“I’ll Shoot the Sheriff” - Sonic the Hedgehog #111
Today’s story is more about Armand than Antoine or Bunnie, but since he’s such an important person to Twan’s development I thought it prudent to cover it anyways.
Rob O’ the Hedge has brought Amy back to Knothole, there he runs into a fully restored Armand.
Not trusting his former arch nemesis, he decides to stay and spy on him; in what is a series of both cute and funny gags.
Awww..Ant and his dad like to go fishing together.
You know this just might be ironically the era where Antoine is at his happiest, despite being arguably one of the worst eras of the comic. He’s reunited with his dad, he’s earned his place is a respected soldier, he’s in a steady relationship with Bunnie, and he’s made up with Sonic and they are now good friends. The only down side is that this era is so fucking forgettable and boring overall.
Hmmm… looks like we’ve discovered where Tawn gets his skittish nature from.
Eventually Armand gets fed up with this harassment.
So they hang out and become total bros.
I’m honestly trying not to post the whole story, but it’s just so freakin’ cute! It’s pure fluff and has no bearing on the greater story, but this is easily the best thing I’ve read within the fifth era so far.
Also Armand is the best dad. Oh sure, Jules and Wyn come close. They are both upstanding guys who love and support their kids. But Armand is everybody’s father.
Here is Rob, a grown man, married and with a child of his own, getting bonding time with a father figure. A father figure who doesn’t judge or begrudge previous ill treatment. A father figure who somehow manages to make time for everyone.
Oh and here is the delicious irony of it all. It is heavily hinted at through out the comic that Rob is the rightful king of Snottingham. That his family was dethroned by Robotnik when he was young. Meaning that there is a very good chance that Armand had a hand in killing Rob’s real father. Only, as proven in the first panel, Armand doesn’t even remember doing it and wasn’t a willing participant.
Does Rob remember? Is that why he’s so unwilling to trust Armand? Is this a redemption arc? Guys, he’s making up for lost time and learning how to be a dad now that he has his own kid to take care of, by the very man that originally stole that chance from him to begin with.
This story is so good you guys!
Eventually Rob needs to return home to his wife and child and they part ways as friends.
The end. But we’re not done yet. I want to touch base on the issues we skipped over.
- Rotor finally frees his family from Robotnik’s/Eggman’s mind control. In what is the long overdue conclusion to his story arc. Starting way back in the second era, this arc took twice as long to resolve than even Ant being reunite with his dad did. As much as I complain that Twan and Bunnie don’t receive enough focus, Rotor is the FF that truly gets the short end of the stick when it comes writing. Well next to Dulcy that is.
- We got yet another update on the triangle and shock of all shocks it wasn’t completely asinine for once. Mina and Sally actually sit down and talk things out. Mina realizes that simply chasing after Sonic is futile and Sally learns that the kiss was completely innocent on Sonic’s part. My only complaint is that Sally failed to mention to Mina that she and Sonic have been dating for awhile. More on that later.
- Turns out Lara-Su is actually Jani-Ca. Lara-Su’s counterpart from the Dark Mobius dimension/timeline. Also Knuckles is still green.
- Station Square nukes Robopolis ruining it for all time. Of course Eggman and Snively survives but the Source of All is destroyed. Well mostly; it survives through the Sword of Acorns and the Crown of Acorns. (I guess that’s why Max is such a nutcase) The Sword keeps trying to possess Sally, though. Which leads into today’s other stories.
Uma’s children try to steal the Sword of Acorns, but Sally gives it to them freely cause she want’s nothing to do with the accursed thing now that she’s healed everybody that needs it. Thus ending the Source of All arc for good. It’ll try to rear it’s ugly head from time to time, long after its relevant, but it never succeeds.
Also these “children” are already as big as Sonic and Sally when they were shown as still eggs just a few weeks ago. Just further evidence for my theory that Mobians don’t have 9 month pregnancies like humans do.
They are all orphans as well. Their mom died, and there is strong evidence that Kudos was their father, and he’s dead too. So…our heroes are effectively letting orphaned babies guard one of the most powerful Mcguffins in the world, one that has proven itself capable of corrupting people, and not even bothering to offer them a home or shelter or anything in the way of assistance.
The second story continues the love triangle, even though it should have been over with as soon as Sally and Mina had their talk. Sonic goes on this long ramble to Tails about how he does want a girlfriend, even though he’s been dating Sally for nearly a year now. And I don’t mean to say he’s planning on breaking up with her, no he and Tails legit act like he’s never had a girlfriend before. Even Sally has seemingly forgotten they were a couple. What the fuck writers? Why bother making them an official pairing for years and then suddenly pretend like that was never the case? Is it just to force your dumb triangle on us? And there was never any on screen break up despite all of Sally’s previous moping. Also Sonic suddenly seems to be interested in Mina even though that never was the case before. It goes no where.
Bollers, no one will give a fuck about a love triangle if the conflict doesn’t steam organically from the characters and their previous development. You can’t just ignore previously establish relationships nor suddenly pretend like one of characters are into another character without establishing a connection first. And no, a forced kiss that isn’t reciprocated doesn’t count as a connection.
And make no mistake viewers, Bollers is the one to be fully blamed for this mess. Penders was too busy off fucking around with Green Knuckles to fool with Mina.
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