“For Ten Years, I Have Done The Best I Could To Raise You. Have I Been Perfect? No. Do I Know Anything

Obscure Sonic Facts Masterpost

- Sonic suffers from hay fever. [SOURCE] [SOURCE]

- Dr Eggman is fond of more than three meals a day. [SOURCE]

- Shadow went from being named after the sarcasm involved in being unable to manufacture and/or catch a shadow to being named after the direction from which a light shines (According to Maria) [SOURCE for Shadow being named after futility of manufacturing shadows]     [SOURCE for Maria being the origin of Shadow’s name]

- Knuckles’ whole design concept stems from ST wanting a character that could smash through walls. [RESEARCHING SOURCE]

- Sonic likes to read. Especially on rainy days. [SOURCE - One of the Joypolis Sonic statues quotes in Japanese confirms]

- Press Garden Zone in Sonic Mania was originally named Pulp Solstice Zone. [SOURCE]

- Tails was originally supposed to have only one tail and not have visible sclera. [SOURCE - Stated in Japanese in description]

- Sonic has a weird molecular structure, explaining why he can change form. [SOURCE KNOWN BUT I CAN’T FIND THE VIDEO WHEREIN THIS WAS STATED]

- Shadow is physically 15. [SOURCE]

- Nack/Fang isn’t a Weasel/Wolf hybrid but a Jerboa/Wolf hybrid. [SOURCE]

- Bean is not a Duck but a Woodpecker. [SOURCE]

- “Sonic Crackers” is likely to be a mistranslated title with the real one likely to instead be “Sonic Clackers” [No source but it makes sense given the “connected by a band” dynamic and fickleness of translitering L’s and R’s from Japanese]

- Sonic has a deep dislike of secrecy. [SOURCE]

- Vector believes in God according to Chaotix’s manual. [SOURCE]

- The Hard-Boiled Heavies were independent from Dr Eggman and were not acting under his command until presumably late into the game. [TRYING TO FIND SOURCE AGAIN]

- Sonic inscribed his name on his shoe soles in Sonic Adventure. [SOURCE]

- Heavy Magician’s name was originally Heavy Mystic. [SOURCE]

- The original Genocide City/Cyber City Zone’s layout in Sonic 2 eventually became Metropolis Act 3. [SOURCE]

- Chaos is a mutant Chao. [SOURCE]

- Sonic’s world has two moons. [SOURCE]

- Sonic actually has two separate eyeballs. They’re not “conjoined” [SOURCE]

- Shadow’s original name was “Terios” [SOURCE]

- The white cuffs on Sonic’s shoes are not socks. They’re part of the shoe itself. [SOURCE]

- Mighty’s favorite thing to do is forest bathe and he dislikes violence. [SOURCE]

- Charmy was the first insect to exceed the speed of sound and he has the moniker “Fastest insect in the world” [SOURCE]

- The unused line in SA2 that Omochao says regarding the doctor’s mustache being fake does not actually refer to Dr Eggman but to the Chao Professor in the Kindergarten. [Chao Professor is referred-to as “Hakase”, which is Japanese for “Professor”. Dr Eggman is not referred-to in this fashion]

- Sonic does not have a home. [SOURCE]

- Chip is genderless. [SOURCE]

- Darkspine Sonic does not wear gloves, shoes or socks.

- Maria Robotnik is 12 years old, 4′ 07′‘ tall and weighs 32kg (70lbs) [SOURCE]

- The ring that Sonic wears in SatSR has an inscription engraved into it that confers good luck upon the wearer. [SOURCE]

- “*******” AKA “Wechnia” in Knuckles’ Chaotix is the remains of Tails’ data. He and Sonic were originally planned to be in the game. [SOURCE] [SOURCE]

- Professor Gerald Robotnik is 5′07′‘ and weighs 88kg (194lbs). His age is not known. [SOURCE]

- Sonic is not fond of Twinkle Park (His idle comment in the entrance area has him state that he doesn’t like the place) [SOURCE]

- Birdie is male and the yellow and pink birds are his brothers. [SOURCE]

- Tikal’s mother died when she was young. This is specifically why she was raised by her grandmother. [SOURCE]

- Sonic has actually been voiced by at least two women; Keiko Toda in Sonic Underground and Meg Inglima in Sonic’s Schoolhouse. [SOURCE] [SOURCE]

- A young boy inside Station Square’s train station mentions Little Planet and Angel Island in the Japanese script when talking to Sonic at one point in his story. These references are not in the English script. [SOURCE]

- E-10000R (The red robot playable character in Sonic Riders) has the same engine as Metal Sonic. [SOURCE]

- Classic Sonic is 76.5cm (2′05′‘) tall as his sprites are equal in height to Metal Sonic’s in Sonic CD. Who’s height was given as 76.5cm in his profile in the manual. [SOURCE]

- According to text on the World Rings’ concept art, they’re made out of a glass-like substance. [SOURCE]

- Knuckles hates the city. [SOURCE]

- Amy dislikes the main area (Not the Jungle) of Mystic Ruins. [SOURCE]

- Caliburn was originally female. Shiro Maekawa was surprised to see she was changed to male. [SOURCE]

- Earthia is a conservative leader of Cosmo’s homeworld whilst Lucas is the leader of the war faction. This is stated (In Japanese) on their eyecatch cards. [SOURCE]

- The flower Merlina holds that wilts is a Strawflower/Straw Chrysanthemum. This was an intentional choice, as Strawflowers/Straw Chrysanthemums represent eternity in the language of flowers, a direct reference to Merlina’s desire to make the Grand Kingdom last forever. [SOURCE - Note that this is Shiro Maekawa’s Twitter post. Who wrote the Storybook games.]

- Clove the Pronghorn is/was regarded as lesbian by her creator Aleah Baker. [SOURCE]

- Dr Eggman went to the effort of collecting the Hyudoro’s in the Sandopolis pyramid himself and placed them inside that capsule. [SOURCE]

- According to Shadow’s SONIC CHANNEL profile, he does not have a “favorite thing” or anything that he likes. [SOURCE]

- Silver’s age originally wasn’t set in concrete. It was given as being 13-15 in SONIC ‘06′s script. His final age is given as 14. [SOURCE]

- Rouge dislikes Dry Lagoon. [Idle dialogue in Dry Lagoon confirms this]

- Sonic Jam’s title was originally conceived as “Sonic Ages” [SOURCE]

- “Nazo” is one and the same as Super Sonic and is not a unique, independent character. This was outright stated on a Japanese Sonic X poster. [SOURCE]

- Blaze is put-out by her small breasts and comments about them rouse her anger. [SOURCE]

- Metal Sonic idles in his spare time. [SOURCE]

- Sonic does not live in Green Hill Zone, he just enjoys running around there. [SOURCE]

- Emerald Coast is the hottest vacation destination in Sonic’s world. [SOURCE]

- The female ghost in Night of the Werehog is named Raa/Laa, the short, fat ghost is named Suu and the thin, taller ghost in named Wuu. Their fused form with the horns is named Baker. [SOURCE] [SOURCE] [SOURCE] [SOURCE]

- Knuckles’ design was originally Dinosaur-like. This was due to the popularity of Jurassic Park at the time. [SOURCE]

- Sonic is capable of reaching the speed of light. This is stated in his profile in one of the official JP Sonic Adventure guides. [SOURCE]

- Sonic does not recall memories of his actions in Purple Frenzy form when he reverts to normal. This is stated in the Sonic Colours manga. [SOURCE]

- The cackling one-eyed creatures that accompany Mephiles in the first boss fight against him are named “Zerophiles” [TRYING TO RE-FIND SOURCE]

- Jimmy (Heavy Rider’s steed) is described as being like a rampaging bull in the JP Sonic Mania manual. [SOURCE]

- Jari-Thure in JP Unleashed wonders if Sonic is perverted given that he wears only gloves. This is not mentioned in the English script and he wonders if Sonic is a weirdo instead. [SOURCE] - Chip refers to itself/himself in the third person in the JP script of Unleashed. - Omochao adds the word “Chao” onto the end of every sentence in Japanese. This quirk is not present with English Omochao.

- Cheese’s favorite food is Coconuts. [SOURCE]

- Orbot is noted in his SONIC CHANNEL profile to have a “poisonous” sort of sarcasm towards Dr Eggman. He is also noted as being quite intelligent. [SOURCE] - Cubot has the same CPU as Orbot but is dense despite that. This is stated in his SONIC CHANNEL profile. [SOURCE]

- One of Sonic’s originally conceived names was “Lighspee” (”Raisupi”), derived from “Lightspeed” [SOURCE]

- Pumpkin Hill’s theme song “A Ghost’s Pumpkin Soup” was the very first track composed for Sonic Adventure 2. [TRYING TO RE-FIND SOURCE]

- Windy Valley was the first stage designed for Sonic Adventure and the last to be remade. [SOURCE]

- Some of the files in SA2′s data still refer to Shadow by his original name Terios. [SOURCE]

- Cosmo loves to bask in the sun according to her eyecatch card. [SOURCE]

- If you duck a small distance away from Knuckles in Sky Sanctuary Zone in Sonic (3) & Knuckles, he will gesture for Sonic and/or Tails to go on without him. This can be seen in action here.

- Speaking of Sky Sanctuary, it is considered holy territory that only Knuckles is permitted to enter. This is stated in the official JP Sonic Jam startegy guide. [SOURCE]

- Sonic Team had a survey to decide whether to reverse the controls for up and down in Death Egg Zone when the gravity is reversed. [SOURCE]

- The name of Emerald Hill Zone came from a location in San Francisco. STI were located in the city at the time. Which is how they were inspired. [SOURCE]

Cigarette Daydreams by Cage The Elephant

I am grateful for headphones for allowing me to listen to songs on repeat forty times without completely maddening other people.

What we know so far about the Slender: The Arrival announcement

(Special thanks to @them0rtal for making the post that helped me realize this is even happening)

#1: On June 22nd at 10:00 a.m., the official Slender: The Arrival Twitter account (@/PlaySlenderTA) made a post. It contained a 13 second video, along with the caption "He's waiting... #slenderman #slenderTA".

#2: At 10:07 a.m., the account for Blue Isle Studios quote retweets this post. They add the caption "The countdown has started: slenderarrival.com".

Following the link will lead visitors to the promotional website established for the game. Underneath an image of Slenderman, a countdown can be found.

This countdown is set to end in roughly 34 days.

Beneath a link to the Youtube upload of the teaser video, visitors also have the option to provide their email addresses in order to "stay tuned".

Aside from this teaser and the updated website, no other details about the project have been provided. Fans have begun to speculate on what this announcement could mean for Slender: The Arrival, and what type of product is being teased.

Ahead are a few speculations and theories on what this announcement could be for.

A remake/remaster of Slender: The Arrival. Due to the updated graphics in the teaser video and the fact that it references a scene towards the ending of the original game, many believe that this is a hint that The Arrival is getting a face-lift.

A continuation of the original game. Some fans, while playing the teaser with audio, have noticed that it contains the sounds of male breathing. Assuming that the figure on the stairs is Charlie (since he is the one guarding the stairs in the original scene this teaser is referencing), this breathing sounds too mature to be coming from him. This has led many to theorize that this could be a new protagonist, likely to be an adult male.

Others believe this could be a port to Switch, a PS5-exclusive remaster, etc.

It is currently unknown what will happen once the countdown ends. Many are assuming there will be an official reveal (trailer, proper announcement, etc.), which should finally confirm what exactly it is in regards to The Arrival.

I will be keeping an eye on this as best as I can. If anyone finds any extra information, please reply to this post!

As a non POC, this is so important. POC deserve to feel listened to and understood! Especially in therapy! We need to do better.

Day 7

September 22 2020 - A Hillsboro man convicted to 6 months for drug possession managed to make his escape from the courthouse. A cop trying to stop him gave himself broken ribs and a concussion and had to be taken to hospital, while the hero of our story managed a clean getaway and is still on the loose. [video]

You’re a daycare worker, watching over toddlers, when the imminent end of the world is announced. It becomes increasingly clear none of the kids’ parents are going to show up as the end inches nearer.

anyway i’m anxious and depressed and fat and queer just like sh*ne d*wson and i, like many other people who are dealing with shit like that, am not racist or a pedophile!!!! it’s actually just him.

Deathgrippers are a blessing and I will gladly own 40 of them.