The Royal 'Corrupt' Hedgehogs (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

The Royal 'Corrupt' Hedgehogs is a group that appears in the AngieYaz/RoseOfSharon reboot of the Sonic Underground television series. They are a royal family comprised of alternate reality counterparts to Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonia the Hedgehog and Manic the Hedgehog. They exist in an alternate dimension, and together they are the rulers of their version of Mobius in a coregency (a monarchical system of government where a monarchical position (such as prince, princess, king, queen, emperor or empress), normally held by only a single person, is held by two or more; it is to be distinguished from diarchies or duumvirates such as ancient Sparta and Rome, or contemporary Andorra, where monarchical power is formally divided between two rulers). Their absolute power over the planet ended up corrupting them, thus turning the siblings into cruel and arrogant tyrants, who held an impoverished Mobius and its inhabitants in an iron grip. After being defeated by their good counterparts and shown how destructive their reign had been to the lives of their citizens, the Royal 'Corrupt' Hedgehogs realized the errors of their ways and agreed to restore their kingdom to one of peace and prosperity; the eldest of them, Sonic, also crowned his wife Amy as queen consort of Mobius after his siblings abdicated their positions on the throne.
==History==
After the Oracle sent them to an alternate-dimension Mobius on a training mission, the Sonic Underground came across alternate versions of themselves that were the rulers of Mobius, but had let the power corrupt them. There was no sign of the alternate trio's version of Queen Aleena or her husband King Jules, suggesting they had either ruled without their supervision and guidance or that they had eliminated, imprisoned, banished (on pain of death if they returned to Mobius) or roboticized them. Each of the three is seen on a Spybot video camera performing cruel deeds for ridiculous reasons; the corrupt Sonic was willing to destroy an entire sector of Mobotropolis for the crime of music having been heard there, the corrupt Manic was imposing heavy taxes that forced his subjects to live in poverty and the corrupt Sonia ordered the imprisonment of not just a man who failed to prepare a diamond necklace for her on time, but his entire family as well.
Their universe's good and honorable Robotnik said that the three of them hadn't set foot outside the palace in a very long time, perhaps a few months or years. The Sonic Underground was brought to their world by the Oracle on a mission and were mistaken for their tyrannical counterparts by the resistance set up by the Good Robotnik and even by the citizens. After being captured, the siblings were able to persuade the Good Robotnik they were not their counterparts by playing him a song, something the corrupt hedgehogs would never have done because they outlawed music (but not completely; good Robotnik said that the corrupt Sonic secretly sings to Amy especially at night in the bedchamber). Good Robotnik released them, and they then concocted a plan to remove their corrupted selves from their positions of power, at least temporarily.
The Underground first infiltrated the palace by pretending to be the corrupt royals and fired or reassigned every SWATbot guard they passed (ordering them to pass on the message and saving a cook, tailor and impoverished tax payer along the way). The three then faced off against their respective counterparts. Manic used a vehicle with a suction device (how he got it is neither shown or mentioned) to first suck up the vast wealth his counterpart had accumulated, then informed his counterpart on who he was (at which point the corrupted Manic shouted for his guards, not knowing some had been fired and others had been reassigned to other positions in he palace) and then in an attempt to suck up the corrupt Manic, trapped him on the machine's hose nozzle. Sonia pretended to be a reflection of her corrupt self in an empty frame her counterpart had mistaken for a mirror, then scared her by shouting "BOO". After informing her confused counterpart on who she was (her exact words being "I'm you, but WAY better, girlfriend"), corrupt Sonia called for her guards in a fearful panic but to no avail. She fainted when the Underground Manic appeared with his alternate self still trapped on the machine's nozzle.
Sonic first spoke with Amy's alternate counterpart, informing her who he was and why he was there, then confronted his other self, eating the corrupt Sonic's chili dogs and commenting on how they were "Dee-lish". The corrupt Sonic was aghast at who he saw, his prime counterpart (his exact words being "I'm what you should have been instead of what you are! You didn't listen to Mother and Father's warning, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?!") then got angry and called for his guards, but once again they were not there. Underground Sonic then challenged the corrupt Sonic to a race across the enormous dining room table (in which he would go backwards) with the prize being everything, and almost won until his counterpart used a gun that traps its victim's feet to make him fall over. He revealed he had re-hired the guards and was awaiting their return, but this was turned against him when Robotnik and his Swatbots came through instead. He attempted to escape, but was stopped when Sonic used his own gun against him.
The three corrupt hedgehogs and the alternate Amy Rose were then made to see up close the dire state of the populace and repented for their selfishness, though the corrupt Manic resisted at first by saying they needed something (probably money), but he was interrupted by his Underground counterpart who told him to "Open your eyes, not your mouth, bud". They then held a public gathering where the no-longer corrupt Sonic claims they will be good from then on and provide luxuries such as "music and chili dogs for all"; he then crowned Amy his queen and his siblings abdicated. On their way home, Queen Aleena and King Jules (in a vision) informed the Sonic Underground that the point of their mission had been to show Sonic and his siblings (but especially Sonic) precisely what happens when power corrupts.
===Sonic===
When Sonic was very young he used to play and sing, but as he grew, he came to hate music, and took it away from all the citizens of Mobius, forcing them to work in silence, or be destroyed. When he grew older, he married Amy Rose in secret, but told her he wouldn't crown her his queen until his siblings abdicated.
Receiving notice of some music heard in sector 3 from a Swatbot, Sonic ordered the entire sector to be destroyed. After spending much time with his beloved Amy in the royal bedchamber, Sonic later sat down at the head of his table (the table in question, which was long enough to seat one hundred people, was set for only himself for that moment and having several lit candelabras on it) and ate several chili dogs, but was greatly displeased with their quality, and ordered the chef which cooked them to be thrown in the palace's dungeons. He continued eating until he was confronted by his alternate counterpart, who ate the remaining chili dog (to his shock and anger), and proposed a race to the end of the table, with him running backwards and giving Sonic a head start to make it fair. Sonic agreed to this, but secretly hid an Electronic Shackle gun behind his back. Despite being given a head start, Sonic soon fell behind in the race, at which he used the Electronic Shackle gun to stop his alternate counterpart from winning. He soon recalled his Swatbot guards, which had recently been reassigned by his alternate counterpart and ordered them to imprison him. However, before they could do so, Doctor Robotnik arrived, and freed his alternate counterpart, who then used a different Electronic Shackle gun to capture Sonic, much to his anger. Him and his siblings were then shown what affects their tyrannical rule had on the citizens of Mobotropolis by their counterparts. Following his sister's example, Sonic had a change of heart and gave a sack of money to a beggar girl on the street. He, his siblings and Amy were then brought to a forest, where he held a speech, promising to change their cruel ways and lead the kingdom into a new era of peace. To show that he would NOT be ruling alone, he then crowned Amy Rose his queen. She was so happy that they shared a very passionate kiss, causing Sonic's Mobius counterpart's heart to pine for his Amy.
Sonic has the same personality as his Mobius counterpart, albeit darker, more arrogant, and more self-involved—he also has the same love and passion for Amy Rose, albeit in a more sensuous manner. He was a cruel and lazy glutton who spent most of his time eating chili dogs (and other fast foods) and not enough time running to burn away the calories; because of this, he became obese but Amy looked past all the fat and flab and still thought of him as handsome. He is also foul-tempered as well, except around his wife Amy and his adopted younger brother Tails. He has ridiculously high standards of taste, sending a cook to the dungeons because he thought his chili dogs were inadequate, though his counterpart believed they were very delicious. His temper often gets the better of him, causing him to resort to screaming and temper tantrums when he doesn't get his way, unlike his Mobius counterpart who is usually calm when refused his chili dogs but will on occasion act bratty when refused. Sonic speaks formally and uses almost no slang at all due to his aristocratic upbringing. He also has married Amy Rose in secret, but would not crown her his queen until his siblings abdicated their positions on the throne. And even though Sonic and his siblings outlawed music and song, he secretly sings to her especially at night in the bedchamber.
Sonic is able to run at super speeds. Due to being severely out of shape however, he is not nearly as fast as his Mobius counterpart. He also shows a degree of proficiency with firearms, easily hitting his Mobius counterpart as he sped away with his gun.
===Amy Rose===
Amy has the same personality as her Mobius counterpart, albeit more flirtatious—she also has the same love and passion for Sonic, albeit in a more sensuous manner. In fact, when she speaks, her voice takes on a slightly low, seductive tone—an urbane Mae West, perhaps. She also has married Sonic in secret, but his only condition was that he would not crown her his queen until his siblings abdicated their positions on the throne. When Sonic's Mobius counterpart meets her, she is in the royal bedchamber, wearing a silk nightgown and reading a book to herself.
Sonic secretly romances her with songs at night in the bedchamber.
After having seen how the people suffered under her husband and his siblings' corrupt rule, Amy witnessed Sonic's change of heart. At a gathering in Sanctuary, he then crowned Amy his queen, and she was so happy that they shared a very passionate kiss, causing Sonic's Mobius counterpart's heart to pine for his Amy.
===Manic===
At some point in the recent past, Manic took away the money of the citizens of Mobotropolis by taxing them massively. He also married his longtime love, Apheelia, in a private wedding ceremony.
Receiving notice of a mob of tax rioters in sector nine from a Swatbot, Manic ordered for the taxes there to be doubled. Manic later took the last Mobiums of a starving citizen and ordered him to be put in chains. He then called for another citizen to step forward. Manic soon began counting his Mobiums, but was interrupted by his alternate counterpart, who sucked up all his money with a giant vacuum. Manic attempted to summon his Swatbot guards, but as they had all been reassigned by his counterpart, none came. His counterpart then sucked him up with the vacuum, leaving him trapped in the nozzle. Him and his siblings were then shown what affects their tyrannical rule had on the citizens of Mobotropolis by their counterparts. Following his sister's example, Manic had a change of heart and gave several pieces of his treasure to a beggar girl on the street while bawling. Later, he abdicated his rulership so his brother Sonic could crown Amy queen.
Manic has the same personality as his Mobius counterpart, albeit darker and more self-involved. He was even more greedy than his Mobius counterpart and enjoyed collecting vast sums of wealth, but unlike his counterpart he taxes rather than stealing and has nothing to prevent him from doing this as his siblings do not try to stop him. He also had no second thoughts about taxing his people.
There was no sign of Apheelia, but he states that she is nearby and "is always ready for his passion".
===Sonia===
At some point in the recent past, Sonia took away the freedom of all the citizens of Mobius forcing them to deliver precious jewelry and expensive clothing to her, or be imprisoned or executed. She married Shadow in secret; she shares her counterpart's love and passion for him, albeit in a more sensuous manner.
Receiving notice that a Jeweler would be unable to deliver a diamond necklace to her from a Swatbot, Sonia ordered her Swatbot guards to throw him and his entire family in prison. Later, while having a dress tailored for her, she was accidentally pricked by a pin from one of her subjects making the dress. Furious, Sonia ordered the citizen to be thrown on the street, which her Swatbot guards did. Soon, Sonia ordered another one of her subjects to bring her a mirror, not knowing that it was actually just an empty frame with her Mobius counterpart behind it. She made several poses in front of the frame, which her alternate counterpart mimicked perfectly. Becoming suspicious of the "mirror", Sonia blew a raspberry at it, to which her alternate counterpart refused to mimic, but rather stepped through the frame, scaring Sonia. Sonia called for her guards out of extreme fear, but was instead met with he brother Manic, who had been captured by his alternate counterpart. Seeing this, she fainted, and was captured and brought to the throne room by her counterpart. She and her siblings were then shown what affects their tyrannical rule had on the citizens of Mobotropolis by their counterparts. Seeing a poor beggar girl on the street, Sonia had a change of heart, and gave her several of her expensive jewelry items.
Sonia is essentially a doppelganger of her Mobius counterpart. She wears a traditional princess-style dress and a crown.
Sonia has the same personality as her Mobius counterpart, albeit darker and more self-involved. She was a vain and bossy narcissist who whined at even minor irritations, such as getting pricked with a pin while having a dress tailored for her.
After having seen how the people suffered under her and her siblings' corrupt rule, Sonia had a change of heart. Developing sympathy for her people, Sonia abdicated so her brother Sonic could crown Amy his queen.
==Trivia==
*When their titles are mentioned, they are referred to as "Prince" and "Princess" rather than "King" and "Queen" (until Sonia and Manic abdicate), despite it being made clear that they rule over their Mobius. It is unknown why this may be.
*Sonia is the only one who dresses any different to her doppelganger—Sonic and Manic both dress the same as their doubles (at least initially; they dress in more appropriate, courtly outfits at the gathering in Sanctuary). All three and Amy are, however the same height as Queen Aleena (despite article pictures).
*The corrupt Sonic married Amy in secret; he does not crown her Queen until he changes his heart and his siblings abdicate.
*Though it is most pronounced in Sonia, the corrupt Sonic and Manic are also quite vain; the Underground first learned of their doppelgangers existence through statues of them in the palace courtyard.
*The origins of the three are still unknown, as are the answers to many mysteries surrounding them; how they obtained the Swatbots and the location of their relatives and caretakers being a few.
*The evil Sonic's passion and desire for Amy was inspired by the evil Captain Kirk in the Star Trek TOS episode "The Enemy Within".
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