Do I need a reason to help out a friend?

No, because Shadow is Shadow. I just want IDW!Sonic to be more like his games self.

...That's it. I know I rag on him a lot, but that's what all this really boils down to.

It'd be nice if he could be just a guy who loves adventure, helping people out because he wants to and doesn't need a reason instead of "principles." Who is free like the wind, and doesn't hold himself down with rules and worries. Who's a little kinder and more understanding toward his friends and innocents than toward his enemies. Who practices some common sense before deciding to let unrepentant enemies go. Who isn't smug, but humble. Who doesn't guilt-trip his friends because he doesn't have a mean bone in his body when it comes to his friends. Who has the wisdom to realize Eggman will never change.

It's... really that dastardly simple. IDW!Sonic isn't inherently bad for his desire to offer second chances, but his mercy is so heavily misapplied, it warps his character. He can't be giving mercy away to the worst of the worst like it's free candy, and then turn right around and treat his friends like crap. That's just not Sonic to me.

The main issue is that IDW!Sonic doesn’t seem to even bother to apprehend his enemies and how stupid is that.

Just think of this for a moment, imagine that a serial killer came to your home and tried to kill everyone, now think that you somehow stop him, disarm him and manage to avoid having anyone get hurt. You feel pity for this guy and try to talk some reason into him, but he just answers that he doesn’t want to change and makes it clear he’s going to do the same thing all over again if he gets the chance. Then, instead of immediately get him arrested and sent to jail like you should do, your response is to say ‘’Well, gotta respect your choices bud’’, you let him go and allow him to escape free to do whatever he wants, he doesn’t have any weapons to hurt anyone now anyway.

If you thought that was a completely stupid thing to do...

...that’s what IDW!Sonic does in a nutshell and why it’s so frustrating to begin with.

I’ve seen all sort of defenses for this, ranging from Sonic not being a murderer or that this is a kid-friendly comic, but besides being OoC people don’t seem to realise Sonic doesn’t need lethal force to apprehend his enemies.

What about sending them to jail or G.U.N?

How about making Eggman blast off Team Rocket Style?

How about keeping someone like Metal in check instead of letting him roam free?

The only real reason Sonic lets his enemies go scott free in the comics is because the writers need to move the plot forward, that’s it. It’s not to show his kindness or anything like that, it’s purely plot convenience and the fact that he doesn’t learn about it makes it more obvious.

Imagine if Batman every time he stopped the Joker decided to let him go scott-free to ‘’honor his choices’’.

Imagine if Spider-Man let his enemies go every time he defeats them instead of sending them to jail.

Milo Murphy’s Law Countdown Day ZERO! Here we go!

"is this real? /gen" — i thought /gen meant "general" for ages. i would not be able to understand this on first sight a few years ago and is thus ineffective

"is this real? (genuine question)" — i fully understand this without issue

This is what's called a poetic epithet, and it happens all the time in writing. Consider, for example, Homer and his wine-dark sea, or Shakespeare and his death-mark'd love.

If you were then to start using them instead of the word they're describing, you'd be making a kenning. For example, if instead of describing the sun as honey-bright, you said "the honey-drop in the sky". Kennings are best known from Norse writings, like "the path of serpents" for gold, or "Grímnir's lip-streams" for poetry itself.

My sister and i started watching Milo Murphy’s Law solely because the theme song was such a heckin bop I was unaware how thoroughly son shaped Milo was going to be I LOVE HIM

Crossover predictions~

heavily based on this cute fic which i cherish and love with all my heart and soul,,

go read it now !!!!!