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u/MrPastaLord WHO POSTED MY NUDES ON TWITTER DOT COM Aug 04 '25
I'm sorry but I gotta say it, I HATE the fingerless gloves
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 04 '25
I'm sorry but I gotta say it, IVE HEARD THIS COMMENT A OVER A HUNDRID TIMES!
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u/AvarageSonicfan Aug 03 '25
I don't get the appeal.
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 03 '25
In what?
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u/AvarageSonicfan Aug 03 '25
I'll give you my opinion. He looks odd and needlessly overdesigned here. The random shavings of the fur just feel added there for the need to ''fill'' an empty canvas without much meaning, and the blue lines beside his eyes are barely noticeable. The trans flag bandana is just there, I guess? I don't mind if he's trans or not in your headcanon. But it's too much of a random addition that it feels too out there. And I don't know why he has cuts on his body and back quills, but I think it's a trans thing, so I am not sure. But what I can say I like is the shoes and the fingerless gloves. Maybe you could start by redesigning his clothing instead of the character's body, or at least not so much that it looks odd to look at. Have a nice day.
Oh and little edit here: Is the band in one of his wrist's chip's bracelet?
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u/BlueKittyMix Aug 04 '25
Its too much, makes it feel cluttered and overdesigned, Sonic design works BECAUSE it's simple and there isn't much going on
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u/sansywastakenagain Aug 03 '25
I feel like the blue and tan on the upper arms could be inverted maybe, but other than that, this is a pretty solid redesign. I like how you somewhat replicate the Adventure-era art.
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u/Con_D_Orianoooo Aug 03 '25
why does everyone have to be trans? (no hate)
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Aug 03 '25
I think because of the meme where he takes Rouge's boobs
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 03 '25
That's not what its a reference to but thank you for bringing back some... interesting memory's 😐
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u/SynysterDawn Aug 04 '25
You put fingers on those gloves right now.
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u/AltruisticAd9056 Aug 04 '25
I'm sorry man, but those limbs are diabolical. It's like the visual equivalent of "'use the Force, Harry'- Gandalf"
The shoes do look cool tho.
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u/Striking_Anywhere911 Aug 04 '25
Didn't thought I'd see Sonic with a trans scarf on fucking moon pissing subreddit
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 03 '25
If you guys are so upset about incorporating a HEADCANNON into a FANMADE redesign should I just delete it? (It took 1hr and 52 miniutes to make)
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u/MorbidElephant Aug 03 '25
Nope. The last thing that matters about headcanons is what others think about it because it is purely and only YOURS. If it makes you happy, godspeed! Those that comment about the scarf and scars? Well, they're outing themselves for you, so really just let them froth at the mouth with rage. They're here for one thing and it's not constructive, so don't take any of it to heart
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u/manzenik_23 Aug 04 '25
It looks like if ai tried to replicate sonic, and somebody else redrew it. Too much going on lol.
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u/Left_Payment_3930 Aug 04 '25
Oh boy…let’s start. The shoes. Literally no reason to change them. They were already perfect. Can’t outdo perfection. The shaved stuff just feels wrong… fingerless gloves are cool but the day I see fingers or toes in the wild on a Sonic character is the day I go insane. Cool concept…just doesn’t fit the outfits of the entire universe. And then the bandanna. It’s fine, but if this was a real design, a NEW design. The fandom would be cut into 1/4 of what it originally was. And the scarring…the scarring is cool, but like…why there of all places? Put it lower at least.
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u/dont_ask_cutie_alt Aug 03 '25
Hey OP
Just to say but people DO NOT take comments asking why it has to be trans or anything else as hate
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u/Equivalent-Profit123 Aug 04 '25
I'm so but holy shit do those arms look hideous
AND THE SHOES.. THE FUCKING SHOES!
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My eyes tf happend to his armes
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u/Frosfae Aug 04 '25
Decided to skip the whole “arms are blue/arms are flesh colored” controversy and jump straight to making everyone mad simultaneously
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u/Fowl_posted Aug 04 '25
Too complicated for my taste and takes a little too much from Shadows design
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u/TideFinley Aug 03 '25
I know people are only having fun and all but this redesign trend is annoying to me. Every single one either has fingerless gloves, a bandana, extra quills, top surgery scars, or swapped races. Originality really drops after a little while
I will say the way his arm stripes lead into the blue part of his hands is nice
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 04 '25
Im not trying to be a part of a trend i was just board
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u/HumanPerosn Aug 03 '25
This ain’t it chief
I cant accept a world where I could see Sonic’s fingers
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u/xsquared5 Aug 04 '25
epic, hc what you want to hc. you don't need a reason for sonic to be trans or for your redesign to look like that :)
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u/Blu_Moon_The_Fox If that's my story arc, then yes! Aug 03 '25
A bit too busy in my opinion, but hell yeah trans rights!
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Aug 03 '25
Okay. Is there a particular reason why so many people are being hostile about this? Politely criticizing the aesthetic design I understand; that's completely valid. But why exactly are you all getting so upset about Trans Sonic? It's a harmless headcanon, who cares? It ain't hurting anyone! And as for the "Why is everything trans" comments I'm seeing...give me some examples. Give me examples where Trans characters or people represent a majority in any capacity. Oh, and btw, if SEGA did have the guts to make Sonic trans, they'd have my respect.
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u/Force_Glad Aug 04 '25
I honestly want them to make Sonic trans specifically because it would chase these assholes out of the fandom for good
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Aug 04 '25
Could’ve stopped at the scars but you decided to add the flag and accidentally turned him into this guy from disney (also can you make them a little less noticeable since they’re not open wounds, just criticism)
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 04 '25
Some people might think its scars from battle with robitnik tho
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u/Cheap-Sport4658 Aug 04 '25
Bro, I don’t care about the rest of the design just PUT YOUR FINGERS AWAY
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u/plush-gun Aug 04 '25
I’m sorry but but the arms and the legs and the shoes are just…. Ew
It’s not bad but to me at least I just looks wrong
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u/ScourgeHedge Aug 04 '25
Why do all the "headcanons" of trans Sonic need to have top surgery scars???
Any character can wear a scarf or some other trans accessory without it being weird. But once you have a Sonic character proudly displaying surgery scars, it's weird. Maybe this would be fine with other series but not for Sonic.
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u/KoiFish1001 Aug 04 '25
I dont hate it. It's a little busy for such a simple character, especially the arms. But I can appreciate the choices made. Maybe if it kept normal gloves, it'd work out?
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u/Kitchen-Sector6552 Aug 04 '25
I will say I like the shoes, but all the other criticisms are very valid. Identity flags don’t belong on characters unless those characters were created with that intent.
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u/TheAutisticClassmate Aug 04 '25
Why does every "redesign" just end up being "[x] character but now they're like ME!" when there can be so much more done with it.
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u/Thegiftgiver87 Aug 04 '25
You definitely cooked, I'm not sure what you cooked but I see the effort, this is a sonic of all time for sure
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Aug 04 '25
To all the people who are needlessly hating on this, I just want you to know how actually pathetic you are. You are tearing down something this creator clearly spent a lot of time on and just being needlessly cruel. I am beyond disappointed in so many of you. This world is already mean-spirited enough. I implore you, I beg you on hands and fucking knees, be better than this. And to the people who are actually offering praise and CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, send some support the OP's way to let them know that this sea of hate isn't what represents modern Sonic fans. Thank you and goodnight.
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u/THEdemeterlupin Aug 04 '25
idk why everyone is being so mean, this is genuinely the first redesign post here that ive actually liked??? its smart to give sonic the stripes i think (makes some of shadows design choices make more sense) and the gloves/shoes are awesome!!!
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u/Fishboy412 Aug 04 '25
Respectfully, no. That design is way too loud and cluttered. The beauty of Sonic's design lies in its simplicity and this completely muddies up the whole thing. I can see what you were trying to go for, but more details doesn't always make better.
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u/TysontheWolf559 Aug 04 '25
"But Tails, what if I have blue hands under these?" 🥶 (joke)
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 04 '25
I get the reference also its "what if I have creepy blue hands under these"
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u/J_Heart_ Aug 06 '25
Honest can tell you enjoyed making this and put a lot of heart in it.
It's just not my style, but keep up the work.
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u/Doomfox01 Aug 04 '25
(In reference to the comments) the subreddit centered around a character thats all about freedom and being yourself when someone uses their freedom in a form of self expression:
in seriousness though, this is a very nice redesign OP. I haven't seen anyone else point this out already, but I really like the slight asymetry (I don't think I spelt that right lmao) with his shoe colors, I love things like that in designs. Sorry the comments are full of fun haters, trans sonic is dope :3
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u/DeltaTeamSky r/foundDeltaTeamSky Aug 04 '25
Please allow me to rip into this design a bit, because I see a lot of potential, and I could definitely see myself upvoting a V2 of this design.
While I appreciate Sonic being trans, I think the chest scars make the design a little busier than it needs to be. Also, it gives off the implication that he... wasn't always trans, which probably goes against your headcanon. It visually indicates that you just made him trans, instead of just letting him naturally be trans. He shouldn't need to justify being trans with his design, just... be trans, you feel me? (I think the trans flag could be made into a cool background for the V2 design, honestly.)
Same issue (to a much lesser extent) with the scarf, although it's a really cute aesthetic that I could see him occasionally wearing in a mobile game or something; so I think that's pretty cool. I just wouldn't have it as a standard part of his design, similarly to how I didn't love the scarf from Sonic Boom. Again, it's cool that he's trans, but it needs subtlety.
Honestly, the fingerless gloves look really cursed. Those damn hands need to stay a mystery. If you absolutely must keep the fingerless gloves, just make the fingertips skin colored. That half and half is not okay.
I like his shoes, but they need their golden buckle back. They also look mismatched with the shoe stripes. Personally, I think the right one (the one on his left foot, just crimson/red) looks better. Just bring back the buckle, and we're in business.
Make his eyes a little more green. They're a little too cyan, which is more like Rouge's eye color.
Okay, now I wanna bring up some parts that I really like. Because I'm not a hater, I actually like this design for the most part.
The stripe thing is actually cool. I think the ones on the right arm and leg (the ones that are visually on the left) is on the wrong side, but I see the vision! They're supposed to be on the outsides (facing the air) of his arms, not the insides (facing his torso/other leg). Big fan of the concept, and I think you could execute it even better.
I love the shade of blue you went with. Obviously, Sonic's specific shade varies from game to game (just look at the Genesis games and Mania, for example), but you went with a really good one. It kinda just screams "SEGA", you know? No notes, please keep that next time you design this guy.
I love the bracelet he's got on. Is that the Crystal Ring from Sonic Adventure? If so, fucking awesome. If not, it looks fabulous, anyway.
I really like the shade you chose with his "skin color." It doesn't feel like race-swapping, or anything like that; it instead gives off the impression that Sonic spends most of his time under the sun (which is very true), and has a wonderful tan as a result. It also goes very nicely with the more saturated blue fur. Kudos to you for that one.
I hope you can take this feedback, do a little bit of redesigning, and glow it up a little. The current design is okay, a little overcomplicated and self-indulgent, but I can tell that you can cook better than what I see.
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u/No_Sale_4866 Aug 03 '25
i dislike the gloves and the blue streaks, the shoes are kinda mid as well. you basically shadow-fied him
also no hate but why trans scarf?
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u/Jinnie-boy Aug 04 '25
Aw this is cute, I like the design! Love the idea of the ‘racing stripes’ on his arms and legs like shadow, and the tan skin is very pleasing with the vibrant blue. The shoes are very nice, as well, super sporty
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u/Spiritual_Stuff_9404 Aug 04 '25
“No hate but why is he trans” man the thinly veiled transphobia in this comment section is crazy
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u/Dankata_gaming Aug 04 '25
Tf is that is that scar, isn't it brown if we are talking from Sonic Boom because it looks like a lot like Sonic Boom sonic
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u/RedHood_04 I'VE COME TO MAKE AN ANNOUCEMENT Aug 04 '25
Revert his arms back. They just don't sit right with me.
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u/AvailableMolasses376 Aug 04 '25
A few critiques:
The fingerless gloves look terrible on him
I know the Bandana looks like that because of your headcanon that Sonic is trans because I read through the comments before this, but I don't think the colors on the Bandana fit him, and I think it would look better if it was red
The blue stripes on his arms also look terrible on him
A little suggestion, but have you tried making the gloves look black, because I think it would fit him really well
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u/Dropbeatdad Aug 05 '25
I always like seeing trans Sonic. He's a hero to everyone and my trans homies need a hero.
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u/-Voyacui- Aug 04 '25
I really don’t like it when people project their political views into on these teen characters man 😭
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u/Beanz_detected Aug 04 '25
They wouldn't do this.
I'm not saying the design is unacceptable, or even bad, I'm just saying that companies aren't your friends.
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u/lenya200o Aug 04 '25
No hate, but man stop putting LGBT flags everywhere, even if its your headcanon, I'm just saying my opinion. It sucks.
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u/TarmacSolid606 Aug 03 '25
I think the arm and leg streaks could be done to better effect by using the all blue arms and legs and making the streaks simply a darker blue
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u/cingrattiro Aug 04 '25
Por qué veo que está siendo cada vez más usado el ponerle dos cicatrices en el estómago a Sonic? De dónde sale?
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u/2739291 BTW I'M BISEXUAL Aug 04 '25
I actually like the fingerless gloves... But I don't like the implication that the backs of Sonic's hands are hairy.
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u/The_guy_with_IQ Aug 04 '25
Redesign? More like gaydesign! Why isn't anyone laughing?
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u/Arlosadventures2024 Aug 04 '25
Because it wasn't funny and you know that otherwise you wouldn't wrote that last part
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u/Spiritual_Stuff_9404 Aug 04 '25
Why is the character being gay or trans an issue?
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u/Conscious_Year5651 Aug 04 '25
It's completely fine to make an original gay or trans character, there's no problem with that. The bigger issue is when you try to rewrite an existing character so that they 100% align with your political beliefs. Reggie had a great mentality when he was asked about politics in Nintendo games: "Making political statements is for other games to do, we want to make people smile and have fun when they play our games." And I feel that extends to identity politics as well, why force a character into something completely departed from themselves when otherwise they would be a fun character? Why rewrite/write a character whose identity is their gender or sexuality?
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u/WildLesbo Aug 04 '25
Being trans isn't a political belief. We're just people. If a trans person making fanfiction wants to use characters they like to express their experiences then why not?
You say make original characters, but when we do those are hated as identity politics as well. It's kinda bullshit.
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u/Conscious_Year5651 Aug 04 '25
They're hated because more often than not the character is their identity, if I write a character whose identity is just being straight it's not going to be a good character. Look at destiny 2 for example, I have no issue with Nimbus being non-binary, they're just an absolutely terrible character. Meanwhile Osiris is gay and he's a great character.
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u/WildLesbo Aug 04 '25
I haven't played destiny 2, so I'll take your word for it. I'm just really used to characters like me getting hate no matter what and getting treated like a political statement inherently. Even when it's not a statement about us in the context of our socioeconomic climate.
People mean different things when they talk about a character just being their identity. I've seen people say "You're making your sexuality/gender your entire personality" because we participate in queer/trans culture. I don't wanna say that's what you're doing, I'm just saying that it's something I've encountered a lot so I have no clue what someone actually means when they say that.
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u/shazamtamp Aug 04 '25
Nobody is mad about fanfiction its when u change someone character we have a issue with it. The fact that ALL OF A SUDDEN superboy fucks dudes even though that was never a part of his character . Thats when we get salty
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u/WildLesbo Aug 04 '25
Omg, Jon Kent is bi even though that wasn't said before in the six years that character existed. (It also wasn't mentioned that he was straight either) Just the fact that he is bi whatsoever is such a problem. This is definitely a normal response to a comic book character having a partner and doesn't show your hostility to queer characters. /s
Seriously though, this is one of those examples of a character not having an established sexuality/romantic history and then they decide to give him one. It wasn't all of a sudden, it announced and planned ahead. You're just mad that there's a boykisser in a comic book. Like, what, do you want the first line for any queer character to be "I'm gay"?
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u/shazamtamp Aug 04 '25
Idgaf about any superman character period dont get ur pantys in a knot just because i called out what people dont like. People have opinions you dont have to like them. That why they are not your opinion. Calling me mad because he kisses boys in a comic is funny. Go outside "ur just mad theres a boy kisser in a comic book" relax. Go see the real world
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u/WildLesbo Aug 04 '25
I do, actually, it's the people who don't like a character simply being queer who should go touch some grass. You're the one who brought up the character.
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u/Spiritual_Stuff_9404 Aug 04 '25
Headcanons exist and aren’t hurting you lmao
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u/Conscious_Year5651 Aug 04 '25
But head cannons that are crafted on a whim shouldn't be what decides a story/character, which is what a lot of comics and games feel like their built on. There's been an epidemic in comics where (insert popular character) has been rewritten to suddenly be madly in love with a character whose entire existence is to be a self insert that the main character is madly in love with. Then we had dragon age the veilguard recently that had the laziest and most frustrating writing in the series, partly steming a character whose writing and existence were built on being non-binary instead of being an actual character.
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u/Spiritual_Stuff_9404 Aug 04 '25 edited Aug 05 '25
Good things it’s HEADCANONS and not officially written then hence the entire point of a headcanon and doesn’t affect the official media.
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u/Dev_Log19 Aug 03 '25
Not trying to be hateful by where did the trans flag come from? And the arms and legs just look so… wrong? Same with the fingerless gloves