>>536871961
I'm THE biggest JP purist ITT. You hate my ass.
Sonic Forces is canon, but only the Japanese version of it is. JP media will virtually always take priority over Western media. This doesn't mean said media is always flawless, or that it's immune to criticism, or that the Japanese are perfect writers. On the whole, Japanese writers are far more accurate than Western writers, and they understand character nuances better. That said, Sonic Forces did not have a good story. I will not defend it as good. And yet, as per usual, said story is even worse in the English translation. Because gaijin always make JP media worse.

Sonic is a Japanese franchise.