With the Knuckles series in a few days I decided to finish this thing I’ve held off for a while. Going to get back into the movie Sonic art (and introduce my OC).
I can’t be the only one who noticed the similarities between that random Knuckles arc of Sonic X that lives rent-free in my head and the new show, right?
im two episodes in thru the knuckles series. and oh my god. they butchered wade whipple So Fucking Much
they treat him as a Joke. a punchline, the comedic relief, and it takes up 90% of the show, so much so that its Impossible to take him seriously in the emotional bits. even when he tells knuckles about how his father fucking abandoned him, they treat it as a joke.
his main motivation for the show is treated as a Joke. its an important fucking character trait, and they just put clown shoes on it because wade whipple is the pathetic and weak and stupid and funny character thats slapped to the series as cheap comedy for children.
its hard to take him seriously during emotional beats, impossible to feel gratification at the few times he does well, because at every other turn he's just. a joke. and when it's time to get emotional, when they want to develop his character, it falls flat. its impossible to take seriously because, again, they make jokes about him even then.
they fucking destroyed his character for me already, which is a shame, because i actually liked wade whipple in the movies and wanted to see more of him, but now its just. what the hell are the writers trying to do here.
apologies for the rant, its just. something i needed to get off my chest.
Also something that just occurred to me: hilarious that the new IDW storyline coming up doesn't have Knuckles in it, when that Knuckles Paramount+ show is on the air right adjacent to its release.
They really fumbled the ball on cross promotion there. Releasing a comic that prominently featured Knuckles would have been the perfect opportunity to capitalize on the Show premiering so close to the comic storyline.
But no instead they put the main comic on hold for four months to have a pointless mini series featuring a character nobody even knows exists and who's big comeback starring role was in a game that released four months before the comic.
This comic really is such a pathetic pointless failure.
With the Knuckles series rapidly approaching, I feel it necessary to make a statement about how we will handle media created by Paramount. I have endeavored to keep this account dedicated exclusively to Sonic reference photos. However, as this issue is directly related to a piece of Sonic media, it has become relevant here.
For any who are not aware, Paramount Pictures, the company behind the Sonic movies, released a statement last year expressing their support for Israel and its "right to defend itself." As you probably know by now, Israel's idea of "defending itself" is committing genocide. I won't go into detail here (that is definitely out of this blog's field), but I would recommend doing your own research if you aren't aware of the atrocities happening at the hands of Israel right now. Needless to say, companies publicly supporting genocide is unacceptable; which brings us to the echidna in the room.
Many Sonic fans, myself included, have been looking forward to the Knuckles series. But, given the situation, supporting Paramount by subscribing to Paramount+ to watch Knuckles (or anything else) is not something I can condone.
I would like to humbly request that anyone who reads this avoid watching Knuckles through Paramount+. Please either watch it through "unofficial" channels, or abstain from watching it at all. Show Paramount that we will not ignore genocide.
And now, we return to the reference photos. I have thought long and hard about how to approach Sonic cinematic universe references. On one hand, giving publicity to the SCU will encourage people to watch Paramount media; on the other, refusing to post references will force people to collect their own. In the end, I have decided to approach SCU media similarly to Sonic Speed Simulator (albeit for very different reasons): I will post references, but all Paramount related posts will include a disclaimer condemning Paramount's support of Israel. I will also prioritize non-SCU refs, although you are all welcome to request any SCU characters you would like pictures of.
This is a difficult situation, and I welcome feedback on how best to continue. I ask that everyone remains civil in the notes. If anything changes, I will be sure to let you know.