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[LogiTeeka]

I guess acting nonchalant is part of Sega's depiction of the character. Take a look at Sonic's reaction when he encounters Shadow in "Sonic Heroes". Shadow saved the world and supposedly died during "Sonic Adventure 2's" climax; but when Sonic sees him alive and well again, he quickly brushes it off with "Huh. Talk about being stubborn and full of surprises."

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But then again, there were times in SatAM were Sally herself acted the same way. In "Sonic Boom", Sally never asks about Kat's whereabouts and/or abduction and carries on without showing any signs of concern. It's no wonder why her character rubbed off the wrong way for many viewers.

[LaserX5]

I guess acting nonchalant is part of Sega's depiction of the character. Take a look at Sonic's reaction when he encounters Shadow in "Sonic Heroes". Shadow saved the world and supposedly died during "Sonic Adventure 2's" climax; but when Sonic sees him alive and well again, he quickly brushes it off with "Huh. Talk about being stubborn and full of surprises."

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But then again, there were times in SatAM were Sally herself acted the same way. In "Sonic Boom", Sally never asks about Kat's whereabouts and/or abduction and carries on without showing any signs of concern. It's no wonder why her character rubbed off the wrong way for many viewers.

Honestly, I can tolerate some of this when it involves background or very minor characters. Since they're not apart of the main cast, how can we expect a main character to care deeply for them when not even the fans can get attached to them due to knowing so little about who they are?

Although, I will admit the group should have some concern for Kat. One off or not, the Freedom Fighters at least should have held their heads in sadness at finding out what happened to him. How else are the fans supposed to take the gravity of a war story seriously if the main heroes don't show any heart?

As for Sonic's reaction to Shadow being alive... I actually didn't think it was that bad. I mean, what was Sonic supposed to say and do? Run up to him and gave Shadow a big hug, saying, "Oh, I'm so glad to see you're alive and well."

They will always in a sense be rivals, so Sonic not being that stirred by his return isn't that surprising to me.

Sally on the other hand is considered the girl he loves more than any other. So, if any friend of his being hurt should hurt and anger Sonic more, it would be her. That's why his nonchalant attitude here was just so disgusting.

I know Sonic in a sense likes to act cool and such, but that was completely inappropriate for him to joke about being the better robot after seeing her body get mutilated by Eggman.

[LogiTeeka]

Personally, I think Sonic's reaction to Shadow's return in 3rd season of "Sonic X" was a better reaction. In that episode, he's left in the dust, wondering whether it was the real Shadow or a clone/robot.

[Gremlin 24]

Let's try and compare the Sonic comic to the Mega man comic for a brief moment here, because Flynn is writing them both. Sonic's personality which could out-smug even Nathan Drake i think is because of Sega's lousy mandates. Mega Man on the other hand i think is the stronger character with more dimensions.... but that may be because Capcom doesn't care about the little guy, just handing him over to Archie, expecting to be given a huge licensing fee for Mega Man and say "yeah have this character, we don't want him, now if you'll excuse me we'll release DarkStalkers HD and hire British People to make Japanese-style games instead of actually trying to make good games."

from this i can conclude that Sega and Capcom are equally stupid morons. But i still have hope for the crossover. because fanboy.

[LaserX5]

Personally, I think Sonic's reaction to Shadow's return in 3rd season of "Sonic X" was a better reaction. In that episode, he's left in the dust, wondering whether it was the real Shadow or a clone/robot.

Ok, I can agree with that.

But still, his Sonic Heroes reaction wasn't that bad. It's not like he was cold about it, but more like very surprised.

Wouldn't you be if you thought a rival of yours was dead, but really wasn't?

[Uncle Ben]

I'd question the meaning of life...

Naw i would be confused and surprised

[RedAuthar]

Just a thought. Never in Sonic Boom did Sonic tell Antoine and Sally that Cat (Kat?) is gone (technically we don't know what happened to him, but he was likely roboticized). So they'd have technically no reason to feel sad till that happened.

With Shadow's return.....Personally I always thought he had lived anyways. So I thought Sonic had figured it out too.

[LaserX5]

I'd question the meaning of life...

Naw i would be confused and surprised

LOL

Honestly, I'd ask how in the world Shadow could survive falling from space to earth since it's just not something someone survives from.

Just a thought. Never in Sonic Boom did Sonic tell Antoine and Sally that Cat (Kat?) is gone (technically we don't know what happened to him, but he was likely roboticized). So they'd have technically no reason to feel sad till that happened.

With Shadow's return.....Personally I always thought he had lived anyways. So I thought Sonic had figured it out too.

That is an interesting point. Although, one thing that bothered me was none of them even showed any concern that Kat might have ended up roboticized during their journey to that abandoned prison.

Yea, Sonic might have thought that about Shadow.

How he did though... who knows? Sega never really gave a good explanation.

[Captain Sorzo]

I think part of that episode's point was to demonstrate that Sal's obsession with finding her father had gotten to the point that it was a character flaw. When she had a lead, nothing else mattered. She put aside her responsibilities as leader for selfish reasons, and someone else suffered for it. Yet by the end of the episode, she's able to put this obsession behind her, to focus on the here and now despite her love for her father. When she, Sonic, and Antoine fall through the trap door, Sally doesn't desperately try returning to the prison to look for more clues, but opts to finish their original sabotage mission, likely saving lives as a result. Similarly, she manages to let her father go in both Blast to the Past and The Void, painful though it is. It's not until her confrontation with Naugus in Chapter 3 of Sea3on, which greatly ups the stakes, that this obsession resurfaces. Even then, she has thus far limited its cost to herself.

To be fair to Sally regarding Sonic Boom, she and Antoine didn't know Cat was captured when they were separated. It still made tactical sense to head to the rendezvous. Once she started heading to Ironlock, she knew Sonic was going after Cat, and likely assumed he would be successful. It's more a case of being single-minded rather than callous. When she eventually learned what happened to Cat after the end of the episode, she was likely as upset as she was at the start of Blast to the Past Part 1. It's a shame that episode ended rather abruptly, though given the rather forced "News at 11:00!" bit, it seems like the writer wanted to end on a positive note.

[LogiTeeka]

I think part of that episode's point was to demonstrate that Sal's obsession with finding her father had gotten to the point that it was a character flaw. When she had a lead, nothing else mattered. She put aside her responsibilities as leader for selfish reasons, and someone else suffered for it. Yet by the end of the episode, she's able to put this obsession behind her, to focus on the here and now despite her love for her father. When she, Sonic, and Antoine fall through the trap door, Sally doesn't desperately try returning to the prison to look for more clues, but opts to finish their original sabotage mission, likely saving lives as a result. Similarly, she manages to let her father go in both Blast to the Past and The Void, painful though it is. It's not until her confrontation with Naugus in Chapter 3 of Sea3on, which greatly ups the stakes, that this obsession resurfaces. Even then, she has thus far limited its cost to herself.

To be fair to Sally regarding Sonic Boom, she and Antoine didn't know Cat was captured when they were separated. It still made tactical sense to head to the rendezvous. Once she started heading to Ironlock, she knew Sonic was going after Cat, and likely assumed he would be successful. It's more a case of being single-minded rather than callous. When she eventually learned what happened to Cat after the end of the episode, she was likely as upset as she was at the start of Blast to the Past Part 1. It's a shame that episode ended rather abruptly, though given the rather forced "News at 11:00!" bit, it seems like the writer wanted to end on a positive note.

Yeah, good point. But I still think some regret was in order. I mean, Sonic could've mentioned Kat's imprisonment to Sally, only for her to put it aside in order to focus more on her objective.