>>535255131
This is literally why Maekawa made Shadow by the way.
He wanted a Sonic who fit his vision for the series and was 'cool'.
That's why he made Tails continuously job to Shadow, directly or indirectly, whenever he got the chance. He needed to upend Tails as the 'Sonic 1.5' character and rival for Sonic's abilities.
It's also why there's such a tonal shift with Maekawa's writing away from environmental storytelling and subtle commentary on the human condition to instead American action movie style plots and character driven drama.