eggmoon was based and hilarious, bet half the people who bring it up didn't watch it. i also like that this extreme example highlights how sonic isn't always this super nice sociable friend who's around people, he will go off on his own independently and do what he wants regardless of whether or not his friends know or agree. he doesn't have rambling "relatable" internal monologues second-guessing himself at all even when the world's against him. this was lost a bit after shadow became a mainstay, they have sonic be friendlier and more reliant on others to contrast with shadow's behavior. also because the americans writing him now are obsessed with feminizing the boys and writing heckin wholesome slice-of-life slop. the hero can't go his own way and be self-reliant because toxic masculinity or something