Board Thread:Archie Sonic/@comment-679780-20160720163817/@comment-679780-20160720165016

Of course there are some likes and dislikes I have about him. For example I'm kinda glad Naugus is now established as a troll and not some sort of lobster/rhino/bat mobian hybrid. While it did made him being schizophrenic during his time as king which was interesting given his mutations, the origin story was kinda silly. I liked the fact he has more of a reasonable identidy.

I personally liked him as an elemental wizard. I don't see why crystalmancy can't simply be a branch of his mastery of Earth magic. If the reason for this was because Archie comics found him OP, I would of at least remove three of his elemental powers and have him just keep Earth. In actual legends trolls are assosiated with the earth in myth. Naugus can manipulate the very ground beneath Sonic's feet and would also have manipulation over rock and crystal. He could also practice in dark magic at the side.

One thing I don't like about Post-SGW is the name "Walter". I get this is because he now shares his name with his sister, but don't know why that name was chosen of all names. Perhaps Wendy Witchcart could not be passed as a human and was made as a troll topass off more as an Archie character than Segas. (Witchcarts name was never Wendy.) Sorry to our SNN members who are actually named Walter, I'm just not that fond of the name, and I think Naugus himself agrees in some scenes.

Finally, I prefer his pre-SGW apperance more than his post-SGW apperance. His dracula like cape especially. Post-SGW looks mostly like a Halloween decoration.

If Sega ever decide to introduce him in the games (on Sonics Earth), I hope he is established as someone different than his cartoon and comic counterparts. Maybe a troll (or a purple Zeti? Perhaps a Dark Gaia worshipper who in return for his loyally is able to summon Dark Gaia Minions.

Instead of being imprisoned in the Special Zone he could of come from Maginaryworld instead given Maginaryworld seems more of a magical place than the chaotic Special Zone which is little involved in Sonic games lore these days. Still if I had a choice of magic badguys to return as reoccuring villains to the series, my ultimate choice would be Mephiles the Dark. I am against Archie Sonic characters to be introduced into the games, but Naugus is a very close acception to me as a reoccuring villain due to his iconic appearance and world conquering through sourcery. Naugus (or Mephiles) as reoccuring villain would be a fresh alternative than smashing robots or machine/industrial zones in the end.