Dr. Starline (Fallen Worlds)

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> Where's all that bravado, hm? That confidence you had leading your warriors against Enerjak?
>
> Starline's Spirit taunting Austin, End of the Dark World

### Affiliation

Eggman Empire (formerly); Starline Empire

## Appearances

### Debut

Rise of the Warriors

**Dr. Starline** is a character who appears in *The Legend of Fox the Brave: The Fallen Worlds*. He served as a major antagonist first serving under Dr. Eggman, then making a name for himself after leaving the Eggman Empire following the Iron Dominion incident

In a mirror to his main timeline counterpart's anatagonism of Maxwell Veschell, Dr. Starline particularly antagonized Austin, to the point the young man was horribly traumatized and suffered night terrors. Currently, it is suspected his ghost haunts both Boulder and Austin; the former because of his foresight, the latter because of his trauma

## Appearance

Dr. Starline retains his appearance from both the IDW comics and the main timeline of *The Legend of Fox the Brave*. However, unlike his main timeline counterpart, he never made the Tricore, and instead retained the Warp Topaz

## Personality

Compared to his main timeline counterpart, Dr. Starline is much crueler. While he retains his cold, arrogant personality, his cruelty has been ramped up considerably

Originally dedicated to Eggman's ideals, he slowly began to question the doctor's plans and actions as time goes on, and the warriors prove themselves more effective threats against them

In particular, Starline was fully aware Austin was afraid of him, and pressed his advantage over the young man. He relentlessly taunted his attempts to escape, made him believe his team were dead, and that they had abandoned him to his fate just to mess with him and break his spirit

He displayed similar behavior toward Surge and Kit. He manipulated them so they would do what he ordered them, growing irritated whenever they didn't listen, or questioned his orders

Starline had absolutely no qualms about putting someone through painful procedures, as he was more than willing to torture Austin for the information he wanted, growing frustrated when it did not work

## History

**Before the Series:** At some point during Dr. Eggman's successful conquest of the Worlds, Dr. Starline joined him, and rose through the ranks to join him as his top lackey. The exact amount of time he spent working for Eggman is unknown

### *Rise of the Warriors*

Starline appeared near the end. He got involved in the final battle between Fox's team and Eggman's forces. He engaged Fox, but made a quick escape soon after when the citadel started to collapse

Fox followed him through his warp, then lost his temper when the doctor tried to dance around his questions, and he strong-armed him into helping him find the kidnapped Silver and Shell

### *The Broken Worlds*

Starline started searching for Dr. Eggman, and had Metal Sonic under his command in the meantime

Using Metal Sonic, Starline had Fox captured, so he could hypnotize and subtly manipulate him, driving a wedge between the fox and his friend Austin. Using this to his advantage, he had Austin kidnapped to use as leverage against the warriors, should they try to make a move against him

He was eventually successfully able to find Dr. Eggman, and restore him to the head of his ruined empire. While doing this, he also injured Locke in the battle to rescue Austin

Following the battle, Starline questioned Eggman's decision not to retaliate against them, which would ignite a spark inside the Mobian doctor's mind, igniting his eventual plans later down the road

He later arrived at the Base to pass plans on to the warriors. His motive for this was to encourage Eggman into *doing something*, and possibly lure the warriors into a trap. This would ultimately fail, as Dr. Eggman wouldn't listen to his concerns

### *Evil Reborn*

Starline made a brief appearance in the prologue, questioning Dr. Eggman's decision to ally with Sonic to fight Enerjak. Though reluctant to admit it, he knew they needed help in stopping such a grave threat, and went along with the plan

### *Rising Darkness*

In the prologue, Starline mused over a fit of rage that Dr. Eggman had over another raid from the warriors, and brought up the question of seeking out the warriors' place of residence. Eggman refused, much to Starline's annoyance. He has also made note of Dr. Finitevus' interest in Austin Smith, which spurs him to start looking into the young dog himself

As the warriors performed a raid on an Eggman base occupied by the Dark Egg Legion, Starline arrived to observe. He confronted Fox atop a wall as the warriors left the area, attempting to make a deal with him. Fox wasn't able to reply, but Starline told him to think about it

Starline later infiltrated the Storming Base, and hypnotized the warrior Shane the Wolf, using him to find answers to Austin's whereabouts. While he is unable to find Austin, he is led to Fox's room, and discovers the letters given to the leader by Austin himself, with which he discerns the young dog's location to be Angel Island

Later, in the final chapter, Doma mentions that Starline ambushed her and Austin, and that he successfully kidnapped Austin

### *The Battle of the Storm*

In the prologue, Austin has been captured by Dr. Starline, who proceeds to question Austin about who he really is. He reveals that he had a body scan taken of Austin, revealing that while the warrior has the *physical build* of a Mobian dog, his genetic makeup is not fully Mobian. Fascinated, Starline tries to interrogate Austin, but when that doesn't work, he resorts to an unknown decide that causes Austin great pain

Later, in the epilogue, he catches on to the Chaotix's attempt to rescue Austin, and tries to stop Espio from escaping with Austin. He fails, as Vector and Charmy intervene, but to keep them from retrieving his notes, he smashes the PC tower to his computer, and escapes through a warp. It's noted that because of Starline's horrendous tactics, Austin would be forever traumatized

### *End of Iron*

Starline appears in the final chapter, when he raids the Storming Base. On the night of Michael's warrior vigil, Starline brings a squad of Egg Pawns to the Storming Base, where he successfully manages to capture the young white dog

In the epilogue, he taunts Michael, explaining his ultimate plan for the young warrior: To use him as leverage against Austin, or wrench the information he wants from Michael himself if that fails

### *The Hunt for a Warrior*

When the warriors go to confront Starline and rescue Michael, they find him sitting on a chair in a large hall, waiting for them

Fox's patrol tries to rush to him, but he sets an Egg Hammer on them, forcing them to fight it while he makes a quick getaway. Fox, Doma, and Austin pursue him, cornering him in a silo-like tower. But to keep them from trying to catch him, Starline drags Michael into the mess, using him as leverage

He taunts a furious Austin, who charges him. But the walkway breaks under both of them, sending them to their presumed deaths

They are assumed dead, but the epilogue reveals them to both be alive. Starline had used a warp to save Austin and himself, and has the dazed Austin captured

### *Shadows Reborn*

When Fox returns to the Worlds as a ghost, he encounters Starline in his new lab

Fox unwittingly assumes Starline to be a ghost as well, and questions him on why he did what he did. While initially not forthcoming, he finally explains his reasons to Fox, leaving him deeply troubled. Before Fox's spirit leaves, Starline taunts him, saying he's welcome to try and find his friend

He later appears in the epilogue looking over a memoir Fox had written. He notes that it puts some things into perspective for him, though he is broken from his thoughts by the alert that Austin has tried to escape

He warns the young dog that should he insist on trying to escape, he'll see to it that he never gets to see his teammates again. Austin remains defiant, until Starline mentions Michael, asking him what the white dog would think, knowing that his brother would prefer being "dead"

## Powers/Abilities

While he has no powers himself, Dr. Starline possesses a great intellect, close to that of Dr. Eggman himself. He has great knowledge of robotics, and has devoted himself to the study of arcane powers, enough to utilize the Warp Topaz

He possesses a glove on his left hand with which he uses the Warp Topaz to visit any location he wishes, within reason, so long as it has a charge. He can also use the glove to hypnotize people, either to manipulate them, or simply get them out of his way

Finally, on his boots, he has Multi-Tool Heel Spurs, which serve a variety of purposes. The electro whip allows him to electrocute his opponents, while a mild neurotoxin allows him to put his enemies out of commission for a while

## Trivia

Starline's fascination with Austin mirrors that of Dr. Finitevus in other timelines. Though unlike Finitevus, Starline was never made aware of Austin's secret, despite his attempts to get that information

Unlike his main timeline counterpart, Starline never created the Tricore in the Fallen Worlds. He retained the Warp Topaz, as he never lost it

* His glove later came into the possession of the warriors following his death

Despite his disbelief in the Spirits, Starline appears to have wound up in the Land of Shadows, the place for evil Spirits. This is likely because even those that don't believe in the Spirits reach the afterlife

* As of *End of the Dark World*, he has used this to haunt Boulder through his foresight, and Austin through his trauma