SEGA removes Amy Rose's romantic feelings for Sonic from her Japanese character profile!
The official Japanese #Sonic Channel has updated Amy Rose's biography, removing all explicit references to her longtime crush on Sonic.
Her previous profile described her as a girl in love with Sonic who constantly chased him and even called herself his girlfriend, a character trait associated with Amy since her debut in 1993.
The new description takes a different approach, presenting her as an energetic, positive and courageous hedgehog who leads her friends and never backs down when they're in danger. It also highlights her Piko Piko Hammer and dedication to self-improvement.
Interestingly, Sonic is no longer mentioned anywhere in her main character description. The change has sparked discussion among fans, especially given how closely Amy's feelings for Sonic have been associated with her character for decades.
SEGA has not provided an official explanation for the rewrite.
What do you think about this change to Amy's characterization?
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Elon Musk took a $40,000 username from a guy who had owned it for 16 years.
He paid him absolutely nothing.
Not even a dollar.
Instead, he was offered a T-shirt and a tour of Twitter’s headquarters.
This is the story of Gene X. Hwang the first @X username
2007
- photographer from San Francisco
- co-founder of Orange Photography
- registers @x on Twitter
- keeps the username for 16 years
over the years
account grows to ~53,000 followers
receives offers of up to $40,000 for the handle
But he refuses to sell
2014
- hackers steal his x account
- Twitter helps him recover it
July 23, 2023
- Elon Musk announces Twitter will become X
- Gene is in Canada playing in a pinball tournament
He has no idea what’s coming
July 25, 2023
- Twitter officially becomes X
- the company wants x
- Gene receives an email from Twitter support
“Your user handle is affiliated with X Corp.”
his username is taken and gets a new one @x12345678998765
what X offers him
- company merchandise
- exclusive tour of X headquarters
- meeting with the management team
$0.
Gene even asks if he can have the old blue Twitter bird sign being removed from headquarters.
they say no.
October 2025
X launches its Handle Marketplace
rare usernames can cost $2,500 to over $1 MILLION
users must maintain a paid subscription
lose the subscription, potentially lose the handle
the same company that took x without paying its owner now charges people for access to rare usernames.
16 years building an identity.
$40,000 in offers rejected.
and all he got was an offer of merchandise and an office tour.
BROTHER.