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ElementX Since: Jan, 2001
#75126: Aug 2nd 2023 at 2:50:30 PM

Yeah, let Omega get some shine please.

So, Trip is confirmed to be a lizard. They said sungazer, but I think they meant armadillo.

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#75127: Aug 2nd 2023 at 2:57:59 PM

The heck is a sungazer?

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#75128: Aug 2nd 2023 at 2:59:32 PM

This, also known as giant girdled lizard.

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#75129: Aug 2nd 2023 at 3:09:35 PM

I don't know why but Iizuka's "Unfortunately, Shadow was in a capsule at that time," just makes me laugh.

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#75130: Aug 2nd 2023 at 3:49:24 PM

[up][up][up][up]Not sure why they'd mean "armadillo" if they're talking about lizards.

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ElementX Since: Jan, 2001
#75131: Aug 2nd 2023 at 4:38:35 PM

[up] Armadillo lizard. They reference the Ouroborus, and this lizard is named after it because it bites its own tail.

Edited by ElementX on Aug 2nd 2023 at 7:38:51 AM

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#75132: Aug 2nd 2023 at 4:48:23 PM

Sungazers and armadillo lizards not only look similar but are both part of the same family of lizards which are collectively called "armor lizards" (yoroitokage) in Japanese, which is mentioned in the interview. You could just view her design as based off the general family, but they went with sungazer for specific species.

ElementX Since: Jan, 2001
#75133: Aug 2nd 2023 at 5:24:21 PM

Ah, knew they were the same family but didn't know they were under the same name in Japanese.

I'm really interested to see where they're going to go with Trip's character now especially with them hinting that she's a lot stronger than she appears. They could have went with a sungazer to tie into the giant animal theme somehow...

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#75134: Aug 2nd 2023 at 7:24:39 PM

I also voted for Omega. More Omega art would be nice.

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#75135: Aug 2nd 2023 at 11:08:28 PM

I would love to see more of Omega in the artworks!

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#75136: Aug 3rd 2023 at 10:54:13 AM

A video that does the rare task of defending the character of Princess Elise, discusses 06's ambition and how the game shows off Sonic's ability to inspire others. Video is 22 minutes.

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#75137: Aug 3rd 2023 at 3:41:02 PM

This is the first time I've seen someone defend Elise. Most fans don't seem to like Elise and I rarely see any videos actually defend her character.

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#75138: Aug 3rd 2023 at 4:19:50 PM

There's not enough time spent on what's interesting about her backstory and character.

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#75139: Aug 3rd 2023 at 4:50:25 PM

Her backstory could've been interesting...if a bit cliched.

A Princess who lost her father at an early age, but couldn't properly grieve because any strong emotion would've released a terrible monster sealed within her.

But all we got were 2 scenes.

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Also the story ended up not really focusing on her in the present too much, so...there's also that.

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#75140: Aug 3rd 2023 at 5:32:09 PM

With Elise you have the deeper structural problems of her broader character not really being fully realized thanks to the rough nature of 06's production, her visual design heavily clashing with Sonic & company, and the romance angle with her falling flat on its face.

She's basically the anti-Blaze; both princess characters, but the latter got everything right with her debut appearance and overall conception while with the former, everything went wrong.

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#75141: Aug 3rd 2023 at 6:44:40 PM

I remember there was a defense video for Elise. It's thumbnail had the brilliant and all-convincing statement "Meh, there are worse characters". It failed to convince me at all if she is still considered mediocre.

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#75142: Aug 3rd 2023 at 10:19:45 PM

Yeah, I felt like Elise's character was not that well-developed and that's probably why she gets so much hate. As it was mentioned, Blaze served to be a better princess character that SEGA was looking for as she was better developed as a character.

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#75143: Aug 3rd 2023 at 10:35:42 PM

It helps that...that game was actually about Blaze.

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#75144: Aug 4th 2023 at 12:53:51 AM

Yeah, Elise was barely a character in 06.

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#75145: Aug 4th 2023 at 1:19:21 AM

I like Elise and her character; there's a really tragic quality about her and her loneliness and how Sonic helps her open up and allow herself to feel things, but she has to forget him and the experience to save the world.

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#75147: Aug 4th 2023 at 7:32:25 AM

[up]Now put him in another game dammit

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#75148: Aug 4th 2023 at 7:34:20 AM

It's hard for a character like Elise to even get a fair shake because the words "Sonic the Hedgehog's human love interest" evoke such a visceral, guttural negative reaction that everything else about the character doesn't really matter anymore. One that extends to the rest of the game as well.

Like. I barely even remember what Mephi... Mephiseles... Mephisto? Mephisto. I barely even remember what Mephisto was even trying to do. Something something apocalypse something Shadow something Future Trunks. When I think of '06, I really only remember how weirded out Elise made me feel.

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#75149: Aug 4th 2023 at 8:45:16 AM

So, Trip is confirmed to be a lizard. They said sungazer, but I think they meant armadillo.

The most interesting thing in that interview is them talking about how every major character they've introduced in the last forever has been an Arc Villain or Arc Hero or otherwise part of a big epic plot without much play outside of it, so this time they wanted to introduce a character who was more of a regular joe that was more relatable to the audience and less of a one-time thing.

Which makes me wonder if they intend to make Trip (and potentially, by extension, Nack/Fang) more of a recurring thing.

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#75150: Aug 4th 2023 at 9:33:55 AM

Elise had potential, but damn did Sega drop that ball.

Whatever good traits she may have had got buried under getting kidnapped every five seconds and what Tobias pointed out above.

Maybe if dropped the fucking romance and gave her more of role beyond Sonci has to save her again, things would be a bit different.

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