Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-679780-20170306231922/@comment-679780-20170307003958

DeCool99 wrote: The ages of the Sonic characters do not bode well with me. These guys have been adventuring for ages and they've hardly aged in any shape or form. I guess this is partially Sonic Channel's fault as they have not updated the ages in so long, even when Sonic had his "birthday" in Generations. I also do not believe some ages match up with others like Tails who is at least a 12 year old to me, and Cream and Charmy who seem crazy to be involved in action at the ages of 6. I mean, if this was a thing that "ages work differently in the Sonic world" then I would be fine by this but no confirmation proves otherwise. To me the fact they do not age doesn't bother me. I compare their immortality to that of Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny who have been around since before our grandparents in yet they are always depicted ageless throughout the years. Yes they may have birthdays if the plot calls for it, but they will always be perpetual at their ages in order to be timeless. I doubt Sonic would of hardly aged by the latest games for our grandkids to enjoy.

DeCool99 wrote: Due to SEGA wanting to focus more on Sonic, characters have suffered quite a bit from the activities we know they should be doing. Example? Knuckles. He is no longer seen on his rock anymore, just casually hanging out with Sonic and friends as if it's no big deal. They should at least explain something to show that he has not completely forgotten about the dang thing like in the Archie comics and both timelines at that (Pre: Rouge told him to live his life. Post: Swapped out the real Master Emerald with a fake). Not so difficult. It's up to silly bios to pretend that he is still doing his job. Like, please, why do you need to move the character out of their place due to fanservice? It may be cool to see the characters again but it just does not make sense (I'm looking at you Blaze and Silver in Colors DS). My explanation for why Knuckles casually hangs out with his friends over his duty as guardian of the Master Emerald is because his friends and assosiates just so happen to be the likely candidates if his emerald get stolen. My other theory is that given we fans get a Sonic game once every few years or so and lore wise these adventures last for about a week by Sonic's time, it can be possible Knuckles still upholds his duties when there is no crisis where his strength would be needed.

DeCool99 wrote: Lastly, sometimes I wish the timeline was clear for us to understand which event happened after which. It's easier now, what with Colors, Generations and Lost World gently following each other but where did Adventure 2, Rush, 06, Shadow, Rush Adventure and Battle-present lie, not to mention the Riders games? It's pretty obvious that SEGA wants to shy away from that but it would be really nice to know sometime.

Other than horribly long rant, I still enjoy stories from time to time. It's basically my favourite aspect of the series. Yes, some are lazily written but I always like to see at least something come from the lives of our heroes. I believe Sonic Generations greatly clarifies the timeline of Sonic's history in it's canon order. I even made a timeline diagram to better evaluate the chronicle order of the games.