#sonar au

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Big Retcon to the Sonar Series History

Okay, so, after some thought, I'm going to change a little bit about the story. After all, I've been writing this for, what, two...three years or so? Changes abound.

Some elements of the previous retcon will still stand. However, here's essentially the third draft details of the story:

Project Sonar started as a pet-project on Earth to study the relationship between chaos energy and water, partially based on the power seen from Chaos and Chao and their need for access to fresh water. He was also curious about Chaos Chao and their endless lives. Chaos Chao are rare, but they had documentation of their existence by that point.

To start his studies, Dr. Gerald Robotnik used several ingredients to attempt making a subject he could test. Some of these ingredients included Mobian hedgehog cells, Mobian wolf cells, residual power from Chaos, a Chao's grey cocoon, a Chaos Emerald, and more.

He used Mobian cells because many Mobians can also use Chaos energy, and since they are recognized as sovereign individuals, he cannot study them experimentally. So, he aims to create his own Mobian who can do similar, if not enhanced, actions.

Dr. Gerald Robotnik has several Ph.Ds. that allow him to do so on his own with relative success, including in robotics, biogenetics, bioengineering, and history. That being said, his first few tries failed because no life restored within the cocoon before it faded from existence.

Because he doesn't have funding for these experiments, he goes out and collects the grey cocoons on his own. He also acquired the residual power and Mobian cells through data collection and a few well-placed "community outreach programs," in which he integrated himself into a local Mobian population by providing free medical care...during which he acquired many, many samples of "willingly donated" Mobian blood and other cellular tissues and substances.

A narrative section for this point:

He had a preference toward Mobian hedgehogs simply because one that volunteered at his community outreach center helped him collect the most samples and had been a genuinely pleasant person. Her name was Aleena, a practicing nurse with a kind disposition. She worked for him after he helped save her life after a car accident. Out of all the samples he used for testing, the ones he'd collected during her recovery surgery had been the most responsive, likely because he'd also acquired one of her ovaries.

His choice to include Mobian wolf DNA was admittedly a bit less scientific. Wolves had a deep connection with the moon, which was also intimately connected with the water. Since his studies surrounded the use of chaos energy and water together, he figured adding Mobian wolf DNA would just kinda fit. Gerald got the wolf DNA from a burly Mobian who was stoic and had a severe-looking face, but who only showed up at his clinic so much because he often got hurt helping others. His name was Logan. He and Aleena eventually fell in love, and Logan proposed to her.

Because of Aleena's accident, she lost both ovaries, one to the wheels, the other to a doctor's hands. Despite wolves being pack Mobians, he married Aleena, knowing he wouldn't have children, which was a big deal back in the mid 40s. Gerard attended their wedding, eating at the potluck after the service and clapping as they cut their wedding cake, knowing full well Aleena possibly could've had children had he not taken her other ovary.

Later on, while having trouble finding the right combination of cells, chaos energy, and Chaos Emerald exposure to create what would essentially be an artificial Chao-based Mobian, he thought of their wedding day. He also thought of how lovely it had been to attend, especially considering how much Aleena and Logan loved each other. Huh...wouldn't it be funny if he made their child in his lab? He didn't exactly have Logan's sperm, but if he did have bone fragments from one of Logan's many heroic incidents, so if he played around with the genetic code a bit, he could essentially do it anyway...

So that's what he did.

He used seven different gray cocoons and tested several genetic mixtures plus other items needed to possibly hatch his own custom Mobian specimen. Of course, he knew he was running on borrowed time since he was using gray cocoons instead of pink ones, but he didn't want too many preconceived desires or traits to color his future creation. He wanted as close to a blank slate as possible, and he was more likely to get it out of a gray cocoon than a pink one.

He could've also tried using an egg, a truly blank slate, but Chao were known to be quite fiercely protective of their eggs, so meaningfully acquiring one without gaining negative attention would be rather difficult. He wanted to at least work in the shadows to keep from gaining too much attention before it was due. Besides, if he was able to bring a Chao back from its dying path, wouldn't that be exemplary? There would be so much more to explore on that front as well.

And what do you know?

Although six of the cocoons continued to fade, one of them turned a pale, pastel pink color.

Something inside was alive, and it was coming back.

He started doing scans, measuring its growth, and everything. All the duds disappeared naturally, so he was able to put all his focus on the single pink cocoon that remained pale but grew slightly over time.

The cocoon got bigger than usual Chao cocoons, whose sizes typically don't differ much between their child and mature forms. He knew he was succeeding well when he shined a light into the cocoon and saw little bitty hands at the ends of its arms.

He waited and waited, continuing to nurture the cocoon...but one day, it started fading back to gray. Life signs were decreasing, and if he didn't hurry, 001 (as he started calling it) would die.

Dr. Robotnik began working tirelessly to mimic the environment Chao would thrive in, and yet, it continued to gray out. So, it needed something somewhere between a Chao's needs and a Mobian's needs. Mobians were generally born live instead of in eggs, so a live birth...

He considered the idea, then went forward with it.

He created an isolation tube and placed the cocoon in it, a Chaos Emerald embedded into the top of the system. He then pumped it full of water, completely submerging the cocoon and allowing the chaos energy to flow through the water.

The cocoon...changed.

The pink tone faded, turning pale blue instead and elongating into a longer teardrop shape. Over a few more days, the cocoon hardened into a pale egg-like form that remained suspended in the water, continuing to give off restored signs of life.

He just may do it...he just might!

And then...one day, he wakes up from where he was sitting at a nearby desk, hearing a tapping sound. He woke slowly, but then startles and gets up, looking over at the container.

Pale green eyes stare back at him.

A Mobian is floating in the water, the egg nowhere to be seen (watching a recording later shows that it dissolved into foam). It looks to be a cross between a hedgehog and a wolf, with fur and spines on its head. It also has a long furry tail more wolf-like than hedgehog. It's covered in blue fur, with peachy tones on its muzzle, arms, and a little upside down teardrop shape on its chest.

Its sclera are pale green, irises a stronger green.

Despite not appearing to have gills or anything that would allow it to breathe underwater, it's doing so just fine. It's also giving off a high chaos energy signature, which is likely the reason for its green-tinted eyes.

But it's a success. He's succeeded in making his own Mobian. A product that he can study as he pleases.

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It took so much effort to grow 001, so he doesn't try taking it out of the water just yet. Instead, he installs and uses a large freshwater aquarium for his initial tests. He doesn't start with anything too strenuous--just trying to see what the little one can do and how it evolved inside the egg.

The first thing he notes is that, again, it doesn't require gills to breathe underwater. It seems to use chaos energy, as though it simply breathes and powers its cells using that method rather than breathing naturally. As such, it could theoretically survive in environments absent of oxygen.

He also recognizes that 001 has paw pads on its hands and feet, so it theoretically could survive on land. But still, better safe than sorry for the time being.

Despite being underwater, 001 also recognized and quickly learned speech patterns. It learned to recognize orders very quickly, such as moving up, down, left or right, where to wait for dinner, and others. 001 didn't really show much ego growth at first--it had a habit of staring rather blankly and didn't show much interest in doing anything but watching him. However, within a few days, its sense of self became more prominent.

It began favoring food with stronger flavors than others, and it had gained a habit of swimming quick circuits around the tank. It also started mimicking his facial expressions, trying them out on its own face, so Dr. Robotnik decided to bring in expression cards with the name of the emotions on it.

Once 001 actually managed to stiltedly repeat the word back to him and it managed to find little hidden items he placed around the tank despite its lack of aquatic features, he decided to add a codename for his pet-project.

While he would only every record data for it under SE-8A429-001, he would refer to it as Project Sonar. Though it was something of a false name, considering the study had nothing to do with locating items via sound navigation, it would at least help keep his experiment under wraps until he needed to expand on it.

[so-na-r]

"Suddenly, the screens of the televisions lit up with blinding yellow light. They were all shouting about the same thing. RUN. It was a pity that it was already too late..."

Does anyone remember my au??

in any case, I want to text new information about this a little later, cuz I changed some things tee hee 💛

[theevilemster]

How about the caucus race with the transformers?

After shrinking and escaping the hall, Starscream is saved from being swept away in water by a group of Minicons, and is taken off. The Minicons have a debate in the hopes to dry off their new friend - join ‘The Deceptihearts’ or join ‘The Autoclubs.’ Starscream says it doesn't matter, as long as you get what you want in the end.

Fearing that he'll rust, and that debating is unhelpful in the current situation, the Minicons decide to race...

[sanctuary-sonic-au]

Sonar the Fennec

[fancybendy]

//Hello I'm alive

The holiday season kicked my ass and I got sick :3c

I've been dragged back via doing AUs with @so-na-r and my friend Toon (Mafia, Aliens, Pirates and Fantasy AUs) so I bring you Nathan art!

Also Pirate versions of Burke, Sin as well as a AU version of Andres' mom name Aimee //cries

[purrsleepy]

Designing things is so unbelievably hard bruh

Anyways here’s soñar(sonar) sow-naar means dream in English.

This au is called mdtale. (Maladaptive daydream undertale)

In this au sonar is a dream guide and is ordered to help naya with problems she’s having in the real world and in her mind. His goal is to get her to stop using maladaptive day dreaming and finally deal with her real life problems by getting the help she needs and using a more healthy way to cope.

And yes both nayas that i have made are technically the same person. The mdtale naya is resenttale nayas creator. She’s the reason why resenttale naya is so aggressive. Mdtale naya created resenttale as a huge vent au because her home life got worse. She originally created resenttale as a happy au where she made naya her sans fangirl self insert(which is the reason why her outfit is extremely similar to sans). Over the years she got jealous of the fact that resenttale naya had everything she didn’t in the real world and more so she took everything away. Her constant craving to become better and famous and to have a good relationship with her real life mom and the people around her doesn’t do great things to her head.

Both aus are heavily, HEAVILY, inspired by things i have or currently am dealing with in real life. From the phrases that will be said in the comics and mom issues all the way to the obsessive need for popularity, love and me having a not so positive mental state.

LOL SORRY IF THIS GOT TOO CRINGE OR DARK, I have never made a story if it wasn’t obvious already so sorry if things don’t make sense.

Mdtale will not have a good ending.

It’ll probably be short little animations instead of a comic but I dunno yet.

I hope you guys like him!! Bye :D.

[heartsofthegrove]

Sonar, God of Mimicry.

This God belongs to my friend @redechoes !

[shatter-song]

(@themightyhumanbroom you may regret asking, thanks for the encouragement)

so when I decided on who to have Lanolin with in terms of relationship, I wanted to have a sort of theme with her. someone who understands where she's coming from as a civilian thrust into a crazy world of supernatural heroes and madman scientists.

who better than another civilian like her?

all of them represent Lanolin in different ways in the lanocule (shoutouts to @bowserbowser29)

Clove the Pronghorn

anyone who follows me knows that this is my coined pair. I've already written three different fics of these two and almost went insane because of it

I just love Clove

also, they're essentially two different sides of the same coin. both fight for the protection of others but on two different sides of the spectrum

that was when I only had decided on one person. but then I figured "why not?" i mean, there's literally an au with 15 people in a polycule, i can certainly try my hand at something somewhat similar

Barry the Quokka

someone who hasn't experienced what it's like to be surrounded by people like Sonic and co. yet

who still maintains the illusion of grandeur from heroes. but someone still optimistic if anxious and doubtful of themself

but still similar in pouring themselves into work, just trying to get by and live. tiring

Sonar the Fennec

if you've read the archie reboot, you'd know Sonar as one of the Desert Raiders (Shamar Freedom Fighters), a trio trying to do good while also helping Nephthys the Vulture maintain a neutral balance with Eggman and the heroes (he doesn't get an advantage while also not having to send in more badniks and risk innocents being hurt/killed)

however, with the way I'll write her and maybe taking in context clues from her screentime (panel time?), she is disillusioned and holds no high regard for her heroes. at least, not looking up to them anyway

when Lanolin and her meet, she'll actually be envious and kinda jealous of Sonar and the Desert Raiders for how well they work together and trust each other in comparison to how weak the Diamond Cutters were in comparison

but that's enough about her for now, let's move on

Gala the Hound

one of the only named idw background characters. she has nothing going on for her. so why did I add her?

well,

I saw this and my mind ran with it. so. I mean, she fits with the theme so,,

ahem. anyway, a nobody caught in the crossfire too many times to the point where she got a wispon? it tracks

also she's adorable

and lastly,

Jian the Tiger

she doesn't have much in terms of backstory either but she's cool as hell and I get to come up with one for her so it's fine

probably the third least tragic of this bunch (1st being Barry, 2nd being Gala), which isn't saying much, but still

after the war (forces, this au), she dedicated herself to learning martial arts, hoping to never be caught off guard again. after the metal virus, she laments that she failed to do anything—protect anyone or even herself.

after the whole fiasco, Conquering Storm offers her to join her clan with the claim of helping her become stronger. she accepts, out of false hope, not knowing just what was in store for her

anyways. that's it! it's gonna be a hella long while for them to get together but it'll happen. somehow

[threepoint14art]

Baby hotline animatic! ft loowynn y nuestro oc Red :3

esto no tiene ningun sentido, pero voy a tratar de explicar mi locura bajo el corte lol :,3

Loowynn (and Owynn in general) is where I throw canon out the window and do whatever the hell I want. For Loowynn, that means they don’t meet and gradually get together over the course of the series. No, they start as an already established couple—because I love dysfunctional relationships, and I find it fun to explore why Owynn would even agree to this (spoiler: he’s stupid, and I hate him). Owynn, on the other hand, just has a god-awful life because I decided he should.

Loon and Owynn started dating over the phone—Loon in Japan, Owynn… wherever the hell the series takes place. Mostly because Owynn was already friends with Malva, they played games together, and one day Loon confessed. The idiot said, “lmao sure why not,” not even taking it seriously.

And then, to his utter dismay, he did start taking it seriously. Because, unfortunately, it fit too well with his insanity. He hates being seen as weak, hates his own femininity, hates losing control in interactions. He’s scared of romance. He’s scared of men. But over the phone, none of that matters. No one can touch him through a screen. He can let himself be “comforted” on bad days without looking pathetic—just bothering Loon and pretending he’s fine. No physical affection to deal with. It’s safe. And before he even realizes it, he’s completely attached.

Then Loon moves to LATAM. The long-awaited idol duo reunion. Everyone cheers. And suddenly, it’s a disaster. They have no clue how to navigate being in the same space. Loon is having the worst time of his life—new country, shitty Spanish, agoraphobia. Owynn, somehow, is also miserable. Without the phone as a barrier, everything feels too raw, too vulnerable. They’re together, but they aren’t close.

Loon tries to understand him without being invasive—he’s too scared to ask outright. Owynn refuses to share anything about himself unless he’s in a terrible mental state. They stay distant.

The yellow background at the start (when they’re only talking over the phone) represents Loon’s blood color. Harmless. Passable. Maybe a little scary. (Owynn was kind of intimidated by Loon in canon, so I get to have this. I love making owynn full of fear.)

Then, there are the three arthropods. Who the hell invited Red to the function lol. Scorpions are much bigger, and yet Owynn is still so full of fear. God, I hate him.

Then the colors shift—blue. Owynn’s blood color. "Flatline." His glasses are gone. His hair isn’t braided. His worst eye is covered. The message is clear: Oh right, this guy is mentally ill. His father makes him wear his hair that way to cover his eyes, like any other arthropod would. The braid symbolizes connection to life in his faith—so when he’s at his lowest, he stops wearing it. He ditches his glasses when he feels bad because, what’s the point? He’s going blind anyway.

Loon just looks scared. Confused. Taken aback. Because Owynn puts on this image of being untouchable, unstoppable. Always the best at everything. And yet, here he is, unstable. It’s strange to realize he has those fears.

A dead scorpion, it's pink, outlined in purple. Pink is tied to girlhood. Owynn’s hair was pink when he was younger. And he hates his past self. He hates the idea of being a weak little girl. He wants her dead.

The background is the same color as the scorpion. Ladybugs eat pests. Scorpions are a nuisance. Ladybugs were deemed holy—the bug of the lady. Loon is objectively a better person than Owynn. If someone were to see the most shameful part of him, it would be like killing "Owynn". And if anyone should get to do that, it should be Loon. See the worst version of him and hurt it until it doesn’t exist anymore.

Blue again, Owynn having that huge shadow. Enacting his plan which no one even understands. She in pink, if he's similar to "her" (if he's weak) he should die, so before he gets any softer he's gonna do what he has wanted to this whole time. Get trapped in the shadow world. One last act of destruction before disappearing completely. He doesn’t have the strength to kill himself, but he’s desperate enough to lay down in nothingness forever. Just stop moving forward.

He agreed to dating. Agreed to caring about Loon and Red. Because it was temporary. Because it didn’t matter how much softness rotted him from the inside if there was a deadline.

In his faith, black and white both mean death. He wears a full white suit, hair unbraided. Mocking everyone one last time. His tongue? Missing a chunk.

I mentioned he’s scared of romance and men. That’s because, when he was younger, he "dated" a guy. And that guy took the chunk out of his tongue. Kids can be insanely cruel. When his dad found out another kid just beat him up and bit off his toungue, all he had to say was that "men are like that" and that it was his fault for doing "adult things" when he was just a fragile little girl.

Later, he has fangs. His green eye is gone. That’s how he unconsciously wants to be seen. His power lets him create illusions, and sometimes, he does it without meaning to. He erases his nearly blind green eye, sharpens his flat teeth. He used to think his green eye was pretty. Then it got worse and worse, and now he resents it. Resents that he’s going to lose it.

"I insist somebody will die, and I hate hoping." He wanted to kill his father. The fight with Freddy started because Owynn stole pills to try to murder his dad. But it didn’t work. His friend slashed him in the stomach. His father kept being awful. And through it all, Owynn is dressed in black and white—death.

Surprise! He did get sent to limbo! It lasted like five minutes before he was pulled out! Nothing will ever get better. Everything is ruined. They took away the ONE thing he wanted, to be nothing for a bit, to stop worrying for his life. He takes off his coat, goes back to making everyone’s life worse. His cracked arms exposed. A shirt that doesn’t even go with a suit, but it’s all he had.

He hates himself. Hates his life. Hates his past self, the version of him he deems the absolute worst. Wants her dead. Wants himself dead. Wants everyone dead—wants them to leave him alone with his miserable life that won’t get fixed no matter what. Making others suffer is fun. Usually.

But he’s attached.

And he hates it.

He feels bad. Feels awful. Feels sad. And he hates that, through all of this, he genuinely loves his partners. Stupid, unorganized memories flood in. He doesn’t need to think about this. It doesn’t matter. He should leave before he gets hurt like he always does.

Then, he looks at his hand. Two rings.

He stops.

Weak again. Vulnerable. Gross. His purple mixing with that shameful pink. And that green eye he despises. He stops. AND THATS IT I DONT KNOW IM SORRY. I PROMISE HES AWFUL. I PROMISE. IM SORRY I MAKE HIS LIFE SUCK I PROMISE IM NOT MAKING HIM A POOR LITTLE BABY HES AWFUL HES AWFUL HES STUPID AND I HATE HIMMM PLEASE BELIEVE MEEEEEEEEEEEE AHSOGIAHSGOIHASGKAJSLGAJSGLKAHSGAKHSG

[scrunglepaws]

Rounding up some misc. doodles. The first one is based on a comment left on this drawing. Random Sonar. Practice doodle of Oshi that I like more than the final drawing. I was thinking of Tails pining, so I turned him into a pinecone. His tails ate based on helicopter seeds in some of them. Mucho silly.

[1nf3ct3d-cr0w]

GRIFFINS DYNASTY UTMV COS

its not art but these lil guys are my mina [ink cos] and my alt [ftfo error cos] [FEATURING MY FRIEND NEXT TO MEE]

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Sonar AU Masterpost

Will update as updates come.

Large Retcon:

New Beginning

Main Story

The Beginning (most of it retconned, not necessary to read)

Retcon + Emotional Manipulation (parts retconned)

A Slow Replacement

Castaway Toy

...Until Needed

The Water Womb Cleanses

Sonic's Starting Line

Growth and Waste

Return to the Womb

[so-na-r]

Suddenly I'm throwing a lot of pictures at you all!!

Tee heeeeee✨

All the characters belong to the wonderful @blottart414 and their au!

It will be very cool if you guys visit them and see their art (⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)

[toxicityriot]

Roblox game but make it an AU

[worldless-daily]

... I know this might sound a bit vain, but perhaps the Puppet Dance! Duo next?

AKA these two sillies

Day 15 // "Puppet Dance Duo"

[orrrrca]

birdformers au by @dimorphodon-x !

my first post here !! I’ve been a little anxious but I thought I’d start things off like this. <:] Normally this guy would be named Sonar since it’s his main alias, but I think his actual name (Eridanus) fits in a little nicer. He’s not directly based off of any specific species, but I will say he’s loosely inspired by harpy eagles and other larger birds of prey like owls. He’s meant to be a large guy.

I haven’t thought of too much for him yet. What I do know is that he’s a bit visually impaired and his eyes are incapable of dilating properly.