r/WhatIfSonic

Imagine this... in an alternate reality, SEGA decided not to prohibit characters from showing explicit emotions, nor did they prohibit romantic relationships in the comics. BUT they would have prohibited Sonic from ever getting back together with Sally, and to be fair (with Amy too). Seeing as the story of the Archie version in the previous continuity and their relationship was practically impossible (I hate Karl Bollers), then, seeing the new previews of Archie Sonic Online Restored #293, it occurred to me... how would the overall history of the world and the comics have changed if Sonic and Honey lived together, trained, and were a couple/boyfriend/girlfriend, but hadn't gotten married yet, unlike Bunnie and Antoine?

For this to have been possible, Sonic The Fighters would necessarily have taken place during the reboot, showing us Sonic and Honey's childhood. They fought in the Story Tournament Arc and interacted for a short time, but stopped seeing each other until many years later when Sonic became a Freedom Fighter and Honey a fashion designer. Deep down, she would still be that tough and dangerous fighter that Sonic would be interested in (something Amy might not like, since she was a big Honey fan, but given that Sally was no longer Sonic's partner, she probably would have accepted it with resignation). The story would continue until the crossovers and canceled arcs, where Sonic and Honey finally formalize their relationship and everything has a happy ending. After the original Metal Virus arc, they both decide to "retire," only to discover that they secretly married and years later continued fighting in the shadows around the world (and yes, I don't know what their children would be like or how well Honey would get along with her brother-in-law, Ben Muttski), but hey, at least Chuck I would be proud that Sonic chose the right cat (meanwhile, Mighty would probably have married Blaze and be doing alright, since Ray somehow ended up winning because he got the love and castle of royalty, as Sally became his fiancée).

And also, Tails, after pleading and fighting with a orange porcupine, finally managed to get Sonnar Fennec to start dating him, and the rest of the characters would have more or less peaceful lives after Eggman's final defeat.

So, what did you think?

Note: I like Sonic x Honey in Archie Reboot but Mighty and Tails fans are going to be mad at me, but hey, at least in this reality, Breezie and Metal wouldn't last long as a couple. Shadow deserved that green Latina.

I'm talking about the Classic Era around "Sonic The Hedgehog 3"

How would have the modern games and the IDW Comics gone?

I'm counting the Battle Lord Kukku XV also

Basically, the events of Sonic Mania's true ending result in Eggman defeating both Sonic and Heavy King, capturing the former, and gaining both the Chaos Emeralds and the Phantom Ruby. Would the Classic cast be able to resist the Eggman Empire as effectively as the Modern cast did? Would Eggman's rule be maintained here or would he still fail? How would Eggman's early takeover affect the rest of the Sonic Timeline?

This was inspired by a Sonic fanart I saw online.

This idea is, WHAT IF there was a Sonic-Verse where Mainline Sonic teams up with Archie Sonic and fleetway sonic(and the REAL SONIC, I added him there cause I thought it was cool :D)

For both the tv shows it can be like it’s never explained who their parents are and the in the Archie comics it can be where Bernadette and Jules are all three their parents(their different colored furs are because one of their parents, parents had other colored furs.

Whether for a game or a comic or anything else, what would the story of the crossover between these two icons of gaming look like?

As we all know, the Knuckles Clan fell by the hands of Perfect Chaos due to Pachacamac's massacre of the Chao which Chaos called friends. Due to the Echidna Clan's destruction, Knuckles would become the last of his kind thousands of years later. But what if the Knuckles Clan had never fallen? In my view, there are two ways to go about this:

1. Chaos never mutates and as a result, Pachacamac gains access to both the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald. I discuss this idea in more depth in my What if the Ancients never brought the Chaos Emeralds to Earth post, but the TLDR version is that while the Knuckles Clan would've become an Echidna Empire but like all Empires, it wouldn't have lasted long. Its downfall could be due to any number of factors (such as the Master Emerald being broken, the Phantom Ruby cutting off the M.E's power from the Echidna's, or Emerl being created and destroying the Empire along with everything else) The biggest effect here would be that the Echidna's would survive into the current era and Knuckles wouldn't be the last of his kind nor the Master Emerald's guardian.
2. Chaos mutates but is present for the initial confrontation between Tikal and Pachacamac. When Pachacamac knocks Tikal away and attempts to kill the Chao and take the Master Emerald, Chaos acts immediately and kills Pachacamac and only Pachacamac before he can reach the Altar and before Chaos can become Perfect. Tikal would be horrified by the death of her father and would lash out at Chaos. Chaos being overcome with regret over having inadvertently hurt his friend would seal himself away willingly within the Master Emerald. In the aftermath, Angel Island still rises into the sky but there would be far more many Echidnas living upon it by the modern day.

In either case, how does the Sonic timeline change?

Neo Metal Sonic deploys all of the Shadow Androids to fight the heroes at the end of the game. However one Shadow Android betrays him and takes over the Shadow Android Army. This Shadow Android wishes to replace all of the heroes with Androids and begins hunting them down. The Shadow Androids take over eggman's empire and kill the good doctor. The original Shadow takes on a mission to infiltrate their ranks and disassemble them.

Basically, Knuckles is born in the past as Pachacamac’s son while Tikal is born in the present as the last Echidna. What does this change for both characters and the Sonic timeline?