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if you’re a new follower, or if you’re looking for something specific, here’s a master post over how i tag things and what all of my theories/timelines are! i try to stay up to date!
i’ve been getting an influx of followers so as a reminder
I HATE SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG
I HATE THE LIVE ACTION SONIC MOVIES
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last edit: 3/30/26
general tagging system:
sega official speaks: any original posts
fic posting: usually just memes about fics im writing, or a link to a fic i posted on my ao3
master emerald brothel: asks (context for why it’s tagged as this here)
i try to tag characters, games, original posts, and spoilers but im not always consistent. probably don’t bother trying to ask me to tag triggers/whatever because again, im not good at tagging things consistently.
note: i hate the sonic movies. i will post about how much i hate them. im not looking for a debate. if you don’t like that i don’t like them, just block me.
note: i hate shadow the hedgehog (character). i will post about how much i hate him. im not looking for a debate. if you don’t like that i don’t like him, just block me. addendum: it’s a more nuanced opinion of him than this but like… i have a lot of conflicting opinions about sega’s usage of him and him as a character so im partial to just being negative
note: im very much a “game purist” sort of sonic enjoyer. so canontivity to me is dependent entirely on the games and i mostly post about the games. i do have knowledge and even tend to like other pieces of sonic media but the games are my one true love.
timelines & theories
sonic is the original project shadow:
a theory that the original project shadow, who lived aboard the ark with maria and gerald, was actually sonic. shadow was created later on earth by gerald specifically to end the world after the raid occurred and maria was killed.
things i’ve written for the theory:
i won’t look back (i don’t need to): collection of stories centering around people unraveling the project shadow conspiracy (characters like vector, rouge, tails, and others exploring Sonic’s past and how it intertwined with shadow) [status: incomplete, 7/10]
call me by your name: a “non canon” story to the theory, where shadow confronts sonic over their shared pasts.
more resources regarding the theory:
this master post (warning, it’s super long)
this chao island forum (note: there’s three parts to the theory. if you scroll down you should be able to find all three parts)
this youtube video (note: ties into the later theory of sonic being an alien, but discussion in the latter portion of it talks about sonic being aboard the ark)
this reddit forum
this tumblr post (note: mostly explored sonic x)
another reddit forum
another youtube video (discusses the intentional ambiguity of his past in SA2)
sonic is a chao theory:
a concept that sonic actually evolved from a regular chao into the hero we know today. a strange stretch, but i promise, there’s some meat to this.
things i’ve written for the theory:
truth can run but not hide: tails finds something very weird in sonic’s dna…
more resources regarding the theory:
this youtube video (warning, kind of long!)
this tumblr post (discussion of sonic frontiers lore)
this tumblr post (smaller version of the youtube video)
sonic and the chaos force:
specifically, this theory is about the idea that sonic is the chaos force’s “chosen one”; it’s champion, if you will. sonic’s power regarding the emeralds actually has purpose beyond being a deus ex machina.
things i’ve written for this theory:
i see the chaos for everyone: a series about various characters meeting the chaos force, otherwise known as an embodiment of chaos energy. [status: complete, 7/7]
more resources regarding this theory:
this youtube video
this tumblr post
sonic is an alien:
for me, this theory ties into the concept that sonic is related to the ancients, as a descendant or a creation, take your pick. it mainly ties into the sonic is a chao theory, since it seems the koco and chao are genetically related.
more resources regarding this theory
this youtube video
sonic is metal sonic roboticised:
the theory that in the bad future of sonic cd, eggman managed to roboticize sonic into metal sonic. eggman then sends metal sonic back to aid his past self in the fight, but the butterfly effect now causes sonic to win, which leaves metal sonic stranded in the past.
things i’ve written about this theory:
beware your mind as it proves you wrong: a series of stories where characters investigate metal sonic’s connection to sonic [status: complete, 6/6]
more resources regarding this theory
this youtube video
another youtube video
and another youtube video
other things of note
chaos champion timeline:
taking a page from the sonic and the chaos force theory, this timeline acts as a franchise ending final game for the sonic series- where it’s revealed that the chaos force has been wanting to break free from their entrapment in the emeralds by searching for a proper host… who happens to be a hedgehog we all know and love. acting as sonic’s final adventure, this “au” explores the mythos and lore of the emeralds and connected deities and historical mobian figures while the race to stop the final apocalypse is on.
death swap au:
in which shadow survives the finalhazard battle, but sonic doesn’t. shadow grapples with overcoming his tragic history while trying to keep his promise to maria, and the new one he made to sonic. eggman, however, isn’t willing to take a break from his dreams of conquering the world, and continues to keep the new team sonic on their toes. adapts four games: end of sa2, sonic heroes, sonic advance two, shadow the hedgehog, sonic unleashed (and, as a spin off, sonic 06)
the fic for this is located here
impact series:
in this series, various characters from the sonic media meet sonic for the first time not in their respective first game appearance, but in a different, eye opening event: the flooding of station square in sa1. It’s a day that connects millions of people to Sonic, but it’s a day that causes a handful to eventually continue to cross paths with him (characters include: rouge, vector, vanilla, jet, silver, and more).
walk into my mystery:
this series explores the perception of sonic’s strange abilities and connection to large lore events (the echidnas, project shadow, etc) through the eyes of his friends. follows the sega way of telling a story… alluding but never outright confirming anything.
silver and the shooting star:
a fan game i like to think about taking place between sonic rivals and sonic generations. it’s a silver the hedgehog solo game that focuses on silver being stuck in a time loop caused by ancient technology on the mysterious Polaris island. silver’s goal is to stop a shooting star from hitting the island and destroying the world, as well as uncovering the mysteries the island holds…
