WI03 Finale

**What If Sonic Lost His Memory? Finale** is the fifth episode of the *What If Sonic Lost His Memory?* series, and the twenty-first overall episode of *Sonic: What If?*. It concludes the Sonic Memories Arc and the series as a whole.

## Description

*At the volatile mercy of the Chaos-empowered Sonic, it seemed to be the end of the line for Tails and the other heroes. Knuckles.. Metal.. Silver.. all have fallen before his incontestable might. And now, with those who oppose him led powerless, who is left to resist both he and Dr Eggman's unremitting Android army?*

*Suddenly, from overhead, the clouds twist into rayless scarlet - and from the eye of the hell-storm pours a vast flood of terrifying, alien invaders. The Black Arms have descended not onto Earth, but onto Sonic's World. Their leader? None other than.. Shadow.*

*It all comes down to this. The Black Arms versus the Sonic Androids. Black Shadow versus Eggman Empire Sonic. The battle at Frontier Canyon now enters its final, roaring act. Can Sonic be saved? Will he remember? Or are his memories, and all flickers of hope, truly **lost?***

## Cast

* Shadow the Hedgehog (WI03) / Black Shadow
	+ Black Arms (WI03)
* Miles "Tails" Prower (WI03)
* Silver the Hedgehog (WI03)
* Doctor Eggman (WI03)
	+ Sonic Androids
* Sonic the Hedgehog (WI03) / Empire Sonic
* Amy Rose (WI03)
* Knuckles the Echidna (WI03)
* Rouge the Bat (WI03)
* Silver the Hedgehog (WI03)
* Metal Sonic (WI03) (mentioned)
* Maria Robotnik (WI03) (mentioned)
* Gerald Robotnik (WI03) (mentioned)
* Cream the Rabbit (WI03) (not mentioned)
	+ Cheese (WI03) (not mentioned)
* Big the Cat (WI03) (not mentioned)
* Vector the Crocodile (WI03) (not mentioned)
* Espio the Chameleon (WI03) (not mentioned)
* Charmy Bee (WI03) (not mentioned)

## Major Events

* The Black Arms and Sonic Android forces engage in battle, while Shadow and Sonic target each other.
* Shadow attempts to reason with Sonic, using the Chaos Emeralds and transforming into Super Shadow to try and reawaken his memories. It fails, instead supporting Sonic's twisted reinterpretation of the pass, driving him into a state of mania.
* Sonic's partially resurfaced memories allow him to start siphoning energy from Super Shadow, transforming into Super Sonic. Unable to progress any further by talking, they engage in battle.
	+ While flying and chasing eachother, Shadow and Sonic leave Frontier Canyon and crash into a populated city. To save the civillians, Shadow flees and leads Sonic away.
	+ They continue to battle in Hot Crater, decimating the badlands and causing massive eruptions to destroy all the abandoned Empire facilities left behind.
	+ After having been caught in the volcanic eruption, Shadow and Sonic proceed up into space, where they continue to fight while re-approaching Frontier Canyon.
	+ It is revealed that throughout the battle, Sonic has been steadily evolving by re-learning all the old abilities associated with his Super form, and attempts to win by banishing Shadow via Chaos Control.
	+ Shadow attempts to meet Sonic's Chaos Control with one of their own, but the techniques mutually burn through the last of their stamina, causing them to fall back to Earth.
* Shadow and Sonic crash-land back into the warzone where Sonic Androids and Black Arms are still fighting. Both sustain notable wounds - Shadow on his hand and Sonic on his brow. Shadow makes a last-ditch effort to restore Sonic's memories by forcing a blood transfusion, allowing him to use his psychic abilities to manipulate Sonic's mind like Black Doom once did to him.
	+ Though painful for Sonic, the procedure works, and he is finally restored back to his former state with all memories intact.
* Sonic helps Shadow to his feet, and Shadow commands the Black Arms to fence in Eggman and his army. The Androids fall into formation to try and protect him.
* Shadow and Sonic use a Double Boost to destroy the entire Android force as well as the Egg Dealer.
* The heroes celebrate their victory, meanwhile Shadow warps away to find Eggman attempting to escape. Shadow prepares to execute him, but is stopped by Sonic.
* An arrangement is made in which Eggman will be taken into Shadow's custody as he leaves the planet, revealing to everyone his plans to do so. After some more time passes, Shadow gives Sonic a homing beacon that will allow him to contact Shadow through the Black Arms hivemind at the press of a button.
* Black Shadow, with his Black Arms forces and a captive Doctor Eggman, leaves Earth to become an intergalactic peace-keeper.

## Gallery

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