Grasshopper

Grasshopper is a character created by https://twitter.com/draconix\_097 on September 15th, 2022. Grasshopper was made as a foil character for Tails, meant to air in a Lost Episode of Sonic SatAM that was going to be broadcast on Halloween, but was soon discarded due to its dark nature. However, this wasn't the end of Grasshopper, as he was reborn as a human boy named Lawson, but this page is specifically for Grasshopper and takes place before the events of Man's Best Friend.

**Biography:**

Shortly after the release of the Sonic Saturday AM show, an episode was created specifically for Halloween, as the holiday was fast approaching. In this episode, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters would encounter their foils (or their opposites). However, there were only 3 foil characters overall- Sonic's foil named Spyke, Tails' foil named Grasshopper, and Sally Acorn's foil named Erin.

The tape went as follows:

Dr. Julian Robotnik was trying yet another attempt to destroy the Resistance, when he stumbled across a formula that could allow him to see into other worlds. Using this, Robotnik found somewhat of a mirror dimension to his, with another Robotnik and alternate Freedom Fighters. Robotnik then conjured up a way to reach this dimension in hopes of contacting his Mirror Self (Dr. Kintobor, a reference to the Fleetway Sonic Comics).

However, his portal not only allowed Dr. Kintobor to cross over into the canon world; the reverse Freedom Fighters also weaseled their ways in. Spyke, the Sonic of his universe, was supposed to be a hero, but was actually very cruel in his methods, prefering peace through violence. Spyke, seeing a world not as completely ruined as his, set off pillaging resources and such in an attempt to satisfy his greed.

Meanwhile, Erin (Sally Acorn foil) was in hot pursuit of the Resistance, aiming to destroy her mirrors. Caught up in the midst of this was Grasshopper. His real name was Lawson, but it never really stuck with him. He was unsure of what to do, so just hid inside Dr. Robotnik's lab and watched the two evil doctors converse. Grasshopper watched on Robotnik's security footage as Spyke sped around and stole food and water. But, Grasshopper watched in horror as Spyke devoured all of it in an instant, not saving any for his so-called 'Partner'.

Grasshopper hadn't had real food or water in years, as the Mirror World was even worse than the canon one, with all the plants being toxic from chemical waste, the animals all having died, the water being heavily polluted from run-off. The ground had being covered over with steel, the sun and sky blotted out with smoke, and there being really no Mobians left, save for a scarce few that lived in encampments and worked as Dr. Kintobor's slaves.

The only things to eat were artifically made foods and (rarely) army rations. No one ever drank water, as all the water they ever got was contained in Meal Packets manufactured by Kintobor. Spyke and his gang lived in 'freedom', at least as much as you could have in such a dystopian place. They went from camp to camp, plundering resources in an attempt to feed themselves. But since Grasshopper had no special skill (save for flying), he didn't usually get to eat. All the Meal Packets went to Spyke, and Grass would sometimes go hungry for days and possibly even weeks at a time.

Now, watching as Spyke once again consumed everything Grass longed for, Grasshopper decided he was done. He emerged from his hiding spot and revealed to the two evil doctors that he wanted to help them destroy Spyke and Erin, so long as they made him powerful and gave him all the food and water he wanted. The doctors agreed, adding in a deal to have Grasshopper help them also wipe out the Freedom Fighters as well.

With that, the doctors began experimentation on Grass. They used horribly painful tactics to power him up, such as implanting machinery into his body and taking out vital organs in enchange for more powerful ones. Grasshopper ended up with several devices in his body. One on his ear so that the doctors keep keep in touch with him and override brain functions (just in case), one in his arm (to power up strength), and one binding his tails, which allowed him to use them as if they were arms rather than propellers.

There was also a machine implanted into Grass' chest. It binded to his heart and kept his heart from exploding when Grasshopper used too much of his stamina. Grasshopper was then shocked with 30,000 volts of electricity to kick-start the devices, and then, for his troubles, given food and water.

Grasshopper was extremely traumatized after the experimentation, and did not trust Robotnik and Kintobor. Therefore, he snuck out and immediately went to fight Spyke. He lost, and his eyes were both ripped from there sockets after Spyke used his lethal spin-dash. The doctors, annoyed, patched Grass up, putting a device into his head that gave him sight and temporary eyes; however, if Grasshopper were to do something the doctors did not like, they could turn his eyesight off and effectively stop him.

Grasshopper demanded more food for his troubles, which Kintobor denied him, causing Grass to go into a rage, killing Kintobor with his incredibly powerful body. Robotnik, concerned for his own safety, attempted to take control of Grass' mind via the machines, but Grasshopper was so enraged that he overpowered the control and broke out of the lab again, simply going to take on Spyke and Erin and leaving Robotnik.

After an intense fight, Grasshopper usurped Spyke and Erin, obliterating them and nearly killing himself due to how far he had pushed his limits. However, Grasshopper wasn't some lowly fox-sidekick anymore. He was a God. He had defeated all of his torturers, and this world was bound to be his, so long as he destroyed everything in his way- including Robotnik and the Freedom Fighters.

Grasshopper tracked down Sonic and Sally and began a prolonged fight with them. However, it was all of the Freedom Fighters (Sonic, Sally, Bunnie, Tails, Knuckles, Antoine) against one fox. Even though he held his own, Grasshopper eventually overworked himself so much that several of his machines exploded from overdrive, with the device on his ear blowing up and deafening him.

His modifications were destroying themselves and Grass, and his chest plate began to crumble as well, putting him in severe pain. Sonic saw that this was just a sad child, with a horrible life that wanted to feel powerful for once, and even someone like him didn't deserve to suffer like this. Bunnie shot and killed Grass by destroying his chest plate, and then the episode ends with Tails, Bunnie, Sonic, and Sally Acorn kneeling over Grasshopper's grave, seemingly mourning the death of the poor child.