dajae : I'm still confused on some things concerning Tails Is he male or female? think about it... I mean in Sat Am i think he was a boy, but in aosth he realized he was a girl. and what with the new cartoon I really have to wonder.
In almost all the games or cartoons where Tails has speaking parts, the voice actor happens to be a girl. I personally have never seen Sat Am, nor have I ever seen this episode of AoStH that you mention. This also happens with a lot of other anime guys. Unfortunately, I can't think of any animes except the cutscenes in Megaman 8 where Megaman is also voiced by a girl. Truthfully, I don't think it matters all that much, but I like to think Tails is a guy. I'm a Tails/Cream shipper.
Also, I've been thinking recently, and I can see Knuckles actually having his Thunder Arrow attack outside of Battle Mode and his Boss Battle in SA2. As I mentioned in the previous chapters, Knuckles is a mutant, thanks to his constant exposure to the Emeralds. Thanks to this, he has enormous amounts of energy stored up in his body. You would have to to break through all those walls and such. As such, I think he could probably release that energy in a more direct attack, electricity.
The Floating Island/Angel Island. Who knows? I assume that Sonic Team just shrunk down the entire island to make cutscenes and other such story events easier in SA. In S3&K Sonic and Tails traverse quite a bit of the Floating Island, but suddenly that is all gone in SA. I read somewhere that the first level of S3 (Angel Island) is in fact a tropical island, not at all associated with the Floating Island. Don't ask me to cite that source, I can't remember. To distinguish what is on the Floating Island, and what is not, I recommend reading NetRaptor's Sonic 3 & Knuckles. I have only one problem with that fic, aside from the OC. Why in the hell would Knuckles need his own amusement park? He is a hermit, up until the point where the Chaotix join him on the Floating Island. Send suggestions in the reviews for this.
Another interesting one, Chaos and Tikal. Are they dead and gone to heaven, as suggested by the end of SA? Or were they already dead, and decided to live on in the Master Emerald?
Sonic Team never quite makes it clear what happens to the two, but I assume that Tikal has 'passed on', and Chaos now serves as a sort of Chao Guardian somewhere in the world, most likely Angel Island/ The Floating Island. Why you ask? Because Chaos has just learned that some Chao did survive the Echidna Empire's attack on the Master Emerald, and he now has a purpose on this Earth again besides revenge.
Two theories currently circulate about Tikal. First, she was trapped in the Master Emerald when she imprisoned Perfect Chaos. This is reasonable, since releasing the arcane energies that the Master undoubtedly possesses curse the user in some mumbo jumbo who cares bad plot device. If this is so, then Tikal's spirit could be forever tied to the Master, and could be believed to be the personification of the Controller.
Second, Tikal lingered on long after her death to eventually placate Chaos again, because it was inevitable that the God of Destruction would be released again. She knew that Chaos still believed that he had failed the Chao, and would seek revenge. After it realized it's mistake, Tikal no longer had 'business left undone', and proceeded onto the afterlife.
Frankly, it doesn't seem to matter anymore, since she was replaced by Omochao, and then by the 'Tip Circle'. Once again, she's been erased along with the Super Emeralds. Of course, Sonic Team did bring the Chaotix back, so Tikal will hopefully make a comeback.
AN: Sorry about the hiatus on this. I just remembered that all suggestions for the fic have to come through email. So I hope you get the message.
