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This was apparently said in a Bumblekast, but damned if I can't comb through dozens of long videos to find it.
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* [[NoHuggingNoKissing Characters are not allowed to be in romantic relationships]]. This has led to particular problems with Tangle and Whisper; [[https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/1677309382873210882 according to Ian Flynn]], he and the rest of IDW agree with the fan perception of them as a lesbian couple, but he's forbidden from making it canon not because of HideYourLesbians, but because of the ban on relationships in general. The most IDW have been able to do is sneak the colours of the lesbian pride flag into the background of a panel of them holding hands. There has been one exception, however, as in Nite and Don were [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/703570710890774528/im-actually-really-curious-about-what-you-said confirmed by Evan Stanley]] to be in a romantic relationship with SEGA's approval. This is due to the fact that they're comic-original characters, giving the writers more wiggle room, and they were introduced with that info already in their bios, which side-stepped the "no romance" policy.
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* [[NoHuggingNoKissing Characters are not allowed to be in romantic relationships]]. This has led to particular problems with Tangle and Whisper; [[https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/1677309382873210882 according to Ian Flynn]], he and the rest of IDW agree with the fan perception of them as a lesbian couple, but he's forbidden from making it canon not because of HideYourLesbians, but because of the ban on relationships in general. The most IDW have been Adam Bryce Thomas was able to do is sneak the colours of the lesbian pride flag into the background of a panel of them holding hands. hands and, according to Ian on the Bumblekast, even ''that'' was considered "going too far" once it was found out. There has been one exception, however, as in Nite and Don were [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/703570710890774528/im-actually-really-curious-about-what-you-said confirmed by Evan Stanley]] to be in a romantic relationship with SEGA's approval. This is due to the fact that they're minor comic-original characters, giving the writers more wiggle room, and they were introduced with that info already in their bios, which side-stepped the "no romance" policy.policy. %% Please add citation to the "going too far" bit.
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* [[NoHuggingNoKissing Characters are not allowed to be in romantic relationships]]. This has led to particular problems with Tangle and Whisper; [[https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/1677309382873210882 according to Ian Flynn]], he and the rest of IDW agree with the fan perception of them as a lesbian couple, but he's forbidden from making it canon not because of HideYourLesbians, but because of the ban on relationships in general. The most IDW have been able to do is sneak the colours of the lesbian pride flag into the background of a panel of them holding hands. There have been one exception, however, as in Nite and Don were [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/703570710890774528/im-actually-really-curious-about-what-you-said confirmed by Evan Stanley]] to be in a romantic relationship with SEGA's approval. This is due to the fact that they're comic-original characters, giving the writers more wiggle room, and they were introduced with that info already in their bios, which side-stepped the "no romance" policy.
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* [[NoHuggingNoKissing Characters are not allowed to be in romantic relationships]]. This has led to particular problems with Tangle and Whisper; [[https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/1677309382873210882 according to Ian Flynn]], he and the rest of IDW agree with the fan perception of them as a lesbian couple, but he's forbidden from making it canon not because of HideYourLesbians, but because of the ban on relationships in general. The most IDW have been able to do is sneak the colours of the lesbian pride flag into the background of a panel of them holding hands. There have has been one exception, however, as in Nite and Don were [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/703570710890774528/im-actually-really-curious-about-what-you-said confirmed by Evan Stanley]] to be in a romantic relationship with SEGA's approval. This is due to the fact that they're comic-original characters, giving the writers more wiggle room, and they were introduced with that info already in their bios, which side-stepped the "no romance" policy.
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* [[NoHuggingNoKissing Characters are not allowed to be in romantic relationships]]. This has led to particular problems with Tangle and Whisper; [[https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/1677309382873210882 according to Ian Flynn]], he and the rest of IDW agree with the fan perception of them as a lesbian couple, but he's forbidden from making it canon not because of HideYourLesbians, but because of the ban on relationships in general. The most IDW have been able to do is sneak the colours of the lesbian pride flag into the background of a panel of them holding hands.
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* [[NoHuggingNoKissing Characters are not allowed to be in romantic relationships]]. This has led to particular problems with Tangle and Whisper; [[https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/1677309382873210882 according to Ian Flynn]], he and the rest of IDW agree with the fan perception of them as a lesbian couple, but he's forbidden from making it canon not because of HideYourLesbians, but because of the ban on relationships in general. The most IDW have been able to do is sneak the colours of the lesbian pride flag into the background of a panel of them holding hands. There have been one exception, however, as in Nite and Don were [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/703570710890774528/im-actually-really-curious-about-what-you-said confirmed by Evan Stanley]] to be in a romantic relationship with SEGA's approval. This is due to the fact that they're comic-original characters, giving the writers more wiggle room, and they were introduced with that info already in their bios, which side-stepped the "no romance" policy.
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* Sonic can't be shown getting overly emotional (i.e. crying).[[note]] While he does cry TearsOfJoy in the fourth issue of ''Scrapnik Island'', he almost immediately clarifies that via PsychicLink, the tears actually belong to Mecha Sonic.[[/note]]
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* Sonic can't be shown getting overly emotional (i.e. crying).[[note]] While Though we ''did'' see him crying in a panel of issue three, and while he does cry TearsOfJoy in the fourth issue of ''Scrapnik Island'', he almost immediately clarifies that via PsychicLink, the tears actually belong to Mecha Sonic.[[/note]]
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It has been however stated that the Archie series' believed full list of mandates interpreted as being brought over to this comic [[https://twitter.com/KyleJCrb/status/1487532680468058112#m was a fan-theorized list falsely attributed]] to head writer Creator/IanFlynn, and that even with the comic having active input from SEGA, the people working on it [[https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-comic-ian-flynn-interview/#5 do still enjoy a "great deal of freedom" compared to many other licensed books]]. Fellow writer [[https://twitter.com/Danny8bit/status/1615834469617012736#m Daniel Barnes]] has similarly argued that many fans' perceptions of these mandates have been exaggerated, indicating that SEGA's restrictions on the series are more nuanced and less of an overbearing obstruction to creativity, despite what some reports would suggest at first.
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It has been however stated that the Archie series' believed full list of mandates interpreted as being brought over to this comic [[https://twitter.com/KyleJCrb/status/1487532680468058112#m was a fan-theorized list falsely attributed]] to head writer Creator/IanFlynn, and that even with the comic having active input from SEGA, the people working on it [[https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-comic-ian-flynn-interview/#5 do still enjoy a "great deal of freedom" compared to many other licensed books]]. Fellow writer [[https://twitter.com/Danny8bit/status/1615834469617012736#m Daniel Barnes]] has similarly argued that many fans' perceptions of these mandates have been exaggerated, indicating that SEGA's restrictions on the series are more nuanced and less of an overbearing obstruction to creativity, despite what some reports would suggest at first. Despite this, given that the comic has been retroactively made canon to the games, writers still can't expand on too much in the world and they have to be very careful to not step on SEGA's toes in case the company's next game decides to contradict comic book elements or vice-versa.
