Classic Sonic (WI01)

## Classic Sonic the Werehog

Snatched from his era by the mysterious Time Eater, a younger **Sonic** was forced into an era-hopping adventure alongside his own version of Tails and the Modern cast of *WI01*. However, after learning the art of Chaos Control from his older counterpart, the negative energy inside the Emeralds acted as a conductor for the Dark Gaia energy within Sonic - this caused part of it transfer into the younger hedgehog. Classic Sonic returned to his time period after the events of the Sonic Generations Arc with two notable alterations: His era's Eggman completely captured and a tiny fraction of dormant Dark Gaia Essence inside of him.

The name 'Classic Sonic' is non-diegetic, and is used to refer to him out-of-universe only.

## Personality

Classic Sonic has shown himself to be unshakable in the face of danger and misfortune. As plucky as his main series counterpart and a fast learner, he was eager to learn the ins and outs of Chaos Control from Sonic and wasn't put down after the technique resulted the unforeseen side effect that was his own Werehog form. Even when he transforms into a Werehog, Classic Sonic features no change in personality and remains as chipper as ever despite his older self's worries. Even though he had only spent a short time with the Modern cast, he still threw himself headlong into danger to protect the defeated Modern Sonic as Alf' Wamaritan prepared to finish him off; readily tapping into the power of the Chaos Emeralds to fight alongside him.

## History

### Sonic Generations Arc

Classic Sonic was first alluded to in Part 4, described as a shorter Sonic running around Chemical Plant Zone at the same time as Sonic the Werehog. The two of them came face to face in the hall of mirrors between the first Time Gate and the Death Egg, where both Sonics were briefly shocked by the presence of the other until Classic Eggman's voice called out to his nemesis for a fight - this prompted Classic Sonic to run ahead and fight the Death Egg Robot in an identical circumstance to the original *Sonic Generations* story.

At some point either before this battle or during the following period of time where the two Sonics worked their way through Speed Highway, City Escape and Seaside Hill, Classic Sonic found and did battle with Classic Metal Sonic, retrieving the purple Chaos Emerald.

Classic Sonic joined the rest of the group in front of the second Time Gate leading to Perfect Chaos, to be amongst the planning of how they'd rescue Amy, Cream and anyone else who's petrification might be connected to points in time Sonic is unable to fully restore due to the lacking speed of his Werehog form. They came upon the idea of using Chaos Control to travel back to the World of the Arabian Nights and use the Magic Lamp in order to resolve their current crisis via it's wish-granting powers, a plan that would require at least two Chaos Emeralds and users of Chaos Control to pull off. To fill this criteria, Classic Sonic was trained in the art of Chaos Control by his future counterpart and the process went ahead; However, the Chaos Emeralds working in unison created enough of a link for Sonic's Dark Gaia Essence - stimulated by the external Chaos Energy - to fracture and split a tiny portion of itself into Classic Sonic's body, resulting in his own mutation of the Werehog form. Despite Sonic being devastated by the burden he felt he'd imparted on his younger self, Classic Sonic brushed the matter aside to focus on what was at hand, not experiencing any negative twists in his personality or mindset from the transformation.

During the battle in Night Palace, Classic Sonic in his Werehog form fought alongside the fully transformed Sonic the Werehog against Alf' Wayla wa Layla to the best of his ability, but found himself tripping over his new body and it's hampered speed at first. After the Time Eater's arrival and Erazor's subsequent fusion with it to form Alf' Wamaritan, Classic Sonic was knocked out alongside the two incarnations of Tails, leaving Sonic no choice but to transform into Darkspine Werehog. After Sonic was reverted back to his base Werehog form and the remaining allies from White Space arrived with the 5 missing Chaos Emeralds, Classic Sonic joined his counterpart in transforming into their respective Super Werehog forms, combining their strength to destroy Alf' Wamaritan's heart via their Super Double Helix Punch attack.

When Alf' Wamaritan perished and collapsed into a wormhole, Sonic saved Classic Sonic from being dragged in by grabbing and throwing him far into the distance with his stretched arms, leaving him to get warped back to the modern day with the other heroes.

After Sonic escaped, he met back up with Classic Sonic who'd since returned to his base form - no side effects yet apparent from his transformation. With Classic Eggman having been captured and tied up off-screen, Classic Sonic and Classic Tails said their goodbyes and left for their original era using the last remaining portal sustained by the Time Eater's power.

## Powers and abilities

Classic Sonic possesses all the abilities of his video game canon counterpart, including super speed, the Spin Attack and the Spin Dash. Unique to him, however, is the Werehog transformation and the ability to perform Chaos Control.

## Transformations

### Sonic the Werehog

Classic Sonic first achieved the Werehog form in White Space during the events of Part 4, when the Dark Gaia Essence inside of Sonic (in his Dusk form) conducted across the link formed between the two of them as they attempted to perform a joint Chaos Control. This incarnation of the Werehog is noted to work differently to Modern Sonic's in some ways that have yet to be fully explored: Classic Werehog mostly retains the overall body plan of his original form, not growing in size or shifting his proportions to become bulkier. His clothes do not alter as drastically either, with his gloves remaining intact and his boots only suffering some minor fraying at the cuffs, while their buckles become golden spikes. Like his Modern counterpart, Classic Werehog has curved, pointed ears, but a unique feature is the dark blue circles around his eyes.

Classic Sonic has yet to engage in battle with his base Werehog form properly, showcasing inexperience with his altered physique in the fight against Alf' Layla Wa Layla, where his reduced speed threw him off enough to make him trip over his own feet. He also has yet to properly master the Werehog form's signature stretching power, but did showcase that his Werehog form is capable of it through the Super Werehog.

It is uncertain how Classic Sonic's Werehog form is triggered due to this differing circumstances from which it was obtained. He did not take on an incarnation of Dusk Sonic while in White Space, and was turned back to his base form the moment he was sent to the present during a sunny day.

### Super Sonic

Classic Sonic's Super Form was alluded to in Part 4, where it was claimed that he had never achieved such a form and was thus unfamiliar with it. The Sega Scourge has since claimed this as an error, meaning Classic Sonic has likely achieved the form at some point in his history.

### Super Werehog

Like his Modern counterpart, Classic Sonic can combine his Super and Werehog forms to become the Super Werehog. In this state, he seemed much more comfortable and capable of handling the Werehog's quirks, likely due to them being offset by the speed and familiarity of his Super form. He used this form to battle alongside his counterpart against Alf' Wamaritan, most notably combining their strength to perform the Super Double Helix Punch.

## Weaknesses

### Inexperience

While he is clearly cut from the same cloth as his counterpart, Classic Sonic is not as quick to adapt to his Werehog body, nor is he knowledgeable on the abilities of the Chaos Emeralds. Despite this, he was able to quickly learn the ins and outs of Chaos Control, offsetting this weakness somewhat.

## Relationships

### 'Modern Sonic'

Classic Sonic learns much from Modern Sonic, giving them something of a student-mentor relationship. Despite his alternate self being distraught at the thought of having spread his 'curse' to an innocent, Classic Sonic bears no ill will for the transferring of the Werehog form and takes it in stride, continuing to fight alongside Modern throughout the Generations Arc. The two parted on good terms after Classic Sonic was saved by Modern and briefly brought to his time period.

### Classic Tails

Classic Sonic has a close bond with his associated incarnation of Tails, being identical to that of the main Sonic and Tails' relationship when they were at that age. The two were together in Green Hill Zone when the Time Eater attacked, working together throughout the incident to help save those affected.

## Trivia

* There are several differences in the depictions of Classic Super Werehog's design when drawn by TynaDakusureiya compared to later art by SPD64, as well as the original Werehog having minor changes.
	+ Both Werehogs have lighter-coloured fur on the tips of their ears and tails, the latter of which are much longer.
	+ Classic Super Werehog has golden fur over his arms, while later art by SPD64 uses the same blueish-grey as his muzzle and chest.
	+ The rings around Classic Super Werehog's eyes are a dark green-brown, changing to match the golden hue of the Super form rather than remaining unchanged like the lighter parts of his fur. In SPD64's art, the rings keep their dark blue colour even while Super.
	+ Classic Super Werehog has spiked cleats like the regular Modern Werehog and it's Super variant, which are absent in SPD64's artwork and the original Classic Werehog design by SegaSteven.

An example of SPD64's Super Werehog designs.An example of TynaDakusureiya's Super Werehog designs.