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hadesknockedupintheunderworld · 6 months ago

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One day

One day I hope people realize that Kitsunami already "broke through his programming" back by issue #56 of Idw Sonic

He had an entire mini arc where he dealt with being without Surge for the first time, and in the real world. He met Sonic and his friends directly, tried to work out what his purpose would be without Surge in his life (gave it a shot trying to devote himself to Sonic, seeing him as the next best thing after Surge). And when it was all said and done, he decided after experiencing more that at Surge's side is where he wanted to be.

As of the recent IDW issues, Kit isn't sticking with Surge "because of programming" and "because he just needs for other characters to friend him and turn him into a better person". He is at her side because he wants to be. He protects her and aids her because he cares about her, not just because he's serving the strongest guy in the room. And he's not interacting with others because he's decided not to give a shit about anyone else other than Surge (because from his pov, even the "good guys" are fake. From his pov, everyone is someone trying to lie and manipulate their way into pulling him and Surge to their side)

Kit already has decided what he wants to do with his life. And he decided it on his own. Not because of anyone else's wants or wishes. That's the whole point of his speech at the end of #56.

He's burying whatever his and Surge's past is and moving forward with his conviction to be with Surge because it's what he wants.

#sonic the hedgehog #idw sonic comics #perverted bond #surge the tenrec #kit the fennec #kitsunami the fennec #idw sonic issue 56 #to be honest I actually despise the fandom's overuse of 'Starline's programming'#because they treat Surge and Kit as people whose entire selves have been dominated and controlled by a set of code that makes them as robots #Essentially they treat Starline's hypnotism and 'coding' as a strict set of rules that's hard af to break #When the truth is that they're more of a set of heavy suggestions and guidelines to fall back on when they have nothing else to return to or #nothing else to compare to their own experiences #You can visually see in the comic as they ''diverge from their programming'' simply because it clashes with their personal wants/feelings #(For instance‚ how after actually meeting Surge in Imposter Syndrome‚ he is never again the dutiful fox that would do anything she asked #ever and the happiest he could be about handing his life to her on a silver platter no matter how she treats him. rather‚ he falls back on #serving her because he has no other purpose to fall back on‚ but he performs it unenthusiastically without receiving positive reinforcement #and to the bare minimum‚ as if he's just doing his job)#This topic is a bit nuanced‚ but I think IDW is less focused on them fully 'breaking their programming' as a robot storyline might go #and more focused on them solidifying just what it is they want to do with their lives and how they live it #Many people miss that Kitsunami has had his defining moment and knows what he wants to do with his life now because they don't think it's #possible for him to live a future he wants/needs unless he 100% rejects everything Starline did to him and Surge and chooses a purpose #completely separated from any 'programming'#And I'm sorry but I think some of you need to ask if a future as a good boy fox hero who gets entirely new friends and family outside of #Surge and is barely associated with her and is also just a normal sweet guy is something that he actually wants/is projected to receive #or if YOU specifically decided what's best for him. Bec #Because 'If I was in his position obviously I would want X' or 'If he was my kid I would want him to become like X for the sake of his own #happiness'#It's fine if that's your headcanon or your au and you own it. But recognize that this current Kit likes who he is and he knows what he wants #to be. He's a smart fox‚ and he doesn't need anyone out there to pledge to save him and fix him. He doesn't want fixing. He wants to spend #the rest of his days with Surge making her happy (because it makes him happy). He doesn't want for himself what everyone else wants for him.

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