Sonic the Hedgehog (Promotional Comic Continuity)

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==Summary==
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The Sonic Promotional Comic is a 16-page promotional comic released in 1991, meant to advertise the original Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive in North America. The story, which deals with the origin of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Robotnik, derives from Sega of America's Sonic the Hedgehog Bible (a term referring to a standard document in some long-running series) and was considered the "official" plot for the game in the Western world at the time of release.
Despite claiming to be the first issue in a presumed series of Sonic comics, this comic is a stand-alone publication, unrelated to the later Archie comics Sonic the Hedgehog series which would debut with a mini-series in 1992. It was, however, released several times in slightly different forms - the first seven pages were included as an insert in some DC Comics publications and magazines, while a different portion was included in the May/June 1992 issue of Sega Visions.
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A mysterious, brown anthropomorphic traveler burrows into an underground lab by chance. This hedgehog who proudly declares his name, "Sonic the Hedgehog!", finds an equally mysterious, human scientist, the kindly Dr. Kintobor, excited by his completed work over his mastery over the mystical gems, the Chaos Emeralds, through his machinery.
After introductions, the two individuals warmed up to their good natures and became fast friends. They spent time together, with the mysterious traveler turning blue after testing, and beating, the mysterious scientist's machine with his speed and burning up his shoes in the process. The kindly doctor in turn invented new, durable shoes for the traveler's convenience as gratitude for going along with his test.
But as fast as it happened, the friendship ended even faster. A horrible accident had occurred after Sonic had deliver some food, a hardboiled egg and a drink, for his new, hungry friend. Dr. Kintobor, while grateful for Sonic’s speedy service, wasn't paying attention and spilled soda on his machine, causing a feedback loop of conceptual evil that transformed him into the hateful Dr. Robotnik! To Sonic's concern, his new friend became his enemy. The evil Doctor has been instilled with a drive to enslave and conquer the world if he is not stopped.
Only the super speedster can save the day from the mad scientist!
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==Power of the Verse==
===Influence===
The Promotional Comic has two central figures that make up the verse. The fast SonicBibleDraft2 pg 9 Sonic the Hedgehog and the mysterious yet SonicBibleDraft2 pg 13 Dr. Kintobor, aka, Dr. Robotnik, with the rest being Critters, more realistically proportion animals compare to Sonic, converted into Dr. Robotnik's Badniks. The Chaos Emeralds act as the verse's mystical items of unknown power, which allow Dr. Kintobor the means to inact his plan. Both Sonic and Dr. Robotnik can influence the Planet itself, as Dr. Kintobor had gotten rid of evil from the planet while Dr. Robotnik aims to conquer it. Sonic has the means to stop the Doctor's actions, but Dr. Robotnik doesn't make it easy.
===Stats===
The verse is humble in power. Sonic and Dr. Robotnik are Wall level from struggling against each other in base, with the Checkered Wrecking Ball at Small Building level.
The speed of the verse gives slightly different values depending on Sonic's movement. Sonic's sprint when he destroyed Badniks is calculated at Subsonic+, while his stated speed when he broke Kintobor's machine by building up his speed at Transonic, slightly faster than the calculated speed from a sprint. Dr. Robotnik himself scales to Sonic's sprint during the story, as he matched Sonic's speed when he sprinted towards Porky to save his life. The Egg-O-Matic would have reached Transonic in speed by keeping ahead of Sonic, who had heated intent on catching the taunting Dr. Robotnik.
While Promotional Comic’s Sonic has minimal amount of abilities in this world, the wild Hax of the Verse mainly originates through Dr. Robotnik’s machinery and the fable Chaos Emeralds. The main plot relevant ability from the Emeralds is their manipulation over the concept of Evil.
==Calcs of the Verse==
===Attack Potency===
*Sonic smashes BadniksPage 2 (.00017069 Tons, 9-B)
*The force of the Wrecking BallPage 1 (.00951 Tons, 9-A)
===Speed===
*Badnik parts stay frozen in midair (Mach 0.81428, Subsonic+)
*Page 5 (Mach 1.00356, Transonic)
===Range===
*Warp of Confusion's sizePage 10 (Circumference, 21.6384373 m)
==Supporters/Opponents/Neutral==
===Supporters===
*ElixirBlue
*Dark-Carioca
===Opponents===
===Neutral===
==Characters==
===Hero===
SonictheHedghogPromotionalComic1.jpg|Sonic the Hedgehog|link=Sonic the Hedgehog (Promotional Comic)
===Villain & Vehicle===
Dr.RobotnikPromotionalComic.jpg|Dr. Robotnik|link=Dr. Robotnik (Promotional Comic)
EggMobilePromotionalComic.jpg|Egg-O-Matic|link=Egg-O-Matic (Promotional Comic)
===Mystical Gem===
ChaosEmeraldPromotionalComic1.jpg|Chaos Emeralds|link=Chaos Emeralds (Promotional Comic)
==Gallery==
Supporting Cast
Characters that only contribute to the plot by creating world building for the Villain's conquest and the Hero's motivation but have no known combat capabilities or scaling, to make a character profile on VS Battles.
*Critters
** Early 1990s americanized names of the Critters used in the SonicBibleDraft2, and by extension, the Promotional Comic.
Sally Acorn (Promotional Comic)2.png|Sally Acorn|link=w:c:sonic:Ricky
Johnny Lightfoot (Promotional Comic).jpg|Johnny Lightfoot|link=w:c:sonic:Pocky
Chirps (Promotional Comic).jpg|Chirps|link=w:c:sonic:Cucky
Joe Sushi (Promotional Comic)1.jpg|Joe Sushi|link=w:c:sonic:Rocky
Tux (Promotional Comic)1.jpg|Tux|link=w:c:sonic:Pecky
Porker Lewis (Promotional Comic).jpg|Porker Lewis|link=w:c:sonic:Picky
==References==
==Notes/Explanations==
Note	Note
The SonicBibleDraft2 is only used to fill in the gaps left behind by the Promotional Comic for vs debating/indexing purposes. Any contradictory elements within the draft is overruled in favor of the published comic. The draft is ultimately usable for details, as the Promotional Comic is primarily based on the draft, which made its own lore of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).	
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