The LONGEST Sonic Controversy is OVER

Shipping...

I think Sega’s reasoning for not bringing Sally back is because it would declare Shipping War II.

i am the 1% that never cared for sally. i always thought her design didn't fit the sonic design for some reason

Yeah I’m sick of shipping wars in general. I enjoy SonAmy, but there’s nothing wrong with people enjoying other ships. Shipping is meant to be a fun fandom past time for the individual, not a stressful argument.

When you mentioned a "twist" I thought you were going to bring up how Sonic CD breaks convention by not having Sonic and Amy get together in the end. Amy's love for Sonic is unrequited. That to me was the most interesting part of their dynamic. Nowadays it seems like she's not allowed to show her affection anymore because so many people thought she was "annoying". It's not like she was one-dimensional either. From as early as Sonic Adventure we see that her personality isn't JUST that she likes Sonic. She's an obnoxious romantic but also a bleeding heart. Her emotional personality has a huge effect on other characters. Her kindness is what turned Gamma good, and she helped Shadow remember Maria's wish. She doesn't need to be a more active fighter to be a better character. Amy's passion is what defines her.

I remember the whole SonAmy vs Sonally fights, to this day it's one of the dumbest things I've seen people fight over. In the end none of it matters because Sally's not even canon to the games and now only exists in outdated media. Amy's love for Sonic has taken more of a backseat. To me, the only reason why people ship characters is because they want to see them bang.

For Sonic fans who make fun of the mario series, remember that franchise ended with the two heroines controversy ending as a joke, and that both peach and Pauline were actually great heroines to Mario. Foolish fans like those who sent death threats to sally and amy have been ignored as mere insane opinions when sent to them.

There is 3 ways to end a shipping war 1. Everybody grows up and gets tired of it 2. People respect each other's opinions 3. "What about all of them shipped together?"

Actually, towards the end of its run, even the Archie comics erased SonAlly from its canon. They kind of built up Sally and Nicole near the finish line, and SonAlly was never touched on again. For my two cents, Sally was always hit or miss for me. I was not her biggest fan, but I also didn't think she was as horrible as some people said. I also found her relationship with a Sonic a bit unhealthy at times, but there was also some good. Honestly, my biggest problem with Sally was just how much they tried to sexualize her back then. That I could've gone without. And my views on Amy are kind of like a roller-coaster. She was cute in CD, and I loved her in Adventure. Adventure 2 had that marriage joke, but I enjoyed her presence overall. Heroes is where we started to get a wackier Amy. I took it just fine in Heroes because the overall tone of that game was lighthearted and goofy, so I just took it as Amy's crush getting turned up to 11. Plus, I did admire her dedication to helping Cream and Big find their lost friends. Sonic X is where I think we truly started to see what would be Amy's character portrayal for the mid 2000s: hot-tempered, feisty, cartoony, but with a heart of gold. This is what I like to call Amy's "anime girl" phase as I feel she really did portray the common tropes of female anime characters at the time, and this would continue in the games until about Unleashed. In Unleashed, Amy is very much her mid 2000s self, but there is some evidence of maturity to her character and her relationship with Sonic. One high point I feel like mentioning is Amy stating that even if Sonic is werehog, she would still love him. It honestly felt like Unleashed was going to be the starting point of Amy maturing. And then the 2010s started. Oh, boy. The beginning of the new decade was clearly Amy's low point in portrayal. She truly became an annoying character in Free Riders and Generations, and her relationship with Sonic suffered as a result. However, I also believe most other characters suffered from the writing of this time. Amy just might have gotten the worst of it (rivaled only by Shadow). However, something rather odd happened next: Lost World. In this game, we see a very gentle and mature Amy, one comforting small animals and even Sonic being quite comfortable around her. We did not see this explored too much because Lost World's story really wasn't told, but Amy's character was certainly noticeable. Sonic Boom, I think, is where we started to see the modern Amy begin to develop: she matured, expressed love to all life, but was also a little comedic. She was also shown to be a leader in Forces (a more mature version of her Heroes portrayal), but Forces couldn't focus on its story for us to really see more of Amy. Then IDW really expanded this Amy. This is also around the time that some people said Amy just became Sally, a statement I don't agree with because Amy could still be pretty whacky and would have hobbies and moments I could not see Sally do. Since then, we've gotten Frontiers and Prime, both of which show Amy as the kind hearted, level-headed lover of life. I've overall enjoyed Amy. Her early 2010s moments left a bad taste in my mouth, but she's gotten better, and I can't wait to see more of her. And Sally... she was okay. I don't think she was spectacular or anything, but she could be solid. I'm not sure if we'll ever see her again (SEGA seems really keen on forgetting about her at the moment), but I'm open to it. If she's truly gone, I'm glad she had her time to shine. My two cents.

Yeah, I don't care for the ships myself. I just care for the fact that Amy isn't being isn't being treated like a mere background decoration or as a her old, overtly clingy self back in the Sonic Heroes-ish? days. Oh, and if Sally gets a chance to be in the comics again, I welcome it.

Did people finally agree that they’re two completely different timelines? Incredible!

The thing I care about, is the fact that Amy’s character is so much better now. Honestly I do agree with your take on Amy sort of becoming the new Sally. A strong leader, who is willing to take on as much responsibility as necessary (hell up until Jewel came in and became the Director of the restoration… Amy was literally doing everything for that organization)

This video has made me realize that, as a fandom, we should be investing in AMY X SALLY

Sonamy and Sonally fandoms in the foreground duking it out The Sonaze fandom chilling in the background not giving a fuck.

I was introduced to the shipping wars through Dumbsville It was so funny to view everyone ripping eachother apart over who loves who Some people even went completely insane defending their ship

I think we as a fanbase should all let the Sonamy and Sonally ships sink and focus on the one relationship that the franchise is clearly sailing towards. SONAVOK! #readyforzeti

Honestly, I just wish one day Amy become a great character with a cool character arch like Knuckles or Blaze, for me she always deserved better, i mean, Amy is slowly entering into this path, the shipping doesn't matter much now, i really hope Sega never treats her like in the 2000's again. Edit: Dude, why there's an extensive petty fight about her

Sonally shipers and Sonamy shipers fighting to death: Me liking both ships:

“Do you really expect us to ship sonic and eggman” No…. Sonic and Mario

Grown adults obsessed with the romantic relations of fictional underage characters NEVER ceases to get a chuckle out of me.