#segasonic

Like Stone’s in the kitchen grinding coffee beans, vibing, and he turns around, and they’re just gone. And Shadow’s in the corner munching on them-

SegaSonic is the consistent direct Sonic Team depiction of the Sonic series and characters(particularly without localization changes) as well as things that align with it. This is a guide to Sonic Team/SegaSonic Silver.

Justice: Silver is driven by a strong sense of justice and strong convictions to save the future. He is outraged by injustices and is righteous to the point of viciousness, making him very confrontational and willing to take on anyone or anything to fight for what is right or settle scores for those that have been wronged. Silver sometimes calls forth great power without mercy, however his wish is to maintain peace, not to eradicate evil for his priority is always protecting others. Not wanting to defeat the enemy but create a peaceful state, but he is still strict against evil. Silver has different principles from a typical hero and can be ruthless in his methods. Silver has an honor code that includes valuing courage, disliking cowardice, maintaining fairness and earning respect. Silver’s sense of justice and duty is one of the many things that mirrors and bonds him with Blaze.

Example:

World Peace: Silver has a gentle soul that desires peace. Silver is devoted to world peace because he hails from a hellish ruined future that was filled with endless darkness, devastation and people in despair. Silver has great empathy for both people and nature, so devastated environments sadden and upsets him while beauty and prosperity leave him breathless. People’s smiles make him smile and blue skies make him feel at peace. Silver is deeply sentimental and appreciates beauty and the little things in life more than anyone. He has great gratitude for the peaceful world to the point of naming his drink “The Gift of the Peaceful World”. He can be contemplative and introspective, silently contemplating the morality of his actions in 06, talking about legends with Sonic(“isn’t it magnificent?”), quietly reading books alone in Kingdom Valley and breathlessly admiring beauty and prosperity. Silver’s favorite food is apples(ate apple flavored calorie bars in the ruined future) which represent sweetness and prosperity. Silver’s quills are in the shape of the Japanese Red Maple Leaf which represents world peace, prosperity and serenity.

Positivity: Silver is an optimist with a positive mindset and philosophy. Silver embodies hope just as Sonic embodies freedom. Silver struggled through a dark ruined future because he believed in restoring the blue sky when no else did. He never gives up hope as he believes there’s hope as long as you don’t give up. Silver has relentless determination that has fought through constant hardships and horrors in life, never giving up no matter how he’s hurt or how desperate the situation. Silver’s hope and perseverance exceed even Sonic and Shadow’s as he didn’t give up even when Elise or Sonic died and everyone around him fell into despair. He has a positive way of life that inspires people and makes them want to support him and energy that is noted when absent(Team Sonic Racing). He was able to help Elise through her performance anxiety in Otherworld Comedy and rally everyone to back action in the darkest moments of the Eggman war and Solaris destroying time. He has an enchanting smile that filled Elise with trust and a food recipient couldn’t say no to. He is considered pretty.

Kindness:  Silver is a kind-hearted altruist that is always thinking of someone else’s happiness rather than his own. Silver is wholly selfless and willing to sacrifice himself without even thinking to protect world peace and the people’s smiles. Silver has a strong desire to help others that is both the reason for his mission and the only thing that can make him break from it as he can’t ignore those in need and will stop to help people even when it’s difficult for him. He is devoted and never abandons others. Silver is the type to over-extend himself and is only willing sacrifice himself, not others. Silver cherishes his friends and is genuinely grateful to the people who help him. Silver enjoys service jobs, handing out food, giving presents, being an entertainer and other activities that support and make people happy in his down time. Silver wants to “protect smiles” and make people happy because he grew up in a world filled with despair. Silver wishes to use his powers not for himself but to help others and is at his most powerful when “protecting” something. 

Straightforward: Silver is a straightforward and honest person, he is direct, frank, genuine, free of deception, straight to the point, his words and actions are dominated by feelings and he means what he says. Silver is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve while Sonic and Shadow are coy and stoic respectively. Silver is so honest that he cannot tell lies(though he can still withhold information). Silver has a sincere, unpretentious and kind demeanor, he is very frank and earnest but can also be quite blunt and impolite because he speaks and acts straightforwardly. Silver has a straightforward mindset and there is no gap between who he is and how he presents. This pure genuine nature allows people that get to know Silver to quickly develop great trust in him and allows even normally shy and withdrawn people like Blaze to open up and be warm with him, becoming as transparent with him as he is with them. He is fair and doesn't hold back no matter who his opponent is. He doesn’t discriminate and accepts people for who they are(even accepting the pyrokinetic Blaze in the future ruined by flames). He is indifferent to fashion or romance and doesn’t care about appearances but is also an unconsciously handsome guy that doesn’t realize how good looking he is. Despite his cocky attitude, Silver is quite humble and does not think of himself as a hero but rather just someone trying not to mess up time, only caring about results instead. Silver has all the qualities of a Taurus. Silver is themed around purity and everything from his namesake, white color, youth, honesty, innocence, unfilteredness, immaturity, emotional intensity and positivity tie into this. Silver’s pure nature is why his counterpart is Galahad, the purest and most chaste of all knights.

Naivety: Silver is naive and has a somewhat black and white perspective, he is notably innocent due to hailing from a ruined future where he spent most of his time battling Iblis. He can approach things very bluntly and has no concept of lying, expecting people to believe he’s from the future or other outlandish things just because he knows they’re true(which leads to people thinking Silver is crazy and him getting angry). He sometimes does not understand social cues, takes things literally or doesn’t get jokes, taking things completely seriously(but has an angry “what’s so funny?” attitude about it) which can lead to confusion or awkwardness when he doesn’t know how to navigate certain situations(Silver’s slight awkward tendencies also mirror Blaze’s). Notably not understanding Blaze’s sacrifice. He also doesn't know how to express or explain himself at times. He doesn't know how to doubt certain things and can struggle with right or wrong. There can be danger in being too pure. Because he’s from the destitute apocalyptic future, he is ignorant of many things but also has a strong sense of curiosity for new and interesting things or experiences he’s never had before and spirit of challenge in anything he tries. Learning, grappling with struggles and striving to move forward.

Focus: Silver is a focused character that takes things more seriously than Sonic and as seriously as Blaze. Because of his straightforward mindset, he is goal focused and has a straight-to-the-point mentality that hates distractions, unnecessary details, time wasting or things getting in his way because he has a straightforward mindset. Silver is pragmatic like Future Trunks and only cares that a plan works, not what it's called. Silver’s high focus shows in his intense expressions (even during casual activities such as reading) but when pondering his worries he can get so focused that he can zone out. Silver’s powers are based on his focus and that same focus/precision to control objects with technical skill also makes Silver notably perceptive(saw through Eggman Nega’s disguises by noticing small details), have great situational tenacity(manipulates his environments and situations throughout 06, turns his fight with Sonic into a race to collect Chao in Sonic Rivals 2) and strong, possibly psychic, intuition. Silver(figuratively and literally) uses his mind to solve problems and can at times find box solutions no one else does like reviving Sonic(06 last story) and sending in the rookie(Sonic Forces). He is also very inquisitive and seeks truth in his major game roles, actively investigating things such as how to defeat Iblis when the world had given, solving various cases across Soleanna, investigating Dodon Pa when he was deeply suspicious of him and reading books in Kingdom Valley.  Silver also leads the charge on his team ups with Espio and Blaze but still closely listens to their advice.

Attitude: Silver has a punkish personality that can be rough and rugged. He is a little immature and juvenile. Silver is so straightforward and honest that he is blunt and rude, especially rude to those against him, but also friends occasionally. Silver speaks bluntly. He is notably abrasive and has a snide sarcastic attitude(notably in Sonic Forces dialogue that was cut for time). He will call you an idiot to your face if he thinks you’re an idiot and isn’t afraid to tell people to shut up. He also has a mischievous side. Silver is very confident, has a somewhat smug attitude about his abilities and hates being underestimated/looked down on. He is headstrong, competitive and doesn’t take disrespect from anyone(regardless of their age, size or gender) which can lead to him getting into fights for both serious and petty reasons(clashes with Blaze whenever they meet for the first time). He is hot-blooded and has aggressive behavior, expressions and dialogue(“Let’s go”, “I am not to be trifled with”, “Get out of my way”, “Dammnit”, “I’ll kill you”, many such lines). Silver is stubborn and does not give up easily(got exact Silver cut apples after 40 tries). He is bold and takes on everything head on, he stands up to any challenge and meets all opposition with heroic declarations(he speaks like a shonen anime character) and over the top fervor, which both ties into his ability to inspire others but can conversely come off as unhinged. Silver is more rude/has more attitude than Sonic and has various informal mannerisms in how he speaks and acts. Silver is both an extreme version of Sonic(mirroring Eggman Nega as a radical future counterpart to a present character that’s willing to sacrifice himself to achieve his goals) and an inversion of Shadow, having white and cyan colors and an optimistic, emotional, hot-headed, extroverted and rude personality in contrast to Shadow's black and red colors and cynical, stoic, cool-headed, introverted and formal personality. Silver is still outgoing and approachable however.

This aspect of Silver's characterization was omitted from the English version of Team Sonic Racing

Emotional: Silver is high-spirited, hot-blooded and emotionally unregulated/immature. Silver's strong feelings sometimes lead him to deal with things too head-on or take everything on himself. Silver is hot-blooded while Sonic and Shadow are calm and cool-headed. Silver’s emotional intensity gives him a tendency to be impulsive(which is what Mephiles uses to manipulate him in 06), causing him to sometimes rush into situations or get into altercations(see above), conversely he can also pause and worry. Silver is very protective and takes things more seriously than Sonic because he cares strongly about matters. Silver is impatient and has a short temper but conversely can also get fired up with enthusiasm and puts his all into anything he tries. Silver feels joy and rage loudly but sadness and contemplation quietly. He punches things when he is frustrated, gets indignant when people don’t listen to him, can be dramatic, crash out and be reckless with himself. So Silver is usually partnered with stoic people(Blaze, Shadow, Espio) that pull him back. In the original Japanese version of 06, Blaze is worried about Silver running wild/going berserk(like he does throughout the Sonic Rivals series) rather than being insecure when alone(a dub mistranslation). 

Warrior:  Silver fought and struggled for half his lifetime in the destroyed future against the forces of Iblis(dark hostile environments, disasters, Iblis minions, Iblis itself) and is a fierce and feral warrior because of it. This even shows in Silver’s regular activities as he has highly aggressive expressions and body language with constant fists even when simply playing games, an instant fight response to being surprised in Sonic Generations and noted as a warrior at rest when simply reading a book. Silver has a warrior honor code that values bravery and dislikes cowardice. He's extremely brave, has incredible pain tolerance(shrugged off being scrapped across the street in Sonic Generations), throws himself at threats with no regard for his own safety and faces everything head-on. Silver’s fighting spirit and tenacity is highly respected by characters like Shadow and he enjoys fighting(fights his friends and robots in the future for fun). Silver has high fighting power that rivals Sonic and Shadow, he can evenly fistfight them without his psychic powers and can defeat giant monsters like Iblis or small armies of enemies by himself with his powers. Silver has butterfly shaped upturned eyes which represent strong will and intensity in character design.

Challenger: When not on missions, Silver enjoys the peace he works so hard to protect by experiencing the world’s wonders, beauty and challenges. Silver engages in cheerful activities after the historical change in 06. For fun, Silver mainly likes activities that help people and put smiles on their faces whether it be from service jobs to entertainment. Silver’s love for peace manifests in both serene and lively activities. He has a strong sense of curiosity and spirit of challenge in anything he tries. He enjoys challenges, competitions, sports, racing, ways to test himself(climbed Tokyo Tower) and trying and seeing new and interesting things he never had before(“Interesting!”). He will try new things and go to places just to see the challenge they pose or interesting things he's heard of. He loves sightseeing and going on journeys to enjoy the beauty of the world and serene activities such as peacefully reading by himself in the quiet ruins of Kingdom Valley. He is outgoing and loves the idea of feeling of everyone coming together and giving their all in activities. Enjoying the most of life in the peaceful world. Silver is a hard worker that makes steady efforts to train/improve his skills and takes offense to being treated like an amateur. He also has a soft spot for cute things(plays with Chao in Rivals 2 and a magazine comic) and a mischievous side that he can have cheeky fun with. Silver is a Fly/Technique Type character so he specializes in technical skills, acrobatics and balance/control. Like Blaze, Silver is a capable and skilled professional that can have a careful and attentive demeanor and skillfully accomplish various missions, odd jobs and dangerous scenarios across Soleanna, largely by himself(06 Town Missions), working as security and private investigating(Rimlight corporation in Town Mission 13 and a monster in a restaurant in Otherworld Comedy). His talents include being an ice skater, a genius skating coach, a delivery boy, singing and more. Silver is so precise with his powers that he was able to get one of the highest target shooting scores in Soleanna’s 1500 year history. One of Silver’s catchphrases is “I’ll take you on”.

Sources: Sonic Channel, Sonic 06, Sonic Rivals, Sonic Rivals 2, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sonic Colors DS, Generations, Forces, Team Sonic Racing, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Mario & Sonic Series(developed by Sonic Team), Sonic Channel Stories, Sonic Pict art(with official descriptions) and posts, 4 Panel Manga, Nintendo Dream Team Vector interview, developer interviews and the context behind Silver's character themes. This focuses on direct Sonic Team depiction and things directly aligned with it so several non-canon sources(Mario & Sonic, Sonic Jump, Sonic Runners) were included over canon ones.