Can I ask for the true Silver the Hedgehog analysis that no one understands but you? 🥺
i can't exactly gauge the tone of this ask but i'm going to answer it genuinely because i believe in the inherent good of the world and people And because i wanna talk about it
people seem to think of silver as either one of two things. a ruthless, cutthroat, aura-farming no-nonsense warrior; or a sweet, innocent, bubbly pal who just doesn't know better between right or wrong because he's been isolated his whole life. silver fans on tumblr tend to fall on the latter side which is what i see most of and it GRINDS my gears. but the former pisses me off too because very rarely can people Grasp the actual nuance in silver's character being that He is parts of both. he's violent, impulsive, arrogant, and "attack first talk later" in some situations AND he's friendly, naive, curious, and awkward in others. silver fans will often either completely infantilize him or treat him like a war machine when NEITHER of these have EVER been true!! from his FIRST appearance onward he has ALWAYS had this duality. yes even in his recent appearances, ESPECIALLY idw, wherein people have been SO insistent he was losing his sauce when he's CLEARLY always had it which you'd know if you just read the damn comic with your eyeballs. it will Alwaysss aggravate me with recent silver appearances when ppl will be like "he's finally getting his attitude/his swag/his aura back" when HE'S ALWAYS HAD IT!!!!! his behavior is circumstancial!! he's not gonna be on edge and ready to attack when he's with his friends!! he loves people, he loves gardening and building friendships and trying new things and exploring JUST as much as he loves showing off his powers and beating the shit out of people whenever he can. he's 14. he's sooooo 14. i know we all hate sonic 06 or whatever but please just rewatch his entire story from 06 and Realize who he is i'm begging you














