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Is Sonic a cool character
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the 3d iterations are varying degrees of try-hard edgy where as classic Sonic was basically a cooler Felix the Cat.
He strikes me as too much of a try-hard. Also, I can't help but feel that he's setting kids who idolize him up for a world of disappointment when they end up coming off as complete douchebags by acting like Sonic.
The question is inherently subjective, of course. Sonic was designed to be cute/cool to children in the 90s. The American cartoons decreased the cute factor and increased the 90s attitude. Adventure era was designed to be cool to children in the early 2000s. By that metric, yeah he was cool. Modern Sonic places much less emphasis on being "cool", he's more of a comedic cartoon character, which from what I've seen IS more resonate with modern day kids. So, I guess they would consider him cool?
So, yeah, he's a cool character for what he's supposed to be.
Got nothing on Shadow, though. heh heh
So, yeah, he's a cool character for what he's supposed to be.
Got nothing on Shadow, though. heh heh
If Sonic wasn't a cool character then the series would be completely dead. Most video game characters don't survive 1 failure. Sonic has survived how many? That's on the back of how cool his character is.
Tails weirdly enough has remained cool throughout most of the series. Solid design that hasn't been ruined when he made the transition to 3D.
He has reached a higher existence. Terms such as "cool" and "cringe" no longer have meaning to him now.
Sonic is an anthropomorphic hedgehog that runs really fast, eat's chili dogs, collects infinity stones and turns super sayian
Sonic maybe a little "too cool" in an early 90s corporate mascot kinda way but yeah, Sonic is actually cool
Sonic maybe a little "too cool" in an early 90s corporate mascot kinda way but yeah, Sonic is actually cool
"You know, what can I say? I die hard." - Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic Adventure 2
This has been a problem with the series writing for the most part imo. Because aside from that, the amount of CGI cutscenes where he's fighting impossible monsters or avoiding a world ending event go pretty hard
I'd say he's more "fun" than cool, but yeah his design is absolutely great.
One could even argue that his "cool" design and persona is what kept the franchise alive/relevant for so long, after so many duds.
One could even argue that his "cool" design and persona is what kept the franchise alive/relevant for so long, after so many duds.
Goddamn the dialogue in SA2 is so good. It's such a quotable game.
hmmmm
Design on the right (in your post!) was the last nail in the coffin although Hesse does a good job mitigating the damage.
I never played any of the Sonic games and I think he looks really cool. So I guess that's the ultimate test, how it looks to an outsider.
Cool to who?
Kid's in the 90's? He was corporately engineered at the time to appeal to kids and heavily marketed in a playground fight manner against competition to justify them only owning one system because that was the norm, so yeah, he's probably cool to them.
Modern day kids like zoomers? Does he say "I'm gamin' ", "poggers", or "Let's gooo gamers!!!!" ?? If not, no, he's not cool.
Cool isn't the same thing anymore.
Kid's in the 90's? He was corporately engineered at the time to appeal to kids and heavily marketed in a playground fight manner against competition to justify them only owning one system because that was the norm, so yeah, he's probably cool to them.
Modern day kids like zoomers? Does he say "I'm gamin' ", "poggers", or "Let's gooo gamers!!!!" ?? If not, no, he's not cool.
Cool isn't the same thing anymore.
Yeah, but the people he's popular with are INCREDIBLY uncool...
In context of comparing him to his contemporaries from the 16-bit generation, absolutely.
In a modern setting? No, and it's compounded by the awful friends cast. The only thing somewhat "cool" about the modern sonic brand is the management has become kind of self-aware of its lameness, and even that has a bit of "fellow kids" energy
In a modern setting? No, and it's compounded by the awful friends cast. The only thing somewhat "cool" about the modern sonic brand is the management has become kind of self-aware of its lameness, and even that has a bit of "fellow kids" energy
most cool characters have uncool demographics ngl; the focus on it is always just heightened with sonic due to internet culture