#ik i said kids don't like dark shows with complex plot but child me was obsessed with that

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Talking about an unreleased show because I don't have anything better to do

Apologies for the length and for referencing other media because I've only watched half of Sonic Boom series 1 in terms of Sonic cartoons.

We already know Sonic Prime ain't going to be canon hopping, which is disappointing but expected. It is a shame we're not getting Classic but tbh that's on Sega. Blaze should definitely appear though. She hasn't been in a show yet and she deserves to be in Prime, given the multiverse plot.

I think the idea of hopping through a bunch of random AUs is really interesting. It opens up for a lot in terms of creativity. Some concept art showed a tribal Amy, and a Pirate dimension. We have already seen pirate-themed outfits in Sonic Dash, which were extremely well-received by fans, so this one especially seems more likely to appear.

We also saw Kitsune Tails in some concept art but it's currently not known if that's an AU or his regular design for the show. More likely AU but it's a cool design regardless.

Sonic's new shoes are very cool. I'm assuming that's what he'll be using to dimension hop. They look sick whether that ends up being the case or not.

One of the concept arts showed a bunch of different Eggmen as well. I cannot find any of this art and SNN doesn't seem to have it for some reason but I remember there was like some preteen Eggman (Eggboy?) lol

Also I forgot they've called the multiverse 'The Shatterverse'? Surely multiverse is easier but Shatterverse sounds pretty cool I guess. Explains the logo.

I remember there were rumours about it being game canon after the press release. Idk whether that's been debunked or not but it's.. interesting. The show is being used to promote the IP, rather than act as a completely original sub-series like Boom was, so it's possible. Or it could just be that it uses/references events/places/stuff from the games. I believe it has been confirmed the locations will be the same. The show is projected to release next autumn and could well end up dropping within weeks of Frontiers (which has the same release time frame), so the two could maybe reference each other.

Overall I don't really mind if it is main canon but I'd prefer if it was its own thing.

I'm gonna put the rest of this under the cut as my points start to get longer

Just from vibes I think this is gonna lean more towards what SatAM and X went for in terms of plot. So more action less comedy. I know X had some more comedic moments as well, idk about SatAM but I think it had moments like that as well? However the demographic of Prime is 6-11 iirc so I don't think it would go that dark. Like not how Clone Wars and Rebels are where you sit there the whole time wondering how this is rated PG and aimed at children. I know the Sonic franchise is very willing to go dark but they are also willing to do the complete opposite (AoStH/Boom for the most part). Something like Teen Titans, the first 4 seasons of Winx Club or the She-Ra reboot is probably the best approach. So more of a focus on plot, worldbuilding and character development but still with comedy moments and a plot easy enough to understand at a baseline level so the show will still appeal to kids.

That being said if they choose to go completely off the rails and give us a really dark Clone Wars-esque show thank you sega.

And of course, the Sonic has too many friends controversy. Tails will appear in any media in the franchise with a 99% gurantee, and Amy is going to be here as well as evidenced by concept art. Knux is a given as well since he's part of the core 4. Shadow and Metal are the next most recurring characters. I'm assuming Metal - or at least some version of him - will appear. There's like 500 fucking Eggmen there has to be Metal. Shadow doesn't show up as much as the core 4 either, but I wouldn't be surprised if he is in Prime, even if it's a smaller role like in Boom. Y'know, for the fanservice.

Everyone other than those 6 is much less likely to get in. However due to the main plot of the show it would be an easy opportunity to have a larger cast. Rouge is probably most likely to appear out of everyone else due to her affiliation with Shadow, or if not them, then Blaze due to the theme of the series.

I really hope the writers don't succumb to that idea of a smaller cast 'to try and please fans' because there's such a broad cast of characters there's so much room for good plot arcs and character development. X worked really well with a large cast and shows that the franchise doesn't need to cut down on characters to keep up the good reception.

Personally I would love to see the Babylon Rogues as unlikely as it is. They will not be in the show - if they are I will be shocked - but Starline, Whisper and Tangle. Please.

Silver too. Though since this is inter-dimensional travel and not time travel it may be harder to work him in.

And of course, shipping. Despite the seemingly high-stakes, high-intensity plot, they'll probably squeeze it in somewhere lol. And solid guarantee it'll be sonamy unless Blaze shows up in which case maybe sonaze.

I've recently regained my fondness for sonaze so I wouldn't mind seeing it. It's a nice change of pace as well.

Knuxouge is also likely if Rouge is in the show. I'm pretty neutral towards that one but they do have a good dynamic.

Watch this show say it releases next year and drop in the last week of December 2022. Yes I'm salty at Book of Boba Fett.

This is a dimension hopping show there will be the obligatory evil AU (But we're not allowed to talk about Scourge so it'll probably just be Sonic with a different palette or he won't even be there lmao)

We know Amy and Tails will have new VAs in this show. I wonder when they'll announce who the new actors are (probably closer to release). Sonic and Eggman are keeping the same VAs, and Shadow seems likely. Presumably the characters that were recast in TSR will keep those VAs. Dunno about the other guys (Rouge) though. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a few recasts.

Update 28/12/21: All the voice cast is staying, at least for the games. So ignore what I said about Ames being recast. As far as I am aware it has yet to be confirmed that Tails will not be recast in this show, as when the whole drama with the VAs was happening, Colleen said she would not voice him in Prime. Ofc netflix could end up getting their own cast for the show, but I don’t see why they’d need/want to.

I really don't see why there's such backlash against Flynn being consulted? It's not like he has that much influence. I know he is basically treated like the be-all and end-all of Sonic lore by a lot of people which is okay actually a bit annoying like there's plenty of other people who know a lot about lore, and some of his writing/characterisation is questionable (Charmy in Archie is one example). Overall I don't really mind. IDW is fine? I actually liked the zombot arc - I do generally like darker plots though - but the other arcs he's written range from fine → pretty good actually so I don't see why it's such a huge problem. Was his writing in Archie terrible?

Might edit later 6.0

#miles' relevant shit #ik i said kids don't like dark shows with complex plot but child me was obsessed with that #but i gotta talk about the general audience #what do 6-13 y/os watch these days? #long post #sonic prime