#especially between Espio and charmy

[true-blue-sonic]

I know for sure I've asked about this a long time ago before but I'm kinda back to thinking about how different the development of Espio and Silver's dynamics would've been in Rivals 2 if they weren't as quick to fully trust each other as they were in canon but remained "enemies" a bit longer and only really teamed up out of necessity. If their dynamic isn't already near-spotless following an inexplicable "for some reason I trust you" type conversation, there's more room (and requirement, really) for growth on both sides; in the original dynamic it feels more like if there's any growth to be had then it'd be solely on Silver, so this thought might also help find a balance

I recall having talked about it before as well, yes. I would say that Espio and Silver alike have quite a few vices that would make cooperating between them far more difficult: they're both tremendously stubborn, proud, opinionated, hot-heated, and just to the extent neither can let evil go its way. While none of those are necessarily attributes that are bad in the situation they are in, I can envision them clashing very badly because of those traits. Considering Espio is actively chasing Silver down to gather evidence of him committing a crime, Silver's hot-headed nature might cause him to fly right off the handle if Espio keeps pushing him about it. And Silver's haughty and rude attitude in turn might make Espio far less willing to see the best in him and try to trust him. I think it speaks to Silver's honest nature and Espio's ability to see the truth in it that they were able to cooperate so relatively smoothly in Rivals 2, but I can also envision many scenarios wherein things did not go so idyllically until far later in the game.

What you're saying next is actually a bit of an issue I have when writing my fics: I've joked before that Espio is "already perfect" because he's just... basically an expert at everything, haha! He completes his missions well, he's driven and skilled, and his overly serious demeanour as the Chaotix's straight man alongside his snark feels like more like comedy than a flaw or something that truly hinders him to me. Meanwhile, Silver is far more 'imperfect' to me: he jumps to conclusions, he can be uncooperative and rude out of nowhere, and even if he is always right in the end, the way towards that end can be tremendously rocky because of those personality traits. That was why I wanted Espio to also go through a development in Stories that made sense to who he is as a character: specifically that he follows Vector's rule to a T regardless of his personal opinion on the matter, which begins to clash with the fact Silver is very much guilty but did what he did for a good cause (aka not a black-and-white scenario at all). And since Silver plays a central role there as well, I think his flaws can play a role also: he doesn't want Espio to be walked over, but the way in which he conveys that (which is rude as hell) might make things worse at first. Vector might be even more pushy about Espio gathering evidence if he gets yelled at by Silver, and Espio in turn might feel needled and put under pressure from two parties now that demand entirely opposite things from him (in his mind). I think such a thing could help make their dynamic more interesting and also different from New Beginnings, while fitting with their personalities.

[time-can-fly]

I pretty much made these bc I wanted to mess with Julie-Su and Mighty dynamics. (Especially Julie-Su development I want to make her feel like an actual character) I wanted to do Ray, I just ran out of juice. The chaotix in my au are a lot like a family. Vector's literally everyone's father figure here, including Mighty and Julie-Su. They all love eachother and have eachother's backs even if they butt heads sometimes. Charmy: Sees him as a little brother. This means she would both destroy the world for him while also snatching the last treat before he can. This goes for Ray too. Her favs, the others don't ask her what her 3rd favorite reptile is. Mighty: They often train together, and while she's not as strong as him, they still wrestle and such. They have a tendency to talk more since Mighty's laid back. Usually the one who manages to calm her down. (Or anyone down for that matter. Mighty's the team's therapist) Vector: They don't always see eye to eye, and while she's usually more mature on level with Espio, she can't resist pushing Vector's buttons. As mentioned, she does see him as a father figure, so it's more of the annoying that kids do to their parents. But don't worry, as the father figure, he has plenty of ways to get under her skin too. They also happen to butt heads the most for different ideas of how missions should be carried out. Espio: @charleecat-bat mentioned/suggested it'd be a fun/friendly rivalry between the two because they're both marksmen. She's great with guns, he's great with his kunai and shuriken stars. They get compettive during training, but once they get too snippy about it they can't help but laugh how stupid it is to get shaken up about. (Also yes she's taller than him he's slightly jealous.) Main thing I want to do with this version of Julie is make her still sassy and hot headed, but be more genuine. She doesn't get jealous as easily either.

[sonic-takeover]

He-Hey! Welcome to the Sonic Tumblr Takeover!

It's me, the Blue Blur, the world's fastest hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog himself, ha! Uh, yeah, so my friends and less-than-friends have made it a habit to answer asks on my Tumblr now, so... I guess feel free to ask stuff! Here's the main list of peeps who tend to answer most and what colors their names will show up as:

Team Sonic:

Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles

Team Dark:

Shadow, Rouge, Omega

Team Eggman:

Eggman, Stone, Cubot, Orbot, Sage, Metal Sonic, Stompbot/Giant Robot/Alice, Camobot

Team Rose:

Big, Cream, Cheese

Babylon Rogues:

Jet, Wave, Storm

Team Chaotix:

Vector, Espio, Charmy

Team Hooligan:

Fang, Bark, Bean

Others:

Blaze, Silver, Sticks, "Gogobas", Mod, Vanilla, Dave, Zooey, Swifty, pets

And remember, all the characters in this list are adults except Tails, Cream, Cheese, Zooey, Dave, Charmy, Bean, and Sage!

Here's a readability guide to explain the different things I do to make sure you're able to read the blog easily!

Here are some rules for ya:

• Don't be a creep! Especially toward the kids.

• Don't harass or bully the characters for things like gender, sexuality, race, etc. Be a nice person.

• Let's keep the violence to a minimum! Some is fine, but nothing extreme or gory, please. No death or killing kinda stuff.

• Keep politics out of it please.

• If you're not sure if you should ask, then don't! You don't need to ask it if it may make someone here uncomfortable.

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• Any ships are welcome to be asked about unless they're between an adult and a minor, or between siblings. For example, Tails and Sonic are siblings and Tails is a minor, so that's a no-go twice over.

• If you wanna talk to a character who isn't listed, feel free! Can't guarantee they'll show up, but you never know!

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Events:

March 30, 2025 - Orbot and Cubot's wedding

May 18, 2025 - Eggman and Stone's wedding

Common tags:

Dadow - Shadow being a dad

Princess with a disorder and his son - special episodes of Shadow and Silver being father and son

Sonadow - Sonic and Shadow being idiots over each other

Wavouge - Rouge and Wave being lesbians

Espilver - Espio and Silver being gay for each other

Phone fiasco - the plot following the journey of Sonic's phone, which holds a confession of how he feels toward Shadow

Shadow expresses his feelings - Shadow being vulnerable, crying, or talking about his emotions and insecurities

Sonamy - Amy pining for Sonic

Maria and Shadow - Shadow talking about Maria

Robot attack - episodes with robot attacks

Gogoba Village - episodes that are unfortunately located in Gogoba Village

Bigass house - the storyline of the main groups moving into a bigass house together

Body swap - episodes where Sonic and Shadow have switched bodies. Names and colors are the same as usual, the only change is their appearance to other characters

Post body swap - the aftermath of the switcheroo

Tails gets kidnapped - the plotline where Tails gets kidnapped and rescued

Sonadow gets hurt - the plotline of Shadow and Sonic healing from an injury that affects them both

Eggdad - Eggman being fatherly (or failing to do so)

Eggman's lair - Episodes located in Eggman's lair

Spa - Episodes located in the hostage spa

Pets - Episodes where the characters have pets! Not every episode will have them

Moon date - Episodes with Sonic and Shadow going on a date (on the moon!)

Date night - any episodes with regular dates

Pool day - Episodes involving a pool day or the events related to what happened at said pool day

Team Chaotix - Episodes involving or mentioning Team Chaotix or their members

Team Hooligan - Episodes involving or mentioning Team Hooligan or their members

Sonjet - Jet pining for Sonic, or mentions of their past relationship

Swiftjet - Jet and Swifty the Shrew strangely being a match made in heaven

Knuxicks - Sticks pining for Knuckles

Chaos emeralds - any episode involving or mentioning chaos emeralds

Stobotnik - Stone and Eggman being a power couple

Stobotnik wedding - the planning and executing of Eggman and Stone's wedding

Mission: Wellness Checkup - Espio and Charmy go to the bigass house to do a month-long wellness check! They'll be paid 20k rings for it, but at what cost...

He has the stupid I fear - Silver having his gay crisis

Metal on his own - Metal Sonic figuring out life now that he's disowned Eggman

Character tags - for a specific character, put the character's name and the word "answers," like this: #sonic answers

Anon tags - Anons will each get a tag with their emoji name that looks like this: #🦔 anon

Not-so-anon tags - The most regular not-so-anons and/or the ones that have been around the longest will get a tag with their username

[all-together-now]

Everyone was gathered in the Restoration's largest meeting room again. At the head of the table, Tikal stood with a checklist in her hands, and she nervously glanced between everyone sitting in front of her.

"Thank you all for coming here," she said, "I know these sorts of questions might not be the kind that most of you would be comfortable answering, but I do really think this will be an important thing for all of us to know, should times get especially tough around here."

Surge rolled her eyes, "Just get on with it, Annoying Orange."

Knuckles glared at Surge from across the table as Tikal cleared her throat.

"O-Okay," she said, "Question one. Who here knows at least one of their birth parents?"

Everyone except Sonic, Bean, Charmy, Silver, Surge, Kit, and Trip raised their hands.

"Okay, okay, good," Tikal said, writing that down, "And, uh, of those of you who do, who has a positive relationship with your birth parents?"

Almost instantly Lanolin, Amy, Tails, Tangle, Espio, Blaze, Belle, and Shadow slammed their hands down onto the table. Jewel hesitated lowering hers for a moment.

"Does it count if I had a good relationship with them before they died?" she asked.

Bark nodded and jerked his thumb to Jewel. Tikal blinked, and just shook her head as she marked down Bark and Jewel under an entire new category she had to make up. She looked up to see the only people still raising their hands were Cream, Rouge, and Whisper. Surge particularly noticed the wolf's lack of anguish.

"How the hell do you of all people not have any baggage with your folks?" the tenrec asked, "You're life's like a walking slideshow of misery!"

Whisper grimaced at Surge, but shrugged.

"I guess I was granted at least one small mercy."

Tikal placed her paper and pencil down and rubbed her temples.

"I guess this is how a bunch of teens wind up doing more world saving work than the military." she thought in dismay.

[darkchaogarden-blog]

What Sonic and friends bring to the barbecue:

Sonic: Hot dogs, naturally, but with chili and condiments in separate containers, because he’s finally, begrudgingly, accepted that not everyone wants chili dogs all the time like he does.

Tails: A big bowl of salad, made up of the various salads he’s tried, and failed, to get Sonic to eat with his chili dogs whenever it’s lunch time.

Knuckles: Basket of various fruits and edible plants picked across Angel Island that he swears on his ancestors are better than any of the processed junk Sonic eats. Provided that the fruit and veggies he brought aren’t the poisonous ones that are near indistinguishable from the non poisonous ones. He’s pretty sure he picked the non poisonous ones. Almost certainly.

Amy: Plate of tofu dogs, mainly for Sonic, Tails, and Cream (as they are her boyfriend, little brother, and little sister, respectively,) at the expense of everyone else. Anyone else who are not those three so much has go near the dogs gets the hammer. When no one is looking she’ll sneak a chili dog or five for herself.

Cream: Tub of homemade ice cream that she made all by herself and is super proud of that Vanilla knows for a fact will be too sweet for everyone else and keeps a packet of Tums for anyone brave enough to try it.

Big: A massive fish that he quite literally just caught that day for the barbecue that he intends to prepare and cook on the spot. By the time it will be gone everyone else is packing up to go. It will be the best fish anyone had ever tasted, though.

Vanilla: Plain, simple sliders and cold cuts, just so that everyone not name Sonic will have something normal to eat.

Vector: His best, and only, tuxedo and monocle, convinced he can turn the barbecue into a date between himself and Vanilla. (It’s also a distraction for Espio and Charmy to sneak off with the food so that they will have something in the fridge for the next month or two, but mostly it’s a chance at a date with Vanilla.)

Espio: His sword and armor to fend off Amy for when while Charmy makes off with the food, especially her tofu dogs (which he wants most of all the food, even though Vector told him to ignore it. Espio will not be denied.)

Charmy: The tupperware containers, supposedly, to steal the food with, but left them at home, and immediately forgets about helping Vector and Espio when he sees Cream brought her homemade ice cream.

Shadow: What started as a simple beef stew then quickly turned into an amalgamation of ingredients because he felt it wasn’t “ultimate” enough. Now a vat of what can only be described as “substance.” Tails takes it home for further study.

Rouge: An ice sculpture she…burrowed from a police ball she attended. She doesn’t remember when she stole it nor how she kept it cold for so long.

Omega: Is the barbecue grill.

Topaz: Is the grill master.

Blaze: Her whole kitchen staff to make a feast worthy of a king. They have a grill off against Topaz and Vanilla for the right to cook the food and shockingly lose. They then spend the rest of the day following Vanilla’s instructions on how to make boxes lunches.

Silver: His telekinesis powers to carry all of the kitchen equipment. At first annoyed when the kitchen staff lose and weren’t going to use the kitchen he worked hard to get between dimensions but settles down once he tries Cream’s ice cream (and then immediately passes out from the sugar rush.)

Marine: Was the one to convince Blaze to leave the castle for a chance to relax.

Babylon Rogues: Weren’t invited but show up anyway to show off their homemade dish, said to have been passed down from generation to generation. However, beforehand, Jet and Wave got into an argument about how to make it and ended up making two versions of the same dish. Jet’s version deviates from the recipe the most, with too many spices and sauces added on, while Wave’s dish is exact but is bland and flavorless because Jet used up most of the seasoning. They make up by feeding their food to Storm and just stealing all the rest at the barbecue.

[verysillyguy-123]

Stobotnik!StevenUniverse AU character sheets number two!! Yes, there's still more😔

Sonic the hedgehog– tanzanite in a teardrop shape and located on his back. When going supersonic by basically fusing with the seven chaos emeralds, he becomes a blue amber (the version with flecks of yellow) his character, along with sonics gang, replaces the humans in Steven universe, but being mobian x gemstone crosses.

Shadow the hedgehog – black and red opal, but shaped like a diamond on his chest fluff. It was hand chiseled, as a result of him being made by white diamond (Gerald robotnik) as a replacement for red diamond/Ivo, because he believes that eggman wouldn't be good enough for the role of a diamond, especially because of the plan for a war going on at the time

Miles "tails" prower – citrene, triangle shaped and located on his left shoulder. His character is a lot like Steven and amethyst in this universe, and he's the youngest of the main group, like in the actual sonic universe. He's not very powerful compared to the other mobians, due to the fact that his gem is alot smaller and his being was formed alot later than most gems.

Knuckles the echidna – garnet, circle gem located on the back of his hand. It's technically covered by his gloves, but it bulges out of the fabric, and that part is painted red by kuckles to show where his gem is. Like in the games, he protects the master emerald. His race (the echidnas) we're one of the first gem/mobians formed on earth

Amy rose – rose quartz, heart shaped and located on her stomach. Her hammer is made out of pure red mimetite and carved herself. She was the first gem that robotnik saw when he was examining earth from homeword, and he based his gem form off her, that being the reason why they're both quartz variants

Rouge the bat – blue beryl, a circle located on her chest/upper sternum. Her race (the bats) was the second to form on earth, after the echidnas. The bats immediately tried to steal the master emerald, and were fighting with the echidnas for a long time. Because of this, rouge got her instinct to steal and her shared hatred of knuckles

Silver the hedgehog – parabia tourmaline, cushion shaped on he palm of his hand. The hedgehog kind was the first mobian x gem mix who were able to possess actual magic, the type varying on the gem type and placement. Thus why shadow was made with the DNA of the hedgehog species. Alot of silvers powers come from his hands, due to that being where his gem is placed

Blaze the cat – dragons breath opal, placed on her forehead. She has a very rare gem, the only one of its kind, made as a last ditch effort for the gem war, but quickly abandoned when they weren't able to attach a consciousness to gem. The gem was only given a conciseness years later, when it fused with mobian DNA. The uniqueness of the gem also gave her the power to use magic like the hedgehogs

Cream the bunny – amber gemstone placed between the collarbones. Like tails, it's a much smaller gem, therefore she is alot weaker than most. Other than that, there's not much more about her character

Espio the chameleon – golden beryl, placed where the horn (??) is on the game character design, in-between the eyes. Though, even if his gem is yellow, has the ability to change his skin color, and usually keeps it as purple. He has a similar gem type to rouge due to both being stealthy thieves and warriors

Charmy the bee – honey calcite, a rectangle that goes all the way down his spine and is between where his wings are attached. He has two sets of arms

Victor the crocodile – rainforest Jasper, but with small flecks of red. the location of it replaced one of the red spines going down his body, specifically on the back of his head

Big the cat – red capped amethyst, his gem is placed just above his belly button, where the buckle of his belt would usually be in his original sonic form

[rechicken-and-waffles]

so you have AU’s and stuff is there anywhere I can read them? They seem really interesting. . . . . ALSO! Your art is absolutely Amazing/Beautiful it’s so pretty and well done not to mention it looks like official art! I love it so much! I wanna see more chaotix (especially Espio. . .i love him) they don’t get enough attention

Thank you so much!!! I have some Chaotix art on the way for this holiday season, so stay tuned for that 👀

Also, the main AU I have is New Chaotix, which has Charmy and Cream, 15 years after the main canon, taking over the Chaotix Detective Agency as the new detectives. I am still working on the story and character designs in between my other projects, so rn the only thing I can show is this comic to introduce the main conflict of this AU.

I am hoping to do more stuff with that AU next year, because I've got one comic idea that features a certain croc 🐊

[roughandtumble-r]

Issue 79 came out almost a week ago, so it's time for me to finally talk about it! However, since this issue marks the end of the long-running arc between Whisper and Mimic that's been going on since the first couple years of the series' run, I'd recommend reading the issue first before reading this post talking about it if you don't want to see spoilers.

Anyway, picking up where the preview in Issue 78 left off, Mimic approaches Whisper at the Rainbow Ravine while disguised as Cream, but Whisper quickly sees through his disguise, and the two make it clear that they both intend on ending their feud once and for all.

By the way, I really like the buildup leading into their fight, and I especially like this bit right here where it highlights Mimic and Whisper's different viewpoints on working with others because I think it connects really well with everything that's happened involving the two of them up to this point...

And going along with Whisper's idea of friends being important, she surprises Mimic by revealing that she didn't come into this fight alone, as both Silver and Tangle are also here and ready to fight Mimic alongside her. The four then duke it out for a while before it's revealed that Mimic brought an explosive power core with him, and he activates it to blow himself up in an attempt to take Whisper out with him, but Tangle quickly swoops in and grabs her as Mimic falls down into a river below, seemingly dead.

And with that, the battle between Whisper and Mimic has finally come to an end, and Whisper has avenged her lost friends and is ready to move on with her wisps and new friends by her side.

Happy awoo :3

Also, Sonic and the Chaotix are nearing the Clean Sweep Inc base that Clutch told them about in Rainstorm Forest...

And that's it for Issue 79! I really liked this issue and think it was a pretty good conclusion to Whisper and Mimic's arc, although I feel like both Mimic and Starline's "deaths" were set up in an intentioally ambiguous way so that their stories have a conclusion but the two could possibly show up again later as a surprise reveal, so it's possible that we'll see more of Mimic in the future if given enough time.

We also got the solicits and covers for both Issue 81 as well as the Chaotix 30th anniversary special which are set to come out in August and September, the former of which also introduces both a new character as well as a new location called Sequin...

The carnival has come to Sequin - this is a party you don't want to miss! Trouble is brewing: Six of the Chaos Emeralds have disappeared without a trace, and Sonic and Tails are on the hunt for the seventh. They've tracked it to the intricate and opulent city of Sequin, where it's serving as the centerpiece of a citywide carnival. Sonic and Tails hope to catch the mysterious Emerald thief in the act, but they've got competition. Shadow and Rouge intent to claim the gem themselves, and they are not afraid to go through Sonic and Tails - or anyone else - to do it. Who will be the first to the Emerald? New faces, strange secrets, and plenty of adventures await!

When an elusive master thief threatens to rob the Mythsonian Museum, which detectives are better on your side than Team Chaotix?! Can Vector, Espio, and Charmy get to the bottom of the museum's true mystery and crack the case? Sure they can! If they could just get their story straight... Join Daniel Barnes and a rotating cavalcade of artists in this Chaotix 30th anniversary caper that shifts art styles as our heroes recount the tale!

[team-chaotix-week]

The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog did have Knuckles interact and show friendship with Vector and Espio. With Vector playing arcade with Knuckles to Espio being petty by speed reading and spoiling the ending to Knuckles. Knuckles even help defend Espio when he was excuse of murder. I did like how the game give our interactions and friendship with some cute background info without Sonic's presence.

I do admit that Knuckles did have good interaction albeit small (besides the Misadventures Arc between them, I do like how Knuckles is concern of Espio during the Metal virus). The mandate of Knuckles is one of the beneficial among the other mandates since it wouldn't make sense for Knuckles to leave Angel Island without reasons (I'll give Forces a benefit of a doubt for why Knuckles join in because of the 6-month war) but this prevent him from being part of some of the adventures and even interact with the cast especially the Chaotix. I do appreciate the Knuckles 30th special with his interaction with Trip and how they can give a excuse on why he left the island.

Now that I realize, Knuckles kinda left during TMOSH. Maybe just a birthday and wants to celebrate her birthday that's all and the game is a good gateway to those unfamiliar with the Sonic Franchise and only seen familiar characters like Knuckles.

Aa for Archie, I do appreciate his interaction with the Chaotix but I wouldn't say much mostly because some of the writings were really questionable especially in the early writings. While I like the Archie Chaotix especially the Archie characters, the stories and writings made me not to give much opinions and just felt bad about them in my honest thoughts. I'll do understand why some of it is like that since Archie Comics were around before Sonic Heroes to give much characterization. It's only the Pre-reboot by the way, I don't know much about the Post-reboot. Saffron and Julie-Su are good characters but given their background information and the questionable writing, it might be hard for me to see much about them to which I feel bad.

Also yeah I like Don and Nite, it's nice for the Chaotix to have friends outside of Sonic's friend group (they have a picture of them and the Chaotix in the issue where Sonic was saved by Don and Nite). Showcase they have their own lives with other people to make them more real. Phantom Riders Arc is there best screentime on how they show concern where the detectives are and will do anything to save them. I do like how Nite treated Charmy like his own child especially holding him and Nite's cold words towards Clutch is so awesome. Them being a couple helps out and while they are explicit and implicit opposite to one another (colors, names, personalities, species) that they do love each other. It's also important that they don't have much screentime and it's good thing because it also help give room for others, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate their time.

As for Ray and Mighty, I do wish they at least give some interaction in the IDW either classic or modern. I feel like the only reason they didn't is because the Chaotix didn't appear much in the classic era except their debut game the same way Mighty and Ray didnt appear in the modern games. Like if they appear in classic games like mania or superstars, I'm sure they can give them interactions. It might be the reason why the 30th special have them in modern versions, because not many people seen their classic designs compare to Amy in her CD design. Archie has some issues but I will give them a benefit for their friendship and even their own stories especially during the Sonic Universe Arc about them and callback to Fleetway since I heard that Espio and Mighty have some rivalry.

Oh yeah! TMOSTH slipped my mind!

I did actually really enjoy those few interactions they had. Knuckles and Vector got to hang out and play games, and the Espio pettiness made me laugh. Honestly, good on Knuckles for not punching him because I would not be happy if someone spoiled a book I was reading.

And oh yeah, Archie writing is definitely... something. My knowledge of it is only from Sonci Universe and various memes, tumblr posts and stuff like that for now, but oh boy do they make questionable choices. I totally get what you mean about it being hard to see much about Archie canon charcaters, I'm finding it hard to properly start the main Archie comics. I think it's got some interesting stuff going on, but as a whole it isn't quite my thing. But that's just my opinion.

Yes!!! The picture of the Chaotix in Nite and Don's van! I was looking for Chaotix screenshots and that issue lists the Chaotix as being in it and the only hint I found of them was that small picture (yes, it will show up in the screenshots eventually). I love that they have their own lives, and that they both believe Sonic was innocent and help him out. And then of course Don's rescue of the Chaotix is so fun, and that if he didn't he'd never hear the end of it from Nite. I agree that it's good they don't have too much screen time, this way their appearance are all the more special!

Yeah, that could be it for why Mighty and Ray don't show up. It's kinda sad they're stuck in classic era (I'm glad they're at least showing up there). I honestly really hope they at least get mentioned in the 30 year anniversary Chaotix comic. But yeah, unlike the other characters that showed up in classic, the Chaotix haven't been depicted as such since pre-Heroes (I believe, don't quote me on this. I've not gone through all existing sonic media yet). Probably doesn't help that most people first encountered the Chaotix in Heroes (or anything after that) and not everyone knows about Knuckles' Chaotix.

[true-blue-sonic]

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening!!

I & L for the Ask Game

Good evening!🍀

I: Do you have a guilty pleasure in fic (reading or writing)?

Cuddling and physical affection, haha! That's where the biggest divide between Sonilver and Espilver is for me: Sonic is not a cuddler, and we canonically know that. He's not one who does a lot with physical touches, and what little he engages with is honestly almost quite withdrawn. (For example, he doesn't give Tails a full hug in Forces after not seeing him for 6 months, he clasps him by his sides for a bit. I also can't really remember any moment wherein Sonic was the one initiating physical contact, but I could very well be wrong there. Maybe in Frontiers with Tails?) On the contrary, it has been much easier to write Espio as someone who does enjoy those things: Vector and Charmy are both quite boisterous, and I can imagine Vector especially is someone who's always hoisting His Boys around, haha. So a lot of my Espilver fics run on that physical contact that I so enjoy, in a franchise that doesn't really have a lot of it. But for Sonilver it's been a fun challenge to see how the ship works for me without that! ^-^

L: How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

Too many times to count😅 I already revise it while I'm writing, because rereading what I wrote enables me to remember what the story was about in the first place when I'm stuck somewhere. But I endlessly reread my own stuff; I always hate it when a spelling error or an unclarity slips by me! Great Days, the story I uploaded yesterday, might have been checked well over a dozen times at this rate. But luckily, that's not complete revisions; full overhauls of stories are far rarer for me ^-^ It's mostly just the word choices and spelling- and grammar checks at the end for me that take a lot of time. I should be less rigid about that XD

[beevean]

Regarding that ask you got about the character ages, this obsession people have with them loops right back into highly disturbing territory not only due to shipping but also because everything needs to be nuclear 1970s style 2 parents and 1.8 children who are all siblings familiar relationships these days instead. Like, to bring up the example of Vector and Espio... personally I find the idea of a twenty year old being a DAD, a FATHER, not brothers but a clear dynamic of parent and child, to a sixteen year old far more disturbing than just shipping the two of them, aged up or ages undefined if that makes you feel more comfortable about it. Especially since nine out of ten times that sixteen year old is shown to be far more mature and on top of things than the twenty year old... why the hell does he need a dad? HE could be dad to both Vector and Charmy and personality-wise I could see that work out more!

True. It's the same logic that destroyed the trope of the found family: instead of being "this group of people are not related in any way but their relationship is close enough that they consider each other a loving family", now it's "this character is the mom, this character is the dad, this character is the brother...". Basically recreating the model of the nuclear family and shoving characters in every role regardless if they fit or not, because it's convenient.

Vector being Espio's dad makes zero sense. He's the leader of Team Chaotix, yes, but that doesn't make him a father figure. Hell, I'm not even sure Vector could be a father figure to Charmy! He's just not the type.

Vector and Espio are way too close in age, and the latter absolutely isn't the type that needs to be babysat. I actually like their dynamic as it is, on the surface it looks like Espio is the one with the braincell, but they're actually both smart and they notice different things. Also, I never got the feeling that the team leaders hold any actual authority over the others? Like, I don't think there's any power imbalance between Vector and Espio lol, if Espio ends up following Vector despite disagreeing with him it's just because Vector has a strong, brash personality :P

I wish people could simply say "I don't vibe with Vecpio" and leave it at that, instead of coming up with these excuses to pretend their dislike needs to be categorically respected.

[sonic-takeover]

Lol, Espio I don't think Silver knew that you liking to cuddle was a secret. He just said it was nice that you like to cuddle now that you're dating officially. Isn't that adorable? Anyways like, all the couples at the bigass house love cuddling, it's no big deal dude. XD

... He is ...... Warm. *Espio is hiding out in a an old apple tree, his limbs slung between the branches as he takes a breath to relax* I'm cold blooded, and that hedgehog is like a living furnace. Besides... He gets separation anxiety. He likes to be close to me at night. It does not surprise me that he was talking about me while we're apart, but I did not expect him to start divulging secrets. Nor for those secrets to be spoken where my family can hear them. Especially Charmy. He will never let me live this down.

[jynxedshapeshifter]

The Mario and Sonic at the Olympics games are SO STUPID lmao.

Espio being a referee. This gets especially funny when he's with Charmy and judging Vector lol

Sonic characters falling off horses

Sonic does every swimming event with a life jacket on, and while it makes sense why, the visual is hilarious

Are they traveling from their world to ours or does Earth as a planet exist in both the Sonic and Mario universes?

You can make Sonic use a gun. Just do a shooting event as Sonic lol. "I wouldn't be caught dead with one of those things!" my ass

You can make Shadow figure skate to Ave Maria. Not something it feels like he'd listen to (let alone dance or skate to) which makes that contrast between him and the music really funny to me (but also. Maria)

[number-one-shadisper-shipper]

🖊️ or 😭 for the ask game?

🖊 What is the most recent line you’ve written?

Ooh, this one's a relatively angsty one I typed out at like 1 am last night:

Vector remembered the first time he'd met Espio, just a kid fending for himself. No home, no friends, barely even speaking English. How even now, he almost never talked about his family, and when he did only in the most vague terms.

Maybe Vector and Charmy really were the only people he had.

😭 Have you ever made yourself cry writing a fic?

I don't know if I've ever full-blown cried while writing a fic, (which is funny because I'm super emotional) but I've definitely gotten tears stinging my eyes. I got really emotional writing the most recent chapter of Whispers in the Dark, especially the ending part (I also did a bunch of the writing really late at night, so I was swinging between almost crying and laughing hysterically over things that were not funny at all)

[rechicken-and-waffles]

Hear me out: Chaotix game in the style of the Telltale Sam and Max games. (if you've never heard of them you should definitely give them a try or look up a walkthrough; either way, they're really good. I recommend going through the remasters, though the one for The Devil's Playhouse has yet to be released this year, so until then you're free to watch the original for that)

I've been conceptualizing a Civil War AU for IDW Sonic where some of the heroes are done with Sonic's pacifistic approach towards handling Eggman and decide to take care of him themselves, which results in a full-blown overarching battle between those hunting Eggman, and those forced to protect him. I plan to have Espio on Team Scramble Eggman Beyond Recognition (and you can probably guess why), but my somewhat lack of knowledge on the Chaotix as characters has me slightly stumped, which is why I turn to you. Would Espio go so far as to fight his own family (Cream, Amy and Gemerl, specifically, still debating on if Vector and Charmy should side for keeping Eggman alive, but I'll also leave that up to you), if it meant ensuring Eggman's end?

1) Yes please. I haven't played a Sam and Max game in my life but I have heard great things about them, maybe I should check them out.

2)I feel Vector and Charmy would be in the side of keeping Eggman alive, because while they don't like Eggman, I don't think they would believe ending him is the solution, especially Vector. And yeah I can see Espio fighting them under the belief that "this is for the greater good". I think the only ones Espio would not have the heart to fight would be Charmy and Cream, for very obvious reasons hehehehe (also that they would be the most likely to talk him out of ending Eggman)

[roughandtumble-r]

Sorry it took me an entire month to get to Issue 62, but I’m finally able to talk about it (and all the other stuff that got revealed between last time and now), so I’ll get right into it!

So Amy decides to take that relic Rouge found back to Knuckles on Angel Island, and the two set out to put it back in its rightful place together (which they succeed in doing).

Meanwhile, Clutch calls Mimic over and proposes a plan to him involving him sneaking into Restoration HQ and gathering materials and weapons from Eggman’s broken bots, and he accepts the offer.

Later, a guy named Duo walks into Restoration HQ and requests to join the new Diamond Cutters team while they were already talking about adding new members, so they decide to give him a chance, unknowing of the fact that Duo is actually Mimic in disguise!

That’s it for Issue 62, but we got quite a few solicits in the past month, including Issues 65 and 66 as well as small teasers for Issues 67 and 68, which are set to come out in September, October, November, and December...

The misadventures continue! It's Knuckles vs. the Babylon Rogues! They have stolen a relic from Angel Island, so Knuckles enlists the Chaotix to track them down. But the Chaotix have a super important date to keep: dinner with Vanilla and Cream! The pair are busy preparing when they get two very unexpected and stinky visitors...

Knuckles will stop at nothing to get the Angel Island relic back from the Babylon Rogues! The Chaotix will stop at nothing to help Knuckles! Except maybe a dinner invitation from Cream and Vanilla, who are busy fighting their own battle after a pair of unexpected guests stop by. I really hope they don't ruin the beautiful gelatinous dishes Cream and Vanilla worked so hard to make!

Surge & Kit return...to join the Restoration?!

Sonic & Tails explore a mysterious cavern.

It was also revealed that we’ll be getting an Amy 30th Anniversary special in September as well as a Halloween special in October, and we may or may not also be getting a Knuckles (...and Fang!) 30th Anniversary special next year.

Cool, sweet, and pink! All words that describe our absolute favorite hedgehog. That's right, step aside, Sonic, and have no fear, Amy Rose is here! Ian Flynn, Aaron Hammerstrom, and Reggie Graham are back for another Classic Sonic special! And this time, Amy’s doing the saving! After Metal Sonic interupts her picnic, Amy uses her Fortune Cards as a guide to free her friends and stop Dr. Eggman. Can she save the day and still get back in time for tea?!

Trick or treat, it’s Charmy Bee...t! It's "A Very Chaotix Halloween" as Vector and Espio take their little buddy out in search of sweet rewards. Little do they know, there's a monster stealing candy from all the kids! Fortunately, there's no mystery the Chaotix Detective Agency can't solve, especially when they've got a little help from Sonic and Tails!

We also got the full list of everyone doing covers and writing stories for 900th Adventure, and in addition to Richard Elson doing a cover for it, it’s also been revealed that one of Sonic the Comic’s main writers Nigel Kitching will also be writing a story for it, which is also really cool.