>>537030786
Of course you're not kidding. It's the only logical conclusion when you realize the hacks at Sonic Team have no idea how to write a cast. Maekawa and Japanese staff have been throwing slop at the wall for thirty years hoping something sticks, but they can't beat a solid, American-made design.
Blaze is just budget Sally, a cheap knock-off trying to fill the role of the "serious girl" foil. Why would you want the Japanese imitation when the real deal is right there? Sticks was another good American idea, a true wild card, but of course Ian Flynn had to get his grubby hands on her and ruin everything. The rest aren't even worth mentioning.

You need a proper "Nega Sonic," and that's Sally. Sonic is the rebellious American teen with that Clinton-era swagger. He needs an opposite, a motherly, knows-best authority figure to play against. That's peak character dynamic. Amy is "Girl Sonic," another rebel. Why would Sonic want to date himself?
BRING SALLY HOME. It's time to make Sonic great again, we must build Sonic back better. Protect our characters from foreign revisionism.