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SEGA, Sonic and Mandates
5 years ago
Journal Entry by Nyxie Nyx
So, this has been bugging me for sometime, but Japanese companies, more the old guard like SEGA and Nintendo are some of the biggest control freaks around in the business. SEGA is one of the worst for comics, having entire Mandates and just cutting off or refusing to even say somethings.
But let me take you back, to before IDW and back to Archie Comics and where it truly began. SEGA is weird about their property and that is a fact. Characters are not allowed to be mentioned or used, events are not allowed and sometimes simple words and relationships are not allowed!
Sonic's World?: So apparently Sonic comes from the planet... uhhh... Sonic's World, what does Eggman called it? I dunno, knowing SEGA he has to call it Sonic's World too. This started back in the days of Archie when they called it Mobius and SEGA for some odd reason cut that off and said that now it must be Sonic's World, Why? Only the gods may know this but back in the day it was because they wanted to cut themselves off from SatAM's influence over the series.
Sonic Tears are Illegal: Or maybe I could have put that Sonic is not allowed to have a personality beyond the 90's, he must always be the same in personality even if he is in pain, or suffering, or in emotional pain not that SEGA would ever allow this. This again began with Archie Comics back during this one issue where Sonic cried and then suddenly it was Illegal forever...
Sonic Not Allowed to Lose Anything: Nope, this illegal too for whatever reason, can he lose a fight? Yes, but apparently SEGA demands that it must be followed up right away with him winning anyway because I am guessing they are too afraid to show weakness? I imagine that there is an extra mandate that Eggman can never win as well without losing in the end too but don't quote me.
Silly, only Male Hedgehog are allowed to go Super now: So, this is painful to hear, and a new one as well, as of course they are trying to be old style Dragon Ball... you know, before female Super Saiyans were a thing in Super? This is a mystery to me considering Super Tails and Super Knuckles are a thing too but at some point SEGA picked to shuffle those off as not a thing anymore for a reasons lost in their brains...
Characters in the Negative Zone: Anything related to SatAM, Anything from Sonic the Comic or Archie Comics Sonic run, Any new character from Sonic 06, Anything related to Infinite or Jackal Squad. This is something I can likely explain unlike most of these but, SEGA hates the past unless its Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles... and they hate any character that comes from failed games like Forces or 06, hence why you won't see Infinite around or even the player character, AKA Gadget around because Sonic Forces didn't sell like they wanted and thus SEGA won't allow anything as some strange punishment to the fans. As for former comics and SatAM, well... SEGA is still bitter about the whole Archie/Ken Penders stuff most likely...
New Clothing is Illegal: So, if its cold? Nope! Sonic can't wear a jacket, or a scarf or anything like that... this one puzzles me too as Mario has many different outfits but honestly SEGA are strange and don't really do logic when it comes to characters...
Shadow the Hedgehog: Its been said before many times, but SEGA are horrible when it comes to Shadow these days, the guy is a mandate trap, its gotten so bad that apparently, Team Dark isn't allowed, infact, they can't even be friends anymore and now Shadow must be Vegeta in every sense of the word. Apparently he isn't even allowed to take off his rings anymore! This character has gotten so bad that IDW just barely touch him because SEGA is just to restrictive with him.
My final thoughts are that SEGA is completely outdated and out of line, they allow for no freedom with material and yet are happy to just copy what was cool in the 90's or just steal ideas that others did better before them. If they are going to be so controlling about comics then I have to ask, why even bother giving it to other creators to begin with...
But let me take you back, to before IDW and back to Archie Comics and where it truly began. SEGA is weird about their property and that is a fact. Characters are not allowed to be mentioned or used, events are not allowed and sometimes simple words and relationships are not allowed!
Sonic's World?: So apparently Sonic comes from the planet... uhhh... Sonic's World, what does Eggman called it? I dunno, knowing SEGA he has to call it Sonic's World too. This started back in the days of Archie when they called it Mobius and SEGA for some odd reason cut that off and said that now it must be Sonic's World, Why? Only the gods may know this but back in the day it was because they wanted to cut themselves off from SatAM's influence over the series.
Sonic Tears are Illegal: Or maybe I could have put that Sonic is not allowed to have a personality beyond the 90's, he must always be the same in personality even if he is in pain, or suffering, or in emotional pain not that SEGA would ever allow this. This again began with Archie Comics back during this one issue where Sonic cried and then suddenly it was Illegal forever...
Sonic Not Allowed to Lose Anything: Nope, this illegal too for whatever reason, can he lose a fight? Yes, but apparently SEGA demands that it must be followed up right away with him winning anyway because I am guessing they are too afraid to show weakness? I imagine that there is an extra mandate that Eggman can never win as well without losing in the end too but don't quote me.
Silly, only Male Hedgehog are allowed to go Super now: So, this is painful to hear, and a new one as well, as of course they are trying to be old style Dragon Ball... you know, before female Super Saiyans were a thing in Super? This is a mystery to me considering Super Tails and Super Knuckles are a thing too but at some point SEGA picked to shuffle those off as not a thing anymore for a reasons lost in their brains...
Characters in the Negative Zone: Anything related to SatAM, Anything from Sonic the Comic or Archie Comics Sonic run, Any new character from Sonic 06, Anything related to Infinite or Jackal Squad. This is something I can likely explain unlike most of these but, SEGA hates the past unless its Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles... and they hate any character that comes from failed games like Forces or 06, hence why you won't see Infinite around or even the player character, AKA Gadget around because Sonic Forces didn't sell like they wanted and thus SEGA won't allow anything as some strange punishment to the fans. As for former comics and SatAM, well... SEGA is still bitter about the whole Archie/Ken Penders stuff most likely...
New Clothing is Illegal: So, if its cold? Nope! Sonic can't wear a jacket, or a scarf or anything like that... this one puzzles me too as Mario has many different outfits but honestly SEGA are strange and don't really do logic when it comes to characters...
Shadow the Hedgehog: Its been said before many times, but SEGA are horrible when it comes to Shadow these days, the guy is a mandate trap, its gotten so bad that apparently, Team Dark isn't allowed, infact, they can't even be friends anymore and now Shadow must be Vegeta in every sense of the word. Apparently he isn't even allowed to take off his rings anymore! This character has gotten so bad that IDW just barely touch him because SEGA is just to restrictive with him.
My final thoughts are that SEGA is completely outdated and out of line, they allow for no freedom with material and yet are happy to just copy what was cool in the 90's or just steal ideas that others did better before them. If they are going to be so controlling about comics then I have to ask, why even bother giving it to other creators to begin with...
