Meet Whisper the Wolf! | Sonic Speed Reading (IDW) 

It’s so frustrating seeing people against serious and thematic deep stories in Sonic games just because “it’s a cartoon blue hedgehog”. Trying to invalidate potential to tell engaging stories merely because of an abstract concept is extremely stupid.

Sonic forces: *Drops the ball.* Sonic comics: *Picks it back up and does a slam dunk.*

“Sonic doesn’t need to worry about who shot, because he’s friends with the ammunition.” Only in a Sonic game can you make a statement like that. Lmao

She is the most precious thing ever, and we will protect her by any means.

If Ian Flynn was a story director for sonic froces would be great.

Much like Blaze, Silver is a character I feel desperately needs more love. Sure, he debuted in a...less than amazing game, but he has SUCH cool powers that would make for SUCH fun gameplay!

Her backstory also contains a lot of references to Metal Gear Solid. She's really cool.

The part where it shouts "BURST!" was by far the funniest part, I died 🤣

Honestly there are only two moments in the Sonic franchise that made me feel emotional: The end credits scene withe everyone talking after Shadow's death in SA2, and Whisper's backstory. Sonic getting genuinely happy to finally get a high-five in the movie got pretty close to do it too.

Either way, Sonic doesn't need to worry about being shot because he's friends with the ammunition. - Nick 2020

"We'll talk about that later" the video

I really like how they handled Whisper. She successfully averted a lot of issues I usually have with characters like her. As you pointed out, as of now she’s much more of a trauma victim than an introvert, which leaves room for future character development as she heals and lets go of her past. Though that‘s gonna take a while. I honestly felt the worst for her in the current arc, exactly what she feared would happen happened and it’s Eggman’s fault once again. The reunion is gonna be adorable though.

There is something very funny about being here early from patreon, and you watch this really good video about a somber, sad character and it's just titled 'whisper' in lower case.

I feel so bad for Whisper after what happened to Tangle in the ongoing zombie robot arc.

Whisper has the best design. Shes easily my favorite non game sonic character. And if she became canon to the games, I'd have no doubt she'd be either my absolute favorite or at least top 3 sonic characters period. I hope she becomes canon. Her and tangle. And that's coming from someone who HATED the archie cast and glad they stayed solely in the comics.

Whisper is freaking awesome. I love her, and I love that she's shy and has trouble talking to people. I can relate heavily. Her and tangle need to be in the games.

When you mention themes like the pain of loss....not gunna lie.....I felt the pain of losing Chipp in Unleashed. Little guy was likeable for me and I did wish he interacted with all of Sonics friends

Ok another awesomely designed character who's design looks absolutely cool. Unrelated to whisper is sliver. I'm just really waiting for the silver idw video because idw did a better job introducing silver than Sega did in his debut game. Silver is such a happy goofball in the comics and despite being from a broken future he still is happy and optimistic. As for whisper I think she's a decent character. I personally like tangle more but whisper is another really interesting and great character.

3:13 Dreams of an absolution is an amazing song. Thanks for including it. Also the jokes were funny. Please continue with them.

Silver is just a nice guy. Peeps can be nice and not want a relationship.

I really like Whisper. She does the cute thing and the badass thing at the same time. Plus, she’s a wolf.

15:30 Tails almost WHAT?!

"I might be an optimist, but I'm also a realist... " Quote Silver I love how they gave Silver this type of hyper anxiety. It makes sense with his original character origin. I also like how they built more on the loneliness Silver felt in the future. It mayde sense and added more depth to his personality.

That’s a bit weird that the name is “Whisper the Wolf” when wolves howl at the moon.

She is literraly Sniper Wolf from MGS while her squad is the rest of FOXHOUND. Now I want Shadow Androids with Solid, Liquid and Solidus personalities.

Yo there adding both tangle and wisper as playable characters to sonic forces speed battle. It’s not much but it’s the first time they acknowledge a sonic comic character in a game (even if this is a mobile game) sense sonic spinball!

Please, talk about starline. Or Mimic/the diamond cutters. Or rough & tumble. Or all of the above. IDW doesn't shower us with non-game characters (unlike archie, where only like 10% of characters actually appeared in the games), which means that even in the few issues we have already, these characters already feel so developed and detailed. Not only that, they feel like they could actually appear in the games - something which many archie characters can't relate to. Please, don't get me wrong though. I bear no ill will towards archie sonic. I know the series is loved by fans and set both records and standards. I just feel like IDW handled their OCs better, more specifically, how many they introduced in what time span.

Thank you for this video. It's validating to hear a voice about introverts in relation to my favorite fandom. I identify closely with Whisper, to the point where I'd like to cosplay her one day. Wartime is usually a touchy subject for general audiences, especially if there are children involved. As a writer, I can say that Ian Flynn handled the Tangle & Whisper miniseries masterfully, especially during Whisper's exposition. It is hard to give an introvert a "light-hearted" backstory. Whisper and I have had a pair of life-loving rose-tinted glasses that were shattered by betrayal. Please, Ian, protecc Whisper. She is gud gunwulfe.

This little series on sonic IDW has had 2 effects on me: I just bought the first volume on google play with full intentions of reading not only it, but hopefully all subsequent issues, if the comics really are as good as you`ve made them out to be, even though i`m not much of a comics guy (although I`d absolutly love to get my hands on sonic fleetway for the sheer crazy that seems to happen in that series), and it has also made me realize that is SEGA actually wants sonic to survive and stay relevant, they absolutly NEED to hand creative and developpment control of all future games to people like christian whitehead and Ian Flynn, who are big fans of the series, or atleast have a good understanding of these characters and what they`ve come to represent to us, and actually have the capability to move the series forward and evolve it into something better and more cohesive than what sonic team has done as of late.

I love this, especially the part about the introversion. I related to that part so much.

"Her ghost babies" Is the most precious way to say it. OH WOW WHISPER HAS EYES! Tbh I thought she was blind or had no eyes till now. Oof Also should we ship SilverXWhisper? "You can't cananize a the red wolf" The fandom : Watch us prove you wrong.

08:56 WHOA! CRAP YES AFTER ALMOST A DECADE ANOTHER SONIC CHARACTER WHICH IS SILVER OFFICIALLY SAID A SWEARING PROFANITY WORD YEAH! 09:28 Game Apologist: Yep, Nature is definitely beautiful... Whisper's best quote so far: " Never forgive, Never forget "

Okay, Nick, hear me out here. "And this is Sonic speed reading, where we have a need for read." Eh? Ehh???

I got serious "on the spectrum" vibes from Whisper. I have to go back and look at the mini-series again, but even in her flashback I feel like that. Also I didn't realise the Wisp/Whisper thing until a second before you pointed it out!

5:09 “come on silver that’s just a eggpon” To silver credit it look like the eggpon was sneaking up on silver he can’t fight something off if he does not know it’s there plus in the middle of a battle field where there are tons of robots to fight he might have been to worn out to fight back.

Here we go. THIS is what I was waiting for. Whisper has to be my favourite Sonic character in the series. Here are my reasons: -Her design: HOLY COW. Evan did an amazing job on this character design. The face, the outfit and the mask. It's all fantastic. Her abilities: I'm one of those rare fans that actually likes the Wisps (Though, I can still admit that SEGA has screwed up their execution after Colors). And its soo nice to see a character (besides the Avatar) that primarily uses them. I also love that she is a sniper with the Variable Wispon. We don't get alot if Sonic heroes that focus heavily on long range. And the Color Powers she uses for it are neat. Her personality/backstory: I like that she is quiet and introverted type. Makes her stand out a bit from the IDW group. Her backstory is pretty cool too. I had a feeling something happened to her since she was pretty pissed at that Eggamn symbol in Issue 8. But I didn't expect her past to be soo...........sad. Won't spoil it for those who haven't read the miniseries, but let's just say, this wolf needs a hug. Especially for what happens in the Metal Virus Arc. Also, her relationship with Tangle is good👍🏼. In conclusion, I just love this character. Didn't expect my favourite Sonic character to be from the comics, but here we are. Can't wait to see more of her in future issues.

Killing Maria with a wisp had me dead

So this concept is so cool! Like her whole story has got some flare, being apart of the sonic fandom for so long it's hard not to picture some of these new characters like OC's but I mean... it's not all bad! If I saw Whisper and Tangle in an OC fanfic they would defs be the best parts of those fanfics! They don't chew up much scenery and have flaws to balance their powers! Nothing but love here!

Hey Game Apologist! Just wanted to say I really enjoy your content. Hope you're going to keep it up!

I have a rather unpopular opinion; I like the wisps. Sonic colours is my favourite sonic game, and I remember making my own wisps. (I didn't even know of the existence of lost world, since at the time I didn't know about Google. To me, the wisps are adorable little aliens, and my favourite would have to be the jade ghost wisp and cyan Lazer wisp. Also, speaking of colours, can I talk about the music? If eggman ever recreates a second tropical resort, I better hear a great remix of the music

That moment in the recording where he realized the “Wisp” pun in her name was the exact same time I realized it.

Man, great video and it got way more real than I expected. I grew up with Sonic and seeing a community of people who care about the comics and games and music as much as I do is really really heartwarming to me, so thanks for your content man!

I love this character. I felt like wolves would make good character designs in Sonic the Hedgehog. So I'm glad to see that happen. If it's happened before, then I've missed it. (And I don't mean the custom character wolf design in the Forces game; I mean in the comics.) Plus I love her mask and personality and design and weapon.. basically everything about her. She's really cool. Also, I love everything you said about introversion. It's so true.

This is why I like whispers and she is my favorite sonic character. She's relatable to people like me. A talented introvert capable of so many things. And as you said there's something that MADE her the way she is just like real life. She has her break downs and sad moments just like most introverted people. Stay cool whisper fans

What if Whisper had a dance move that consisted of a rhythmic moonwalk with an equally rhythmic back-and-forth head bob?

Whisper is the most adorable and precious awoo bean and we must protecc. Speaking seriously though, she is absolutely my favourite Sonic character and damn, I want to see so much more of her going forward. I love her characterisation, her design, her stories...Whisper is easily one of the best parts of the IDW comics.

15:33 Man, Archie was wild.

4:52 in the circle panel, Silver looks just like an excited kid!

Eggman used the wisps because the woodland creatures all grew up in forces 😂😂

I just watched both your videos on Tangle and Whisper. I have to say that you have given me a new appreciation for both these characters. I already loved and adored them, but you have enlarged that feeling tenfold! Your deep explanation of the existence of these characters and the reasoning behind their behavior has opened a whole new world of thought I didn’t have before! You may think I’m over exaggerating, but I’m really not. Thank you for making these videos, and thank you for increasing my already huge amount of love for these characters, the comics, and the whole franchise!

Whisper’s design also took inspiration from Sniper Wolf from the Metal Gear Solid series and Kopaka, the Toa of Ice from Bionicle. I know, that’s too good to be true that Bionicle and Metal Gear characters had a part in inspiration for a Sonic character.

Me after issue 8: "I've only had Whisper for a day and a half, but if anything happened to her I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself."

Love how you cued Silver's theme (my favorite Sonic theme) when Silver came along. I wish Sega would losen the leash on IDW/Ian Flynn so the comics which are great now but can be even better!

Being an introvert, I can really sympathize and empathize with Whisper! Her, and Tangle, are both my newest favorite characters! Whisper's just fricken adorable, and deserves the best in life!

Quick trivia: Did you know that Whisper is a reference to Sniper Wolf from Metal Gear Solid and her team is basically the FOXHOUND team?

whisper seems awesome. I also forgot bunnie existed until I saw her in a sonic mod. that seems so cool, I wish she could return, with extending limbs, and shes half robot. she could have the roller wheels like mecha sonic instead of a dropdash which would be cool and all :) but back to whisper: ALSO REALLY COOL AND AWESOME DESIGN. I WANT

Best joke of the video “Whisp’sssss”

Shit got onto the topic of suffering with loss as someone who doesn't like showing themselves to the world much and I felt so understood. Then that shit straight up faded to black and played some cheery special stage music and I about lost it I wont lie to yall.

She's adorable! I hope she can get through her tragic backstory and come out the better for it...

"Nature is Beautiful"

Whisper is baby and I love her. She might have swiftly jumped to my Top 5 Sonic characters in the few days since I met her.

Another great video. If Sega won't recognize your existence WE WILL MAKE THEM THEY MUST HEAR YOUR TOOT TOOTS! WE ARE SONIC WARRIORS!

Wow man please keep doing those videos as the book story progresses , sonic lore never stops being interesting

Another great vid nick. With whisper, at first, when she was revealed I wasn’t too sure about her but by god, she’s great. Her story, her character and of course her relationships with everyone, especially tangle. I loved her debut issue, just how it handled her and silver alone. It was great to see silver just become this massive dork. I much prefer him like that personally. Obviously the whole tangle and whisper mini series was great along with everything that whisper did following. I think we all would want whisper in a game, personally I’d love her over the OC but that’s just me. Regardless, I’m still really enjoying this series and again, the thumbnail for this video is fantastic! Can’t wait for the next one

It's hard for me to pick a favourite between Whisper and Tangle, but Whisper might be it, by a hair's breadth. I really appreciate what you had to say about her being an introvert and maybe that's why he resonates so much with me. Thanks for another great video. I can't afford to support you on Patreon, but I've shared this one on Facebook at least. Hope that helps. :)

I'm loving these deep-dives into the comics!

the fact that Whisper was originally designed off of an oc from forces is so amazing to me. That's also what I've done with my own sonic oc lol I love how they expanded on her so much from the game version and gives me some inspiration to go beyond what the sonic forces customization can do

she is such a great character (whisper) and i like how idw is stating "you guys know the mains, so lets show some growth, but focus on these new kids"

God, i love this series, great job Nick! I actually teared up from this...

Whisper story chapter bio: - Past - Meeting Sonic - Battle Of Angel-Island - Visiting Tangle - Hunting Mimic - *The Metal Virus Saga* - Brief Stay - Adventures with Tangle

I unlocked her in sonic forces speed battle and I’ve never seen her before so I came here cause I really like her. She’s fun. It was cool to learn the lore of her moves with your video. It feels so satisfying to zap with her! Lol she even has her hover ability. I agree, a sonic shooter with her sounds like it’d be super fun.

whisper is singlehandedly my favorite sonic character, and one of my favorite characters in general, thanks for shining some light on her, yo

I enjoy this character, she has lost so much because of Eggman and a traitor Mimic the Octopus

I personally wasn't an introvert my whole life, thank go I didn't experience war and shit but like, I've been in less than enjoyable situations 1 too many times, it's not a choice, it just, changes you, my life is now fine and, changing back proves to be an actual effort you have to invest ennergy in, so, even after having healed from the trauma, it might be troppy to close back onto yourself, but it does happen in real life.

It’s fun hearing you talking about the comics.

These videos made me actually read the comics and omg I never thought I would cry at a comic but oh man they did it they made me cry lol this comic is a definite good read thanks man for letting me know this comic is worth it

I keep Forgetting everyone in this series besides eggman is only 3 feet tall

When I first saw her she reminded me of Ana from Overwatch. I loved her design and back story and the cute interaction with silver and tangle. Overall good character.

Damn it! I was hoping you would go in more depth as I was just getting interested in your dive into whisper. I have already read all issues, except the new one currently, and goddess bless this girl. I really want to see how she is handling that moment.

Whisper is just too precious

Silver, what a Chad, I do think that silver was pretty good in this issue. Nice video man!

Remember Tails this is a opportunity to bring freedom to whole world just TAKE THE SHOT!

Whisper is an amazing introverted hero, just like Knuckles was before he was turned into the stereotypical meathead. She's by far my favorite character of the new comic, and I hope we see a lot more of her; in *_all_* media.

15:25 "Get all of the food, put it in the pot. He's out in the open, Whisper, take the shot"

Why can't poor Whisper ever catch a freaking break?! Yeesh! Even Shadow gets a respite occasionally, and he's an edgelord! Someone wrap this doggo in a lemur tail, bury her in a pile of wisps, SOMETHING. Poor little floof.

Love this series, my guy!

3:05 I watched the story mode cutscenes from Sonic Rivals 1 and 2 the other day, and I noticed that nobody ever *tells* Sonic that Silver's from the future; so I like the idea that Sonic just doesn't know. Also, Silver? One of the stars of one of the best known (for all the wrong reasons) Sonic games? Obscure? 4:03 Oh. I thought was because after the time eater incident Silver got dumped into Sonic's current timeline and just decided to stick around. 5:10 Yeah, that's one of the things that bugged me about Sonic Forces, too. You seriously mean to tell me that Infinite swung things so hard that he was able to overwhelm all of Sonic's friends, at least three of which were at one point able to stand up and call themselves a rival of Sonic's?

Honestly, Whisper's backstory with her the rest of her team being sold out and killed by one of their own reminds me of Nico Bellic's backstory for GTA 4. Specifically the part where Nico was apart a small platoon when his country was in a deadly Civil War. One of their comrades had sold them out and lead them into an ambush. All but three were killed.

9:27 Nature's beautiful

The Sonic franchise has so much potential

If they insist on using the Wisps in the games, which seems kind of pointless to me since most of the abilities they provide are ones that would be better suited to Sonic's friends, but if they do keep using them then I personally think that they should be exclusive to Whisper the Wolf. Yes Sega, bring Tangle and Whisper into the bloody games. Even bring in Jewel the Beetle as a background character. Who's with me?

The best part about her for me is that she's a walking "talking" Metal Gear Reference! A sniper wolf from a boss that looks surprisingly like Mother Base/Big She'll, who's team was named the Diamond Cutters instead of Diamond Dogs, a team comprised mostly of parodies Foxhound members, including a psychic and an ocelot with a Revolver, and her main enemy is a Decoy Octopus named "Mimic". She's PERFECTLY integrated to the point where if you don't know MG she still fits, but if you do, you can't help but notice! I LOVE IT!

I followed archie sonic comics since issue 2 all the way till just after the reboot. (Curse Penders to an eternity in a laundry basket of sonic's dirty socks) and I loved that series to much but I was like.. it's over it's done. the characters aren't there anymore. BUT YOU'RE PULLING ME BACK IN! This wolf is adorable and I want to know her story!

>youtuber is called game apologist. >has been talking about comics in the past few weeks. Im not complaining the irony doesn't miss on me.

i just started reading the sonic comic books and im obsessed tangle is my favorite

I agree with the comments about introverts always having a tragic backstory. I'm absolutely an introvert. I've been working from home for three months now due to covid-19 and my mood and productivity have increased so much that my boss wants work from home to continue even after things go back to normal. But the thing is, there's no tragic backstory for me, I just much prefer my own company and to be away from people in quiet places.

Not gonna deny it, this episode got me to tear up as in a lot of ways I'm like Wisper. Obviously not to the same extent nor for the same reasons but still. Shit got to me and I've become so jaded that I rarely feel anything so that says a lot.

a ratchet and clank kind of game with whisper sounds really good

Solid video as always!

ok as a person who only just recently started to step back in to sonic and only seen clips of Silver online from Sonic2006 IDW comic made me a fan of him. He's just so adorable.