what do you think of Sonic the character?

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

I'll explain the best I can.

Sonic is always that guy who saves the world from Dr. Eggman and he does it like if a caveman can do it. He has a free personality and can be a jerk in a good way. That's what I like about him. Because he goes by one law, the Sonic law. He cares in his own way.

In the Japanese games and anime, he sounds angry when his friends are being threatned because it's like Sonic to be angry because he has a close relationship with his friends. (maybe, not so much Amy anymore. he's only act close to her when he feels like it) In English he sounds like "my friends are taken away?? Eh, no problem I can do anything". It's also like him as well.

Plus he is not afraid of alot of things except for water. I love the easy going characters and this is why Sonic is my favorite Sonic character. I play the games for him. What do you think?? Do you like the character?

[Vertekins]

 

I adore him.

 

I truly do.

 

No Sonic character HELL no character whatsoever has a cat in hell's chance of ever taking Sonic's place in my heart.

 

His design is kickass and yet has an elegance in it's simplicity. His abilities are awesome to watch and are interesting. I love his relationship with his little brother Tails and his interactions with other characters as occasionally badly-written and increasingly rare as they can be/are. He's such an entertaining, endearing and fascinating character as far as I'm concerned.

 

I really wish that fans who at least think Sonic's alright respect him more for his abilities, personality and appearance rather than for his seniority. Quite a few fans who like or at least tolerate Sonic seem to put him on a pedestal because he was the earliest character introduced in the series and therefore at least 'commands' a kind of respect for that reason alone but that's really not as important as Sonic's other traits when it comes to expressing admiration for his character.

 

So yeah, Sonic rocks. I particularly love the way he was portrayed in Sonic and the Secret Rings, Sonic and the Black Knight and Sonic Lost World. Chronicles, Shadow and '06 screwed-over his character so much but they're ultimately to be disregarded and they're outshone by the many other times when he's been fantastic.

[SuperBrandon]

Sonic is a great character. He's my favourite gaming character of all time.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

I loved how Sonic was in Sonic Colors because he was funny and had a big ego! I hated how he was in Sonic Rivals because he came off as a big bully rather than having a big ego but everyone was a big bully in that game so I can't blame him

[Vertekins]

I loved how Sonic was in Sonic Colors because he was funny and had a big ego! I hated how he was in Sonic Rivals because he came off as a big bully rather than having a big ego but everyone was a big bully in that game so I can't blame him

 

You would hate him even more in Sonic Chronicles then. I know that game got a Japanese release but I don't know if the dialogue was changed to actually make him in-character.

 

In English, the gratuitous jerk he's been morphed into is nothing more or less than a disservice to the character.

 

But as I said, I personally consider truly bad portrayals of Sonic moot and that's only helped by either said games being non-canon (2006, Chronicles) or the questionable canonicity of specific plot lines that exaggerate Sonic's personality into sheer obnoxiousness for no good reason (Shadow the Hedgehog)

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

You would hate him even more in Sonic Chronicles then. I know that game got a Japanese release but I don't know if the dialogue was changed to actually make him in-character.

 

In English, the gratuitous jerk he's been morphed into is nothing more or less than a disservice to the character.

 

But as I said, I personally consider truly bad portrayals of Sonic moot and that's only helped by either said games being non-canon (2006, Chronicles) or the questionable canonicity of specific plot lines that exaggerate Sonic's personality into sheer obnoxiousness for no good reason (Shadow the Hedgehog)

I thought Sonic Chronicles was a bad game anyway ^^

 

I thought that Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 did him good because he saved people like it was nothing but I didn't like from playing other games how he almost fell in love.

 

Shadow the Hedgehog, he was okay but he was too annoying for that type of game

[Vertekins]

I think the problem I personally have with 2006 Sonic is how utterly bland he is. Sure there's some small positive points like the manner in which he acts like Elise's rock in a way and gives her 'advice' in the way only he can but man was he boring in that game, showing very little exuberance and I can't believe how incompetent he was.

[DarkLight]

The sad and funny thing is about Sonic in 06's was, it wasn't until he died that he suddenly became the important protagonist he was supposed to be.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

I think the problem I personally have with 2006 Sonic is how utterly bland he is. Sure there's some small positive points like the manner in which he acts like Elise's rock in a way and gives her 'advice' in the way only he can but man was he boring in that game, showing very little exuberance and I can't believe how incompetent he was.

after I played the other games after Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 I can see what your saying and I can agree

[a mystery]

Frankly? He's my favorite character in the series... well, the Unleashed and Black Knight versions of him anyway. The rest...? Ehh. They're kinda varying in my eyes, like Lost World coming slightly close but feeling a lot to be desired, or Heroes feeling like it didn't have enough... depth. Still, I tend to be able to emotionally relate to Sonic at times, long to be like the portrayals of him I love and heck, I kind of try, too!

 

(The below is just a paragraphed version of my profile text, filled up)

 

Sonic, in Unleashed, is depicted as an easy-going optimistic guy who looks at the brighter side of every situation... Like I've said, I'd like to be one like that. He's still never devoid of his trademark attitude, however, being his cocky self when it comes to people like Eggman, while leaving room for showing emotion and care for his friends; Chip and his friendship and Sonic actually accepting a date from Amy (which, looking at Black Knight, I believe to be canon) come to mind. He's very much definitely the same Sonic as in previous games, but something feels noticeably chill about him - to this, I answer with this quote. "Yeah, this is the real me! Pretty cool, huh?"

Going on with the being-who-he-really-is-and-being-proud-of-it thing, Black Knight provides one of my favorite portrayals of Sonic the Hedgehog. His attitude's more noticeable, with his snarky exchanges with Caliburn at times... But it's used in a heroic way as well, such as when Sonic goes to slay the dragon that Nimue (disguised as a kid) tells him about, saying he "plays by his own rules". Things like that... I really, really love it; I find it a holy matrimony of his heroics and his attitude.

 

In a nutshell... Maybe I don't really like the other interpretations of Sonic as much as I do Unleashed and Black Knight, but still, he's my favorite character of the series, and I really, really hope his characterization gets close to those two portrayals again someday.

[Vertekins]

The sad and funny thing is about Sonic in 06's was, it wasn't until he died that he suddenly became the important protagonist he was supposed to be.

 

Exactly. Sonic actually has more true influence in the story dead than he ever did when he was alive. It's just one small point amongst quite a lot that shows how...'demeaned' Sonic was in 2006.

 

But then Secret Rings came along and set Sonic's characterization on the right track whilst utilizing him very well at the same time.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

Forgive me if I am going off my own topic, I will mention other characters: I also like how Sonic can be an insperation to other characters. We know Tails inspires to be like Sonic from how he is. And he has grown as a character because of Sonic. But if I had to guess which character would like to be like Sonic would be Silver. He's a cute character who is unsure of himself and in Sonic Rivals he said "those blue and black hedgehogs are brave" also he was happy to be Sonic's rival in Sonic Generations. I think deep down, he wants to be a hero to his world like Sonic is to his. Sonic is confident and strong I think Silver wants to be like him. I think Amy also inspires to be like Sonic because she wants to go on the adventures. I think that should replace her old goal of chasing Sonic and instead try to adventure more like Sonic. He also did the same with Blaze as well. 

 

I know off topic but it's another thing I like about Sonic is that he can inspire other characters.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwXkLK1Xxng

 

I want to share my favorite protrayal (did i say it right?)

[Vertekins]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwXkLK1Xxng

 

I want to share my favorite protrayal (did i say it right?)

 

It's spelled 'portrayal' but your sentence makes complete sense

 

I still think that these scenes in Sonic and the Black Knight encapsulates what makes Sonic for me;

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4QnN1ZbcHc

 

Pure, undistilled awesome and sparkling examples of establishing character moments for Sonic as far as I'm concerned. They truly do put-across Sonic's attitude to heroism and the way he abides by his feelings, abides by his heart in regards to handling things. I'll always respect this game for the way it portrayed the character.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

I liked that game!!

[StaticMania]

I thought Sonic Chronicles was a bad game anyway ^^

 

I thought that Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 did him good because he saved people like it was nothing but I didn't like from playing other games how he almost fell in love.

All of Sonic's personality/character disappears the moment after game-play starts, and once it does he's just a generic hero guy.

[Kiah]

Sonic: that blue anthropomorphic hedgehog with green eyes and red shoes that runs really fast-what do I think of him? I absolutely adore him! Not only is he my favorite video game character, Sonic is my favorite character of anything period. No other character in any other series comes close in regards to the admiration that I have for Sonic. 

 

Despite his cool and calm attitude, no matter what the issue is, Sonic has always shown himself to be a hero with a big heart willing to help out anyone in need and having no tolerance for evil. This is shown time and time again as Sonic aims to stop Dr. Eggman or whoever the villain may be in the games. So it truly delights me to see this awesome character doing his thing and be able to play as him in video games.

 

The games over the years have displayed a multitude of Sonic's excellent qualities in fine characterization, such as: being unselfish in thinking about others ahead of himself, even at his own risk and even doing so when he is suffering, his protective nature, always seeking to turn a negative into a positive, always seeking to cheer others up and even comfort someone when they are sad or distressed, is brave, daring, talkative, playful, energetic, animated and humorous, being loyal to his best friend Tails...and these are just some of the fine qualities that Sonic has. If anything has caused me to adore Sonic as much as I do, it's his awesome character. 

 

 

Sonic being playful and protective is what I love the most about him as well as being selfless:  

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAo-q3_DULI

It is clearly obvious that Sonic is in a lot of pain and collapses, yet he refuses to let his guard down nor allow Shahra to worry about him or place the blame on herself for Sonic being struck with that flame. Sonic didn't want to show that he was in pain; therefore the half-hearted chuckle trying to cover it up, which he was trying to do so Shahra wouldn't worry about him. This selfless attitude of Sonic deeply impressed me, as the last person he was thinking about was himself, even though Sonic was clearly suffering.

 

Also notable is how Sonic changed the situation quickly from negative to a positive to cheer Shahra up, even apologizing after he collapsed and at the same time worrying Shahra. This is all something a good friend would do and Sonic demonstrated that here and throughout the game as he always does.

 

I thought Sonic saying "It's gonna take more than some tiny flame to bring judgment down on me!" was a pretty convincing line that he was okay and still the same ol' Sonic amid all the pain he was in. Despite the fact that he was suffering, Sonic was optimistic. He usually is no matter what! He never gives up nor allows anything to get him down. This cutscene really showed me among many other times that Sonic has a lot of heart and is truly a hero.

 

All moments of fine characterization aside in the Sonic series, this moment here from Sonic and the Secret Rings really had more of a positive impact on me regarding Sonic's character than anything else.

 

That doesn't mean that Sonic isn't without flaws. He's overconfident, stubborn, impatient and obnoxious among others, and more times than none these qualities tend to get him in trouble as well as cause problems for others. Sonic being flawed has caused some interesting consequences to come about, and overall the flaws help give Sonic a balanced personality. Makes him more realistic as well, I think.

  

Sonic's personality is one of the first things that I noticed when I got into Sonic some 22 years ago, and it is definitely one of the first things I noticed again after a 15 year hiatus from Sonic upon my return. I've mentioned this a ton of times already but in case you are unaware of and wondering how and why that happened, if you haven't read it already.

 

Overall, Sonic is awesome and full of character, and I adore him very much. Despite the fact that I am turning 30 years old in a few weeks from now, my admiration will not diminish for Sonic then, nor will it happen anytime soon.

[Casshern]

While not a deep or compelling character by any means, his actions are usually entertaining and he has an attitude that I just can't help but like. Sonic will always remain as one of my favorite fictional characters.

[Blacklightning]

To be honest, the most thought I've ever given towards Sonic conciously was the fact that his colour scheme consists of red, white and blue. Which considering the demographs he's most primarily marketed towards...

 

 

 

 

...strikes me as a pretty concious decision on Sega's part, which is the kind of symbolism I'm kind of a big fan of.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

is Archie Sonic good?

[FriendBot]

is Archie Sonic good?

He's more or less the same than his game portrayal. He's about as selfless and heroic as he his but he also goes through a more romantic side, which we really haven't seen in Sonic. The current writer, Ian Flynn, is doing a pretty good job on keeping the personality of the lovable blue hedgehog. 

[Chaos Incarnate]

There's no true way for me to describe the Blue Blur other than "way past cool."

 

 

 

I love everything about Sonic the Hedgehog: his Classic and Modern designs, the fact that he's the color blue, all the voice actors who brought the character to life, his burning sense of justice, carefree, fun-loving attitude: best character in the series, without a doubt.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

 

also he's a cute character <3

[Sonic.]

I like Black Knight Sonic best because chilli dogs were canon he seemed more heroic in that game then from the 06 'reboot' or after. He was willing to put aside the current task at hand to help people who needed help (the video of him saving the girl not listening to Caliburn is a good example of this)

[E-122-Psi]

is Archie Sonic good?

I tend not to like Archie Sonic because they tend to compromise his redeeming aspects a bit too much, making him temperamental and borderline vindictive to even some allies. They also sometimes overblow his flaws to be overconsistent and reliant on being repremended constantly, usually for the sake of the 'abrasive male vs rational female' dynamic he has with Sally. Add to that most of the other heroes in the media are much more level headed and rarely have their flaws cause as many problems as him (compared to the games where he's no more of a goofball than everyone else), he's almost like a manchild in a bunch of sensible young adults (Satam had this problem too, but at least he had goofier Antoine and Dulcy to fall back on).

 

A lot of medias tend to have a problem balancing Sonic's good and bad points, he's either blandly goody goody and borderline infallible (eg. Sonic X, Heroes era) or a borderline jock jerk who constantly needs his ego checked (eg. Sonic the Comic, Satam to some degree). The recent games (as well as SA1/2) I think have been the nearest to getting him just right, Lost World in particular put both his positive and negative traits on full display, and even gave him clear moments of weakness that didn't compromise too much of his personality (eg. losing his cool and showing a display of temper, but retaining a sense of self control and 'Beware The Nice Ones' tone to it). They also displayed his ego problem in a manner that didn't make me want to punch him in the face, something that I praise given his track record in other medias.