The American portrayals had him like this for a long time
But nowadays its like
“If you’re not having fun you have poor taste and you should feel bad!”
I am really into the theory that a big reason he freed Chaos was to turn Station Square into a waterpark citystate . People would be forced to commute by rides and complainers sent to reeducation camps.
I just want you all to know that right after Shadow says this, he punches a glass canister with a Chaos Emerald in it, somehow not realizing that it was powering the ship he’s on, causing the ship to start spiraling out of control
It gets better, this all sends him into a flashback level 50 years ago, and when the level’s beaten, the ship had made it to the ARK just fine and nobody ever mentions any of this
It gets even better. This mission is only available on the true hero route, meaning you had to do the hero objective in almost every mission before this one to even get here. So after you spent the vast majority of the game being a good person you suddenly just feel like robbing others (who are trying to help you selflessly mind you) is not only the right decision but also one that find very enjoyable.
Regarding Eggman, I feel that Unleashed and Forces have opposite strengths and weaknesses to each other with their portrayals of him.
In Unleashed, we get a real taste of his playful yet psychotic ideas for domination, and he’s fierce in his final fight, but ultimately he’s second fiddle to Dark Gaia and predictably gets shunted aside.
In Forces, he truly has everything planned out, and he’s especially crafty and cruel, but a lot of the potential with the world conquest setup could have been utilised better.
If one were to combine the better aspects of these two portrayals, I think you might be able to create a truly brilliant interpretation of the old doctor.
Monsters and Stuff 