As is the case with all "Moments" pages, Spoilers Off applies!!!
Introductory/Reuniting Arc
- Chapter 1
- Already, we have a In Medias Res of Sonic and his teams going after Eggman, and despite their knocking them all over, you can tell the Zerg Rush tactics are having some effect on them.
- The fact You Can't Thwart Stage One means that a world with no interstellar defenses had a giant air fleet land in the atmosphere without warning. Truly something Robotnik deserves laughing at.
- Chapter 6
- Shadow pulls no punches on Weiss's family legacy. Going straight to the punch about all the awful things that humanity's been doing to Faunus.
- Chapter 7
- While Salem and Eggman ended up forming a partnership out of mutual interest, you can already tell that it's not going to be a smooth one.
- Metal Sonic interferes in Cinder's sabotage plans. Skipping any struggles by having Metal Sonic just snap the store owner's neck with little effort.
- Then there's the fact Metal's own self awareness is starting to creep in, getting highly aggressive with Torchwick and Neo. And there's clear indications that he could've taken them both if Robotnik wanted him to.
- Robotnik also goes so far as to threaten Cinder, telling her that if she isn't careful, he can cut her off thanks to "partner privileges".
- While Salem and Eggman ended up forming a partnership out of mutual interest, you can already tell that it's not going to be a smooth one.
Grimn Investigations Arc
- Chapter 11
- Metal Sonic manages to fend off everything the Huntsmen students throw at it without breaking a metaphorical sweat. If Teams Sonic and Dark hadn't been there, it could have killed them with ease...
- The attempted White Fang defector Fifer tries to warn the heroes about Cinder's infiltration of Beacon Academy, only for her to snipe him with a Fire Dust arrow which incinerates him.
- Eggman throttling Cinder for nearly killing Sonic, while making it clear that he could do it himself at any time with resources like the Eclipse Cannon, but is only holding back out of ego.
- Chapter 12:
- It's made clear that unlike the No Endor Holocaust implications of canon, Eggman's larger and more destructive schemes have caused numerous deaths.
- Despite the best actions of the heroes, Metal Sonic is able to upload a back-up copy of the virus, meaning that the heroes are now at a significant disadvantage.
- Chapter 13:
- Although it thankfully doesn't happen, the description Shadow makes of Ironwood's men blundering into Eggman's theoretical Mount Glenn base and getting slaughtered is rather horrifying.
- Chapter 14:
- In addition to the remaining Grimm from Mount Glenn, the chapter ends with Vale being attacked by four giant Eggman mechs.
- Chapter 15:
- Shadow's interrogation of Torchwick gets rather brutal, with only Ironwood's men keeping it from getting any further.
- Metal Sonic has realized that Penny is a gynoid, and is taking an interest in her, one that he's keeping secret from Eggman...
Merlot Arc
- Chapter 17:
- Shadow remembers the events of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), like how Mephiles killed Sonic.
- Chapter 18:
- In this story the mutated Beowulves have three heads, and can regenerate unless they're removed, and the mutant Creeps have tusks like Boarbatusks.
- One of the mutant Grimm is a Deathstalker with a Beowulf upper body that has pincers instead of claws grafted where its head should be. Besides being ridiculously tough, Ren gets flashbacks to how he lost his family.
- Chapter 19:
- There's another mutant Grimm type here, a Nevermore that can make its feather attacks explode.
- At the end, Merlot is talking to someone who is revealed to be a dark doppelganger of Ruby, with white and black eyes...
- Chapter 20:
- Merlot is adapting his mutant Grimm to the tactics the heroes are using against them, like giving them neck armor so that they can't just use the Off with His Head! tactic so easily.
- Mimic is just as much of a sociopath as in canon, and the group is horrified to learn that he betrayed his team to their deaths for Eggman.
- As if that wasn't enough, the end of the chapter reveals a hidden weapon in his arsenal: six androids who have the same ability as him. And considering the kind of person he is...
- Chapter 21:
- Merlot's figured out how to imbue Dust into his mutant Grimm, making them that much harder to fight.
- Plus, after Sonic and company destroyed the jammers, he sends a direct call to Ozpin, subtly letting him and Ironwood know that Eggman and Salem are definitely working together right now.
- Mimic's psychological warfare goes into overdrive in this chapter.
- One of his bioroids nearly beats Weiss to death while in the form of her father, leaving her deeply traumatized afterwards.
- Another riles Yang up by taking Ruby's form, only to duck out when the real Ruby shows up, nearly leading Yang to harming or even killing her sister in a blind rage.
- A third one goes after Janue's constant insecurities, stealing his sword and shield from him, and promising that he'll keep this form so he can then pose as the "powerless" weak one to then take down even more people.
- Then there's how Mimic was given some personal information from Adam about Blake, causing him to be literal seconds from stabbing her dead in not for a timely catch.
- Speaking of, Blake goes into an Unstoppable Rage once she realizes the deceit. Repeatedly stabbing the robot even after it's destroyed, and looking 3 seconds away from attacking Amy in her betrayal and pain.
- For an inverse reaction to Mimic, he briefly tried to stop Shadow from attacking him by becoming Maria Robotnik. But instead, it just made Shadow even angrier, because he KNOWS Maria is dead. And to use her face for a mere tactical advantage?
Shadow: You must have a death wish. - Merlot's figured out how to imbue Dust into his mutant Grimm, making them that much harder to fight.
- Chapter 22:
- Merlot, thanks to Eggman, has replaced most of his body with cyborg parts.
- Metal Sonic cuts off Merlot's head to keep him from spilling the beans on Eggman's plans.
- Chapter 23:
- Salem has a sample of the Grimm-enhancing chemical and has given it to Watts.
- Whatever Eggman is planning, it involves six Chaos Emeralds.
- Metal Sonic is interested in the chemical as well, and seems to have plans independent of his maker's...
Vytal Festival Arc
- Chapter 25:
- Cinder plans to frame Ruby for murder in this AU.
- Chapter 26:
- Apparently the events of Sonic Prime happened in this AU, as Sonic mentions No Place. Just imagine the possibilities this opens up if the Prism broke on Remnant...
- Chapter 27:
- Shadow drives in that Qrow and Winter's fight could have killed anyone caught up in it, Aura or no Aura.
- Chapter 28:
- It's briefly suggested that Ozpin's conspiracy try and give Ruby Amber's power.
- Chapter 29:
- Flynt is nearly hit by a magma geyser while his Aura is in the red, which explicitly could have killed him if Weiss hadn't pushed him out of the way.
- Chapter 30:
- Team Dark managing to overpower Ozpin and his inner circle, with Shadow managing to hold Ozpin hostage in order to force the others to stand down and reveal all their secrets.
