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"To Shadow and Sonic, do you hate each other?"
I've been thinking about the response the Sonic team gave to this answer SO MUCH and I just can't help but wonder about the implications of it.
They immediately turn it into a "Does Shadow hate Sonic" question and completely ignore the fact that Sonic is supposed to answer wether or not he hates Shadow too. I'm guessing the original intention was to imply that Sonic can't possibly hate Shadow because Sonic doesn't hate anyone, but I don't think that fits his character. (Or maybe they didn't want to encourage any Sonadow shippers, the fuck do I know?) All I can think of is how everyone else goes along with the notion that Sonic doesn't have to answer the question because whatever his answer would be should be obvious...
And that makes me have so many headcannons...
All of the angsty misunderstandings! I can easily see Shadow interpreting Sonic's refusal to answer as Sonic obviously hating him but not wanting to say it. Sonic does tend to say unintentionally hurtful things at times. (And in the IDW universe Sonic literally implies that Shadow IS AS BAD AS EGGMAN TO SHADOW'S FACE.) It would explain why Shadow is so ready to throw insults of his own at Sonic. Meanwhile, Sonic, not reading the room because he is neurodivergent as fuck, just refuses to answer because why should he when the answer is "obvious". Now THAT is an angsty ship dynamic I can get behind: character A likes character B but is so bad at communicating that they unintentionally make character B think that they hate them. It's so fuckin sad and also kind of hilarious.
Summary of the angst:
Sonic: *I don't need to answer the question because it's obvious to everyone that I don't hate you and I'm not brave enough to admit that I like you yet.*
Shadow: *He doesn't need to answer the question because he has made it pretty clear in the past just how much he hates me.*
Here have some pics about it:
Audio is from Sonic Twitter Takeover (not sure which one, but they are absolute goldmines).
ever since I learned that shadow is a swiftie I had to…..heh
This Monday…tune in for our biggest Twitter Takeover yet. Exclusively on our Twitter page: twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog
you remember that one twitter takeover where shadow accepted a marriage proposal and sonic sounded so so sad? every time I listen to the audio I just imagine tails doing the “I know what you are” thing. homophobic dog moment. i can see it in my head so vividly. not too fond of gay people mf
it’s the saddest he’s ever sounded
I love how with each sonic twitter takeover, sega just gives us content for fan fiction, like how shadow really likes the food he had on the ark, shadow might be a little bad with cooking, shadow eats coffee beans with a spoon and not just popping a handful in his mouth and crunching down on them, eggman watched chainsaw man? Knuckles is a weeb, Amy takes vacations in little planet when it reappears, and
Sonic can do this... whatever it is
This is Shadow!
Shadow's about to assert his dominance by evilly shoving a handful of coffee beans into his mouth while everyone stares at him in absolute disgust, concern, and apprehension...
Don't do this at home kids!
List of Things We Learned About Shadow the Hedgehog (Twitter Takeover 2021)
1. He smells like lavender 💜
2. He writes poetry 📜🖋️
3. He never lies because he promised Maria ✅
4. He’s impressed by Tails’ strength 😯
5. He asked Sonic what his favorite movie is ✨ (Chao in Space btw)
6. He doesn’t believe there’s a difference when Yacker blinks and winks 🤨
7. He wants to play Don’t Be Seen or Perish (Yacker’s planet version of Hide and Seek) 💀
8. He’s confident that he can beat Sonic on the basketball court and the battle field. 🏀
9. He also eats steak on Thursday! 🥩
10. He eats at Vanilla’s house 🐇
11. Sonic and Shadow have a date…on the court 📅
12. Shadow didn’t like eating loose bread aboard the Ark (they didn’t have a toaster) 🍞
13. He’s rich, too. 💰
14. He has dinner with Doom’s Eye and both ordered ginger ale. ★
15. He also thinks ginger ale is the “superior soft drink” (Sonic finds it cute) 💭
16. He’s the literal definition of drip! 😎🔥
17. He wants more coffee beans (he likes to eat them with the spoon in the mornings) ☕
18. He likes making fun of Eggman’s love life (Sonic joins him happily) 😏
19. He wants the Bucket O’Sushi perks (so he signs up for Bank of Eggman) 🍣
20. He gets emotional over his song: I Am…All of Me 🎵
21. He argues that Knuckles is stronger than Sonic (he’s so smug about it but I think it’s just to tease him) 💪
22. He would join a crowd that’s already singing 🎤
23. He says his favorite adventure is when Sonic and he had saved the planet…(exact words: “Sonic reached out to save me before I fell to Earth from the Ark. If I hadn’t waved him away, Sonic would have fallen with me, but his determination in trying…I’ll never forget that.”) 💛
stupid comic idea
How to win Shadow's heart (in 3 easy steps)
from the latest sonic twitter takeover, check out the full audio here
This question was my fav next to the meaningful adventures one, cant believe sonic has fought grotesque kaijus and it’s a splinter he’s squeamish at
Things we learned from the Sonic Twitter Takeover
- Knuckles can type 33 words per minute using his spikes, and has likely destroyed several keyboards in the process.
- Eggman (allegedly) used to have luxurious hair and a manbun.
- Eggman pretends he can use the Chaos Emeralds to go Super. His mustache glows (it’s a LED stripe) and he gains the ability to fly (a rope) and shoot eggs from his sleeves
- Sonic games and other media exist in-universe and are based off the characters’ real adventures.
- Amy’s favorite game is “Sonic Heroes”, while Shadow’s is “Shadow the Hedgehog” (shocker).
- Eggman always packs a lunch before an evil scheme. He survived in Cyberspace for days with a baloney on rye, a juice box, baby carrots and a galaxy brownie.
- Knuckles collects rocks that look like animals in his spare time. Their beauty moves Shadow to tears.
- Amy’s favorite desert is strawberry shortcake. Sonic thinks it sucks.
- Shadow is a Taylor Swift fan
- Tails invented a special polymer to keep his friends’ gloves from ever getting dirty.
-Shadow has a twenty step skin-care routine, irons his bed sheets every night and wants his food cooked exactly like they did in the ARK (dried and stale). He also uses gender neutral terms when refering to a potential partner.
- Shadow eats his coffee beans with a spoon. He also eats cereal dry.
- Being stuck on Cyberspace granted Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Eggman the ability to read the Ancients’ writing
- Shadow adopted and trained a Dark Chao.
- Shadow often volunteers at the local soup kitchen to honor Maria’s wish, though his cooking is not very popular.
- Knuckles watches “One Punch Man” at Cream and Vanilla’s house.
- The coolest thing Sonic has ever done was changing the water filter that one time.