#parapsychologicalvulpes

this. this question. this is the ideal question. obviously I love 99% of the major Sonic characters, but the female part of the cast is VERY special to me and I CANNOT thank you enough for giving me an opportunity to talk about them, because they are wildly under-appreciated and seem to go mostly unnoticed outside of the fandom, which is a crime

and yes! it is true that there aren’t many female characters in the central, recurring cast, HOWEVER! there is actually a very decently-sized amount of female characters who are key characters in the plots of various games, and many that only show up for one story and then leave for a variety of reasons (just to torture me, I think, because a lot of them are some of my absolute favorite characters).

so, a warning to anyone reading this: if you’re looking to get into Sonic, please be warned that many of these character descriptions come with major spoilers!

and without further ado, a little presentation on a handful of the many oft-ignored female Sonic characters:

Amy Rose the Hedgehog:one of the series’ central characters. she’s unfortunately often mostly characterized by being obsessed with Sonic, but she’s actually a really fun character outside of that - she’s a fierce fighter, a brave hero, and aggressively idealistic. she believes in people’s ability to be good and is determined to make others live up to their true potential. she has super strength and super speed, and is occasionally shown to have magical powers, mainly clairvoyance.

Cream the Rabbit:Amy’s sister figure and close friend. at only six years old, she’s the baby of the group and quite sensitive. she hates fighting, but still stays by her friends’ sides and has helped them save the world many times. she has the ability to fly and is sometimes cast as a healer character with the ability to magically bring good luck and health to those who need it.

Rouge the Bat:a master thief who was hired as a government agent when the authorities realized there was nothing they could do to stop her criminal behavior. she tends to follow her own agenda and likes to pretend she has no morals, but deep down, she’s a caring person who will do the right thing when push comes to shove. she has super speed while in flight, as well as super strength. she’s also extremely tech-savvy and uses a lot of gadgets in battle.

Blaze the Cat:the princess of a parallel dimension who guards the magical sol emeralds. she was originally born 200 years into the future, but due to time being rewritten, she was separated from her best friend and gained a new past, where she grew up lonely and ostracized despite her status. her aloof attitude hides an emotionally broken person who more than anything needs a friend. she has super speed, as well as power over the element of fire.

Vanilla the Rabbit:Cream’s mother, who unfortunately isn’t seen in the series very often. she’s a kind and devoted single mother, who serves as a surrogate parent for the many orphans in the series. she also currently looks after an ancient war robot that has turned over a new leaf, so she’s presumably got her hands full somewhere off-screen.

Tikal the Echidna:the spirit of a teenage girl who sacrificed her mortal life 4000 years ago in order to magically contain an enraged god of nature and balance. these days, the god’s anger has been quelled and her spirit lives with it in harmony. she was originally the daughter of a chief of a Mayan-like civilization, the same one that Knuckles is descended from. she believes in peace and has a great amount of respect and appreciation for nature.

Shade the Echidna:another echidna who lived around the same time as Tikal. her tribe was stolen away by an unknown force and trapped inside a pocket dimension where time stood still for 4000 years. recently, Shade escaped. despite her young age, she was the most powerful fighter among her people, as well as the highest-ranking member of their military. she’s a ruthless tactician and fighter, but she’s also noble at heart. she’s got super strength, and uses her people’s futuristic technology in battle.

Maria Robotnik:a chronically ill human child who lived on a space station 50 years ago with her scientist grandfather and his research team. because of her illness, she couldn’t survive down on Earth, so she spent her life dreaming of the day when her grandfather would find a cure for her illness so she could be free. when the military raided the space station in order to destroy her grandfather’s work, she sacrificed her life so that her best friend could escape to Earth, even though she dearly wanted to be there with him.

Wave the Swallow:a young genius and engineer, who descended from a civilization of technologically advanced aliens that crash-landed on Earth in ancient times and used their tech to become master thieves. she prides herself on her intelligence and is something of a snob. however, she’s more of a schoolyard bully than a villain, and while she’s happy to rob people blind and cheat to win, there are still lines she won’t cross. she uses her knowledge of her people’s ancient technology to create hoverboards that her gang cruise around on.

Marine the Raccoon:I never played the game Marine was in, but as far as I’m aware, she’s a loud, excitable kid who makes friends with Blaze and plays a key role in the plot. I’m going to have to play her game eventually, but until then, if you’re curious, you can always look her up on the wiki!

Cosmo:a character from a spin-off series that I’m including here anyway because she’s one of my favorite characters in the franchise. she was an eight-year-old kid who was the sole survivor of a race of plant aliens, and watching her family be killed left her heavily traumatized and filled with both survivor’s guilt and determination to get revenge on those who destroyed her childhood. with the help of the main cast, she slowly got better and formed new bonds. in the end, she sacrificed her life in order to save her new friends and destroy her enemies once and for all.

Sticks the Badger:another character from a spin-off, who seems to have been more or less adopted into the main universe. a borderline feral child who grew up in the wild by herself. as a result, she doesn’t fit into society well and tends to be aggressive and paranoid. once she decides she trusts someone, though, she proves to be a sweet and supportive friend, with a happy-go-lucky “we might die tomorrow, so let’s have fun today” kind of attitude. she doesn’t seem to have any powers, but doesn’t let that stop her from being excellent in battle by force of will alone.

It’s mostly cuz of Wicked, and,,, Shrek,,,,

Not to mention, if they fight with you over where you want it placed, like a sensitive area, look for someone else. I had several artists reject me for wanting a tattoo on my hand, which was met with "but what about your job/if you get a job"? First off, it's none of their business what I do for a living, and I don't need to explain myself. Secondly, even if that was a concern, there are several lines of makeup that are specifically designed to hide tattoos.

You’re right that you don’t need to explain yourself, but it IS our business to make sure you’re giving informed consent.

I can’t speak for the artists you went to, but the reasons we’re extremely careful about hands, neck, face, head at my shop is because:

1. we’re covering our asses and making sure you realize exactly what you’re getting into, especially if it’s your hand/neck/face/head tattoo because most people who jump into that (we have no idea how long you’ve been contemplating it and if you’ve considered all the possibilities) regret it and then go after the artist -- artists have been sued for this very thing

2. there’s a huge social stigma associated with it -- seriously people WILL look at you differently and law enforcement assumes those tattoos are gang related even if they’re flowers or other subject matter not even remotely related to gangs

3. those areas don’t take ink well, and especially on the hands the color falls out on a lot of people which means the customer comes back in multiple times expecting free touch-ups when they were warned, then they go after us or go off on us when we refuse to do more than one touch-up session even years after the initial session

4. that social stigma thing? it’s so true it deserves two bullet points on this list -- a lot of employers will pass you over in favor of people who don’t have those tattoos, the general public considers you more of a threat, and even though society is getting more comfortable with tattoos, they still seem to have limits that’ll hopefully one day be gone for good

5. the makeup that hides tattoos doesn’t stay on very good throughout the day, at least in our experience, so if you’re counting on that, we at least want to warn you

It doesn’t automatically mean we’re bad artists if we turn a person away or suggest they think seriously about it. For a lot of us, it means we give a damn about our clients and their quality of life. We’ve had TONS of people say they hadn’t thought about those bullet points up there. Most of us have experience with tattoos in those areas. We’ve lived it and want to save you from something you might not even know will happen to you.

Yes!

It’s a huge visual step up from the previous games. And yeah the UI is quite small, and probably contributes to most of my eye strain lately.

I've been getting those calls too, from other places along with Nuisance Likely

because otherwise they’ll play the same ad 10x in 15minutes but it’s like 3minutes long every time unfortunately I have premium bc mobile is esp bad and I’m out all the time