The Hedgehog Syndicate

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 is a secret vigilante group in ChaosControl VA's Sonic AU, formed after the war between the Resistance and the Eggman Empire,https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_Forces and being comprised of the most powerful Hedgehogs in the universe.Earth F1718-1
https://chaoscontrolvaocs.carrd.co/#sonicocuniversesystem They all work together to share information and keep universal peace more efficiently.
==Main Members==
===Sonic The Hedgehog===
 is one of the founding members of the group. With Sonic being the one member of the syndicate to have saved the universe the most amount of times, and with Sonic having a captivating personality that people often rally around, he is a great hero among the commonfolk, and therefore feeds the group intel on societal changes and relational tensions. He also has a protective love for nature, and so he also keeps the group up to date on the safety of the planet's biomes and wildlife.
Due to Sonic's aforementioned track record of saving the universe and rallying personality, many of the members have advocated for him to be the group leader; he constantly declines this proposal, attempting to be humble and believing that all the members of the team should share leadership. Despite this pushback from Sonic, the group members often look to him for direction in the thick of battle regardless. To play devil's advocate though, Sonic is the most childish member of the group. His positive, quippy, and often distracted attitudes can often derail discussions, leading to the other group members having to "bring him back to earth."
===Shadow The Hedgehog===
 is one of the founding members of the group. Since he is an agent of G.U.N. (while considering G.U.N.'s antagonism towards Sonic and his friends, and now towards Team Spectrum),https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Team_Spectrum#Guardian_Units_of_Nations_(G.U.N.) Shadow primarily feeds the group intel from the organization (despite them still recovering and reorganizing from the war between the Resistance and Eggman).https://youtu.be/TfYieaXmqrA?t=173https://youtu.be/ETgV4ja7O78?t=1715
Shadow takes this group and its mission very seriously, essentially making him the anchor of the team. Also because of his serious attitude towards the team, he can get a bit annoyed by the other members whenever they become distracted (this mostly happens more often and more vocally with Sonic).https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hedgehog_Syndicate#Sonic_The_Hedgehog Aside from that, he is also the main muscle of the team (what with his Chaos Energy abilities);https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Shadow_the_Hedgehog#Powers_and_abilities his fighting prowess is only rivaled by both Silver's psychokinesishttps://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hedgehog_Syndicate#Silver_The_Hedgehog and Sonic and Spectrum's combined attacks.https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hedgehog_Syndicate#Spectrum_The_Hedgehog
===Silver The Hedgehog===
 is one of the founding members of the group. As he's from the future, Silver primarily feeds the group intel on future events, as well as the emergence of new timelines branching off from their own.
While Silver does have experience with positions of power from his time with the Resistance, he's not as vocal or as much of a leader in this group. He mostly takes a backseat to allow Sonic and Shadow to take charge, and only provides input every once in a while. While he is reserved during times of discussions, he is more confident and engaged in fighting, being able to easily turn the tides of a battle with his psychokinesis. Along with Spectrum, he also provides the syndicate with time-space travel, allowing them to not only travel to different parts of the world at specific times, but also through different timelines.
===Spectrum The Hedgehog===
 is the newest member of the group. Spectrum was brought into the syndicate's fold due to his actions during the war with the Eggman Empire,https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Spectrum_The_Hedgehog_(ChaosControl_VA)/History_and_app.#Past as well as his continued growth and efforts to protect the world and the multiverse.https://chaoscontrolvaocs.carrd.co/#sonicocuniversesystem Speaking of which, Spectrum primarily feeds the group intel on the happenings of the many alternate worlds in said multiverse.
Spectrum is not very experienced with secret organizations, and thus is more reserved during times of discussion (much like Silver). Still, his opinions are greatly valued whenever he voices them, thanks to his exceptional service during the war. Aside from his inputs, most of the team generally appreciates his presence and contributions to the group's efforts, except for Shadow who is a bit more critical of Spectrum (however, that does not come from resentment or annoyance on Shadow's part). When in a fight, Spectrum can easily cut through opponents with his Wispon,https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Spectrum_The_Hedgehog_(ChaosControl_VA)#Weapons_and_Gadgets but he is way more effective when performing combined attacks with Sonic. Much like Silver again, Spectrum provides time-space travel for the group, mostly to travel to other alternate earths.
==Other Members==
===Vi===
 is the Wisp companion to Spectrum The Hedgehog. Vi is technically not an official member of the Hedgehog Syndicate since he's not actually a Hedgehog, but his presence is required in order for Spectrum to use his Void Wispon; Vi is also very attached to Spectrum, refusing to leave his side very often (in general). With all that said, Vi is allowed to take part in the group's operations.
Vi chooses to keep to himself when he's with the Syndicate, despite the fact that most of its members are friendly with him. To Vi, and thanks to the heavy responsibilities of the group, the members of the Hedgehog Syndicate (besides Spectrum) are like gods among men; he feels very out of place when he's with them (even if he's there to offer Spectrum support as usual), not feeling worthy enough to even be working directly with them (especially since he's not even a Hedgehog). So whenever he's with the team in combat, Vi tries his best to prove himself to the rest of his teammates; the rest of the Syndicate, however, finds this conviction confusing, knowing that Vi doesn't have to prove anything to any of them. So whenever Vi is doubting himself (in terms of the team), the other group members will be sure to confront and comfort him.
==Allies==
===Miles "Tails" Prower===
, better known as , is the first and main ally of the group. Tails is the team's technical support, providing them with new gadgets and heading analyzation. As Tails is not a more official member of the syndicate (due to him not being a Hedgehog), he does not take part in discussions and combat; this is on account of Tails not being entirely (physical) combat oriented,https://youtu.be/UXK7HEbg1dg?t=780https://youtu.be/qrs8UozGEDo?t=38https://youtu.be/qrs8UozGEDo?t=257 and on account that he has been easily comprisedhttps://youtu.be/XzmZQokUj5w?t=1011https://youtu.be/yz4vCcaa6s0?t=2731 and easily trickedhttps://youtu.be/_9rIND08eHM?t=5265 in the past. Despite all of that, the group still trusts Tails to keep their operations a secret and help them out, on account of his history with Sonic. 
Besides providing the team with technical support, Tails has even offered his home as a meeting place for the group on several occasions.https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hedgehog_Syndicate
==Trivia==
*ChaosControl VA is very protective of his characters (especially with all of his original characters seen here), so if you want to use any of them (in art, animations, etc.), he wants you to ask him for permission to do so first. He also does not want any attributes of these characters being changed (their races, sexualities, etc.) beyond his original storytelling intentions to suit your own needs (in art, animations, etc.); this will continue to remain the case, unless ChaosControl VA gives permission on some of your proposed changes first (approved changes that ChaosControl VA describes as essentially being fan fiction for you alone).
*The Hedgehog Syndicate's creator, ChaosControl VA, had created a system to better categorize and designate different Sonic OC Universes, considering he's had Spectrum interacting with OCs outside of his Sonic AU, and considering he didn't want to mess up the canon or anyone else's AUs with his own. The Hedgehog Syndicate's home universe is designated "Earth F1718-1."
*When conceptualizing this group, ChaosControl VA was inspired by the Illuminati from Marvel Comics.
*The group at one point considered inviting Amy Rose to join the team, but ultimately decided against it, with the main reasons being that her infatuation with Sonic could cause distractions for herself and others, and that there would be a chance of her accidently revealing the group (primarily through gossip). They also considered inviting Alexa The Hedgehog,from Earth ASC1521-1
https://chaoscontrolvaocs.carrd.co/#sonicocuniversesystem but they also decided against that, believing it would be too much of a hassle to constantly pull her from her own dimension,Earth ASC1521-1
https://chaoscontrolvaocs.carrd.co/#sonicocuniversesystem especially since she is still in school in her own dimension.
*The group has no official headquarters, and the members meet up at random locations including Tails' home occasionally).https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hedgehog_Syndicate#Miles_%22Tails%22_Prower
*For official Hedgehog Syndicate business, Tails allows the group to use an encrypted version of "Goggles" (his own private search engine).https://sonicfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Goggles#Users
==References==
Category:Teams
Category:Owner:ChaosControl VA
Category:Owner:ChaosControl VA/The Rookie Chronicles
Category:Universe:Sonic Ascension (AlexaLynnSTH's AU)
Category:Universe:Sonic Solara (Omorfia-Glimmer's AU)
Category:Organizations
Category:Secret Groups
Category:Vigilantes
Category:The Hedgehog Syndicate Members
Category:Team Spectrum Members