Sonic Fans Are Only Just Noticing Darkspine Sonic Has No Shoes

Some Sonic fans (it's me, I'm the fan) are only just noticing that Darkspine Sonic from Sonic and the Secret Rings doesn't have any shoes on, giving us a rare look at Sonic without his red shoes.

Unless you're deep within the Sonic community, there's one thing that you ever rarely see of the Blue Blur - his feet. Whether it's the mainline games, the spin-off TV shows, or the movies, there's a definite effort to keep Sonic planted firmly in his iconic red shoes, with only a few times on record where he or his friends have been shown barefoot.

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