Ruby Haze [Archie Sonic SI]

[FTR2017]

Quite informative and justified in-universe.

Wouldn't want bad parties to take advantage of unknown sources of Chaos Energy that need incredibly particular circumstances to discover, right?

I am also pondering just why Chaos Energy prefers emeralds as its favorite conduit.

Pity that Morgan's Ring-producing engine is in all likelihood lost alongside its designer ... .

 

[weredrago2]

Here's the completed version of a Hedgehog family tree I made! I'm placing it in Apocrypha because it's mostly just for fun. To see if I could do it. I'll try not to do this again any time soon because it was really exhausting, but no promises.

The only parts that are even vaguely canon in Ruby Haze are the ones with Archie characters on it.

Do you see Sonic on it? I hope so, because there's four of them!

I'd like people to guess where all of these names came from, but if you get stuck, here's an answer key:

Spoiler: Name Origins Answer Key

From top to bottom, then left to right...

Sonugh Boghog: Archie Sonic.

Aman-Rapi: Sonic Underground.

Masonic Hnti: AOSTH. "Hnti" is an approximation of the word for "hedgehog" in ancient Egypt.

Penelope Abaset: AOSTH. "Abaset" was an obscure Egyptian goddess with a hedgehog on her head.

William "Bravehog" Hirchoun: STC. The "William" is William Wallace, a Scottish knight made famous in modern memory by the film Braveheart. "Hirchoun" is a dated word for a hedgehog.

Thomas Hedgehog: Tom from the Paramount films.

Madeline Furzepig: Maddie from the Paramount films. "Furzepig" is another name for a hedgehog.

Zephyr Nadelmaus: Sonic's infrequently been called the son of the Western Wind (either poetically or by people who are grasping at straws for where the hell he came from), so "Zephyr" it is. "Nadelmaus" is a purposefully direct/rough translation of "Needlemouse" to German.

Bonbon Rabbit: Bonbons are small, chocolate confections. Sometimes filled with liquer, or other things like nougat or truffle. Perhaps she's a distant relation to Vanilla and Cream?

Diamond Hedgyboar: The Diamond 3 Star was a slot machine produced by Service Games (AKA Sega) in the 60s. "Hedgyboar" is another name for a hedgehog.

Dean Hedgehog: Dean Sitton, a developer who helped localize the first Sonic game for a western audience. He's the one who gave Eggman the name of "Dr. Ivo Robotnik" and provided the English names for multiple badniks. To tie into Fonz and Artie, the name can also be read as an allusion to James Dean.

Ogilvie Hedgehog: Archie Sonic... From a certain point of view. The name is never uttered in the text, and was instead divulged in an online post by Ken Penders.

Alicia Kidd: Alex Kidd.

Byrnie Hirchoun: A byrnie is another word for chain mail. A play on Popful Mail, the would-be Sister Sonic!

Maurice Needlemouse: Archie Sonic. "Needlemouse" was a mistranslation of an early name for Sonic -- Mr. Hedgehog. From an old interview that was translated wrong, the name took on a life of its own in the fandom.

Ernst Rabbit: There was a gray rabbit from the early development period of Sonic the Hedgehog, before they settled on the Sonic we all know and love. This rabbit is sometimes called "Feels" by the fandom because that was the name for the protype version of Ristar, with whom the Sonic 1 Rabbit shared a gameplay gimmick. I... don't remember why I called him Ernst, actually. I've done like 40 of these and they all start to blur together.

Madonna Hedgepig: Madonna, the canned human girlfriend for Sonic. An idea they wouldn't revisit again until Sonic 06. "Hedgepig" is another word for a hedgehog.

Sarah-Grace Grand: The SG-1000. Sarah-Grace and her children are derived from the first draft of the western Sonic Bible, which Sonic as having a mother and five sisters.

Alphonse "Fonz" Hedgehog: The "Sega Fonz" was arcade hardware used for a variety of racing game cabinets in the mid 70s, including the 1976 Fonz game.

Arturo "Artie" Hedgehog: Artie was the brother of Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli in Happy Days.

Comet Pricklypig: Her first name alludes to the astronomical nature of The Super Sonic Sisters, a scrapped spinoff of the Sonic cartoons running in the early 90s. "Pricklypig" is another name for a hedgehog.

Charles Hedgehog: Archie Sonic.

Jules Hedgehog: Archie Sonic.

Bernadette Needlemouse: Archie Sonic.

Paul Parlouzer: Shogakukan. He goes by Paulie in the manga. The last name "Parlouzer" is, by all accounts, a fan surname for the family. While we know it wasn't in the manga, we have no idea where it came from. At all. Weird, huh?

Brenda Hedgepig: Shogakukan.

Arthur Hedgepig: Sonic is revealed to be none other than King Arthur in Sonic and the Black Knight (if this is the first time you're hearing about this, don't worry about it), so I figured the side of the family that's representing Sonic Underground should have royalty on both sides of it.

Aleena Larebelle: Sonic Underground. Her surname is a play on the French name for the show -- Sonic Le Rebelle.

Sonny Hedgehog: Sonic Bible first draft. In that, Sonic was known as "Sonny" until he got his super speed and blue quills when he first broke the sound barrier.

Genesis Hedgehog: Sonic Bible first draft. The Sega Genesis.

Mercury Hedgehog: Sonic Bible first draft. Sega's Project Mercury, which is also known as the Sega Game Gear.

Celia-Dean Hedgehog: Sonic Bible first draft. The Sega CD.

Saturnine Hedgehog: Sonic Bible first draft. The Sega Saturn.

Naomi Hedgehog: Sonic Bible first draft. The Naomi arcade board.

Monica Hedgehog: One of the two protagonists of the unproduced Super Sonic Sisters spinoff cartoon.

Isabelle Hedgehog: One of the two protagonists of the unproduced Super Sonic Sisters spinoff cartoon.

Ogilvie Maurice Hedgehog: Archie Sonic... again, only technically. Sonic's stated to be named after his two grandfathers, but we only learn that his middle name is Maurice. "Ogilvie" comes from Ken Penders after he left the comic, and is therefore not officially recognized. (For the given value of "official" here.) Archie Sonic later changed his name offscreen, making it a moot point in the story.

Nicholas Parlouzer: Shogakukan. The manga's version of Sonic is usually known by his civilian name of Nicky or Nikki, depending on the translation.

Tanya Parlouzer: Shogakukan. Different translations rendered her name as Tania or Anita. Here, I went with Tanya.

Sonia Larebelle: Sonic Underground.

Mordred Larebelle: Sonic Underground. I couldn't call him Sonic here, but I figured if he's going to be a son of King Arthur, then why not make him the most notable one?

Manic Larebelle: Sonic Underground.

Next chapter's still being worked on, pending some collaborations and hired work I've been pecking at. You can treat this as a fun puzzle to tide yourselves over with until then.