Vista the Carnation

"Your efforts to run away from your origins is bringing doom to plantlife everywhere through pollution and technology. If you would just submit your lives to reviving that which you have killed, all worlds would be better off. Need I explain further?" - Vista the Carnation, SHACKLED

## Appearances

### Appears in

Sonic Runaways: SHACKLED
Sonic Runaways: RESTRAINED (mentioned)

### Debut

Sonic Runaways: SHACKLED

Vista the Carnation was an alien who escaped from the dying world of Green Gate to Little Planet at some time in the past. Upon arrival, she introduced invasive, carnivorous sentient plants to Little Planet's soil. She was extreme environmentalism personified, believing plants should be the dominant species on every planet.

## History

### Past

In the midst of the deterioration of the planet Green Gate, Vista took matters into her own hands. Alone, she traveled to the nearest planet, "Miracle Planet" (known to Erians as Little Planet) and planted Green Gate's plants there. Due to the ecosystem not being prepared for these invasive species, it quickly crumbled as the Green Gate plants conquered the entire planet. Vista assisted the non-sapient plants by providing them with all they needed to continue growing. Though she simply fed most curious Erians that stepped foot on Little Planet to the plants, she very rarely captured and turned them into Angel Statues made of Time Stone in a process similar to Roboticization. Angel Statues would be sedated and given the power to produce more flowers. When Lord Robotnik and Iron Queen attempted to industrialize Little Planet, Vista prepared for war.

## Personality

Vista is clearly deranged. Despite (or due) to thus, she is almost always calm and tries to bring comfort to her meaty victims before she kills them through a soothing voice and warm smile. At first glance, this comes off as her enjoying killing people. She doesn't necessarily desire to hurt anyone, but believes ridding the universe of "animals" is the only way for all worlds to survive. She believes herself sweet and kind, but in truth she always comes off as rightfully unnerving and scary to her victims.

## Abilities

All of Vista's superpowers relate to plants in some way.

#### Plant Manipulation

With her status as a Seedrian, Vista is able to control plants with her mind. She is able to puppet even the smallest of roots with such force that they can break roadways apart and erect stone spires. She also prefers to travel underground through her Beanstalker Drill, which has even outpaced Sonic before, albeit when he wasn't running at full speed.

#### Plant Merging

Vista is able to merge with plants and control them from within, as well. This power is a one-way ticket, as when she used it, she was either unable or unwilling to return to her humanoid form and mind. When she used this, she was no longer capable of much thought other than destroy and devour.

##### Verdure Vista

Through Plant Merging, Vista is able to achieve a pseudo-Perfect form where she morphs the plants to become an effigy of her humanoid form face. However, just because she has her face back doesn't mean she has her mind back. She is still primitive and bloodthirsty, just immensely more powerful. She grows forward and destroys everything in her path with her thorn teeth. She can also pick herself apart and use every individual plant making up this form as a weapon.

#### Botanical Communication

Vista is able to commune and hear plants' voices. Whether this is a true superpower or merely an insanity-fueled delusion is anyone's guess.

## Trivia

* Vista's angel wings are fake. They're just part of her outfit and do not allow for flight.
* Vista was originally going to be a take on Medusa from Greek mythology, specifically a redesign of Medusa as she appears in Fleetway's Sonic the Comic. This idea lives on somewhat in the final Vista's affinity for turning people into statues.
* Vista, as a word, literally means "pleasing view".