History Recap / SonicTheHedgehogIDWZetiHuntArc

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** Sitting on Tails' desk in his lab is a coffee cup with a Starbucks-esque logo reading "[[Franchise/StarFox Star Fox]]". Also a nod to the "Can't let you brew that, Starbucks!" meme.

** Sitting on Tails' desk in his lab is a coffee cup with a Starbucks-esque logo reading "[[Franchise/StarFox Star Fox]]".

[[caption-width-right:350:[[KnightOfCerebus They're]] back? ''[[BigDamnReunion And togehter again?]]'' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Uh oh]]. [[note]]Issue #41 Cover A by Adam Bryce Thomas.[[/note]]]]

!! Tropes

* BittersweetEnding: The Deadly Six are once more defeated and are finally transported back to the Lost Hex. However, Zavok declares that they will one day return to Sonic's world and continue their revenge. Meanwhile, Belle is rescued by the Chaotix after Starline abducted her, but is heartbroken in realizing that she will never see Eggman's "Mr. Tinker" persona again. Worst of all, Dr. Starline has copied her data based on her personality, potentially the last item needed for his secret project.

* CoversAlwaysLie: There's a huge emphasis on Whisper, Tangle and Jewel in the A and C covers of Issue #42, giving the impression that the issue is about them. In reality, the issue is about the Deadly Six attacking the Restoration base and Starline capturing Belle, with the trio of girls being minor characters, and the former two appearing on all of one page. Tangle and Whisper ''do'' get a major role in Issue #43, but are taken out by Zavok halfway through.

* HijackedByGanon: Subverted. Starline gives the Restoration a loose end to try and clear up, although he escapes before they can do so after getting what he wanted. Otherwise, the Zeti remain the central threat of the arc.

** Whisper is incapacitated when Zavok attacks her with his powers, causing her her own mask and Wispon to electrocute her.

** Zeena imitates Sonic's pose in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'''s cover art while kicking two Restoration soldiers

* SelfDeprecation: While waiting for the Deadly Six's attack, Sonic somberly acknowledges that people still recovering from the Metal Virus crisis are either want to completely move on or act like it never happened. It can be a jab at the IDW series itself for having the longest story line to date, and the audience who, likewise, want to move on from it [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic especially considering real life events]] that happened during the arc that made it [[HarsherInHindsight harder to look back on.]] With the Zeti's return to the Lost Hex, the last loose end from the Zombot Apocalypse is finally tied up.

* YouKilledMyFather: Belle's enraged reaction after Starline reveals his part in erasing Mr. Tinker.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Eggman was locked in battle with Sonic for a few days. During the few days, Sonic managed to have the snowman mech Eggman was fighting him with dealt with and blew up the egg base which the explosion was onscreen 41#:

* ActionPrologue: The first issue of the arc begins with Eggman fighting Sonic in a snowman mech.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Eggman was locked in battle with Sonic for a few days. During the few days, Sonic managed to have the snow mech Eggman was fighting him with dealt with and blew up the egg base which the explosion was onscreen 41#:

* OffsceneMomentOfAction: Eggman was locked in battle with Sonic for a few days. During the three days, Sonic managed to have the snow mech Eggman was fighting with dealt with and blew up which the explosion was onscreen 41#:

* OffscreenMomentOfAction: Eggman was locked in battle with Sonic for a few days. During the three days, Sonic managed to have the snow mech Eggman was fighting with dealt with and blew up which the explosion was onscreen 41#:

* Offscreen: Eggman was locked in battle with Sonic for a few days. During the three days, Sonic managed to have the snow mech Eggman was fighting with dealt with and blew up which the explosion was onscreen 41#:

* ArcVillain: The Deadly Six (of the main plot) and Starline (of the subplot). Eggman has only a minor role and only in the first issue, after which he pulls VillainExitStageLeft and disappears for the rest of the arc.

* DarkerAndEdgier: While nowhere near as grim as the Metal Virus Saga, this arc features a darker plot and higher stakes than the two before it, thanks largely to [[KnightOfCerebus the Deadly Six]].

* KnightOfCerebus: The Zeti, natch.

** Eggman disappears after Issue 41 following another loss to Sonic. He's not seen again until a few arcs later.

* CarFu: The Zeti begin their attack on Restoration HQ by crashing a flaming truck into a security checkpoint.

* PutOnABus: The Deadly Six are deported back to the Lost Hex at the end of the arc, teased that this is not the end.

* ShotInTheAss: Zomom, courtesy of Whisper--ironically [[LaserGuidedKarma through the hole he himself punched in the blast doors]].

---> '''Eggman''': That's not funny! It's never been funny! It's never going be funny!

** When Belle tries resisting Starline's interrogation, he isn't fooled and drives that point home by saying "lies will make your nose grow" -- an obvious reference to ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''.

** Despite their falling out, Starline still respects Eggman's work.

* YouKilledMyFather: Belle's enraged reaction after Starline reveals it was he and Metal Sonic who cured Eggman's amnesia, thus erasing his "Mr. Tinker" persona.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The rainbow of terror returns!]]

''Featured in issues 41-44''

Since the end of the ''[[Recap/SonicTheHedgehogIDWAllOrNothingArc All or Nothing Arc]]'', the Deadly Six, save Zavok, have been in hiding or under captivity after their defeat and the destruction of the Metal Virus. However, with Zavok having broken out of jail thanks to Starline (see ''[[Recap/SonicTheHedgehogIDWBadGuys Bad Guys]]'' for more on that), he now plans to reunite with his fellow Zeti to, as usual, take {{revenge}} on their enemies. Jewel, recently appointed as head of the Restoration, [[ASimplePlan tasks Sonic and the Chaotix to find and stop them]]. But the Deadly Six [[MeaningfulName didn't gain their name for nothing]], and it doesn't take long for matters to spiral into complication. [[FromBadToWorse Not helping matters]] is Starline trying to take advantage of the situation for his own nefarious purposes…

** Covers seem to indicate Jewel would have a bigger role here. It turns out to be be fairly minimal and there's not much focus on her while Tangle and Whisper at least provide some support for Sonic in the third issue.

** A meta example: the original solicits listed Adam Bryce Thomas as the penciler for the first three issues of the arc, but in reality all he drew was Issue #41's cover (seen in the image above) and story.