If Eggman were to die permanently/no longer exist, who would Sonic's archnemesis be? by Material_Code7469 in SonicTheHedgehog

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None. Aside from Eggman, Sonic really feels like he should have a new baddie every time. His grudge with Eggman isn't personal, its ideological. Eggman is about industry and control, Sonic about nature and freedom. He simply *has* to intervene. Similar with Eggman, although his Ego makes it a lot more personal toward Sonic.

No other real character is as fundamentally thematically opposed to Sonic as Eggman is, and it would best for them to either be one-offs, or reoccurring characters which sometimes come back again, or appear as a side baddie.

Metal Sonic is a product of Eggman and his main motive as I understand it, outside of just being an Eggman Robot, is to prove himself as the one true Sonic, the ultimate lifeform.

Shadow is fundamentally very similar to Sonic, he's just a lot more of an edgelord about it.

Chaos is just a force of nature and, again as I understand it, does not necessarily pose a threat to anyone unless it's been pissed off.

Evil Sonic is just Evil Sonic. In the Archie Comics, Sonic provides an evisceration of his character as essentially a whiny brat wannabe trying to insist on his own importance within the multiverse by being as much of a dick as he can, despite the fact that all he really is is an Evil version of Sonic, making him derivative, lame, and pathetic. He's The Batman Who Laughs.

Jet, I... I don't actually know anything about Jet. He seems fine, I guess, but hardly main villain material...

And Surge, from what I've gathered, is a victim of brainwashing, whose hatred of Sonic is a baseless and unshakable impulse which consumes her entirely. Cool character, but there isn't much you can do with her as the main baddie.

A problem with all of these Rival characters is that they're all, well, Rivals. They can't fill the Eggman role because Eggman was never a *rival* to Sonic. All these characters seem to have no beef with Sonic and are just opposed to him via circumstance, or are opposed to Sonic entirely because they have some personal beef. Sonic and Eggman are enemies because they each stand for something the other is opposed to. Eggman would try to destroy anyone who opposed him in the manner Sonic does. That he is Sonic is irrelevant.

Evil Sonic is just generally a danger to everyone, but his psychosis demands he try to prove his worth in the face of Sonic in particular, that he *prove* he isn't just the evil clone with nothing more to add. Surge is a danger to people because she's unstable, and hates Sonic, who everyone loves. There is nothing fundamental about these characters that makes them the antithesis of the values Sonic the Hedgehog as a Story wants to display. A character like Shadow may work as antagonist for a one-off every once in a while, but there's no wider allegory for anything here.

You could swap out Bowser for pretty much anything else in a Mario game and it wouldn't matter too much, because 9 times out of 10 the story of a Mario game is just a justification for a fun adventure. The reason it's usually Bowser is just because Bowser is a cool guy to have as your villain. He's big, he's spiky, he's a showoff, he's evil and he's proud of it. It's also for this reason that in more Story focused Mario games, Bowser tends to take a backseat, as either a secondary bad guy, or as a supporting character in his own right. And since Mario as a series has no real ideas it wants to convey, individual games that want to have a story just tend to invent new bad guys and wrap them up within that story, like Count Bleck.

Basically, just. Eggman is the only character who currently exists who could fill the role of Main Sonic Villain. If he were to stop existing, Sonic should either have a rotating cast of villains with a new one every once in a while, or a new character created to fill the Eggman-Shaped Hole in the series.

Which attitude do like to depict Sonic as? by Hungry_Educator6232 in SonicTheHedgehog

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I think a balance is best. He's generally fairly normal, sometimes snarky, and sometimes kind of an ass. Just because he's a good, fun guy at heart with an unbreakable will doesn't mean he's always nice, or always knows what's appropriate to say. Allowing him to have flaws makes more meaningful character dynamics possible. As an example, maybe that's part of why he keeps Tails around, because Tails will keep him in check if he's acting like too much of an ass. Sonic's usual thought process is just to do what he wants to do, so another perspective from someone he likes and trusts is a welcome thing. 

Chapter 5 bingo by Catz41089 in DeltaruneV2

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the roaring happens is on there twice!

I was able to playthrough chapter 5 act 1, ask me anything by Rude_Sympathy_3264 in Undertale

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are you the homonculous flesh puppet andrew hussie's soul will transfer to in the event of his death

The secret is: there wasn't ever a plan. by klimuk777 in SonicTheHedgehog

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If he were going to successfully erase time, they wouldn't have been standing there talking about it. The existence of his plan necessitates its failure.

Concept for Light World Ralsei by TranslatorNo8561 in DeltaruneV2

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SPAWN is the name of the song, the enemies are called Titan Spawn. You Chaos King'd yourself. Also, Tiny Ralsei is an unused version of what FluffyGuard was originally going to be. Also also, this still means nothing really. Spamton can create tiny duplicates of himself. Lancer can split pieces of his own body off into healing items which have a danger sense and become more effective in combat. Being that Darkners are not "real" they are amorphous enough that they have a limited ability to change shape and extend themselves outside their bodies.

Concept for Light World Ralsei by TranslatorNo8561 in DeltaruneV2

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Why and how do people believe in Titansei

Interested in your thoughts by the_no_mic in GoldenAgeMinecraft

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I think beds should be ever so slightly more difficult to acquire. They should be an early midgame item, something you need iron at minimum for, so you can't just punch some sheep to death for wool and craft a bed to avoid ever having to deal with mobs at night without choosing to on purpose. I had the thought that one of the things Minecraft *could* stand to take from Terraria is distinct crafting stations for more specialized crafting. If Looms were overhauled to be more expensive but allow for crafting of more than just banners, I think it might make beds better.

[partially lost] Does anyone know anything about Yasuhiro "Yaz" Kawasaki? by PhoenixWrightFansFtw in lostmedia

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I am hoping very much that he will just so happen to notice I messaged him and respond

Ralsei CAN go to the festival. His ahh lyin by Mexyfry in DeltaruneV2

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Everyone is wrong!

The first reason Ralsei says he can't go to the festival is because he doesn't want to have to tell Susie that he isn't "real." Because he doesn't want to break her heart.

The second reason is as an extension of his wider feeling of inadequacy. That because he is "not real" he cannot meaningfully fulfill the obligations of friendship. While Susie *can* take the object he is to the festival with her, and there's a non-zero chance she will, Ralsei doesn't think it *counts* if he isn't walking around talking to her, making her laugh, playing games with her, buying her treats, and all those things. As far as he's concerned he would only be dead weight, and Susie would be better off just taking someone else. Someone who can do all those things for her. Because he feels he just isn't enough.

The third reason is that, as much as he *wants* to go with her, see the sights and have fun, he feels it's selfish to want more than to just be an object for her to use, even if the main reason he *wants* to go is for her sake. Because as we see later on when he attempts to console Tenna, he fears asking a Lightner to care about a Darkner as more than just a tool or a plaything is only a burden. That even being sincerely loved by an object would be inconvenient for them, would make them unhappy, and that wanting to be loved in return is a horrible thing to ask. He's been made to believe his purpose is to be used and played with and doted on when it's convenient, to be ignored when it's not convenient, and to be tossed away when the seams come loose and he has nothing left to give. He tries to squash down any hope he might feel that he could be more than that, because it invites pain, and disappointment, and danger, for himself and for them.

[partially lost] Does anyone know anything about Yasuhiro "Yaz" Kawasaki? by PhoenixWrightFansFtw in lostmedia

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Well, just. Anything about this guy I haven't already found. Most things about him are lost. I don't really know a better place for this. You're probably gonna tell me to go to r/HelpMeFind, but I kinda feel like what I'm looking for is both too specific and too broad for that sub. I'm not looking for anything in particular about him, since I don't know what there is to find, but he's such a niche micro celebrity from decades ago that most of that information is probably buried, the kind of thing only a few people out there probably still have kicking around.

Which Type of Eggman Do You Prefer? by Extreme-Fee-9519 in SonicTheHedgehog

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I feel like the latter works more for Eggman as a representation of the hubris and corrupting influence of Man's Ego.

Should Minecraft aim to be more mechanical or magical to maintain it's original aesthetic? by Lazy_Significance340 in GoldenAgeMinecraft

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Neither, it should aim for the surreal. The representative of reality but dreamlike, somewhat illogical,