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Silver devalues Blaze merely through the concept of his existence. It doesn't matter how shit of a character he is, or how bad the writing gets, he will always be carried by the fact that he on a very basic level is like Sonic and Shadow. A male hedgehog that can go super. And has a name that also coincidentally starts with the letter S. It's marketable. That's why they're marketed as a trio in the DC sets. It's why he gets to be front and center in the DC collab, but Blaze is relegated to cameo status. It's why Silver gets a spot in all the major marketing for crossworlds despite not being directly focused on while Blaze is basically no where to be seen. The only thing Blaze has gotten in recent years over him is TMOSTH and that's only because it's made by the social media team that actually gives a damn about her and isn't bound by the whims of having to market to specific demographics.
It's just a fact that Triple S trio will be more appealing to little boys. They don't need to know anything about Silver, they'll just see him alongside Sonic and Shadow and assume he's similar. Blaze on the other hand stands out like a sore thumb next to Sonic and Shadow because not only is she female, but also a cat and her "super form" isn't technically a super form and doesn't fit with the golden color scheme.
Both Silver and Blaze are the same in the sense they can both be protagonist game leading characters because they both have their own world settings, villains and duties to attend to, but realistically only one of them has a real shot at being explored since Sonic and Shadow are already the top dogs of the franchise.
Silver is just going to be picked in every instance because of his existence being the way it is.
And it makes me admittedly sad as someone who likes Blaze, she'll never get a chance by default. This isn't about shipping, Im just bitter I'll never get a Blaze game where she goes on an adventure with Marine in her world without Sonic
