#pro sonamy

In Frontiers, Amy gets Sonic to help her give the Koco closure so they can move on from their haunted shells. One quest in particular revolves around reuniting a Koco with her lover before it's too late. Since they were too shy in life to confess, they might have a chance at being together in the next life.

Immediately this situation reminds the Sonamy fans who've been here from the beginning about the infamous Q&A magazine section where Team Sonic says & I Quote: "Although Sonic is clearly interested in her, Sonic has always been too shy to declare his feelings."

(Image not mine, but it's the highest quality I've found thus far.)

What a coincidence that Sonic and Amy would be helping a haunted love story find its rightful conclusion that so similarly mirrors their own. With Sonic in the past literally running away from Amy's advancements yet undeniably harboring the same feelings for her as she does for him. His pride and private personality often conflicting with his true thoughts about romantic love. We all know how Amy loves Sonic unconditionally and how over time her love transformed from being a girlhood crush to being a mature love.

Amy is far from being shy, but the Koco Lovers' predicament seems like a callout for Sonic about his relationship with Amy being stuck in a romantic limbo. Constantly teetering between friendship and true commitment.

When Sonic tries to get Amy to leave the Koco alone to figure out things on their own, while literally gesturing to the Koco trying to find her lost lover, Amy yells at him that they have to see it through. When she asks if he would leave behind someone in need, when one of the many reasons why she loves him is because he will help those in need, he says no BUT he's also worried about her. All the while gazing at her like THIS:

This is by far the most vulnerable we've ever seen him with Amy in the entire series. BY FAR. He's not the type of guy to give up on anyone who needs help, but he's so worried about her and the fact that she's stuck in a digital limbo that he hasn't made any progress in getting her out of yet. She's so focused on helping others that Sonic reminds her that she can't truly help anyone in her current state. After thinking on his words she agrees and tells him to hurry up and rescue her so that way they can find Tails. He grins and tells her it sounds simple enough.

Little did they know they were about to unknowingly see the heartbreaking reuniting between the ghost shelled lovers. They're given a flashback to the moment when they reunited on the field of a warzone. The romantic surrounding of flowers their final resting spot as they share their first and last embrace. Amy doesn't understand what's going on and thinks it's happening in real time and Sonic has to hold her back from possibly getting hurt herself. When the flashback is over Amy rushes to where the Koco rushed to meet her lover for them to find the ghost shells together at last for their proper rest.

Sonic turns his attention to Amy as she sinks to her knees and softly laments that they were reunited right before their death. Knowing how too close to home this situation was for her, he gazed in silence for a moment thinking about what he's going to say before reassuring her that they were together now. He lets her grieve for a moment while he explores the area around them to look for more clues. But you can clearly tell that the flashback had an emotional impact on him as well.

When he comes back to check up on her, she tells him that they witnessed a love that transcended time and that she knew she wanted to share that love story with the world. Even though it may take them far apart.

*SCREECHING CAR BREAK*

She's no longer talking about the Koco lovers. She's talking about THEM. AS IN HER AND SONIC.

She's telling Sonic that she knows what she wants to do after everything is over and how they might not see each other again for some time until she returns. Who knows where she'll go or how long she'll be gone for. But she wants to journey by herself or with a small group to tell others about the power of this love story she witnessed. When she comes to that painful conclusion she's conflicted and grieved.

That is, until Sonic kneels down and looks at her like this:

And tells her he knows she'll do great and that he wants to hear all about it when she comes back. Smiling at her and giving her a nod when she gazes back up into his eyes.

I DON'T THINK YOU GET IT: AMY BASICALLY SAID "I WANT TO LEAVE TO SHARE THIS LOVE STORY BUT WE WON'T BE TOGETHER AND THAT SCARES ME." AND SONIC'S RESPONSE WAS "NO MATTER HOW FAR APART WE ARE OR HOW LONG YOU'RE GONE - I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU & I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE WHEN YOU GET BACK."

Along with Amy's desire to share the Koco Lovers' story, there's a silent question within her declaration. Unlike in the past where she openly and proudly proclaimed herself to be Sonic's Girlfriend to everyone around her and how he was hers like some kind of trophy, When she says "It may take us far apart." she's asking him if he loves her the same way. Not as a friend but as a Lover.

Now in the rare trigger lines that you can find within the game, there's a moment where Sonic says "Amy...I should've made up my mind sooner." implying his conflicted thoughts about confessing his feelings for her and keeping his "Free as the Wind" lifestyle. But after everything that happened, I believe that he was finally ready to give her a real response.

Which was: "I know you'll do great. I want to hear all about it when you come back."

With the silent answer to her silent question about if he loves her too being: "I do and I'll be waiting for you to return to me."

Which is why you see her eyes grow wide at his response. Because he didn't joke his way out of it or tell her she was talking crazy about calling them lovers. He accepted her, truly accepted her at long last and was ready to give her his heart fully.

It really puts into perspective that Amy's memory tokens were literal HEARTS and the final quest before the big showdown was the Koco lovers.

Although the DC x Sonic the Hedgehog 4 part mini series is non canon to the mainline story (as far as we know at least...) in one of the previews we got for the first issue we get a moment where we see Sonic grab Tails and Amy for a retreat.

However the difference in how he grabs them is interesting enough to warrant a post of its own.

ABT (Adam Bryce Thomas, artist for the crossover) said the body language was intentional and later on went on to elaborate that Sonic is simply being more gentle with one than the other and that he's not interested in shipping theories nor does he have any personal stake in that realm of fandom. He just said that it'd be more in character for him to have a little tact.

First off: HARD AGREE!

Like don't get me wrong, I've been a Sonamy shipper since I was in Middle School when Sonic X was still on 4Kids TV and SA2 was on the Game Cube but I'm against shipping theories / fan shipping wars getting heated between fans. Like y'all lets calm down these are fictional characters.

Secondly: I'm making this post specifically to talk about the body language in terms of how Sonic personally interacts with Amy vs. Tails in different situations. Because they're both close to Sonic but their bonds differ to an extent. So this is really my excuse to talk about something I've wanted to for a while.

Whether you ship Sonamy platonically, romantically, or you just consider them to be friends. I hope you can at least appreciate the observations in this post. Because it also has some appreciation for Sonic & Tails brotherly relationship as well.

Just compare the way he talks to her vs. how he talks with literally everyone else. You'll notice immediately how his tone changes and it gets softer while they're together.

It's such a small thing that I'm pretty sure nobody notices it but it stood out to me like it was glowing. The way his voice soothes her anxieties and reassures her like a good Boyfriend makes me sit here grinning ear to ear.

So we all know that Amy is confirmed to be the mysterious voice we all heard in the trailer right? 

Well it got me thinking - is SEGA actually giving us full on Sonamy content in an official game?! 

Now hear me out. 

While we’ve had many winks and nods to their relationship in the game franchise, we’ve never really had more than a few moments that showcased Sonic’s underlying feelings for Amy being mutual. One scene in particular that comes to mind is the infamous SA2 scene where he tells her to take care of herself after an extremely long pause in the original Japanese version. Which is borderline romantic in Japanese culture since it implies that he always thought he’d be able to take care of her no matter what. Like her knight in shining armor, he wanted to be able to keep her safe and look after her. 

Amy’s line in the trailer is REALLY intriguing as well. 

“It’s too dangerous.”

Amy has been through a fucking war. Not only a war, but a war in which Sonic got imprisoned and she helped Knuckles run the Resistance. She’s been through a lot and has seen him fight the most dangerous enemies that seemed like literal gods. For her to say that it’s too dangerous should send a fucking chill down any Sonic fan’s spine. 

And a little birdy told me that Ian Flynn is writing the story so not only will this game be Canon to the game lore but also the COMIC lore. In which we all know is outperforming Archie by a fucking mile. So imagine this game being linked to the comics and we already have some hints as to what might happen involving some of the comic characters making their video game debuts. After all, this is why SEGA got more active in the comics and why all of the characters are patented by them to use in whatever the hell they’d like. No Penders fuck up like before to stop them from using comic characters either. 

So imagine if we got Starline in a main Sonic game...can you IMAGINE?! 

But I digress. 

The point is that in the comics Sonic and Amy’s relationship has been firmly established as friends bordering on lovers after Amy’s direct genuine love confession that made Sonic start seeing her in a new light and made him become a lot more flirty. Like...a LOT more flirty. 

So what if SEGA plans on not only confirming their romantic relationship in Sonic Frontiers but also does it in a way that delves a little more into how Sonic views his relationship with Amy? That means this would be the first Sonic game in which we get some more intimate thoughts from Sonic regarding his feelings about Amy. 

YES PLEASE!!!!! 

Another reason why I think there’ll be a feast of Sonamy content is because SEGA has also been marketing the hell out of their relationship in terms of merch. Couple t-shirts, Valentine’s Day merchandise, literally putting out couple themed goods featuring slogans like “Love in the fast lane” and “It’s all about love.” 

We all know SEGA has become very protective of their characters after the lawsuit shit show so for them to allow any company to put out officially licensed t-shirts geared towards couples with Sonic and Amy as the main selling point is huge. 

BUT I DON'T MIND BECAUSE I'M INTO THAT SHIT-

After Sonic rescued Amy from drowning in Sonic X Episode 9, he took the bracelet she was still holding onto, repaired it, and wore it. 

In Japan, if a man accepts a woman’s chocolate on Valentine’s Day, it means he reciprocates and accepts her feelings. Since men will only accept homemade chocolate from the one they’re truly interested in. Then on White Day, men who got chocolate on Valentine’s Day will give a gift three times valued. 

Even though Amy’s bracelet isn’t a box of homemade chocolates, Sonic taking the time to repair her gift and wear it is a huge step in the field of romance. 

Since it’s one of the first times we’re shown reciprocation from Sonic’s end of the relationship. 

Amy has always been there cheering him on and she’s called him her hero since they were little. But this is Amy’s first physical gift to him that symbolizes how much she cares about his safety. She made that bracelet in hopes it would keep him SAFE when he’s in the water. But Eggman destroyed it in front of her eyes and he couldn’t do anything to save it without her getting hurt in the moment. 

Then as he feared she would drown in the ocean, Sonic dived in to save her. Much to the horror of Tails and Chris who both know of Sonic’s inability to swim. (Or at the very least: his hatred of water in general.) 

Sonic risked drowning himself in order to save Amy. 

When he saw her holding onto the bracelet in the water, he must’ve realized at that moment that she was genuinely, truly, in love with him. Her feelings weren’t just an infatuation with him. It wasn’t a fleeting crush she’d get over as she got older. She held onto that bracelet she made him like it was her lifeline. 

And Sonic found a way to repair it just so he could wear it. 

Sonic is not well known as an open book when it comes to his emotions and while he’s definitely flirty, he’s not a big Casanova heartthrob who is bold enough to drop the L-Bomb with girls he’s not intimately involved with. But when it comes to Amy: He has a romantic, sweet, and tender side to him that he only showcases when she’s involved. 

So in my humble shipper opinion: This episode of Sonic X was the first TRUE showcase of Sonic’s feelings for Amy going beyond mere friendship and it showed the viewers in the end he accepted her gift and her feelings for him. 

Sonic didn’t have to stop Jet from harassing Amy for the Ark of the Cosmos in Sonic Zero Gravity when she’s capable of standing up for herself. 

Sonic didn’t need to be depressed when he realized Amy didn’t recognize him in Sonic Unleashed if he thought she was just a creepy stalker. 

Sonic didn’t need to save Amy from drowning in Sonic X considering he wasn’t the best swimmer himself and someone else could’ve easily saved her. 

Sonic didn’t have to listen to Amy when she told him not to destroy Gamma in Sonic Adventure considering Gamma was created by Eggman. 

Sonic didn’t need to rescue Amy from Metal Sonic in Sonic CD if he thought she was nothing but an annoying little girl.