#love sonic adventure 2

[negativespace06]

eh, he’s a treasure hunter, he’ll find them eventually.

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic #knuckles the echidna #sonic adventure 2 #sonic adventure battle 2 #sa2 #i always thought about this scene as a kid #like how is he supposed to know where tails and amy are??? #i just assumed he looked around until he found them LOL #EXCEPT he didn’t even get there by the end of the hero story #he only meets up with them when he shows up with sonic #i think #anyway #love sonic adventure 2 #my art

[calista-222]

Guess who replayed Sonic Adventure 2

#my art #sonic #sth #sonic the hedgehog #sonic adventure 2 #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #digital art #digital drawing #I love this game sm

[number-one-shadisper-shipper]

Fearless year of Shadow

#shadow the hedgehog #fearless year of shadow #year of shadow #sonic fanart #sonic comic #shadow and maria #maria robotnik #gerald robotnik #team dark #rouge the bat #e 123 omega #black doom #once again tumblr destroys the quality #anyways i loved this quote and it really fits Shadow I think #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #sth #sonic posting #sonic adventure 2 #sonic 06 #shadow the hedgehog 2005 #shth 2005 #my art #my fanart

[whisper-and-tangle]

im gonna fucking scream

#sonic adventure #sonic prime spoilers #sonic prime #sonic prime s2 #sonic prime s2 spoilers #sonic prime season 2 #sonic prime season 2 spoilers #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #I LOVE THIS SHOW. LOVE IT. LOVEIT. LOVE IT.

[doekis]

tails and chao ♡ 

#myart #sonic adventure 2 #tails #chao #i love this game so mu ch falls to my knees

[carnation-damnation]

I was heavy into everything, you were heavy into innocence

#FINALLY. IT'S DONE. GOD #long post #whooooooooooooooEWWWWW WAAAAAAAAAAA #sonic adventure 2 #sth #sonic fanart #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic #sonadow #art from the den #artists on tumblr #digital art #thank u. enjoy my self indulgent labor of love

[siggiedraws]

No food or movies? I'm outta here!

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic #sonic adventure 2 #i love this game so much you have no idea #my art

[iasminomarata]

this guy <3

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #modern sonic #sonic adventure #sonic adventure 2 #sonic heroes #sonic generations #sonic forces #sonic frontiers #sonic prime #classic sonic #he's in there! #i love them #fan art #illustration #sonic art #sega #artists on tumblr #i felt like i had to practice him a bit because i'm so used to drawing classic and i wanted to improve on how i draw modern #hope yall enjoy! #sonic 2006 #Sonic 06

[fizzy-dizz]

my honest reaction

#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #rouge the bat #artz #sonic adventure 2 #i rly loved the post i had to draw it LOL

[essycogany]

Rare But Not So Rare Sonic Moments. Character Analysis.

Crying

A weird topic I’m more then happy to discuss.

Mandate: “Sonic’s not allowed to get overly emotional.”

I’m starting to think the mandates do break in a few instances. This one specifically is something I’m quite interested in because this is probably one of the rarest emotions Sonic displays. Getting sad/emotional.

Hopefully this essay will be a positive outlook on the mandate.

(Despite being a discussion about negative emotions.)

Examples Of Sonic Getting Emotional

I might not include everything, but the examples I have knowledge of will be stated. If you have anymore examples, I’d love to see them.

SATAM: Sonic cried when he and the Freedomfighters had to leave his Uncle Chuck in Robotnik’s lab.

Archie: The times Sonic cried/teared up was when the weight of a situation got to him, when something tragic occurred and all hope was lost, or when he was filled with joy after those instances ended. Those moments like others, didn’t go too far. (For the most part)

Pretty sure he never out right sobbed.

Underground: I think Sonic only cried when he was a little kid.

Correct me if I’m wrong.

X: In episode 52 Sonic allowed his tears to shed with his head turned away from us. He and Chris ran one last time before Sonic left through a portal to go home forever. It obviously crushed him even if we didn’t see his face.

Boom: Sonic cried/teared up in two episodes of the show. First when Tails was reminiscing about the Tornado and noticed Sonic wiping his eyes. Sonic replied, “What?” Then he, Knuckles, and Tails all cried when they thought the baby they took care of was gone. Also, in Archie when Stick’s rock friend broke or “Died,” everyone in team Boom morned it. Sonic included.

IDW: Sonic shed tears in the Scrapnick Island Issue. Even if it was “Mecha Sonic’s” tears I’ll count it anyways because it’s a good loophole and it came out of Sonic’s eyes.

Movie 1: It’s implied he indeed cried during the baseball scene. The sources being a deleted scene and story-board of the film.

Prime: This doesn’t really count, but Sonic teared up in the first episode when he was held captive by the Chaos Council and had light blasted in his eyes, when he was in darkness. Then Sonic actually cried in episode 7 when he ate a seadog. Either because he was home-sick or starving.

(In the last episode of season two it’s implied he might cry in the next episode. Especially with the shot of him looking on the verge of tears and then covered his eyes in the background of the last shot, but we’ll see.)

By the way. You can see the instant improvement from episode 1 to 7 of the tears animation. Just thought I’d say that.

My Overall Thoughts

Hold on because this is going to be a long ride.

First thing I’d like to discuss is the mandate itself.

I personally don’t believe it means, “Sonic shouldn’t cry.”

(Which has been stated a bunch)

If that were the case, I don’t think this majority of moments (specifically the recent ones) would’ve happened. I think the mandate meant Sonic couldn’t and or shouldn’t go too far with his emotions. I don’t think the mandate existing makes any since, but I won’t get into that.

My point is, Sonic can cry, just not in an overly dramatized way unless it’s done for comedic purposes.

(I say that because of Sonic Boom and the 7th episode of Prime examples. Which are obviously not meant to be taken seriously)

My opinions on Sonic crying.

It’s not necessarily needed, but I don’t mind if it’s done well. I do believe Sonic shouldn’t go too far unless the situation does.

One Issue in Archie when Sonic’s entire life was basically ruined, is a good example. If you’re going to have such calamities happen to him, especially since he has zero ego or mask to hold onto, I think it’s a fair enough scenario for him to react as drastic as his misfortune.

But I believe if he were to cry in something like the Metal Virus. (Just for an example) it could be like how Espio teared up after Vector’s sacrifice.

Crazy idea. Let’s talk about Shadow for a minute.

Shadow is one of the most stoic characters in the entire franchise. He barely smiles, gets excited, or displays any overly positive emotions. While Sonic rarely cries, gets angry, or shows any harsh negative emotions. Shadow and Sonic are opposites because of that.

Sonic’s overall a positive and outgoing guy who wants to keep moving forward. Whenever he has the time to worry, he runs. Faces his problems head on. Sonic only let’s a small amount of his true emotions out when helping someone else. In general Sonic’s a pretty optimistic character.

Shadow on the other hand is a reserved and serious guy. Who wants what’s best for the world too, but in a more calculated and planned out manner. But for some reason, in Sonic Adventure 2 after Amy encouraged Shadow to save the world, (Which reminded him of Maria’s real wish) He sheds a tear.

I repeat. Shadow is the most stoic character in the entire franchise. Who rarely shows his emotions. And yet he cries.

Why can’t Sonic? To be fair, Sonic usually doesn’t have time to think, let alone worry about how he feels. But if Shadow himself can have a short moment of releasing his emotional baggage, why can’t the blue blur?

Is Sonic even as happy as he let’s on?

I’d say he’s genuinely happy half of the time. Then the other half Sonic’s internalizing everything negative in him. Everyone knows Sonic’s overall upbeat, but we’ve seen plenty of times (In the Metal Virus specifically) when he’s thinking, or enduring the chaos around him, he doubts himself. Sonic has these insecurities and emotions he barely let’s anyone see.

Besides Issue #24

Even in Sonic Prime while Sonic shows the most guilt, sincerity, anger, fear, and sadness in the show. He sometimes still puts on a front and acts like everything’s fine.

Sonic Unleashed I’m pretty sure was the first and only time we’ve seen him mope for a minute. All because Amy didn’t know who he was. So, he does have some level of insecurities lingering every once in a while.

Can Sonic crying even work?

How I interpret him crying is when he’s alone. Some people theorize in certain instances like SA2 and Unleashed with Shadow and Chip’s sacrifices, he cried a little. I’m fascinated by this idea. I believe it’s the most in character way to let him cry. Maybe even something like X when his face isn’t shown, but you know how he’s feeling.

Even if we do see Sonic’s face, him crying or tearing up could be shown without being over the top. Normalize it in a way that doesn’t fly off the handle. His expression could have a hint of frustration, anger, or exhaustion. Crying is normal and I don’t see Sonic crying as out of character because it’s been done plenty of times.

It’d be nice if it happened in order to make Sonic feel more believable and sympathetic. As long as the dude’s not on the floor whaling, I’m sure it can work.

Final Thoughts

There are other ways to show Sonic’s emotions. Again, crying doesn’t have to happen, but it does help the writing feel less unnecessarily limited of what kind of emotions can be displayed on this character.

Though there are benefits too. Like finding fun loopholes or small animated details like in IDW and Prime. Sonic not crying so much makes the times he does (or may do in the future) feel earned and impactful. The examples before prove it can be done without taking away what makes Sonic who he is. It just needs to be subtle, quiet, and quick. (Or humorous) Depends on what you think.

At the end of it all, Sonic’s a tough hedgehog. Him shedding a few tears won’t ever change that.

Stay Creative! 💜

#I LOVE talking about this character’s rare moments #This was FUN to make #sonic the hedgehog #sth #tails the fox #miles tails prower #knuckles the echidna #sticks the badger #shadow the hedgehog #shadow the ultimate lifeform #amy rose #amy rose hedgehog #uncle chuck #doctor robotnik #doctor eggman #chris thorndyke #mecha sonic #sonic satam #sonic underground #archie sonic #sonic x #sonic boom #sonic idw #sonic movie #sonic wachowski #sonic prime #prime sonic #sonic unleashed #sonic adventure 2 #character analysis

[homahowi]

Thinking about that Project Shadow fan film

#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #sonic adventure 2 #howi art #they COOKED with that film I love how talented the sonic community is #also I guess I’m back too lol heyyy #sth #sonic fanart

[rapidhighway]

Stop fooling around, and give me back MY Emeralds!

#knuckles the echidna #rouge the bat #sonic #sonic the hedghog fanart #knuxouge #sonic adventure 2 #they were in love here #man I LOVE this scene

[ryuniiis]

Chao garden doodles ⭐

#one of my friends told me I should play SA2 battle because of better cutscenes so I am finally doing it after 4 months #I love chao garden a lot and feel guilty for not putting more effort into it before #also first time posting Rouge ‼️ I gave chao heart shaped fruit too hehe #sonic the hedgehog #sonic adventure 2 #sonic adventure battle 2 #rouge the bat #shadow the hedgehog #chao #chao garden #art #digital art #illustration #artists on tumblr #sonic #sonic fandom #shadow

[berisims]

Ƭ Σ Λ M D Λ Я K 👽🦇🤖

#ts4 #sonic heroes #sonic adventure 2 #shadow the hedgehog #rouge the bat #E-123 omega #team dark #henlo I'm back 😬 #apologies for disappearing out of the blue #but I really needed some time away from social media #shit's been toxic everywhere wow #anyways I love u and I miss you and and #muah 😚

[jiiyawns]

conveniently timed comm for @starrjoy to commemorate my beating of sa2, where i was so caught up in the euphoria of shadow the hedgehog that i went waaaay beyond what i was paid to do

#thank you again again joy i owe you my life i loved drawing this bitch he is soooo bastard . rest easy heroes etc #shadow the hedgehog #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #sonic adventure 2 #i beat sa2 now i can think about shadow even harder than ever <333333 #fanart #draw

[cherbearsz]

i’m so so glad someone else sees the potential of a tails and stone subplot for the third movie

ANON IM SHAKING HANDS WITH U SO FERVENTLY RIGHT NOW!!!! I SCRIBBLED OUT THIS COMIC ESPECIALLY FOR U I HOPE U LIKE<33

#sonic #sonic movie 3 #sonic the hedgehog #sonic movie #tails the fox #agent stone #sonic adventure 2 #i love drawing ppl angy and messy crying. i just sorta suck at it #sorry agent stone i will get better at drawing u. this is my first attempt<///3 #might clean this up later if ppl are interested #but i wanted to jot the idea down before it turns to soup in my brain #cher doodles