Question, and I am not trying to be antagonistic about tthis:
Does anyone actually see Sonic and Knuckles in the live action films as children?
Completely ignoring the dialogue that explicitly state that they are, do they actually look/sound/act like kids?
Does anyone actually see Sonic and Knuckles in the live action films as children?
Completely ignoring the dialogue that explicitly state that they are, do they actually look/sound/act like kids?
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He does act to me a lot like a 12 year old especially with how he handles situations and how compared to his game counterpart, it feels like he has a lot more to learn compared to his more static game counterpart.
I get what they were going for. They want Sonic & co to have their own growth arcs & leaning into their youth is a solid place to start.
Both of them are very mature and had experienced a lot of hardship and responsibility
But both have a lot of growing up to do, especially sonic.
Though as far as I remember, an actual human age is never assigned to them.
It's definitely a combination of the voices and their general dialogue, which both just never sound like things actual kids would.
Dialogue wise, you can put that down to "adults writing teen dialogue". TMNT Mutant Mayhem at least got direct input from teens.
Knuckles also I feel is an adult because he traveled the galaxy for years.
I dunno what child on this God's green Earth sounds like Idris Elba.
Like, how?! I get it, but how?!
Tails: 12/13ish
Knuckles: 16/17ish (but trying to act like an adult)
Each of these for Sonic 3, younger for the earlier films
I never really bought them as teenagers in the games tho. They always felt 30 lmfao
Sonic was a legal minor, but he was like 10 before Earth and spent almost 8 years alone. So it's more of a Power Rangers situations or "kids don't talk like that" trope.
https://soniccinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Earth#:~:text=Sonic's%20New%20Life,-Young%20Sonic%20alone&text=Forced%20to%20flee%20his%20home,remained%20unaware%20of%20his%20existence.
You can definitely convince me that Knuckles is a young adult, though.
Knuckles, absolutely not.
Duh.
Knuckles, yes because his naivety and eagerness are very childlike
This is something that I think the movies get across better than the games themselves
Obviously a bit of a cartoon-y take on one, but still
Yes for sonic for sure he and tails are Kids or teens at best given he's still learning with the found family he has. He Acts like a Kid with how hyper he can be which if you see Ben in IRL he's one big fun Kid adult (if you saw him on Colbert recently)
Knuckles? Lol no, nowhere near teen
Knuckles is a grown man