BumbleKast Q&A for June 21st, 2021

Patreon Perk – Jump to the Q&A: 1:45

PRIORITY Q&A

Speed Weed

So, have either of you played Hollow Knight by chance? If not, I highly recommend it, great metroidvania, but if so, how do you feel about that dark souls-like troupe of NPCs giving off dialogue for world-building in a depressing bug game like that? And also, what would be your favorite aspect of the game, world or lore reason included, if you have one?

Finally, are you all for the eldritch abyss or the eldritch living gods of the world? That last part is less of an overall hollow knight question, more of a very specific hollow knight question to satisfy my burning desire to discuss those obscure bits of hollow knight lore.

Diane W.

What were you go-to kids channel to watch your favourite shows everyday; Fox Kids, WB Kids, Cartoon Network, or Nickelodeon? I know this isn't really my place to ask since I'm British, I mostly grew up with the likes of CBBC, and CiTV, but because I've been watching videos from a YouTuber about the shows that they've grew up with, it got me curious hear what shows or TV channels people like you grew up on. Thanks.

Scruffymatt

Hey fellas, a sort-of follow up to my question from last week. If we were to get a new fighting game starring SEGA characters, would you prefer something along the lines of Smash Brothers, or some sort of crossover game? Sega vs Capcom, perhaps? Just imagine - a game version of Worlds Unite! A video game based on a comic book based on a video game!

Scurvy Piratehog

As we have seen in the preview for the 30th special, classic Sonic has FINALLY learned how to talk! How did that process go? Did classic Tails struggle teaching Classic Sonic to speak actual words?

Fionan M.

Hey are Gerald robotnick,Maria and eggman nega still related to eggman Are the family members of certain characters that are mentioned but never seen allowed to be used in the comic. Such as jets father,zomons mother and the commanders Grandfather Are these characters even canon if you don’t know can you please get back to me in the next podcast.

Andrew D.

Time to get serious for a moment with a thought that's been plaguing my mind for the past week. Why do you guys think people love villains in fiction but not in real life? What is it about them that people attach themselves to, whether it's Eggman, Frieza, the Joker, or Darth Vader? They share many similarities with real world villains like dictators and serial killers, yet people still seem to love them. That begs the question, would fantasy Hitler or fantasy Ted Bundy be beloved characters? If not, would they be if they were given entertaining personalities? Sure, the characters aren't real, but then people get upset over other fictional things like NSFW images of underage characters. Is there a line we draw due to societal pressures? There's a sort of gut feeling there where we're like "this crosses the line" or "this is acceptable", but I can't seem to pinpoint where that line is and why it's there. Thoughts?

Awf

Based on what you explained about Shadow in the last Bumblekast in regards to his motivations and what sets him apart from being a villain, you said he focuses his aggression against badies, and doesn't go out of his way to antagonize heroes looking for a good fight. That said, what would happen if there were no villains left? If there ever came a time when there were no world ending threats to focus his anger towards, what then? Would he then become the villain in his never ending quest to prove himself as the Ultimate Lifeform?

Digamma

Dear both of you: Do you consider yourselves Based or Cringe?

N'Oni
To Ian: Hey, uh, what would happen if you Roboticized a Zeti?

Question for Kyle: Any good remixes you'd suggest? I'm looking for more music for my drawing playlist.

STANDARD Q&A

Tik Tik

Recently, we found out about something that Batman cannot do, which has caused a bit of a stir online becuase "heroes don't do that." Ian (and Kyle, if you'd like), consider the major adult characters of your various works. Would you consider them "selfish lovers?"

SkullxCake

Will we ever see Dr. Eggman and Dr. Starline teaming up again in the future? Or are they done for good?

breezy

are you two fans of NiGHTS in any capacity? there was a brief run of a NiGHTS comic back in ye olde archie days, do you think if SEGA gave the order you guys would try your hand at it? (or any sega series for that matter, like billy hatcher or space channel 5? a handful showed up in worlds unite and i think they have comic potential)

PC-The-Unicorn

So I know the scene where Evan had Rouge and Amy be terrified of Vanilla due to Cream telling her all about the adventure in issue 36 was more so played for laughs but it did make me wonder something. What's the rule in regards to Vanilla fighting? Like did Sega state that she isn't allowed to get involved in the action at all? I'm fine with how she is but it is funny to consider that Vanilla is secretly insanely tough but chooses to be a pacifist. After all, Cream must have inherited her fighting prowess and awesomeness from someone.

AwesomeCakester

If you could see or be involved in another side story for IDW Sonic on characters that aren't Sonic, who would you like to see? The Chaotix? Rouge? Cream, Cheese, Chocola and Vanilla?

Pentagon

Can people used the chaos force to prolong thier lifespan and slow down their aging process much like how Ki/nen from Dragon ball and Hunter x Hunter where they use their respective Power system to prolong their life

tKoS

After learning that Jun Kun was one of the Khans (which turned out to be people Robotnik experimented on like Monkey Khan), does this mean the Iron King is a cyborg? If so, how different are his cybernetics compared to Ken's?

Gawdzilla

Since Tails doesn't seem like the type to keep a bunch of spare ammo lying around his network of workshops, where does Omega go to restock and resupply? Does he just scavenge from the various Eggbases he raids? Or does he have his own private arms dealer he goes to? Or does Rouge just import them from Earth via Warp Ring?

Dove

To Ian: If Sega tapped you to create a video game, and gave you absolute creative freedom (use any Sega IP, no restrictions, or make your own), what kind of game would you make?

To Kyle: Speed Racer (2008).  Good fantasy racing film, or best fantasy racing film?