History Literature / SonicTheHedgehogAndTheSiliconWarriors

''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog And The Silicon Warriors'' is a book released in 1993 and the third title written by the collective {{Pseudonym}} Martin Adams.

** Robotnik is also bringing characters out of the computers to help in conquering Mobius, including a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter blond fighter in a red karate suit and a black-haired blue-costumed female called "Chin Lie"]]. Sonic recognizes the latter as being from "Road Warrior Two".

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] Sonic goes {{cyberspace}} trippin'.

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] Sonic goes Cyberspace trippin'.

Dr Robotnik is attempting to conquer the world once again; but this time he's not using clunky machines. He's going straight to the source, using a new piece of technology he's gained the ability to transfer matter between the real and digital world. His latest plan is to capture the inhabitants of Mobius on the computer network while using videogame characters and new digital versions of his badniks to take control and become Supreme Commander of the real world.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: At one point, Tails says he feels like smeg; it could be [[ShoutOut a reference]] to ''Series/RedDwarf'', but that doesn't stop it being short for smegma; a rather odd subject to bring up in a children's book.

* [[IncrediblyLamePun Eggstremely Lame Pun]]: As with the rest of the books, Robotnik is constantly cracking egg-based puns, to the annoyance of everybody.

* ShoutOut: The computer system's flying fortress is one long one to the Soviet Union: it's shaped like the Kremlin, calls itself the Communal Collective of Computer Programs -- or CCCP for short[[note]] USSR in Russian is ''Soyúz Sovétskikh Sotsialistícheskikh Respúblik'', and SSSR appears as CCCP in Cyrillic characters[[/note]] -- talks in stereotypical communist propaganda language (calling Tails a "treacherous running-dog capitalist") and declares "[[UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev We will bury you!]]" before attempting to do so with a series of falling blocks that sound a lot like [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} a well-known Russian computer game]].

** In the games directory of the computer system, the gang finds ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Intruders]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Froggy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Golden Hatchet]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HangOn Super Hang-Up]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KidChameleon Kid Camel]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ThunderForce Thunderbird 4]]'', ''Sprung'', ''Frankie Zapper'', ''[[VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin Skippy the Porpoise]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Lemmings}} Flemmings]]'', ''Kip Killer'', ''[[VideoGame/DoubleClutch Double Crutch]]'', ''VideoGame/DoomPatrol Zoom Patrol]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Super Gimbo Land]]''.

* CanonForeigner: Ichneumon (Iggy).

* FunWithAcronyms: Dr. Robotnik's Electroic Graphics Creation Computer System (EGCS)

* InsideAComputerSystem: Tails gets sucked into one early on in the book.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: As Tails is attempting to free his friends trapped in cyberspace, he's attacked by [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} large falling blocks (that come in L, S, and I shapes) that fuse together]] and a [[VideoGame/{{Pacman}} large yellow sphere with a split in the middle, like a mouth, that makes electronic gulping sounds]].

* MechaMooks: Badniks.
* MediumAwareness: Sonic mentions the reader and the fact he's in the book several times. What's better is that he also references the games, commenting that the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Mystic Cave Zone]] had great background music.

* SuperSpeed: It’s Sonic!
* TakeThat: Two of Sonic's animal friends become convinced they are [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros world-famous plumbers who must save a princess by jumping on people's heads]]. The descriptions are less than flattering: ''"...I musta wear a stupido hat and daft-looking blue overalls, and I musta have a big bushy moustache, and I musta run very slowly and say daft things-a in a silly fake accent..."''

!Tropes used in the book are:

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: At one point, Tails says he feels like smeg; it could be [[ShoutOut a reference]] to ''Series/RedDwarf'', but that doesn't stop it being short for Smegma; a rather odd subject to bring up in a children's book.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Robotniks password is "Sonic is an eggscruciatingly egotistical enemy of egg-lovers everywhere".

-->'' 'Oh Great' Sonic grated, ' We've only just started this adventure, I've no idea of what I'm meant to be doing yet and I've got a sidekick who's going to be talking Martian at me for the whole of the rest of the book.'\\

* {{Cyberspace}}: The computer system is split up between a ''Film/{{Tron}}'' like world and a raw data area made up of golden pulsing lines of data traveling through an area with no up/down yet is still 3D. Iggy calls the later cyberspace
* [[IncrediblyLamePun Eggtremely Lame Pun]]: As with the rest of the books Robotnik is constantly cracking egg based puns to the annoyance of everybody.
* FunWithAcronyms: Dr. Robotniks Electroic Graphics Creation Computer System (EGCS)
** Sonic threatens a badnik with a Binary Logistical Unprogrammer For Friendliness, of course it was a BLUFF.
** The Tail built Robotnik Anti-Virus And Geek Exterminator, or RAVAGE tank for short.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: At one point Tails says he feels like smeg, could be a reference to ''Series/RedDwarf'', but that doesn't stop it being short for Smegma; a rather odd subject to bring up in a children's book.
* HauntedTechnology: Inside the raw-data section of the computer there exists a deleted program that has coalesced stray bits of code to become more tangible. It calls itself the GhostInTheMachine.
* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: After the intro the first sentence, word for word, is this.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: As Tails is attempting to free his friends trapped in cyberspace he's attacked by [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}}large falling blocks (that come in L, S and I shapes) that fuse together]] and a [[VideoGame/{{Pacman}} large yellow sphere with a split in the middle, like a mouth, that makes electronic gulping sounds]].
** Robotnik is also bringing characters out of the computers to help in conquer Mobius including a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter blond fighter in a red karate suit and a black haired blue costumed female called "Chin Lie"]] Sonic recognizes the latter as being from "Road Warrior Two".
** In the games directory of the computer system the gang finds ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Intruders]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Froggy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Golden Hatchet]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HangOn Super Hang-Up]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KidChameleon Kid Camel]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ThunderForce Thunderbird 4]]'', ''Sprung'', ''Frankie Zapper'', ''[[VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin Skippy the Porpoise]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Lemmings}} Flemmings]]'', ''Kip Killer'', ''[[VideoGame/DoubleClutch Double Crutch]]'', ''Zoom Patrol'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Super Gimbo Land]]''

* MagicFromTechnology: Anything built in the computer can be brought into the real world; at one point a massive tank appears out of thin-air.

* MediumAwareness: Sonic mentions the reader and the fact he's in the book several times. What's better is that he also references the games commenting that the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Mystic Cave Zone]] had great background music.
** Later when the inhabitants of Green Hill Zone are infected by a virus we get this gem;

* ProductPlacement: At the end of the book Sonic and Tails sit down to play on their UsefulNotes/GameGear.

* SdrawkcabAlias: The book uses the Dr. Kintobor created Sonic and turned into Dr. Robotnik in a failed experiment as the backstory.

* TakeThat: Two of Sonic's animal friends become convinced their are [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros world famous plumbers who must save a princess by jumping on people's heads]]. The descriptions are less than flattering ''"...I musta wear a stupido hat and daft-looking blue overalls, and I musta have a abig bushy moustache, and I musta run very slowly and say daft things-a in a silly fake accent..."''
** Later when asked if he would like to play ''Super Gimbo Land'' Sonic is insulted; as if he would ever play something so slow!

* WeaponizedTeleportation: Once Robotnik discovered the digital world and that he could take stuff out of the computer it kicks of the plot of the book.

* YearOutsideHourInside: Sonic recons that he was inside the raw-data of the computer for around half an hour, Porker says it was more like 6 seconds. This of course leads Sonic to boast about being the fastest thing alive.

* ProductPlacement: At the end of the book Sonic and Tails sit down to play on their GameGear.

** Robotnik is also bringing characters out of the computers to help in conquer Mobius including a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter blond fighter in a red karate suit and a black haired blue costumed female called "Chin Lie"]] sonic recognizes the latter as being from "Road Warrior Two".
** In the games directory of the computer system the gang finds ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Intruders]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Froggy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Golden Hatchet]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HangOn Super Hang-Up]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KidChameleon Kid Camel]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ThunderForce Thunderbird 4]]'', ''Sprung'', ''Frankie Zapper'', ''[[MascotWithAttitude Skippy the Porpoise]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Lemmings}} Flemmings]]'', ''Kip Killer'', ''[[VideoGame/DoubleClutch Double Crutch]]'', ''Zoom Patrol'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Super Gimbo Land]]''

Dr Robotnik is attempting to conquer the world once again; but this time he's not using clunky machines. He's going straight to the source, using a new piece of technology he's gained the ability to transfer matter between the real and digital world. His latest plan is to capture the inhabitants of Mobius on the computer network while using videogame characters and new digital versions of this badniks to take control and become Supreme Commander of the real world.

** In the games directory of the computer system the gang finds ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Intruders]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Froggy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Golden Hatchet]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HangOn Super Hang-Up]]'', ''Kid Camel'', ''[[VideoGame/ThunderForce Thunderbird 4]]'', ''Sprung'', ''Frankie Zapper'', ''[[MascotWithAttitude Skippy the Porpoise]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Lemmings}} Flemmings]]'', ''Kip Killer'', ''[[VideoGame/DoubleClutch Double Crutch]]'', ''Zoom Patrol'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Super Gimbo Land]]''

Dr Robotnik is attempting to conquer the world once again; but this time he's not using clunky machines, he's going straight to the source. Using a new piece of technology he's gained the ability to transfer matter between the real and digital world. His latest plan is to capture the inhabitants of Mobius on the computer network while using videogame characters and new digital versions of this badniks to take control and become Supreme Commander of the real world.

** In the games directory of the computer system the gang finds ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Intruders]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Froggy]]'', ''[[VideoGame/GoldenAxe Golden Hatchet]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HangOn Super Hang-Up]]'', Kid Camel, Thunderbird 4, Sprung, Frankie Zapper, Skippy the Porpoise, ''[[VideoGame/{{Lemmings}} Flemmings]]'', Kip Killer, Double Crutch, Zoom Patrol, ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Super Gimbo Land]]''

** Robotnik is also bringing characters out of the computers to help in conquer Mobius including a [[VideoGame/StreetFighter blond fighter in a red karate suit and a black haired blue costumed female called "Chin Lie"]] sonic recognizes the latter as being from "Road Warrior Two.

* Wouldnthitagirl: Sonic is reluctant to attack Chin Lie, as "he isn't in the habit of whacking babes".

* MediumAwareness: Sonic mentions the reader and the fact he's in the book several times. What's better is that he also references the games commenting that the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Mystic Cave Zone]] had great background music.

* Breaking the Fourth Wall

* ItWasaDarkAndStormyNight
* InsideAComputerSystem