History Webcomic / GhostsOfTheFuture

** Chaos Spirits are [[spoiler:[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166479437144/ah-ha-but-is-the-spirit-actually-them-or-is actually copies]] of the original body's brain and nervous system rendered in Chaos Energy ([[spoiler:or [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166593278219/kk-so-quickie-if-scourges-ghost-is-from-a in Scourge's case]], Moebius' counterpart, Anarchy Energy]]), and [[MesACrowd infinite perfect copies]] can [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166492521034/so-since-all-the-chaos-spirits-are-copies-does be made]] of them.]]

** Chaos Spirits are [[spoiler:[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166479437144/ah-ha-but-is-the-spirit-actually-them-or-is actually copies]] of the original body's brain and nervous system rendered in Chaos Energy ([[spoiler:or [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166593278219/kk-so-quickie-if-scourges-ghost-is-from-a in Scourge's case]], Moebius' counterpart, Anarchy Energy), and [[MesACrowd infinite perfect copies]] can [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166492521034/so-since-all-the-chaos-spirits-are-copies-does be made]] of them.]]

---> '''Fleetway Sonic''': '''''"Imposter?"''''' You calling me a '''''faker''''', faker? [[Callback I'll show you]] who's [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 the fake hedgehog]] around here!

* ArmiesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Ever since Nicole infiltrated and took over, G.U.N. [[FaceHeelTurn has turned]] into an evil military organization operating as the [[GovernmentConspiracy corrupt]] SecretPolice and committing atrocities such as their infiltration of the ARK, which led to Maria Robotnik's death and ''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow the]] [[BreedingSlave full-scale breeding program]] utilizing artificial impregnation which is implied to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''. Then [[InternalRetcon they suppressed]] the [[TreacherousCoverUp true history]] of the Hybrids and only gave the people a vastly [[{{Bowdlerization}} bowdlerized]] version to hear.]]

* BackstoryHorror: Wonder where the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] came from? Just take a look at [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow these]] WordsOfGod and find out most of the characters' ancestors and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they even]] ''Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] characters'' themselves were [[EvilutionaryBiologist mass-produced]] by [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] with [[LEGOGenetics artificially]]-created [[DesignerBabies sperm]] mutated with Chaos Energy and a myriad of human women as bearers of the Hybrids. Most of the women were poor, from developing countries, and attracted to [[GovernmentConspiracy the program]] for its great healthcare and pension for them, their families and their closest friends. The women were horrified "when they learned ''just what was being done to them''". In other words, it's implied that [[BreedingSlave they]] ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate never consented]]''. [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans]] would [[FantasticRacism discriminate]] against the Hybrids for a long time and then [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] [[InternalRetcon covered everything all up]].

* BreedingSlave: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the artificial impregnations of the countless human women by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to mass-produce [[ChildByRape the Hybrids]] were [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]].

* ChildByRape: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the impregnations of the myriad of [[BreedingSlave human women]] by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]], as a way to mass-produce [[DesignerBabies the original generations of the modern Hybrids]], were [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]], meaning the original modern Hybrids are implied to be this trope. ''Sonic, his friends (unquestionably not including Shadow), and the [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] characters'' themselves [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they are included]].

* EvilutionaryBiologist: [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]], who lured human women, a majority of whom were living in poverty and from such impoverished countries, to [[GovernmentConspiracy their program]] and then impregnated them {{impli|edRape}}citly [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate without their consent]], just to mass-produce the [[ChildByRape Hybrids]] with [[BreedingSlave them]] and [[LEGOGenetics artificially]]-created [[DesignerBabies sperm]] and raise the Hybrids as {{Tyke Bomb}}s for them.

* HalfHumanHybrids: The FunnyAnimal characters here are essentially {{Transhuman}}-type human-animal hybrids created as the result of gene mutations by Chaos Energy. In fact, they are literally called Hybrids. They were first created with gradual BioAugmentation by the "Ancient Echidnas", and then as an [[ArtificialHuman Artifical Hedgehog]] and DesignerBabies with GeneticEngineering and the {{impli|edRape}}citly [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnations]] of the exceedingly numerous human women by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to have superpowered {{Tyke Bomb}}s for them.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The humans [[FantasticRacism discriminated]] against the Hybrids for a long time, even though they are [[ChildByRape indirect victims]] of [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy full-scale breeding program]] in which their impregnations of enormous numbers of [[BreedingSlave human women]], with much of them being impoverished and from poverty-stricken countries, were {{impli|edRape}}citly [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]].

* ImpliedRape: The backstory of the Hybrids states that the countless human women's feelings about [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy program]] which they were led to "changed as they learned just what was being done to them." Thus, added with the ContentWarning and mention of "gory details", it's implied that the artificial impregnations of [[BreedingSlave them]] by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to mass-produce the [[ChildByRape Hybrids]] were [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]].

** According to lore and issue 17, [[spoiler:[[TreacherousCoverUp G.U.N.]]]] suppressed the original history of the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] (Ancient Echidnas, Project Shadow, ''[[GovernmentConspiracy their]] extremely [[BackstoryHorror horrific]] full-scale {{breeding|slave}} program utilizing artificial impregnation which is {{implied|Rape}} to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]'', FantasticRacism against the Hybrids, Sonic and co's adventures and fights against Eggman), because of "that [[spoiler:'''[[BigBad Nicole]]''']] lady pulling their strings" and only gave the highly {{Bowdlerized}} and simplified version, with all of the {{Squick}} and NightmareFuel thrown out, for the people to learn. Only the [[spoiler:New Chaotix, including Silver's parents]], Sonic, Shadow, and Tikal know some of the true history each. Sonic is intensely angered by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s cover-up of the original history of the Hybrids and will tell you about Hybrid rights aggressively if he can.

* MatureAnimalStory: Yeah, this may be about [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog three familiar hedgehogs]] on an adventure, but with occasional bloodshed and/or wounding, ([[PrecisionFStrike usually]]) mild profanity, a bit of sexual innuendo, partial but undetailed nudity, and the {{Backstory Horror}}s of the FunnyAnimals, with the implicitly [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnations]] of exceedingly numerous [[BreedingSlave human women]], it's clearly [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids written for teenagers]].
* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] implies that the artificial impregnations of the myriad human women, with most of them being poor and from developing countries, by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to mass-produce the [[ChildByRape Hybrids]] were [[RapeAsDrama not consensual]].

* SuperPrototype: Silver ([[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent at first]]) and his non-powered family members and friends to many other Hybrids (the comic's Mobian equivalent), who were originally created with [[DesignerBabies artificially-created sperm]] mutated [[LEGOGenetics with Chaos energy]] and the implicitly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnations]]'' of [[BreedingSlave countless human women]], most of whom were poor and from developing countries, because [[ArtificialHuman the process that made Shadow]] wasn't practical for mass-production.

[[caption-width-right:350:This artwork was created around the [[ArtEvolution comic's first year]].]]'''''[[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/gallery/83636#/d13l3kj Ghosts of the Future]]''''' is a ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' {{Alternate Universe|Fic}} {{Action|Genre}} {{Adventure}} ScienceFantasy SupernaturalFiction fan comic written and illustrated by Evan Stanley (who actually ''[[PromotedFanboy is]]'' a writer and artist on the official ''Sonic'' comics, both [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie]] and [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW versions]]), co-written since issue 10 by Tom Campbell (aka Okida, the creator of ''Webcomic/SonicTheContinuation''), and colored since issue 18 by Reggie Graham (another IDW ''Sonic'' artist). It started on September 24, 2007 and continues to this day.

* AnyoneCanDie: Holy Hell yes. The comic ''starts'' with [[DeathOfAChild Tails]] and Knuckles dead and keeps going from there.

[[caption-width-right:350:This artwork was created around the [[ArtEvolution comic's first year]].]]'''''[[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/gallery/83636#/d13l3kj Ghosts of the Future]]''''' is a ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' {{Alternate Universe|Fic}} {{Action|Genre}} {{Adventure}} ScienceFantasy SupernaturalFiction fan comic written and illustrated by Evan Stanley (who actually ''[[PromotedFanboy is]]'' a writer and artist on the official ''Sonic'' comics, both [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Archie]] and [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW versions]]), co-written since issue 10 by Tom Campbell (aka Okida, the creator of ''Webcomic/SonicTheContinuation''), and colored since issue 18 by Reggie Graham (another IDW ''Sonic'' artist). It started on September 24, 2007 and is still continued to this day.

!!!Please note links to lore (aka WordOfGod) may have ''spoilers''. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

--> '''Lea Kane''': Well. You see. The thing is. There’s this trope. Called Aborted Arc. We were GONNA but it didn’t fit in with how the plot ended up going so on the cutting room floor it goes.

* DetailHoggingCover: The covers of the later issues are incredibly shaded to look realistic ([[https://www.mgcomics.com/GOTF/gotf_issue_14_cover_by_evanstanley-d9p6owb.jpg an egregious example]]), while the comic has graphic-novel-standard coloring and shading.

* FantasticRacism: According to lore, after [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] shut down [[GovernmentConspiracy their]] full-scale [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate immensely disturbing]] {{breeding|Slave}} program, Hybrids, being {{Designer|Babies}} {{Tyke Bomb}}s {{implied|Rape}} to be [[ChildByRape by Rape]], had a long and especially hard time integrating into {{human|sAreTheRealMonsters}} society. They were mainly treated as second-class citizens, or a [[{{Dehumanization}} "little better than dangerous animals"]], with the only lucky ones being kids who were HappilyAdopted by families who did not dehumanize them, such as Tails and Amy. While different countries offered different experiences, the US offered what's reminiscent of their real history of immigration and racism. While [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]] led a Hybrid rights activists group whom her ''[=SatAM=]'' friends were part of, Sonic's heroism was what helped highlight and lower the fantastic discrimination towards Hybrids.

* FriendlyLocalChinatown: Silver and Blaze work at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown. ([[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165137802354/how-old-was-silver-when-he-moved-out-of-his Actually]], Silver is participating in a hands-on {{homeschool|edKids}} project.)

* MonochromePast: Sonic and Shadow's {{Flashback}}s are rendered in grayscale, except for the end of the flashback in issue 16 to signify Shadow warming up to Sonic's idea of a Day of the Dead celebration. [[spoiler:Scourge and Fiona's flashback]] in issue 15 is rendered in yellow monochrome.

It is 200 years after the deaths of Sonic and his best friends and the removal of the Chaos Emeralds from the main universe. Silver the Hedgehog is just an {{ordinary|HighSchoolStudent}} kid living in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco and working at a small Chinese restaurant in the FriendlyLocalChinatown, until he starts having strange dreams. Then he meets the immortal Shadow, who is being guided by the ghost of Sonic, and learns that he must now retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from TheMultiverse to [[SavingTheWorld prevent]] the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destruction of the main universe]]. Along the way, he will have to help Sonic's ghost confront his horrible memories, help Shadow overcome his guilt, and help himself deal with his feelings for his best friend and coworker, Blaze. They also encounter a centuries-long [[GovernmentConspiracy sinister project by a powerful force]]...

* AlternateUniverseFic: Takes place in a universe where Sonic and his friends are killed off and the Chaos Emeralds are erased from the timeline. TheMultiverse also shows up.

* BackstoryHorror: Wonder where the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] came from? Just take a look at [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow these]] WordsOfGod and find out most of the characters' ancestors and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they even]] ''Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] characters'' themselves were [[EvilutionaryBiologist mass-produced]] by [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] with [[LEGOGenetics artificially]]-created [[DesignerBabies sperm]] mutated with Chaos Energy and a myriad of human women as bearers of the Hybrids. Most of the women were poor, from developing countries, and attracted to [[GovernmentConspiracy the program]] for its great healthcare and pension for them, their families and their closest friends. The women were horrified "when they learned ''just what was being done to them''". In other words, it's implied that [[BreedingSlave they]] ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate never consented]]''. {{Humans|AreTheRealMonsters}} would [[FantasticRacism discriminate]] against the Hybrids for a long time and [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] then later [[InternalRetcon covered everything all up]].

--> ''(from [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they this Tumblr post]])'' (Also happily, the situation is way, way better in Silver’s time. Not perfect, but lightyears better than Sonic’s day)
* BellyMouth: The {{fusion|Dance}} of Light and Dark Gaia takes the form of a humanoid obese creature with a large fanged mouth in its belly.

* FanDisservice: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle's [[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]]]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/121227600/1056069358 is intended]] to evoke this effect. She's [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] with noticeably erect nipples, but the overly muscular, masculine body makes the form disturbing rather than arousing.

* FullFrontalAssault: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle fights Sonic in her naked [[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]] with FanDisservice all abound.]]

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The humans [[FantasticRacism discriminated]] against the Hybrids for a long time, even though they are [[ChildByRape indirect victims]] of [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy full-scale breeding program]] in which their impregnations of enormous numbers of [[BreedingSlave human women]], with much of them being impoverished and from poverty-stricken countries, were {{impli|edRape}}citly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Blaze gets ''extremely'' angry upon learning how many secrets Silver has been keeping from her, [[spoiler:despite being a member of the New Chaotix and [[NeverMyFault keeping just as many secrets]] from ''him''.]] Silver calls her out on this and she admits that he's right. They both agree to never keep secrets from each other again.

* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: Humans and [[HalfHumanHybrid human-animal Hybrids]] which look like FunnyAnimals are shown to be co-existing with each other. Eggman the human is shown in the first issue and Maria and the Commander are referenced to in the comic. Issue 8 shows a few human characters as {{Cameo}}s, one who is a LittleBitBeastly. Issue 16 shows plenty of humans and some Hybrids together in a {{Flashback}}. [[FantasticRacism They didn't get along at first]], as the BackstoryHorror shows.
* LocationThemeNaming: The Erin children are named after real Italian locations. Venice and Sicily for starters, but did you know [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Silver's real name]] is [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/179350444539/hey-evan-i-remember-back-in-the-early-chapters-on Florence]]?

* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the artificial impregnations of the myriad human women, with most of them being poor and from developing countries, by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to mass-produce the [[ChildByRape Hybrids]] were [[RapeAsDrama not consensual]].

* NippleAndDimed: ''{{Downplayed}}'' in issue 6, which shows ''visibly erect nipples'' on [[spoiler:the Sorceress']] ''[[FullFrontalAssault naked]]'' [[spoiler:[[OneWingedAngel Darkwing transformation]]]], although they're so undetailed they resemble plain bumps. Issue 7 shows Dark and Light Gaia's [[FusionDance combined form]] with bigger and more explicit nipples, and it gets away with those because it looks masculine.
* NoSell: [[spoiler:Nicole’s]] mind controlling [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]] can be no-selled if a spirit is already possessing the victim, as discovered when [[spoiler:Sonic stopped her from controlling Shadow by doing just that.]]
* NothingIsFunnier: During the mansion search montage in issue 16, Tikal can be seen looking into the toilet. We never see what's in there, but we're shown she's surprised.

** Tikal is the only one to invoke Chaos' name, which is a common usage of this trope in ''Sonic'' fanworks. Others except for Sonic simply invoke God's name, while Sonic uses [[GoshDangItToHeck minced oaths]] [[https://twitter.com/SpiritSonic/status/1239264299907813376 "because he's a Good Boy"]].

** Generally speaking, if Sonic isn’t acting obnoxiously upbeat, something is ''very'' wrong. Same goes for Vennie.

** Unlike typical ghosts in fiction, Chaos Spirits [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/166478407219/so-is-she-a-ghost-on-earth-forever-or-would-she are not permanent]], though they can last [[LongLived a few thousand years]] usually. When nearing their end, [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165300288279/can-sonic-or-shadow-actually-diebe-destroyed-i they start]] very, very slowly turning into {{Soulless Shell}}s by losing their memory, then [[LossOfIdentity their sense of identity]], then their physical idenitity, and then finally their sentience, and finally dissolve back to Chaos Energy at their end. Their period can be shortened by repeated mental stress (a DespairEventHorizon can outright [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/177646649649/woah-how-can-you-kill-a-ghost "kill" them]]) and injury (known as "peeling" or "fraying").

** In issue 11, Scourge [[AtomicFBomb shouts]] "'''Well, shit!'''" uncensored, upon finding Shadow fighting Metal Sonic. This is way stronger for a comic which usually censors strong profanity with SymbolSwearing.

* ShutUpKiss: In the issue 15 flashback, Rouge again interrupts Shadow, but by kissing him on the lips, so that he remembers to return to [[spoiler:the New Chaotix]] in one year before he goes.

* SymbolSwearing: Symbols are used to cover up [[PrecisionFStrike most]] of the strong profanity, almost always coming from the mouths of Shadow and Scourge.
* TalkingHeads: [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-issue-7-page-4-137565395 Page 4 of issue 7]] mainly consists of Silver, Vennie, and Sicily talking with plenty of speech bubbles around. Evan Stanley admits the page to be this trope, and was hugely bored when creating it.

** A BlankWhiteVoid exists between planes of reality and where there is nothing but Chaos Energy. It is known as "Tikal's santuary" in issue 11 and is where Tikal's ghost and Sonic's ghost reside when they're not in the planes.

* {{Animesque}}: The first few issues are rendered in manga style and the humans in those issues have animesque eyes, before the {{Art Evol|ution}}ved into a more western style.

* ApatheticCitizens: [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/153704544459/how-much-of-the-world-wouldve-been-destroyed-had According to lore]], citizens have grown in denial towards fantastical disasters related to Chaos Energy due to their gradual development. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Reminds you of a common attitude towards climate change?]]

** This conversation within (Sonic and Shadow are fluent in Spanish [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/189985632309/wait-a-minute-how-does-this-version-of-sonic due to them hiding in]] Latin America for a while; in Shadow's confirmed case, [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/139408336244/gotf-sonic-also-why-is-shads-good-at-spanish-of approximately a century]]):

** In the same issue, Sonic tells Shadow to "callate"[[note]]"shut up"[[/note]] when he notices [[ShipTease Sonic and Tikal together]] and smirks.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Eggman in issue 1, after the mind-control device he had on Shadow was destroyed. He gets his {{neck snap}}ped by Shadow.

* NeckSnap: How Shadow kills Eggman for revenge.

* TheRemnant: After Sonic and his friends died, the few heroes left (Rouge, Omega, the Chaotix, and Big) [[spoiler:formed the New Chaotix, a group of freedom fighters secretly battling Nicole and G.U.N. Silver's parents, Blaze, and her dad are all members of it.]]

* SuperPrototype: Silver ([[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent at first]]) and his non-powered family members and friends to many other Hybrids (the comic's Mobian equivalent), who were originally created with [[DesignerBabies artificially-created sperm]] mutated [[LEGOGenetics with Chaos energy]] and the implicitly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnations]]'' of [[BreedingSlave countless human women]], in which most of them were poor and from developing countries, because [[ArtificialHuman the process that made Shadow]] wasn't practical for mass-production.
* SymbolSwearing: This is used to cover up [[PrecisionFStrike most]] of the strong profanity, almost always coming from the mouths of Shadow and Scourge.

** A BlankWhiteVoid exists between planes of reality and where there is nothing but Chaos Energy. It is known as "Tikal's santuary" in issue 11 and are where Tikal's ghost and Sonic's ghost reside when they're not in the planes.

* FantasticRacism: According to lore, after [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] shut down [[GovernmentConspiracy their]] full-scale [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate immensely disturbing]] {{breeding|Slave}} program, Hybrids, being {{Designer|Babies}} {{Tyke Bomb}}s {{implied|Rape}} to be [[ChildByRape by Rape]], had a long and hard time integrating into {{human|sAreTheRealMonsters}} society. They were mainly treated as second-class citizens, or a [[{{Dehumanization}} "little better than dangerous animals"]], with the only lucky ones being kids who were HappilyAdopted by families who did not dehumanize them, such as Tails and Amy. While different countries offered different experiences, the US offered what's reminiscent of their real history of immigration and racism. While [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]] led a Hybrid rights activists group whom her ''[=SatAM=]'' friends were part of, Sonic's heroism was what helped highlight and lower the fantastic discrimination towards Hybrids.

* ChildByRape: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the impregnations of the myriad of [[BreedingSlave human women]] by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]], as a way to mass-produce [[DesignerBabies the original generations of the modern Hybrids]], were [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]], meaning the original modern Hybrids are implied to be this trope. ''Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] characters'' themselves [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they are included]].

* ArmiesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Ever since Nicole infiltrated and took over, G.U.N. [[FaceHeelTurn has turned]] into an evil military organization operating as the [[GovernmentConspiracy corrupt]] SecretPolice and committing atrocities such as their infiltration of the ARK, which led to Maria Robotnik's death and ''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow the]] [[BreedingSlave full-scale breeding program]] utilizing artificial impregnation which is implied to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''. Then [[InternalRetcon they suppressed]] the [[TreacherousCoverUp true history]] of the Hybrids and only gave the people a tremendously [[{{Bowdlerization}} bowdlerized]] version to hear.]]

** According to lore and issue 17, [[spoiler:[[TreacherousCoverUp G.U.N.]]]] suppressed the original history of the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] (Ancient Echidnas, Project Shadow, ''[[GovernmentConspiracy their]] extremely [[BackstoryHorror horrific]] full-scale {{breeding|slave}} program utilizing artificial impregnation which is {{implied|Rape}} to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]'', FantasticRacism against the Hybrids, Sonic and co's adventures and fights against Eggman), because of "that [[spoiler:'''[[BigBad Nicole]]''']] lady pulling their strings" and only gave the immensely {{Bowdlerized}} and simplified version, with all of the {{Squick}} and NightmareFuel thrown out, for the people to learn. Only the [[spoiler:New Chaotix, including Silver's parents]], Sonic, Shadow, and Tikal know some of the true history each. Sonic is intensely angered by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s cover-up of the original history of the Hybrids and will tell you about Hybrid rights aggressively if he can.

Not to be confused with the ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' arc of [[NamesTheSame the same name]], ''[[Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm Ghosts of the Past]]'', or [[Literature/AChristmasCarol the Ghost of the Christmas Yet to Come]]. See also ''Webcomic/TheMurderOfMe'', another ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' fancomic with similar dark and supernatural themes (and also created by a red-headed PromotedFangirl, albeit by the name of Gigi Dutreix; in fact her and Stanley are best friends!).

* ArmiesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Ever since Nicole infiltrated and took over, G.U.N. [[FaceHeelTurn has turned]] into an evil military organization operating as the [[GovernmentConspiracy corrupt]] SecretPolice and committing atrocities such as their infiltration of the ARK, which led to Maria Robotnik's death and ''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow the]] [[BreedingSlave full-scale breeding program]] utilizing artificial impregnation which is implied to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''. Then [[InternalRetcon they suppressed]] the [[TreacherousCoverUp true history]] of the Hybrids and only gave the people a [[{{Bowdlerization}} bowdlerized]] version to hear.]]
* ArtEvolution: The later issues of the comic don't look like the early ones. The first few issues look like an average attempt [[{{Animesque}} at manga]], before the series began evolving nice lineart, blended shading, and lighting starting at later pages of issue 4, and finally adapted a graphic novel quality at issue 10 that grew more attractive and well-done lineart, colors, and shading as time went on. Additionally, the characters shifted from humanoid proportions to canon ''Sonic'' proportions in the Special Stage section in issue 10. [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/126455337779/pastarrie-pastarrie-these-are-both-drawn-by Just look at this comparasion between the early art and the drastically improved later art.]] It evolved so much so that Evan Stanley, the creator, was [[PromotedFanboy hired by Archie]] to work on [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics their]] ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic]]'' [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics comic]], and later hired '''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW again]]''' by IDW.

* DarkFic: This fan comic is way darker than the official ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise. For starters, Sonic and his best friends are {{blood|yHorror}}ily killed by a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled]] Shadow in the DownerBeginning of ''first issue''. Then more misery ensues with shedding of red blood, ugly wounds, infrequent ([[PrecisionFStrike usually]]) mild profanity, some sexual innuendo, even a few instances of simple-looking yet erect ''nipples'', and let's not get [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate into]] the tremendously [[BreedingSlave nastier]] {{Backstory Horror}}s of the Hybrids (FunnyAnimals in this story).

* FanDisservice: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle's [[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]]]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/121227600/1056069358 is intended]] to evoke this effect. She's [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] with noticeably erect nipples, but the muscular, masculine body makes the form disturbing rather than arousing.

** According to lore and issue 17, [[spoiler:[[TreacherousCoverUp G.U.N.]]]] suppressed the original history of the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] (Ancient Echidnas, Project Shadow, ''[[GovernmentConspiracy their]] extremely [[BackstoryHorror horrific]] full-scale {{breeding|slave}} program utilizing artificial impregnation which is {{implied|Rape}} to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]'', FantasticRacism against the Hybrids, Sonic and co's adventures and fights against Eggman), because of "that [[spoiler:'''[[BigBad Nicole]]''']] lady pulling their strings" and only gave the {{Bowdlerized}} and simplified version, with all of the {{Squick}} and NightmareFuel thrown out, for the people to learn. Only the [[spoiler:New Chaotix, including Silver's parents]], Sonic, Shadow, and Tikal know some of the true history each. Sonic is intensely angered by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s cover-up of the original history of the Hybrids and will tell you about Hybrid rights aggressively if he can.

* TalkingHeads: [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-issue-7-page-4-137565395 Page 4 of issue 7]] mainly consists of Silver, Vennie, and Sicily talking with plenty of speech bubbles around. Evan Stanley admits the page to be this trope, and was bored when creating it.

-->'''Silver''' and '''Sonic''': ''(shocked faces)''

Not to be confused with the ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' arc of [[NamesTheSame the same name]], ''[[Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm Ghosts of the Past]]'', or [[Literature/AChristmasCarol the Ghost of the Christmas Yet to Come]]. See also ''Webcomic/TheMurderOfMe'', another ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' fancomic with similar dark and supernatural themes (and also created by a red-headed PromotedFangirl, albeit by the name of Gigi Dutreix; in fact her and Stanley are very best friends!).

* ArmiesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Ever since Nicole infiltrated and took over, G.U.N. [[FaceHeelTurn has turned]] into an evil military organization operating as the [[GovernmentConspiracy corrupt]] SecretPolice and committing atrocities such as their infiltration of the ARK which led to Maria Robotnik's death and ''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow the]] [[BreedingSlave full-scale breeding program]] utilizing artificial impregnation which is {{implied|Rape}} to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''. Then [[InternalRetcon they suppressed]] the [[TreacherousCoverUp true history]] of the Hybrids and only gave the people a very [[{{Bowdlerization}} bowdlerized]] version to hear.]]
* ArtEvolution: The later issues of the comic don't look like the early ones. The first few issues look like an average attempt [[{{Animesque}} at manga]], before the series began evolving nice lineart, blended shading, and lighting starting at later pages of issue 4, and finally adapted a graphic novel quality at issue 10 that grew more attractive and well-done lineart, colors, and shading as time went on. Additionally, the characters shifted from very humanoid proportions to canon ''Sonic'' proportions in the Special Stage section in issue 10. [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/126455337779/pastarrie-pastarrie-these-are-both-drawn-by Just look at this comparasion between the early art and the drastically improved later art.]] It evolved so much so that Evan Stanley, the creator, was [[PromotedFanboy hired by Archie]] to work on [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics their]] ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic]]'' [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics comic]], and later hired '''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW again]]''' by IDW.

* BackstoryHorror: Wonder where the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] came from? Just take a look at [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow these]] WordsOfGod and find out most of the characters' ancestors and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they even]] ''Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] characters'' themselves were [[EvilutionaryBiologist mass-produced]] by [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] with [[LEGOGenetics artificially]]-created [[DesignerBabies sperm]] mutated with Chaos Energy and a myriad of human women as bearers of the Hybrids. Most of the women were poor, from developing countries, and attracted to [[GovernmentConspiracy the program]] for its great healthcare and pension for them, their families and their very close friends. The women were horrified "when they learned ''just what was being done to them''". In other words, it's {{implied|Rape}} that [[BreedingSlave they]] ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate never consented]]''. {{Humans|AreTheRealMonsters}} would [[FantasticRacism discriminate]] against the Hybrids for a long time and [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] then later [[InternalRetcon covered everything all up]].

* CensorShadow: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle's]] ''[[FullFrontalAssault naked]]'' ([[SincerityMode yes,]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-issue-6-page-15-121227600 really]] ''[{{spoiler}}s]'') [[spoiler:[[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]]]] has a shadow covering up the groin, though her nipples are visible and ''erect'', albeit very rudimentary to the point they look like simple bumps).

* DarkFic: This fan comic is way darker than the official ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise. For starters, Sonic and his best friends are {{blood|yHorror}}ily killed by a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled]] Shadow in the DownerBeginning of ''first issue''. Then more misery ensues with shedding of red blood, ugly wounds, infrequent ([[PrecisionFStrike usually]]) mild profanity, some sexual innuendo, even a few instances of very simple-looking yet erect ''nipples'', and let's not get [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate into]] the tremendously [[BreedingSlave nastier]] {{Backstory Horror}}s of the Hybrids (FunnyAnimals in this story).
* DeathOfAChild: Tails is {{blood|yHorror}}ily killed at [[DownerBeginning the very beginning]]. We then get a look at his ''very gruesome corpse'' when Sonic tearfully thinks about how he failed to save an eight-year-old child.

* FanDisservice: [[spoiler:The Sorceress of the Black Isle's [[OneWingedAngel Darkwing form]]]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/121227600/1056069358 is intended]] to evoke this effect. She's [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] with noticeably erect nipples, but the very muscular masculine body makes the form disturbing rather than arousing.
* FantasticRacism: According to lore, after [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] shut down [[GovernmentConspiracy their]] full-scale [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate immensely disturbing]] {{breeding|Slave}} program, Hybrids, being {{Designer|Babies}} {{Tyke Bomb}}s {{implied|Rape}} to be [[ChildByRape by Rape]], had a long and very hard time integrating into {{human|sAreTheRealMonsters}} society. They were mainly treated as second-class citizens, or a [[{{Dehumanization}} "little better than dangerous animals"]], with the only lucky ones being kids who were HappilyAdopted by families who did not dehumanize them, such as Tails and Amy. While different countries offered different experiences, the US offered what's reminiscent of their real history of immigration and racism. While [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]] led a Hybrid rights activists group whom her ''[=SatAM=]'' friends were part of, Sonic's heroism was what helped highlight and lower the fantastic discrimination towards Hybrids.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The humans [[FantasticRacism discriminated]] against the Hybrids for a long time, even though they are [[ChildByRape indirect victims]] of [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy full-scale breeding program]] in which their impregnations of vastly many [[BreedingSlave human women]], with much of them being impoverished and from poverty-stricken countries, were {{impli|edRape}}citly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''.

** According to lore and issue 17, [[spoiler:[[TreacherousCoverUp G.U.N.]]]] suppressed the original history of the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] (Ancient Echidnas, Project Shadow, ''[[GovernmentConspiracy their]] extremely [[BackstoryHorror horrific]] full-scale {{breeding|slave}} program utilizing artificial impregnation which is {{implied|Rape}} to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]'', FantasticRacism against the Hybrids, Sonic and co's adventures and fights against Eggman), because of "that [[spoiler:'''[[BigBad Nicole]]''']] lady pulling their strings" and only gave the very {{Bowdlerized}} and simplified version, with all of the {{Squick}} and NightmareFuel thrown out, for the people to learn. Only the [[spoiler:New Chaotix, including Silver's parents]], Sonic, Shadow, and Tikal know some of the true history each. Sonic is intensely angered by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s cover-up of the original history of the Hybrids and will tell you about Hybrid rights aggressively if he can.

* SuperPrototype: Silver ([[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent at first]]) and his non-powered family members and friends to many other Hybrids (the comic's Mobian equivalent), who were originally created with [[DesignerBabies artificially-created sperm]] mutated [[LEGOGenetics with Chaos energy]] and the {{impli|edRape}}citly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnations]]'' of [[BreedingSlave countless human women]], in which most of them were poor and from developing countries, because [[ArtificialHuman the process that made Shadow]] wasn't practical for mass-production.

* TalkingHeads: [[https://www.deviantart.com/evanstanley/art/GOTF-issue-7-page-4-137565395 Page 4 of issue 7]] mainly consists of Silver, Vennie, and Sicily talking with plenty of speech bubbles around. Evan Stanley admits the page to be this trope, and was very bored when creating it.

-->'''Silver''' and '''Sonic''': ''(very shocked faces)''

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The humans [[FantasticRacism discriminated]] against the Hybrids for a long time, even though they are [[ChildByRape indirect victims]] of [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy full-scale breeding program]] in which their impregnations of inordinately many [[BreedingSlave human women]], with much of them being impoverished and from poverty-stricken countries, were {{impli|edRape}}citly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The humans [[FantasticRacism discriminated]] against the Hybrids for a long time, even though they are [[ChildByRape indirect victims]] of [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy full-scale breeding program]] in which their impregnations of extremely many [[BreedingSlave human women]], with much of them being impoverished and from poverty-stricken countries, were {{impli|edRape}}citly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''.

** According to lore and issue 17, [[spoiler:[[TreacherousCoverUp G.U.N.]]]] suppressed the original history of the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] (Ancient Echidnas, Project Shadow, ''[[GovernmentConspiracy their]] extremely [[BackstoryHorror horrific]] full-scale {{breeding|slave}} program utilizing artificial impregnation which is {{implied|Rape}} to be [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]'', FantasticRacism against the Hybrids, Sonic and co's adventures and fights against Eggman), because of "that [[spoiler:'''[[BigBad Nicole]]''']] lady pulling their strings" and only gave the very {{Bowdlerized}} and simplified version, with all of the {{Squick}} and NightmareFuel thrown out, for the people to learn. Only the [[spoiler:New Chaotix, including Silver's parents]], Sonic, Shadow, and Tikal know some of the true history each. Sonic is extremely angered by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s cover-up of the original history of the Hybrids and will tell you about Hybrid rights aggressively if he can.

* BreedingSlave: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the artificial impregnation of the countless human women by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to mass-produce [[ChildByRape the Hybrids]] was [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]].

* ChildByRape: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the impregnation of the myriad of [[BreedingSlave human women]] by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]], as a way to mass-produce [[DesignerBabies the original generations of the modern Hybrids]], was [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]], meaning the original modern Hybrids are implied to be this trope. ''Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] characters'' themselves [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they are included]].

* HalfHumanHybrids: The FunnyAnimal characters here are essentially {{Transhuman}}-type human-animal hybrids created as the result of gene mutations by Chaos Energy. In fact, they are literally called Hybrids. They were first created with gradual BioAugmentation by the "Ancient Echidnas", and then as an [[ArtificialHuman Artifical Hedgehog]] and DesignerBabies with GeneticEngineering and the {{impli|edRape}}citly [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnation]] of the exceedingly numerous human women by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to have superpowered {{Tyke Bomb}}s for them.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The humans [[FantasticRacism discriminated]] against the Hybrids for a long time, even though they are [[ChildByRape indirect victims]] of [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy full-scale breeding program]] in which their impregnation of extremely many [[BreedingSlave human women]], with much of them being impoverished and from poverty-stricken countries, was {{impli|edRape}}citly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual]]''.

* ImpliedRape: The backstory of the Hybrids states that the countless human women's feelings about [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]'s [[GovernmentConspiracy program]] which they were led to "changed as they learned just what was being done to them." Thus, added with the ContentWarning and mention of "gory details", it's implied that the artificial impregnation of [[BreedingSlave them]] by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to mass-produce the [[ChildByRape Hybrids]] was [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]].

* MatureAnimalStory: Yeah, this may be about [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog three familiar hedgehogs]] on an adventure, but with occasional bloodshed and/or wounding, ([[PrecisionFStrike usually]]) mild profanity, a bit of sexual innuendo, partial but undetailed nudity, and the {{Backstory Horror}}s of the FunnyAnimals, with the implicitly [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnation]] of exceedingly numerous [[BreedingSlave human women]], it's clearly [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids written for teenagers]].
* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the artificial impregnation of the myriad human women, with most of them being poor and from developing countries, by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] to mass-produce the [[ChildByRape Hybrids]] was [[RapeAsDrama not consensual]].

* SuperPrototype: Silver ([[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent at first]]) and his non-powered family members and friends to many other Hybrids (the comic's Mobian equivalent), who were originally created with [[DesignerBabies artificially-created sperm]] mutated [[LEGOGenetics with Chaos energy]] and the {{impli|edRape}}citly ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnation]]'' of [[BreedingSlave countless human women]], in which most of them were poor and from developing countries, because [[ArtificialHuman the process that made Shadow]] wasn't practical for mass-production.

It is 200 years after the deaths of Sonic and his best friends and the removal of the Chaos Emeralds from the main universe. Silver the Hedgehog is just an {{ordinary|HighSchoolStudent}} kid living in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco and working at a small Chinese restaurant in the FriendlyLocalChinatown, until he starts having strange dreams. Then he meets the immortal Shadow, who is being guided by the ghost of Sonic, and learns that he must now retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from {{Alternate Universe}}s to [[SavingTheWorld prevent]] the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destruction of the main universe]]. Along the way, he will have to help Sonic's ghost confront his horrible memories, help Shadow overcome his guilt, and help himself deal with his feelings for his best friend and coworker, Blaze. They also encounter a centuries-long [[GovernmentConspiracy sinister project by a powerful force]]...

It is 200 years after the deaths of Sonic and his best friends and the removal of the Chaos Emeralds from the main universe. Silver the Hedgehog is just an {{ordinary|HighSchoolStudent}} kid living in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco and working at a small Chinese restaurant in the FriendlyLocalChinatown, until he starts having strange dreams. Then he meets the immortal Shadow, who is being guided by the ghost of Sonic, and learns that he must now retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from {{Alternate Universe}}s to [[SavingTheWorld prevent]] the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of the main universe]]. Along the way, he will have to help Sonic's ghost confront his horrible memories, help Shadow overcome his guilt, and help himself deal with his feelings for his best friend and coworker, Blaze. They also encounter a centuries-long [[GovernmentConspiracy sinister project by a powerful force]]...

* SymbolSwearing: This is used to cover up [[PrecisionFStrike most]] of the strong profanity, coming from the mouths of Shadow and Scourge.

The comics can all be found [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/gallery/ Evan Stanley's DeviantArt gallery]] and [[http://www.mgcomics.com/GOTF/ the Middle Ground]], a ''Sonic'' fancomic site. If you'd like the comics to be read along to, you can check out the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iiGVBAgwQ official motion comic version of the first two issues]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7NTyVklQtQlylQkghq7Bh_fOROLWPQ- these]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kSpEkqqSH2zdpPdSZiqlyHKkTEDapA5 fan]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU2aakIf_Cc dubs]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O80BYhsW9ic here]].

The comics can all be found [[http://evanstanley.deviantart.com/gallery/ Evan Stanley's DeviantArt gallery]] and [[http://www.mgcomics.com/GOTF/ the Middle Ground]], a ''Sonic'' fancomic site. If you'd like the comics to be read along to, you can check out the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iiGVBAgwQ official motion comic version of the first two issues]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7NTyVklQtQlylQkghq7Bh_fOROLWPQ- these]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kSpEkqqSH2zdpPdSZiqlyHKkTEDapA5 fan]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU2aakIf_Cc dubs]].

* LocationThemeNaming: The Erin children are named after real Italian locations. Venice and Sicily for starters, but did you know [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Silver]]'s [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/179350444539/hey-evan-i-remember-back-in-the-early-chapters-on real name is Florence]]?

** Chaos Spirits [[SupernaturalLight glow like usual]] and have the usual abilities of {{Flight}}, {{Invisibility}}, {{Intangibility}}[[note]]Chaos Spirits are [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165177346019/of-all-the-characters-if-any-whose-the-singer-of semi-tangible by default]], which means things can fall from them if they're not careful[[/note]], and [[DemonicPossession Possession]], but Sonic gains more jewelry for every Chaos Emerald he gains and can [[spoiler:unleash bursts of energy to dissapiate Scourge's spirit temporarily]]. Chaos Spirit can alternate between normal feet and FogFeet and transform into an orb of light.

* NoSell: [[spoiler:Nicole’s]] mind controlling [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]] can be no-selled if a spirit is already possessing the victim, as discovered when [[spoiler:Sonic stopped her from controlling Shadow by doing just that.]]]

** [[spoiler:Nicole's]] AffablyEvil demeanor has broken exactly once: [[spoiler:when Shadow managed to NoSell her mind control attempt]].

* BloodyHorror: Played in full force at the DownerBeginning in issue 1 when we see Sonic covered in ugly bloody wounds and slowly dying and Tails' and Knuckles' corpses in blood puddles, in issue 3 when we see Tails' bloody corpse in more detail, in issue 8 when [[spoiler:Vennie is mauled and crippled by Metal Sonic and has blood leak out of her body and mouth]], and in issue 17 when [[spoiler:Metallix [[ImpaledPalm impales Silver's hands]], which results in Silver spilling a gallon of blood over himself, the floor, and Blaze]].

* BackstoryHorror: Wonder where the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] came from? Just take a look at [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow these]] WordsOfGod and find out most of the characters' ancestors and [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they even]] ''Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] characters'' themselves were [[EvilutionaryBiologist mass-produced]] by [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] with [[LEGOGenetics artificially]]-created [[DesignerBabies sperm]] mutated with Chaos Energy and a myriad of human women as bearers of the Hybrids. Most of the women were poor, from developing countries, and attracted to [[GovernmentConspiracy the program]] for its great healthcare and pension for them, their families and their very close friends. The women were horrified "when they learned ''just what was being done to them''". In other words, it's {{implied|Rape}} that [[BreedingSlave they]] ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate never consented]]''. {{Humans|AreTheRealMonsters}} would [[FantasticRacism discriminate]] against the Hybrids for a long time and [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] then later [[InternalRetcon covered everything all up]].

* DarkFic: This fan comic is way darker than the official ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise. For starters, Sonic and his best friends are {{blood|yHorror}}ily killed by a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled]] Shadow in the DownerBeginning of ''first issue''. Then more misery ensues with shedding of red blood, ugly wounds, infrequent ([[PrecisionFStrike usually]]) mild profanity, some sexual innuendo, even a few instances of very simple-looking yet erect ''nipples'', and let's not get [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate into]] the tremendously [[BreedingSlave nastier]] BackstoryHorror of the Hybrids (FunnyAnimals in this story).

* MatureAnimalStory: Yeah, this may be about [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog three familiar hedgehogs]] on an adventure, but with occasional bloodshed and/or wounding, ([[PrecisionFStrike usually]]) mild profanity, a bit of sexual innuendo, partial but undetailed nudity, and the BackstoryHorror of the FunnyAnimals, with the implicitly [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate non-consensual impregnation]] of exceedingly numerous [[BreedingSlave human women]], it's clearly [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids written for teenagers]].

* BackstoryHorror: Wonder where the [[HalfHumanHybrid Hybrids]] came from? Just take a look at [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165337436959/woah-so-all-this-hybrid-backstory-means-shadow these]] WordsOfGod and find out most of the characters' ancestors and even ''[[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they characters]]'' themselves were [[EvilutionaryBiologist mass-produced]] by [[spoiler:[[ArmiesAreEvil G.U.N.]]]] with [[LEGOGenetics artificially]]-created [[DesignerBabies sperm]] mutated with Chaos Energy and a myriad of human women as bearers of the Hybrids. Most of the women were poor, from developing countries, and attracted to [[GovernmentConspiracy the program]] for its great healthcare and pension for them, their families and their very close friends. The women were horrified "when they learned ''just what was being done to them''". In other words, it's {{implied|Rape}} that [[BreedingSlave they]] ''[[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate never consented]]''. {{Humans|AreTheRealMonsters}} would [[FantasticRacism discriminate]] against the Hybrids for a long time and [[spoiler:G.U.N.]] then later [[InternalRetcon covered everything all up]].

* ChildByRape: [[BackstoryHorror The lore]] {{Implie|dRape}}s that the impregnation of the myriad of [[BreedingSlave human women]] by [[spoiler:G.U.N.]], as a way to mass-produce [[DesignerBabies the original generations of the modern Hybrids]], was [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate not consensual]], meaning the original modern Hybrids are implied to be this trope. [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they Sonic, his friends (definitely not including Shadow), and the]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]] [[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/165302208889/are-the-satam-characters-canon-to-gotf-would-they characters]]'' themselves are included.

* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: In issue 18, when Fleetway Sonic passes by a mirror, Sonic's ghost is seen in the mirror, showing he is [[DemonicPossession posessing]] his Fleetway counterpart.