Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special

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* Christina-Antoinette Neofotistou (cover B)
* Patrick Spaziante (cover RI-A)
* Tyson Hesse (cover RI-B)
 Writer | * Ian Flynn
* Gale Galligan
* Justin McElroy
* Travis McElroy
* Griffin McElroy
 Colors | * Reggie Graham
* Valentina Pinto
* Nathalie Fourdraine

**IDW Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special** is an one-shot comic with a compilation of stories. It also features the debut of the world of Classic Sonic, made famous by Sonic Mania.

## Summary

### Solicitation

*After 30 years of going fast, it's time for fans to celebrate the speediest hedgehog of all time! It's an unbelievable birthday celebration for Sonic the Hedgehog with his first Classic Sonic special!*
*First, in "Seasons of Chaos" by longtime Sonic scribe Ian Flynn and artists Aaron Hammerstrom & Reggie Graham, Sonic goes on an adventure from pleasant spring valleys to wintry wonderlands in search of the Chaos Emeralds. But Sonic's not alone, with a little help from his friends Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Mighty the Armadillo, and Ray the Flying Squirrel, they'll race, fight, and fly their way to victory against the baddest of baddies!*
*Then, in "Dr. Eggman's Birthday", the vile, villainous Dr. Eggman takes center stage in a story written by New York Times bestseller Gale Galligan (The Babysitters Club)! And how does the bad doctor celebrate the occasion? Only his Badniks know for sure...*
*Finally, in "Sonic Learns to Drive," Sonic's up against a tough challenge: Driving! When the fastest thing alive can outrun any car, will Sonic have the patience to learn… or will he finally get left in the dust? Written by the hosts of My Brother, My Brother, and Me, The Adventure Zone, and New York Times bestsellers, the McElroy Brothers!*
*Grab a slice of chili dog cake and don't get left in the dust on the most way past cool book of the year!*

## Story

### Seasons of Chaos

#### Appearances

**Characters:**

* Amy Rose
* Badniks ***(First appearance)***
	+ Hollows Badnik ***(First appearance)***
	+ Shleep Badnik ***(First appearance)***
	+ Moto Bug
	+ Star Pointer ***(First appearance)***
	+ Ticktock ***(First appearance)***
	+ Turbo Turtle ***(First appearance)***
	+ Unnamed Humming Bird Badnik ***(First appearance)***
	+ Unnamed Acorn Badnik ***(First appearance)***
	+ Unnamed Igloo Turtle Badnik ***(First appearance)***
	+ Unnamed Snowman Badnik ***(First appearance)***
	+ Hard Boiled Heavies ***(Mentioned)***
		- Heavy King ***(First appearance)***
* Dr. Eggman
* Fang’s Gang ***(First appearance)***
	+ Fang the Sniper ***(First appearance)***
	+ Bark the Polar Bear ***(First appearance)***
	+ Bean the Dynamite ***(First appearance)***
* Knuckles
* Mecha Sonic ***(Mentioned)***
	+ Mecha Sonic's Super State ***(Mentioned)***
* Metal Knuckles ***(First appearance)***
* Metal Sonic
* Tails
* Mighty the Armadillo ***(First appearance)***
* Ray the Flying Squirrel ***(First appearance)***
* Sonic

**Races and Creatures:**

* Cucky ***(First appearance)***
* Flicky
* Pecky ***(First appearance)***
* Pocky
* Ricky
* Rocky ***(First appearance)***

**Locations:**

* Sonic's World
	+ Spring Valley Zone ***(First appearance)***
	+ Summer Falls Zone ***(First appearance)***
	+ Autumn Forest Zone ***(First appearance)***
	+ Angel Island
		- Mushroom Hill Zone ***(First appearance)***

**Items:**

* Chaos Emerald
* Piko Piko Hammer
* Master Emerald
* Popgun ***(First appearance)***
* Emerald Radar ***(First appearance)***

**Vehicles:**

* Death Egg Robot ***(Mentioned)***
* Egg Mobile
* Marvelous Queen ***(First appearance)***

**Techniques:**

* Spin Attack
* Propeller Flying
* Spin Dash

**Misc:**

### Sonic Learns to Drive

#### Story

* Sonic is in the middle of a driving lesson under the tutalege of the nervous Kip the Capybara.
* Sonic reveals that he wanted to learn to drive in order to enter the Mr. Munch-Um's Racing derby in order to win a lifetime’s supply of Chilli Dogs.
* A radio announcement from Nite the Owl on KTBR, informs viewers that the derby is cancelled due to Dr. Eggman attacking the city along with a band of his Badniks.
* Kip understands that Sonic needs to help defeat Eggman and encourages him to speed there.

#### Appearances

**Characters:**

* Badnik (Classic)
	+ Peppepe ***(First appearance)***
	+ Omelettes ***(First appearance)***
	+ Mecha Sonic (Sonic Learns to Drive) ***(First appearance)***
	+ Moto Bug
* Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
* Kip the Capybara ***(First appearance)***
* K-TBR 199.2
	+ Nite the Owl
* Sonic the Hedgehog

**Races and Species:**

* Flicky
* Human

**Locations:**

* Classic Sonic's World
	+ Mr. Munch-Um's ***(Mentioned)***

**Items:**

* Chili dog ***(fantasy)***

**Vehicles:**

* Egg Mobile

**Misc:**

* Spin Attack

#### Trivia

* The car that Kip has is based off the japanese microvan.
* A cameo of Boomer the Turtle, who was one of the ideas of Sonic’s companion before he was replaced with Tails, was seen.

### Dr. Eggman's Birthday

#### Synopsis

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* Dr Eggman wakes up, and prepares himself to the day. What is different is that it is his birthday. He reminisces when the Badniks tried to celebrate their creator’s birthday, much to his reluctance.
* walking through his base, he notices that while Metal Sonic is resting in its tube, there were no sign of his Badniks.

upon entering a computer room, he notices on the computer screens that the Hard Boiled Heavies have ordered his Badnik to perform an all out attack on Sonic. Furious that the Heavies were reckless, Eggman rushed in his Egg o matic to catch up to them.

#### Appearances

**Characters:**

* Badnik
	+ Burrobot ***(First appearance)***
	+ Buzz Bombers (multiple)
	+ Caterkillers (multiple)
	+ Coconuts (multiple) ***(First appearance)***
	+ Crabmeat ***(First appearance)***
	+ Grabber ***(First appearance)***
	+ Jawz (x2) ***(First appearance)***
	+ Moto Bug
	+ Nebulas (multiple)
	+ Octus ***(First appearance)***
	+ Penguinator ***(First appearance)***
	+ Rexon ***(First appearance)***
	+ Roller ***(First appearance)***
	+ Spikes ***(First appearance)***
	+ Turtloids
	+ Uni Uni ***(First appearance)***
* Hard Boiled Heavies ***(First appearance)***
	+ Heavy King
	+ Heavy Magician ***(First appearance)***
	+ Heavy Rider ***(First appearance)***
	+ Heavy Shinobi ***(First appearance)***
* Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
* Metal Sonic
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Sonic the Hedgehog

**Species:**

* Human

**Locations:**

* Classic Sonic's World
	+ Unnamed Eggman base

**Vehicles:**

* Egg Mobile
* Death Egg ***(Cameo)***
* Death Egg Robot ***(Cameo)***

#### Trivia

* Eggman's base is based on Dr. Robotnik's Robotropolis building in the SATAM series.

## Background Information

* Cover RI-A shows Amy Rose driving the Breeze, the car she first drove in *Sonic Drift*.

A blimp that has the *Sonic the Hedgehog* 30th Anniversary logo can be seen on cover RI-A.

* Cover RI-B is based on Trapper Keepers.
* There is also a deluxe edition that would also be available.
	+ On page one, the two different Badnik models (other than Ticktock, the one Sonic destroys) are based on the Shleeps and Hollows from the *Nights into Dreams* franchise.
* The convention exclusive cover is based on the European box artwork for the original *Sonic the Hedgehog*.
* According to Ian Flynn, *Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special* replaces the 2021 annual for that year.Template:Citation needed

## Reference

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2. ↑ Tyson Hesse on Twitter. *Twitter* (26 May 2021). Retrieved on 26 May 2021.

## External Links

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