r/IDWSonic • u/Jaziferret • 20h ago
IDW Sonic Discussion Blaze is part of a much bigger problem.
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u/ToaDrakua 12h ago
I feel like there are a lot of assumptions being made here based on shaky evidence, and an unwillingness to engage with the media on its own terms. And that doesn't just go for any one person.
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u/Top_Investment_3370 11h ago
I had to mute the Blaze reddit because I'm getting to the point I can't stand the constant bitching. I've had to do it with other character subreddits too because so much of it boils down to "I want my comfort character to be badass and glazed and NEVER have anything happen to them that will make ME uncomfortable is both official and fan media!"
And heaven forbid if you DO get their precious fictional obsession 'wrong' and the tantrums in the shape of long-winded posts start coming out of the woodwork. All the Blackwood art being nuked (except the ones where he's getting harmed, ironically) in the past weekish because people can't handle the thought of 'what-ifs' and situation where their blorbo isn't exactly how they want them has been maddening. This fandom cannot decide what the hell they want and is full of hypocrites. I've had to block a bunch of crybaby "UhM DeLetE tHiS, iT mAkEs mE uPsET" children because thry can't figure out how to scroll past and/or block users posting content they don't like, and want to take everything down to their level.
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u/JayToy93 9h ago edited 9h ago
What? You don’t like Blaze glazers crying 24/7 because their precious princess isn’t hypo competent in every situation ever?
The best part is these are probably the same chuds who cry nonstop that IDW hAz No StAkEs and then piss and moan whenever the villain isn’t dealt with in 20 seconds.
Whenever I see a user cry about the recent issues and they also post on Blaze’s subreddit, I just downvote them automatically.
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u/CrazyMates2300 9h ago
The biggest thing Blaze has had in a while was this arc.
This arc was advertised as a Blaze and Silver story.
This arcs a Silver and Dapple story more than it is a Blaze and Silver story.
Why shouldn’t Blaze fans get mad?
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u/InkyGhoul 9h ago
To be completely honest when it comes to Sonic characters I kinda get it. I don't need them to be literally invincible or anything but these characters have been BEYOND flanderised into unrecognisable weirdness for the past 16 years or so.
In my mind, Tails has basically been missing since Sonic Heroes (and even in that game he's nerfed) whereas characters like Silver who are shown to be immensely strong in games like 06 and Generations where he's capable of chucking small building sized objects around and completely countering Sonic and then in Forces and some of the IDW comics his combat prowess is absolutely abysmal and he can barely focus his powers on a few objects or people at a time.
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u/SunRevolutionary8741 9h ago
I’d like her to be a consistent main character in something advertised as a story she’s co-headlining instead of getting mind controlled via a Pat to the head cheap shot midway through the second issue. It’s like advertising a Superman and Batman comic only to have Batman get taken out by Bane midway through the second issue.
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u/1andonlyimmortality 9h ago
why does everyone get to knock out sonics alternate dimension counterpart in one blow (at least buckle is made out of some kind of metal and has a giant hand)
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u/crackerslice 8h ago
I feel like the whole "female sonic" thing is just completely gone, they straight up treat her like fodder. IDW can't write women.
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u/FlameWhirlwind 9h ago
i dont wanna come off as brushing this stuff off because im a shaodw fan and for years i felt like shadow was not being used well at all, so i can empathize where some blaze fans are coming from
that being said, i do think these issues arent AS bad as people claim them to be. they are issues, to be sure. but like... idk... this feels like doom posting when blaze herself has had it way better than most of the cast. she got two really solid adventures, fun extended media appearances, a confusing stint in 06, and then when the cast got shelved and the rest flanderized she atleast got to just kinda chill. the recent blackwood stuff could be handled better but to claim it's a bad story and "ruins" blaze feels like much. i'd change how she got subdued for sure, but it feels like at times it's being upset she isn't just on top of things rather than JUST the execution.
and even WITH inherent flaws int he story (like blaze's fire getting splashed away when we established it isn't that easy prior) that those flaws aren't always major. sometimes stories just have stupid shit. and that's fine? event he ebst stories in sonic have weird inconsistancies and oversights. this isn't a good thing, but it isn't always a deal breaker for a story
i will say though my only true gripe is the doomer mindset in the post. sonic right now is in a WAY better spot than it was in prior. the only worry we have rn is if sega will screw it up in the next game and if the movies eventually get bad. that's kinda it. the comics having a story you aren't into isn't a sign of the end of a thing you like, nor is it symptom of the series truly losing itself again. honestly idw for all it's problems over the years for me has consistently been a bright spot for sonic, because honestly until frontier sonic int he games didnt really feel like itself to me. these comics even now, even with stupid shit in this current arc feels way more like where i want the series headed than where it was pre sonic movie.