History Headscratchers / SonictheHedgehog

* I've noticed that the idea of [[TheLostLenore Maria]] being brought BackFromTheDead is rather popular among the Sonic fandom. Especially as an anthropomorphic hedgehog. Other than for someone to ship Shadow with, why is it? Given how her death was an integral part of his backstory, don't you think that reviving her would render Shadow's character arc meaningless?

*** People also said all of Shadow's appearances following [=SA2=] ruin his character arc so it's a moot point, I guess. Not to mention it would actually be interesting to see how Maria would play off of Sonic and the others and how she would react to the events that transpired in her absence. (Like her grandfather going mad with grief and trying to destroy the world and her cousin turning evil and trying to conquer it)

* Why does Shadow have a problem with Sonic, even when working together?

*** People also said all of Shadow's appearances following SA2 ruin his character arc so it's a moot point, I guess. Not to mention it would actually be interesting to see how Maria would play off of Sonic and the others and how she would react to the events that transpired in her absence. (Like her grandfather going mad with grief and trying to destroy the world and her cousin turning evil and trying to conquer it)

When all seven are gathered together, they have tremendous power, but when they are all used up, the Chaos Emeralds scatter and fly away to other parts of the world. The Chaos Emeralds that have fallen into such secluded places slowly accumulate their power in the midst of nature."\\
This was shown in Sonic Adventure, with the emeralds scattering after Perfect Chaos absorbed their powers. They were also depleted early in Unleashed but they didn't scatter, likely because they were inside one of Eggman's space colonies at the time.

** I guess Sonic has a {{Required Secondary Power}} like Super Endurance/Durability that allows him to run at Super Sonic speed without ripping apart; this would also explain how he is able to survive hits from super powerful blows from enemies and plow through robots and certain stationary objects without any major injury.
* How does Sonic have a reputation for being super-fast anyway? In the comics and cartoons yeah, but the video games (even the newer ones) constantly show that most consumer vehicles can keep pace with him or outrun him. Compare TheFlash, who can break the sound barrier on foot. Really, if Sonic has any superpower, its his insane durability (seriously try bodyslamming anything mechanical and see what condition you're in afterwards), but that seems to be something he shares with everyone... then again, so is the speed.

*** Because this just sounds like UrbanLegendOfZelda, a source would be great.

** One of the only incarnations that portrays his sexuality is him having marry Sally as King Shadow in the comics.

** One of the only incarnation that portrays his sexuality is him having marry Sally as King Shadow in the comics.

* I've noticed that the idea of [[PosthumousCharacter Maria Robotnik]] being brought BackFromTheDead is rather popular among the Sonic fandom. Especially as an anthropomorphic hedgehog. Other than for someone to ship Shadow with, why is it? Given how her death was an integral part of his backstory, don't you think that reviving her would render Shadow's character arc meaningless?

** [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog Comics, too.]] Don't forget the comics. Anyway, in the early games, where plot wasn't a big issue anyway, I always assumed that the animals Sonic saves had a similar thing going on; the difference was a matter of, well, being a heavily-programmed main character. (The comics support this, as I recall.) The ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' series is a little hazier -- no one even seems to notice that Sonic or his friends are out of the ordinary apart from their special powers. Uh... honestly, I think a better question is where all the ''humans'' came from, but either way it's a poser.

* I've noticed that the idea of [[PosthumousCharacter Maria Robotnik]] being brought BackFromTheDead is rather popular among the Sonic fandom. Especially as an anthropomorphic hedgehog. Other than for someone to ship Shadow with, why is it? Don't you think that reviving her would render Shadow's character development meaningless?

*** Well, I've heard people say that all of Shadow's appearances following SA2 ruin his character arc so it's a moot point, I guess. Not to mention it would actually be interesting to see how Maria would play off of characters like say, Sonic and his friends. Speaking of angst, imagine how Maria would react upon learning of the events that transpired during the past 50 years. (i.e. her grandfather going insane, her cousin turning evil)

*** Well, I've heard people say that all of Shadow's appearances following SA2 ruin his character arc so it's a moot point, I guess. Not to mention it would actually be interesting to see how Maria would play off of characters like say, Sonic and his friends.