/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

its my oc, sonic
he hates mario and is normal sonic

>>2685543
This a great thread to discuss character design!
What is it that makes sonic such an appealing figure to autists?

>>2685681
I always wondered why so many more autistic kids liked Sonic over Mario.

1. Simple as fuck. Design. Easily reproduceable. Mario is also pretty simple.

2. The characters are practically color swaps, so it's easy for kids to make "believable" new characters. Sure, Mario has Luigi as well as Wario, but I don't think it caught on in the same way for the following reason.

3. He's "relateable" to them. Sonic isn't defined as an adult. He's wisecracking and more or less a Mary Sue, so they fantasize with self-insertion. On the other hand, Mario is definitely a grown Italian man with a mustache.

4. Autistic kids loving running around and spinning. Yes, specifically spinning. I don't know why. Maybe Super Mario Galaxy was Nintendo's attempt to tap into the spinning market and net those sweet autismbux.

5. Sonic's an animal, and so are all his pals. They're all different animals despite looking mostly the same. It probably resonates with kids that are socially awkward because they already feel different from everyone else even though they might not look different. They can easily be a different animal just by making a minor adjustment, like mouth=beak therefore, bird.

It's a perfect storm of autism. I'm not sure if Sega's character designers are geniuses or they just got lucky.

>>2685701
11/10 dude that was great

>>2685681
>>2685701
>>2686124


Same ;^)

>>2685543

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>>2685701
ebin pasta