History Comicbook / SonicTheComic

* BatmanGambit: In story Hill Top Terror Tails uses Super Sonic's ego to get him to stop the volcano, Tails taunts Super Sonic saying he can't stop the volcano which makes Super Sonic decide to stop the volcano by wrapping it in a speed cocoon so he can prove that he can.

* AndIMustScream: Shortfuse being trapped in his Cybernik armour for the rest of his life is one thing, but the strip ''Out Of Work Hero'' from issue 106 reveals that when the electromagnetic pulse hit Mobius in issue 100 his suit's power cut out mid-flight over a lake of lava, causing him to fall in. His invincible armour and reserve life support systems kept him alive until the power supply returned and he crawled back to the surface, but the dialogue implies that he was trapped under the lava for ''months''.

** After Porker left Tekno often filled the SmartGuy role, and when Sonic was AWOL Shortfuse got the BigGuy role (with Amy as TheHero and Johnny or Tails as TheLancer).

JustForFun/TheOneWith an [[AdaptationalVillainy evil Super Sonic]], a [[AdaptationalJerkass jerkass normal Sonic]] and a tomboyish Amy.

* GoodIsNotNice: STC's Sonic was written when Sega was still characterising him as a 'Hedgehog With Attitude', and attitude he certainly has. Sonic is often angry, surly, callous, insulting...and that's just to the people he cares about.

* LogicBomb: As mentioned above, one strip featured Predicto, a robot that had been programmed with encyclopaedic knowledge of the Freedom Fighters' personalities and battle tactics, allowing it to take on Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Johnny and Porker all at once, and win...until Sonic surrendered. Boom.

* MineralMacGuffin: As in the games The Chaos Emeralds, however there is a few differents such as The Master Emerald is also the Green Chaos Emerald and the Grey Chaos Emerald is the Control Emerald able to control Chaos energy, they were originally created by the Drakons over 8000 years ago. At the time, they had already discovered Chaos energy but were seeking ways to safely harness it and use it as a fuel source. During their war with the Echidnas, the Drakons seized the Echidnas sacred Emerald Mines and found that the gems were capable of safely containing Chaos energy so put the Chaos energy in the gems creating The Chaos Emeralds.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Super Sonic was sealed in the Black Asteroid but was able to escape by charging himself up so much that he made himself into a sort of electron bomb in order to destroy the Asteroid. The explosion produced an electro-magnetic pulse that spread all over planet Mobius, which cause the totally unintentionally side effect of deactivating all of Robotnik's Badniks and computers, and contributing to the downfall of the doctor's dictatorial rule over the planet, all Super Sonic intened to was to escape the Black Asteroid.

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: After Nack [[spoiler: sells the Chaotix out to the Brotherhood of Metallix]], they tell him he has [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived his usefulness]]. Nack brought along a Disruptor in case this happened, but he didn't pull it out quite fast enough . . .which lead to Knuckles picking it up and one-shotting the lot of them.

* BadassMustache: Dr. Robotnik. Kintobor had one before becoming Robotnik as well.

TheOneWith an [[AdaptationalVillainy evil Super Sonic]], a [[AdaptationalJerkass jerkass normal Sonic]] and a tomboyish Amy.

** In one story, Sonic fights a robot that can predict his every move and counteract it. So Sonic gives up. Since the robot was programmed to believe that this circumstance would never happen, it malfunctions and blows up, which is exactly what Sonic intended.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Cam & Bert (of B.A.R.F.), Hobson & Choy.

TheOneWith an [[AdaptationalVillainy evil Super Sonic]] and a tomboyish Amy.

* FunWithAcronyms: The '''B'''adnik '''A'''rmy '''R'''epair '''F'''unctionaries, or '''BARF'''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Inverted. The writers almost got into a lawsuit once due to the fact they weren't listening to their guidelines, but later Sega stopped paying attention. Thus the writers were given a major amount of freedom that other adaptations weren't. Sonic and friends could be in the presence of alcohol (not a GRatedDrug, but they refused to drink it though), one arc was name "Village of the Damned", and violence was abound (though oddly {{bloodless|carnage}}).

A [[BritishComics British comic]] by Fleetway which originally ran in the nineties, but has since seen an online {{revival}}. Although ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' is in the title, it began as a sort of {{Creator/Sega}} equivalent to ''Magazine/NintendoPower'', (although not to be confused with the ''Official Sega Magazine'' which ran at the same time), showcasing strips about upcoming Sega games along with reviews, cheat codes, walkthroughs, and the like. As time went on, various factors (including a hedgehog version of WolverinePublicity) caused most of those to be phased-out in favor of more Sonic stories.

* CanonImmigrant: Possibly; and by somewhat circuitous proxy. Dr. Zachary, an evil white-furred echidna scientist, was an invention of ''Sonic the Comic'', but the American "Archie" ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog'' comic later introduced an [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything evil white-furred echidna scientist]] of its own, by the name of Doctor Finitevus. In late 2008, almost a decade after Sonic the Comic went into full rerun, the videogames finally incorporated Imperator Ix, ''another'' [[CaptainErsatz evil white-furred echidna scientist]]. The changing names make this a kind of in-franchise Expy.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Averted strangely, with Amy. Her quills are downward at the start of the Adventure arc without any explanation for the decision, but nothing has changed unlike her game or [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog Archie]] counterparts. It made her look more mature which [[DarkerAndEdgier could have foreshadowed the arc to come]].

* LamePun: Way too many to count.

-->'''Tails''': But Sonic, shouldn't we have some kind of plan?
-->'''Sonic''': I have a plan.[''leaps out of plane''] '''[[SuicidalOverconfidence I plan to win!]]'''

* [[ReverseThePolarity Reverse the Polarity of the Neutron Flow]]:

The UK's Sonic adaptation was distinct from all others, chiefly because it strove to accurately translate the world of the games into serial form. This included the Zones, rings, Star Posts, Badniks, animal friends and more. Those elements sometimes appear in other adaptations, such as [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog the Archie Sonic series]] (which had a murky sense of how Rings and Zones actually worked or where they existed in relation to the 'verse), but not to the same degree. A few inconsistencies can be blamed on Sega's typically-poor communication with their media outlets in the west: for instance, Nack the Weasel (a.k.a. Fang the Sniper) was introduced in ''Sonic the Comic'' as a member of the [[VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix Chaotix]], despite him debuting in ''VideoGame/SonicTripleTrouble'' and having nothing to do with that team. (Admittedly, Knuckles does feature in both games.)

* ''Mutant League'': No relation to the [[WesternAnimation/MutantLeague American animated series]] beyond both being based on the same Genesis sports games by Creator/ElectronicArts.

* ''VideoGame/ShiningForce'': For some reason, the bog standard fantasy setting of the game was changed into a post-World War 3 hellscape; in the vein of ''Shadowrun'', the resulting mutations birthed fantasy races of centaurs, elves and so forth.

* ''Mutant League'': No relation to the [[WesternAnimation/MutantLeague animated series]].

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} The Revenge of Shinobi]]''

* AcidTripDimension: The Special Zone.

Fleetway did acknowledge their Archie counterpart and its inspiration ''WesternAnimation/{{Sonic SatAM}}'' in magazine features, but they did not incorporate any of that into the UK Sonic's canon. (Alhough ''Sonic the Comic'' may have influenced Archie near the end: Both books featured Knuckles fighting an albino member of his species, and an EnemyWithout plot involving Super Sonic going on a rampage.) Similarly, the book was not linked to the earlier UK Sonic novels that had, for example, ''[=SatAM=]'''s Sally Acorn as a character; however, the novels did appear to influence the comic. Both had time-travel plots that involved Sonic being forced to [[CreateYourOwnVillain instigate the accident which created Robotnik]], as the alternative was even worse: being conquered by Metallix in the comics, and the whole universe being infected by Chaos in the novels.

* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: ''"Tails?! I'd rather have been saved by Sonic!"''

* CowardlyLion: Tails.
* DarkerAndEdgier: During the ''Sonic Adventure'' adaptation, and Robotnik's AGodAmI story arc. The comic itself was this to the games; matching or even surpassing ''WesternAnimation/{{Sonic SatAM}}'' at its darkest. Much like ''[=SatAM=]'', a lot of the comic is set in a dystopian world ruled by Robotnik, with many of it's citizens being forcibly turned into robots to do his bidding. Unlike ''[=SatAM=]'', this version of Robotnik is explicitly shown to also have citizens outright executed for incredibly petty reasons. To quote one poor civillian on the subject of his rule; "everything is punishable by death these days."
** The series also shows the psychological toll the adventures take on our heroes. Porker Lewis permanently retires and shows PTSD symptoms for the rest of the comic's life and after losing one of his closest friends, Sonic himself starts suffering from grief-stricken hallucinations and night terrors.
** Explicitly shown during the ''Robotnik Reigns Supreme'' arc, as Robotnik is demonstrating how his altered-timeline Mobius fears and worships him.

** Also referenced in an issue later in the "Ruled by Robotnik" era of the series - Robotnik makes a daily speech on all television stations and watching it is mandatory. A child asks their mother why that is, and she replies that if they don't, [[FateWorseThanDeath Robotnik's Troopers will take the father away]] [[AndIMustScream and convert him into a Badnik.]]
** ''Voice of the People'' focuses on Sonic and a group of rebels toppling a statue of Robotnik practically on his doorstep to send the message that his days in power are numbered. Robotnik [[SarcasmMode takes it well.]]
--> '''Grimer:''' "The protest is ''over'', master... your statue will be replaced within the week!"
--> '''Robotnik:''' The statue is ''irrelevant,'' Grimer! The point is my subjects ''dared'' to attack it! The statue was a ''symbol'' of my power! Don't you ''understand,'' Grimer? The people no longer ''fear'' me!"
** The ''Sonic Adventure'' arc has Knuckles having to scatter the Chaos Emeralds and send the Floating Island crashing to the bottom of the ocean to stop Chaos from absorbing their energy. Until he's convinced otherwise, [[DrivenToSuicide he's begging the rest of the team to let him go down with his island]] because he's failed his one duty in life.

** Shortfuse the Cybernik's proportions will differ from story to story, with some artists depicting him as being as tall as Robotnik and heavily built, with others depicting him with the same proportions are Sonic or Knuckles (large head, small body with thin limbs) and short enough that the humanoid Commander Brutus has to double over to be eye level to him.

* DullSurprise: The ''Adventure'' arc often does this, especially with Amy who can't pull off a proper expression.

* TruerToTheText: This is what it tends to come across to Sonic fans who discover the comic after being exposed to the more well known, InNameOnly [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog American]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM Sonic]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground adaptations]] or even the Japanese ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' [=OVAs=]. In reality, this comic precedes all Sonic cartoons and the American comics.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Super Sonic, who has all the powers the form gives in the games with the addition of laser eyes, and is pretty much the most powerful thing on the face of Mobius. He's also a sociopathic murderer, and sometimes destroys a Badnik, only to loop back to ''try and kill the animal released''. This monster only emerged out when Sonic was immensely stressed, and eventually had his energies sealed away. Twice. This monster also has ''[[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies plushies]]''. That's right, official mass-produced plushies of a ''Sonic'' comic-book character... and a villain, to boot. Bizarrely, [[spoiler: He still manages a HeelFaceTurn in the end without getting killed. Hooray for AmnesiacDissonance!.]]
* TakenForGranite: Medusa turns Death Trap members Prank and Totem Billy to stone however Death Trap member Kalus was already stone and so attacked Medusa for petrifying his friends. A delayed reaction caused the brave Kalus to quickly turn to sand, seemingly ending his life. Kalus wasn't done yet despite this and became one with the desert, molding a body out of sand.
* TakeThat: In issue #2; having been beaten by Tails, Robonik moans as he retreats that [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall he'd much rather be watching an episode of much-mailgned soap opera ''El Dorado'']]. ParentalBonus: Zig-zagged: Considering the show's reputation and target demographic, while it was certainly intended for the older readers, most kids would have got the joke too.

* [[ThatsNoMoon Thats No Cloud]]: In story The Return of Chaotix Charmy think's that a massive rain storm is soon to happen, judging by the large cloud moving their way. Sonic is terrified, noticing that the "cloud" is actually "thousands of Metallixes, blotting out the sun"!

* AdaptationalJerkass: Sonic is a heroic, laidback character in the games, and at the time of the comics was written in western canon as being a TotallyRadical MascotWithAttitude, but in here, he's a bullying, immature {{Jerkass}}, especially with the way he treated Tails. Despite caring for his friends, he really has a hard time showing it.

After the print magazine's demise, the comic (as well as some of the articles) [[RunningTheAsylum was continued by fans]] under the name ''[[http://www.stconline.co.uk/ Sonic The Comic Online.]]'' The Trope Page for the online continuation of ''Sonic the Comic'' can be found [[Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline here.]] For a time, the original comic had its own site with issues uploaded weekly, but it no longer exists.

There is a [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BlackDogBrew#g/u series of retrospectives]] covering ''Sonic the Comic'' that are posted on Website/YouTube, as well as reviews of current STCO issues. The first of these retrospectives can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhxodHL0QyY here.]] There is also an issue-by-issue retrospective podcast which can be found [[https://stctp.wigglehe.com/ here.]] ''[=StC=]'' also [[TheWikiRule has its own Wiki]] which is found [[https://stc.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Comic_Wiki here.]]