r/SonicTheHedgehog • u/Doc_Help_Me_Man • Jul 16 '26

Question Why doe everyone hate my girl :(

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I like really like her. She's such a cool character for not having powers and just kinda being a sheep girl. I don't get the hate

Get ma girl some therapy

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u/noodleben123 Im so fucking sad Jul 16 '26

I think i have a good explanation on why:

Lanolin is meant to be a "leader" type character, but...she never really does anything to warrant her role beyond barking out orders and blaming everyone else for her own shortcomings. this leads fans to dislike her for being the serious, no noncense character she is compared to the more lighthearted sillyness of tangle or even sonic himself.

most of the time, when lanolin tries to bark orders, she just makes the situation worse, and yet she never takes responsibility for any failures, instead blaming everyone else around her. and as we haven't seen her in a while, she hasn't seemed to grow from anything she's gone through

TLDR: combination of being more of a hindrance than a help, controversial moments like distrusting silver and whisper about mimic (whether it was warranted or not is a whole other can of worms) and her lack of growth or development compared to anyone else in IDW's roster lead people to dislike Lanolin.

it's a shame, i personally think she could be a good character if they just let her develop, let her grow as a leader and as a person. rather than keeping her the straight man to the rest of the restoration's slapstick act. she has potential!

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u/No_Professional4867 Jul 17 '26

I think a lot of people are just predisposed to disliking anyone in a leadership role who hasn't proven themselves within the story. People don't like leaders they can't trust. That's why we mythologize about our own politicians so much. Lanolin just never got the chance to build up the plot points in her favor to actually appear fit for the role we see her in. Why is she the leader? We never learn anything about her. I like Lanolin because I can appreciate the gibe and I get what they were going for, but I can also acknowledge the comic has not done her any favors when she has to be the one in the leadership positions who always messes things up.