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So, it was recently confirmed on Ken Penders message board that Rotor the Walrus is gay.

"I thought it was fairly obvious Rotor was gay, and begun laying the groundwork for that storyline during the MOBIUS: 25 YEARS LATER segments. I even showed his life partner without saying as such and planted clues between the lines."

http://www.kenpenders.com/wwwboard/messages/80083.html

So, I guess the next question is where they allow gay marriage on Mobius. [/obligatory joke]

Wait, I'm not done. I don't know about recent issues, but he and Tails used to spend a lot of time alone in the lab.

cjmcray wrote:"I thought it was fairly obvious Rotor was gay

That explains a thing or six about exactly why they fired him.

It was really, really obvious. I remember reading MOBIUS: 25 YEARS LATER at the time and being really surprised that it got by editorial. They showed him with this other male scientist and described them as having a deep, emotional bond. I think the other scientist even called him sweetheart or something similarly affectionate.

I am surprised I remember this! I haven't read the book for years, but it's kind of too bad if this fell out of continuity since then. Don't ask me why a gay relationship is more shocking than an inter-species one.

Poor Rotor. Now he's going to get all the gay jokes.

Mighty and Ray would have been more apt though...

Esrever wrote:Don't ask me why a gay relationship is more shocking than an inter-species one.

Good point, actually.

Peh! SEGA Universe Charmy makes Rotor look like a log cabin Walrus.

Was this in the first 25 years later segment? I was following the comic at that time (it was when WB was in it) and I completely missed it, I was probably too appalled by the writing and characterization of everyone else (and probably the artwork) to even take notice. I'm certainly not going to dig my old comics out to check.

I'll bet this will actually make Rotor more popular. He's too bland as a character otherwise.

Kogen wrote:bigass image

bwahahahahahah.

Esrever wrote: Don't ask me why a gay relationship is more shocking than an inter-species one.

And on that note..

http://kenpenders.com/wwwboard/messages/80091.html

Three cheers for context-sensitive advertising!

http://kenpenders.com/wwwboard/messages/80096.html

Things that make me angry: About "Sonic" and fans

why are they even making a character gay my brain just broke

fucking furries

Segaholic2 wrote:fucking furries

That is what he likes. Fucking furries.

Oh jesus, I hate when writers pull this shit. "Look at me I have a black gay character see see I'm HIP AND WITH IT" I'd rather have characters that were originally, intentionally gay, instead of magically turned gay for no apparent reason, aside from making the writer(s) look good.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGay

It could have been worse, and only revealed after Rotor's death.

I kinda liked the Dumbledore reveal though. =\

j-man wrote:why are they even making a character gay my brain just broke

It never actually came to be, the whole thing was nixed like 4 years ago.

Amy Rose has been lesbian in STC for ages...

edit2:

Also, Grimer was gay...

It's funny, because I would at least be amused by this in a setting where the characters had sexualities besides "psycho stalker bitch", but mostly I don't think sexuality of ANY kind belongs in this franchise and your damned furry inter-racial soap operas can burn in the fires of hell no matter what orientations they are.

Also, Grimer was gay...

With gayface that bad, how could he not be?

Arcade wrote: Also, Grimer was gay...

Yeah, entirely gay species always stay around for many generations...

Don't rule out asexual reproduction! Especially for something that appears to be made of slime.

How would two Muks...

And then Ditto wouldn't...

Hm dark balls for dark places...

G.Silver wrote:Don't rule out asexual reproduction!

If it were asexual it wouldn't have a gender or be attracted to its own sex.

I'm totally ruling it out.

Arcade wrote:Amy Rose has been lesbian in STC for ages...

Is that true? Cause that would actually be pretty damn funny. I mean, that one of the canonical "Sega Sonic" characters (as opposed to Archie characters like Rotor) gets turned into a gaymo in an official spin-off. That would almost be like if Disney gave some other company the legal right to make a cartoon where Donald Duck comes out of the closet.