Sonic Android

Art by SegaSteven

The **Sonic Androids** are a line of machines created by Dr. Eggman in *What If Sonic Lost His Memory?*. After Sonic fell to Earth and was recovered by Empire forces, his biological information was used to construct a series of techno-organic imitation robots analogous to the Shadow Androids of the original video game continuity. They are most known for their terrifyingly large numbers and their role in dooming the future that Silver was born to.

## Personality

The Sonic Androids are non-sentient, displaying no clear signs of personality or individuality amongst their ranks. They are obedient to their commander's every order, but for unknown reasons they turned berserk in Silver's original timeline, spreading across the planet with the goal of purging all organic life.

## History

### Past

One of Dr. Eggman's robots discovered Sonic an unknown amount of time before Neo Metal Sonic's hostile takeover of his Empire. Using biological data he was able to uncover by researching Sonic's body, Eggman designed the Sonic Androids in such a way that - while only containing a fraction of the true Sonic's power - they could be mass produced.. He began to set up secret facilities all over the world containing huge numbers of Sonic Androids contained within stasis pods, such as in: Final Fortress, Green Hill Zone and Frontier Canyon. Sonic himself was also stored in the same kind of pod as the Androids, keeping him safe and healthy while he recovered.

### Shadow Heroes Arc

Rouge the Bat and E-123 Omega discovered the store of Sonic Androids aboard the Egg Fleet's Final Fortress, where they remained dormant in their pods. Omega quickly levelled the chamber out of hatred for other Eggman robots, annihilating every unit present.

The existence of the Androids was made known to the gathered heroes aboard the Egg Fleet by Silver the Hedgehog, then confirmed by Rouge, who'd seen them shortly prior.

### Sonic Memories Arc

At an unspecified Android storage facility, Silver was finally caught up to by Shadow the Hedgehog, where they are able to talk before Dr. Eggman appeared. He disclosed the true vastness of the Sonic Android numbers, telling the hedgehogs that they would have no hope of thinning them enough to stop his domination no matter how many storage facilities they hit, nor how many allies they recruited. The Androids in the area were awakened, emerging from their pods and attacking Silver and Shadow. Their battle raged for an undisclosed amount of time, enough to exhaust both parties by the time the last units had been destroyed.

#### The Battle of Frontier Canyon

The united front of the Sonic Rescue Team attacked the Sonic Android bunker in Frontier Canyon, which turned out to be already vacated of its occupants. Dr. Eggman's trap was sprung and his army dropped down into the canyon from the Eggman Fleet, consisting entirely of Sonic Androids with the exception of the real Sonic the Hedgehog, who also believed himself to be an Android created by Eggman at the time. The Androids engaged with the heroes in a drawn-out battle spanning the canyon, attempting first to breach their makeshift shelter inside the ruins of Eggman's bunker. Eventually, they forced the main fighting force to retreat deeper into the canyon. While chasing the heroes up an incline, Knuckles used his strength to knock down a giant pillar of rock, which was then rolled down the hill to flatten a notable amount of the Androids as they single-mindedly pursued their targets.

Sonic finally entered the battle himself, immediately engaged by Metal Sonic and Knuckles while the Sonic Androids contended with their allies. After Dr. Eggman took to the field in his Egg Dealer and empowered Sonic with Sonic Fever, the Androids assisted him in reaching Tails by leaping into the air while curled up into balls, allowing Sonic to chain Homing Attacks off of their bodies and ascend high into the air.

Black Shadow's arrival saw Dr. Eggman issue an order for the Sonic Androids to regroup and fall in, taking formation behind Sonic as the Black Arms did the same on the opposing side of the canyon. At the command of their leaders, the two armies charged and met in the middle, bringing about a destructive battle between the drones of the Black Arms and Eggman Empire. While each individual Android was stronger than most Black Arms foot soldiers, even their reportedly gargantuan population was dwarfed by the number of the Black Arms, evening out the struggle into an even stalemate as Sonic and Black Shadow faced off in their own personal duel. The collateral damage of their initial clash sent troops on both sides flying, but the two warriors quickly left the battlefield after transforming into their Super states.

When Sonic and Shadow fell back into Frontier Canyon, the battle between Androids and Black Arms was still raging around them. After Sonic had his memories restored by Shadow, however, the two of them quickly teamed up, prompting Eggman to once again call the Sonic Androids into a formation around him - this time focused on defending him at all costs. Sonic and Shadow's combined power, though it took time, was enough to exterminate every Android unit while the Black Arms forces surrounded the remaining Empire troops, trapping them in with no way to escape. The remains of the Sonic Androids were claimed to litter the battlefield after the war was won, and it is unknown how many, if any, units remain after Dr. Eggman's imprisonment aboard the Black Comet.

### Silver's Future

In the original future timeline where Silver came from, the Sonic Androids were not destroyed. For unknown reasons, rather than leading to a world ruled by Doctor Eggman, the Androids went berserk, spreading out across the world single-mindedly seeking to destroy all organic life. They left only a handful of survivors, who were able to build a one-way time machine using the future Chaos Emeralds to send Silver back to the past. Due to his interventions, this future timeline has presumably been replaced.

## Powers and abilities

Each Sonic Android is stated to hold roughly 9% of the original Sonic's power, but their relative weakness compared to the original or Metal Sonic is mitigated by their vast numbers. They are capable of performing the Spin Attack and Spin Dash techniques and are extremely fast compared to other Empire troops, as well as having above-average durability. They are also capable of firing tracer missiles from concealed launchers in their bodies, used against Shadow and Silver in Part 3.

## Transformations

### Sonic Fever

While no Android was ever shown wielding this power, it was stated to have been designed for them originally, instead being bestowed upon the real Sonic during the Battle of Frontier Canyon.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *"For some clarity on these numbers, a single Sonic Android is only about 9% of Sonic's total power, however the reason that Eggman threw out Metal and the reason he considers the Androids a better alternative is because they can be easily mass produced." ~ What If Sonic Lost His Memory? Finale*
2. ↑ *"The blue light passes right past the heroes and instead, goes straight towards Sonic - the beam is meant for him. Though originally this mechanism was designed for the Sonic Androids, it was repurposed for the organic counterpart." ~ What If Sonic Lost His Memory? Part 4*