Little Planet

**Little Planet** (リトルプラネット *Ritoru Puranetto*?), also known as the **Miracle Planet** (奇跡の星 *Kiseki no Hoshi*?), is a location that appears in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series. It is a planetoid in Sonic's universe with mystical properties that appears timely above Never Lake for approximately one month out of every year, and vanishes completely for the remaining 11 months.

## Contents

* 1Description
* 2History
	+ 2.1Past
	+ 2.2Sonic the Hedgehog CD
	+ 2.3Sonic Generations
	+ 2.4Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
		- 2.4.1Sonic Mania
		- 2.4.2Sonic Mania Plus
* 3Other game appearances
	+ 3.1Sonic Adventure
* 4Points of interest
* 5In other media
	+ 5.1Books and comics
		- 5.1.1Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)
		- 5.1.2Sonic the Comic
		- 5.1.3Archie Comics
* 6Trivia
* 7Gallery
	+ 7.1Concept artwork
	+ 7.2Artwork
	+ 7.3Sprites
	+ 7.4Screenshots
* 8See also
* 9References

## Description

Little Planet, as its name suggests, is a tiny, spherical astronomical body with characteristics similar to those from Mobius. As such, it possesses a breathable atmosphere and its own flora and fauna, which resemble those from Sonic's world. Described as a beautiful world and a center of peace, its surface is mostly covered by large landmasses that make it mainly green in color. There are also various bodies of water that are given a blue color when seen from space. Presumably due to its small size, the various forests and mountains on Little Planet can be seen from far away. Additionally, the planet possesses its own gravitational field. However, much of Little Planet remains surrounded in mystery.

Unlike Mobius, Little Planet has many mystical properties; most noticeably, it is able to appear out of nowhere on Never Lake for one month every year, though it is never specified where it can be found for the rest of the year. Additionally, it is able to freely fly around, and is unaffected by the gravitational pull of Sonic's World when it makes its visit on that planet. Described as "a world that defies time" and "where past, present and future collide", Little Planet is known for hosting the Time Stones, mystic relics that allow their user to travel through time and re-write history to cause miracles to happen. There are also Time Warp signs around the planet, which are used to enter the Time Warp and travel between different time frames: the present, the past, and a fluctuating future, by moving at the speed of light. Also, Little Planet might have a will of its own; after Sonic saved Little Planet at the end of its incident, the planet left Mobius while displaying sparkles that formed the hedgehog's face.

The natural environments that can be found on Little Planet are, much like those on Mobius, very wacky, colorful, and even abstract at times. These range from deserts and caves, to tropical plateaus and massive, psychedelic forests. There are various artificial areas as well, like cities and industrial facilities, though it is unknown where these are derived from. However, it can be safely assumed that the planet has housed at least one civilization at some point, as hinted by the Roman-like cities in the past and the ruins in the present.

In the past, Little Planet used to have more natural environments, with little civilization on it. Despite this, many industrial areas were already under construction. Following Dr. Robotnik's takeover of the planet, it got turned into a huge fortress with no signs of peace. At first sight, however, the changes made in the present were almost unnoticeable and rather vague, the most notable one being the lack of Mobini. In the future, though, Little Planet became a polluted wasteland. All the lakes were filled with chemicals and/or waste, while other natural areas had been heavily industrialized. No signs of life were present on the planet in this future. From space, natural areas were seen with a crimson tone and dead plants, while water was dark gray in color. After Sonic reverted the doctor's actions however, the planet's future changed to a futuristic utopia with little to no pollution at all. In addition, all of the planet's areas were filled with life and color.

## History

### Past

While the past of Little Planet has never been explained, it is known that it has been inhabited by at least one society; what is today Stardust Speedway has been populated since ancient times, while the modern-day Tidal Tempest is home to a flooded ruin. The planet's biodiversity has also greatly changed compared to how it once was like, as seen in the distant past of Palmtree Panic.

### *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*

In *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*, in what became known as the "**Little Planet incident**" (リトルプラネット事件 *Ritoru Puranetto jiken*?), Little Planet was making its annual appearance over Never Lake as usual when Dr. Robotnik, seeking its Time Stones and their ability to re-write history, chained Little Planet to a mountain near the lake and began the construction of his fortress on the planetoid before turning his sights on obtaining the Time Stones. After unspecified events, the planet got devoid of peace due to Robotnik's actions. Even though the doctor apparently was unable to travel to the past, that timeline got filled with robot transporters and Metal Sonic holograms, which heavily reshaped Little Planet's future into a dystopic, polluted wasteland. However, in the present timeline, the changes were barely noticed aside from the mysterious absence of Mobini, which hid under their breath in fear.

Later, Sonic the Hedgehog went to Never Lake to watch Little Planet from there. To his surprise however, he found the planetoid in its miserable state and still chained to the nearby mountain. Suspecting that Dr. Robotnik had something to do with this, the hedgehog traveled up to the planet along its chain. There, he discovered that he could restore the planet's regions to their pristine states and free them from the doctor's control by removing his devices in the past and securing the Time Stones. Upon arriving in Collision Chaos, Sonic meets Amy Rose, a hedgehog girl who had come to Little Planet after predicting a destined encounter with him there. Upon seeing the blue hedgehog, Amy instantly fell in love with him. However, Amy was soon after kidnapped in front of Sonic by Metal Sonic, an ultra-performance Badnik created by Dr. Robotnik, and the doctor's newest enforcer. Sonic was thus left with the tasks of saving both Little Planet and Amy.

Making his way across Little Planet on his own, Sonic continued to free the planet's areas one by one. By destroying the robot transporters, Sonic was able to trigger a series of changes which steadily reversed Robotnik's actions on the planet and restored its future. Additionally, after the Metal Sonic holograms got destroyed, the Mobini were no longer afraid of anything and began wandering around freely. Eventually arriving in Stardust Speedway, Sonic had a race against Metal Sonic. After winning the confrontation, he freed Amy from her restraints in Stardust Speedway and went to Metallic Madness, Robotnik's base. There, he had his showdown with the doctor. After the villain was defeated, a chain reaction was triggered that caused the metallic shell around Little Planet to collapse. After Sonic got Amy and himself back to Mobius, Little Planet then disappeared from sight in a trail of stars in the shape of Sonic's head, now freed from Robotnik's control and with a peaceful destiny to follow.

### *Sonic Generations*

*Main article: Metal Sonic (Sonic Generations)*
In the console/PC version of *Sonic Generations*, the bad future version of Stardust Speedway from Little Planet got transported to White Space as a side-effect of the Time Eater's time-traveling. There, Classic Sonic had a battle against Metal Sonic. After defeating the robot, the hedgehog acquired his Chaos Emerald.

When the Time Eater later got destroyed, Stardust Speedway and the rest of Little Planet were seemingly returned to their rightful place in the timeline.

### *Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II*

In *Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II* and *Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal*, Little Planet made its annual return to Mobius. Seeking to retrieve Metal Sonic's body in Stardust Speedway, Dr. Eggman sent a drone to Little Planet and used it to rejuvenate Metal Sonic, whom Eggman then guided back from Little Planet to Eggman's base. Afterward, Eggman began plotting to build a new version of the Death Egg, named the Death Egg mk.II, around Little Planet. Similar to a Dyson sphere, this Death Egg was seemingly designed to absorb the energy of Little Planet; this was apparently the method which Eggman used to power his new space station.

During their adventure to stop Eggman's scheme, Sonic and Tails could see Little Planet in the sky above Sylvania Castle during their battle with the Egg Serpentleaf. When they confronted Metal Sonic at White Park however, they noticed that Eggman had already begun building the Death Egg mk.II around Little Planet. By the time the duo gave chase to Eggman and Metal Sonic after escaping the exploding Sky Fortress, the Death Egg mk.II had been completed, with Little Planet trapped inside it. After getting onboard the space fortress though, Sonic and Tails destroyed Eggman's final contraption, thus triggering a chain reaction that shut down the Death Egg mk.II. However, the space station remained intact, with Little Planet left inside it.

While it is unknown what happened to the Death Egg mk.II afterwards, it can be assumed that without its internal systems to prevent the Little Planet from disappearing again, it was pulled away from Sonic's world by the Little Planet's natural cycle for then to disappear with it to regions unknown.

#### *Sonic Mania*

In *Sonic Mania*, some time after the Angel Island incident, Little Planet was taken over and mechanized by Dr. Eggman, the satellite having assumed a position within viewing distance from Angel Island. After its arrival, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles got sent to the past of Stardust Speedway when the doctor displaced the heroes with the Phantom Ruby in Press Garden. Working their way back to the present after defeating a Hotaru Hi-Watt, the trio were challenged to a fight by Metal Sonic, whom they managed to defeat before being sent off of Little Planet by Eggman with the Phantom Ruby. The heroes could later see the planetoid in the sky while making their way through Lava Reef.

Getting back to Little Planet, Sonic's crew pursued Dr. Eggman through Metallic Madness while overcoming the doctor's contraptions before cornering him inside the Titanic Monarch, another one of the villain's bases on the small planet. After the trio of heroes defeated the scientist, the colossal fortress began to explode. During the fray, Sonic and the Phantom Ruby got sucked into an inter-dimensional wormhole while Tails and Knuckles escaped Little Planet. Landing back home, the fox and the echidna looked towards the planet as the chain linking it to their world shattered. The planetoid then disappeared in a shower of sparkles while the hedgehog barely escaped the collapsing Egg Reverie.

#### *Sonic Mania Plus*

In *Sonic Mania Plus*, following Sonic's return from the War to Take Back the Planet, Little Planet was conquered and mechanized by Dr. Eggman once again, the planetoid having, yet again, assumed a position within viewing distance from Angel Island. Not long after, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty and Ray got sent to Stardust Speedway's past when the villain displaced them with the Phantom Ruby in Press Garden. Working their way back to the present after defeating a Hotaru Hi-Watt, the group encountered Metal Sonic, whom they defeated before being sent off Little Planet by the doctor with the Phantom Ruby. The heroes could later see the planet in the sky while making their way through Lava Reef.

Getting back to Little Planet, the heroes pursued Eggman through Metallic Madness while overcoming the doctor's contraptions. In the end, they cornered him inside the rebuilt Titanic Monarch. After the group of heroes defeated the villain however, the Phantom Ruby went haywire, causing it to create a rift that began to suck in the scientist's massive complex. Eggman tried to sneak his way out, but the heroes escaped in their Super States and knocked him into the rift before returning to Mobius.