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Silver doesn’t deserve an Oscar, he deserves his own spin off game! Edit: I can see a lot of people approving the idea. Tsym which is thank you so much.
06 Silver has always been my favorite interpretation. I feel he strikes the best balance between being serious and cocky when he needs to be, but also sensitive and quiet. His unexpected but sweet friendship with Amy and brief mentor-mentee relationship with Shadow were also pretty cool.
@@haiderraad468Well, if Chaos Island in Shadow Generations is any indication, he doesn't need to have been in a game in order to get a level from it. Really, you could probably just focus on levels that work with the time-travel aesthetic (i.e. something from Sonic CD), levels from games that he was at least in (like Forces), levels that have futuristic vibes (Digital Circuit, maybe?), etc.
Silver and Blaze is a great duo, both have kinetic powers, one travels through time and the other through dimensions each representing time and space in some ways.
I remember their description made somewhere... I don't remember where (maybe was in Mario and Sonic at the Vancouver winter olympic games 2010.) but was really spot on: "the prince from the future and the princess of another dimension" beautiful. But I think in 06 the thing was clear, our Hedgehogs represented Shadow the past, Sonic the present and Silver the future, but Blaze alone represent space. This is not clear in this video, because is not about Blaze, but Blaze best lore is given in the sonic rush games, where is clear she has her different emeralds and "super form" obviously they are a perfect couple.
I really hope that someday they give Silver the same treatment Shadow did in generations. Where more stories are added, and we get to learn more about his backstory. Because if you really think about it, this kid grew up in a messed up future. Like, I don't think this guy has actually touched grass in his life before time traveling. I would definitely love it if they were to explain a little more of that. I get it's hard because of 06, but if Rivals is his actual appearance, I kinda wish we got to see more of what happened to him. Along with how he's able to time travel, his origins, etc, like he has so much potential, and I just wish we knew more about him. He is canonically one of the strongest characters, which is why he stands by Sonic and Shadow in that regard. So, c'mon Sega, give this poor dude a game already.
Considering that Silver is one of the only characters who were unaffected by the white void in Sonic Generations (the others being Shadow and Metal Sonic) it's not entirely off the table for something like that to happen in the future. That he's continued to appear in the games and spinoffs since means that they understand that fans like him, so I'd expect that it's likely that we'll get some good representation at some point soon in the future.
For real!! Silver has SO much potential. The IDW comics are getting it right, though. During the Metal Virus, there were only two people who were untouched at the end of it (if you don't count the robot characters lol) and that was Rouge (who was planning to go down with the Master emerald lol) and SILVER. Bro's literally just chillin' in the air, and he's the reason why Sonic could even help defeat the virus. If he got his own solo game, I'd flip, and we also need a Blaze spotlight soon. Seems like they **might** be remembering him, though 👀
@@helfire14 Then let's hope it happens to both Silver and Metal Sonic I think Metal Sonic needs some love after what the games did That being doing nothing with him and abandoning the character
The difference between his personality in 06 and later games is why I headcanon they're completely different Silvers. One got erased and the other got a more tame and populated future I like current Silver but ever time I see his personality in 06 makes me wish that was the one we got to see more or. It's weird missing something you never had.
I would also put 06 in S. There would be no “good version of silver” to have the comics base him off of if not for 06. They nailed him. It’s the silver everyone fell in love with. Deserves an S.
Of note, the conversation of "In your dreams Sonic" is very different in Japanese. It implies Sonic remembers 06's events, as its about Sonic saying Silver has changed from when he was all "I will destroy you" which confuses Silver since he never said that. Colors DS is interesting for Dimps games because according to Iizuka and Ian Flynn, it's canon unlike the other alternate versions of Sonic Team games (but canon alongside the Wii version, not instead of. My guess is it means the Wii main story is canon, but so are the DS missions and True Final Boss. So despite having little story, Colors DS is important for Silver's new future being established and meeting Blaze a second time)
Silver is my favorite character but I don’t think he’s necessarily more popular than knuckles. Knuckles is pretty well known but I’d say silver is probably 5th or 6th place right after tails and eggman. But like you said I hope eventually they use him more and hopefully even give Silver a game of his own again and I’m sure he would be even more popular. He’s kind of a cult classic between sonic fans
You missed a REALLY interesting detail about Silver in the IDW comics! …he DOESNT save the future. Once the metal virus and other arcs are over, returning to the future it’s still… destroyed? Which is frustrating for him because, his entire PURPOSE being in the past is to solve this! But he’s run out of ideas for what could be wrong and it makes him feel pretty aimless. Espio however convinces him to relax. Silver has a habit of putting the world on his shoulders and hyper focusing on his problems, which can be a bit unhealthy. So he decides to not worry so much about it and take his time figuring things out. Interestingly, this implies that whatever threat destroyed the future hasn’t been revealed yet, and is likely a bigger deal than the metal virus and other problems so far. Which is interesting because it leaves this foreboding unknown presence hanging over him the entirety of these comics. It’s especially weird because, the way he describes it is that the future isn’t destroyed in a traditional sense, it’s just everyone is… gone. He can’t even figure out why or what could have caused that. It’s the first time he’s at an absolute loss about what to do.
When is this ever said? I distinctly remember Silver just not knowing what to do now that the future isn't in danger. The wiki also just says that his future returned to a "lush, peaceful state".
Silver has been criminally underutilised in the series since 06's failure. And this is coming from someone who doesn't consider Silver to be one of the best characters in the series (he's about maybe 15th in character rankings for me). He has never had a fair chance for a redemption outside of external media in the series. I'm hoping with Sega's renewed interest in using the wider cast will see another attempt in using Silver (story and gameplay) especially if Shadow Generations turns out successful. Project 06 shows how fun Silver's gameplay can be when properly realized and finished.
I’d take a look at Mario and Sonic again. The Winter and London Handheld versions have story modes. Winter I specifically remember Blaze and Silver trying to be the ultimate Hockey team which I’ve always found really charming
Considering that Silver was one of the characters other than Shadow and Metal Sonic who were unaffected by the white void in Sonic Generations, it is possible that we might get a Sonic 06 centric expansion akin to Sonic x Shadow Generations at some point...maybe. I'm not getting my hopes up. He is my favourite character though, I do hope he gets some justice at some point. Edit: He did actually have some characterization in the Story Mode of the DS version of Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games and I feel he was done pretty faithfully. He even started a friendship with Donkey Kong of all people after retrieving some bananas for him.
@@chrismanning2888 Considering that time travel was involved, it's feasible that he followed in after Classic Sonic. Regardless of whether he did or didn't though, what matters the most is that he wasn't frozen like all of the others were
i won’t lie, i really hate how silver is in tsr, it doesn’t feel like the same character from 06 (which makes sense since this is canonically a different silver) but it also doesn’t feel like rivals silver at all, he’s just… really weirdly unaware? of course he wouldn’t get the trash talk, but also he is generally pretty competitive himself so it feels weird seeing him just be like “uh… sure!” same with his idw, he is such a pushover it’s sad, especially with lanolin, he just took it and got all sad, which why would he do that, he hates it when people don’t trust him or believe him and lanolin was being a real jerk about it too and he just took it??? like what??? last thing is that he definitely isn’t a realist, a realist wouldn’t see time travel as a valid option, nor would a realist see someone die in front of him and be like “we can probably fix this”, he just feels really weird with how he currently is and i don’t like it, kinda went off topic of the video but i just hate how they’ve been writing him so far, sorry
btw, apparently tsr silver is better with the japanese version, especially with his interactions with sonic, since they actually get taken more seriously once sonic realizes silver is pretty concerned about the whole situation, so that’s something!
I’m sure it’s been said a million times over but Silver really needs his own spin off game or like to be a playable character again. I feel content that he’s a consistently featured character in the comics and that he’s not forgotten but the same can’t be said for the main titles. If someone says there is no reason he should come back I think that would be wrong. There is always a case for Silver to come back but not stay forgotten in the future
The scene with Silver and Geoffrey in Archie almost made me cry. I liked him in 06, but Archie Silver is easily my favorite. So much depth was given to his story, and I loved it. His personality is similar to 06, but a lot more story was added. I also do like his reboot solo story, "The Silver Age". I fill not forget the scene where he says he's sick of hearing people say, "It's no use." That was great.
Silver is my favorite, and I absolutely agree with the ranking. He is great in 06, which is the silver I really grew to love. They did my boy dirty by making him a stupid goof and a """realist""" (wrong, completely wrong), but I do love how Ian Flynn took the goofy side and combined it with his serious side. It works very well for a character that naive and that determined.
As someone that played the mobile games, there isn't really a lot of characterization. In Runners i think it's cool he and Blaze get captured in an event and save themselves before Sonic even arrives, but that's about it. He has a Nutcracker costume in the other games that i think is cool bc his character line was about the current time being one to cherish, and that's why it's the "present", but that's about it
They also made a Techno/Futuristic Rockstar costume for him in Sonic Speed Simulator. And he was competing with his edm/techno music with DJ Knuckles's Hip Hop music in that event. By the way, most players voted for Silver in that event so he won. In terms of original costume designs, he also got a summer costume this year in that game which looks nice on him. Also he has a gold style costume as well.
Also reminder that Silver will be playable in Sonic Rumble as well so they might do something for him there. Oh and he also was playable in Sonic Jump and Jump Fever.
I truthfully disagree for Silver & Blaze to be a "pair". I truthfully do seem them as you put it; Best friends if not mentors at best but, The Sonic fandom & 06's writing (Mostly the fandom) ruined the idea of guy x girl being just friends. Oh no lets just force ship them then send death threats to all who disagree w/ Silver X Blaze... Besides that lil opinion of mine. I truthfully LOVE this Hedgehog & i feel like SEGA really undermines how strong this Hedgehog can be. Yes the fandom/community calls him a twink but, i still love Silver personally as one of my personal favorites in the series. I think your ranking w/ IDW Silver is pretty spot-on considering how IDW has treated Silver lately.
As much as I like Silver, I really wish there were some or even many more games returning him majorly since the earlier times he was seen. I also wish he had another best friend besides Blaze. May I ask who wants to know about my imaginary character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series as Silver's other best friend? Before I share with anyone, I would like to say I am never ever giving up on Silver on the next awesome future.
Silver's my favorite character too. I love him being this hopeful dork who can kick ass. Evan Stanley does a lot of writing/art for Silver in both the IDW and Archie comics, and I think she has a lot to do with how well he's characterized there. He's her favorite character, and you can tell that from her old fan comic, Ghosts of the Future. I really like what she does with him.
I was kinda nervous cause I like TSR Silver, but IDW Silver really is the best version of my favourite character. Get Ian Flynn on a Silver spin-off game + Blaze and Espio and I’m so there day 1
I vibe with this list for the most part! Though honestly? Part of me feels like Archie shouldve had separate ranks for pre/post reboot. Mainly because post reboot Silver is VERY different(and honestly, closer to how he was later written in IDW)
Beside Sonic and Shadow Silver is currently my third favorite character in the whole Sonic franchise, I love him a lot and think that you're right that the IDW version of Silver can be the best one because of how well he's been written in those comics.(I've never read those comics so I only understand it because of what you said in this video about that version of Silver, I'll try to read them online sometime) He deserves to get his own solo spin-off game and be playable again in future mainline ones too. Those things could happen because it's been said that SEGA is finally acknowledging Silver, and they also had his own theme song play in this year's Sonic Symphony! PS, in a few years you might want to update this video by including Movie Silver, because in the contract his debut game is on the list of which Sonic games SEGA is allowing Paramount to adapt copyrighted source material from into the movies, and he got hinted at in episode 1 of the Knuckles series by having Maddie be shown wearing a white hat and an auqua green shirt (colors that match the long fur around Silver's neck and parts of his gloves and boots) when she was outside. So Silver can make a first appearence in the SCU (Sonic Cinematic Universe) through a Sonic 06 inspired movie. That "Flames of Disaster" titled episode can count as a second hint that a movie that will have inspiration in it from that game is likely coming in the future.
I recommend using the original/real japanese stories of the sonic games and not english ones i understand you maybe dont know japanese and that is why you dont use them but windii has translated lot of the japanese cutscenes. (unfortunately most of her videos were deleted but there are some repost i have made a playlist of most the reposts on my channel.) but other than that good video. There are also a few retranslated mods you can use. And the voice acting is just way better.
I think you should split pre-reboot Archie Silver and post-reboot Archie Silver because they are very different characters with different backstories, motivations and reactions to stuff happening despite being technically same person.
Silver should be playable in a mainline game again because come on , 06 failed because it was rushed not because Silver was in it and if they got him right he can be a fun character to play as and P06 proved that
Infinite wasn't all that tough if he got beat without chaos emeralds. But, I can see why Silver specifically would have a hard time taking him down, 'cause Silver relies on tossing stuff around, which Infinite can just change with his reality-bending skills.
I would love to see a prequel where we get Silvers story vs Iblis up until the end where they reveal Mephiles as the one who’s been guiding Silver this whole time
I feel like Silver can be a golden retriver, as he is cannonically quite naive and anxious (he is 14 afterall), but still maintain his serious optimism where he will still fight to the end. SEGA really did our boy dirty.
Fun fact about silver in generations. Silver the first time you fight him silver is unsure if it is the real sonic. When you fight silver after beating him he says “this should be fun!” Treating it like a sparing match
Justice for Silver, he truly is one of the best and most powerful characters in the franchise, I really hope Sega puts Silver and Blaze back in some more future games
Fire video! My top favorites have always been 06, Sir Galahad & IDW. 💯💯💯 Where did you find the Silver render for the thumbnail? Looks really cool!! @GullySama
Fr I gave it a try a few years before and honestly I'd rather play Sonic 06 than labirinth, blast, 3d blast or forces. In fact, I actually had a fun time playing Sonic 06, especially in the multiplayer mode.
I remember I knew silver when I was little but I got more into his stroy caus of the comics and it makes me sad that he dosent get the same respect😭I remember I loved him in worlds unite when he came across X and Zero
Look in forces ha actually played a crucial role in it so during when silver fights infinite the phantom Ruby drops and it's the same one the rookie avatar picked up and stopped the sun from killing them all at the almost end of the game
I really don't know how you could say that about IDW Silver right after talking about Archie silver. You go on to explain that he doesn't have anything to do outside of the metal virus. To me IDW silver just isn't enough and I so prefer Archies's version especially since we actually see how his future is effected, what hes fighting for. After the metal virus, IDW silver is just there for the sake of being there, especially at this point. And no I don't find that interesting because in Archie he always had something to do, whether it was helping to fight scourge, to helping to subdue mecha Sally. And you didn't even cover the fact that he has a whole Sonic Universe arc Post-SGW called the Silver Age. Gold the tenrec ring any bells?
The forgotten sonic character is crazy to me the first part of the video because anytime I think bout hechhog (I don't think I spell that right) I think bout silver all the haters can say what they want bout its no use its no use "its no use to try and continue a dead meme"
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Silver doesn’t deserve an Oscar, he deserves his own spin off game!
Edit: I can see a lot of people approving the idea. Tsym which is thank you so much.
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Yeah he deserve his own game. 💚🤍
Even main line tbh
nah we need the TIMELESS YEAR OF SILVER
Silver is the perfect character to deliver a mario like playstyle, a bit slower but wirh cool powers for puzzles and traversal
06 Silver has always been my favorite interpretation. I feel he strikes the best balance between being serious and cocky when he needs to be, but also sensitive and quiet. His unexpected but sweet friendship with Amy and brief mentor-mentee relationship with Shadow were also pretty cool.
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Yeah 06 has some grand ass lights
It has lows but some very big highs
As soon as shadow generations was announced, I was immediately thinking about silver generations
He was only playable in one game and two of his levels are taken by Sonic and Shadow , what else left to Silver Generations
@@haiderraad468 we wait another 10 years and use those levels
Sonic X Shadow+ Silver Generations
@@haiderraad468Well, if Chaos Island in Shadow Generations is any indication, he doesn't need to have been in a game in order to get a level from it. Really, you could probably just focus on levels that work with the time-travel aesthetic (i.e. something from Sonic CD), levels from games that he was at least in (like Forces), levels that have futuristic vibes (Digital Circuit, maybe?), etc.
Silver and Blaze is a great duo, both have kinetic powers, one travels through time and the other through dimensions each representing time and space in some ways.
Blaze doesn't have kinetic powers
@@reggielacey2235 Pyrokinesis
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I remember their description made somewhere... I don't remember where (maybe was in Mario and Sonic at the Vancouver winter olympic games 2010.) but was really spot on: "the prince from the future and the princess of another dimension" beautiful. But I think in 06 the thing was clear, our Hedgehogs represented Shadow the past, Sonic the present and Silver the future, but Blaze alone represent space. This is not clear in this video, because is not about Blaze, but Blaze best lore is given in the sonic rush games, where is clear she has her different emeralds and "super form" obviously they are a perfect couple.
I really hope that someday they give Silver the same treatment Shadow did in generations. Where more stories are added, and we get to learn more about his backstory. Because if you really think about it, this kid grew up in a messed up future. Like, I don't think this guy has actually touched grass in his life before time traveling. I would definitely love it if they were to explain a little more of that.
I get it's hard because of 06, but if Rivals is his actual appearance, I kinda wish we got to see more of what happened to him. Along with how he's able to time travel, his origins, etc, like he has so much potential, and I just wish we knew more about him. He is canonically one of the strongest characters, which is why he stands by Sonic and Shadow in that regard. So, c'mon Sega, give this poor dude a game already.
Considering that Silver is one of the only characters who were unaffected by the white void in Sonic Generations (the others being Shadow and Metal Sonic) it's not entirely off the table for something like that to happen in the future. That he's continued to appear in the games and spinoffs since means that they understand that fans like him, so I'd expect that it's likely that we'll get some good representation at some point soon in the future.
For real!! Silver has SO much potential. The IDW comics are getting it right, though. During the Metal Virus, there were only two people who were untouched at the end of it (if you don't count the robot characters lol) and that was Rouge (who was planning to go down with the Master emerald lol) and SILVER. Bro's literally just chillin' in the air, and he's the reason why Sonic could even help defeat the virus.
If he got his own solo game, I'd flip, and we also need a Blaze spotlight soon. Seems like they **might** be remembering him, though 👀
Sega wasn't confident in giving shadow a game after 05, they have no confidence in even a sonic x silver game
And it finally seems like the shadow mandates are finally going away forever too
@@helfire14 Then let's hope it happens to both Silver and Metal Sonic
I think Metal Sonic needs some love after what the games did
That being doing nothing with him and abandoning the character
The difference between his personality in 06 and later games is why I headcanon they're completely different Silvers. One got erased and the other got a more tame and populated future
I like current Silver but ever time I see his personality in 06 makes me wish that was the one we got to see more or. It's weird missing something you never had.
I would also put 06 in S. There would be no “good version of silver” to have the comics base him off of if not for 06. They nailed him. It’s the silver everyone fell in love with. Deserves an S.
Of note, the conversation of "In your dreams Sonic" is very different in Japanese. It implies Sonic remembers 06's events, as its about Sonic saying Silver has changed from when he was all "I will destroy you" which confuses Silver since he never said that.
Colors DS is interesting for Dimps games because according to Iizuka and Ian Flynn, it's canon unlike the other alternate versions of Sonic Team games (but canon alongside the Wii version, not instead of. My guess is it means the Wii main story is canon, but so are the DS missions and True Final Boss. So despite having little story, Colors DS is important for Silver's new future being established and meeting Blaze a second time)
Silver has the potential to be the 3rd most popular Sonic Character of all time along with Shadow and Sonic!
Silver is my favorite character but I don’t think he’s necessarily more popular than knuckles. Knuckles is pretty well known but I’d say silver is probably 5th or 6th place right after tails and eggman. But like you said I hope eventually they use him more and hopefully even give Silver a game of his own again and I’m sure he would be even more popular.
He’s kind of a cult classic between sonic fans
Awesome! My favourite interpretations of Silver are Sonic 06 and IDW Comics!
“Silver! You’re a twink!”
-Snapcube dub
Ever since Snapcube's '06 fandub i've always percieved Silver as a twink
@@leyulis8882 Its such a fucking good video lol
“Hahah you silly feeble minded little gay. *wheeze*”
Fucking golden
Our favourite twink.
Not a twink.
A drink
@ OwO
Silver needs his own game
If shadow got another then silver needs a game just one
What about sonic unleashed × silver remake😅
@@user-zg3bt8ps4e Sonic X Silver unleashed sounds dope actually, but a standalone Silver Generations is more deserved i feel
Sir galahad is peak silver because it implies shadow fricks
Hold on, plz explain💀
Silver takes the form of Sir Galahad, son of Lancelot(Shadow) and the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, who is Amy.
💀that’s what you get out of that
Ok that's actually hilarious to me ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽
It's confirmed they're not related
You missed a REALLY interesting detail about Silver in the IDW comics!
…he DOESNT save the future. Once the metal virus and other arcs are over, returning to the future it’s still… destroyed? Which is frustrating for him because, his entire PURPOSE being in the past is to solve this! But he’s run out of ideas for what could be wrong and it makes him feel pretty aimless.
Espio however convinces him to relax. Silver has a habit of putting the world on his shoulders and hyper focusing on his problems, which can be a bit unhealthy. So he decides to not worry so much about it and take his time figuring things out.
Interestingly, this implies that whatever threat destroyed the future hasn’t been revealed yet, and is likely a bigger deal than the metal virus and other problems so far. Which is interesting because it leaves this foreboding unknown presence hanging over him the entirety of these comics.
It’s especially weird because, the way he describes it is that the future isn’t destroyed in a traditional sense, it’s just everyone is… gone. He can’t even figure out why or what could have caused that. It’s the first time he’s at an absolute loss about what to do.
When is this ever said? I distinctly remember Silver just not knowing what to do now that the future isn't in danger. The wiki also just says that his future returned to a "lush, peaceful state".
Silver has been criminally underutilised in the series since 06's failure. And this is coming from someone who doesn't consider Silver to be one of the best characters in the series (he's about maybe 15th in character rankings for me). He has never had a fair chance for a redemption outside of external media in the series.
I'm hoping with Sega's renewed interest in using the wider cast will see another attempt in using Silver (story and gameplay) especially if Shadow Generations turns out successful. Project 06 shows how fun Silver's gameplay can be when properly realized and finished.
I’d take a look at Mario and Sonic again. The Winter and London Handheld versions have story modes. Winter I specifically remember Blaze and Silver trying to be the ultimate Hockey team which I’ve always found really charming
JUSTICE FOR SILVER THE HEDHOG!!! He deserves so much more
Considering that Silver was one of the characters other than Shadow and Metal Sonic who were unaffected by the white void in Sonic Generations, it is possible that we might get a Sonic 06 centric expansion akin to Sonic x Shadow Generations at some point...maybe. I'm not getting my hopes up.
He is my favourite character though, I do hope he gets some justice at some point.
Edit: He did actually have some characterization in the Story Mode of the DS version of Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games and I feel he was done pretty faithfully. He even started a friendship with Donkey Kong of all people after retrieving some bananas for him.
I wouldn't say Metal Sonic wasn't affected. He most definitely was, since the Metal Sonic used was Classic Metal Sonic
@@chrismanning2888 Considering that time travel was involved, it's feasible that he followed in after Classic Sonic. Regardless of whether he did or didn't though, what matters the most is that he wasn't frozen like all of the others were
I basically follow the IDW comics for Silver at this point. Wouldn't change a thing on this tier list.
Sometimes in IDW it looks like Silver has eyelashes and i think that means it's the best characterization to date
i won’t lie, i really hate how silver is in tsr, it doesn’t feel like the same character from 06 (which makes sense since this is canonically a different silver) but it also doesn’t feel like rivals silver at all, he’s just… really weirdly unaware? of course he wouldn’t get the trash talk, but also he is generally pretty competitive himself so it feels weird seeing him just be like “uh… sure!”
same with his idw, he is such a pushover it’s sad, especially with lanolin, he just took it and got all sad, which why would he do that, he hates it when people don’t trust him or believe him and lanolin was being a real jerk about it too and he just took it??? like what???
last thing is that he definitely isn’t a realist, a realist wouldn’t see time travel as a valid option, nor would a realist see someone die in front of him and be like “we can probably fix this”, he just feels really weird with how he currently is and i don’t like it, kinda went off topic of the video but i just hate how they’ve been writing him so far, sorry
btw, apparently tsr silver is better with the japanese version, especially with his interactions with sonic, since they actually get taken more seriously once sonic realizes silver is pretty concerned about the whole situation, so that’s something!
Yeah Silver being a realist makes no sense, he's whole arc is about him being naïve which turns into optimism like what???
We need a Silver the Hedgehog spin-off game with the story written by Ian Flynn.
The only way I see Silver gaining prominence is if he's in Sonic Movie 4 which will most likely make Sega/Sonic Team focus on a Year of Silver
Most of us are calling it. 2026 is Year of Silver.
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I’m thinking mid-late 2025 will be when they slowly start to push year of silver
YESSIR, PLEASE SEGA WE NEED A YEAR OF SILVER 🙏
It makes sense since it would be 20 years since Silver was introduced.
If anything, we'd have to wait for silvers 30th anniversary or something like that.
I really hate his character was butchered imo, this is why he needs a year like Shadow's
So many character in this franchise is awsome but we never see them...
I just remembered that Silver's voiced by Bryce Papenbrook
I’m sure it’s been said a million times over but Silver really needs his own spin off game or like to be a playable character again. I feel content that he’s a consistently featured character in the comics and that he’s not forgotten but the same can’t be said for the main titles. If someone says there is no reason he should come back I think that would be wrong. There is always a case for Silver to come back but not stay forgotten in the future
The scene with Silver and Geoffrey in Archie almost made me cry. I liked him in 06, but Archie Silver is easily my favorite. So much depth was given to his story, and I loved it. His personality is similar to 06, but a lot more story was added. I also do like his reboot solo story, "The Silver Age". I fill not forget the scene where he says he's sick of hearing people say, "It's no use." That was great.
There’s ton of merchandise of Silver Funko pops, action figures, tshirts, hoodies, and plushies his popularity is going up.
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Silver is my favorite, and I absolutely agree with the ranking. He is great in 06, which is the silver I really grew to love. They did my boy dirty by making him a stupid goof and a """realist""" (wrong, completely wrong), but I do love how Ian Flynn took the goofy side and combined it with his serious side. It works very well for a character that naive and that determined.
As someone that played the mobile games, there isn't really a lot of characterization. In Runners i think it's cool he and Blaze get captured in an event and save themselves before Sonic even arrives, but that's about it. He has a Nutcracker costume in the other games that i think is cool bc his character line was about the current time being one to cherish, and that's why it's the "present", but that's about it
They also made a Techno/Futuristic Rockstar costume for him in Sonic Speed Simulator. And he was competing with his edm/techno music with DJ Knuckles's Hip Hop music in that event. By the way, most players voted for Silver in that event so he won.
In terms of original costume designs, he also got a summer costume this year in that game which looks nice on him. Also he has a gold style costume as well.
Also reminder that Silver will be playable in Sonic Rumble as well so they might do something for him there.
Oh and he also was playable in Sonic Jump and Jump Fever.
I've been begging on my hands and knees for people to talk about him thank you for this
I truthfully disagree for Silver & Blaze to be a "pair". I truthfully do seem them as you put it; Best friends if not mentors at best but, The Sonic fandom & 06's writing (Mostly the fandom) ruined the idea of guy x girl being just friends. Oh no lets just force ship them then send death threats to all who disagree w/ Silver X Blaze... Besides that lil opinion of mine. I truthfully LOVE this Hedgehog & i feel like SEGA really undermines how strong this Hedgehog can be. Yes the fandom/community calls him a twink but, i still love Silver personally as one of my personal favorites in the series. I think your ranking w/ IDW Silver is pretty spot-on considering how IDW has treated Silver lately.
As much as I like Silver, I really wish there were some or even many more games returning him majorly since the earlier times he was seen. I also wish he had another best friend besides Blaze. May I ask who wants to know about my imaginary character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series as Silver's other best friend? Before I share with anyone, I would like to say I am never ever giving up on Silver on the next awesome future.
Silver's my favorite character too. I love him being this hopeful dork who can kick ass. Evan Stanley does a lot of writing/art for Silver in both the IDW and Archie comics, and I think she has a lot to do with how well he's characterized there. He's her favorite character, and you can tell that from her old fan comic, Ghosts of the Future. I really like what she does with him.
I was kinda nervous cause I like TSR Silver, but IDW Silver really is the best version of my favourite character. Get Ian Flynn on a Silver spin-off game + Blaze and Espio and I’m so there day 1
My ex helped me appreciate 06 and honestly it’s one of my favorite games ever! I loved played the silver missions man 🔥🔥
0:25 Silver The Hedgehog was the Best Part of Sonic 06' For Real
I vibe with this list for the most part! Though honestly? Part of me feels like Archie shouldve had separate ranks for pre/post reboot.
Mainly because post reboot Silver is VERY different(and honestly, closer to how he was later written in IDW)
Also, I hope silver gets a generations game like shadow, I mean at this point it's pretty much unavoidable.
Archie and IDW Silver honestly have fleshed him out amazingly. They probably have the best Silver characterization outside of 06
Beside Sonic and Shadow Silver is currently my third favorite character in the whole Sonic franchise, I love him a lot and think that you're right that the IDW version of Silver can be the best one because of how well he's been written in those comics.(I've never read those comics so I only understand it because of what you said in this video about that version of Silver, I'll try to read them online sometime) He deserves to get his own solo spin-off game and be playable again in future mainline ones too. Those things could happen because it's been said that SEGA is finally acknowledging Silver, and they also had his own theme song play in this year's Sonic Symphony!
PS, in a few years you might want to update this video by including Movie Silver, because in the contract his debut game is on the list of which Sonic games SEGA is allowing Paramount to adapt copyrighted source material from into the movies, and he got hinted at in episode 1 of the Knuckles series by having Maddie be shown wearing a white hat and an auqua green shirt (colors that match the long fur around Silver's neck and parts of his gloves and boots) when she was outside. So Silver can make a first appearence in the SCU (Sonic Cinematic Universe) through a Sonic 06 inspired movie. That "Flames of Disaster" titled episode can count as a second hint that a movie that will have inspiration in it from that game is likely coming in the future.
I recommend using the original/real japanese stories of the sonic games and not english ones i understand you maybe dont know japanese and that is why you dont use them but windii has translated lot of the japanese cutscenes. (unfortunately most of her videos were deleted but there are some repost i have made a playlist of most the reposts on my channel.) but other than that good video. There are also a few retranslated mods you can use. And the voice acting is just way better.
That line is the best : Does anyone but u believe your lies 😅
I think you should split pre-reboot Archie Silver and post-reboot Archie Silver because they are very different characters with different backstories, motivations and reactions to stuff happening despite being technically same person.
Possible villain in future movies
Silver should be playable in a mainline game again because come on , 06 failed because it was rushed not because Silver was in it and if they got him right he can be a fun character to play as and P06 proved that
I watched the whole video just bc I was wondering about the neon cyberpunk looking one on the thumbnail.
Please make a video on idw characters especially surge. Also i see you made a video about riders.....
again IDW
06 Silver is my fav
Same!
Infinite wasn't all that tough if he got beat without chaos emeralds. But, I can see why Silver specifically would have a hard time taking him down, 'cause Silver relies on tossing stuff around, which Infinite can just change with his reality-bending skills.
I would love to see a prequel where we get Silvers story vs Iblis up until the end where they reveal Mephiles as the one who’s been guiding Silver this whole time
I feel like Silver can be a golden retriver, as he is cannonically quite naive and anxious (he is 14 afterall), but still maintain his serious optimism where he will still fight to the end.
SEGA really did our boy dirty.
Would love to see a Blaze the cat Tier list. Since she is my 2nd Favorite character.(Right behind Shadow)
The Olympic games do sometimes have story modes. Silver doesn't say much, but he does have some characterization
Oddly enough this just reminded me of how little sega has actually dissuaded the silver shadow theory
W ranking
The fact that the heterecromy character from Shadow the Hedgehog has apeared on a tv media before Silver is funny and sad at the same time xd
Fun fact about silver in generations.
Silver the first time you fight him silver is unsure if it is the real sonic.
When you fight silver after beating him he says “this should be fun!” Treating it like a sparing match
Yeah, I'm a huge fan of trunks as well
Justice for Silver, he truly is one of the best and most powerful characters in the franchise, I really hope Sega puts Silver and Blaze back in some more future games
IDW silver is just a wholesome goofball and i would die for him
Next can u rank every tails
Ian Flynn cooked when it comes to silver
Silver is more a Shadow rival than Sonic.
i really want 2026 to be the year of silver
fire video keep going
Interesting how he has a lot of parallels to Lucina from Fire Emblem Awakening. Just something I noticed.
FUN FACT:
as galahad, Silver would be Lancelot (shadow)'s son!
Silver is truly the goat🗿
Sonic 06 was hated for its glitches so bad it inadvertently affected silver’s reputation and it sucks
that looks like a homing shot!!
6:54 HOLY SHIT THATS MY COMMENT IT MADE IT INTO A VIDEO!!!
I need a Sonic x Shadow x Silver Generations now 🗣️
My goat 🐐
Deserves much better
06 and IDW Silvers are amazing
Fr
Silver is my favorite sonic character HANDS DOWN
I want a Silver Origins Game 😭
I somehow believe that he was Created with the Help of the Master Emerald. As a savior that will one day Safe the World
We seriously need a Silver character revamp, where his personality is really built well
Silver deserved another chance as a main character in a Sonic games !
If I may make a suggestion on Eggman Nega, a good way to get around saying his... unfortunate name, is by calling him Neggman :)
Well, at least we kinda know why shadow didnt help. He was f*cking tired.
Hope they give my boy silver more attention! 🤍✨
Perfect
Fire video! My top favorites have always been 06, Sir Galahad & IDW. 💯💯💯
Where did you find the Silver render for the thumbnail? Looks really cool!! @GullySama
"06 is bad" until you end up playing Project 06.
Fr I gave it a try a few years before and honestly I'd rather play Sonic 06 than labirinth, blast, 3d blast or forces. In fact, I actually had a fun time playing Sonic 06, especially in the multiplayer mode.
I relate most to Silver due to how socially awkward he can be. Being on the Autism Spectrum, i can relate.
11:26 that isn't a fan game, it's a fan made mod that aims to improve every issue 06' has
I don't think we'll be getting a game with a playable silver ever again because of the boost formula
Silver and blaze should have a duo spinoff game
I remember I knew silver when I was little but I got more into his stroy caus of the comics and it makes me sad that he dosent get the same respect😭I remember I loved him in worlds unite when he came across X and Zero
I don't know shit about the comics but honestly X and Zero interactig with Silver sounds amazing i love that idea
Look in forces ha actually played a crucial role in it so during when silver fights infinite the phantom Ruby drops and it's the same one the rookie avatar picked up and stopped the sun from killing them all at the almost end of the game
I have faith in silver generations! (Or AT LEAST a silver dlc in sonic x shadow generations)
oh btw, rivals was released like a day before 06
I really don't know how you could say that about IDW Silver right after talking about Archie silver. You go on to explain that he doesn't have anything to do outside of the metal virus. To me IDW silver just isn't enough and I so prefer Archies's version especially since we actually see how his future is effected, what hes fighting for. After the metal virus, IDW silver is just there for the sake of being there, especially at this point. And no I don't find that interesting because in Archie he always had something to do, whether it was helping to fight scourge, to helping to subdue mecha Sally. And you didn't even cover the fact that he has a whole Sonic Universe arc Post-SGW called the Silver Age. Gold the tenrec ring any bells?
The forgotten sonic character is crazy to me the first part of the video because anytime I think bout hechhog (I don't think I spell that right) I think bout silver all the haters can say what they want bout its no use its no use "its no use to try and continue a dead meme"