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Rebellious Spirit:
Sonic the Hedgehog is a downplayed example. He always lives by his own rules and disregards authority, particularly in some of the western-made continuities. However, in the main continuity, he never goes against the law for the heck of it, nor does he have a problem with society in general.


The Fettered:
He has two rules, live life to the fullest and freest and have fun doing it. He will never ignore a plea for help and always acts on his personal feelings to the very end. When confronted with a villain who wishes to use dark magic to preserve her land eternally, Sonic confronts her and tells her that a world that goes on forever is meaningless and that all things have to end eventually, but to be happy with the time we have left rather than despair at the inevitable.


The Anti-Nihilist:
In Sonic and the Black Knight, he expresses such a view to Merlina. As he points out, every world will eventually end; the only thing you can do is live your life to the fullest in the time you have.
This exact outlook of his, unknowingly to some, was established all the way back in the very first game in the form of a Tagline on the Japanese box art:
"Don't just sit there and waste your precious time. When you want to do something, do it right away. Do it when you can. It's the only way to live a life without regrets."


Live and Learn


"It's okay! As long as I have courage, I can do anything!" - Sonic CD JP


"Sonic races through the green fields. The sun races through a blue sky filled with white clouds. The ways of his heart are much like the sun. Sonic runs and rests; the sun rises and sets. Don't give up on the sun. Don't make the sun laugh at you." - Sonic and Knuckles JP


"It doesn't matter now what happens, I will never give up the fight,
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights,
Long as the voice inside me says go, I will always keep on running,
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top,
It doesn't matter, who is wrong and who is right..."
— "It Doesn't Matter" (Sonic's Theme), Sonic Adventure


Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself

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After Sonic gets eaten by the Final Mova, Sonic is left to run in a strange realm as Dark Oak starts trying to demoralize him. As Sonic runs, Dark Oak gives him a Breaking Speech on how it is futile to think he is truly free, as there will always violence and destruction wherever he goes. Sonic then proceeds to lightly rebut him and continue running faster, not minding a word he says after, allowing him to escape. For a few people who have watched this show, Sonic has always been seen as carefree (almost to the point of being a jerk), and something of an open book to many, not having any significant traits other than that. But this shows that this is just the part of him that he embraces and lives by, never questioning his belief to be free despite life's hardships. For a character in a sea of Angsty and Knight of Cerebus characters, he is content the way he is.

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Toasty_Nerd:
Sonic chose to hangout with a girl in a wheelchair instead of meeting the president and I think that's one of  the most "Sonic" things I've ever heard.
It's great.

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His World Crush 40 ver.

Sonic06分析：時間無情。如果執著於整個生命中的某一霎那，封閉與盲目自己的內心，一昧追求的事物，遲早仍變質為絕望。所有的一切都有起源與終結，唯有放開與接納生命的一切，才能見到真正永恆的希望。

Central Theme: A question often asked in Sonic06 is whether or not one person should suffer for the good of the world.

Arc Words:
"Don't cry, no matter what happens."
"Just smile!"
"Nothing starts until you take action. If you've got time to worry, run!"

Space Whale Aesop: Be a strong leader who never cries in the face of adversity and trials... because otherwise, you'll release a demonic monstrosity that was sealed within you and tear apart the space-time continuum... wait, what?

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Time Suspension Phenomenon

NotAllowedToGrowUp


"The Reason You Suck" Speech:
Eggman arguably gets another awesome moment when he delivers an awesome speech to Chris in episode 49. He lies on purpose about his involvement in the time freezing issue just to see Chris' reaction to his admittance in order to gauge his selfishness. Then when Chris starts complaining about being lied to when Eggman admits that he was lying just to see said reaction, Eggman starts delivering the home truths about how he is so willing to scapegoat someone else (him) just for the sake of having a reason to keep Sonic from leaving him.

Eggman: You're the one who's lying to yourself. You don't wanna accept the truth. Deep down, you know once Sonic is gone, your life will have to go back to the way it was before. Your days of adventure are at an end, boy, just like your friendship with that hyper-annoying hedgehog. All your dreams have been shattered, haven't they? Life is like that, kiddo. Take it from somebody who knows! Whenever you reach too high, life smacks you down! But on the bright side, at least you and I won't have to see each other ever again.

Even more effective in the Japanese edit, where Eggman calls out Chris for being dramatic and in denial about the situation, and wanting nothing more than to be with Sonic forever.

Eggman: How long are you going to act like a spoiled child, you fool?! Since you and Sonic always interfered with my plans together, i thought you were a little tougher. I was wrong. You always rely on others and blame other people. If you think you can get away with that forever, your wrong! You only want to be with Sonic? That may be enough for you. However, if that's all you care about, you'll always be small-time. Can't you understand that?!

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He never forgets other people's birthdays.

Real Men Wear Pink: One of his hobbies includes admiring flowers.