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The moon is a location that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is the only satellite of earth. It rotates around the earth along with the sun, making it the only glowing celestial body in the sky during the night time on earth along with the stars. It did not have much of a role in Sonic games at first, only appearing in the background of several zones until it became a notorious, minor plot element from the events of Sonic Adventure 2 and even becoming a setting of the titular extra zone in Sonic Advance.

Game appearances[]

Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)[]

Crescent-Moon-8-Bit

Crescent moon in a Special Stage, from Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit).

The moon is first seen in the night background of the Special Stage in Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit), where it is displayed as a yellow crescent.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3[]

The moon is later seen briefly in the background of Chrome Gadget, the third zone in the competition mode of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Sonic R[]

The moon is also seen at the night background of all race tracks in Sonic R.

Sonic Adventure 2[]

SA2 SpaceColony EpicCannon

The destruction of half of the moon, from Sonic Adventure 2.

The moon appeared once again in Sonic Adventure 2, where Dr. Eggman has gotten six of the seven Chaos Emeralds and set them on to the super weapon of Space Colony ARK called the Eclipse Cannon at the mid-point of the game. Eggman then manages to hijack the signal of all networks around the world, announcing his presence and showing off the power of the ARK. He then activates the partially charged Eclipse Cannon, firing its destructive beam at the moon, which shatters a good chunk of the celestial body. Eggman gives one day's time before the next strike, this time with earth as his target. Sonic, Tails and Amy notice this event as well, making them wonder how Eggman acquired the power to operate the cannon.

Sonic Advance[]

Main article: The Moon Zone
MoonZone

The battle of Super Sonic and Super Egg Robot on The Moon Zone in Sonic Advance.

The moon is next seen full again (see the next section) in Sonic Advance, where it can be seen right corner at the background of X-Zone after destroying Eggman's last vehicle. Eventually it is shown after the battle, that Eggman is escaping to the moon. Sonic then transforms to Super Sonic and pursues the doctor, who has yet got one card on his sleeve. The moon becomes the setting to the titular extra zone in the game, where only Sonic can enter after gaining all seven Chaos Emeralds from Special Stages. After defeating Eggman once again, Super Sonic travels back to the earth a few days later, while Tails notices him during his flight in the Tornado.

Sonic Heroes[]

Hang Castle Moon

The moon seen in Hang Castle, from Sonic Heroes.

The moon is then seen once again at the background of Hang Castle in Sonic Heroes, where it is depicted with a sinister face.

Sonic Advance 3[]

Two moons are seen in Chaos Angel in Sonic Advance 3.

Shadow the Hedgehog[]

Moon (Shadow the Hedgehog)

Shadow in front of the moon in the cinematic opening, from Shadow the Hedgehog.

The moon is seen again in the cinematic opening of Shadow the Hedgehog.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)[]

The moon is seen at the ending of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) during the festival of Soleanna. It is also seen in the second section of White Acropolis.

Sonic Unleashed[]

In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version and Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed, the moon is seen in the background of many nighttime Acts in each Stage and Town Stage. It is implied that, when the sun goes down and the moon rises up, Sonic transforms into the Werehog. Similarly the moon is shown prior to Sonic's transformation in Sonic: Night of the Werehog.

Sonic Colors[]

In both the Wii version and Nintendo DS version of Sonic Colors, and the remaster Sonic Colors: Ultimate, when Eggman tries firing his giant Mind Control Ray at Sonic's world, the cannon gets destroyed due to an energy leakage. As many mind control rays starts flying headlong around the surrounding space, one of the rays makes an impact on the moon.

Sonic Generations[]

In console/PC version of Sonic Generations, the moon is then shown again fully at the background during the rematch on Space Colony ARK.

Sonic Lost World[]

In Wii U version of Sonic Lost World, the night background of Silent Forest Zone 2 features the full moon.

Sonic Forces[]

In Sonic Forces, the moon is clearly visible in the sky in all the Mystic Jungle stages, as they take place at night.

Sonic Frontiers[]

Moon (Sonic Frontiers)

The End of the game, from Sonic Frontiers.

In Sonic Frontiers, while traveling through the Starfall Islands, the full moon can be seen in the night sky during the Open Zone gameplay.

The moon is highlighted at the end of the game, being centered in the background as the final boss appears behind the planet.

Inconsistency[]

Broken Moon[]

During Sonic Adventure 2, Dr. Eggman is seen blowing up half of the moon using the Eclipse Cannon, but it is shown to be full again by Sonic Advance and Sonic Heroes. It has led to common confusion, leaving questions and theories about whatever happened to the moon in between later games. At Sonic Boom 2013, Takashi Iizuka began offering an explanation that only the dark side of the moon was destroyed. Meaning, the games following are showing the other, unaffected side facing the planet as a full moon.[1][2]

Moon (Sonic Generations)

Sonic vs Shadow the Hedgehog, from Sonic Generations.

In Sonic Generations, Doctor Eggman utilized the Time Eater to erase his pervious failures, sequentially erased history. At one point, Sonic the Hedgehog, using his speed to restore time, fought Shadow again on the Space Colony ARK. However, while Sonic had brought back the space and time period of Sonic Adventure 2, the moon is unexplainably, entirely intact facing the space station during his fight, a day or so after Doctor Eggman would have fired the Eclipse Cannon to blow up the moon.

Extra moon[]

Sonic Advance 3 depicted the moon with a second, smaller one at the background of Chaos Angel, which is yet replicated later on the background of Crimson Crater race track in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. As Little Planet is also in an irregular orbit, it could be that or a similar planetoid.

In other media[]

Animation[]

Sonic X[]

Egg Moon Profile

The Egg Moon.

Main article: Egg Moon

In Sonic X, during the adaptation of Sonic Adventure 2, Dr. Eggman destroyed part of the moon with the Eclipse Cannon.[3] Later, Dr. Eggman pretended to have reformed, and as a sign of good faith, he made a deal with president and artificially repaired the destroyed part of the moon, creating the Egg Moon.[4] However, this was part of a plan to conquer the world, which included causing an endless eclipse.[5] After the plan was stopped and Eggman's control over the moon was broken, the moon resumed its natural orbit.[6]

Books and comics[]

Archie Comics[]

Moon (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)

The Moon, from Archie Comics's pre-Super Genesis Wave.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics, the moon is a celestial body, or bodies, that orbit the planet Mobius.

The moon is shown throughout the ever, evolving comic run. The Mobius moon was first introduced when the Freedom Fighters hijacked Robotnik's space weapon Robostorm and traveled into space for their first time. In this story, Mobius' orbit was stated to contain one hundred moons, including the legendary moon Muckury.[7] Sonic Super Special Magazine #3 would later elaborate upon this claim in its "Mobius timeline", confirming that Mobius only had one natural moon, and the remaining 99 were satellites or artificial moons created as a result of the Overland's Hundred Moons of Mobius project.[8]

Later, Sonic Adventure 2 was partly adapted into the comic.[9] While the events did not receive a full adaptation, a portion of the moon was apparently blown up off-screen, as Sonic the Hedgehog would pass by the broken moon after returning from his year in space.[10] In following issues, the detail of the moon is inconsistent, with some still depicting it as intact, and others depicting it as broken.

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Artwork[]

Sprites[]

Screenshots[]

Gallery

See also[]

References[]

  1. MajinReid (12 August 2013). Sonic Boom 2013 - Part 2/3 - Q&A Session. YouTube. "Aaron Webber: In Sonic Adventure 2, Eggman blows up half the moon. In the next game, Sonic Advance, the moon is whole again and the final level takes place on the moon, so they wanna know, when did the moon get repaired? / ... / Takashi Iizuka (as translated by Sam Mullet): From the planet, you're looking at the side that's not broken, like you go to the other side and that's all, it's still- it's still blown up to this day."
  2. 2.0 2.1 More Burning Questions About The Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise Answered. Brian Shea. GameInformer (10 June 2017). Retrieved on 10 June 2017. "Questionnaire: In Sonic Adventure 2, Eggman blew up the moon. Is the moon still in pieces? / Takashi Iizuka: As we see the moon as it's presented in Sonic games now, we see one side and it looks very nice and presentable. However, maybe the dark side of the moon is how everyone remembers it to be. / Questionnaire: Did that affect the tides at all? / Takashi Iizuka: No... no."
  3. Shiraishi, Masahiko (6 November 2004). "Shadow Knows". Sonic X. Season 2. Episode 34.
  4. Urasawa, Yoshio (11 December 2004). "Defective Detectives". Sonic X. Season 2. Episode 39.
  5. Masaki, Hiro (15 January 2005). "Sunblock Solution". Sonic X. Season 2. Episode 40.
  6. Masaki, Hiro (22 January 2005). "Eggman for President". Sonic X. Season 2. Episode 41.
  7. Sonic the Hedgehog #13, "Space in your Face"
  8. Sonic Super Special Magazine #3, "Mobius Timeline: Part 3"
  9. Sonic the Hedgehog #98, "Sonic Adventure 2"
  10. Sonic the Hedgehog #129, "Tossed in Space Part Seven - Welcome to Wheelworld"
  11. Sonic Frontiers: 123 Rapid-Fire Questions With Takashi Iizuka. YouTube. Game Informer (12 July 2022). Retrieved on 13 July 2022. "Questionnaire: Does Eggman ever regret blowing up the moon in Sonic Adventure 2? / Takashi Iizuka: I guess no. / ... / Questionnaire: So was there any negative consequences for him blowing up the moon? / Takashi Iizuka: I don't think so. He is a bad guy."
  12. Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Ouranos Island/Amy and Eggman Side Story: Phantom Lights. "Amy Rose: While I was exploring Kronos Island with Sonic, I noticed lights would appear on the ground or on the trunks of the trees at night. What was up with that? / Dr. Eggman: You must be talking about the Phantom Lights. Cyber Space is always filled with a vast amount of data, but sometimes it overflows through the portals. That data is the faint thoughts of the Ancients, appearing in the real world as light. / Amy Rose: So they're thoughts without shape, like the Koco... Why do they only appear at night? / Dr. Eggman: They're usually in hiding, for fear of the being that destroyed them. And when the moon rises, they feel safe enough to come out... Hmph, the poor little things... they've already lost their bodies, yet they're still afraid of being destroyed."
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