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[salamander]

Ken Penders thinks so.

http://www.kenpender...ages/80083.html

Yes, Rotor was to be our gay character. Frankly, Cheez, your comment about the writing was one of the reasons. His character was still mostly undeveloped, even after all these years. I'll let Ken explain (from his aforementioned post):

"I thought it was fairly obvious Rotor was gay, and begun laying the groundwork for that storyline during the MOBIUS: 25 YEARS LATER segments. I even showed his life partner without saying as such and planted clues between the lines."

So there's your next question, though I think it should be an easy one now. Who was Rotor's life partner? (And yes, he did appear in the comic. And No, it wasn't Tommy (who's now dead, remember?))

the life partner is apparantly Cobar, the echidna scientist from one of the Mobius X Years Later arcs. I never heard of him since I don't follow the comics anymore.
I don't get what was "obvious" about Rotor being gay? If he had said Antoine, I could understand.. And going for subtlety in the Archie comics? hahaha.

[Cheezmatt]

Well, no, Antoine would not make sense at all. Still, while a gay character's fine and dandy, the reveal's a bit of a letdown since Ken sucked at writing Rotor.

[Ratty Randnums]

It could work but I don't really see it. I guess if anything Rotor was depected as the most A-sexual of the whole group. (Unless he had more sinister intentions for robecca... just why the hell DID he build that thing anyway?) So I think he lends himself better that way to whatever sexuality you want to put him than the other characters. But as far as it being "obvious" I don't see it.

[DCC]

I never thought of Rotor that way, I just thought he hadn't found the right girl or decided to focus on other non-romantic things. I hope Archie doesn't go though with that, it would ruin Rotor's character for me, because I don't agree with the lifestyle. No, I don't hate gays, I just don't think that lifestyle is right. Besides, I wouldn't want Archie to deal with such a converical topic.

[randomizer]

I read M:25YL (about the only part of the comics I've read) and I can't see how he appears gay. To me, Cobar and Rotor are just two old guys working as colleagues.

[John Roberts]

Just two old guys doing it in the back room.

[Spade]

And let the slashfics commence!

[BlazeyBakeneko]

Well, no, Antoine would not make sense at all. Still, while a gay character's fine and dandy, the reveal's a bit of a letdown since Ken sucked at writing Rotor.

I still remember, in the last story arc of Ken's that was run before he was fired, there was a scene where Robotnik is walking into Knothole. Rotor tells Tails that they cannot arrest him because he isn't doing anything wrong.

Well, okay, he wasn't doing anything wrong right then, but he was still guilty of many, many war crimes by the time that scene took place.

I have to wonder what Ken was thinking...or indeed if he was thinking. He tended to do great work for Knuckles, but for some reason his Sonic material was often sub-par.

[Spade]

http://sonicsatam.co...amp;#entry27569
http://sonicsatam.co...t=60#entry27577

[Velvet D'Coolette]

I suppose I'm meant to say something on this thread, but there's not really much I can say. Just the same as I said over on SMS, really. If he is, he is, if he isn't, he isn't.

I just think that in a continuing comic where you can't really get away with saying the characters are in different incarnations, you risk the writers coming up with their own ideas about the characters and you end up with an untidy patchwork. I think that might be what's happening here with Penders - he's trying to write something that's incompatible, unless he's clever about it, which I gather he isn't.

[Lord Exor]

If Rotor is the next Dumbledore, does that mean I can edit Rotor into pictures of rainbows and gay pride symbols too?

[MistressAli]

I'm not sure what's 'obvious' about Rotor being gay. It's not that I'd care, considering I like me some seXy guy-on-guy, and I suppose someone 'seeming gay' is a stereotype since most gays act perfectly normal, ie: not over-the-top flamboyant drag queen sort of thing... LOL. I suppose the assumption is a character is straight unless shown otherwise, and Rotor doesn't really show that much romantic interest to say anything about it. Though I do agree about the Rotor/Bunnie thing. She's part machine, he's a mechanic, and they can connect over that...

I read this fanfic where Rotor got captured by Snively and Snively totally had the hots for him... hahahaa. Unfortunately it turned out to be a nightmare of Rotor's and he woke up before anything good (or bad... LOL) happened.... Damnnnn!

[Velvet D'Coolette]

If Rotor is the next Dumbledore, does that mean I can edit Rotor into pictures of rainbows and gay pride symbols too?

If you do that I'll worship you.

[Ratty Randnums]

Guy on guy action? OH JESUS CHRIST no! *Pukes.

Now there might be a possiblity that Rouge is bisexual, if she is then it would be smokin' hot to see her get it on with some chicks.

Haahahaha if you're not a troll. Or heck even if you are you're priceless sometimes.

But seriously guy on guy can = niiice.

[Velvet D'Coolette]

Man on man = Teh hott.
Woman on woman - usually dull, possibly entertaining if done well.

Sorry, but.

[Anaesthesia]

If Rotor is the next Dumbledore, does that mean I can edit Rotor into pictures of rainbows and gay pride symbols too?

DUUUUUUUDE if you edited him into a "What What (In the Butt)" gif that would totally make my day.

Guy on guy action? OH JESUS CHRIST no! *Pukes.

Now there might be a possiblity that Rouge is bisexual, if she is then it would be smokin' hot to see her get it on with some chicks.

Shine on, you crazy sexist diamond.

[BlazeyBakeneko]

I personally don't like it either when guys support "girl on girl action" while denouncing male on male romance as sick, or when gals support "guy on guy action" while denouncing female romance as sick.

If you're going to support gay pairings, support all of them, regardless of your personal sexuality is.