Dr. Starline (Burpy's Dream; Fallen Worlds)

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Dr. Starline is a character who appears in the Fallen Worlds timeline of The Legend of Fox the Brave. He is a former associate of Dr. Eggman who disappeared during the Iron Dominion conflict, and later became a threat all his own. As a lone, rogue scientist, he relentlessly tormented Austin, putting him through immense physical and psychological pain, horribly traumatizing him
As of Battle for the Broken Worlds, Starline is deceased, but his ghost still haunts both Austin(because of trauma) and Boulder(because of his foresight)
==Appearance==
Like his main timeline counterpart, he retains his appearance from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics released by IDW Publishing. One difference, however, is that he never gained the Tricore, and instead kept the Warp Topaz
==Personality==
While still similar to his main timeline counterpart, the Fallen Worlds incarnation of Starline is still somewhat different
Cold, formal, and sinister, he addresses others in a gentlemanly way, though it seems to have a more mocking edge in regards to his enemies. Initially a fervent follower of Dr. Eggman, he eagerly aided the doctor in his endeavors, helping him to fight against the warriors, and even trying to help restore him to his old position of ruling the Four Worlds
Compared to his main timeline counterpart, Starline is considerably darker and crueler. He had no qualms with hypnotizing or even torturing his enemies, even if they interested him. He took an especial, twisted interest in Austin Smith, and didn't have any issue putting him through extremely painful procedures to get what he wanted
After Austin escaped, Starline became determined to capture him again, and pressed the advantage he had with the young dog, knowing full well that the warrior was terrified of him
In his last moments, Starline's calm nature broke, and he effectively lost his mind. Becoming maddened by rage and the failure of his plan, he was driven to the point he attempted to drag Austin down with him
==History ==
===The Legend of Fox the Brave: The Fallen Worlds ===
Before the series: How and when Starline met Dr. Eggman isn't known, but it can be inferred from a chapter of Tales of the Fallen Worlds that he had been working for Eggman for at least eight years by the time the main events of Rise of the Warriors started
====Rise of the Warriors====
Starline appears near the end, accompanying Dr. Eggman when the traveling band of warriors arrive to confront him. He comments on Fox being the son of Torch, a "ragged old rogue" in his words. When Eggman leaves the warriors battling Shadow and Neo Metal Sonic, Starline steps into the battle, confronting Fox himself
Starline introduces himself to Fox, and mocks the fox's attitude in response. When Fox is distracted by the situation Austin is in, Starline grabs him to keep him from rushing to his aid. He mocks Fox for recruiting a "child". Fox kicks him to free himself, and runs to help Austin
When the building starts collapsing after Shadow's Chaos Blast, Starline attempts to escape, but Fox charges after him. They get stuck in another room, where Starline is confronted by Fox. The doctor continues to mock Fox, until he gets irritated enough to grab his shirt, demanding he take Fox to his father. Starline reluctantly takes Fox to the prisoners, Torch, Silver, and Shell
Starline comments again on Fox's choice to recruit Austin, remarking his belief that robots would be a better choice, as they were tireless and unfailingly loyal. Fox refuses, and they find the prisoners. Starline vanishes as the fox rescues the prisoners, and quickly returns with a patrol of Egg Pawns. The robots surround them, and Starline tries to capture them, mocking Fox for his escape attempts. Starline's attempt to capture them fails as the building begins to collapse fully, and he is forced to save himself
====The Broken Worlds (story)====
In the prologue, Starline observes the ruins of Robotropolis. He is annoyed at the warriors' actions, Eggman's failure to ensure their downfall, and at Fox threatening his own life. However, as he descends from a pile of rubble, he notes that he has a plan in mind, and when he sets it in motion, nothing will stop him
He orders Metal Sonic to capture Fox, snatching him from the forest of Mercia. He then reveals his intentions: He wants to restore Eggman to his old position, and retake the Worlds. In order to keep Fox out of his way, he subtly threatens Austin, and then hypnotizes him. The exact commands behind this hypnosis are unknown
Later on, Starline is observing the warriors on the Base through a portal. Spying on them while unseen. Metal Sonic-now in his base form and unable to speak-questions the doctor's plans, and he explains to the robot. Fox cannot tell the warriors, and Starline plans on ruining the leader's reputation before tearing the warriors down
Later on, Starline finally made his move, capturing Austin and hypnotizing Fox to keep him from interfering
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==Skills==
First and foremost, Starline has a genius-level intellect. While not on the same caliber as Dr. Eggman, he is incredibly intelligent, enough to pilot Eggman's mechs, and to modify living organisms
While not on the physical level to keep up with someone like Sonic the Hedgehog, Starline is athletic enough to deliver powerful kicks to his opponent, and withstand being practically bludgeoned with another living being near his own height
==Relationships ==
=== Dr. Eggman ===
Starline was initially a dedicated fanboy and assistant to Dr. Eggman. He admired the doctor's work, and aspired to be like him. But as the warriors continued to fight Eggman, and the fat man did nothing about it, their working relationship soured. Starline grew disillusioned with Eggman, and sought to "correct his mistakes". This led to him eventually breaking off from his work with the doctor to pursue his own goals
Though he still admired Eggman even after separating from him, Starline eventually grew to dislike what he saw as Eggman's continued inaction against the warriors. Even when pointing out that he had held a warrior for over a year, Eggman argued that he could simply find and crush the warriors whenever he wanted. Ultimately, their relationship was permanently soured before Starline's final demise
=== Austin Smith ===
Initially, Austin was simply put off by Starline, just viewing him as similar to Finitevus-whom Austin was actually made uncomfortable by. However, as time went on, and Starline took a twisted interest in Austin's "mysterious origins" and sought the reasons why Finitevus was interested in him, things took a turn for the worst. Starline kidnapped and effectively tortured Austin bring the Iron Dominion conflict, and later used their presumed "deaths" to once again capture Austin, and put hm through more extremely painful procedures
The extent of what Starline knows is not currently known, but the damage he caused Austin is. On top of being physically scarred(as he had faint scars from the devices Starline used), Austin was left horribly traumatized. A once confident, outgoing young man was changed into a quiet, timid person, frightened of anything to do with Starline or his associates. It got to the point that any encounter with Starline pushed Austin into having a panic attack
Starline's ghost has made this even worse. After Dark Enerjak's final defeat in End of the Dark World, the doctor's Spirit appeared to Austin, cornering and taunting him before it disappeared, and left him a mess on the ground
==Trivia==
Starline has effectively taken Finitevus' place as Austin's tormentor in the Four Worlds. Additionally, Starline has caused far more damage to Austin than Finitevus ever did