![Skullgirls > Guides > Hellrot's Guides [MOD] Remove SonicFox NPC from the Game ***** By Hellrot and 1 collaborators 794 ratings [26/05/2020] DL LINK UPDATED Mod updated with the latest Skullgirls Update! WHAT DOES THE MOD D0 • Removes SonicFox NPC from the game and puts back Mrs. Victoria again • 2D Background support! (For those who can't run the game with 3D Backgrounds) DOWNLOAD LINK Click Here [drive google.com) INSTALLATION Copy and Paste the files into your Local Game's Installation: Steam\steamapps\common\Skullgirls\data01 Make sure to Replace if it asks! HUGE THANKS AND CREDITS Rouzel - Who came up with the solution and gave permission to post this guide! Hellrot - For making the guide! [26/05/2020] DL LINK UPDATED Mod updated with the latest Skullgirls Update! A Rate * Favorite Share](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/855/624/5b3.jpg "Sonicfox removal mod")
SonicFox Skullgirls Controversy
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Overview
SonicFox Skullgirls Controversy refers to the discourse surrounding a recent update to fighting game Skullgirls that included gamer SonicFox in the background of one of the game's stages. Shortly after the update was released for the game, a mod was created that allowed players to remove SonicFox from the game. Critics of the update were accused of bigotry toward SonicFox based on their identity, who is both queer and a furry.
Background
On May 22nd, 2020, popular queer furry gamer SonicFox[1] announced that a recent Skullgirls update included them in the game as a background NPC character (shown below). The inclusion was praised by Kotaku,[2] who wrote, "Sure, some on-loookers have taken issue with SonicFox being in Skullgirls now because, let’s be honest, they don’t like how proud SonicFox is of being non-binary, or gay, or black, or a furry. They’ll just have to deal with it. This is the fighting game community at its best."
IVE BEEN SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS BUT YEAH
— SonicFox (@SonicFox) May 22, 2020
SONICFOX IS FINALLY AN NPC IN SKULLGIRLS! AAAA IM SO HAPPY pic.twitter.com/GO2fV2yNi1
Developments
The update quickly divided players of Skullgirls. The day after the update was announced, a mod was created by Steam users Hellrot-chan and Rouzel[3] to remove SonicFox from the game. Some players claimed that they were banned from Steam if they spoke negatively about SonicFox's inclusion.[4] A thread in the /r/Skullgirls[5] subreddit talking about the mod was locked after commenters left angry comments about SonicFox and each other.
On Twitter, several users mocked those angry about SonicFox's inclusion. User @krunkidile[6] wrote, "People mad about SonicFox being in Skullgirls aren't mad because they're homophobic. They're mad because a deviation from their norm has been put into a medium they thought was only for them, and it threatens them feeling like the superior majority. Also they're homophobic," gaining over 1,200 retweets and 5,400 likes (shown below, left). User @_Virus_Kid_[7] wrote, 'sonicfox in skullgirls would be like booting up smash and seeing hungrybox on battlefield. nobody wants that, it's out of place!' i would literally never quit smash if hungrybox was standing in the background of battlefield and popped off whenever a stock was lost" (shown below, right).
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External References
[2] Kotaku – Skullgirls Honors Two High-Level Queer Players In Latest Update
[3] Steam – [MOD] Remove SonicFox NPC from the Game
[4] OneAngryGamer – Skullgirls Mod Lets You Remove SonicFox From The Game
[5] Reddit – SonicFox removal mod
[6] Twitter – @Krunkidile
