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Robotnik-Mun

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From the mind behind Losers Get Roboticized, comes this; an OOC blog meant to supply all the stuff I don't wanna put on the Ask Blog, like ideas, things I like, and other such junk XD
Anonymous asked:

Since we'll never see them again, what's your opinion on the other freedom fighter teams before and after the reboot? I see some characters being talked about from time to time, but never really the groups as a whole.

Oh well, in general? I rather like the other Freedom Fighter teams just in general, but I wish that more of them could have been developed further along. The idea of there being other groups fighting against Robotnik/Eggman's rule/encroachment over the planet is a natural one, and it helps to alleviate the idea that Sonic is literally the only one who can do anything against the guy.

That being said, in general a lot of the other Freedom Fighter groups didn't really get a lot of development. In the case of Archie it was because a lot of the established ones were created during the early, gag-a-day times of the book, and in the post-reboot things were cut off before deeper exploration could be managed. That being said, I still like the other FF groups just in general, and while more could have been done we DID get a pretty stand-out idea from them in the form of the Sand-Blasters.

These guys are spectacular, because they're a great example of how fighting for a good cause doesn't automatically make you a good guy- Jack's ruthlessness winds up causing more problems for Sonic and company than anything, even going so far as to create more problems for everyone when his refusal to let go of his suspicions of former Robians causes a new Dark Egg Legion chapter to form.

Its interesting to see because while their overall goal matches up with Sonic and the Knothole Freedom Fighters, it doesn't really make them friends or even allies due to what they consider acceptable in the fight against Eggman.

In short though? Yeah, I like the other Freedom Fighter groups. Even if a lot of the time they weren't given much development.

... that said, the Forty Fathom Freedom Fighters deserve some kind of award for being the blandest group out there.

It's not just the fact that they're simply Talking Animals in a cast of anthromorphs- even their NAMES are boring. Fluke the Whale, Bottlenose the Dolphin, Ray the Manta, Bivalve the Clam (FUCK YEAH, FUCKING BIVALVE!)... these have got to be some of the least creative names for a group of sea critters in all of fiction. Seriously, what does it say when "P.B. the Jellyfish" is the standout name???