Alf Bandstand
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| This character exists primarily or exclusively within the Sonic the Comic continuity. Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity. |
Added by SupermorffAlf Bandstand is an eccentric billionaire and anthropomorphic lion who attempted to make the world's first Around-the-Zones hot air balloon flight.
History
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However, his plans were thwarted by his woodpecker co-pilot, who inadvertently popped the balloon over the Greenfield Zone.[1] Fortunately, he was rescued by Tails.[2]
TriviaEdit
- Alf Bandstand appears to be based on various figures, such as industrialist Richard Branson, who made several (failed) attempts to fly around the world in a hot air balloon between 1995 and 1998 (the time of his first appearance in Sonic the Comic).
- His appearance as a lion may also be a reference to Willy Fog, the main character of Around the World with Willy Fog, a cartoon adaptation of Around the World in Eighty Days, in which part of the titular journey famously takes place in hot air balloon.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Sonic the Comic #103, "Flip Side, Part 1"
- ↑ Sonic the Comic #104, "Flip Side, Part 2"
