He was only in two games where what personality and unique abilities he may have had couldn't really be showcased much-in fact, he was essentially a clone/stand-in for Sonic himself gameplay-wise. Though it probably doesn't help that what personality traits he does have varies between adaptations and even translations. To give some degree of unbiased explanation on this matter, Mighty is both considered a underutilized fan-favorite by many and yet sometimes accused of having little personality by certain people because he was used(I'll get to this in a second) during the Classic-a time where the characters didn't need much characterization beyond a general moniker or two(?) to get by in what little story there was to the games. He's the classic equivalent of Silver the Hedgehog, prove me wrong. I don't get an ounce of personality from Mighty and I think that's part of the reason why Sonic Team chose not to bring him back. Ray has personality and charm as a character that I think really sets him apart from everyone else like I said, he's a lovable goofball kid. I've since learned to love Ray and tolerate Mighty. My 9 year old cousin was disappointed at the lack of Amy I'll tell you that much lol, but how can I explain to her that "oh uuh she couldn't be in the game cause modern sonic and classic sonic are for some reason now in alternate dimensions and as a result this puts a limit on what they can and can't do with the franchise and since she really only became playable in modern-onwards it's unlikely that she'll be in the game but hey uuhh i could be proven wrong i'll get back to you on that one kiddo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯". I groaned when Mighty and Ray were announced as playable characters for Mania cause I (and a lot of others) really wanted to see a fully playable classic Amy and I think it sucks that her only appearance in the game was relegated to a joke that kind of mocks her as a character (I chuckled though ngl). On that note, what even is Mighty's personality? Even watching Mania Adventures (great series) I get the impression they were sort of struggling to find anything interesting to do with him purely because he has little to no interesting character traits. They did a great job with portraying Ray as a funny goofball kid, but I get none of that from Mighty. Is Mighty supposed to be cocky and arrogant? Then he's basically just Sonic, right? Is he supposed to be strong but short-tempered? Then he's basically just Knuckles, right? People give Shadow so much flack, but at least he has a personality and back-story to define him as a character. In Knuckles Chaotix he's just a Sonic stand-in, with no defining characteristics right? ![]() Sonic Mania has brought Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel back into the limelight and even if it turns out to only be their last 5-seconds of fame in the long run, it's a welcome return and farewell in my books. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that he sucks to play as in Mania or anything like that, this is mainly about the masses of people that worship and stan this character like he's jesus or something.Įven before Mania , I've always seen so many people rally behind this character and I really just don't understand what's so good about him. Cause from my point of view, he sucks lol
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