#treasure team tango

[shadamyheadcanons]

hi!! so i’ve watched all of shadow and amy’s canon in game interactions (which are very cute, he honestly treats her so much differently than the others ?? like he’s def in love) and, it made me wonder, is there any interactions in the comics between the two that are like, cute?? i dunno LOL. i just crave more semi-canon shadamy. whenever i try to search it just shows me fan-made comics

I don’t know the comics super well, but I do sometimes track down an issue or two if I know Shadow and Amy are in it. Archie has this cool spin-off series called Sonic Universe that tells the stories that go on in the background that Sonic isn’t there for. I love it because it lets other characters--Amy, Shadow, Blaze, Knuckles, you name it--shine. I love Sonic himself, but there are certain dynamics you just can’t see when he’s around, particularly with Amy because he draws so much of her attention. When Sonic’s not around, though, Amy immediately makes a beeline for Shadow. She consistently seeks him out just as she does in the games, and that sticks out to me.

The one I always recommend first is the Treasure Team Tango arc.

It’s Sonic Universe issues 21-24. It’s the shippiest one I’ve found and features Amy playing the role of Shadow’s moral compass just as she did in SA2. In it, Amy leads a pseudo Team Rose--Blaze, Cream, and herself--in search of a Sol Emerald. Team Dark is in pursuit of it, too, and it’s up to Amy to make Shadow see the light and let Blaze have the Emerald her world so desperately needs. Amy and Shadow are at their peak. Blaze is awesome and perfectly in character. Cream and Cheese are adorable as always. Omega is at his funniest for a few reasons I won’t spoil. Unfortunately, Rouge isn’t written very well here, but other than that, the characters, plot, humor, and art are all on-point.

It also has Bean.

I like Bean.

To read it, click here.

Another one I’d recommend is the Shattered arc. It runs from issues 87 to 90, also from the Sonic Universe collection. Amy and Knuckles work with Team Dark to find some Master Emerald shards. It’s not as shippy as the other one, but Amy seeks Shadow out once again, and the two of them do get to squeeze in some childish teasing at the beginning.

Cute. How many characters can make Shadow pout like that? They fight well together later on, too.

This story focuses more on the strained relations between Shadow and Knuckles. Rouge acts as a mediator and tries to get them to play nice, and you can easily read it as “I just want my best friend and my boyfriend to get along for, like, ten minutes.”

Well...I read it that way, at least. Don’t know about anyone else. Rouge also makes peace with Amy here. These things are necessary for any future Knuxouge/Shadamy double dates, y’know?

It’s got good platonic interactions between Shadow and Knuckles, who have more in common than they’d like to admit. Omega is hilarious again. Rouge is a good friend this time around, which is exactly the kind of Rouge I like to see. The end has a really heartwarming conversation between Knuckles and Amy, too.

Not much Shadamy, but still worth a read. Here’s the link.

That’s all I know about for Archie.

IDW has one or two interactions, but Sega’s put such strict mandates on Shadow’s portrayal that Ian Flynn doesn’t like writing him in IDW, so he doesn’t include Shadow often. It’s a damn shame, too, because IDW Amy is great. Love her.

I’m still only 8 issues in. I do know of a couple panels where they show up together later, though I don’t know the context. First off, she almost runs him over at the start of issue #33:

To an outsider, Rouge seems like she’s being sarcastic, but...no. This really IS nice for IDW Shadow, especially considering Amy almost ran him over. He’d snap at most people for that. Notice how he’s civil to Amy but doesn’t even acknowledge Rouge, who’s supposed to be his...*checks notes*...best friend. And she doesn’t seem surprised. Yeah, we’ve fallen pretty far from Archie Shadow:

(To be clear, I photoshopped Amy in there. She fits pretty well, though, doesn’t she?)

Ian Flynn clearly knows how to write this guy, so I don’t know why Sega won’t let him do his thing. I’m still holding out hope that the third movie will nail Shadow’s character the way the second one did for Knuckles. Maybe then Sega could see the value of a more nuanced Shadow. It could happen, right?

The only other bit I know is this panel from issue #36:

I mean...I’m not quite in the camp of “Shadow is definitely in love with Amy” yet, but...if he’s not jealous, then what is this reaction? ;)

#shadamy #shadow the hedgehog #amy rose #sonic the hedgehog #ask #not a headcanon #archie sonic #treasure team tango #idw sonic

[lunastars21]

Sonic Speed Simulator is the most recent official sonic media to have fang and jet together since Sonic Archie: Treasure Team Tango

Let that sink in

#holy shit #the boys be racing #and fighting #both #xD #fang the sniper #nack the weasel #fang the hunter #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #team hooligan #luna's shenanigans #Jet The Hawk #the babylon rogues #Treasure Team Tango #Roblox

[thephantomgirl11]

I found a comic book zip of the Sonic Universe #6 graphic novel. So I decided to share some of the pages you can't find online! I'm not going to share the whole book (maybe in pieces) as I'm just trying to share some items that are hard to come by. All art and characters are copyrighted "©" to their respectable owners. I don't claim anything. Enjoy the pages!

I'll be posting the coves next!

#sonicthehedgehog #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #archie sonic #archie comics #sonic universe #sonic universe graphic novel #Sonic Universe graphic novel 6 #treasure team tango #blazethecat #amyrose #cream the rabbit #team dark #team rose #the hooligans #babylon rogues #nacktheweasel #nack/fang #fangthesniper #shadowthehedgehog #e 123 omega #rouge the bat #jet the hawk #wave the swallow #storm the albatross #beanthedynamite #barkthepolarbear

[silver-ace-of-spades]

Jamie-Kendall Duckingtonworth the Third is the nonbinary icon we needed lmao

#toxic electricity #bean the dynamite #sonic archie comics #sonic universe #treasure team tango

[medium-amount-of-gay]

Everyone loves cream.

#archie sonic #cream the rabbit #sonic universe #this is all from that 'treasure team tango' sonic universe arc/story thing

[fernsnailz]

wanted to let you know that your Team Dark zine singlehandedly made me start caring about Archie with the single line of 'Lost in the Super Genesis Wave'. made me realize 'yeah, these characters probably DIDN'T deserve to be totally wiped because of one guy's writing', and so I started off reading Archie's Sonic Universe subseries. 5-8 was absolutely hype. Thank you

YESSSS YEEESSSSSSS I CAST SPELL OF MAKING YOU CARE ABOUT HOPE KINTOBOR AND THE PRE-SUPER GENESIS WAVE ARCHIE SONIC TIMELINE AND CHARACTERS

#sonic universe is so fucking good #PLEASE READ TREASURE TEAM TANGO.... and if you have READ IT AGAIN..... #fernasks

[coffeelotionzone]

Hooligans in the bushes is my favorite genre

#sth #sonic archie #sonic idw #fang the hunter #bean the dynamite #bark the polar bear #Treasure Team Tango is 13 years old WHAT #just a thought #2 more days till January for the mini series aka peak fiction BABY 🎉 #cinematic parallels #I guess lol

[tandytoaster]

NEW FANG PREVIEW PAGES

There are 2 things I want most out of this mini series and that's

1. Acknowledgment of Fang's love of his vehicle ( this is moreso an archie thing but I'd love to see it be carried over 👉👈 )

2. For him to make The Face again

😈

SO FAR ITS LOOKING GOOD

#noop nooping #sonic #fang the hunter #fang the sniper #insert gif if the guy going im insannneeee... im craaZeeyyyy #i want him to look at me that way. who said that 🤨 #ANYWAY. the bike thing is big for me personally bc it was rlly prominent in treasure team tango which was where i started with archie #and it ingrained itself into me. this is my truth this is my canon

[seerofmike]

like 90% of shadow's positive relationships are with women (rouge, maria, hope, amy + blaze especially in the archie comics, lien-da and kinda sally in that one AU but idk if those should count LMAO) which is interesting because he's like. the only male character this applies to (not saying other male characters don't have girl friends but like Most of shadow's friends/people he at least trusts, are girls) but instead of writing an essay about this i just want to say that the reason he gets into it with sonic and knuckles is not because he has beef with them personally but because he is a misandrist

#misandrist shadow as a phrase has been in my brain for several weeks i needed to get it out #sth #shadow #shadow the hedgehog #ohg i love his relationship with blaze in su #especially during treasure team tango #PEAK lesbian gay hostility AND solidarity #omega is not a victim of shadow's misandry because omega is a robot btw #does anyone remember the arc where the au version of him marries sally #who was like. 40 while hs is eternally 15 #that was kinda fucked up right

[kiwipineappleparasol]

I was a Sonic fan when I was Little, but not just Any Sonic Fan.... a Sonic Archie Comics fan (the Horror) and I recently (recently I mean March . That's Recent now) got back into this Childhood fixation, but I only Finished Re-reading the Pre-reboot Sonic Universe Comics the Other Day. Please Look at my Favorite Page:

Anyways Here's my Awesome Tier list After reading all those Comics

#sonic the hedgehog #While I read the mainline ones as well as a kid I remember being fond of the Sonic Universe ones #The Secret Freedom Fighters arc and Team Treasure Tango were my shit as a Kid... and the Final Issue before the Reboot #Anyways I'm going to spam post my Sonic Fanart from the Past Couple Months soon Enough.... Just You Wait

[un-pearable]

#poll✨ #sonic #archie sonic #sonic universe #honestly shattered is my favorite arc but if treasure team tango wins i will be incredibly happy. preboot slay

[shadamyheadcanons]

Have you ever thought about how Shadow and Amy would solve their conflicts/arguements/fights? And what they're likely to fight about? (Maybe not the most cuddly ask you'll ever get, but interesting nonetheless as it says a lot about their relationship^^)

Tbh, I don’t really have many stories where they fight. I’m allergic to confrontation even off the grid, let alone on my silly escapist blog!

That said...

When you have two characters as stubborn as Shadow and Amy, they’re bound to butt heads eventually. Shadow in particular isn’t exactly the easiest person to get along with, so it says a lot that these two have never argued once in the games, even with how infrequently they interact. Archie has a few borderline cases, but they’re either played for laughs...

...or Amy easily gets through to him:

As steadfast as Shadow is, Amy has always been able to get through to him in a way no one else can. She’s uniquely suited to resolving conflicts with Shadow. With her unwavering faith in him, Amy would never doubt that they’d resolve their differences, no matter how long it took. Between that and her boundless compassion and empathy, I think she’d usually be the first to apologize and try to reach an understanding. There are definitely times when she’d put her foot down, though, and that’s a good thing. Amy Rose refuses to be pushed aside and ignored. He needs someone who’ll stand up to him like that. It’s how he learns. In return, Shadow deeply treasures the few people he’s close to, and I think he’d be reluctant, even afraid, to lose her. After their tempers cooled, he’d remember just how important she’s always been to him and meet her halfway as best he can. She’d mean far too much to him to risk losing her.

As for what they’d fight about, I do have a headcanon about Shadow disrespecting Amy’s tarot cards and divination. Shadow has never been disrespectful toward women or feminine things in general, but the “silliness” of tarot cards might be where his sympathy ends. Of course, his mind could change once it’s clear that her magical abilities really do work, but I think he should learn to accept her habits and beliefs even before he knows that. It’d be more meaningful that way, and he’d grow as a person by being more open-minded about it. On top of that, his own abilities are basically magic themselves, so he might be one of the first to take her skills seriously once he figures that out.

For Amy’s part, I bet one of the reasons Shadow keeps his distance from her canonically is her open fondness for Sonic. Hearing someone constantly sing your rival’s praises probably wouldn’t be too much fun. I could see him eventually snapping at her over it. In fact, he might be the only one blunt and brave enough to truly confront her. Cream has tried, but she’s too polite to see it through:

Amy would get defensive at first, but once she backed off and thought about it, I imagine she’d see his point. She could shift her focus to other things; she and Shadow have plenty to talk about and a lot to learn from one another. Of course, she’d mention Sonic less if she got over him, but I think it’d be more impactful if she slowed down the Sonic talk even before that. It would allow her more room to focus on other people...and other possibilities.

Confidence? Dedication? Passion rivaling her own? Poetry about being “built in the name of love?” How could Amy not fall for him? Shadow usually falls first in Shadamy fics--including mine--but maybe it’s time for that to change.

I think I got off-topic, but to sum it up: between Amy’s optimism and Shadow's dedication, they’d find a way to bridge any gap they had, and they’d both grow as people in the process. Ideal relationship.

#shadamy #shadow the hedgehog #amy rose #sonic the hedgehog #ask #Shadowsfascination #i hope this answers the question #i think i mostly just ranted about their compatibility #again #on brand for shadamyheadcanons #archie sonic #treasure team tango

[lunastars21]

Gaming Rivals

I need these two to fight again

#fang the sniper #nack the weasel #fang the hunter #team hooligan #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #luna's shenanigans #jet the jerboa #nack the knave #jet the hawk #WHERES MY TREASURE TEAM TANGO 2 #PLEASE

[etaleah]

I’ve been thinking a lot about Shadow’s characterizations in the Project: Shadow fan film, SA2, Archie, Heroes, ‘06, Prime, and Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and why they’re all considered among the best. And I’ve been thinking about his characterizations in IDW and Boom, how they’re considered among the worst, and how much they clash with the other portrayals. I think I’ve hit upon the number one quality that Shadow needs to have to be written well.

Loyalty.

I’ll explain below the cut.

The best Shadow is one who is loyal to someone or something. Maybe he’s not always loyal to the right someone or something, but he is loyal nonetheless. It’s a core part of his character. He is ride or die to the very end for whatever friend or cause he cares about. Shadow is always ready to kill or be killed for whatever or whoever matters to him most; it’s what sets him apart from the others. The others have limits on their loyalty. Sonic will help you out, but he’s not gonna kill a man for you. Shadow will. He doesn’t have that limit. If you are Shadow’s friend and you need him to kill for you, he will do it. Period.

Here’s a recap of Shadow’s loyalty:

In SA2 and the fan film, it’s to Maria, and to a lesser extent, Gerald.

In Heroes and ‘06, it’s to Team Dark.

In Archie, it’s to Team Dark, Hope Kintobor, and Commander Tower. Sometimes it’s even to his own values like when he goes against Rouge to help Blaze in Treasure Team Tango.

In Sonic X, it’s to Maria and later Molly. Maybe even to the universe, given that he’s ready to kill Cosmo to save it.

In Prime, it’s to Green Hill. And later on, Shadow is also loyal to Sonic despite the latter driving him crazy.

In Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, it’s to Amy.

And in his own game, Shadow can be loyal to Maria, Sonic and friends, Eggman (up to a point), Black Doom, or even Earth itself. Not all of those folks are worth his loyalty, but the fact is that Shadow still cares about fighting by their side. That key element of his personality remains.

And that’s what’s missing in Boom and IDW. Because in those, he isn’t loyal to anything. He isn’t ride or die for anyone. At least, not that we can tell. When you remove Shadow’s faithfulness to those he loves, you remove a lot of what makes him who he is and all that’s left is an edgy aesthetic that soon wears out its welcome because there isn’t anything to supplement it. And this is made worse by the fact that they’re never allowed to bring up or expand his backstory, so they can’t ever talk about why he’s like this.

I guess you could make the argument that Shadow is loyal to the world in IDW since he helps save it a few times, but he’s so mean and heartless to everyone in the world that it feels less like he’s fighting to protect other people and more like he’s just trying to save his own house so he still has a place to live. I mean, if he won’t help Rouge when she’s been kidnapped by Starline and he won’t help Omega when the latter has been smashed to bits and he won’t help the Chao get out of their cage and he actually has to be talked into saving a village from an avalanche and he seems to really dislike/be annoyed by everyone he comes into contact with…what exactly is he saving the Earth for?? It can’t be for the people living in it. He hates them. He doesn’t care if they need his help. So the only conclusion I can draw is that he’s just doing it to save his own skin. The only person Shadow shows even the slightest bit of loyalty to is himself.

And that makes him unrecognizable from the Shadow we know and love.

His loyalty is his greatest virtue, even when it’s misguided. Let him keep it.

#sth #shadow the hedgehog #shadow meta #my thoughts #sonic the hedgehog #maria robotnik #space colony ark #sonic games #sonic comics #sonic idw #sonic archie #sonic prime #sonic 06 #team dark #project: shadow fan film

[kiwinatorwaffles]

pro gamer move of combining my hyperfixations

doc is the only living zonai left because he developed a way to stay immortal but once he crawled out of his invention cave he noticed everyone got nuked, etho is a sheikah on the tech team, beef is a traveling painter, and bdubs is a bloodthirsty korok who needs to reach his friends (nho)

hypno and xb are traveling treasure hunters who may or may not have created several contracts to steal souls

grian and pearl are two friends since childhood :3

other characters me and sky came up with (so far) include:

joe, a hylian poet who takes inspiration from the most batshit topics

tango, a sheikah who is obsessed with the color yellow thus he works as a spy to infiltrate the yiga clan. also practically lives in the depths

zedaph, a hateno sheep rancher who is trying to innovate a machine to shear sheep faster and terrorizes the village in the process

impulse, a goron in tarrey town who is just concerned for his two friends

iskall, a traveller who craves adventure, and stress, iskall’s friend who is trying to find him an adventure

gem, a sweet and lovely hylian in hateno whose weekly routine includes hiking up to kakariko and ding-dong ditching etho with monster parts

wels and false, guards at lookout landing who are supposed to watch the supplies. (wels lost the keys)

#kiwi’s scribbles #hermitcraft #ethoslab #docm77 #bdoubleo100 #vintagebeef #hypnotizd #xbcrafted #grian #pearlescentmoon #loz #crossover content: brought to you by kiwinator #hermits of the kingdom

[amethystfairy1]

hi again. i did end up posting some of my art but idk if there's a way to link it in the ask (kinda new to tumblr lol), so im just gonna trust that you know how to find it. Anyways, I have more questions for you :)

jumping into the deep end w/ traveling thieves:

is there any way to remove a collar without the owner's permission? Could a non-collared person do it? Are they physically destructible? What happens if the owner dies? Basically anything that could free Jimmy and Scott T-T

Can any nether-born wield fire, or just blaze-borns? bc hypothetically, we could get some team ZIT going if impulse is a nether-born (he's normally head cannoned as a demon, but I like the idea of wither skeleton instead for this au, if you don't already have plans for him). he could join Zed and Tango :)))

how does the siren song work? can you get anyone to do anything with it if you were good enough? considering song is in the name, is it more effective if it's more melodic?

how do the rune trigger thingies work? Does the staff need to be continuously touching the person to trigger the collar, or does it have a time limit, or is it a secret third option? (this is for a lil piece i've written that I may or may not post lol)

That's it for now, although I do want to say that it would be adorable if Katherine got Shelby a sun-lamp so she could grow over-city plants down there :3

actually that's not it. it'd be fun if you wrote a piece where Grian helps Mumbo and Scar pull a (not so ethical) job. just an idea :)

ok goodbye

Hello hello!

I found the art! I reblogged the art! I LOVE THE ART!

I said it in my reblog but again here they are SO PRETTY I love Cute Guy his wings are beautiful and his shoes are so KILLER and then the SWAGON from Traveling Thieves! It's even got Grian's lil bay window! It makes me so happy! I will treasure them, thank you so much for sharing!

Questions questions! 🏃‍♀️

Short answer: No. Long Answer: Not any way that Scott or Jimmy currently have access too. If their current owner dies the contract has a clause that will automatically transfer them to whoever said owner designated as the inheritor, this being a built in safety measure to ensure enslaved hybrids don't try to one-hit kill their masters before a punishment can kick in to go free. They are technically physically destructible but any attempt at cutting them or unlatching them will trigger the punishment runes. And they are very tough, reinforced by the magic in the runes, again to ensure this isn't attempted, so it would be far to painful to attempt to just endure the punishment long enough to cut them off. This doesn't mean it's completely impossible for them to get them off without their current masters permission...but we haven't gotten to that yet. 😉

Blaze-borns specifically can wield fire as physical parts of their body, but other nether hybrids are able to pull similar tricks such as heating up their hands to work metal, and obviously they're fireproof. Plus, considering our lovely dark fantasy AU, some of them have proficiency with fire magic! I do have plans for Impulse in Traveling Thieves! Please look forward to it!

It's basically voice-based charm magic. I may have messed this up, but I'm pretty sure I only ever refer to it as 'siren spells' and not 'siren songs'? Is there anywhere I screwed that up? Siren spells also give the user the ability to make their voice more pleasant and tend to have good singing voices anyway. If someone is extremely good with it (ex: Scott's Dad) they could 100% use it to strongly compel others, but it's not like brainwashing. Like when Scott used it, all it really did was make the ice mage suddenly care about his opinion, and that confused her enough that she hesitated on using magic. It still has to be something understandable. It wouldn't have been enough to, say, get her to fire a spell at her companion and kill him. It's more like it makes the users words much more influential in the mind of whoever is hearing it. It can also do other things, though! Like how I mention that Scott's Dad would sing for the Queen, Scott's Mom, to help her relax, that's not just because he's a beautiful singer (which of course he is) he's also using siren spells to lower her stress.

One hit triggers the punishment runes. A second hit makes them stop. Like an on-off switch! They also specifically have to get hit with the gem at the end of the rune trigger. If you do post anything anywhere please do send another ask/post it somewhere I can see, I'd absolutely love to see what you do with the AU! ☺️

Awwww...Katherine could totally get Shelby a sun-lamp, that'd be so cute! Also I totally plan on writing a piece at some point where the Swagon Trio steal something, it's a series called Traveling THIEVES and there has been a distinct lack of thievery so I need to fix that. 😤

Thanks so much for all your lovely questions, and thank you again for sharing your beautiful art! 💖

#fanfic #ao3 fanfic #hermitcraft #traffic smp #through the sky blue cracks #worldbuilding #life series #empires smp #traveling thieves au #grian #mumbo jumbo #goodtimeswithscar #katherine elizabeth #shubble #scott smajor #jimmy solidarity #tangotek #impulsesv #zedaph #team zits