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[LibbyLishly]

So from the very moment I discovered that Archie Comics had put Antoine and Bunnie, it confused me.

What? No! Why?

It doesn't make sense. She's a sugary but down-to-earth southern belle with a temper and super-strength to go with it, he's a wuss of a Frenchie who everyone in Knothole has always seen as a coward and a slacker. He really can't be with anyone he grew up with, especially with the added complication of his very long crush on Sally. Too much history. And she not only needs someone a little more laid-back, but also deserves someone a little more, I don't know... cool?

Now, okay. Antoine can get cool. (Though not the “I-don't-have-a-consistent-personality-anymore” Archie Comics version). But it's not the kind of cool that goes with a crazy-attractive cyborg rabbit.

Actually, i have a ship of my own for each of these... but i wouldn't mind seeing what everyone else thinks...

Antoine/Bunnie? Just plain weird.

[PuffinGrandeur]

I think it's cute. They contrast each other in fun ways that allow them to support each other, but they're also quite similar.

[Inhibitor]

I agree with Eliza, Antoine and Bunnie together is just plain annoying. Its like Archie just threw them together because they were the only other 2 Freedom Fighters with no love interest (besides Rotor). Not only are their personalities completely different, it just doesn't go well in my opinion. Like Eliza said, you have this rough 'n' tough cowgirl from the south with metallic bones, and a French wuss who can hardly hold a sword right. I personally would have liked to see more of what happened in issues #149 and #150, but I guess what's done is done. I have to admit, one reason why I stopped reading Sonic was because of the goddamn stupid wedding issue. I'm still trying to scrub the memories of that issue out of my head to this very day...

[Massagraf]

I mostly don't care about who dates who, but this is just so *insert long, long rant here* so when they changed her name into D'Coolette, the character was pretty much dead. The end.

(Inhibitor has done/will do the rest, don't feel like ranting about the comics anymore, not worth my time)

[LibbyLishly]

(Inhibitor has done/will do the rest, don't feel like ranting about the comics anymore, not worth my time)

Can i have some of your perspective? My blood pressure starts going up every time i start talking about the doggone comics...

Agree with Inhibitor: the ONLY reason those two were put together was because they were the two main single people left; Rotor never gets any love (except for his very own fan site. Never mind).

[henryiii]

I like BunniexAnt. I can't describe it(but then again it's sometimes hard to describe chemistry when it happens to some people).

It actually began way back in issue #15 I think or somewhere near the comic's early years and was even hinted in SATAM if I remember correctly.

[LibbyLishly]

... and was even hinted in SATAM if I remember correctly.

Hmm, i don't remember that. I mean, yeah, they interacted - they all kinda had to - but i could be wrong! Did Ben give any indicators about that? Ben's word is canon.

[furrykef]

I remember there's one episode where she says "But you're still a little muffin!" and tugs at his cheek playfully. But Bunnie flirted with pretty much everyone, so Antoine's hardly unique in that regard.

I don't think Antoine/Bunnie has ever particularly surprised me and the only thing I really find surprising (and even then not very much) is they actually went through with it. If Antoine remained the insufferable fool that he was on the show, yeah, I couldn't imagine a relationship going all the way to marriage, but I could certainly see a toned-down Antoine working. Though Antoine isn't a particularly interesting character either way, if you ask me... irritating or boring, take your pick. (I think Antoine was best when he was a bureaucrat, like in the very earliest issues of Archie. The Bert to Sonic's Ernie.)

[FreakyFilmFan4ever]

I think an Ant+Bunny pairing is somewhat SatAM canonical. Wasn't there a moment in Sonic Racer where Bunny said to Antoine "But you're still a little muffin" and pinched his cheek?

[furrykef]

I just said that

[LaserX5]

I'm not against the idea of Bunnie being with Antoine, but the way Archie did it just didn't make sense. It's like the moment she saw him, she fell in love, which doesn't make much sense to me. I could understand her flirting with Sonic and trying to hit on him since he did save her life, but what did Antoine do that was so heroic or impressive before she finally kissed him in End Game as a sign of her love? Not much I have to say.

That's why I like the Satam's version of Bunnie to the Archie one, because the Archie one fell for Ant way too easily. He didn't have to try. It was like, "Wow, he's cute." Boom, they get married.

At least the Satam Bunnie was annoyed at Antoine's nonsense more than infatuated with him. Yea, there were a few signs she kinda liked him, but I think it was more like perhaps feeling sorry for the cowardly coyote if anything. I dunno. Plus, a part of me believes Bunnie liked Sonic more than just as friends, but didn't make a move as respect to her best friend Sally.

Anyway, If Archie handled their romance better, say, like Antoine conquers his fears and shows Bunnie he's now a brave warrior as Sonic is, then I could buy Bunnie actually starting to have deep feelings for him and end up getting married later.

[DLTN]

Anyway, If Archie handled their romance better, say, like Antoine conquers his fears and shows Bunnie he's now a brave warrior as Sonic is, then I could buy Bunnie actually starting to have deep feelings for him and end up getting married later.

I always thought Antoine finally shedding his cowardice would have made a great story, If he was put in aposition where only he could save his friends, and surprise surprise, He frickin DOES IT! And THEN Bunnie starts to see something in him that she is attracted to.

[FreakyFilmFan4ever]

I just said that

D'oh!

[PuffinGrandeur]

Anyway, If Archie handled their romance better, say, like Antoine conquers his fears and shows Bunnie he's now a brave warrior as Sonic is, then I could buy Bunnie actually starting to have deep feelings for him and end up getting married later.

I always thought Antoine finally shedding his cowardice would have made a great story, If he was put in aposition where only he could save his friends, and surprise surprise, He frickin DOES IT! And THEN Bunnie starts to see something in him that she is attracted to.

Wasn't that what actually happened? I mean, his friends weren't at stake in the issue, but the first time Bunnie showed any actual interest in Antoine was the issue where he bravely trekked through Mobotropolis to find his father's legacy, while she secretly followed and protected him. It was hardly "you're cute, married."

[LibbyLishly]

I still haven't been able to shake the feeling that Archie didn't cause Antoine's character to grow so much as become completely inconsistent and... well, flat. Pointless. And i don't even know what all they did to my poor Bunnie.

Incidentally, ya'll: WHY THE HAIR? What is the Archie obsession with crazy-long hair on the girls? And why hasn't Amy grown Rapunzel hair yet?

[LaserX5]

Wasn't that what actually happened? I mean, his friends weren't at stake in the issue, but the first time Bunnie showed any actual interest in Antoine was the issue where he bravely trekked through Mobotropolis to find his father's legacy, while she secretly followed and protected him. It was hardly "you're cute, married."

The thing is though, Bunnie liked Ant even before changing into a hero like Sonic.

That issue proved it, as Antoine was going on a dangerous mission, and Bunnie made sure he didn't get hurt because she really cared about him.

It should have been more like this. Ant goes on the mission, comes back in one piece, and then Bunnie takes notice of his bravery and starts to think more highly of him.

Archie really should have put more development into their relationship before making them get all serious and stuff.

[PuffinGrandeur]

Antoine was showing bravery and a little nobility just by going, not by surviving, and it doesn't really take TRUE LOVE to want the guy to not die. They weren't really anything before that from what I remember, and they weren't really serious until a long time after. It was a bit more slow-boiling and developed than you're trying to imply here. They're both fancy foreigners with fine tastes and personalities that complement each other, their differences actually making the relationship stronger instead of dampening either as a character: their relationship grew pretty naturally (aside from one major quibble) with that in consideration.

[LibbyLishly]

They're both fancy foreigners...

...foreigners? Depends on whether you're watching it in America, i guess. That's a true-blue Southern accent, ya'll.

[PuffinGrandeur]

It's foreign enough! Or rather, it's treated as foreign enough. Bunnie's Southern-ness is treated as a strange and somewhat distant culture just like Antoine's vague Frenchness, with its own accent, slang and culture from a faraway land.

[LaserX5]

Antoine was showing bravery and a little nobility just by going, not by surviving, and it doesn't really take TRUE LOVE to want the guy to not die. They weren't really anything before that from what I remember, and they weren't really serious until a long time after. It was a bit more slow-boiling and developed than you're trying to imply here. They're both fancy foreigners with fine tastes and personalities that complement each other, their differences actually making the relationship stronger instead of dampening either as a character: their relationship grew pretty naturally (aside from one major quibble) with that in consideration.

Er, Perhaps...

I dunno. Maybe its because I prefer the Satam version of Bunnie, but the way the comic version of her fell in love with Ant just was a bit weird to me. I mean, I know both of them showed some interest in each other, but the comics really didn't show much development in their friendship from the day they met until issue 23

Speaking of 23, I always wondered how Antoine figured out Bunnie saved his hide again and again. Did she catch up to him and say she had his back during this mission, or did she reveal herself later after he found the backpack and then explained why she did it? My guess is the latter, but it would have been nice if they had shown what was Ant's reaction to her going after him. At least him kissing her at the end of the issue would have made more sense. Yea, I know I'm nitpicking here a bit.

Like I said, I'm not against Bunnie being with Antoine. I just wish the writers of the comic would have explained in an issue or 2 why she did from the get go.