#as terios would say

[fortifice]

gepard landau singing voice 😳😳😳

[totaleclipse573]

Anybody else find it easier to draw characters/oc's when you're listening to a song that you think fits them? Or is that just me

[sonicexelle-junkary]

The story of ProjectFreedom was one of the very few instances where I had a clear vision for specific plot points in the story and I rarely had any idea on changing them.

The jist of the story was that Exelle was bored and essentially fucked around and found out. While for the majority of the story, he didn’t exactly care for Vanilla or Cream, he still didn’t want to kill them, so he just chilled around and hung out with them for a while.

It wasn’t until Knuckles came into the picture that he genuinely started to question everything he knew, eventually realizing that he “used to be” Sonic the Hedgehog, and that Terios “used to be” Shadow. Obviously that fucked him up a lot, major identity crisis, but he soon decided to start fighting against Miles and Chaos Labs, much to the dismay of Terios.

The general story wasn’t going to be long, so I didn’t have many major plot points, but one was a fight between Exelle and Terios. Their fight would go how you expect it to be, all epic and full of anger and heartache, BUT Exelle eventually gives Knuckles some of his chaos energy, turning him into Super Knuckles. Both of them fight Terios, but halfway Knuckles goes and protects Vanilla and Cream from Miles.

Exelle and Terios end up into the place where they killed Sonic and Shadow in (cause drama). Exelle ends up winning by using chaos control on Terios (that he learned from Knuckles) and somehow manages to resuscitate Shadow (albeit not without some major scars and injuries).

After taking a moment to assess the situation, Exelle goes straight for Miles, hoping to kill him in one blow. But using similar tactics that Knuckles has, Miles manages to grab a hold of Exelle and essentially use him as a mindless puppet. He and Knuckles fight for a moment before Knuckles manages to rip that effect off of him.

And I never properly wrote this down, but yadda yadda Miles dies or goes to jail or something and the day is saved yippie!

I was never sure if Exelle would stay himself, or if he would give up his form to resuscitate Sonic, so it can go either way. I do wanna say that if he did give up his form, Sonic and Shadow would have vague memories of everything that had happened. Either way, happy ending. Yay!

[estellardreams]

"Deltarune Brawl!" Models

Its finally DONE!

And as a bonus these designs are free to use for any Deltarune/Undertale AUs (to the people who own their OCs. Please ask permission still if the OC isn't yours)

Attacking everyone below:

@somemismatchedsocks

@emthimofnight

@6larosie9

@silvers-starrway

@ekaycheem

@einelitas

@yellowvixen

@polkychu

@zhampip

@totaleclipse573

@sonlc

Skaerial

Lunateaq

Okay, so... I did all of the models from the Deltarune Brawl piece and lined them up. I also did a bonus Undertale fight screen version down below along with Soul types. I'll explain why I made the design choices I did for appearances along with explaining the Mobian Soul types.

Design Notes:

✨Stardust✨

Stellar's design is an almost fusion between her normal look and villain look, however she was granted shoes and a storage belt to carry items.

Camellia got a more modified princessy design that also felt more adventure oriented. Now with proper boots and a seperated two piece instead of a dress, she'd be able to move around a lot more easily.

Rime's hands and feet are actually now iced over, making her attacks much more volatile. But by contrast, her actual outfit appears more sleek and tight-fitted since most of the detail went into her hands and feet.

Sunshine is also a primary Healer, with her scarf being modified into a more cape-like appearance. She was also given a cross bag and connected belt with a pouch for extra storage.

Arthur is heavily knight focused with his design taking the most pointers from Kris.

Orion is pretty streamlined, with the only thing to note being the protective shoulder guards and the side cape. He is definitely a warrior type, but I opted for something slightly fancy while allowing for ease of movement and some protection.

Terios is also an attack oriented Mage, with a much longer cape and a cross belt to keep everything secure. The bracelets are just for decoration.

Juice doesn't like clothes at all since they're too restrictive, so to keep in line with her character I simply kept her original bracelet and just gave her a simple belt to tie the look together. And put her quills down. Her psychic wings are now always active and visible.

Keira actually comes with a retractable scythe, which can normally look like a sword and can be used as such on first glance. But with special attacks, it comes out like a scythe. Other than that her outfit was changed to allow for more movement.

Estelle's original outfit surprisingly fit deltarune, so I kept most of the original elements but chose to remove some of the capes for ease of mobility.

🌊Seafoam🌊

Kaiko was given visible vines and flowers in his quills and on his arm to signify him having plant powers. His original outfit was also modified to appear more combat oriented.

Maria always struck me as a combative type, hence her design wasn't changed too much besides providing extra protection in case she got hurt.

Tulip's outfit mainly serves mobility, however it does lack the shoes and gloves due to preference and not for convenience like some other characters.

Sakura's mainly a healing Mage, with her design being soft and calming as a result. Not much to say here besides thinking a cloak would look nice on her.

Nymph maintains her princess look with a more streamlined and less restrictive look. The skirt is also a back high low to prevent it from snagging from behind if she ran.

Rosemary was dressed in a more guarded and combative style, with the short skirt being a more stylistic choice and to provide some extra protection from injury.

Mallow is definitely more armored with knightly gear. But since she originally came with a dress I decided to give her a skirt instead.

Meredith is a more attack oriented Mage, and as such her outfit appears both flowy yet elegant. Even without armor the outfit is quite protective where it needs to be.

Naomi is very focused on both protection and movement for attacking, so her outfit comes with wrist and shoulder guards to protect from attacks along with sleek long gloves and socks with only the elbows, knees, and toes exposed for better flexibility. She also has a belt with a pouch for extra storage.

Azarael is a slightly modified version of her original outfit. She also has small fins at the backs of her legs to swim more efficiently but that's about it.

Character Types and Role explanations:

Each character has a primary strength and weakness of the group. This is mainly intended for balancing purposes.

The knights score in high defense but middle in attack and can't use magic.

Warriors have the highest attack and are somewhat skilled in magic, but lack defense hence they can get downed easily.

And mages have the highest magic casting, middle in defense, but lack the strongest attack.

For our roles we have...

Knights: Arthur, Rosemary, Naomi

Warriors: Stellar, Camellia, Rime, Sunshine, Orion, Keira, Maria, Mallow, Azarael

Mages: Terios, Juice, Estelle, Kaiko, Tulip, Sakura, Nymph, Meredith

And now, for the soul types.

Mobian Souls share attributes with human souls, yet respond quite differently with their own unique abilities. Everyone has a special soul type in accordance to their color. However, Determination is a human soul ONLY. It cannot be found in a Mobian or Monster. They also go by different names but still share similar qualities to the human variants.

Pink: Understanding. Special Ability: Teleportation.

Orange: Courage. Special Ability: Endurance

Yellow: Fairness. Special Ability: Strength.

Green: Compassion. Special Ability: Healing

Cyan: Humility. Special Ability: Levitation.

Blue: Righteousness. Special Ability: Shielding.

Purple: Persistence. Special Ability: Energy Orbs

And for main method of attacking:

Arthur: Sword

Rosemary: gauntlets

Naomi: Throwing Knives

Stellar: Shoe Blades

Camellia: Knuckle Busters

Rime: Cyrokinesis

Sunshine: Photokinesis

Orion: Katana

Keira: Retractable Scythe

Maria: Chaos Energy

Mallow: Dual blades

Azarael: Claws

Terios: Chaos Shards

Juice: Psychokinesis

Estelle: Photokinesis

Kaiko: Chlorokinesis

Tulip: Techopathy

Sakura: Chlorokinesis

Nymph: Pyrokinesis

Meredith: Hydrokinesis

[crazysaru99]

I have a serious problem, I like many elements and chronologies that try to organize the entire Sonic universe but I'm really undecided; on one hand I like that Sonic is a prince and son of Queen Aleena but now I also like the idea that the Parlouzer are his parents and have a humble origin story, that he was once that cowardly child who became the great hero of Mobius. And if you are looking at the second family tree (Because I am so indecisive that I made two timelines where Sonic is a prince and the other is not… And if his civil name would be Nicolas for Nicky) I put ''Terios Robotnik'' which is Shadow's civil identity, why not? Terios is his prototypical name and Robotnik is for Gerald and Maria… Unfortunately he shares his last name with Eggman, and who is Arian? Well, it's Silver's civilian name, I literally looked for names that mean ''Silver'' and Arian is of Welsh origin. Before you kill me for putting Sonamy let me try to explain before the mob gets closer, Sonamy was my first ship and the first thing I saw when I entered the fandom when I was a little girl, although I don't ship them as strongly anymore, has a special place in my heart; so I put Amy as his first wife with whom they had a daughter (A Sonamy fanchild that I made back in the day) but when it was discovered that Sonic no longer aged like before due to the constant absorption of Chaos, let's say he wanted to enjoy the last days with her before expelling his last breath… With the passing of the years after his death she would marry Shadow and there they would have Silver. (Now they can stone me)

[angelkitty54]

Yet another Sonic AU idea, coz I can never focus on a single one for very long! Also, was rewatching the Incredibles movies and had thoughts(tm)!

So! An AU set in a world kinda like the Incredibles wherein Sonic and the other hero characters were like proper Superheroes, but then were forced to retire and go into hiding when laws were passed that made superheroes illegal.

Sonic is in a committed relationship with Sally and Shadow, the three of them being former Supers now trying their best to live as a "normal" family with their four kids. All of which have powers, except for the baby.

Sally was one of the few Superheroes without any powers. A lot of people forget that about her, partly coz she later gained cybernetics after a terrible accident (ironically unrelated to her hero work) that took her limbs nearly took her life too. Still thinking abut her hero name but she spent many years struggling to balance her superhero career with her civilian life. She has a lot of complicated feelings about it all now that she's been forced to give up one side of her life. These days she reluctantly works at her father's company, trying very hard not to draw any attention to herself, or her family.

(Nicole is also here, integrated into Sally's cybernetics. She's quite literally in Sally's head, which kinda makes them a package deal. Her bond with Sally is incredibly strong, tho neither see it as romantic, same goes for Sonic and Shadow. They all consider her as part of the family, and the unofficial fourth parent.)

Sonic and Shadow didn't really have secret identities. Shadow had to invent an identity, going by Terios while dyeing the red parts of his fur and quills black to blend in better. He now works a boring desk job and also tends to wears grey sweaters or plain button down shirts. Shadow is very dissatisfied with his life. He's supposed to be the Ultimate Lifeform! He was meant to protect the world! He made a promise! And now he's just Terry, a boring guy working a mind-numbingly dull office job, barely able to protect his own family much less anybody else. (Yeah, Shadow be Mr Incredible here.)

Now Sonic, he pretty much lived as his superhero identity full time, so very few people actually knew he even had a secret identity. See Sonic used to be Nicky (like from the manga), a quiet, timid kid with freaky powers that always got picked on. One day he ran away from the orphanage he lived in, changed his hair, changed his whole look, changed his attitude, and started calling himself "Sonic". Becoming a superhero was never the intention, but after his first run in with Eggman, well, it all just snowballed from there.

Sonic had the hardest time adjusting to the new status quo in the beginning, having always thought he'd just be Sonic forever, even if he ever got the chance to retire from the hero life. He's had part time jobs, but was never able to hold one for very long. His lack of formal education makes things a little harder on that front too. These days he's settled down as a househusband, being the primary caretaker for their children. He loves his kids and wants to give them all the things he never got to have growing up, like loving parents and a stable home. It would be a lie to say he didn't miss his old life, but if was a choice between that and the life he has with his family, he'd pick his family every time.

I feel like Infinite would fit the role of Syndrome here. With Gadget (that's what the custom avatar is called right?) as Mirage.

Thinking maybe Knuckles and Julie-su would be Frozone and his wife?

Can't really decide who would be Edna. Maybe Rouge?? She kinda has the style for it... There's also Honey the Cat who is a designer I think? Dunno if she fits the Edna Mode vibe tho...

[aventvrina]

was talking with ren (also thank you terios for sending that post as well) about this and i'm gonna say while i would love for Ena to be Gaiathra since it'd be excellent world building, I'm not inclined to believe that they are the same entity

while they all share the Sigonian eye coloration and have heavy similarities, there's also a lot of contradictions separating them.

the similarities are as follows:

tricolor eyes

triclops/triple faced

resurrection/life cycle themes through the three stages of live

HER/THEY

" the silent and unassuming Gaiathra Triclops, with HER immense and weighty torso, quietly encompasses all the living and deceased in Sigonia " (same imagery as Ena)

these by themselves are solid enough evidences to assume they're the same entity, even more if you consider Sigonia as a planet who was under the Order's protection and fell into ruin after their absorption by Xipe, since it's said that every civilization that was under the Order went through calamity after their disappearance. In texts when referring to Gaiathra, she's written as HER much like when one refers to Aeons as THEY.

however that's mostly where the similarities stop. and while we can argue that the themes are similar, since Gaiathra employs martyrdom to her people as a way to tune for their sins. Gaiathra practices are not the same as Ena's, neither are her blessings.

Gaiathra represents fertility, trickery, and travel, themes that aren't related to Ena. There's also the second name of Gaiathra, Fenge Biyos which seems to be related to Baba Fingo, a male deity that comes out during the Kakava to protect the Romani people. The themes of Baba Fingo and Gaiathra actually merge since to Avgin's, Gaiathra is seen as a mother goddess, protector and guide to her people. There's also the mention that Gaiathra does not need music to sing her praises, while Ena is all about the harmonious choir.

and I know that it could all be part of the Enigmata/Mythus doing by mythologizing Ena on Sigonia but I don't think that's the case.

however there's no denying that Gaiathra and Ena are extremely similar and for that i offer you some ideas of why that might be without implying that they are the same entity:

Gaiathra could be of the same species as Ena ( some Aeons like Orobos and Long share species with those who follow their path, it's entirely possible for Gaiathra to be the same situation)

Gaiathra is an older entity than Ena (we just assume she's younger cause Ena is considered part of the Old Aeons but Gods aren't under the same category as Aeons in HSR so it's possible She predates Ena and her path (which also could give way to thinking of Ena being a descendant of Gaiathra/a Sigonian who ascended))

Gaiathra is an original Emanator of the Order who perished (Emanator's might just as well be Gods whose to say there isn't somewhere out there worshipping an Emanator instead of an Aeon?)

as a final note i want to talk about Aventurine's eyes since they are the main factor at play here. In game, Aventurine's eye are enough to get him recognized as a Sigonian but not as an Avgin. Thus it's safe to assume that everyone in Sigonia-IV will have the same characteristic. however, his sister implies that his eyes are blessed, a proof of Gaiathra's blessing which leads me to think that his pattern might be unique. sadly we can't confirm this without seeing what another person from Sigonia might look like to understand just how unique Aventurine's eyes are in comparison. supposedly there should be Sigonians spread throughout the cosmos as many migrated due to the harsh conditions so we may run into some along the travels but we never know.

[reverse-moon]

Some Shadow the Hedgehog fans may be aware that the beta design for Shadow has a different name of "Terios". You can look him up, but he looks so vastly different than Shadow... And yet like him.

In fact, you can see a 3D Terios in action with first edition copies of Sonic x Shadow Generations, as he is technically a DLC code (at least for PS5).

Well, a friend and I got hit with the stick of "creative" and created a whole story out of him.

Basic info is after an Eggman machine exploded, Sonic and Shadow fused into Terios. Those who were at Zone 0 (the blast zone) were unaffected by the blast, as long as they didn't get close to anything else. But outside Zone 0 became a crumbling dimension of statues of the people who lived there. Everything was destroyed.

More info will be below the cut, but have the version of Terios we designed, as well as his companions on his journey: Soliana and Fang!

From left to right is Soliana, Terios and Fang.

Fun Fact, we did the math and due to fusing, Terios is roughly two times the size of Sonic and his crew. Like 6-7 foot tall hedgehog.

Soliana and Fang have their own stories, but everything else is below cut!!

(Terios got impaled by the Space Colony Ark. that's where the scar on his chest comes from.)

Quickly starting with Soliana, her father is a noble from the Sol empire, the brother of Blaze's father. He left for Mobias (that dimension's version of Mobius) to study how Sol Emerald power can effect things. He ended up starting a family, and had Soliana, making her Blaze's first cousin. Unlike most of anyone from Sol or with Sol blood, she has no affinity for the Sol Emeralds. In fact, they can be a hazard to her health. However, after the Mobias Event, and dimension hopping, she was forced to absorb a set of Sol Emeralds and because of how her body handles it, needs many Inhibitor Rings (Limitors) to control and protect her body. It was found out that if all her dark grey spots on her fur turned full Sol Emerald colour, she would perish.

Terios is power hungry so he can try and unfuse himself. He holds the power of Sonic, Shadow AND a set of Chaos Emeralds in his body (Sonic and Shadow fused while Super). He normally is a terrible person, only caring to try and gain power to unfuse. The power needed is that of at minimum 7 Master Emeralds as well as to permanently destroy one universe to revive his own. He may not ever say it, but Fang and Soliana are the closest to friends he has, and they keep him sane.

Fang once was a part of Team Dark, often working with Shadow and Rouge and Omega on tasks. During the events of Forces, he took on his Infinite and won, being given the Phantom Ruby in Infinite's dying moments. It took a toll on him. After the Mobias Event, while is primary goal is revive his dimension, his *secondary* goal is collect as many Phantom Ruby's as possible to keep more people from suffering from it. Unfortunately, it did go slightly to his head, causing him to be awfully possessive of any Phantom Ruby. The one on his belt is the one from his world, and the one he tends to use the most.

Fang is owned by my friend, Soliana by me and Terios technically but us two and Sega.

[herogardn]

it's not a lot but spitballing muses halloween costumes

fleetway can alter his appearance n such however he likes so i've been really entertaining the idea of him looking like cyber super sonic from frontiers. i think it's funny

whisper would be ghostface. i'd say jason but that feels too obvious + the cloak is on brand for them

mecha probably doesn't dress up bc he's "spooky" enough as is. he doesn't mind

metal probs just reaper metal. i'm lazy n it's fitting

honey probably a witch ? or pumpkin queen. maybe both. she'd make it work

terios would just be a sheet ghost. he doesn't understand halloween yet so that's the best he's got

i got nothin for the ocs :( happily accepting ideas ahjHJDSC

[shadowfreak98]

Project Wish at it’s final stage, and Terios the Hedgehog is born uwu

Soooo just thought I would say this to be completely transparent...

Terios is NOT the result of Mpr*g. DO NOT INTERACT if you think that is what this is.

It. Is. NOT.

Terios is a synthetic hedgehog like that of Shadow.

Sonic and Shadow reached out to Tails to help them bioengineer a child of their own. However, the 17 year old fox was a bit skeptical about dabbling in biological science... however, he would eventually cave and help them as this was something that seemed extremely important to them. With Rouge’s help, the married hedgehogs got ahold of Professor Gerald’s diary to help give them a blueprint for creating another synthetic lifeform.

The project would be dubbed “Project Wish��. The breakthrough in the project came after about 5 years later, when Tails concluded that Shadow’s Black Arms DNA would be the key component to getting the project up off the ground... The couple were against it, as Black Arms DNA could be incredibly dangerous. However, after some debate, they reluctantly went through with it, and in the end they were presented with a fully stable hedgehog specimen.

When reading through Gerald’s diary, Sonic had discovered some entries that went into details about Maria and her involvement in Project Shadow. He had discovered that Gerald had intended to name the Ultimate Lifeform “Terios”, but Maria had enthusiastically suggested “Shadow” instead. Sonic then suggested Terios to Shadow, who wholeheartedly agreed it would be a very fitting name for their son.

[After doing some research, Neji had discovered that the name Terios is defined to be the greek word for “fulfilling wishes” or “dreams coming true”. We agreed that, not only is this name fitting for Terios himself, but it is also a sweet nod to Maria... as she is the very reason Sonic chose to name him this.]

[tylerboi]

My new Sonic.EXE/ Needlem0use OC reboot design!

He was just originally called Needler@t, now, he's just called Teri∅s. His design is mostly based on official Terios the hedgehog (Prototype Shadow) concept art from SEGA. And it's kinda like a fusion of Shadow and the two concept designs for Terios. If you seen them, you can probably tell what they are.

This was his original design, he was mostly based on a scrapped character by the creator of Needlem0use called Teri0s. His original origin is he was once a boyfriend to Sarah Henderson but he too was accidentally killed during the party.

Teri∅s' origin goes in a different direction. And I'll explain it now:

(this is my AU btw)

His life was basically hell from the start, his father left him and his mother, though his mother was harsh she definitely not abusive or at least wasn't trying to be, even if she did hurt him, she would breakdown emotionally and apologize profusely.

His mother tragically passed away for an unknown reason, but it's highly implied it was either a car crash and she down in the lake.

Issac wasn't even 8 yet before his mom died, and he was at his lowest point, living in the streets, no way was he going into an orphanage.

That's when he met Sarah and Luther, Sarah was 7 but at the time and Luther was also 7 but was born in a later year than Sarah. They asked him if he was okay and where his parents were. He didn't say anything, which clearly got the message to them.

Sarah decided to take him to her home and show her family, Sarah's mother asked where his parents were, Issac told her that he doesn't have any, which deeply saddened and outraged her, no child should left without parents, not even the cruelest or evilest child ever.

So, Sarah's family took him in and treated him like a member of their own family. Sarah and Issac were inseparable, absolutely inseparable, they were so close that people would mistake them for lovers, when they were clearly just friends, though there might have been some tension between them. He and Luther were like brothers-in-arms, and when he and two others friends (Micheal and Martin) met up with Luther and Sarah, the 5 friends, Luther, Sarah, Issac, Micheal, and Martin made the "Fun-gang". It was all good and perfect..... Until Isaac's tragic brutality.

Isaac, now 19 to 23 years old and in college years- a year prior to Sarah's death, was ambushed by a gang of thugs and criminals he got involved with, he told them all to leave him his friends, and ESPECIALLY Sarah and if they touched or did something to ANY of them, he would find them and make sure they suffer the consequences. The gang, of course, didn't take that lightly and dragged him into an alleyway and brutalized him, beat him to a pulp and completely ambushed him. After they had their fun, they left him there for dead.

Issac was barley even alive, and though his voice was extremely weak, he was calling out for help, anybody, somebody! And Sarah (who was already trying to find him) found him in the alleyway and from the distance.... She saw his mangled and brutalized and battered body, their was bones popping out, his face.... His face didn't look the same anymore, and there was blood everywhere, he looked absolutely unrecognizable. He reached out his hand, begging her to help. But... She just left him there.... Abandoning him and leaving him for dead. Heartbroken and devastated in every single way, he just gave up, and he shortly passed away...

In truth for Sarah running away; she was absolutely horrified by his destroyed body. She mostly ran away to get help, but Issac couldn't even hear her calling out for help. And when she arrived with their friends and medical officers and police.... It was too late. Sarah looking absolutely devastated, weeped and sobbed for her childhood friend's death, the guys were also deeply saddened by their friend's passing.

1 week later, his body was cremated, and his ashes were spread across a special building, a building that Sarah and Issac used to spend together, a building that were he first met Sarah and Luther as children when he had nowhere to go.... And a building that happens to be a future SEGA office building... Where he happens to be inside a prototype PC Port of Sonic Adventure 2.....

Inside the Game, it felt unbearable and torturous. He could breathe but couldn't feel air fill 'lungs' or nose. He could still touch but if felt so... wrong, like it was fake and well, like a video game, because it was. Nothing felt... Real. He couldn't remember much of anything, but he did remember Sarah.... Who left him to die, his own childhood friend, his own sister-figure, THE VERY PERSON HE LOVED WITH HIS LIFE LEFT HIM TO DIE!!!

And the emotions of pure, absolute, and blood boiling rage and hatred filled his very mind, his mental state, and the world around him too, it began to distort and glitch from his rage, almost like he was unintentionally controlling it. During his rage... He was found by an almost Eldridge-like demon, named Ashtoth (who almost looked like and resembled Black Doom, who's not even supposed to be in the Sonic games yet). And afforded him his power and he'll have not only full control of the game and its world, but absolute power and be.. forever, he wouldn't be God, no.... He would Lucifer, Satan, The Devil himself of this world. And Isaac... Accepted his offer...

That leads us to now. He is willing to kill and destroy anything and anyone that gets in his way.

(this drawing shows his human form some of his Eldridge powers)

Some things about him:

He is full of extreme blood boiling rage and hatred, but he is extremely eerily calm, and controls it through extreme cruelty and coldness. But is also extremely prone to lash out, so it's unpredictable to tell if he's going to or not

His cruelty is described as the same amount around AN from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, if not worse.

He has all of Shadow the hedgehog's powers and abilities and even some he can't do.

He is faster than Sonic and Shadow combined with or without using Chaos Control

Okay, that's about it.

See ya.

;)

[transmascsonicthehedgehog]

To be fair to SA2, Terios and the other prototype designs do look like an actual evil Sonic compared to Shadow, who is entirely barely close to that other than a mono-eye, muzzle, having quills and white gloves. Even Amy has more in common than Shad. With that, they probably just wanted to keep that planned narrative to save time, even if it practically became untrue.

Every other media that kept saying they're identical though are just 🤨 Even Metal doesn't get called identical to Sonic as often, and he's actually identical other than being a robot. Such a weird and old agenda to keep pushing from Sega. I'm pretty sure non-sonic fans would not agree with it, at this point.

OH YEAH THE WHOLE LIKE shadow and sonic looking identical or similar to each other makes more sense when you consider terios and how they were SUPPOSED to look alike, HOWEVER..................

the problem is that they're NOT using that design anymore. it was a concept design. it's like they finalized shadows design and forgot to change the dialogue after the fact LOLLLLLLLLLKSFGJLFSGKJSFGJKLFGS it's really funny ngl

[totaleclipse573]

Im not sure which is funnier... Shadow tries really hard not to swear around bitty Clip and it's a constant struggle for him (would Terios care or not?) Or Shadow gives up after like a week and Clip's first word is damn.

LMAO

He lets it out once on accident after all the struggle and it’s like he didn’t hear that he didn’t hear that he didn’t hear that he-“DAMN! :D”

(It isn’t the biggest crime to Terios, Doleon swore a fair amount when he was a baby, still kind of strange to hear tiny Clippy say it though 😭)

[sonicexelle-junkary]

I’ve had a few people ask about Silver in ProjectFreedom. And unfortunately, he is not cannon to the story as I don’t think he’d fit well among the rest of the cast. As well, what happens in the story surprisingly doesn’t warrant anyone from the future to intervene. (But I mean, I do have SOME teeny tiny ideas regarding him, but they’re just ideas at the moment. I don’t know if I’ll go through with them)

But still, if in any other circumstances he did come from 200 years in the future to the present, I think it would be something like this:

Silver comes from over 200 years in the future to the present to stop all of the destruction and chaos that’s been happening. He doesn’t know the whole story, but he manages to piece together enough clues to pinpoint to a place, ChaosLabs. He introduces himself and says he’s here to help stop a monumental threat from basically creating a world wide genocide, and of course the person he talks to is Miles himself.

Miles is overjoyed! He says he’s glad to have some extra help! He gladly accepts Silver to be a part of the team! But he says he should introduce himself to Exelle and Terios first, since he’s going to be working with them. Miles calls them in and, well…

I think you can guess what happens after that

[rise-of-the-ancients]

“The crystals lie within your care. They trust you. Put your faith in them as I do of you. You would be impressed with what one can do with guidance. Sayonara, Terios.”

Wanted…

Needed…

Help us…

Wrists twisted about to test the strength of the energetic beams that bounded his arms behind his back. To little avail, wringing the rope had done nothing. Even plucking a quill from his forearm in attempt to saw the beams off showed no improvement. The Titan growled under his breath as he continued to twists his bounded wrists over themselves. If there was one thing that Terios was known best for was his stubbornness. Even if all of his resources were exhausted, Terios had an annoying knack for persistence. 

The once noble echidna warriors had forced Terios to march through the East Forest all day and most of the night. He was tasked to navigate through the harsh overgrown vegetation—to which was the fault of the planet lacking harmonious balance—of the East forest and reside to the ruins of a once thriving hub that bordered the next frontier. At least… that’s what he last recalled. Exhaustion from the day and night’s travel prevented him from obtaining any recollection of time and mental state. How wonderful rest and serenity felt in his mind. And he would have had it if it weren’t for the slip-up at the East Forest’s temple.

Long ago, travelers from across the island could seek shelter at a small hub for refreshments and sleeping accommodations. Terios had used a couple himself when accompanying the Ancients during travels. This hub in particular was the last area of civilization that bordered both the West and East Forest. It was also the last hub that was within proximity of Sanctuary. A place that he once called home. Not much resided in the West Forest other than a few pillars and the excruciating journey to the Highland Canyons… that was where the next temple was located. However, fate had other plans. Instead of making his way to the Highland Canyons, he was temporarily confined to the hub ruins.

Wanted…

Needed…

Help us…

I hear you, he thought, I know.

Terios huffed in annoyance as he leaned back, but was met with a sharp kick to his spine and a spear uncomfortably close to his neck. So much for attempting to sheer the beams off with his back spines. The hedgehog shifted a cold glance upwards to the echidna that towered over his side.

“Don’t try anything,” the echidna barked.

“For now I won’t,” Terios replied with a cheeky smile, “but I can’t guarantee anything for the future.”

That earned another uncomfortable gesture close to Terios’ neck. Terios couldn’t believe that these were the same echidnas that he once sparred with years ago… echidnas that he had once formed a relationship with and fought in wars with when Lyric’s forces expanded across the islands. The Ancients would be so disappointed in their actions.

“I can’t believe that you were the Ancients’ preferred warrior,” the echidna muttered under his breath. He drew his spear back and grumbled his breath. “An utter disgrace I’d say. You’re not even sporting your armor anymore.”

Terios quickly whipped his head around his shoulder and flung himself to his feet. He was quick to react, no hesitation crossed his mind as he stood upright. The ebony hedgehog pounced and rammed his shoulder into the echidna’s chest to keep him pinned to the wall. The spear that the echidna had fancied to taunt the hedgehog with dropped to the ground. Hearing the soft clink of the flint hitting the stone flooring, Terios quickly kicked it a crossed the room to keep away from his opponent. It didn’t matter that some of his mobility was capped. The point was still addressed and made clear to the echidna. No one had the right to judge his sense of pride and where it came from.

Terios barred his fangs and snarled under his breath. “Don’t talks to me about disgrace. Not while you’re still breathing.”

Both Terios and the echidna paused as they heard clapping from a distance. The hedgehog whipped his head behind his back and snarled. At the entrance of the eerie room stood a maroon colored echidna with icy blue eyes and a hearty amount of golden jewelry branding his person. On each side of the echidna stood two cloaked warriors, each donning spears and shield to protect themselves.

Pachacamac. Of course it was him.

“I’m impressed. It’s sloppy, but I’m quite impressed. The Terios that I know would have killed himself before becoming a prisoner,” said the older echidna. Pachacamac shifted his glance to see an emotion stir in the hedgehog’s eyes; one that displayed silent rebuttal and anger a cold stare. “You can untie him now. The great Titan of the Ancients won’t try anything. Especially when we have the Chaos Crystals in our care.”

Terios inched his shoulder from the echidna’s diaphragm and slowly exposed his bounded wrist. As soon as the knot was undone, Terios massages his wrists and grumbled under his breath. The echidna slithered away as soon as he was freed and retreated from the scene. Of course, the warrior didn’t leave until picking up his spear and escaping through the opening. The hedgehog couldn’t help but smirk to himself in knowing that he was capable of striking fear into one’s mind. And he did so with minimal effort. It was always a pleasure to see his enemies cower and run away in fear.

“Took you long enough,” Terios growled. He walked over to the echidna and jabbed his finger into Pachacamac’s chest. “Now get out of my way. I’m finding OMEGA. I’m taking the crystals, Blue’s staff, and then I’m leaving.”

“Why leave? Don’t you want to know why I wanted you here? Come, share a fire with me. I’m sure that you’ll want to hear what I have to say.”

As the echidna gestured to the center of the dimly lit room, a communal fire pit roared to life. Finer details of the room that Terios was held in became clearer. The room didn’t have much to it other than violently slashed tapestries and holes in the wall. Not much traces of gold and precious jewels remained. All of the elegance that decorated the space had been looted or destroyed. Even the painted murals had been dishonored with graffiti staining the wall. Furnishings were smashed saved for the seats that surrounded the fire pit. Terios blinked a few times and shook his head. How could anyone be so bold and daring to deface a once peaceful ground? Temples he could understand, but a hub he lacked the answer for… unless it displayed too much evidence of the Ancients’ presence.

The anger was understandable. Removing them from history and their known existence entirely was just petty.

“You… did you do all this?” Terios questioned as he took his seat.

Pachacamac flashed the hedgehog a grin and threw some incense into the fire. The subtle crackles and pop of the fire pit were a bit relaxing to watch. As the fire cracked and popped from being fed the sage, a white spark from within the flames caught Terios’ attention. Terios made an attempt to lean forward, but was quickly forced back into his seat by the two echidnas from behind. With each flicker of light that the fire produced, the white spark from within grew as it ate at the sage. Terios squinted his eyes to study the pulsating spark from the fire. His attention occupied the open flame as Pachacamac chuckled.

“You must see something in the flames,” he said. “Good. Let the flames be a visual guide as I tell you my story of the Ancients.”

Terios scoffed as he crossed his arms to his chest.

“The Ancients were known for their mystical work. Not only were they knowledgeable in the supernatural, they all had an immense appreciation for technology and lived harmoniously with nature. Some did anyways. You should know all about that.”

Terios kept his eyes fixated on the growing spark in the flames. He knew the story all too well. He didn’t care to suffer through a warped perspective of storytelling. His mind occupied a different matter. Such as the debate of whether or not he was hallucinating from exhaustion, or if spark from within the flames was beginning to take a form.

“I’m sure that you’re familiar with the Ancients’ story,” Pachacamac stated, “two powerful deities created the universe. One created the world and everything around it, the other created emotion and destruction. One wanted authority and control, the other wanted freedom and justice. Jealousy over powers formed, but resulted in an Ancient being banished from home. Sickness and revenge stirred. We were created, then you were forced into existence. Wars came and we fought them all. Then came the Great Sacrifice, you disappearing for a month, and now here we are. Honestly, I haven’t seen this much drama since the humans were created… and you know how much of a problem that was.”

Pachacamac’s sour words entered through one ear and exited the other. A bit of it was exaggerated, but Pachacamac always seemed to had a taste for flare and drama. If there was one thing that Terios remembered of the echidna was his need to complain and seek power. Terios didn’t care much about what the echidna had to say. His attention was focused on the flames dancing in the pit and the spark that pulsated slowly.

“Your fault.” Gurgled words murmured.

Terios twitched his ears to the sound of the lowered voice. His eyes shifted upwards to observe his surroundings as a precaution. Where had that voice come from? Surely the other bodies in the room heard it as well. Maybe he was hallucinating?

“Your fault...”

Terios whipped his head back to the direction of the voice and flinched when saw he saw the fire. No longer did the flames have a pulsating white spark within them. Instead, the hue of the flames changed from a golden amber to silvery white and cyan. He couldn’t believe his eyes! How could fire hold such capability? Terios leaned back in his seat as he watched a set of glowing red eyes open from the hearth. The hedgehog held his breath. The eyes blinked and furrowed its eyebrows as they registered Terios’ face. The eyes blinked once more as a faint silhouette began to take shape. The outline of a single figure grew twice the flame’s size and sculpted a set of elongated ears and five tails set ablaze. The eyes opened once more and peered down to a startled Terios near the ground. A kitsune stood in place with its tails flickering angrily from side to side.

He knew that stare. He was all to familiar with those eyes and who they belonged to. “Aero?” He whispered to himself.

“Your fault,” The words swarmed around his head and bellowed in his ears Terios shut his eyes and cupped his hands over ears as the figure continued to scream, “your fault! YOUR FAULT! IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT!”

Eyes snapped open as the ebony hedgehog gasped from his deep trance. Terios’ fingers twitched ever so slightly as his claws dug into the plush seating of the throw pillows. The hedgehog quickly shifted his head to Pachacamac, then back at the fire. And to Terios’ unfortunate surprise, the echidnas were not affected at all. From what he observed, it was only him that witnessed the horrors of the flames. Perhaps he did fabricate the whole scenario? No. Absolutely not. That didn’t sound or feel like a hallucination. it was too real to not be a hallucination.

Terios growled as he shook his head. Now was not the time, other matters were important. “Rrgh! What does this have to do with the crystals?”

“The Terios that I knew was a great warrior. We were both in the same class and trained by the same Ancient. You were feared, but respected. From what I saw during the war, I would have never believed who you were.” This time, Pachacamac earned a growl. “The actions that I have seen you display so far has led me to come to this conclusion: you’re in mourning. You’ve been mourning for a while.”

All Terios could do was blink. His true anger was not to be expressed upon his mantle. It didn’t matter how white his knuckles were from clenching them into fists, nor was it wise to judge his character in ear flicks. If one knew him well enough, they’d know that Terios was expressive through his eyes. No amount of study in body language was needed to understand how the hedgehog felt. As soon as Pachacamac saw the quick flicker in Terios’ eyes he knew that he succeeded in striking a nerve.

"We, the echidna and myself, are direct descendants. We are as strong and as connected to the Ancients’ relics as if they were still living. We’ve kept ourselves busy for a month, as you can see. We’ve done some… rebranding.” With a flick of his wrist, Pachacamac graciously snatched the deerskin bag that an armed echidna extended outward. The crystals. “It’s very clear that you’re not one of us. And you’re not fit to guard the crystals.“

Terios whipped his head to the direction of lighting ringing. Faint whispers in the background as they pleaded for his attention.

Wanted.

Needed.

Help.

The crystals were calling him.

“I know that you can hear them.” Pachacamac said, “I know of your bond. I can’t form a connection with them unless you relinquish your bond with them.  Give them to me. With the crystals in my care, I will take the role as an Ancient. Let the true bloodline of the fallen Ancients guard the Chaos Crystals. This is what they would have wanted.”

Terios flung himself from his seat and readied himself in a stance. With balled fists a faint green light emitted between his fingers and began to stretch. Each of his hands sported a long spear made of pure chaos energy. Energy that flowed within each fiber of his body and grew stronger when channeled with emotion. It was crucial that he only called upon the power and connection to the energy that he needed, not what he wanted. An exorbitant amount of chaos energy would have been too much to tame while keeping his emotions in check.

In a blink of an eye, Terios flung the spear into the direction of the cloaked echidna holding the bag. The point of the chaos spear wove itself in between the strap of the bag and pierced the wall before anyone could grab it. Terios gave a quick nod of his head closed his eyes as he was surrounded by a radiant green light. A warm light that felt more comfortable to him the more he channeled the chaos energy. In a flash, Terios appeared from one side of the room to the other and loosened the spear from the wall. Terios flung the bag over his shoulder and directed the spear to the echidnas that halted in their path. Each of the cloaked echidnas exchanged a quick glance to one another as they parted to the side. The hedgehog flashed them a quick grin and sauntered over to the elder echidna still sitting by the fire pit.

“Your backassward beliefs of becoming an Ancient only go so far.” Terios growled to Pachacamac, spear drawn outwards to his face. “You do not know them as well as I do, specifically Blue. This is not what they would have wanted. This why I was the superior decision. I’m taking the crystals to return to the temples. I’m retrieving Blue’s staff and taking my leave. Try me and you’ll regret it.”

And with that, Terios took his leave. The entrance that had once been guarded by the valiant warriors had subsided to walls and sought safety of blending in with the shadows. 

“Then you leave me no choice,” Pachacamac muttered. The elder echidna turned his head to the cloaked individual by his side and curled his lip. “Get the mech suit.”

——

No matter how many twists and turns Terios took, the hedgehog had found that he could not escape the maze of makeshift camp sites and crumbling ruins of the hub. Each direction that the hedgehog took led him to swarms of echidnas sporting their own choice in weapon to defend themselves. Word had spread that Terios had escaped. He had anticipated that word of his escape would surface, but he didn’t expect to be hunted so quickly. It didn’t help that he was out in the open either, it was easy to spot his signature red stripes in the wild. His saving grace of the matter was that he was quick. He was very quick. Quick on his feet and sharp with thought. Though it felt a bit wrong to boast about such skills, not with him struggling to find Blue’s staff and an exit. Damn it, he growled to himself. Damn it, damn it, damn it! At least he could say that he apprehended the crystals from the echidnas with ease.

Terios took a sharp turn and evaded the blade of his enemy’s spear that was inches away from his nose. The hedgehog’s footing gave out from beneath him. as he slowed his run to make the turn. He skidded across the soft ground and grass before his back slammed into the crumbling structure of a fallen statue. Grumbling, the Titan rolled onto his knees and patted his chest with care. The medallion that had been fastened to his person for years remained in tact, same for strap of his the tote bag. Terios stood up slowly and massaged his shoulders with care before taking a proper look and the debris on the ground. His eyes shifted back and forth as it followed the trail of debris on the ground. His heart pounded in his throat as he walked besides the trail. His pace quickened as curiosity grew. Chunks of wall with colored ochre paint were puzzle pieces of once beautiful murals. Statues that once stood tall and proud were nothing more than heaps of marble piled together by its petioles. His walk turned into a jog. He wove in and out of the littered remains of art before he halted around another corner. To what his wondering eyes found stopped him in his tracks and left a sour taste in his mouth.

Much like he seen in his temporary prison, the hub’s market and inns where vandalized and dismantled beyond repair. Any traces of the Ancients and their pride was defaced. The eyes and mouths of the Ancients were ripped from their statues, murals were smashed, tapestries and flags were ripped from their post. Any traces of the Ancients’ names were erased from the hub’s central courtyard. In its place were markers of the remaining echidna warriors to signify their order. Poorly etched drawings of echidna warriors had covered up the Ancients’ name. His heart sank into his chest and he soaked in the scene before him. Everything that Terios had grown accustomed to for years had been taken down and demolished within days. Countless hours of details that shared the story of the Ancients and their lives were disappearing before his eyes. If this was what they could accomplish within a month’s time to one area, he couldn’t begin to imagine what horrors that they’ve accomplished elsewhere. And if they had begun to make their presence known elsewhere, what else were they willing to destroy in order to have their names remembered?

The hedgehog’s hands trembled as he balled them into fists. “They’re… defacing history.”

“Correction,” Terios’ fur stood on end as he inched his head behind him. “We’re improving.”

Terios barely had time to react before he was flung across the ground. He could barely process the act of being flung across the yard as he felt his body collided with the crumbled wall. His head spun and his body ached as he inched himself off of the floor. Terios rubbed his head and groaned as he sat on his knees. He blinked a few times in attempt to correct his vision. The world around him spiraled and jumped. Terios couldn’t exactly fight whatever threw him if he couldn’t see correctly. Nausea from the blow of his body smacking the wall and the world spinning was too much for him. But he had to keep going. He had to push forward.

Terios staggered to his feet and shifted his eyes above to locate the sound of metal scraping the floor and cackling from the distance. And to what the Titan found shook him to his very core. The Titan gripped hold of the satchel’s strap tightly as he felt the warmth of a chaos spear form in his clenched fist. A suit of obsidian armor towered over Terios’ small frame as he struggled to his feet. Terios whipped his head around to the sounds of maniacal laughter to meet the horrendous stare of an angry echidna as the armored suit inched its was forward to the Titan. The hedgehog had seen a few mech suits like this in his lifetime. He could count how many he’d encountered the unfortunate company of mech suits such as the one one before him.

“Do you like it,” Pachacamac asked with his devilish smile curling, “I hoped that you would. I found many functional mech suits like this at Lyric’s Facility.”

Mech suits were mechanical pieces of armor that the Ancients had invented, but they were only meant to be used as a last resort. It was a suit that featured arms and legs with a chair for a pilot. Each suit stood tall as mountains and could withstand any force thrown at them. And each suit was carefully crafted to cater to the fighting style as its pilot thanks to a symbiotic chip installed. Terios recalled the first suit that was created… and the fight that nearly killed him. Fortunately for him, only five were only created before the Ancients deemed them as too dangerous to use. He had wished that the echidna warriors hadn’t touched them.

“Don’t worry, the symbiotic chip inside it won’t override like it did to the Ancients.” Pachacamac stated. “This is completely manual.”

Terios gripped the spear in hand and gestured it forward. “Get out of that suit if you know what’s good for you. Your hunger to erase the Ancients’ history from total existence is disgraceful.“

The echidna growled as he piloted the armor. Mechanical arms swung left and right in hopes of hitting its target. With each swing of the arms, Terios dodged the fists with ease. No matter how many times Pachacamac attempted to strike him, no matter how much destruction and mayhem he was willing to cause, Terios only proved that he was hard to hit. Terios threw a spear at the mech suit as he jumped in the air. He was quick to dodge a punch, but growled as the suit smashed into the wall of a structure came tumbling down. There was no point in trying to reason with him now.

“Stop talking about them as if they’re still alive!” Pachacamac screamed. His face became purple and his eyes burned from the tears that streamed down his face. “The Ancients died because of you.“

The metal claws of the mech suit lunged forward and grasped Terios’ quills. The Titan screamed as he was yanked from the air and slammed to the ground, trembling the earth. Terios chug his fingers into the dirt and growled as he felt the pressure of the mechanical hand press him further into the ground. The hedgehog glared at the echidna in the mech suit and growled under his breath. Anger clouded his mind and took over Pachacamac’s heart. The once noble warrior that Terios had known for years was no longer alive. What remained of the warrior was a memory and an empty shell of the echidna.

“Give. Me. The. Crystals.” Pachacamac hissed between clenched teeth.

Before Terios could rebuttal, the two opponents turned their direction to the howls of laughter in the distance. Footsteps of a large figure thundered through the dark forest. Metal scraped against metal as footsteps boomed. With each thump that Terios felt from the shaken ground, he could feel the power of each step course though his chest. Pachacamac released the grip that he had on Terios and stood upright in a defensive stance to fight. Whatever force was making it’s way to them was enough to make the echidna worried. Terios flung himself to his feet once more and crafted a spear once more. No matter the exhaustion that his body and mind felt, Terios had to be ready no matter the circumstances.

Trees of the forest parted to the side and the rumble of footsteps stopped. Terios could only stare with widen eyes as his jaw dropped in awe. He inched his head up as far as he could to see a mechanical arm frantically waive in his direction. “TERIOS!” He hearted the familiar squeal his name, “I-HAVE-ACQUIRED-LEGS!”

[carnation-damnation]

terios would burn a cd with all his favorite viral party hits from youtube and it'd have the likes of gangdam style what does the fox say and crazy frog