From sanasi@deco.franken.de Date: 15 Feb 1995 21:11:00 +0100 From: Alessandro Sanasi Reply to: sonic@sard.mv.net To: sonic@sard.mv.net Subject: Re: Quick question: [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] > Has Metal/RoboSonic made an appearance in any of the cartoons or comics? > If so, in what incarnation: the giant gray behemoth of Sonic 2, the > skeletal Sonic of Sonic CD, or the value-size Terminator ripoff of S&K? > Inquiring minds want to know. (:3 > ---Fred M. Sloniker, stressed undergrad There was a Sonic robot in issue #9 of the Sonic comic from Archie. I couldn't get this issue, so I don't know any details. The Metal Sonic from the 'Sonic CD' game had an appearance in the Sonic comic from Fleetway Publications, issue #21 - #23, 'The Sonic Terminator' (last three parts of a six-part story). Basically, the story has a lot of the CD game in it. [snip] Issue #21: Sonic receives a distress signal sent by Amy (a pink lady hedgehog) from Never Lake. When Sonic gets there he finds the Little Planet completely covered with Robotniks factories and chained to Mobius with a gigantic chain. While saving Amy he is attacked by Metal Sonic but is able to defeat him. Just when things seem to be back to normal and Sonic does his usual jokes (Sonic: "Did I ever tell you that pink is my most _non-favourite_ color?" Amy: "Oh Sonic, you say the cutest things!") Metal Sonic gets up again and hits Sonic from behind. Because its systems are severly damaged, Metal Sonic takes Amy to the Little Planet as 'life bait' for Sonic. Sonic follows them over the chain that holds the Little Planet. Issue #22: Sonic finds Amy and tries to defeat Metal Sonic, but his enemy is itself a part of the technology that covers the Little Planet. So it can drain energy from the surrounding machinery to repair itself. Just as Metal Sonic is about to finish Sonic, it gets hit by another Sonic who is only half the size of the original. He then pushes Sonic into a shrinking ray and hands him a Time Stone. Issue #23: With the Time Stone Sonic travels back into the past and finds the machine that caused the changes on the Little Planet. Because of his small size he is able to enter the machine and destroy it from within. He travels back to the present just in time to prevent Metal Sonic from doing the kill. He hands over the Time Stone to his other self and sends him back into time. Due to the changes in the past the Little Planet is returned to normal. The Metal Sonic disappears too, because he was created by the same machinery. [snap] Another example for my bad grammar... oh well. Hope you can find out what was meant. Well, I don't know the story in issue #9 of the American Sonic comic, but thinking of all the sh*t I've seen from Archie so far with all the slapstick and uninspired drawing styles, I assume that the English version is a little more interesting. (Too bad you haven't seen the 'Enter Knuckles' story from Fleetway. Definitely _way_ better than the Archie comics version 'This Island Hedgehog'.) Only my opinion... don't flame me, I'm nobody's toast. Alessandro --- You get what anyone gets. You get a lifetime. ## CrossPoint v3.02 ## From sanasi@deco.franken.de Date: 16 Feb 1995 19:16:00 +0100 From: Alessandro Sanasi Reply to: sonic@sard.mv.net To: sonic@sard.mv.net Subject: Re: Quick question: [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] > > The Metal Sonic from the 'Sonic CD' game had an appearance in the Sonic > > comic from Fleetway Publications, issue #21 - #23, 'The Sonic Terminator' > > (last three parts of a six-part story). > What were the first three parts, pray tell? (Curious look-- this British > comic sounds 'way cooler' than its American counterpart...) First of all, I made a small error in this last post. The Metal Sonic appeared in issue #26 - #28 and the complete story has only five parts. The first two parts tell how Captain Plunder and the Mystic Cave Pirates try to steal the Chaos Emeralds from Sonic. > Thanks for the info! I really appreciate it. [We want information...] Well, in general the comic has a lot of everything, even solo stories with Tails or Knuckles as the leading character or stories about Ecco The Dolphin, Shinobi, Eternal Champions, Wonderboy etc. > > (Too bad you haven't seen the 'Enter Knuckles' story from Fleetway. > > Definitely _way_ better than the Archie comics version 'This Island > > Hedgehog'.) > > Well, don't just stand there; summarize it! (:3 Oh my... I'll try my best: The 'Enter Knuckles' story is in issue #33 - #34 with leads into the 'Power Of The Chaos Emeralds' story in issue #35 - #36. [snip] Issue #33: Dr. Robotnik has crash-landed with his space satellite Death Egg II on the Floating Island. Sonic & Tails fly to the island to search for him and finish him once and for all. After destroying some traps and battling some Badniks they meet Robotnik, who has already convinced Knuckles that Sonic is the bad guy who wants to steal the Floating Island Chaos Emeralds. Issue #34: Sonic & Knuckles have an excessive fight using everything they can offer (Sonic running in circles around Knuckles, Knuckles digging underground etc.). The fight ends to be a tie, but Tails is able to capture Robotnik by throwing a net over him. Sonic & Tails escape with the captured Robotnik. Issue #35: Back at Sonics secret base, Porker Lewis tries to interrogate Robotnik. Suddenly Knuckles breaks into the cell to free the doctor. In this moment of confusion Robotnik takes Porker Lewis hostage and demands the Chaos Emeralds from Sonic. Sonic & Tails try to retrieve the stolen Chaos Emeralds from Robotnik and force him to crash land on the Floating Island. Issue #36: Again Sonic & Knuckles have a fight. Sonic pretends to be beaten but follows Knuckles and Robotnik secretly. Robotnik re-integrates the six Chaos Emeralds with the six on the Floating Island (that were once split into twelve). Sonic arrives just in time to see Robotnik absorbing the chaos energy to become invincible. Knuckles realizes that Robotnik lied to him and uses the Master Emerald which he kept hidden to regain control over the other emeralds. Robotnik is sent back to Mobius after his new powers have been removed. Sonic & Tails leave, Knuckles stays on the Floating Island to guard the emeralds. [snap] Why don't you order some issues yourself? They are definitely worth the money! Stories in a comic book should be read, not summarized. ,-) > ---Fred M. Sloniker, stressed undergrad > L. Lazuli R'kamos, FurryMUCKer > lazuli@u.washington.edu Best wishes Alessandro --- You get what anyone gets. You get a lifetime. ## CrossPoint v3.02 ##