| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gotf_2008.jpeg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:This artwork was created around the [[ArtEvolution comic's first year]].]]'''''[[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/gallery/83636#/d13l3kj Ghosts of the Future]]''''' is a ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fan comic written and illustrated by Evan Stanley (''[[PromotedFanboy a]]'' writer and artist on the official ''Sonic'' comics, both [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie]] and [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW versions]]), co-written since issue 10 by Tom Campbell (aka Okida, the creator of ''Webcomic/SonicTheContinuation''), and colored since issue 18 by Reggie Graham (another IDW ''Sonic'' artist). It started on September 24, 2007. Presumably due to Evan Stanley being busy working on the official ''Sonic'' franchise, the comic has been in a quiet indefinite hiatus since January 7, 2021. |
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| 4 | It's 200 years after the deaths of Sonic and his best friends and the removal of the Chaos Emeralds from the main universe. Silver the Hedgehog is just an {{ordinary|HighSchoolStudent}} kid living in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco and working at a small Chinese restaurant in the FriendlyLocalChinatown, until he starts having strange dreams. Then he meets the immortal Shadow, who is being guided by the ghost of Sonic, and learns that he must now retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from TheMultiverse to [[SavingTheWorld prevent]] the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destruction of the main universe]]. Along the way, he will have to help Sonic's ghost confront his horrible memories, help Shadow overcome his guilt, and help himself deal with his feelings for his best friend and coworker, Blaze. They also encounter a centuries-long [[GovernmentConspiracy sinister project by a powerful force]]... |
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| 6 | The comics can all be found [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/gallery/ Evan Stanley's DeviantArt gallery]] and [[http://www.mgcomics.com/GOTF/ the Middle Ground]], a ''Sonic'' fancomic site. If you'd like the comics to be read along to, you can check out the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iiGVBAgwQ official motion comic version of the first two issues]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7NTyVklQtQlylQkghq7Bh_fOROLWPQ- these]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kSpEkqqSH2zdpPdSZiqlyHKkTEDapA5 fan]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU2aakIf_Cc dubs]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O80BYhsW9ic (another one)]]. |
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| 8 | Now has a [[Characters/GhostsOfTheFuture character]] and [[Recap/GhostsOfTheFuture recap page]]. |
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| 10 | Not to be confused with the ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' arc of the same name, ''[[Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm Ghosts of the Past]]'', or [[Literature/AChristmasCarol the Ghost of the Christmas Yet to Come]]. See also ''Webcomic/TheMurderOfMe'', another popular ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fancomic which is also a DarkFic with a supernatural flavor and starring the three hedgehogs as the protagonists. It is also created by a red-haired [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fan]], albeit named Gigi Dutreix, and Stanley is in fact best friends with them. |
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| 12 | !!Tropes of the Future: |
| 13 | !!!Please note that links to lore (aka WordOfGod) may have ''spoilers''. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned! |
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| 15 | * AbortedArc: The Storybook arc would've gone to ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'' and not ended so suddenly if it weren't for the fact it [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/109596651034/hi-evan-i-gotta-question-for-you-gotf-has-been was]] [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants improvised]] and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/152341880889/while-sonic-and-silver-were-roaming-through didn't drive the main plot]]. |
| 16 | --> '''Lea Kane''': Well. You see. The thing is. There's this trope. Called Aborted Arc. We were GONNA but it didn't fit in with how the plot ended up going so on the cutting room floor it goes. |
| 17 | * AllMythsAreTrue: [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow According to lore]], some concepts of several real-world mythologies are references to the Ancient Echidnas as the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] (FunnyAnimals in this comic). ([[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/174343911699/in-gotf-what-are-non-hybrid-humans-called-o For your information]], Earth's history in ''Ghosts of the Future'' is [[LikeRealityUnlessNoted nearly same as real history]].) |
| 18 | * AlternateUniverseFic: The comic takes place in a universe where Sonic and his friends are killed off and the Chaos Emeralds are erased from the timeline. TheMultiverse also shows up. |
| 19 | * AlternateSelf: Occasionally pops up. The ''Literature/ArabianNights'' world has [[TheMaker Schehrazade]] (Elise, actually in the [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds Lost Prologue]]), Ali Baba (Tails), Sinbad (Knuckles), Morgianna (Amy), [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Uhu (Shadow), Fouh (Blaze)]], and the [[EvilSorceress Sorceress of the Black Isle]] (Rouge). Moebius has Scourge (Sonic) and Antique (Tikal). [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166542995044/so-what-happened-to-sonics-other-friends According to lore]], Blaze has her canon counterpart in the Sol Dimension, the one who is briefly seen in a quick {{Flashback}} in issue 4. The ''Webcomic/SonicTheContinuation'' world has well-alive counterparts of Sonic and Eggman. |
| 20 | * {{Animesque}}: The first few issues are rendered in manga style and the humans in those issues have animesque eyes. |
| 21 | * AnyoneCanDie: The comic ''starts'' with [[DeathOfAChild Tails]] and Knuckles dead and keeps going from there. |
| 22 | * ApatheticCitizens: [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/153704544459/how-much-of-the-world-wouldve-been-destroyed-had According to lore]], citizens are in denial concerning fantastical disasters related to Chaos Energy due to their gradual development. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Reminds you of a common attitude towards]] [[ClimateChangeAllegory climate change?]] |
| 23 | * AppropriateAnimalAttire: Sonic is always an {{Accessory Wearing|CartoonAnimal}}, Silver wears accessories in issues 2, 14 and 15, and Shadow wears them since issue 16, but almost everyone else in any other circumstance (sans male characters in {{Flashback}}s to 200 years ago, including Shadow) is [[FullyDressedCartoonAnimal fully clothed]]. Even Shadow previously wore pants but not a shirt in the vein of WalkingShirtlessScene. Sonic also wears increasing amounts of jewelry, [[WordOfGod which correlates with how many Chaos Emeralds he has found]]. |
| 24 | --> ''(from [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-Shadow-character-final-73973254 Shadow's 2008 notes]])'' In this world's society, an animal going out with no clothes is like seeing someone in a clown suit; not illegal, but pretty weird. So, Shadow must now wear pants. |
| 25 | * ArmiesAreEvil: [[spoiler:When Nicole infiltrated it and took over, G.U.N. [[FaceHeelTurn turned]] into an evil military organization operating as the [[GovernmentConspiracy corrupt]] SecretPolice and serving only Nicole. Not only did they [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 raid the Space Colony ARK and kill almost everyone aboard]], but they're also responsible for the existence of Silver and his Hybrid family and friends, although only for their own malicious reasons. Their production involved manipulating human women, most of whom were impoverished and [[EvilColonialist from developing countries]], into [[DesignerBabies being the Hybrids' surrogate mothers]] under ''[[QuestionableConsent Questionable]]'' consent. They [[InternalRetcon suppressed all evidence of their misdeeds, as well as supernatural phenomena, from public knowledge]].]] |
| 26 | * ArtEvolution: The later issues of the comic don't look like the early ones. The first few issues look like an average attempt [[{{Animesque}} at manga]], before the series began evolving nice lineart, blended shading, and lighting starting at later pages of issue 4, and finally adapted a graphic novel quality at issue 10 that grew more attractive and well-done lineart, colors, and shading as time went on. Additionally, the characters shifted from overly humanoid proportions to canon ''Sonic'' proportions in the Special Stage section in issue 10. [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/126455337779/pastarrie-pastarrie-these-are-both-drawn-by Just look at this comparasion between the early art and the drastically improved later art.]] It evolved so much so that Evan Stanley, the creator, was [[PromotedFanboy hired by Archie]] to work on [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics their]] ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic]]'' [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics comic]], and later hired '''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW again]]''' by IDW. |
| 27 | * ArtShift: The cover and Special Zone scene in issue 10 uses visible pencil lineart [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-issue-10-page-12-325201542 (due to lack of time)]], way brighter colors, and softer shading to reflect the bright and dreamlike tone as contrasted to the rest of issue 10. |
| 28 | * AtomicFBomb: |
| 29 | ** An issue 2 extra comic, which retells the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3'' intro, has Sonic shout "'''Gawd dammit Knuckles!'''" when Knuckles stops his Super form and steals his green Chaos Emerald from him. |
| 30 | ** Issue 11 gives us a loud, [[PrecisionFStrike uncensored]] "'''Well, shit!'''" from Scourge. |
| 31 | ** Issue 14 has Shadow scream "'''DAMN!'''" when coming up for breath from the deep water pit. |
| 32 | * AuthorAppeal: Evan Stanley really likes ghosts, so this fan comic is a work of GhostFiction. |
| 33 | * BackstoryHorror: [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow The history of the Hybrids]], particularly the period 200 years ago, as explained in the lore is DarkerAndEdgier than the comic, which is already a DarkFic itself, to the point Evan Stanley attached a ContentWarning and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=b9tcd2k65789p1pglrd92nvr&page=461#comment-11524 refused to go into further detail]]. The origin of the Hybrids in modern times, [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they including Sonic and many other canon characters]], involves [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] exploiting human women, many of whom were poor and [[EvilColonialist from developing countries]], by recruiting them to [[DesignerBabies bear the Hybrids]] under the [[QuestionableConsent offer of free healthcare and pensions for them and their families]], so that [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] could have superpowered {{transhuman}}s to raise as {{Tyke Bomb}}s for wicked purposes. When the breeding program was exposed to the public and subsequently shut down, [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] discarded their Hybrids with little care, leaving them to be [[FantasticRacism discriminated by the humans]]. Finally, they [[InternalRetcon covered up the original history]] with an immensely abridged and {{Bowdlerised}} version. |
| 34 | --> '''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they Evan Stanley]]''': ...As you can see, this is all VERY off-tone for a story like GOTF. GOTF deals with some heavy themes, but they're on a more interpersonal level. Issues like personhood, civil rights, [[WouldHurtAChild child abuse]], and predjudice/racism [sic] just can't be an afterthought. This is more for me, understanding the behind-the-scenes logic of the world. |
| 35 | * BadFuture: {{Inverted}}. TheFuture Silver lives in is much better than the "present" Sonic lived in, where he and the Hybrids faced crushing FantasticRacism from the humans. |
| 36 | --> ''(from [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they this Tumblr post]])'' (Also happily, the situation is way, way better in Silver’s time. Not perfect, but lightyears better than Sonic's day) |
| 37 | * BellyMouth: The FusionDance of Light and Dark Gaia takes the form of a humanoid obese creature with a large fanged mouth in its belly. |
| 38 | %%* BigBad: [[spoiler: Nicole.]] |
| 39 | * BloodKnight: |
| 40 | ** Omega openly admits to hoping a plan will go wrong so he can fight some mooks. |
| 41 | ---> '''Omega''': I am detecting the approach of multiple [[spoiler: G.U.N.]] units. '''''Hopefully hostile.''''' ''(roof collapses, showing approaching robots)'' Things have gone '''''south.''''' ''(narrows eyes in glee)'' '''''Excellent.''''' |
| 42 | ** ''Sonic'' of all people becomes one whenever Badniks show up. At one point Tikal has to actually force him to stop attacking after he gets a little ''too'' excited in a battle; Sonic doesn’t even realize what he’s doing until she snaps him out of it. |
| 43 | * BloodyHorror: Played in full force at the DownerBeginning in issue 1 when we see Sonic covered in ugly bloody wounds and slowly dying and Tails' and Knuckles' corpses in blood puddles, in issue 3 when we see Tails' bloody corpse in more detail, in issue 8 when [[spoiler:Vennie is mauled by Metal Sonic and has blood leak out of her body and mouth]], in issue 9 when we see [[spoiler:the same Metal Sonic with bloodstains over him]], and in issue 17 when [[spoiler:Metallix [[ImpaledPalm impales Silver's hands]], which results in Silver spilling a gallon of blood over himself, the floor, and Blaze]]. |
| 44 | --> '''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/176197745404/ghosts-of-the-future-issue-17-pages-16-and-17 Evan Stanley]]''': ''(regarding the issue 17 incident)'' Oh, man… This was tough to draw. I’m not as bloodthirsty as I used to be. |
| 45 | * BreatherEpisode: After an intense string of {{Wham Episode}}s, issue 16 is a quiet, introspective story about the heroes remembering the people they've lost and reflecting on all that's happened. |
| 46 | %%* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: Even more than the actual game during the Sonic and the Secret Rings arc. |
| 47 | * CallBack: Many references are made to Sonic's previous adventures in the game series, especially ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings''. Intentional, as [[WordOfGod Evan Stanley]] said it's [[GenderBlenderName her]] favorite game. |
| 48 | * TheCameo: |
| 49 | ** Several characters from The Middle Ground, the webcomic site that hosts ''Ghosts'', appear as background characters. |
| 50 | ** The girl above Scourge in the cover of issue 11 [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/176362953389/oh-right-no-shes-not-one-of-mine-thats-meg is supposed to be]] a Hybrid version of Meg Finn from ''Literature/TheWishList'', one of Stanley's favorite books. |
| 51 | * CensorShadow: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle's]] ''[[FullFrontalAssault naked]]'' [[spoiler:[[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]]]] has a shadow covering up the groin, though her breasts are uncovered and ''uncensored'', albeit the nipples are rudimentary to the point they look like simple bumps). |
| 52 | * CreatorCameo: Evan's echid-fox persona briefly appears at the Gold Ring Chinese restaurant in issue 8. |
| 53 | * CreatorProvincialism: ''Ghosts of the Future'' usually takes place both in or near the Bay Area in California, where Evan Stanley grew up and lives in. Specifically, the several early issues take place in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, and Silver's family's home and [[spoiler:mansion]] [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/620785040660578304/so-like-im-super-late-to-the-party-but-i-stayed-up are confirmed]] to be located near Brookdale, Santa Cruz Country (Stanley specifically grew up in Santa Cruz) and Half Moon Bay respectively. |
| 54 | * ContinuityCavalcade: The headquarters of [[spoiler:the New Chaotix]] is littered with numerous items, gadgets, and robots from past ''Sonic'' games. |
| 55 | * {{Crossover}}: Issue 17 and 18 are a cross-over between ''Ghosts of the Future'' and ''Webcomic/SonicTheContinuation'', a ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' fancomic by Okida, ''Ghosts'''s co-writer. |
| 56 | * CurseCutShort: Another Character Interrupts example. In issue 15, Scourge calls Antique a "'''''crazy [[PrecisionFStrike bit--]]'''''" and is interrupted by Silver. Silver's speech bubble covers up most of the "bit--". |
| 57 | %%* CuteLittleFangs: Many of the main characters are shown with these from time to time. |
| 58 | * DarkFic: The fancomic is noticeably more depressing and sometimes [[BloodierAndGorier grislier]] than the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' canon, [[DownerBeginning beginning]] with Sonic and his friends being bloodily massacred by a mind-controlled Shadow and following that up with the trauma and guilt Sonic's ghost and Shadow suffer. The fancomic features content inappropriate for children to accompany the darkness, such as mild profanity,[[PrecisionFStrike occasionally stronger]] profanity, and sexual innuendo. There's even rudimentary [[NippleAndDimed partial nudity]]. |
| 59 | --> '''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/152340297659/what-made-you-want-to-start-gotf-i-apologize-if Evan Stanley]]''': Back then I didn’t [know I probably can't do that better]. That’s what got me started on fancomics; I looooved the bigger, darker fancomics on Sonic Verse Team, Platform/DeviantArt, and the original Summer of Sonic website. Combine that with lingering hype for [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'s plot and and [sic] [[AuthorAppeal themes from some of my fave stories in general]], and [[InspirationForTheWork what GOTF would come to be formed]]. |
| 60 | * DeathOfAChild: Tails is {{blood|yHorror}}ily killed at [[DownerBeginning the very beginning]]. We then get a look at his ''gruesome corpse'' when Sonic tearfully thinks about how he failed to save an eight-year-old child. |
| 61 | * DePower: [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/152092201989/how-did-silvers-parents-get-involved-in-the-whole Due to]] the [[MugglePower discrimination of Chaos-mutated (read: superpowered) Hybrids]], Silver and [[spoiler:Vennie]] had their powers suppressed as babies and would not have them re-enabled until their teenage years. Blaze's power was suppressed via removal of her forehead gem after she [[spoiler:[[{{Matricide}} accidentally killed her mother]] as a young child]]. |
| 62 | * DetailHoggingCover: The covers of the later issues are incredibly shaded to look realistic ([[https://www.mgcomics.com/GOTF/gotf_issue_14_cover_by_evanstanley-d9p6owb.jpg here's an example]]), while the comic has graphic-novel-standard coloring and shading. |
| 63 | * DistantPrologue: The story opens with Sonic losing against Eggman and becoming a spirit, then skips ahead 200 years to the present day. |
| 64 | * DownerBeginning: The comic starts off with Sonic and his bestest friends being {{blood|yHorror}}ily [[PlotTriggeringDeath massacred]] by a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled Shadow]]. |
| 65 | * DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: The intro, and a [[RecurringDreams recurring dream]] for Silver in chapter 1. |
| 66 | %%* EldritchLocation: |
| 67 | %%** All the Special Zones are depicted as utterly bizarre and alien. |
| 68 | %%** [[spoiler:Moebius]] has become one, thanks to [[spoiler:Scourge's EldritchAbomination master]]. |
| 69 | %%** Angel Island has turned into [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/152343237669/did-sonic-and-shadow-ever-go-back-to-where-it-all one]] from being warped by Chaos Energy. |
| 70 | * TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What will happen if the Chaos Emeralds aren't returned to the mortal realm. Specifically, the whole universe will basically break and ''[[ApocalypseHow/ClassX4 stop working]]''. |
| 71 | * EvilColonialist: [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] exploited human women in developing countries by offering them free healthcare and pensions, which were extremely valuable in those areas, for them and their loved ones, [[QuestionableConsent if, in exchange, they decided]] to bear [[HalfHumanHybrid human-animal Hybrids]]. |
| 72 | * EvilutionaryBiologist: [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] wanted to have superpowered {{transhuman}}s to use as weapons for their immoral causes and settled on the DesignerBaby route, so they created artificial sperm [[MagicGenetics mutated with Chaos Energy]] and impregnated human women who had given ''[[QuestionableConsent dubious]]'' consent, in order to produce the Hybrids. |
| 73 | %%* EyeColourChange: Happens sometimes. [[spoiler: Specifically when Sonic briefly takes over Silver's body to save him and with Metal Sonic... for some reason.]] |
| 74 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:The entire G.U.N. organization has been corrupted into a [[ArmiesAreEvil tyrannical military force]] by Nicole after she infiltrated and took control of them.]] |
| 75 | * FanDisservice: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle's [[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]]]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/121227600/1056069358 is intended]] to evoke this effect. She's [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] with uncovered breasts not affected by the CensorShadow, but the overly muscular, masculine body makes the form disturbing rather than arousing. |
| 76 | * FantasticRacism: According to lore, after [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] shut down their [[EvilutionaryBiologist breeding program]], Hybrids, being {{Designer|Babies}} {{Tyke Bomb}}s, had a long and hard time integrating into human society. They were mainly treated as second-class citizens, or [[{{Dehumanization}} "little better than dangerous animals"]], with the only lucky ones being kids who were HappilyAdopted by families who did not dehumanize them, like what happened to Tails and Amy. While different countries offered different experiences, the United States offered an experience that is reminiscent of their real history of immigration and racism. While Sally Acorn led a Hybrid rights activists group that her ''[=SatAM=]'' friends were part of, Sonic's heroism was what helped highlight and lower the fantastic discrimination towards Hybrids. |
| 77 | * FullFrontalAssault: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle]] fights Sonic in her naked [[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]]. |
| 78 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: |
| 79 | ** Sonic's funny-looking surprised face in the second flashback in issue 15 when [[spoiler:Rouge interrupts Shadow's plan to flee the New Chaotix]]. |
| 80 | ** Vennie's silly BlackBeadEyes emoji-like face in the background of the [[spoiler:party scene]] in issue 16. |
| 81 | * FriendlyLocalChinatown: Silver and Blaze work at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown. ([[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165137802354/how-old-was-silver-when-he-moved-out-of-his To be precise]], Silver is participating in a hands-on {{homeschool|edKids}} project.) |
| 82 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: There are some people you don't want to upset. [[spoiler: Such as Sonic...]] |
| 83 | * GoshDangItToHeck: "DO YOU '''FRUITCAKES''' [[https://www.mgcomics.com/GOTF/index.php?ep=1271472640 HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TIME IS IS?"]] |
| 84 | * GovernmentConspiracy: [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]]'s [[EvilutionaryBiologist breeding program]] was kept a secret, until it was exposed to the public. Then they [[TreacheryCoverUp covered it up]] again by suppressing the original history of the Hybrids. In general, G.U.N. is operating as the SecretPolice under Nicole. |
| 85 | * GratuitousForeignLanguage: In issue 7, Shadow says an Arabic-sounding phrase in phonetic language, "Y falazas, i ees serak! Y falazas i ees serak!" (at least "i ees serak" is Arabic for "is stolen"), which is based on a summoning chant used in both ''[[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Sonic Storybook]]'' games. Evan Stanley [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/160979375/4747256136 stated]] that her present self would be more sensitive about using gratuitous foreign language she isn't familiar with. |
| 86 | * GratuitousJapanese: Issue 10 is titled "Masakatsu Agatsu" ("True Victory; Self Victory").[[note]]In fact, it's one of the aikido concepts, and Evan has [[WriteWhatYouKnow taken aikido classes]].[[/note]] |
| 87 | * GratuitousSpanish: |
| 88 | ** "Mi casa"[[note]]"My house"[[/note]] appears twice inside a frame in the Chaotix Detective Agency in issue 12. |
| 89 | ** Issue 16: "Luces en mi Sombre"[[note]]"Lights in my Shadow"[[/note]], appropriately for how the issue is centered around the Day of the Dead. |
| 90 | *** This conversation within (Sonic and Shadow are fluent in Spanish [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/189985632309/wait-a-minute-how-does-this-version-of-sonic due to them hiding in]] Latin America for a while; in Shadow's confirmed case, [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/139408336244/gotf-sonic-also-why-is-shads-good-at-spanish-of approximately a century]]): |
| 91 | ---> '''Shadow''': ¡Vamos! Sólo uno de nosotros puedo volar, y no soy yo.[[note]]Come on! One one of us here can fly, and it’s not me.[[/note]] |
| 92 | ---> '''Sonic''': No sé...[[note]]I dunno…[[/note]] |
| 93 | ---> '''Shadow''': ¡Maldita sea, Sonic! ¡Esta fue tu idea! [[note]]Dammit, Sonic! This was your idea![[/note]] |
| 94 | ---> '''Sonic''': Sí, pero... ¿Sera demasiado? [[note]]Yes, but... Will it be too?[[/note]] |
| 95 | ---> '''Shadow''': Si lo es, da igual.[[note]]If it is, it does not matter.[[/note]] It's a '''''party.''''' Quit worrying and enjoy it. |
| 96 | ---> '''Silver''': Guys...? It's 4 in the morning and you're arguing over flowers '''''[[LampshadeHanging in Spanish.]]''''' Just, like, '''''why?!''''' |
| 97 | ---> '''Sonic''': '''''What?''''' Oh--force'a habit here. |
| 98 | *** In issue 16, Sonic tells Shadow to "callate"[[note]]"shut up"[[/note]] when he notices [[ShipTease Sonic and Tikal together]] and smirks. |
| 99 | ** In issue 18, Shadow speaks Spanish to Fleetway Sonic. |
| 100 | ---> '''Shadow''': Sonic, no quiero charlar con este... '''''impostor'''''. Si puedes escucharme, dame una señal.[[note]]Sonic, I don't want to chat with thi ... '''''imposter'''''. If you can hear me, give me a sign.[[/note]] |
| 101 | ---> '''Fleetway Sonic''': '''''"Imposter?"''''' You calling me a '''''faker''''', faker? [[CallBack I'll show you]] who's [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 the fake hedgehog]] around here! |
| 102 | * HalfHumanHybrid: The FunnyAnimal characters here are essentially {{Transhuman}}-type human-animal hybrids created as the result of [[MagicGenetics gene mutations by Chaos Energy]]. In fact, they are called Hybrids in-universe. They were first created with gradual BioAugmentation by the "Ancient Echidnas", and then as an [[ArtificialHuman Artifical Hedgehog]] and DesignerBabies with LegoGenetics by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to be superpowered {{Tyke Bomb}}s. |
| 103 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: [[spoiler:The [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway Sonic and Omni-Viewer]] ]] show up during one of the expeditions into the Special Zone, having their own adventure while our heroes search for a Chaos Emerald. |
| 104 | %%* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Eggman in issue 1, after the mind-control device he had on Shadow was destroyed. He gets his {{neck snap}}ped by Shadow. |
| 105 | * HolidayEpisode: Issue 16 is themed after the Day of the Dead. To top it off, it was published from October 1 to November 1 on a much faster Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule. |
| 106 | * HumanityIsInfectious: Not humanity, but the same basic principle; [[spoiler:being powered up by Sonic’s spirit has the unexpected side effect of granting Metal Sonic self-awareness and morality.]] |
| 107 | * HumanlikeHandAnatomy: Taken to the next level beyond ''Sonic'', for the fact that the Hybrids have humanlike ''nails'', most of the time. |
| 108 | * HumanlikeFootAnatomy: Similar to [[HumanLikeHandAnatomy their hands]], they have humanlike feet with humanlike nails, generally. |
| 109 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Blaze is furious upon learning how many secrets Silver has been keeping from her, [[spoiler:despite her being a member of the New Chaotix and [[NeverMyFault keeping just as many secrets]] from ''him''.]] Silver calls her out on this and she admits that he's right. They both agree to never keep secrets from each other again. |
| 110 | * ImpaledPalm: In issue 17, [[spoiler:Metallix grabs ahold of Silver's hands and impales them with his sharp thumbs. [[BloodyHorror Plenty of blood flows.]]]] |
| 111 | * InternalRetcon: [[spoiler: Nicole has G.U.N.]] suppress anything from public knowledge if it interferes with her GovernmentConspiracy. Examples include: |
| 112 | ** According to lore and issue 17, [[spoiler:[[TreacherousCoverUp G.U.N.]]]] suppressed the original history of the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] (Ancient Echidnas, [[EvilutionaryBiologist Project Shadow]], FantasticRacism against the Hybrids, Sonic and co's adventures and fights against Eggman), because of "that [[spoiler:'''[[BigBad Nicole]]''']] lady pulling their strings" and only provided a highly {{Bowdlerized}} and simplified version, with all of the repugnant and horrific parts edited out, for the people to learn. Only the [[spoiler:New Chaotix, including Silver's parents]], as well as Sonic, Shadow, and Tikal, know some of the true history each. Sonic is furious about [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s cover-up of the original history of the Hybrids and will talk your head off about Hybrid rights aggressively whenever he gets an opportunity. |
| 113 | ** [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/152042077509/crazy-headcanon-question-how-light-and-dark-gaia also covered up]] the existence of supernatural forces, allowing religions to survive. |
| 114 | * IllKillYou: The Sorceress screams this in large, bold italics at Silver when [[spoiler:the Chaos Emerald is teleported suddenly to Silver thanks to Schehrazade's [[RealityWarper writing]]]]. |
| 115 | %%* IThinkYouBrokeHim: Silver's reaction after Amy's Secret Rings look-a-like shows up and Sonic faints. |
| 116 | * KilledOffForReal: Amy, Knuckles, and Tails are dead before the comic even starts. Eggman dies shortly after via a NeckSnap from Shadow. [[spoiler:Rouge and Omega]] are eventually revealed to have died [[spoiler:at Moebius]] at some point. [[spoiler:Scourge and Antique]] aren't ''explicitly'' shown dying, but the ending of issue 15 [[KilledOffscreen pretty much assures they do]]. Likewise, [[spoiler:a flashback reveals Fiona was killed in the past as well.]] |
| 117 | %%* TheLastDJ: Rouge and Omega effectively become this for [[spoiler:G.U.N., after Nicole takes it over.]] |
| 118 | * LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: Humans and [[HalfHumanHybrid human-animal Hybrids]] co-exist. Eggman the human is shown in the first issue and Maria and the Commander are referenced to in the comic. Issue 8 shows a few human characters as cameos, one who is a LittleBitBeastly. Issue 16 shows plenty of humans and some Hybrids together in a {{Flashback}}. [[FantasticRacism They didn't get along at first]], as the BackstoryHorror shows. |
| 119 | * LocationThemeNaming: The Erin children are named after real Italian locations. Venice and Sicily are two examples, and did you know [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Silver's real name]] is [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/179350444539/hey-evan-i-remember-back-in-the-early-chapters-on Florence]]? |
| 120 | * TheLostLenore: Sonic clearly misses Amy and regrets not being able to save her, even apologizing to her ''Literature/ArabianNights'' counterpart. However, he’s begun to move on from it. [[spoiler:Shadow is also devastated by his loss of Rouge when he finds out [[TakenForGranite what happened to her]]. Big points go to Scourge's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone heaps of remorse]] for making a DealWithTheDevil and losing everyone, including Fiona, all because he slapped her.]] |
| 121 | * MagicGenetics: According to lore, Hybrids were created by mutating genes with Chaos Energy to have extraordinary superpowered abilities that could be useful for [[spoiler:[[EvilutionaryBiologist G.U.N.]]]]. |
| 122 | * TheMagicGoesAway: After the Chaos Emeralds were sent away from Earth, the number of Hybrids born with special abilities dropped to almost nothing, and if they aren't brought back, the universe will essentially grind to a [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt screeching halt]]. |
| 123 | * MatureAnimalStory: Yes, ''Ghosts of the Future'' may star your favorite FunnyAnimal characters from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', but it's a comic for older ''Sonic'' fans and a DarkFic, with bloodshed, ([[PrecisionFStrike usually]]) mild profanity, sexual innuendo, and [[NippleAndDimed partial nudity]] (albeit tame-looking) to prove it. Not to mention the BackstoryHorror: It's revealed that the creation of the modern FunnyAnimals, or [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]], (yes, they were {{transhuman}} {{Designer Bab|y}}ies) was made possible through the manipulation of human women by offering them and their loved ones free healthcare and pensions [[QuestionableConsent if they consented to bear the Hybrids]]. |
| 124 | * MercyKill: [[spoiler:Shadow's ''Literature/ArabianNights'' counterpart, Uhu, is forced to do this to Blaze's counterpart, Fouh, by [[SlashedThroat slitting her throat]], much to Silver's horror. Sonic tries to reassure him by pointing out the ''Arabian Nights'' world is basically fake, but Silver isn't entirely convinced.]] |
| 125 | * TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: In issue 18, when Fleetway Sonic passes by a mirror, Sonic's ghost is seen in the mirror, showing he is [[DemonicPossession possessing]] his Fleetway counterpart. |
| 126 | * ModernStasis: The world 200 years in the past and in Silver's timeline doesn't look all that different, with similar architecture and technology. |
| 127 | * MomentKiller: In issue 14, [[spoiler:after Blaze confesses to Silver about her powers, Silver and Blaze share a tearjerking hug and spend time together alone, until Scourge sneaks up onto them.]] |
| 128 | --> '''Scourge''': Oh, don't let me stop you! By the by, you blew it kid. Shoulda gone for a kiss. |
| 129 | * MonochromePast: Sonic and Shadow's {{Flashback}}s are rendered in grayscale, except for the end of the flashback in issue 16 which signifies Shadow warming up to Sonic's idea of a Day of the Dead celebration. [[spoiler:Scourge and Fiona's flashback]] in issue 15 is rendered in yellow monochrome. |
| 130 | * MoodWhiplash: In issue 15, [[spoiler:Shadow comes across the petrified and slightly broken remains on Rouge and Omega in Moebius,]] which is sad. The flashback then plays which shows off a string of funny faces and Omega's funny line. Okida even {{lampshade}}s this in the excerpt from the writer's chatlog. |
| 131 | --> '''Okida''': And here I get back to making witty observations. Behold the page of [[MoodWhiplash tone whiplash]]. Look at [[spoiler:Rouge's frozen face]], then immediately look at Vector's face at the bottom. Then feel your emotions bounce like a yoyo. |
| 132 | * MugglePower: [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/152092201989/how-did-silvers-parents-get-involved-in-the-whole According to lore]], in present day, Chaos-muted (aka superpowered) Hybrids are considered dangerous and thus discriminated against, so Silver's and [[spoiler:Vennie]]'s powers were [[DePower suppressed]]. |
| 133 | * TheMultiverse: The Special Zone permits travel between realities in the Multiverse. The characters travel to [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Moebius]] and later encounter [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic the Fleetway version of Sonic]].]] |
| 134 | * MythologyGag: Metal Sonic's gradual change into [[spoiler:Shard]] reflects a similar character arc that the original Metal Sonic from the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie comics]] underwent. |
| 135 | ** [[spoiler:Fleetway Sonic and the Omni-Viewer]] use British accents and slang, alluding to the fact that they originate from [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic a British comic]]. |
| 136 | %%* NeckSnap: How Shadow kills Eggman for revenge. |
| 137 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Despite Sonic and Shadow doing regular ceromonies, plenty of disasters related to Chaos Energy have happened [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/153704544459/how-much-of-the-world-wouldve-been-destroyed-had "because Sonic and Shadow aren’t that good at their job…"]] |
| 138 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:If Nicole hadn't tried to use Sonic's ghost as a power source for Metal Sonic, Metal likely wouldn't have been ''capable'' of his HeelFaceTurn, let alone willing to do it.]] |
| 139 | * NippleAndDimed: {{Downplayed}} in issue 6, in which [[spoiler:the Sorceress']] [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] [[OneWingedAngel Darkwing transformation]] shows her nipples, which look more like plain bumps due to lack of detail. |
| 140 | * NoSell: [[spoiler:Nicole's]] mind controlling [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]] can be no-selled if a spirit is already possessing the victim, as discovered when [[spoiler:Sonic stopped her from controlling Shadow by doing just that.]] |
| 141 | * NothingIsFunnier: During the mansion search montage in issue 16, Tikal can be seen looking into the toilet. We never see what's in there, but she's visibly surprised. |
| 142 | * OfficialCouple: |
| 143 | ** Vector and Vanilla, [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166542995044/so-what-happened-to-sonics-other-friends according]] [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/tagged/also-yes-Vanilla-and-Vector-get-married-in-GOTF to lore]]. |
| 144 | ** [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/180598315804/assumption-you-havehad-a-sonic-oc-you-shipped Also]], [[spoiler:[[{{Robosexual}} Sicily]] and Metal Sonic]]. |
| 145 | * OhMyGods: |
| 146 | ** Tikal is the only one to invoke Chaos' name, which is a common usage of this trope in ''Sonic'' fanworks. Others simply invoke God's name, except for Sonic who uses [[GoshDangItToHeck minced oaths]] [[https://twitter.com/SpiritSonic/status/1239264299907813376 "because he's a Good Boy"]]. |
| 147 | ** Sonic says "Judas '''''Preist''''' [sic]" in issue 6. |
| 148 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 149 | ** [[spoiler:Nicole's]] FauxAffablyEvil demeanor has broken exactly once: [[spoiler:when Shadow managed to NoSell her mind control attempt]]. |
| 150 | %%* OddCouple: Shadow and Sonic's ghost. |
| 151 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: Much information about ghosts in this work of GhostFiction are found in the lore. |
| 152 | ** Typical ghosts, such as the one of Sonic, are known as Chaos Spirits and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/615230052636999680/i-stumbled-upon-your-fan-comic-gotf-and-i-have-a are created]] either through a special Chaos Control ritual (Sonic, Tikal, Antique) or by dying while filled with Chaos Energy ([[spoiler:Vennie, Scourge]]), which makes them extremely rare. A creation of a Chaos Spirit usually destroys the physical body to prevent {{Doppelganger}} situations, but Tikal and [[spoiler:Vennie]] still have theirs.[[note]]While [[spoiler:Vennie's ghost can [[AstralProjection enter and repossess her physical body]]]], Tikal cannot, as the brain's higher functions are permanently damaged.[[/note]] |
| 153 | ** Chaos Spirits [[SupernaturalLight glow like usual]] and have the usual abilities of {{Flight}}, {{Invisibility}}, {{Intangibility}}[[note]]Chaos Spirits are [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165177346019/of-all-the-characters-if-any-whose-the-singer-of semi-tangible by default]], which means things can fall from them if they're not careful[[/note]], and [[DemonicPossession Possession]], but Sonic gains more jewelry for every Chaos Emerald he gains and can [[spoiler:unleash bursts of energy to dissipate Scourge's spirit temporarily]]. Chaos Spirit can alternate between normal feet and FogFeet (with the exception of [[spoiler:Vennie's ghost]], who remains with FogFeet permanently) and transform into an orb of light. |
| 154 | ** Chaos Spirits are [[spoiler:[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166479437144/ah-ha-but-is-the-spirit-actually-them-or-is actually copies]] of the original body's brain and nervous system rendered in Chaos Energy (or [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166593278219/kk-so-quickie-if-scourges-ghost-is-from-a in Scourge's case]], Moebius' counterpart, Anarchy Energy), and [[MesACrowd infinite perfect copies]] can [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166492521034/so-since-all-the-chaos-spirits-are-copies-does be made]] of them.]] |
| 155 | ** Unlike typical ghosts in fiction, Chaos Spirits [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166478407219/so-is-she-a-ghost-on-earth-forever-or-would-she are not permanent]], though they usually last [[LongLived a few thousand years]]. When nearing their end, [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165300288279/can-sonic-or-shadow-actually-diebe-destroyed-i they start]] very, very slowly turning into {{Soulless Shell}}s by losing their memory, then [[LossOfIdentity their sense of identity]], then their physical identity, and then finally their sentience, and finally dissolve back to Chaos Energy at their end. Their period can be shortened by repeated mental stress (a DespairEventHorizon can outright [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/177646649649/woah-how-can-you-kill-a-ghost "kill" them]]) and injury (known as "peeling" or "fraying"). |
| 156 | ** [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/617126345934340096/gotf-ask-you-explained-how-guardian-ghosts-work For the other ghosts]], the [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sandopolis]] Ghosts are lesser guardian ghosts created by the ancient Echidnas and have become {{Soulless Shell}}s, and [[WebAnimation/SonicNightOfTheWerehog Lah, Su, Uh]] are accidental ghosts of humans who died while filled with Chaos Energy and have UnfinishedBusiness. |
| 157 | * OurSoulsAreDifferent: [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/614028401413652481/could-someone-potentialy-in-the-gotfverse-go-back According to lore]], souls are what make up a person's life experience and can be made into an entity (aka ghosts). Like ghosts, they are not permanent. |
| 158 | --> I call this segment [[AuthorFilibuster “let’s talk about Evan’s personal spiritual beliefs thinly disguised as Sonic fan-lore"]] |
| 159 | * OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: |
| 160 | ** Sonic's [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed werehog]] form makes a brief appearance. |
| 161 | ** [[spoiler:Silver's mom]] is able to turn into a werehog at will thanks to a mysterious artifact she found years ago. |
| 162 | * PietaPlagiarism: At the end of the ''[[VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings Secret Rings]]'' arc, [[spoiler:Uhu cradles Fouh's corpse after {{Mercy Kill}}ing her]]. |
| 163 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: It all starts with a mind-controlled Shadow killing off Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy... |
| 164 | * PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:When she was young, Blaze had zero control of her powers and they would flare up whenever she got too emotional. Her mother died in one of the fires she inadvertently started.]] |
| 165 | * PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler:Nicole uses Sonic's first spirit as a makeshift power source for Metal Sonic, which has the unintended effect of [[HumanityIsInfectious giving Metal Sonic a conscience]].]] |
| 166 | * PrecisionFStrike: |
| 167 | ** In issue 6, Uhu calls the Sorceress a "'''''Bitch''''' [sic]" when she reveals that she has [[spoiler:[[BrainwashedAndCrazy enslaved Fouh under her control]]]]. This is strong for a comic which generally uses mild profanity. |
| 168 | ** Scourge [[FlippingTheBird Flips the Bird]] to Silver in issue 10 and to his "boss" in issue 15. |
| 169 | ** In issue 11, Scourge [[AtomicFBomb shouts]] "'''Well, shit!'''" uncensored, upon finding Shadow fighting Metal Sonic. This is way strong for a comic which usually censors strong profanity with SymbolSwearing. |
| 170 | ** In issue 15, Scourge calls Antique a "'''''crazy''''' '''''[[CurseCutShort bit--]]'''''". Also in issue 15, Vennie calls Silver a "dink", which is synonmous with "dick" in both definitions. |
| 171 | ** The earlier version of issue 15 has Scourge calling Vennie's plan "'''''shitty'''''" without any censor, which still can be found on the Middle Ground. The later version censors this with SymbolSwearing. |
| 172 | * QuestionableConsent: Type A example. [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow According]] to [[BackstoryHorror lore]], [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] recruited a myriad of human women for their breeding program by offering them a few months of free healthcare and pensions for them and their families. Most of the women were poor and [[EvilColonialist from developing countries]]. The fact that many of them were impoverished and desperate for the valuables, the sentence "This [their feelings about the program] changed as they learned just what was being done to them.", and [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s evil in general tells that while they did give consent, it wasn't of okay standards. |
| 173 | * RecursiveCanon: ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165138625209/since-you-write-silver-as-the-biggest-fucking-nerd are]] unlicensed political {{satire}} comics in-universe from Sonic's days. Also, [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165177346019/of-all-the-characters-if-any-whose-the-singer-of most of Sonic's music]] are Music/Crush40 songs. ("All Hail Shadow" was meant to be completely sarcastic and annoy Shadow.) |
| 174 | * TheRemnant: After Sonic and his friends die, the few heroes left (Rouge, Omega, the Chaotix, and Big) [[spoiler:form the New Chaotix, a group of freedom fighters secretly battling Nicole and G.U.N. Silver's parents, Blaze, and her dad are all members of it.]] |
| 175 | * RunningGag: Silver never seems to be allowed proper pants when attempting to retrieve a Chaos Emerald. |
| 176 | ** ''[[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/art/GOTF-issue-2-page-12-70506571 Sonic 2006]]'' [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/art/GOTF-issue-2-page-12-70506571 outfit]] |
| 177 | ** [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/art/GOTF-issue-4-page-09-76528962 A skirt/kilt]] |
| 178 | ** [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/art/GOTF-issue-7-page-17-162117944 Dinosaur-print boxer shorts]] |
| 179 | ** [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-issue-10-page-12-325201542 His Secret Freedom Fighters outfit]] ({{lampshaded}} in [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/30849965279/issue-10-page-12-phew-somehow-i-managed-to the pages's Tumblr post]]) |
| 180 | %%* SecretPolice: [[spoiler:G.U.N. has become this for Nicole.]] |
| 181 | * SeriousBusiness: [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/art/GOTF-issue-7-page-24-181191333 Ice cream.]] |
| 182 | -->'''Shadow:''' [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/art/GOTF-issue-7-page-21-172984645 More flavors. Better toppings.]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome Perhaps even... HOT FUDGE.]] |
| 183 | * ShipTease: Silver with Blaze, and [[AgeGapRomance Sonic with Tikal]] (the pothole to Age Gap Romance is according to [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/617153708146491392/how-old-are-the-gotf-cast-especially-vinnie-and this lore post]]; it should be noted that [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/Ghosts-of-the-Future-Sonic-84381387 Sonic's original profile]] lists his age at death to be 16 and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/44525525881/gotf-sonic-profile this 2013 profile]] lists it to be 17)). |
| 184 | * ShoutOut: |
| 185 | ** In issue 4, Silver mentions [[Literature/HarryPotter "some dumb series about a kid wizard or something"]]. |
| 186 | ** In issue 5, Silver mentions ''Film/JurassicPark'' during a trip in Dinosaur Jungle. |
| 187 | ** Issue 6 has this exchange: |
| 188 | ---> [[spoiler:'''Sorceress''']]: [[spoiler:''(after OneWingedAngel transformation)'']] '''I- AM-- DARKWING!''' |
| 189 | ---> '''Sonic''': Okay! '''''[[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck Let's get dangerous.]]''''' |
| 190 | ** A box of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs]] can be seen in issue 8. |
| 191 | * ShutUpKiss: In the issue 15 flashback, Rouge interrupts Shadow by kissing him, so that he remembers to return to [[spoiler:the New Chaotix]] in one year before he goes. |
| 192 | * SplashOfColor: Sonic's ghost is the only colored character in the otherwise black-and-white MonochromePast. |
| 193 | * StraightGay: The following linked posts of WordOfGay state that [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/186224414159/gotf-shadow-%E1%83%A6 Stanley mainly views Sonic as asexual and biromantic and Shadow as pansexual and greyromantic]], [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/186227278649/alright-dont-sweat-it-then-do-you-have-any-for Scourge is also asexual and biromantic]], and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/186224734624/%E1%83%A6-and-for-shadow-and-vennie-ur-really-cool-btw Vennie is probably lesbian]]. They all do not express any stereotypes associated with such orientations. |
| 194 | * StylisticSuck: [[spoiler:Fleetway Sonic and the Omni-Viewer]] speak in a slightly stilted, exposition-heavy style similar to the one in their native comic. |
| 195 | * SymbolSwearing: Symbols are used to cover up [[PrecisionFStrike most]] of the strong profanity. |
| 196 | * TalkingHeads: [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-issue-7-page-4-137565395 Page 4 of issue 7]] mainly consists of Silver, Vennie, and Sicily talking with plenty of speech bubbles around. Evan Stanley was hugely bored when making the page. |
| 197 | %%* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:Metal Sonic, after he's freed from Nicole's control.]] |
| 198 | * TyopOnTheCover: The title on the issue 10 cover is "Masaka Agatsu", but is supposed to be "[[GratuitousJapanese Masakatsu Agatsu]]". |
| 199 | * VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Nicole and Scourge]] decide to team up to take down Sonic. |
| 200 | * VillainousFriendship: Downplayed as they aren't especially close and don't spend much time together, but [[spoiler:Scourge and Nicole]] get along pretty well due to having similar interests (i.e. killing Sonic). |
| 201 | * VisualInnuendo: In issue 6, the Sorceress holds the long and thin neck of the jug containing Fouh, Blaze's doppelganger Djinn, between her breasts. |
| 202 | * VoidBetweenTheWorlds: |
| 203 | ** A BlankWhiteVoid exists between planes of reality, where there is nothing but Chaos Energy. It's known as "Tikal's santuary" in issue 11 and is where Tikal's ghost and Sonic's ghost reside when they're not in the planes. |
| 204 | ** Schehrazade [[TheMaker the Writer]] resides in the Lost Prologue, located "between the pages of this tale of Literature/ArabianNights", and [[RealityWarper writes]] the world from there. |
| 205 | * WhamLine: Silver discovers a startling secret. |
| 206 | -->[[spoiler:'''Deborah''', Silver's mother: ''(referring to herself, her husband Richard, and Blaze's dad, Duke)'' [[SecretLegacy We are the New Chaotix]]... Secret agents dedicated to preserving the legacy of Sonic the Hedgehog... ''(transforms into werehog)'' ...and bringing G.U.N. down! We know you're Nicole's puppets! So... '''''[[PuncuatedForEmphasis BRING. IT. ON.]]''''']] |
| 207 | -->'''Silver''' and '''Sonic''': ''(exceptionally shocked faces)'' |
| 208 | * WholePlotReference: The arc spanning from issue 8 to 9 is a reference to ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' issue #50 ("Spider-Man No More!"), in which [[spoiler:Silver [[RefusalOfTheCall gives up]] carrying his mission as TheChosenOne]]. The cover of issue #8 is a parody of the famous cover of that issue. |
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