History Recap / SonicTheHedgehogIDWAnnual2022

The third Annual special issue of the IDW Sonic series.

Features six stories focusing on various odd pairs of characters.

* PricelessPaperweight: In the first ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'', the Magic Carpet was considered the Babylonians' greatest invention and was the fabled treasure residing inside Babylon Garden (with Wave theorizing it was a prototype of what would become their Extreme Gear airboards). It's shown that Jet has kept it in his room, where it is draped over his barbell bench press set like it was a towel.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The sparring duel between Gemerl and Omega--two extremely powerful and stubborn combat robots--predictably escalates into a no-holds-barred grudge match that leaves them severely damaged (though still intact this time).

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- '''Guardians''': Unsure of whether or not to take a vacation from her guardian duties, Blaze has a heart-to-heart about them with Knuckles.

- '''Weapons''': Upon repairing the damage Omega and Gemerl sustained during the Metal Virus Saga, Tails sends them to spar in the woods, but the ensuing duel quickly gets out of hand.

- '''Hero Camp''': Orbot and Cubot try to scam Cream and the Sonic Fan Club with a fake summer camp.

- '''Future Growth''': Silver has returned from the future to help the Restoration harvest his garden, but he's deeply unsure of why he's there. Espio notices this and gives the time-traveler some advice.

- '''Another Grand Adventure for Jet the Hawk''': Jet confronts Whisper after one of her Wisps steals his lunch.

- '''Rough Patch''': Rough and Tumble have a falling-out and team up with Tangle and Rouge, respectively, to steal a Chaos Emerald from Jewel's museum.

!!The annual contains the following examples:
* ADayInTheLimelight: All six stories center on members of the comic's supporting cast, with Sonic, by contrast, making only cameos in "Guardians" and "Future Growth". Belle, on whom most prior post-Metal Virus stories had focused, is also limited to cameos in "Weapons" and "Future Growth".

* PaperThinDisguise: Orbot and Cubot wear only a few accessories for their scheme. Cream and the other kids fall for it anyhow...at least until the robots reveal they know nothing about smores.
* PricelessPaperweight: In the first ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' the Magic Carpet was considered the Babylonians' greatest invention and was the fabled treasure residing inside Babylon Garden (with Wave theorizing it was a primitive version of their Extreme Gear airboards). It's shown that Jet has kept it in his room, where it is draped over his barbell bench press set like it was a towel.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Tails scolds Gemerl and Omega for wrecking each other all over again just hours after he and Belle fixed them.

!!!The annual contains the following examples:

* ADayInTheSpotlight: All six stories center on members of the comic's supporting cast, with Sonic, by contrast, making only cameos in "Guardians" and "Future Growth".

** Blaze, Silver, and Jet return after being absent since the end of the Metal Virus Saga in Issues #31-32.
** Cream, Vanilla, Gemerl, Omega, and Rouge reappear after being absent since Issue #36.
** Whisper returns for the first time since she left the Restoration between Issues #44-45.
** Amy and Tangle reappear after not being seen since Issue #47. Jewel, who was last seen in the same issue, also has a small cameo in "Future Growth".

* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: Silver has been so used to always traveling to the past to save his future, he becomes uneasy over the notion of visiting his friends just... ''because''. Espio convinces him to relax and hope for the best, as the rest of the Restoration will have his back if he asks for it.

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!!! Tropes

* LoveIsAWeakness: Omega accuses Gemerl of losing his touch ever since he was tasked with protecting Cream's family and tries to convince him to ditch them to return to his full potential. Gemerl reminds Omega that he was designed to adapt and evolve, so leaving behind his family is unacceptable.

* IWarnedYou: Said verbatim by Omega when Tails calls out him and Gemerl for injuring each other