Why Sonic's Character Is Phenomenal In Sonic Frontiers

So, what do you guys think about Sonic’s Character in Frontiers? Did you like it? Dislike it? Let me know in the comments below and I will do my best to respond to as many as possible!

Can we talk about how cool Roger is when he isn’t held back by corny jokes, the man screams like a monster.

You can thank Ian Flynn for doing a good job with the script

My favorite scene in frontiers was when sage asked sonic: "How can you still smile when you can barely stand?" And then sonic takes a deep breath, smile and keep walking. Shows how much he's willing to help

It’s nice to see sonic having his unleashed personality again his portrayal in that game was brilliant

Sonic in this game feels to me like the first instance of Sonic as an adult. The classic games feel like the latter part of his childhood: he’s rebellious but still has an air of innocence. The adventure/dark era seems like his teenage years where he becomes a slightly edgier symbol of freedom who defies tyrants, monsters, and even gods. Unleashed feels like the transition to frontiers with Sonic beginning to serve as a mentor and genuine friend who just makes other people better. To me, that’s kind of the final stage of Sonic’s growth: not appealing to kids as a silly cartoon character nor a perfect role model, but as someone cool enough to believe in you.

Like Penny from Snapcube said "from character assassination to character necromancy". Having Ian on board was the best move possible. Now hopefully other characters in the games like Shadow can be fixed, made into something like his portrayal in Sonic Prime. I respect the fact Tails' development actually addressed the sour Forces moment instead of ignoring it like never happened. Also, big congrats on the 50,000 subs, PJ!

Sonic is the perfect example of writing a " flawed hero" without making him out as some incompetent moran or him having personal issues or mental issues he needs to work on. Not everyone in life is having personal issues they need to resolved, there are characters who has themselves together and are kind and want to help. His flaws are his inpatiences, reckless nature and his rebellious personality

I love how you included how Sonic's flat character arc plays a huge role in the story, because a lot of people tend to have a bad understanding of flat arcs. I think a big reason for that is that for flat arcs to work, you need supporting characters around you who aren't flat. It is the contrast between a flat character's undying convictions and a dynamic character's development that allows them both to shine brighter for it. The biggest flaw of a flat character arc was showcased in the 2010s, where Sonic was the only focal point of the stories and other characters were just there to serve as an ego-boost or as a meaningless plot device. However, that exact arc is what made him so compelling before the meta era, because he's the one who inspired Tails's growing confidence, Knuckles's desire to lay back and feel comfortable outside of his role as "Master Emerald guardian," and Shadow's break away from his "destiny" or stubborn attempts at pushing everyone away. I'm holding out hope for both the gameplay and the writing to come together at once so Sonic can truly revive into a phenomenal renaissance like with the Adventure games. With Ian Flynn at the helm, I know I only have to worry about one of those things. ...Also, bringing back a Chao Garden or two could help. It's optional, but also pretty please with a cherry on top.

The whole reason Sonic is such a great character is because unlike any other character in gaming history who suffers from personal trama, Sonic always remains positive and keeps going with a smile on his face. It's like Sage said: He never stops, he never gives up.

Honestly wish my mum was alive to see frontiers. She would have loved it

I love seeing how the individual aspects of Sonic's character come out depending on who he's interacting with; he's compassionate and understanding with Amy, he's more jokey and tough but still supportive with Knoucles, and he's mentoring and encouraging with Tails; a brotherly figure. Not only is he a guy that loves adventure, he's a character that understands the situation he's in and the individual needs of his friends; a small act of heroism that is easily overlooked but still effective. He's still a fun and interesting character, but we see his softer side when he's reminiscing about his friends, and I personally think that's beautiful writing. 10/10 interpretation, bravo.

Man, words cannot express how much I felt, when Sonic went Super Sonic 2! That was sooooo awesome, when Sonic snap his fingers bringing supreme/The End to the ground and when you parry, he simply just waved his hand. My favorite part was when Sonic transformed back after he got knocked down, man, people can say what they want to say with the Dragon Ball comparisons, but it genuinely reminded me of Goku and Vegeta in a good way,( but still Super Sonic 2 on his own finesse) Sonic Team went hard with the Final Horizon update! I was literally in awe.

Sonic Frontiers reminded me of Why I love this character so much.

I was super happy with Flynn's work in Frontiers. It wasn't perfect, but damn, I enjoyed it. No stupid quirky lines that removed tension in tricky situations. Instead, we got great characterization and hope for a great future.

I'm actually very glad that Frontiers actively decided to draw on Tails bad characterization from the last decade (I think it dates back to Unleashed, but whatever) and not ignore/decanonize it for two reasons. First, Ian Flynn has pulled this trick before with the Sonic Archie comics to great effect. He avoids handwaving bad characterization and instead uses it as a springboard for future improved characterization. If he comes back to write whatever big game comes next, I can't wait to see what he pulls off with Tails. And second, this makes the time spent experiencing those horrible stories feel like it wasn't a big waste of time, retroactively. As fans, we all spent varying amounts of resources to experience those awful 2010-2017 stories, be it money and effort on the games or just time reading wiki's or watching cutscenes on YouTube. Decanonizing that, means it was a true waste, regardless of how much or little was spent on it. And besides, you KNOW that we'd all still be groaning about how bad those stories were regardless of if they were acknowledged in Frontiers or not. Better use it to the narratives advantage I say.

This really feels like a Renaissance for Sonic the Hedgehog. For once I'm actually really hopeful for Sonic's future because it seems like Sega is finally understanding that having such tight restrictions and mandates aren't helping these characters, but rather hurting them. The meta era has done such immense damage to Sonic's legacy, but I think thanks to not only Frontiers but Sonic Prime and the films, these characters will really have a chance to shine once again. With Sonic the Hedgehog 2 really course correcting Knuckles, I actually have a lot of hope they'll fix up Shadow as well. The dark furred hedgehog deserves his own Renaissance alongside Sonic.

I like how this game showed how much Sonic and Amy’s relationship has changed and matured since the early days, where before in games like SA1 or Heroes Sonic would back away or even run if he sees Amy coming his way, now he’s clearly much more comfortable around her because Amy herself has matured and gotten calmer, she’s not regularly throwing herself onto him, only doing that once in this game which even then was because of her excitement over Sonic’s victory over The End which he seemed to realize when he was initially taken aback by it but it quickly wasn’t a problem for him anymore since he still had a smile on his face and didn’t push her away, and she’ll even call him out if he’s doing something she doesn’t agree with meanwhile if this was the 2010’s Amy, especially Free Riders, I can guarantee that would not have been the case

Sonic Frontiers’ writing may not be perfect, but Ian Flynn’s writing in this game was a definite step in the right direction. Sonic was feeling like how he was in Unleashed which is a good thing, Tails finally realized how he has regressed back into Sonic’s shadow and wants to be his Adventure 2 self again, Amy wanting others to feel her growth as a person and Knuckles understanding what his people did was wrong, what happened to them was their own fault and how he may be the last echidna, he’s not alone anymore. I’m hopeful they’ll let Flynn stick around for longer to get the Sonic franchise back to its prime soon in terms of its writing potential! 🎉

Imma just say...this is peak Amy. I never liked her over obsession with Sonic. It was really creepy. Now...I adore her. And I still like that she still has this love for sonic showed in one of the Twitter takeover. It showed that Amy has definitely matured and I love that.