Scrapnik Island | Sonic Speed Reading
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2023
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We are FINALLY looking at Scrapnik Island! The highly-anticipated mini series featuring the return of some very missed mechanical characters.
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As someone who grew up watching Super Mario Bros Z, seeing Mecha Sonic canonically say “I’LL CRUSH YOU!!!” was a surreal experience.
Just now realizing that an E-Series robot being the one leading the Skrapniks makes total sense, as they seemed to get the poorest programming when it came to y'know, actually following Eggman. Love that!
I really like how Barnes plays into the contrast between Mecha and Metal even more. They were already strikingly different from an aesthetic perspective, with one being large and bulky while the other is small and streamlined, so it makes sense to keep the dichotomy going by evolving Mecha into a gentle giant who is actively resisting the urge to give in to his original directives as opposed to Metal, who willingly embraces his. It's a pretty ingenious way to essentially explore what a reformed Metal would be like without betraying who that character is. I especially like how he plays with the fatherly bond that Eggman has with Metal in IDW by showing the resentment of the Sonic bot that was left behind.
I hope one day there’s a surprise reveal of the old Egg carrier flying onto the scene when Sonic and the gang are in trouble or something and the Scrapniks help
I like how sigma's cape looks like Eggman's mustache from certain angles. It's a nice touch as the machine is acting like a mini good eggman.
God i still remember the day Mecha said the line we are all thinking of, "HE SAID THE THING" was trending on Twitter that day.
I think it's interesting that this was the first IDW story with classic characters in a modern setting. Ian Flynn said he was blown away that Sega let Barnes do that. I'm hoping there's more to come.
I love how Sigma uses super advanced technical jargon to describe basic things like an alternator, and that Tails understands him perfectly regardless.
My Dad had passed away during this stories run. He was my inspiration, my motivation, my best friend. I was surprised how much I resonated with Mecha's monologue in that last issue. It would be no exaggeration to say the loss of my Dad left me purposeless.
I literally cried at the OVA reference there towards the end.
The fact that SEGA even let this happen is insane.
“Say the line Mecha”
"Sonic can't cry"
I shouldn't be surprised that Mecha Sonic survived the wrath of Knuckles. Mecha has proven to be the toughest of the robot doppelgangers, further proving his dominance by beating down Mecha Knuckles.
It took hearing 'Scrambled Egg Carrier' 3 times before the pun set in for me. Amazing naming choice by the writers.
I really appreciate how Mecha was saved in the end, how he accepted Sonic's help. Not only is there the OVA Metal comparisons, but much more recently, the scene with Surge in issue 50, where she refuses Sonic's "10 second truce" and decides she'd rather die and get the last hit in instead of surviving by Sonic's help.
I absolutely adore this characterisation of Mecha. I just wanna protect him :(
The fact that they managed to take the lyrics from Waking Up, the ending credits song from Shadow the Hedgehog's stupid-ass Neutral ending, and turned them into an
Mecha Sonic looks so cool with the cloak tbh.
I love it when Sonic's "Nature vs. Machine" theme rears its head up and presents a nuanced examination of concepts in the real world.