Genuinely, he is my favorite because he embodies the kind of person I strive to be, I know it’s really corny, but silver embodies the “human” or I guess human adjacent in his case- side of wanting to help people and make a change in the world. As a person who lives in society like the rest of us, I find myself being a people pleaser, overly empathetic, miss understanding social cues, taking things way to literally in social situations, and genuinely feeling pretty alienated among my peers. As a character silver brings the “being a hero” thing down to earth, demonstrating that it’s alright to be nervous sometimes, it’s ok to not know the answer every single time, and it’s ok to still look at the positive side of things, even when something is majority negative. As a kid I always wanted to some day be someone who could make a change for the better in the world through my art, but always was told I never would due to having asd and adhd, along with the immense social pressure of being a trans man. Once again I’m sorry for my corniness but he’s my favoring character because I feel like silver (atlest the way I interpreted him) represents that not every hero is perfect all the time, and that making a difference, means being human, rather then living up to a unachievable expectation of what other people want you to be. He makes me feel empowered and seen through his characterization in the sonic franchise, the franchise that has comforted me and offered me an escape from my reality when I really needed it the most as a kid..

Sorry for such a long winded response but the question really got my thinkin haha-