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[Massagraf]

Which schemes do you like best?

Bunnie:

SatAM:


Early Archie:


Daisy Duke:


Relimbed blonde:


Cowgirl:


Sally:

Mundo blondo:


Radioactive pink:


Naked as we know her:


Vested as we know her:


Long-haired Archie:

[salamander]

I like the original satam designs myself.. I'm not crazy about the archie designs, they're not as cute or distinctive in my eyes.

[randomizer]

Well I can only see a few of the images. I'll go for original Bunnie and maybe vested Sally. Boots alone looks out of balance. Wear something on top or wear nothing. The blonde bombshell is horrid in every conceivable way.

[furrykef]

Bunnie: I definitely prefer the original SatAM design. Daisy Duke does not work for her, at all. I do like the cowgirl look, but I like to think of that Bunnie as a different character completely. It's just not the same.

Sally: Definitely with the vest. I wouldn't even consider that first pic to be Sally. She did have a blonde look in Sonic miniseries #0, though, where she looked the same as pink Sally with different colors (and the hair tie wasn't visible).

I think both of the characters were at their best when drawn by Pat Spaziante (before he went manga style), as is the case for pretty much any character ever. His characters had taller proportions than the SatAM versions, but not too tall.

- Kef

[Massagraf]

All the Bunnie schemes so far were cute, but I have to go with the cowgirl-look. Makes her more mature and badass.

Proto-Sallys were horrible but the redhead exhibitionist made a lot of boys turn red themselves. The vest doesn't change much, really.

[Gojira007]

SatAM design for Bunnie, SatAM-with-vest for Sally, and no, not because I have a problem with her nude; as many people have pointed out, the vest doesn't really fix that anyway. I just think the vest makes her design feel more complete.

[furrykef]

Yeah, I think it's partly 'cause of the boots... the vest really complements the boots. And, though you don't see it in those particular pictures, Season 1 Sally had no pupils (only irises) and Season 2 Sally did, which made her eyes look more complete as well. (For some reason, the "Sally with vest" picture there actually gives her white pupils... weird.)

[Morgan]

I like the SatAM ones myself and maybe the early Archie ones. The newer Archie ones are just god awful.

[MistressAli]

Bunnie: SatAM and Early Archie. Though I don't like the metal crotch Archie gives her Daisy Dukes is just trashy looking (that picture doesn't help lol) and Cowgirl is ok but a little too gimmicky-like.

Sally: I like her vested...the vest doesn't really get rid of the naked factor (which I think is cute!) and it helps balance out her boots...plus it gives her pockets and everyone needs those I do like the long-haired Sally too.

[Cheezmatt]

Season 1 Sally and Bunnie, natch.

[furrykef]

Season 1 Sally and Bunnie, natch.

I'll never understand why you guys always think Season 1 looks better.

[Massagraf]

Is Archie really that bad or is it the SatAM nostalgic factor?

(Tails nearly freaking out on Daisy Duke in the background.)

[furrykef]

For me it's both. I actually find that the comic wasn't even all that great back in its heyday, even when it was basically a comic version of SatAM, so I know it's not just me looking at the old days through rose-colored glasses. Some of the individual stories/issues were good, but there was always a lot of lameness to go with it.

- Kef

[furrykef]

[accidental double post; delete me]

[Massagraf]

For me it's both. I actually find that the comic wasn't even all that great back in its heyday, even when it was basically a comic version of SatAM, so I know it's not just me looking at the old days through rose-colored glasses. Some of the individual stories/issues were good, but there was always a lot of lameness to go with it.

- Kef

But what about the schemes? Is it because of the nostalgia that nobody else thinks the Archie Bunnie is more cute?

To return to Archie's quality, The earlier issues were just silly AoStH/SatAM crossover, but EndGame (47-50) was pretty awesome. Still I do think the other comics are pretty good, but there are just too much characters, they changed badass Robotnik into lame-o Eggman, they destroyed the SatAM-SonSal atmosphere with uninteresting characters like Amy, Mina and Fiona, and focus too much on the Knuckles backstories. I'm at #100 now, this guy SonicComicWorld puts them all on YouTube. Some issues were just flatout boring but there have been some good ones too.

Archie is our only connection with the Freedom Fighters left, and I doubt there will be a new SatAM or a game starring the FF. I read somewhere here the sales aren't doing very well, so it may be one of our last hopes on the FF-legacy...