the differences between Silver and Trunks made me realize that Archie Silver is different because he has the Trunks traits that canon Silver doesn’t have. he’s shy and polite like Trunks instead of blunt/straightforward and rude like canon Silver
that makes him a really different character from canon Silver since he’s not hotblooded, emotionally unregulated, a crashout, a punk ass, a feral fighter or an ultra honest person with no filter. just look at how they both deal with their friends messing with them
but it works for him. Archie Silver is cool and likable in his own way. he really feels like Trunks more than canon Silver does while having his own charm too
they do try to make him impulsive like canon Silver a couple times but it doesn’t work imo because Archie Silver isn’t hotblooded and emotionally unregulated like canon Silver so he’s just impulsive for no reason
Archie Silver just needed the cautious/considerate/pragmatic part of Trunks that set him apart from the other Z Fighters and made him so likable in DBZ (Trunks got sick of other characters shi a lot). he’s sorta like that a couple times in Sonic Universe but it should have been a more core thing for him like it was for Trunks
so Archie Silver doesn’t have Henery Hawkism like canon Silver but he still works as a more full on younger Trunks expie. serious but still young and kinda awkward. if they ever pulled a Kid Trunks and gave us a second version of Silver i’d be okay with him being like Archie Silver
