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** Also, Chaos was depicted as the {{mutant}} form of another species before Sonic Channel, the franchise's Japanese website, officially declared that the Chaos of the games was a mutated chao.
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* HilariousInHindsight:
** Executives trashed the comics' initial characterisation of Amy and insisted on making her a more positive role model. Said original characterisation was downright uncanny to how the official games series would later depict her. Amy's post-change personality is also similar to her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' personality (which the games themselves started taking influence from starting with ''VideoGame/SonicForces'').
** Quite similarly, Charmy's in-universe annoying CloudCuckooLander personality is rather similar to how he is depicted ''{{VideoGame/SonicHeroes}}'' onwards. For extra points, the character whose temper he boils the most tends to be Vector in both depictions (even if the games dynamic isn't ''[[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther quite]]'' [[VitriolicBestBuds as contemptuous]]).
** Executives trashed the comics' initial characterisation of Amy and insisted on making her a more positive role model. Said original characterisation was downright uncanny to how the official games series would later depict her. Amy's post-change personality is also similar to her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' personality (which the games themselves started taking influence from starting with ''VideoGame/SonicForces'').
** Quite similarly, Charmy's in-universe annoying CloudCuckooLander personality is rather similar to how he is depicted ''{{VideoGame/SonicHeroes}}'' onwards. For extra points, the character whose temper he boils the most tends to be Vector in both depictions (even if the games dynamic isn't ''[[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther quite]]'' [[VitriolicBestBuds as contemptuous]]).
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* HilariousInHindsight:
** Executives trashedHilariousInHindsight: Despite being such a relatively obscure adaptation, ''Sonic the comics' initial characterisation of Amy Comic'' introduced many concepts and insisted on making her a more positive role model. Said original characterisation was downright uncanny to how the official games series would aspects that were eventually used by later depict her. Amy's post-change personality is also similar to her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' personality (which adaptations and even the games themselves started taking influence from starting with ''VideoGame/SonicForces'').
games, some by coincidence and others due to the comic serving as inspiration for later ''Sonic'' incarnations:
**Quite similarly, Charmy's in-universe annoying CloudCuckooLander personality is rather similar It characterized Tails as a CaptainObvious.
** It introduced its own version of Metal Knuckles before ''VideoGame/SonicR'' came out.
** Similarly, it portrayed the Chaotix similarly tohow he is depicted ''{{VideoGame/SonicHeroes}}'' onwards. their later characterizations in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' onwards: Vector was the leader and TheSmartGuy. Espio was the OnlySaneMan. Charmy was a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who gets on his teammates' nerves. For extra points, the character whose temper he boils the most tends to be Vector in both depictions (even if the games dynamic isn't ''[[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther quite]]'' [[VitriolicBestBuds as contemptuous]]).contemptuous]]). Charmy in this comic was also a prince, just like in Archie years later.
** It did [[SuperpoweredEvilSide an evil Super Sonic]] waaay before ''Anime/SonicX'' and ''Archie''. This character is also similar to VideoGame/SonicExe.
** While the designs differ greatly, it was the first piece of Sonic media to have Super Sonic's eye colour be red.
** It also showed Metal Sonic betraying Robotnik prior to ''Sonic Heroes''. Not only that, in his introduction, Metallix (Metal Sonic) declares "I was created to destroy you Sonic. It is my only purpose and I will never stop", which sounds like a paraphrasing of Metal Sonic's line in ''Heroes''; "Sonic... I was created for the sole purpose of destroying you".
** It had a Death Egg II before ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' came out. Though this one was mostly identical to the original one, and was created due to the original Death Egg being shown getting destroyed prior to the ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' adaptation, thus necessitating the introduction of a second one.
** It depicted Knuckles' ancestors as a highly advanced lost civilization years before Archie. It even had a villainous cyborg echidna in Dr. Zachary, predating Archie's Dark Legion. [[MadScientist Dr. Zachary]] would also serve as the inspiration for [[{{Expy}} Doctor Finitevus]] from the Archie comics, sharing many similarities to him in terms of appearance, character and history.
** Executives trashed
**
** It introduced its own version of Metal Knuckles before ''VideoGame/SonicR'' came out.
** Similarly, it portrayed the Chaotix similarly to
** It did [[SuperpoweredEvilSide an evil Super Sonic]] waaay before ''Anime/SonicX'' and ''Archie''. This character is also similar to VideoGame/SonicExe.
** While the designs differ greatly, it was the first piece of Sonic media to have Super Sonic's eye colour be red.
** It also showed Metal Sonic betraying Robotnik prior to ''Sonic Heroes''. Not only that, in his introduction, Metallix (Metal Sonic) declares "I was created to destroy you Sonic. It is my only purpose and I will never stop", which sounds like a paraphrasing of Metal Sonic's line in ''Heroes''; "Sonic... I was created for the sole purpose of destroying you".
** It had a Death Egg II before ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' came out. Though this one was mostly identical to the original one, and was created due to the original Death Egg being shown getting destroyed prior to the ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' adaptation, thus necessitating the introduction of a second one.
** It depicted Knuckles' ancestors as a highly advanced lost civilization years before Archie. It even had a villainous cyborg echidna in Dr. Zachary, predating Archie's Dark Legion. [[MadScientist Dr. Zachary]] would also serve as the inspiration for [[{{Expy}} Doctor Finitevus]] from the Archie comics, sharing many similarities to him in terms of appearance, character and history.
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** In this comic, Chaos's backstory was changed to being a member of the Drakon Empire, an alien race who created the Chaos Emeralds out of emeralds stolen from the Echidnas. in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', it turns out that [[spoiler:Chaos is related to an alien race who originally had the Chaos Emeralds, and in the process of fleeing from their destroyed homeworld, settled on Sonic's world when the Emeralds were drawn to the Master Emerald. This comic's version of the character ends up being simultaneously prophetic and completely off the mark.]]
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** It also preceded ''Sonic X'' in depicting Sonic's world and the Earth as two separate planets existing in the same continuity with travel between the two being possible.
** It depicted Amy as an ActionGirl before the games did it. Executives trashed the comics' initial characterization of Amy and insisted on making her a more positive role model, as said original characterization was downright uncanny to how the official games series would later depict her. Amy's post-change personality and fangirling of Sonic being heavily toned down is also similar to her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' personality (which the games themselves started taking influence from starting with ''VideoGame/SonicForces'').
** Prior to Shadow's introduction in the games, the franchise already had a [[TheStoic stoic]] [[TheRival rival]] to Sonic who suffers from amnesia and is obsessed with learning about his past in the form of this continuity's Knuckles. Said portrayal also precedes ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]], ''Sonic X'' and Archie in depicting Knuckles with a serious and tough personality.
** The saga with the Metal Sonic army in the Archie comics was a reference to the Brotherhood of Metallix in ''[=StC=]'', which was based on the same idea.
** Another storyline it did before Archie was Robotnik snapping and losing his sanity after too many defeats. However, Robotnik's imprisonment was made different in both continuities (if one counts [[=StC=]] - Online). In the continuation, Robotnik is locked away for the safety of Mobius, only for Dr. Zachary to free him. In the Archie comic, Snively locks Robotnik away for his own sanity and to heal his insanity, only for Robotnik to break out himself by accident, and be reimprisoned later on.
** It had a badnik who switched sides and decided to oppose Robotnik in Shortfuse the Cybernik, who preceded Gamma from Sonic Adventure.
** The Shanazar arc had Sonic visiting an Arabian setting before ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'' came out.
** In this continuity, Robotnik successfully takes over the world by having Sonic be sent six months into the future, allowing him to conquer Mobius in Sonic's absence. Come ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' in 2017 where the plot involves Eggman capturing Sonic and imprisoning him for six months, allowing him to successfully take over the world in his absence.
** The comic features a [[spoiler:cybernetic Tails]] that heavily resembles the one later used in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.
** In this comic,Chaos's Chaos' backstory was changed to being a member of the Drakon Empire, an alien race who created the Chaos Emeralds out of emeralds stolen from the Echidnas. in In ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', it turns out that [[spoiler:Chaos is related to an alien race who originally had the Chaos Emeralds, and in the process of fleeing from their destroyed homeworld, settled on Sonic's world when the Emeralds were drawn to the Master Emerald. This comic's version of the character ends up being simultaneously prophetic and completely off the mark.]]]]
** The comic came up with the "Fang uses fake names in order to cover his criminal activities" lore to explain Fang's [[InconsistentDub inconsistent name in the games' western localizations]] decades before ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars'' did the same.
** It depicted Amy as an ActionGirl before the games did it. Executives trashed the comics' initial characterization of Amy and insisted on making her a more positive role model, as said original characterization was downright uncanny to how the official games series would later depict her. Amy's post-change personality and fangirling of Sonic being heavily toned down is also similar to her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' personality (which the games themselves started taking influence from starting with ''VideoGame/SonicForces'').
** Prior to Shadow's introduction in the games, the franchise already had a [[TheStoic stoic]] [[TheRival rival]] to Sonic who suffers from amnesia and is obsessed with learning about his past in the form of this continuity's Knuckles. Said portrayal also precedes ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]], ''Sonic X'' and Archie in depicting Knuckles with a serious and tough personality.
** The saga with the Metal Sonic army in the Archie comics was a reference to the Brotherhood of Metallix in ''[=StC=]'', which was based on the same idea.
** Another storyline it did before Archie was Robotnik snapping and losing his sanity after too many defeats. However, Robotnik's imprisonment was made different in both continuities (if one counts [[=StC=]] - Online). In the continuation, Robotnik is locked away for the safety of Mobius, only for Dr. Zachary to free him. In the Archie comic, Snively locks Robotnik away for his own sanity and to heal his insanity, only for Robotnik to break out himself by accident, and be reimprisoned later on.
** It had a badnik who switched sides and decided to oppose Robotnik in Shortfuse the Cybernik, who preceded Gamma from Sonic Adventure.
** The Shanazar arc had Sonic visiting an Arabian setting before ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'' came out.
** In this continuity, Robotnik successfully takes over the world by having Sonic be sent six months into the future, allowing him to conquer Mobius in Sonic's absence. Come ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' in 2017 where the plot involves Eggman capturing Sonic and imprisoning him for six months, allowing him to successfully take over the world in his absence.
** The comic features a [[spoiler:cybernetic Tails]] that heavily resembles the one later used in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.
** In this comic,
** The comic came up with the "Fang uses fake names in order to cover his criminal activities" lore to explain Fang's [[InconsistentDub inconsistent name in the games' western localizations]] decades before ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars'' did the same.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: Despite being such a relatively obscure adaptation, ''Sonic the Comic'' introduced many concepts and aspects that were eventually used by later adaptations and even the games, some by coincidence and others due to the comic serving as inspiration for later ''Sonic'' incarnations:
** It characterized Tails as a CaptainObvious.
** Similarly, it portrayed the Chaotix similarly to their later characterizations in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' onwards:
*** Vector was the leader and TheSmartGuy.
*** Espio was the OnlySaneMan.
*** Charmy was a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who gets on his teammates' nerves.
*** Oh, and he was also a prince, just like in Archie years later.
** It did [[SuperpoweredEvilSide an evil Super Sonic]] waaay before ''Anime/SonicX'' and ''Archie''. This character is also similar to VideoGame/SonicExe.
** While the designs differ greatly, it was the first piece of Sonic media to have Super Sonic's eye colour be red.
** It also showed Metal Sonic betraying Robotnik prior to ''Sonic Heroes''.
** It had a Death Egg II before ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' came out. Though this one was mostly identical to the original one, and was created due to the original Death Egg being shown getting destroyed prior to the ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' adaptation, thus necessitating the introduction of a second one.
** It introduced [[MadScientist Dr. Zachary]], who [[{{Expy}} Doctor Finitevus]] from the Archie comics has many similarities to in terms of appearance, character and history.
** It depicted Knuckles' ancestors as a highly advanced lost civilization years before Archie. It even had a villainous cyborg echidna in Dr. Zachary, predating Archie's Dark Legion.
** It also preceded ''Sonic X'' in depicting Sonic's world and the Earth as two separate planets existing in the same continuity with travel between the two being possible.
** It depicted Amy as an ActionGirl before the games did it. In a twist of {{Irony}}, her characterisation prior to developing into one was also, much like Charmy, incredibly reminiscent of how the game series would later depict her.
** Prior to Shadow's introduction in the games, the franchise already had a [[TheStoic stoic]] [[TheRival rival]] to Sonic who suffers from amnesia and is obsessed with learning about his past in the form of this continuity's Knuckles. Said portrayal also precedes ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]], ''Sonic X'' and Archie in depicting Knuckles with a serious and tough personality.
** The saga with the Metal Sonic army in the Archie comics was a reference to the Brotherhood of Metallix in ''[=StC=]'', which was based on the same idea.
** Another storyline it did before Archie was Robotnik snapping and losing his sanity after too many defeats. However, Robotnik's imprisonment was made different in both continuities (if one counts [[=StC=]] - Online). In the continuation, Robotnik is locked away for the safety of Mobius, only for Dr. Zachary to free him. In the Archie comic, Snively locks Robotnik away for his own sanity and to heal his insanity, only for Robotnik to break out himself by accident, and be reinprisoned later on.
** It had a badnik who switched sides and decided to oppose Robotnik in Shortfuse the Cybernik, who preceded Gamma from Sonic Adventure.
** The Shanazar arc had Sonic visiting an Arabian setting before ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'' came out.
** In this continuity, Robotnik successfully takes over the world by having Sonic be sent six months into the future, allowing him to conquer Mobius in Sonic's absence. Come ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' in 2017 where the plot involves Eggman capturing Sonic and imprisoning him for six months, allowing him to successfully take over the world in his absence.
** Amy's fangirling of Sonic being heavily toned down also appears in her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' incarnation.
** It introduced its own version of Metal Knuckles before ''VideoGame/SonicR'' came out.
** The comic features a [[spoiler:cybernetic Tails]] that heavily resembles the one later used in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.
** In his introduction, Metallix (Metal Sonic) declares "I was created to destroy you Sonic. It is my only purpose and I will never stop", which sounds like a paraphrasing of Metal Sonic's line in Heroes, "Sonic... I was created for the sole purpose of destroying you".
** The comic came up with the "Fang uses fake names in order to cover his criminal activities" lore to explain Fang's [[InconsistentDub inconsistent name in the games' western localizations]] decades before ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars'' did the same.
** It characterized Tails as a CaptainObvious.
** Similarly, it portrayed the Chaotix similarly to their later characterizations in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' onwards:
*** Vector was the leader and TheSmartGuy.
*** Espio was the OnlySaneMan.
*** Charmy was a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who gets on his teammates' nerves.
*** Oh, and he was also a prince, just like in Archie years later.
** It did [[SuperpoweredEvilSide an evil Super Sonic]] waaay before ''Anime/SonicX'' and ''Archie''. This character is also similar to VideoGame/SonicExe.
** While the designs differ greatly, it was the first piece of Sonic media to have Super Sonic's eye colour be red.
** It also showed Metal Sonic betraying Robotnik prior to ''Sonic Heroes''.
** It had a Death Egg II before ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' came out. Though this one was mostly identical to the original one, and was created due to the original Death Egg being shown getting destroyed prior to the ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' adaptation, thus necessitating the introduction of a second one.
** It introduced [[MadScientist Dr. Zachary]], who [[{{Expy}} Doctor Finitevus]] from the Archie comics has many similarities to in terms of appearance, character and history.
** It depicted Knuckles' ancestors as a highly advanced lost civilization years before Archie. It even had a villainous cyborg echidna in Dr. Zachary, predating Archie's Dark Legion.
** It also preceded ''Sonic X'' in depicting Sonic's world and the Earth as two separate planets existing in the same continuity with travel between the two being possible.
** It depicted Amy as an ActionGirl before the games did it. In a twist of {{Irony}}, her characterisation prior to developing into one was also, much like Charmy, incredibly reminiscent of how the game series would later depict her.
** Prior to Shadow's introduction in the games, the franchise already had a [[TheStoic stoic]] [[TheRival rival]] to Sonic who suffers from amnesia and is obsessed with learning about his past in the form of this continuity's Knuckles. Said portrayal also precedes ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', [[Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie the OVA]], ''Sonic X'' and Archie in depicting Knuckles with a serious and tough personality.
** The saga with the Metal Sonic army in the Archie comics was a reference to the Brotherhood of Metallix in ''[=StC=]'', which was based on the same idea.
** Another storyline it did before Archie was Robotnik snapping and losing his sanity after too many defeats. However, Robotnik's imprisonment was made different in both continuities (if one counts [[=StC=]] - Online). In the continuation, Robotnik is locked away for the safety of Mobius, only for Dr. Zachary to free him. In the Archie comic, Snively locks Robotnik away for his own sanity and to heal his insanity, only for Robotnik to break out himself by accident, and be reinprisoned later on.
** It had a badnik who switched sides and decided to oppose Robotnik in Shortfuse the Cybernik, who preceded Gamma from Sonic Adventure.
** The Shanazar arc had Sonic visiting an Arabian setting before ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'' came out.
** In this continuity, Robotnik successfully takes over the world by having Sonic be sent six months into the future, allowing him to conquer Mobius in Sonic's absence. Come ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' in 2017 where the plot involves Eggman capturing Sonic and imprisoning him for six months, allowing him to successfully take over the world in his absence.
** Amy's fangirling of Sonic being heavily toned down also appears in her ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' incarnation.
** It introduced its own version of Metal Knuckles before ''VideoGame/SonicR'' came out.
** The comic features a [[spoiler:cybernetic Tails]] that heavily resembles the one later used in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''.
** In his introduction, Metallix (Metal Sonic) declares "I was created to destroy you Sonic. It is my only purpose and I will never stop", which sounds like a paraphrasing of Metal Sonic's line in Heroes, "Sonic... I was created for the sole purpose of destroying you".
** The comic came up with the "Fang uses fake names in order to cover his criminal activities" lore to explain Fang's [[InconsistentDub inconsistent name in the games' western localizations]] decades before ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars'' did the same.
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-->'''Robotnik:''' Keep your advice, old man! I like being evil and I don't need presents! I'm in charge! I've got power! [[spoiler:I've got... [[https://www.thegutterreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/STC5.jpg I've got... I've got no friends on Christmas Day...]]]]
-->'''Caption Box:''' ...and for the first time, [[spoiler:Robotnik realizes the ''true'' cost of his ways]].
-->'''Caption Box:''' ...and for the first time, [[spoiler:Robotnik realizes the ''true'' cost of his ways]].
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