#this all ties into sth's themes of needing community and support and reliance on others (your friends are here to help etc. etc.)

[futuristichedge]

Thinking about which Sonic characters struggle in social situations and coming to the realization that it's the majority (if not all) of the cast.

#id make a list but its just like. all the characters I can think of with some asterisks for 'they have enough charisma/charm to get thru it' #like. Knuckles and Shadow 100% #Tails too #Amy. Blaze. Silver. Espio. #like just look at TMOSTH #it might just be easier to make a list of characters who DONT struggle in social situations #text #rambles #i know that a lot of it is: a) miscommunication is an issue that is universal and b) used a LOT in sonic stories for moving plot #e.g. any knuckles vs sonic fight #i guess its the particular way a lot of characters in sonic struggle with communicating due to not fitting in with societal norms #or not being raised with the tools to do so #actually wait no a lot of it is due to isolation. ex: knuckles. tails. blaze. shadow. silver. surge & kit. whisper. #this all ties into sth's themes of needing community and support and reliance on others (your friends are here to help etc. etc.) #but its interesting to think about! #saying a lot of something in these tags. dont have the brainspace to make it into a fully sourced coherent discussion (yet)