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This character exists primarily or exclusively within the Pre-Super Genesis Wave continuity.
Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

Like I said, it's too late for me. You've got a future to save, I... don't. See you around, kid.


— Geoffrey St. John, Sonic Universe #43

Geoffrey St. John is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. He is a mobian skunk and the member of King Acorn's Secret Service. He had a father, Ian St. John, who was killed in the crash that left Queen Alicia and Elias on Angel Island with the Brotherhood, and a wife, Hershey St. John. He is also the apprentice of Ixis Naugus.

Appearance[]

Geoffrey is a mobian skunk with light blue eyes, white and black fur. He wears a green scarf, crimson glove and boots.

History[]

Early life[]

As a child, St. John gained his sense of duty from his father, Ian St. John, and aspired to, one day, take his place as head of the Royal Secret Service. When Ian was killed during the Great War by the Overlanders, Geoffrey developed a strong dislike for the Overlander species. Geoffrey appears to be loyal to the Kingdom of Acorn, especially King Maximillian and Princess Sally (with whom he had a relationship with), but was arrogant, rude and prideful. This stems from a number of unpleasant actions on his part, including accusing Sonic of murder, declaring Armand D'Coolette a traitor, and even attempting to give orders to Knuckles the Echidna.

Fighting the Freedom Fighters[]

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Geoffrey St. John

Geoffrey first came to Knothole and to the Knothole Freedom Fighters claiming to be a former member of the King's royal guard and acting head of the Royal Underground, the "legitimate" underground movement acting against Dr. Robotnik, dismissing the rebels as foolish children - in his own words; "Sally's Trainees" or "Rank Amateurs".

Geoffrey and his men fought alongside the Freedom Fighters on many occasions, and St. John aided in the return of King Acorn and eventually re-established the King's Secret Service and, following Robotnik's death, became head of security during the reclaiming of Mobotropolis. Geoffrey in particular was increasingly jealous of Sonic the Hedgehog, putting him down as a child, and as such did everything he could to put himself in the best light possible. Geoffrey and Sonic physically fought on numerous occasions, but made temporary amends in the end. Upon forming a new Secret Service team, he recovered Queen Alicia and Prince Elias, Sally's mother and brother respectively.

A New Danger and Love[]

Upon the rise of Dr. Eggman, fall of Mobotropolis, and re-colonization of Knothole, Geoffrey witnessed Sonic being knighted, and reluctantly called Sonic "Sir" as he now surpassed him in rank, and was privately embarrassed when the Secret Service and Freedom Fighters were sent to work together on numerous occasions. Following the theft of the Sword of Acorns by Sonic, and paralyzing of King Max, Geoffrey, desperate to upstage Sonic, approached the inexperienced head-of-state, Elias, and manipulated his gullible nature to allow him to become his behind-the-scenes adviser. Using Elias as nothing more than a puppet, Geoffrey had Sonic's knighthood taken away, and as a child, confined to Knothole. During a mission into Robotropolis to retrieve the Sword, Geoffrey and his team were infected with nano-probes that left them vulnerable to Eggman's manipulation, and went through extensive medical treatment to destroy them. During his time of reflection of his actions, Geoffrey realized how big a pompous fool he had been, and considered resigning from the service. However, his long-time admirer Hershey Cat convinced him otherwise, leading them to develop a relationship. Seeking a way to redeem himself, Geoffrey and Hershey journeyed across the world to find Elias, who had abandoned his position because of everything falling apart due to Geoffrey's advice. Geoffrey and Hershey later joined in the battle against the Xorda.

Post-Xorda Attack[]

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Geoffrey shooting Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #219.

Upon Sonic's return from his year spent in space, he saved the newly-married Geoffrey and Hershey from execution by a phalanx of SWATbots under A.D.A.M.'s control. Geoffrey, because of this, finally put an end to his rivalry with Sonic, acknowledging he was a better hero than he ever could be. Geoffrey has since took up residence in New Mobotropolis after Knothole's destruction, and runs the Secret Service from the top floor of the army headquarters.

He then decided to get a Chaos Emerald from the Special Zone alongside Sonic. When he obtained the purple Chaos Emerald, he shot Sonic in the back and stole the Emerald. He then went to Mammoth Mogul in order for Ixis Naugus to return back and get his throne. Upon using the Emerald, Naugus returned normal and wanted the crown back. Geoffrey had also mentioned about Hershey's "death," but it was interrupted by Dr. Eggman, when he returned from the brink of insanity on his newly-built Death Egg. Geoffrey had decided to help lead an invasion alongside Sonic, Tails, Sally, Bunnie, and Antoine. But, due to Operation: Clean Sweep, the attack was postponed until Sonic returned the world back to normal.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

New World Order[]

Claming the Crown Skunk Style

Geoffrey putting the crown on Naugus, from Sonic the Hedgehog #232.

As Sally was roboticized into Mecha Sally, Ixis Naugus, in an act to become King, along Bunnie, thwarted the invasion of Titan Metal Sonic. When the Freedom Fighters returned back to New Mobotropolis, the citizens were cheering to Naugus for saving New Mobotropolis from Eggman. Naugus wanted the crown from Elias Acorn, the current king. Geoffrey had told Elias that if the citizens can choose the Council Of Acorn, then they should chose the king. He then steals Elias' crown and puts it on Naugus, thus claiming Naugus as the king of New Mobotropolis. At some point of time, Antoine had arrested Geoffrey for treason against the Kingdom of Acorn.[8][9][10]

Despite Geoffrey's actions being in the best interests of the now current King Naugus, he was found guilty by the court for acting against what was the current authority when his act of treason began. Using his power as king however, Naugus gave Geoffrey an official royal pardon, allowing Geoffrey to be proven guilty and free of all charges at the same time[9][10][11][12]

Later, Geoffrey came to remind Naugus to say his farewells to the previous King Elias, his wife, and her daughter, who were leaving New Mobotropolis with Antoine, Bunnie, Sonic, Amy, and Tails escorting them. However, Naugus, hoping to get rid of Elias for good, informed Eggman of the departure. Their conversation had just ended when Geoffrey entered Naugus's quarters. Despite having been too late to discover his master's intentions, Geoffrey gave his master a suspicious look as they walked outside.[13]

Thanks to Naugus, the heroes came under attack from the Death Egg. During the battle, Metal Sonic latched on to Elias' vehicle with the intent to destroy it and its occupants; Antoine thwarted the robot, but was severely injured and rendered comatose by the resulting explosion. Upon learning of this, Geoffrey came to Antoine's room to pay his respects. He entered to see the departure of a newcomer, Silver the Hedgehog, whom Sonic had just dismissed in a fit of rage; the blue hedgehog tried to do the same with Geoffrey, but the skunk stood his ground. Turning his attention to Antoine, Geoffrey gave a salute and, stating the fallen commander had "had him all along", asked him to come back as soon as possible so they could have a man-to-man talk. Geoffrey then left, though not before giving his sympathies to Sonic for the loss of Sally and stating that, while they may be on opposing sides, that doesn't mean he can't respect his enemies.[13][14]

Conflicting Loyalties[]

Geoffrey was later sent to the Windy Valley in Soumerca by Ixis Naugus to retrieve the remains of Ixis Vale, one of Ixis Mogul's Four Elite. He was unaware that Agents "Ace", "Jack" and "Joker" of the Secret Freedom Fighters were also dispatched to the same location to follow him. Despite the team's best efforts to stop him, Geoffrey managed to trap his pursuers in the crypt and escape, despite being a little worse for the wear. He then departed the scene and flew back towards New Mobotropolis on his Extreme Gear, unaware that Jack - in fact the original Metal Sonic (now renamed "Shard") - had planted a tracking device on it earlier.[15]

Geoffrey arrived back to New Mobotropolis and ventured into the pit caused by the Armada. Inside, he reported back to Ixis Naugus, who, much to Geoffrey's shock, had been hideously deformed due to the spirits dwelling inside his body. After Naugus undid his mutations, Geoffrey presented the remains to his master. However, after hearing what Naugus planned to do with them, he snatched the remains back, arguing that Naugus was going too far with this plan. Naugus, though, retorted that Geoffrey was not one to lecture on "morality" when he himself had committed questionable acts in order to serve the crazed wizard. In addition, Naugus noted that Geoffrey could not defy him as no one would trust him for his treachery and he had no chance of taking on Naugus himself even if he wanted to. Upon this reminder, Geoffrey reluctantly returned the remains, horrified at what he had done. Later, Naugus dispatched him to search the bottom of the pit to for the bodies of the Secret Freedom fighters. There, Geoffrey found them alive and uninjured as they discussed Naugus' plans. He was surprised to recognize the power gem core attached to Shard and as the same one he retrieved from Mount Mobius with his former team. There was, of course, only one Mobian Geoffrey knew of who could have created such a unique Freedom Fighter group: Harvey Who. As that moment, he heard them plan on capturing and interrogating him. However, Agent Ace - in fact Silver the Hedgehog - suggested simply asking him, to St. John's surprise.[16][17]

The next day, Geoffrey was approached by Silver at the Lake of Rings. After the skunk shocked the hedgehog by slyly addressing him as "Ace" (therefore having guessed his identity), he invited him to sit down and talk. All throughout, Geoffrey made no effort to put up resistance, as he had previously overhead the team agreeing to attack him if he did so. Silver, who was from the future, revealed that he had done a great deal of research on Geoffrey since he had arrived in the latter's time. With this knowledge, Silver had drawn the conclusion that Geoffrey never wanted to bring harm to the city or its citizens. After Silver brought up the subject of his wife (much to Geoffrey's displeasure), the skunk informed him that Naugus planned to cast a spell that night under the Royal Military Headquarters to enslave the citizens of the city and left the scene. Silver tried to convince him to help them, but Geoffrey solemnly said that it was "too late" for him; Silver had a future to save, while Geoffrey did not.[17]

That night, Geoffrey unenthusiastically joined Naugus in his underground lair as he prepared to unleash his spell. The wizard asked his apprentice if he had found any traces of the Secret Freedom Fighters in the pit, to which Geoffrey lied, saying he seen nothing of them, whilst secretly hoping they would thwart Naugus's plan. Seconds later, the Secret Freedom Fighters themselves - minus Joker (actually Larry Lynx) - burst into the room and attacked.[18]

In the ensuing fight, Geoffrey was up against Agents "Queen of Diamonds" and "Queen of Hearts". Though he admitted they had great form in their fighting skills, Geoffrey knew they were only distracting him. He thus turned his attention to Agent "King", who was setting explosives to destroy the chamber, and fired a crossbow bolt at him. King attempted to shoot back ith his own crossbow, but Geoffrey disarmed him and the two then engaged in a brief but intense one-on-one brawl, ending with Geoffrey knocking punching off King's goggles, forcefully removing his mask, and throwing him against a wall to reveal none other than Elias Acorn. After taunting the dethroned ex-prince about his own callsign and the time when he had him "wrapped around his little finger", Geoffrey unexpectedly gave Elias his mask back; whether this was a gesture of respect is unknown. Geoffrey then prepared for "round two" - which was short-lived, as Shard destroyed Naugus's chalice and Ixis Vale's bones. Geoffrey told Elias he should have done that to begin with, but Silver telekinetically threw him into a wall, saying he did not get to judge them, allowing Elias to detonate the explosives. As the chamber collapsed around them, the Secret Freedom Fighters made their getaway and Geoffrey, shooting the beaten Naugus a dirty look, tried to follow them out, ignoring his master's cries for help. However, the enraged wizard trapped St. John and cornered him in the caverns in his mutated form. As he struggled to free himself, Geoffrey told his master that he was only trying to chase down the enemy agents, and suggested that Naugus play for sympathy in order to avoid suspicion from the Acorn Council. Buying the story, Naugus, again undoing his mutations, released Geoffrey and, commended him for his "good thinking", to which Geoffrey responded "Of course. I live to serve," with a stern look on his face.[18]

Two Betrayals[]

Geoffrey continued to serve Naugus even though his views of his master have been changed and with Naugus' mutations getting out of control. He guided Naugus to the Royal Military Headquarters, where Naugus preceded over the swearing of the new Council of Acorn member, Isabella Mongoose and took the Sword of Light away from him when it caused him pain. He continued to follow Naugus during the day, overhearing him talking to his voices and searching for a vessel. Later, he escorted Naugus to attend Mina's concert with it being his last public appearance of the day. As Mina dedicated the concert to Nicole, Geoffrey tried his best to have Naugus keep a good public image. When the concert started, Tails Doll caused the stage to collapse and Team Freedom rushed to save Mina and the Forget Me Knots. Geoffrey accused Naugus of causing the stage collapse, but realised that he was in pain. He helped escort Naugus out of the public eye to his thanks, but Geoffrey snapped with his true views of Naugus betraying the public. He tried to convince Naugus to ask for help and to accept that the citizens want to help as well. He believed that his message was helping Naugus, when Naugus revealed that Geoffrey was in contact with him and possessed his body. Using Geoffrey's body, he returned to the Council of Acorn, who were welcoming Nicole back to the city. He pretended that Naugus gave his support with Nicole and confessed that the king was sick - apparently dying - and needed their support to help him.[19]

The possessed Geoffrey was notably absent from the restoration ceremony of Castle Acorn, something which Nicole and Rotor were quick to remark upon. This would be the last time the situation was mentioned before Mobius was whited out by the second Genesis Wave. After the wave was improperly reversed, the altered reality saw Naugus bereft of his powers due to the first Genesis Wave. As a result, he no longer inhabited Geoffrey's body, leaving the Skunk's fate in this altered world unknown.[20][21]

Personality[]

While egotistical and self-righteous, Geoffrey believes in doing the right thing and is driven by a radical sense of justice. He often purported himself to be more grown and overall more capable than the Freedom Fighters, often conflicting with Sonic and even Antoine - whose father he stole credit from - on multiple occasions. Despite his overconfidence, Geoffrey is shown to be self-deprecative. Though he'd been an agent of Ixis Naugus, he recalls that he found a new purpose in life through his marriage with Hershey and temporarily gave up serving Naugus to lead the Royal Secret Service. His cocky mannerisms and competitiveness would begin to relax upon his marriage with Hershey.

Geoffrey slowly unravels after Hershey's alleged 'death'. Following his assistance in allowing Ixis Naugus to overthrow the Acorn throne, Geoffrey, who had believed Naugus to be able to bring good change to New Mobotropolis, began seeing his flaws and the overall hopelessness of the situation. He still believed Naugus could bring a positive impact before being possessed.

Despite his brash judgement, Geoffrey has always been shown to believe in doing the right thing. He shows a level of respect for his adversaries, seen with how he visited the comatose Antoine after the latter's sacrifice and saluting him in Sonic the Hedgehog issue 235.

​Powers and abilities[]

Geoffrey is a master in close-quartered combat. He is highly skilled in such, and can even hold his own against the entirety of the Freedom Fighters. He is so skilled that he even fought Sonic to a draw on four separate occasions. Geoffrey carries a mounted crossbow on his right wrist everywhere he goes just in case a fight comes his way. He is also shown using other types of weapons, tools and gadgets.

Following his revelation as an Ixis agent, Geoffrey displays his low-level wind magic, which even allows him to escape traps via permeable smoke.

Relationships[]

Hershey St. John[]

Geoffrey and Hershey, as depicted in Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 233. This is her final appearance.

Geoffrey and Hershey met following Robotnik's death, and the two became fast friends before becoming members of the Secret Service. As Hershey continued to pass the rigorous tests Geoffrey set for her, he grew to be more and more impressed by her abilities, but was also more concerned when she went into the field alone than he might have been for others under his command. Presumably, his feelings of attraction towards her grew for some time, but it wasn't until Hershey admitted her own love for him that Geoffrey responded in kind. She buoyed him up in the wake of losing both his team and contact with his master, Ixis Naugus. The two continued to work together for a year, and were finally married at the same time that Sonic returned to Mobius. Their marriage seemingly ended when Geoffrey learned that his wife died while on an undercover mission. In his grief over his apparent loss, he felt he had lost a direction in his life, which led to his return to Ixis Naugus.

Hershey's body was not found however, leaving the possibility of Geoffrey's wife still being alive. In original plans as revealed by Chapter 1 of Lost Hedgehog Tales, it was revealed that Hershey was alive, and was originally meant to be a member of the Secret Freedom Fighters. [Lost Hedgehog Tales, page 4-5.][1]

Sally Acorn[]

Geoffrey met princess Sally when searching for her. They randomly met when Sally and the Substitute Freedom Fighters went to stop Dr. Robotnik's new scheme. They ally with each other by exchanging Sally's place with the duplicate. Sally doesn't tolerate that Geoffrey or any of the Freedom Fighters attack each other. After Dr. Robotnik died, Sally tells Geoffrey that there is "something between them", but her heart belongs to Sonic. Geoffrey seemed to understand, but kissed her once again.

After King Maximilian's return, Sally and Geoffrey started being distant due to their respective missions. Indeed, Sally had to concentrate over Knothole's reconstruction, while Geoffrey had to form a new troop to search for the king's wife and son. Having not gotten answers from her father, Sally went to see Geoffrey to know what he is up to, but the latter wasn't much help as he respected the orders given to him by King Maximillian.

Upon learning the truth about Geoffrey's affiliation with Naugus, Sally never trusted him again afterwards.

Sonic the Hedgehog[]

Sonic was Geoffrey's overall rival. They often conflicted over their capabilities, skills, and even Sally's affections. Sometimes, they would put their rivalry aside to team up and help the princess. While listening to Antoine accusing about of being a double-agent of Robotnik, Sonic began to see Geoffrey as an enemy. Following the original Robotnik's death, his questions about him faded, though he still saw him a rival. Even after King Maximilian returned and replaced the Freedom Fighters with the Secret Service, Sonic would come to a mission and often defied Geoffrey.

Over time, their rivalry gradually cooled. Since then, though they do not consider each other friends, their arguing faded. They would continue to banter. After the Quantum Millennium was destroyed with Sonic not returning, Geoffrey came to think that he died. When Sonic returned, Geoffrey, though shocked, received him with friendliness.

Before going into the Special Zone upon Max's behest, Sonic questions him as to how Hershey has been doing, with Geoffrey only responding in silence. After seemingly setting aside their differences for good while in the Special Zone, Geoffrey suddenly shoots Sonic in the back, stunning him, subsequently taking away the Chaos Emerald Sonic had retrieved to give to Naugus. From then on, it becomes clear that Geoffrey is a traitor.

After Antoine nearly died while escorting the Mobo-Cruiser, Sonic is reticent with Geoffrey as ever. He does not want him to enter Antoine's room.

Antoine D'Coolette[]

Geoffrey and Antoine met a night before the final battle. While Sonic seems to be a trouble-maker, Antoine is a greater threat to him due to him knowing about the rebel underground whom Geoffrey is the leader. When discussing about some double-agent of Dr. Robotnik's, Geoffrey was about to execute Sonic until Antoine shows up and punches punches him in the face. Antoine quickly accuses him to have perjured for not having acted when Dr. Robotnik took over Mobotropolis [despite the fact Geoffrey is little older than Antoine]. He insisted that he broke his family's honor, stealing ideas from Armand D'Coolette's blueprints for a Rebel Underground. From here, Antoine insists that Geoffrey is traitor and he will wait to prove it.

During the Iron Dominion Invasion, Geoffrey and Antoine get along and fight alongside each other with no issue.

The truth finally came up and Antoine was right all along. The real confrontation between them takes place at the court with Antoine telling everything Geoffrey has done so far, especially his perjury and treason. Geoffrey doesn't deny his actions, despite them to be right, though goes on to plead Not Guilty. While Antoine won the case, King Naugus pardoned Geoffrey, much to the former's rage.

Geoffrey went to see Antoine at the hospital to make a formal reverence to him. He says that he got him in the beginning and will wait to tell him.

Trivia[]

  • A skunk bearing Geoffrey's design and clothing was seen in several episodes of SatAM, but was never named or given a speaking role.
  • Originally, Geoffrey spoke with an Australian accent, then switched over for a strong cockney one, common among those from London, England. Ian Flynn stated on his message board that he planned on going back to the Australian accent for whenever he portrayed Geoffrey, effectively dropping the cockney one altogether.[22]
  • It is hinted that Geoffrey would have been redeemed. Due to evident legal constraints amidst the publishing of Lost Hedgehog Tales, Flynn cannot confirm it directly, but it has been said he would have had an arc wherein he would be redeemed.
  • Geoffrey's involvement with Naugus was originally written to rationalize his inconsistent narrative between writers and overall loose ends.
  • The relationship of Hershey and Geoffrey, a romance between a black cat and a skunk, is likely a tribute to Penelope Pussycat and Pepé Le Pew from Looney Tunes.
  • Geoffrey's new design post-Xorda invasion was considered too complex as well as unnecessarily time-consuming and was reverted back to his original design in Sonic the Hedgehog #220.[23]
  • Geoffrey's former romantic relationship with Sally Acorn has been met with a lot of controversy, specifically accusations of Geoffrey being a pedophile. This is due to the fact that Sally's age is 17 while Geoffrey's age is at least older than 21 (Geoffrey is seen in a flashback in Knuckles the Echidna Issue 20, as well as Elias Acorn. In said flashback, Geoffrey is shown to be older then Elias, who is currently 21).
    • Despite this, Ken Penders has stated that Geoffrey was 20 rather than 21 and older.
    • This reputation was worsened by former writer Ken Penders, stating that Geoffrey was planned to have a sexual encounter with Sally Acorn at some point in time. He acknowledged that it was a story he could not have told in the comic, as content found in the Archie Sonic series always remained within the realm of a "G-rating."[24]


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See also[]

References[]

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog #219, "In Service to the King Part One"
  2. Sonic the Hedgehog #220, "In Service to the King Part Two"
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog #221, "Changing Tempo"
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog #222, "The World Can Wait"
  5. Sonic the Hedgehog #223, "Chaos and the Crown Part One: The Right To Rule"
  6. Sonic the Hedgehog #224, "Chaos and the Crown Part Two: Total Authority"
  7. Sonic the Hedgehog #225, "One Step Forward..."
  8. Sonic the Hedgehog #230, "...Two Steps Back"
  9. 9.0 9.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #231, "Lost in the Moment"
  10. 10.0 10.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #232, "Dark Tidings"
  11. Sonic the Hedgehog #233, "The Trial of Geoffrey St. John"
  12. Sonic Universe #35, "Babylon Rising Part Three: Retribution"
  13. 13.0 13.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #234, "Dark Hearts"
  14. Sonic the Hedgehog #235, "Remember the Fallen"
  15. Sonic Universe #41, "Unsung Heroes Part One: The Big Guns!"
  16. Sonic Universe #42, "Unsung Heroes Part Two: The Terror Below"
  17. 17.0 17.1 Sonic Universe #43, "Unsung Heroes Part Three: Occupational Hazards!"
  18. 18.0 18.1 Sonic Universe #44, "Unsung Heroes Part Four: Fight the Power!"
  19. Sonic the Hedgehog #241, "Unraveling"
  20. Sonic the Hedgehog #247, "At All Costs Part One: Fate Interrupted"
  21. Sonic the Hedgehog #252, "At All Costs Part Two: A New Lease on Life"
  22. Ian Flynn (25 February 2010). StH#210: Preview/Discussion. BumbleKing Comics. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
  23. Jeff Axer (11 November 2016). Archie Sonic Stories about Archie Sonic Stories.. DeviantART. Retrieved on 25 February 2017.
  24. Ken Penders on Twitter. Twitter (8 April 2019). Retrieved on 8 April 2019. "Ken Penders: The one story I couldn’t tell was Sally losing her virginity to Geoffrey. Sonic may be fast, but Geoffrey was faster on the draw in that department."

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