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Mystic Monkey wrote: My guess the reason why male mobians prefer not to wear clothing could simply be a social standards for their species. The reasons could of been brought on from their relations to the animal kingdom and modern human society have had no complaints of mobian nudity because they don't see anything hanging out. After all we don't complaing over the fact we have naked pets.

However mobians do have human levels of intelligence and share culture with them, because of this mobians may take interest in fashion. Females in particular may take more interest in fashion than males who are perhaps more reliant on natual body fur and warmth left over from their animal ancestors.

Sonic in particular may not need clothes for a number of reasons, for example the energy he physically puts into his incredible speed may give off a lot of body-heat from him and clothing, along with his natual animal ways on keeping in heat, Sonic will need to wear little in order to give off as much heat from his body as he can. Another reason can be he finds clothing restricting, something natual nudist realate too. Also it's common Sonic lore than Power Sneakers he wear is specially made to reduce friction, allowing Sonic to move faster, this is a little bogus because friction is needed for grip and Sonic needs grip in order to propell himself across the ground, however it's certainly clear that the shoes resist friction, thus preventing combustion from the friction burning his feet, something Sonic would suffer without his shoes.

As for why the gloves, perhaps simply for comfort.

By "mobians" I mean Sonic's species in canon than just comics. They mention something about the clothing thing in the Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia under "What are mobians?" chapter.