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#sonic prime season 3 spoilers
seldompathic · 4 months
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*Mashing them together*
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appleandaria · 3 months
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So someone posted this on Reddit. I'm sure y'all will love this.
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pastelspindash · 3 months
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i'm done living for someone else.
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s-h-a-s-e · 4 months
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the ultimate lifeform my beloved <3
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magicwhiskers29 · 4 months
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What's really interesting to me about Prime Shadow is that he reads as actively trying to sympathise with Sonic in s3e1. A lot of people have talked about the constant saves all episode and yes, of course. There's also something to be said about this Shadow's sense of superiority not restricting him to believing he's just physically better (This one is actually willing to run, for one), but I really want to talk about his expressions, in this episode.
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He starts the episode angry. Pretty much of course -- this tends to be Prime Shadow's default. His resting face already looks pretty angry, although I'd say his expressions when he's giving Sonic his "I told you so" are angrier than usual. His motivation is still about saving what of his home can be saved, and Sonic has just messed that up again, in trusting Nine when Shadow specifically said not to.
I don't think Sonic was wrong exactly to trust someone who looks and can act so much like someone who would never betray him -- it's naïve, but understandable. But to Shadow, it's naïve and foolish. Last season already established that Shadow doesn't have anyone he's close to, so it's going to be hard for him to understand, especially when he could sense Nine's betrayal a mile away. So he angers, and talks harshly and sternly to Sonic.
But look:
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SHADOW: We need to leave this world.
SONIC: You don't have to tell me twice.
When Sonic actually listens to him and runs when he says to, he's surprised. He's used to Sonic having his own agenda and not listening, because that's Sonic's biggest flaw in Prime. Sonic quips that he doesn't need the reminder, but yes, yes he usually does, and will still do in this case.
Shadow understands Sonic for his flaws, for better or worse, so he's surprised when they don't act up. (Yet, anyway)
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So he initially attempts to offer compassion, when Sonic sees the Ghost Hill inprints of his friends. He doesn't immediately go back to stern yelling and angry expressions; he offers out a hand and tries to understand more. He's not seeing Sonic's flaws for liabilities against him -- he's attempting to work around them for both of them.
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He angers again when Sonic doesn't listen and continues to insist of saving the Ghost Hill imprints, but look at the way he talks:
SHADOW: No! They can't be saved. Think about your real friends, the ones who still have a chance. If you want to help them, we need to get out of here.
He doesn't sound that angry at first. A little desperate, maybe, but he doesn't sound angry until his last sentence. His frustration's building at Sonic not listening, and he's having to reason against his own motivation. Does Shadow want Sonic's friends back? Maybe! We don't know his relationship with any of them in Prime. But we do know Shadow wants to get home more than he wants to save them.
It seems then to irritate him to have to use this line of reasoning, but he's not necessarily angry at Sonic for having to use it -- remember, he expected something like this. And clearly does understand Sonic's flaws and motivations; it's just that this time, he's not seeing them for why Sonic would be a liability to him, or why he's better suited to save Green Hill than Sonic. This time, he uses his knowledge of them to work around Sonic and keep his help.
He could technically leave Sonic behind at this point. He doesn't know that Sonic himself has actual value until Nine implies what he's found out about Sonic's shard energy later in the episode. If he keeps Sonic with him, he only runs the risk of ending up in the same place as the end of last season, Sonic having made the same mistakes. At least, that's how he could look at it.
But he does clearly care for Sonic. We know their dynamic is odd to others, in Prime. What we hear about their fights at the start of s1 implies that they are frequent, and also that both parties enjoy them. For better or worse (again), Shadow seems to now be aware that Sonic is part of home for him, and he doesn't want to lose Sonic. (a similar attitude Sonic had towards him at the start if s2)
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When talking about Nine's betrayal, Shadow's anger is not directed at Sonic. The easiest way to see that is simply that he's not looking at Sonic whilst talking about it, but I think you can also see it in the way he talks about their revenge. When he says, "And he will pay for it.", he sounds like he's attempting to reassure Sonic.
It's worth noting, of course, that Shadow has never really understood Sonic and Nine's bond. He couldn't understand why Sonic trusted him, and he won't understand why Sonic wants to reason with him in the future, so he does think that assuring Sonic of their success in what he perceives as a big step towards their goal helps.
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We can also see him being not visibly annoyed at Sonic messing around, in both of these scenes. He's not hostile about Sonic's ribbing about saving him, or his silly teasing about the robot version looking like both of them. He's used to it. It seems he maybe even likes it, if not at least tolerates it. He likes, or at least tolerates, being around Sonic. It's just that his default for getting points across, or when faced with something he doesn't fully understand, or when provoked, is anger. He is not without his flaws too.
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He angers again when Sonic insists again on something he sees as futile -- reasoning with Nine. But as established, he doesn't understand quite why Sonic cares for Nine. He seems to make the same mistake Nine himself does in believing that Sonic only cares about him because of Tails, which is not true. He's biased towards Nine because of Tails, but we've seen him be excited about teaching Nine new things that Tails wouldn't need! He does like Nine for Nine, even if there is a flaw in there of him seeing Nine as an extension of Tails.
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And then the reveal scene of Sonic as the final shard. After Nine implies something else has prism energy, we first see Shadow stare slightly surprised at Sonic. I read this a quieter realisation. He knows the connection between the energy and Sonic instantly, and looks at Sonic in concern as he thinks.
Then he makes eye contact with Nine, who only confirms his suspicions with something of a taunting glare. This is when he realises why this is important, and that he is definitely right. And then, and only then, does he anger. Not at Sonic again, but back at Nine.
There's a sort of protectiveness to it, this time. There's no "Sonic, you didn't realise this before!?", only an urgency to get Sonic out of there. Not both of them, just Sonic. He wanted both of them out when he had a choice about it, but now he sees Sonic as something valuable to both him and Nine. He wants to save Sonic because Sonic is home, but as he understands it, Nine wants Sonic for power and to jeopardise what Shadow himself wants. And so now, he sacrifices himself.
He knows that Sonic will keep trying to save everyone, and for better or worse (again again), he's who they'll all need to rely on. Honestly, Shadow sacrificing himself is a pretty big display of trust, for him. He doesn't have many other options, but... We know he believes in Sonic's way of finding another way. Rather than losing time trying that for both of them, he trusts in Sonic to find it himself, like he always does.
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irresia · 4 months
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GET ME IN THE WRITER'S ROOM I NEED TO KNOW WHO GREENLIT THIS
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pretzlforpresident · 4 months
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I drew this on my computer's trackpad
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krysissy · 4 months
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Why did I just realise that shadow places his hand on sonic's leg. What the hell. I was using my phone in class and then I see this. Thank god everyone else didn't notice cause my class was so fucking noisy.
BECAUSE I SCREAMED.
(EDIT: IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION UPON REWATCHING THE EPISODE FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME THAT THIS PHOTO IS EDITED. 😭😭😭 OMG BUT STILL THE OG PIC SHADOW STILL DIDN'T PUSH HIM OFF SOOOO..... )
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theultimatelifeform · 4 months
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The first thing I thought of when Shadow said this! 🤣
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whisper-and-tangle · 6 months
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Shadow's "He's not on his own". Shadow having Team Dark, who will never leave him on his own no matter what, who will always be on his side. Shadow having people he can rely on, even if he doesn't always like to rely on others. Shadow going through a harsh, traumatizing backstory and finding home and family.
Shadow not letting Sonic be on his own, either. Not leaving him.
Sonic being all about friendship, loving his friends, caring about people, not being alone,-
Vs Nine's "We're all on our own."
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Nine having nobody, Nine being bullied, hurt, and traumatized, never having someone who loved him never having family that cares about him and never having friendship. Never having someone who loved him for who he truly is- And Sonic thinking that he's another version of Tails didn't help that, either.
Nine being so hurt he thinks everyone is on their own. That they have to be. That no, you can't be together, you can't have love, you can't have friendship, you can't have a family, you can't....you can't have what he was never given. That things have to fall apart sometime, that you have to be betrayed somehow. After all, that's what happened to him.
idk where im going with this im just autistic
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seldompathic · 4 months
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Too much fear in familiar blue eyes for his liking :((
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then-be-a-warrior · 4 months
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I'll never be over this. This exact frame. Shadow's cheek is in Sonic's hair-
Pleaseeee we need a series with just them.
Look how much they bonded when everyone else was just gone. Fuck everybody else.
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sushibarton · 4 months
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🧐😏🏳️‍🌈?
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(This meme edit was made by a friend of mine for the record)
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In most Sonic media, Amy is written to have romantic interest in Sonic. When Sonic is deteriorating, all the Roses from the shatterverses help him get back to Green Hill, all of them being alternate versions of someone who loves him. And who else is there, helping, and finishing the journey?
SHADOW
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I think Prime should've ended the same way as Monsters INC.
You have Sonic get back to Green Hill, sees his friends again, Shadow yoinks the Prism, etc. just like in the actual show.
The last scene starts out the same. Sonic is out having fun with his friends on the beach. They chat a little. Maybe establish that Sonic's already told them what happened with the Shatterverse.
And then Shadow shows up. He's kinda hanging on the sidelines, but Sonic spots him and tells his friends he'll be back in a bit. He goes to talk to Shadow. Shadow has a surprise for him, but he's secretive about it. He takes Sonic a out a little bit away from everyone.
I don't know exactly how he does it. Maybe he uses Chaos Control, or maybe he's able to use just a bit of the Prism's energy without destroying anything. But Shadow's figured it out. He grabs Sonic arm and teleports them into the Void between the Shatterspaces.
You can see it on Sonic's face. He's about to cry. He thought... he thought he'd lost everyone. That he'd never had a chance to see them again. He hugs Shadow. Then he runs off across the Void. The screen goes dark.
Then, you hear Nine's voice.
"Sonic?"
Sonic laughs. "Missed you, bud."
And the credits roll.
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