I DON'T THINK I STRESS ENOUGH WHEN I SAY THAT I LOVE ROUGE AND SHADOW LIKE-

LIKE LOOK THEY ARE LITERALLY PARTNERS IN CRIME. I love the dynamic they have. I love the headcannon that they gossip about random shit they see happening.

LIKE- THEY'RE PEAK WAS SONIC 06. DESPITE HOW MUCH I DON'T REALLY PARTICULARLY LIKE THAT GAME... They nailed Shadow's character and his relationships with Team Dark. I adored it so much like, I can't even put it into words properly 😭.

I DO NOT CARE WHAT YOU SAY, SHADOW AND ROUGE ARE BEST FRIENDS IN EVERY MEDIA. Whether it'd be IDW-

WHERE THEY SHOW SO MUCH CONCERN FOR EACH OTHER OR ARCHIE OR WHATEVER GUYS.

They are the bestest of friends and Sega should bring them, and Team Dark back ‼️‼️

Team dark

satan's perfect little princess

Sonictober2023 Day 23! Theme: Time.

As a time traveler, Silver has had many adventures in the countless timelines of his world, all to make a better future. But can he even remember them all anymore, or if he was even the version of “him” that had them?

Art by @nebuleeart

uh- okay. Did LITERALLY anyone else know that the Sonic comic encyclopedia quotes the Bible?????????

It’s Mark 5:9 in the New Testament if your wondering

8 Sonic fanarts

All the suggestions are from Twitter

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DRAW SAMMY AND ARCHIE INTERACTING FOR A WHILE....technically i already have, but i wanted something more serious. i just think sammy is going to have some Thoughts once he finds someone Like Him.

he's crawling because he's workshopping trying to be less intimidating to new sheep by making himself lower to the ground. its not working. i'm also drawing sammy more realistically to reflect how early in the cycle it is

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.

As a black English major, I know I could pull him

and finally infinites 91-100. technically the thing ended on day 97, as thats when the dlc came out, but i had a few requests left over so i extended it a bit to be able to finish them up. another perfect streak of daily drawings (applaud now) :)

part 1 part 9

This isn't a dream to me. It's my house.

Saltburn Plastic Mini Bathtub by LeviatHanhCraft

Mephiles The Dark is a Shadow doppelgänger with no mouth that tells Silver things he wants to hear but was actually leading him to disaster

Shard The Metal Sonic is a Sonic doppelgänger with a mouth (despite being a robot) that tells Silver things he doesn’t want to hear but ultimately has his best interests