That being that he is ACTUALLY REALLY FLAMBOYANT.

I mean, seriously, check this shit out. Here he is in Sonic X:

He likes flowers.

Like, really loves him some flowers. This picture is from when he skipped out on a trip to the beach so he could pick a flower to add to a room in Chris’s house solely for the sake of it being pretty:

And in Sonic Lost World’s ice level, instead of just slipping around like every other video game character ever, he freaking SKATES:

Oh, and when he jumps while skating, he doesn’t settle for simply jumping, he PIROUETTES LIKE A BALLERINA:

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.