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07-01-2022, 04:30 PM
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"Extreme" US posters are so greatSo I missed the Sonic 2 (https://www.destructoid.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-box-office-smash-paramount-sega-biggest-opening/) angry Tails movie poster, and I especially missed that the Japanese version had a more lighthearted happier one. While these types of changes are fairly common, it doesn't make it any less funny. Over on Twitter, user whisperwolf (https://twitter.com/whisperwoIf/status/1542173116763365376) brought it to my attention, spotting the differences that I'm sure a lot of folks had already seen.
Then the comparisons started coming in, calling it a "Kirby moment," a classic example of a character that gets more lighthearted or serious depending on the region:
https://twitter.com/whisperwoIf/status/1542173257415147522
Another person reminds us of another Sonic 2 angry Tails makeover. The Ristar animation changes, which took the Ristar "serious" boss battle face and plastered it across the entire US version (https://sega.fandom.com/wiki/Ristar):
https://twitter.com/GnMarxide/status/1542296307854966785
For this particular case, Japan got it right. Tails, by nature, is a free spirit. You can see this trait in pretty much everything he's in, from Sonic 2 to the Sonic Boom TV show. Every so often Tails can get down to it and save the day (especially when he needs to step up after a Sonic absence), but his kind heart is what sets him apart from the otherwise stoic and wisecracking cast of friends.
Bet you didn't expect a Tails character breakdown this weekend eh? Well, as I've mentioned elsewhere, it's been kind of a rocky week, and my kid and I have been watching a lot of Sonic Boom together!
The post Someone pointed out that the US Sonic 2 poster makes Tails angry and I can’t help but laugh (https://www.destructoid.com/united-states-sonic-2-movie-poster-makes-tails-angry/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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"Extreme" US posters are so greatSo I missed the Sonic 2 (https://www.destructoid.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-box-office-smash-paramount-sega-biggest-opening/) angry Tails movie poster, and I especially missed that the Japanese version had a more lighthearted happier one. While these types of changes are fairly common, it doesn't make it any less funny. Over on Twitter, user whisperwolf (https://twitter.com/whisperwoIf/status/1542173116763365376) brought it to my attention, spotting the differences that I'm sure a lot of folks had already seen.
Then the comparisons started coming in, calling it a "Kirby moment," a classic example of a character that gets more lighthearted or serious depending on the region:
https://twitter.com/whisperwoIf/status/1542173257415147522
Another person reminds us of another Sonic 2 angry Tails makeover. The Ristar animation changes, which took the Ristar "serious" boss battle face and plastered it across the entire US version (https://sega.fandom.com/wiki/Ristar):
https://twitter.com/GnMarxide/status/1542296307854966785
For this particular case, Japan got it right. Tails, by nature, is a free spirit. You can see this trait in pretty much everything he's in, from Sonic 2 to the Sonic Boom TV show. Every so often Tails can get down to it and save the day (especially when he needs to step up after a Sonic absence), but his kind heart is what sets him apart from the otherwise stoic and wisecracking cast of friends.
Bet you didn't expect a Tails character breakdown this weekend eh? Well, as I've mentioned elsewhere, it's been kind of a rocky week, and my kid and I have been watching a lot of Sonic Boom together!
The post Someone pointed out that the US Sonic 2 poster makes Tails angry and I can’t help but laugh (https://www.destructoid.com/united-states-sonic-2-movie-poster-makes-tails-angry/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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