>>720505429
SA2 Sonic had that defiant, "too cool for school" attitude that defined the era.
The story context is what really reinforces this. Sonic is thrown in jail unjustly and spends most of the game on the run from the law with his friends. Like the famous GUN truck, or how Tails' first level is a jailbreak.

>>534559759
Sonic in SA2 breaks out of jail, evades arrest, destroys government property, and doesn't like the cops.
Oh, and he has Tails casually hack the Presidents Limo, so they can fight Eggman on their own terms.
Our heroes reject authority!