History Recap / Amys30thAnniversarySpecial

* EnemyMine: It's subverted at first, with Fang dismisses Amy after she freed him from his imprisonment. But when the two reunite again in Eggman Island Zone, Fang gives a small nod towards Amy near one of the Egg Capsules, subtly indicating that he was willing to work with Amy to trap Metal Sonic as the pink hedgehog serves as a bait.

* EnemyMine: Fang dismisses Amy after she freed him from his imprisoment at first. But when the two reunite again in Eggman Island Zone, Fang give small nods toward Amy near one of the Egg Capsule, subtly-indicates that he willing to work with Amy to trap Metal Sonic as the latter serves as a bait.

* EnemyMine: Fang dismiss Amy after she freed him from his imprisoment at first. But when the two reunite again in Eggman Island Zone, Fang give small nods toward Amy near one of the Egg Capsule, subtly-indicates that he willing to work with Amy to trap Metal Sonic as the latter serves as a bait.

* ContinuityCameo: Among all of the freed up animal friends who get captured, [[VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix Vector the Crocodile]] appears to be one of them.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VisualNovel/TheMurderOfSonicTheHedgehog To the confident, unshakable, and radiant Amy Rose!]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg ...And Metal Sonic too]].[[note]]Online exclusive cover by Nathalie Fourdraine.[[/note]]]]

In celebration of [[MilestoneCelebration the 30th anniversary]] of Amy Rose's debut game, ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'', this special focus on the young girl and her quest to save her friends from another plot hatched by the fiendish Dr. Eggman and his top Badnik, Metal Sonic.

* ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay: The plant life on Eggman Island Zone are all apparently built by Eggman, with Amy accidentally hurting herself on a fern she was trying to brush away. The leaves are sharp enough that Bark can destroy a Coconuts Badnik by throwing it like a knife.

* TheBusCameBack: A lot of the characters who first appeared in 2021's ''Recap/SonicTheHedgehogIDW30thAnniversarySpecial'' make a return in this comic. This includes Classic Amy, all three members of the Hooligans, Mighty the Armadillo, and Ray the Squirrel.
* TheCameo: Among all of the freed up animal friends who get captured, [[VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix Vector the Crocodile]] appears to be one of them.

* ADayInTheLimelight: As indicated by the title, this one-shot is all about a young Amy Rose and her saving her friends. Sonic himself makes a few appearances in flashbacks or {{Imagine Spot}}s, and doesn't physically appear until near the end of the one-shot. Ray the Squirrel and Bark the Polar Bear likewise share the spotlight with her as her teammates. Metal Sonic also showcased to be the main threat of the comic.

** One panel that has Amy describing Tails has him depicted in blue with stars surrounding him. This image is based off the bad ending of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog28Bit'', where Sonic looks up and [[SkyFace sees Tails among the stars]] before running off.
** What Amy says before she rescues (who she presumes to be) Sonic:
--->'''Amy:''' [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Never fear, Amy Rose is here!]]

** The location where all of Amy's friends ends up imprisoned is called Eggman Island Zone, which may or may not be the same island as the locale of ''VideoGame/SegaSonicTheHedgehog''.

* SkewedPriorities: Bean has apparently taken to decorating his capsule's interior after he was captured, instead of trying to escape from it, much to Ray's confusion.

* TarotTroubles: The plot kicks off when Amy draws what appears to be the Tarot card for Death (indicated by the Grim Reaper in the art), which is followed by Metal Sonic arriving with the intent on capturing her. Once she sees Metal Sonic leave, she comes to the conclusion that Eggman is hatching another evil scheme.
* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: After Metal Sonic had gone through the trouble of capturing Amy's friends into capsules, he gets tricked into charging headfirst into one, and stays imprisoned by the end of the one-shot. Fang, who got himself captured by Metal Sonic a second time, takes the time to gloat about it in his face.

!!Amy's 30th Anniversary Special contains examples of:

--->[[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 "Never fear, Amy Rose is here!"]]

** The location where all of Amy's friends ends up imprisoned is called Eggman Island Zone, which may or may not the same island as the locale of ''VideoGame/SegaSonicTheHedgehog''.

** After being absent for the entire one-shot, Eggman comes back to his base, only to find it completely empty and devoid of the heroes he previously captured. He calls out for Metal Sonic (who he doesn't see is captured in a capsule), berating him for his failure.
--->'''Eggman:''' What happened here?! Metal Sonic! Where are you?! You had ONE! JOB!

* ADayInTheLimelight: As indicated by the title, this one-shot is all about a young Amy Rose and her saving her friends. Sonic himself makes a few appearances in flashbacks or {{Imagine Spot}}s, and doesn't physically appear until near the end of the one-shot. Ray the Squirrel and Bark the Polar Bear likewise share the spotlight with her as her teammates.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VisualNovel/TheMurderOfSonicTheHedgehog To the confident, unshakable, and radiant Amy Rose!]] And Metal Sonic too.[[note]]Online exclusive cover by Nathalie Fourdraine.[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VisualNovel/TheMurderOfSonicTheHedgehog To the confident, unshakable, and radiant Amy Rose!]][[note]]Online exclusive cover by Nathalie Fourdraine.[[/note]]]]

Amy Rose is having a picnic with some of her animal friends in Flower Field Zone, partaking in her favorite pastime: Tarot Card reading. Upon turning over her first card, she realizes that there is something wicked going on, with Metal Sonic interrupting her picnic in the process. Realizing that Dr. Eggman is up to no good again, Amy journeys to find out what is going on and recruit some familiar faces along the way to help her out.

* ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay: The plant life on Eggman Island Zone are all apparently built by Eggman, with Amy accidentally hurting herself on a fern she was trying to brush away.
* TheBusCameBack: A lot of the characters who first appeared in the ''Recap/SonicTheHedgehogIDW30thAnniversarySpecial'' two years prior to this one-shot make a return in this comic. This includes Classic Amy, all three members of the Hooligans, Mighty the Armadillo, and Ray the Squirrel.

* CompanyCrossReferences: Bean has a framed photo of Bin from ''VideoGame/DynamiteDux'' in his capsule after doing some renovations, who was the primary inspiration for Bean and also his father according to ''VideoGame/FightersMegamix''[='=]s [[AllThereInTheManual official guide]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After Metal Sonic had gone through the trouble of capturing Amy's friends into capsules, it is the same device that he ends up being imprisoned in by the end of the one-shot.

** One of Amy's first friends to help her out on her journey is a blue Flicky, which doubles as a CallForward to the time she would help out a different blue Flicky find its family in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.

* SkewedPriorities: Bean has apparently taken to decorating his capsule's interior instead of trying to escape from it, confusing Ray.

* TarotTroubles: The plot kicks off when Amy draws what appears to be the Tarot card for Death (indicated by the Grim Reaper in the art), and while she nor anyone else dies, Metal Sonic arrives on the scene to try and capture her. Once she realizes Metal Sonic is on the move, she believes that Eggman is hatching another evil scheme.
* WingdingEyes: When Amy fears Sonic's been put in a capsule, her eyes briefly turn into Eggman symbols.

* ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay: The plant life on Eggman Island Zone are all apparently built by Eggman, with accidentally hurting herself on a fern she was trying to brush away.
* TheBusCameBack: With the exception of some characters like Knuckles, almost every single classic iteration of a character that first appeared in the 2021 ''Recap/SonicTheHedgehogIDW30thAnniversarySpecial'' make a return in this comic.
* ADayInTheLimelight: As indicated by the title, this one-shot is all about Amy Rose and her adventure in saving her friends. Sonic himself makes a few scant appearances in flashbacks or {{Imagine Spot}}s, and doesn't physically appear until near the end of the one-shot. Ray the Squirrel and Bark the Polar Bear likewise share the spotlight with her as her teammates.

** One of Amy's first friends to help her out on her journey is a blue Flicky, which doubles as a CallForward to the time she would help out a blue bird find its family in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.