History FanFic / TheCRONIES

* BrilliantButLazy: The Cronies, when they have to, can really put their game faces on and save the day, but they really wish they could just be lazy and just do whatever they want. Their laziness, however, can put them at a disadvantage in the beginning, and it usually takes a beating or an Amy-abduction for them [[LetsGetDangerous to get their act together.]] Averted during TRY.

- [[http://mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_ch.php/73726/237238#fic_c Sonic Iron Chef!]] ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Sonic and Shadow challenge two of the original [[IronChef Iron Chefs]]. The commercials were food related, and was also the starting point of [[TalesOfEternia Farah Oersted's]] unerring hatred towards Eggman. Takes place somewhere before Eggman Adventures 3.

* [[EldritchAbomination Culinary Abomination]]: "The Deep-Fried Mountain O' Stuff."

* AlternateUniverse

** TerribleTrio: The heads of the Axis of Evil: [[spoiler:Eggboy, [[KingdomHearts2 Xemnas]], and the head of Monopoly himself, Mr. Moneybags...]]

--> (Suddenly, a tiny laser is emitted from the magazine to Knuckles head. Knuckles's eyes roll back and he falls to the floor, convulsing.)

* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Dr. Eggman. To a lesser extent, the rest of the Cronies to Tails. They all crash at his house in the Mystic Ruins, eat his food, mess up his place, and occasionally lead to having his precious house destroyed. All while they dub it as their base.

* GadgeteerGenius: Tails, as per his nature, but taken UpToEleven. All of his vehicles, he's created in [[BeyondTheImpossible spans of either twenty minutes, to the latest of a sleepless night.

* CoolCar: The Cronari. It has jet engines inside it so it could go really fast. It was a given since without it, Sonic and friends would just be able to outrun it. Lasts until the beginning of Cronies TRY.
* CutawayGag: It's present in either the "Next Time, ON..." segments, the rare "Previously, ON..." segments, the commercials themselves, or sometimes in the main story, as described by certain characters. An example was the short skit of how Dr. Eggman tried to kill DoctorDoom because he wasn't paid royalties for all the Doombots he made him.

* BerserkButton: Don't piss Tails off, or destroy his house right in front of him. And don't call Sephiroth "Sephy" in front of Aeris, because [[BewareTheNiceOnes only ''she's'' allowed to call Sephy "Sephy".]] All in all, most characters will also get this moment.

* ShoutOut / Homage: So, so, SO many to count, especially from games, anime, and other various sources. Three chapters alone are a tribute to PhantasyStarOnline.

* TheMovie: Eggman Adventures Episode 5 was the prelude leading into the lengthy and epic Episode 6, and is thusly titled "[[TitleDrop The Movie]]".
** In terms of length and mass, "Eggman... on ICE!!!" is also considered a movie, especially since it took the writers almost a ''full year'' to finish it.

* TwoLinesNoWaiting: Most chapters will shift away from the focus of the main characters to the other characters and their subplots. Sometimes the plots will coincide, the heroes will meet up, and they'll work together to kick the crap out of the villains.

- [[http://mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_ch.php/73726/237238#fic_c Sonic Iron Chef!]] ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Sonic and Shadow challenge two of the original [[IronChef Iron Chefs]]. The commercials were food related, and also was the starting point of [[TalesOfEternia Farah Oersted's]] unerring hatred towards Eggman. Takes place somewhere before Eggman Adventures 3.

* BerserkButton: Don't piss Tails off, or destroy his house right in front of him. And don't call Sephiroth "Sephy" in front of Aeris, because [[BewareTheNiceOnes only ''she's'' allowed to call Sephy "Sephy".]]

** The mention of the Space Colony ARK, of Station Square, of [[SonicBattle Amy's apartment in Central City]], etc.

* DroppedABridgetOnHim: Just like what happened to [[GuiltyGear Johnny]], Knuckles discovered Bridget's true gender due to an "accidental feeling-up."

* FaceHeelTurn: Knuckles, Shadow, Rouge, and Amy, under Tomoyo's "Eggman Empire", during Eggman Adventures 1 and 2. They changed back after getting defeated. [[spoiler:Shadow and Rouge again, at the end of Cronies 9, because they revealed to be working with Eggman all along to aid him in conquering the world.]]

* GreasySpoon: Not exactly grimy, but the notable ones are the Eggman Cafe in Station Square, the Bowser Cafe in the Mushroom Kingdom, and the (comparably nicer) Il Palazzo Cafe in the City of Fukuoka.

* Sorting Algorithm of Evil: Strewn around. The first villain they come across? [[ArchieComics Archie Andrews]], and he was merely just stealing a bank. The second antagonist? [[FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth.]] That's a major jump up from a geeky ginger teenager. But then when you follow it up after with [[CardCaptorSakura Tomoyo Daidouji]] manipulating the Eggman Empire, the Cronies' bizarro counterparts, and [[GameAndWatch Mr. Game and Watch]] shortly after, you'll think "How the [[CurseCutShort 'EFF']] did Sephiroth lose to Sonic and friends?"

* BelligerentSexualTension: Knuckles and Rouge, played with since their initial encounters from Sonic Adventure 2. And the way they insult each other/going into random make-out sessions put this easily into [[WillTheyOrWontThey?]] territory. But in the end, Rouge doesn't really want any of that, and Knuckles doesn't get the hint...

* Sorting Algorithm of Evil: Strewn around. The first villain they come across? [[ArchieComics Archie Andrews]], and he was merely just stealing a bank. The second antagonist? [[FinalFantasyVII ''Sephiroth.'']] That's a major jump up from a geeky ginger teenager. But then when you follow it up after with [[CardCaptorSakura Tomoyo Daidouji]] manipulating the Eggman Empire, the Cronies' bizarro counterparts, and [[GameAndWatch Mr. Game and Watch]] shortly after, you'll think "How the [[CurseCutShort 'EFF']] did Sephiroth lose to Sonic and friends?"

** In terms of length and mass, "Eggman on Ice" is also considered a movie, especially since it took the writers almost a ''full year'' to finish it.

** TerribleTrio: The heads of the Axis of Evil [[spoiler:Eggboy, [[KingdomHearts2 Xemnas]], and the mascot for Monopoly Mr. Moneybags himself...]]