10 Ways Speed-O’-Sound Sonic Has Changed During One-Punch Man
The monsters that Saitama faces in One-Punch Man are almost always entertaining, but none of them pose any real threat to the overpowered anime protagonist. Even when Season 2 introduced the Monster Association, Saitama still moved through the plot of his anime without the need for concern.
Will the training that Garou and Sonic go through ever be enough to put them ahead of the Caped Baldy? In just two short seasons, Speed-o’-Sound Sonic has already grown so much. Perhaps if he continues to progress at this pace he could one day surpass The One-Punch Man himself.
10 Sonic Enjoys Combat Now More Than Ever
Sonic’s desperation in the latter half of One-Punch Man’s Season 2 might make it seem like the ninja has lost control, but perhaps Sonic simply struggles to understand the happiness that he has found since fighting Saitama.
When viewers first met Sonic, he was thrilled by the opportunity to show off his power. It was clear that Sonic enjoyed combat, but nothing made him as giddy as facing Saitama. Perhaps Saitama has reignited Sonic’s true fighting spirit, bringing him more joy than he has been able to feel in a long time.
9 Sonic Has Improved His Afterimage Control
The first time Speed-o’-Sound Sonic faced Saitama, he was quick to show off his speed and afterimage abilities. Like Killua from Hunter X Hunter, Sonic is able to create afterimages of himself to throw off his enemies.
When Sonic encounters Saitama in Season 2, he is able to create ten times as many afterimages as he did in their first encounter. Even with the additional strength, Sonic was no match for Saitama, but perhaps if he continues to train he will one day overcome his sworn enemy.
8 More Speed!
Speed-o’-Sound Sonic may not look much like the blue hedgehog that he is named after, but he surely matches the hedgehog’s speed. Add a strict training arc to a character with supersonic speed and you get even more speed.
As the resident speedster in the world of One-Punch Man, fans can expect that Sonic will continue to push the limits of his human body in order to achieve greater and greater speeds each season. The longer this series runs, the faster Speed-o’-Sound Sonic will get. But will he ever catch up to Saitama?
7 From Villain To Antihero
Perhaps the path to overcoming Saitama comes not from villainy, but from friendship. Others have already caught wind of The Caped Baldy’s power and have chosen to side with him in order to benefit from it. Genos in particular seems to be using his relationship with Saitama to grow stronger himself.
The way Sonic stood up to the Deep Sea King is proof that this villain has deeper moral struggles than viewers might get the chance to see. Could Sonic soon become an antihero in the world of One-Punch Man?
6 Speed-o’-Sound Sonic Is More Considerate & Friendly Now
During the Training Arc Sonic goes through in Season 2 of the One-Punch Man anime, fans get to see the softer sides of Sonic. While he builds up his strength to fight Saitama, Sonic befriends a hero and even takes in a stray pet.
Could Saitama’s relaxed approach to strength and heroism have caused Sonic to question his villainous behavior? Perhaps this character’s future is not as dark as fans might have originally assumed.
5 Sonic Seems To Be More Considerate Of Saitama’s Heroics
When Sonic encountered Saitama in Season 2 for the first time, he insults the idea of heroism. From his perspective, the Hero Association is flawed for promoting heroism in a world where there is no hope.
This pessimistic attitude is typical of an anime villain, but what doesn’t make sense is Sonic’s respect for Saitama’s heroics. Since first encountering Saitama, Sonic has softened with regard to Hero work. Perhaps in the future, the speedy ninja will join Genos and Saitama in the fight against evil.
4 Newly Developed Culinary Skills
When Sonic finally gets a hold of the Monster Cells that the Monster Association is using to overwhelm the Hero Association, he shows a side of himself that fans had never seen before.
Speed-o’-Sound Sonic is also a fan of the culinary arts. When fans first met Sonic he was a cocky ninja, but now he is a cocky ninja, a culinary genius, and so much more. Despite his worst intentions, he still turned the Monster Cells into a respectable dish and escaped what could have been his darkest moment.
3 Sonic Now Has Friends, Acquaintances, & Sworn Enemies
Flashy Flash is an S-Class hero that shares a number of superpowers and abilities with Speed-o’-Sound Sonic. These similarities can be explained by the similar training that Sonic and Flashy Flash underwent in Ninja school.
Some fans have speculated that these two speedsters may be related, but until more about their shared family is revealed, fans will have to settle with the fact that they went to the same school. The solo ninja no longer operates alone, now he has acquaintances and perhaps even friends.
2 Sonic Is More Desperate Now Than Ever Before
The pressure that Saitama put on Sonic after defeating him has largely pushed the speedster in the right direction when considering his moral compass. The Sonic that One-Punch Man fans read about now is kinder, wiser, and even stronger than he was originally.
Unfortunately, Saitama has also made Sonic more desperate. This desperation may have spurred on a training arc that earned the character some sympathy, but it also pushed Sonic to accept the monster cells offered by the Monster Association. This is a desperate move for someone who used to be so calm and confident about his own strength.
1 Sonic’s Monster Cell Transformation
It would seem that Speed-o’-Sonic’s expert culinary skills canceled out the ninja’s bad intentions with the monster cells. By cooking the cells into a gourmet dish, Sonic may have just cooked the evil right out of them.
Still, there is a chance that Sonic only altered the monster cells by cooking them. Perhaps Sonic only learned how to maintain control of this monstrous power? If the monster cells did enhance Sonic’s skill, his next fight with Saitama would surely be different.
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