Owls

### Comic

*Sonic the Hedgehog: The Adventures of Sonic & Donut Lord* (indirectly mentioned)
*Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill* (portrait; mentioned)

*"Longclaw and her people were the sworn enemy of my tribe, the echidna! We fought and died at their hands, and now you will die by mine."*
―Knuckles the Echidna to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
**Owls** were one of several intelligent species on Mobius. Existing as a heroic order, they would fight the Echidnas for centuries after taking the Master Emerald from them in order to keep this weapon's power from being used. However, their kind would dwindle in numbers over the years until only Longclaw remained, who would fall defending Sonic.

## History

### War for the Master Emerald

*"The owls and the echidnas have been fighting each other for centuries."*
―Tails to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Ages ago, the Owls were a order of heroes who protected the galaxy. When the Echidnas forged the Master Emerald, the most powerful weapon ever created. Believing no one should wield such power, the Owls took up arms against the echidnas. After a great battle with the echidnas, the owls managed to steal the Master Emerald and escape with it.

#### Hiding the Master Emerald

*"An order of heroes recovered the emerald and swore to protect it from evil."*
―Tails to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
The owls would subsequently hide the Master Emerald away on Earth, sealing it away inside an undersea temple labyrinth filled to the brim with traps, which was near a small island in the Pacific Ocean. Furthermore, they hid a compass that would lead to the Master Emerald's hiding place away inside a temple in Siberia. However, the Owls' actions made them sworn enemies of the Echidnas, whom they would fight against for centuries.

### Attack on Longclaw's Home

*"The last of the owl warriors had been located. Soon Longclaw's emerald secrets would be ours."*
―Knuckles the Echidna to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
One day after exploring his island, Sonic arrived home to Longclaw, bringing her a yellow flower he had picked. Longclaw immediately noticed that Sonic had been followed, spotting the Echidna Tribe with behind him. She quickly shut the door, and covered Sonic as arrows flew through windows and pelted the walls of her home. As the Echidnas drew closer, she flew out of the building carrying Sonic.

As Longclaw was flying away, she was struck by one of the echidna's arrows, sending her to the ground. She told Sonic that his power made him a target to everyone he would ever meet. She threw a ring, telling him to go to a planet on the farthest side of the universe. She told him to only use the bag of rings for emergencies. Sonic reluctantly agreed, running through the portal. As Longclaw was still being approached by the Echidna Tribe, Sonic, concerned about her safety, tried to run back through the ring, but it disintegrated before he could make it through, leaving him to question what had happened to his early parental figure.

### Legacy

*"There were once two orders of heroes who protected the galaxy from those who would use the emerald for evil."
"But they have all passed on to the great battleground in the sky."
"So we start a new order. The three of us."*
―Tails, Knuckles the Echidna and Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Coming into conflict with Echidna Tribe member Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic, who kept a feather of his late guardian Longclaw, was spoken to by her in a pre-recorded hologram, being informed of the Master Emerald's location when he had to stop his archenemy Doctor Eggman from taking it himself.

Having the responsibility passed onto him by Longclaw, Sonic would start a new order with his friends Tails and Knuckles that protects the Master Emerald like the owl warriors did.

## Technology and Weapons

While not making use of any weapons, owl warriors wore suits of armor in battle. As for technology, owls could manage to record holographic messages and import them on certain objects, such as paper maps.

## Characteristic Traits

Owls are often regarded as noble heroes who'd combat any evil force across the galaxy, once ridding the all-powerful Master Emerald from the Echidna Tribe, who used it to wipe out entire armies. They deduced that such power is too great for one to utilize.

Owls also built temples and stones based on their likeliness, some containing Babylonian writing, their language.

## Appearances

* *Sonic the Hedgehog*
	+ *Sonic the Hedgehog: The Adventures of Sonic & Donut Lord* (indirectly mentioned)

* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill* (portrait; mentioned)

* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (hologram & flashback; mentioned)

## Trivia

* Owls write in Babylonian, a language used by the **Babylonians** from the video game series.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*
2. ↑ *Sonic the Hedgehog*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ultima on Twitter - April 6, 2022

## External Links

* Owl on Wikipedia
* Owl on Sonic Wiki Zone
* Babylonians on Sonic Wiki Zone