Sonic Annihilation

Sonic Annihilation is a Sonic game that came out on November 22, 2029 for the Nintendo NX, Xbox Superior ZX, PS6, Xbox Series X, PS5, Steam, iOS, and Android. Hideo Kojima was hired on as a creative director to guide the story and gameplay. As a result, it features a darker and more serious tone than previous games and deals with themes of war, nuclear war, mutually assured destruction, war crime, death, loss and grief, greed, and friendship. The game has a system similar to Sonic Forces missions, but the player is given the choice of where and how to carry out these missions.
== Story ==
=== Prolouge ===
Eggman sets up a Chaos Reactor that emits a constant power supply for a Roboticizer built near a major city in the Mobius Kingdom. Infinite is sent to safely stop the reactor and retrieve the Emerald. Once he gets there, Infinite encounters a Mecha Sonic guarding the main reacor. In the struggle, Infinite damages the core of the reactor, causing a meltdown. He tries to escape but can't escape in time. The reactor, Roboticizer, and the nearby city are all completely destroyed by the fallout. Eggman and Queen Sally both realize that the Chaos Emeralds hold the ability to destroy an entire city when under the right conditions. Both sides have 3 Chaos Emeralds and have each other held in a stalemate.
=== Act I - Eggman War ===
After the realization of the Chaos Emeralds' power, both the Royal Army and the Coalition Army use the threat of annihilation to keep each other at bay. Sonic and Shadow both lead armies to take down major bases in enemy cities. Sonic enters Robotropolis to take out Metal Sonic while Shadow attacks the Lost Hex. Mark, a recently hired mercenary well known for his abilities in sniping, tags along with Shadow's army and is tasked with taking out the Deadly Six. Silver and Blaze both leave without any warning. Rouge is sneaking around deep in Eggman Land's capital city, Neo Nova. 
In the lab, Tails is busy finding out how to effectively and safely use the Chaos Emeralds as bombs. After breaking down the chemical structure of the Emerald, Tails realized that the Emerald's contained a massive amount of antimatter inside of them. The shattering breaks the protective shell, causing an outpouring of antimatter which, when colliding with matter, annihilates, producing a catastrophic amount of uncontrolled energy. However, most of that energy is wasted on a single explosion so Tails extracts small amounts of the Chaos Emerald's interior to use to produce weaker but more efficient versions of the Chaos Bomb known as the Synthetic Chaos Bomb. This discovery excites Tails as he figures that his accomplishments will gain him the respect he's always wanted from the others. 
At Robotropolis, the Royal Army take out Metal Sonic's artillery as Sonic runs through the vast maze of buildings and facilities that make up Mechanical Mayhem. While running towards an exit, the ground changes shape beneath him as the exit closes, and the buildings around him begin to form a sort of coliseum. Metal Sonic taunts Sonic and tells him that he has full control over the structure of the city. Sonic manages to outrun the changing landscape and enters deeper into the core of Robotropolis. Sonic realizes that there are drones in the sky that Metal Sonic's using to keep track of him. He finds a defunct subway and hides in there for the time being. After studying the map of the underground, Sonic takes the fastest way to the capital. While running through the subway, the lights turn back on and the sound of a train coming from behind gradually gets louder. Sonic outruns the train and continues navigating the subway while also avoiding the trains set up to slow his progress. Right outside of the capital city's underground, Sonic stumbles upon a small village of non-roboticized refugees who have hidden away from Metal Sonic's regime. The elder pleads Sonic to defeat Metal Sonic and tells him all that's happened in the recent past. Metal Sonic first set up a Chaos Reactor outside of an old factory. The factory was used to mass produce robots without alerting the local authority. The robots had miniscule pieces of the pure antimatter from the Chaos Emerald inside of them, turning them all into terrifyingly powerful suicide bombers. Metal Sonic didn't give requests or use the bombers as a bargaining chip. He merely destroyed every building he saw, slaughtered the animals he didn't see fit to become robots, and rebuilt the city in his own twisted image. Sonic became furious and stormed off to confront Metal Sonic, with murderous intent in his eyes. 
Meanwhile at the Royal Army's Headquarters, Queen Sally and Amy discuss the best way to handle this situation. Amy wants to handle this peacefully and not use the Chaos Emeralds as weapons while Sally thinks its best to end this quickly, even if it means sacrificing their own forces. Amy comes up with a plan to talk with Eggman and persuade him to stop. Sally doesn't even acknowledge her plan as a possibility at first. Due to Amy's incessant crying and begging, Sally allows her to formulate a new plan. She only has one attempt, however, to create a reasonable approach and if Sally disapproves, Amy will be discharged from the Royal Army. Amy talks with Tails about how he would try bargaining. Tails recommends using the Synthetic Chaos Bombs to scare Eggman into giving up his Emeralds. At first, Amy staunchly opposes, but Tails explains that the bombs aren't being used as a weapon. Their purpose is to be used as a threat. If Eggman were to attack, the Royal Army would be able to strike back significantly harder, with only a few bombs being needed to level an entire large city. The very existance of the Synthetic Chaos Bombs would be enough to completely deter Eggman's attack. This should not only make him give up the three Emeralds he currently has but also end the war as a whole, without the need for bloodshed on either side. Amy accepts this idea and presents it to Sally. She thinks it over and states that she will bring it up next council meeting. For now, they will just have to wait for Sonic and Shadow to return. 
Neo Hex is a floating utopia ruled by the former members of the Deadly Six. The new continent consists of six formerly democratic countries. The Deadly Six members all entered and rigged the elections, resulting in them having control over the region. Once they had gained power, they each had to convince their own country's legislature to allow for the use of a new energy source. This energy came from a molten liquid found deep within the crust of the Deadly Six's home planet, Lost Hex. The magma-like substance was pumped into the ground, causing the land to begin rising. Although initially a shock to citizens, Zavok gave a speech about his vision for the world. He claims that the world below will soon be enganged in complete war, and the only way to remain safe is to isolate themselves from the rest of the world. Soon after, all of the smaller countries chose to become a single state ruled by a single ruling party. Reconstruction began on most of the underdeveloped and poorer regions, bringing the standard of living in most places to an incredibly high degree. 
Shadow hijacks a civilian airship meant to bring supplies and materials to the Neo Hex. Tagging along with Shadow are some soldiers as well as Mark. On the way there, Shadow explains the plan to take out the government. The six major regions are all armed and prepared to retaliate if any foreign invasion is spotted on Neo Hex. However, there is a fatal flaw in the design of the continent. Neo Hex consists of small plates of land each being propelled by a flow of the Lost Hex magma. If the flow were to be disrupted, the plate would fall. Shadow's plan is to take out the pipes controlling the flow of magma. There are three specific pipes which, if destroyed, would cause the most damage and would cripple the parts that remain. Half of the soldiers, led by Kortrus, a large lion with a profiency for explosives, will attack the pipes powering the regions ruled by Zazz and Master Zik. The other half, led by Lyucious, an infamous reptilian politician who faced complete excile unless he joined Queen Sally's Royal Army, will take out Zomom and Zor. Shadow will deal with the rest and enlists the help of Mark in case any conflict arises. Shadow purposefully crash lands the airship in an uninhabited desert in Zomom's region and sends out a distress signal. Five other airships come to rescue the presumed victims. Once they land, Shadow and the rest of the soldiers attack the drivers and take three of the ships to the pipeline. The ships split up and begin to pursue their targets. 
Kortrus's army lands outside of Zazz's base. The base consists mostly of gardens, greenhouses, and plantations. Many human workers happily operate and maintain the premises, knowing that their contributions will benefit the community. Kortrus storms through the base, relying on his raw strength and explosives. Once he arrives at Zazz's office, Kortrus sees Zazz sitting in the center of the room, admitting defeat. Zazz calmy explains that even he knows when to give up a fight and points him to where the pipeline is. As Kortrus starts walking, he plants a bomb on his own hand. Kortrus pretends to peacefully walk past Zazz, but the second he was within range, Kortrus stretches his arm out towards Zazz. At that very moment, Master Zik appears from behind Zazz's desk and blocks the attack. The physical damage from the punch had no effect on Zik, but the explosion from the bomb was enough to completely engulf him in flames, killing Master Zik in a matter of seconds. Zazz starts remembering how Master Zik gathered the last survivors of the Zeti race and united them for a common purpose. Zik created the plot to rig the elections but later was the one who realized that they could benefit the entire world if their resources were used appropriately. Zik's morality influenced the former Deadly Six members to change their ways and become legitimate rulers rather than power hungry tyrants. Zazz was always regarded as unwieldly and a hassle. Through the teachings of Zik, he began to bond with nature and animals. For the first time in his life, Zazz was truly happy, and now, his teacher's lifeless body is being held in the hands of Kortrus. Zazz stands up, with an intense bloodlust in his eyes. From inside the wall, many small mechanical orbs come out and fly towards Kortrus. Kortrus smiles as he punches the orbs away with ease. Zazz lies on the ground, smiling, as more and more orbs enter the room. Feeling cornered, Kortrus unleashes a volley of grenades into the small room. Smoke fills the room as the walls begin to crumble. 
Meanwhile, outside of Zor's office, Lyucious takes out the security and shapeshifts into one of the top guards. He enters in a rush, reporting that there is an intruder. Zor just accepts the news and says that he is fine with that. Lyucious worriedly asks how Zor can just accept the an attack. Zor explains that he never really cared about ruling a nation. His only real intention was to coast on by as his subordinates did all the political work. Lyucious throws knives at the guards inside the room, immediately killing them. He changes back into his real form and begins to strike a deal. Lyucious wants to act as the shadow leader of Zor's nation, making all of the important decisions while Zor stays as the public face. Zor accepts the deal without hesitation and reaches out to shake Lyucious's hand. At that very moment, a giant yellow ball crashes through the wall. Lyucious spots Kortrus repeatedly punching it. The yellow ball unravels itself to reveal Zomom. He takes a bite out of Zor's desk and spits out the splinters at Kortrus. Before the two beasts crashed through the wall, Kortrus was battling the yellow glutton. He survived the crumbling room and left Zazz beneath the rubble to die. The pipeline had already burst as a result of the explosion so Kortrus had to quickly escape before the ground started falling. He lacked trust in Lyucious so he decided to ensure that he did his job. On the way there, Zomom noticed Kortrus's ship and jumped at it. Kortrus had to make a crash landing right outside of Zor's base. Zomom had received alerts that four of their ships had gone radio silent, and an order was sent for all ships to remain docked until further notice. The crash landing had little effect on either one and they immediately began to throw punches. They were barely able to damage each other's tough exteriors. Kortrus, even with punches backed by explosions, was only able to send Zomom flying. As Zomom and Kortrus fight in Zor's office, Lyucious and Zor pretend to fight as to not reveal their own plans to their teammates. Kortrus is exhausted but keeps throwing punches. Zomom grabs one of Kortrus's punches and eats his arm. The room becomes silent as Kortrus reels in the pain of the dismemberment. Zomom starts sweating as he realizes what just happened. He recognizes the taste of Kortrus's arm from when he worked alongside Zazz. Zazz would keep a strong toxin hidden inside metal orbs that was capable of killing any living creature within 100 meters. The odor was strong so Zomom knew to get away as fast as possible whenever he smelled it. Kortrus had already had that toxin in him for a while so he was bound to collapse soon. Zomom is also bound to suffer a similar fate after ingesting Kortrus's arm. He grabbed Kortrus and bounced as far away as possible as to not infect Zor with the toxin. Lyucious and Zor watch on as their former teammates leave the room. As if nothing happened, Lyucious reaches his hand out again and Zor shakes it. 
=== Act II - Interior Conflict ===
=== Act III - Annihilation ===
== Characters ==
=== Mobius Kingdom Royal Army ===
* Sonic the Hedgehog - A captain of the Royal Army known for his cockiness and attitude. Sonic holds the lives of others as important and would risk his life a complete stranger and much more for a friend.
* Miles "Tails" Prower - The army's lead mechanic and engineer. He designs the army's arsenal and vehicles. After the discovery of the Chaos Annihilation Energy Reaction, Tails is in charge of developing the Synthetic Chaos Bombs.
* William "Mark" Dingo - A new recruit into the army. He is an expert in sniping, tactial espionage, and assassination. He is recruited in order to take out the leaders of the Eggman Coalition States.
* Amy Rose - The army's lead diplomat. She wants to end this war through peaceful talks and tries her hardest to convince the others that war was futile.
* Sally Acorn - The queen of the newly founded Mobius Kingdom. She will stop at nothing to end Eggman's grasp over the rest of the world. She wants freedom for every animal regardless of the cost to either side.
* Shadow the Hedgehog - A captain for the army. He tends to stay in the frontlines and uses lethal weapons banned by the army to get faster results.
* Rouge the Bat - A spy for the army. She sneaks around Eggman Land trying to gather intel for the Royal Army.
* Silver the Hedgehog - Having returned from the future, he is well aware of all of the possibilities of this war. He plans on bringing about a new world by destroying the current one.
* Blaze the Cat - Tags along with Silver as a bodyguard. She tries to show Silver that there is still good left in this world.
* Infinite the Jackal - A mercenary hired by the army. He's directly responsible for the meltdown of the Chaos Reactor.
=== Eggman Land Coalition Army ===
* Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik - The tyrannical leader of Eggmand Land Coalition Army.
* Orbot, Cubot, Grounder, and Scratch - Former subordinates of Eggman. They try to keep the illusion that Eggman is alive, even lying to the leaders of the Coalition.
* Metal Sonic - Leader of Robotropolis
* Deadly Six - Leaders of Neo Hex
* Nega Wisp Queen - Leader and deity of The Wisp Republic
* Cyber-Mephiles - Leader of Dis
=== Other ===
* Knuckles the Echidna - Keeper of the Master Emerald. He's mostly retired from fighting and spends most of his days peacefully guarding the Master Emerald. He's become indifferent to the war and begrudgingly watches both sides without interfering.
* Chaos Beasts - Born from the fallout of Chaos Annihilation Energy Reactions. They target any living thing and don't stop attacking until the target dies.
== Levels ==
=== Prolouge ===
*Chaos Reactor - Infinite
=== Act I ===
==== Robotropolis ====
* Mechanical Mayhem - Sonic
*Metropolitan Maze - Sonic
*Subterranean Shuffle - Sonic
==== Neo Hex ====
* Hex Assault - Shadow
* Botanical Takedown
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== Bosses ==
* Mecha Sonic v7.4936 - After Chaos Reactor
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