessman reveal that Amy lives alone in an apartment downtown Station Square.
Both know and are fond of Amy. Former says Amy visits a lot and tells Sonic to treat her right. Latter asks to grab a soda with Amy and begs Sonic to save her.
@MetricReject
@FizzAgain
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@TenGazillionIQ
Yah, it is racist. You call a black actor existing in a role she earned through her talent a "woke" actor for no reason other than her skin color, then erode it as a "fix" because you cannot stand a woman of her complexion playing a fictional character that had no real ethnicity.
This deleted cut from
#BlackPanther
where Ross tells T'Challa he doesn't think it is a good idea to expose Wakanda and vibranium to the world (they'll come after them) is definitely an on-the-nose segue for
#WakandaForever
. It parallels what Namor says and what happens in-film ๐ซฃ
One of my favorite things about Sonic and Amy is how Sonic (a very energetic and active person) ironically struggles to keep up with her.
Amy has some sort of magic that just has Sonic surrender to and humor her antics at times. He's powerless to it.
It's so funny, help him.
Can we talk about how Amy was not only able to turn invisible in Sonic '06, but she also has a sharp intution and senses Espio himself, a trained ninja that can turn invisible, is freaked out by? ๐คฉ
Fear Amy Rose. Fear her.
I'll bite the bullet and try my hand in explaining why the assertion that older (2000s) Amy Rose was "bad" and only a "fangirl stalker with shallow obsession" is both disagreeable and an objectively wrong blanket statement.
I condensed and addressed as much as I could.
I went back in Sonic X to grab a few things for my thread, and this killed me ๐ญ.
"Sonic and I are extremely close ๐ฅฐ๐โบ๏ธ"
"[without missing a beat] ๐ EXCEPT WHEN THEY HAVE A DATE! HAHAHAHA- ๐๐คช"
"๐น [alters his entire foot's anatomy]"
I like the idea of Sonic characters having different levels of blush susceptibility. For example, Sonic is highly unlikely to visibly blush and doesn't do it at all as frequently, Amy mildly blushes, and Knuckles has explosions of red on his face at times from several emotions ๐ญ
Speaking of Sonic and Amy in the prison island jail scene: "Hehe... How does it feel to see Amy Rose in all her splender?"
The camera angle slowly goes from Amy's boots to her face (Sonic's perspective). He immediately looks away and starts working out, trying to be all cool. ๐ญ
Why did no one tell me how cute Sonic and Amy's hay moment was in the original dub?
The background music that plays is Shining Road! They're happily giggling together in relief. Sonic says Amy's blow in his ear is ticklish. It was already cute, but this just hits differently.
One of my favorite things about Sonic and Amy is how Sonic (a very energetic and active person) ironically struggles to keep up with her.
Amy has some sort of magic that just has Sonic surrender to and humor her antics at times. He's powerless to it.
It's so funny, help him.
Rewatching Sonic X has me realize how much more obvious it is that Sonic returns her feelings, although he gets sheepish by how intense she can get. He's definitely contextualized as more aloof and awkward than "annoyed" or put off.
He often holds onto her.
#SonicFrontiers
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#SonicFrontiersspoilers
#SonAmy
I think a lot of people weirdly misinterpreted the poppy scene on Kronos Island with Sonic and Amy. I think this happened either because some either didn't have all the context or sorely misread, but I want to explain it:
Archie Sonic isn't game Sonic "if he matured" or "with more character." How could he be this when he had different characterization and backstory from the get-go? Archie Sonic even lacks and contradicts vital characteristics SEGA Sonic has, so how could he be him but "developed"?
Sonic and Amy are such a fun and dynamic pairing. People who call it generic, "standard," or boring baffle me. What are you waffing about! The entire point of it is to go against the grain! It's also nuanced.
Just because it's blue boy and pink girl doesn't make it bland or bad.
An appreciated stranger shown another piece of the relatively obscure Sonic manga I didn't have (left). What was a bonus for me is that it had color as well as Amy sporting her classic design. It seems to go with another I have (right)!
I peep yet another 1991 copyright too ๐-
GUYS I FOUND THE
#SONAMY
KISS REFERENCED IN THE WIKI!!!!!
Download linked below to check for yourself. Idk if this really counts BUT ITS OFFICIAL SEGA MEDIA PROMOTING SONIC CD.
"Amy Rose should model Sonic Boom Amy!" is a self-own. Boom Amy has all the hated qualities:
- anger issues
- friend mistreatment
- bossy
- weird woman entitlement
- "creepy" obsession (full body Sonic doll)
- shallow love
You just think it's ok or good because she's covert.
Since people don't seem to get it...
Examples of decent to good character design despite notable similarities and blood or species relation (featuring Archie and Sonic SatAm):
Reminder that if you "waited" for someone to turn 18 and/or pushed them into making an OnlyFans not even a MONTH, you constitute as a predator. Making a countdown clock is sick you weird, crusty ass prunes (e.g., Bhad Bhabie, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears, Olsen Twins)!
Fun fact: Sonic hates places like Twinkle Park. So I don't know how Amy got him to go on a date with her there ๐ซข
Anyway, their little story is adorable. Sonic suddenly picking her up on his own accord and Amy beaming brightly over the person Sonic is? Oh, I did an ugly cry.
I'm going to do a Sonic factoid thread because I have too much knowledge of these characters yet nowhere to dump them out.
A like for each factoid I collected over the years of being a fan (with citation or source). Maybe you'll discover something new, who knows.
Amy Rose is Sonic's perfect love interest for a very simple reason: every bit of her was made to complement and fit with every bit of him.
She is made to answer Sonic needing a "girlfriend" in a way that provides Sonic with a romance angle, highlighting his free spirit.
When Amy doesn't give him the attention she usually does whether by failing to recognize him or having her mind elsewhere, have you ever stopped and paid attention to Sonic's reactions?
It troubles him. He tries to set it back on track (provoke) or starts to fill the void.
There is a route called "Miracle of Love" in Shadow's game. Shadow starts off on a purely dark path until Amy. Then he becomes straight as an arrow in morals. This is one of the two times Amy actively influenced him to work for the greater good. Surprised it is rarely mentioned.
Long story short, Archie Sonic has a noticeably different characterization. He is not SEGA, or canon (game) Sonic.
If you like that, more power to you! However, using him and his relationships as any metric for canon Sonic to follow is a big no-no. It's utterly fallacious.
SonAlly is no exemplary model. It does not show any "shortcoming" in SonAmy or serve as an example of a "good" romance where Sonic is with someone he "actually likes."
If Sally existed in the games, do you think her dynamic with Sonic would be the same as it is in SatAm/Archie?
NAH BECAUSE WHAT IS IDW COOKING
SONIC. AMY. THEM TOGETHER. ALONE. CLOSE. HOLDING HANDS. SONIC PEEPING. HAPPY?
YA'LL DECIDE TO DROP THIS WHILE I WAS AWAAAAYYYY?
Other observations I have concerning Shadow the Hedgehog and Amy Rose:
SA2:
- Only Amy has seen him cry.
- Shadow bids her goodbye, explains his abrupt departure, and includes her in his promise.
StH2:
- Shadow narrates that he had no reason to help Amy but figured to anyway.
Don't you see? The reason why Sonic has the dynamic he has with Amy is not because there's something "wrong" with Amy. The outcome is not really dependent on whether Sonic loves Amy back. It's dependent on Sonic's character, which is oil to the water that is orthodox romance.
I love how Amy was revealed to wear weights on her legs and arms the entire time when sparring in Battles.
When she took them off, they landed with a heavy "*dong*", shaking the entire camera and effectively making Cream go "wait what the f-"
Amy Rose is a whole different breed
Sonic and Amy, to best sum them up, is interchangeably an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.
It appears like nothing is happening, but something is: equilibrium. They are doing what their nature entails. These two things seem different but are really the same.
There's also the Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog where he went out of his way to surprise and get tickets to her favorite band for a birthday present. He also obliged Amy's want (she felt bad she accused him of foul play, so to make it up to him, she wanted him to be her "plus 1").
I wonder what role Amy is playing in
#SonicFrontiers
? Despite Tails and Knuckles clearly being involved, I see her the most. In the first main trailer, it's confirmed only her voice. In the demo review, the heart-shaped collectibles is to restore specifically Amy's memories.
Glad to see people are waking up from stupid youtuber Sonic takes on the characters and embracing tradition (aka how the characters are intended to be and actually were) starting with Amy Rose.
Sonic Riders, Heroes, X, and Adventures Amy Rose was done dirty for far too long.
I can't stand shippers who cannot practice what they preach and unnecessarily try to enforce a ship contest.
A great example were a couple of SonAdow shippers who seriously and disingenuously compared the Sonic ร Shadow channel art to the Sonic ร Amy channel art for no reason (1)
๐งต I will talk about this, though: Amy's My Sweet Passion SCREAMS not only how much love she has for Sonic, but how she is his clearest reflection.
I highlighted the loudest lyrics in blue, so pay attention to them. Don't get superficially distracted by zany phrases.
#SonAmy
.
Amy Rose is a direct mirror to Sonic in terms of being a catalyst character. They both embody love and freedom. I'll explain this in depth one day... But not today.
Many of the changes we see or love in characters, we have Amy to thank for. The invisible hero of the heart:
If you use these as any way to detract from the point that Amy is Sonic's love interest or as "anti-SonAmy" evidence, I recommend you should probably quit it while you're ahead.
It's a self-own. It just shows that you don't know about the context. Don't shoot your foot, be wise.
HOLY SHIT, I ALREADY WAS EXPECTING IT TO NOT BE CANON OR INTENDED, ROMANTIC "SONAZE" BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS LEVEL OF SASS-
GOODNESS GRACIOUS FLYNN ๐ญ. THE WAY IT WAS WWE MOVE AFTER WWE MOVE.
Me, patiently waiting until someone inevitably (despite it being advised not to) asks Ian Flynn what he was cooking on the BumbleKast, which will confirm or deny the current "Blaze is crushing" allegations (either way, things will burn)
Tbh I just want more art of this version of Amy Rose being absolutely feral
Like yas queen, hunt your prey down. Take their pelts as your trophy darling-
I like to think Amy Rose drags Shadow off to her favorite cafe when she catches him in Station Square so they can play catch-up. He kinda just surrenders half the time. Free coffee.
She drinks hot cocoa he has hot water and straight coffee beans. I will not take no for an answer