Sarah Henderson

The Vengeful Spirit: In the present day, Sarah is completely consumed in her quest of vengeance. Swearing off her former friends before killing them all, Sarah's death has caused her. While somewhat excusable at first due to her death, Sarah's morals start crumbling apart the moment she starts attacking Tom and Kyle, two children who are completely unrelated to the incident at hand.

This twisted sense of justice has led Sarah to become absolutely controlling over her domain at all times, leading to her exploding in anger the second Luther starts to fight back. Her reign, lasting over a decade long, is the main cause for these newfound tendencies, due to Sarah going mad with power that she didn't have when she died. Her inability to let go of her past combined with someone

Despite it all, the people she was closest to, her family and Lily, are spared from her wrath. Unable to grapple with the idea of them moving on, the idea of the pain that they went through after her death was one of the key reasons why Sarah started her spree to begin with. The realization that Kyle was adopted by Lily in Sarah's honor only destroyed her further after killing Kyle.

While she was alive, Sarah was not exactly the greatest person, but nowhere near the monster her death had created. Within the friend group, Sarah's relationship with Michael and Martin was strained at best, with her not exactly having been the greatest to them. Her friendship with Luther, however, was much more warm and genuine, likely contributing to her decline in mental state as he was the one who dealt the killing blow to her. Her relationship with both her family and her girlfriend, Lily, was also extremely positive, with the two of them promising to be together forever before the tragedy struck.

All in all, Sarah is flawed. She knows what she is doing is too far gone, but another part of her (heavily fueled by Atem) wants her to continue her broken crusade. This conflict of interests has led to the creation of an incredibly conflicted entity, her quest for vengeance leading her down a path of self-destruction degrading her very soul.

Sarah's Appearance: Like most Sonic.exe incarnations, Needlemouse manifests as a corrupted sprite of Sonic the Hedgehog, often in horrifyingly supernatural ways. In In-game, Needlem0use tends to appear as a variant of Sonic the Hedgehog, albeit with pale skin and purple quills that droop downwards. Somewhat lanky with a notable snout, orange gloves, vertical slits for eyes that open up to reveal deep red pupils, and a somewhat frozen grin plastered on her face that can open to reveal sharp red teeth, Needlem0use's appearance is notable enough for even the most uninformed to know that something is wrong. That being said, most of these changes are hidden away unless Sarah wants them to be present. When upset, Needlem0use's head may be covered in shadow, and her skin may turn to a bright red.

In a sort of battle mode revealed in "Atem", Needlem0use gains a red X on her chest and red markings become visible on her quills.

Sarah Henderson, when she was alive, was an Asian young adult with freckles and messy black hair, typically seen wearing a purple-striped sweater, dark blue jeans held up by a brown belt, and white socks with gray highlights. When manifesting in-game, Sarah's skin turns to a gravely pale complexion due to her death, and from there can manifest into a decayed corpse to torment her former friends.

Sarah's Personality: Little is known about Sarah’s personality while she was alive, but she maintained a seemingly stable friendship with Luther and the Fun Gang. However, she was stated to have a habit of walking all over her friends, suggesting she was likely inconsiderate, overbearing, and somewhat arrogant.

After her death, upon realizing that her friends had covered up the circumstances surrounding it, Sarah descended into madness and obsessively vowed revenge. Consumed by animosity and hatred, she was driven insane, embarking on a killing spree thirty years later to exact her vengeance. Sarah's sole focus was to inflict endless suffering on her friends, trapping them in a virtual world where they would endure the torment she experienced for three decades. Her unrelenting rage led her to target Luther's son as an act of spite. Her anger was not only rooted in her own death but also in the impact it had on her family, particularly her girlfriend, Lily. She expressed this to Luther before killing him and dragging his soul into her digital realm, resenting that her friends had moved on and built families while her own family suffered.

Sarah ruled her virtual world with an iron fist, developing a god complex. Initially viewing the game as a void to torture her friends, years of sadism further corrupted her already fragile psyche, making her mad with power, sadistic, callous, and psychotic. Despite having the power to move on to the afterlife, she chose to stay in the cursed game, reveling in the control and the torment she could inflict. Her arrogance, vanity, and egocentrism were apparent as she looked down on others, proclaiming them as mere inhabitants of "her world."

Sarah was a massive control freak who governed with tyrannical authority. She viewed herself as the ultimate ruler, boasting about her dominion over the game's inhabitants. Her controlling nature was matched by her manipulative tendencies. She could easily create a facade of wanting to reconcile, emotionally manipulating her friends into believing she forgave them before revealing her true intentions and delivering a lethal blow. When she lost control, she would break down and practically throw tantrums. At one point, she even attempted to delete the souls within the game after failing to regain control, showing that she preferred her victims dead rather than free from her dominance. Witnessing even the slightest resistance from Luther was enough to provoke a violent, glitch-ridden rage, highlighting the extent of her instability and need for absolute control.

Her madness drove her to extreme actions, showcasing her sadistic pleasure in inflicting pain and suffering. Sarah’s psychotic behavior was evident in her enjoyment of the power she wielded and the sadistic glee she took in torturing her friends. Despite having moments where she could potentially move on, Sarah's love for control and torment kept her tethered to the cursed game, demonstrating a deeply disturbed mind corrupted by years of unchecked power and rage.

Despite her monstrous actions, Sarah's descent into madness was triggered by her untimely death in an unintentional accident. Her vow for justice was driven by the trauma and anger over her fate and the suffering it caused her family. However, her actions, particularly her continuation of violence after exacting revenge, were far worse than the initial deed, as Luther pointed out. Sarah justified her crusade as "doing what was right," yet she inflicted the same pain on her victims and even threatened their loved ones unless they confessed. Her killing of Kyle and attempted murder of Tom, who were innocent and merely investigating the haunted game, further highlighted her hypocritical and sadistic nature. Although she briefly regretted killing Kyle, her need for control and justification quickly overshadowed any empathy. She openly admitted to enjoying the suffering of her ex-friends, driven by sadism and petty revenge rather than justice.

Despite her egotism and desire for sadistic entertainment, Sarah remained a victim of her tragic death. The isolation and torment in the void led to a further mental collapse, blinding her with rage and fear of being forgotten. Manipulated by an unknown entity, Sarah became easier to influence, although moments of genuine remorse occasionally broke through. especially after killing Kyle. Her humanity lingered, as shown by Luther's near-success in redeeming her, which was thwarted by the entity's intervention. Throughout her ordeal, Sarah continued to show genuine love for her girlfriend Lily, who was among the first she thought of upon awakening in the void.

Sarah's Combat Potential Ghost physiology: Sarah has long since passed away, and due to it, she is able to make the most of her undeath. As such, she exhibits many standard ghostly abilities, such as flight and the ability to phase through objects, as well as the ability to possess things as well. Immortality: Attempts to kill Sarah will not stick, as she does not exactly have a physical form anymore. Sarah will only disappear from this world when she wants to move on to the afterlife.

Video game manipulation: Sarah has full control over the video game realm she is trapped inside.

All of Sonic's skills: Due to taking the form of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sarah has all of Sonic's abilities, putting them to good use in her world. Of note, she gains Sonic's signature super speed, as well as his immense strength and combat proficiency.

Shapeshifting: Sarah is able to shift between her hedgehog and human forms at any moment, and can modify either of these as she pleases.

Soul transferal: Sarah can force the souls of her victims into the disc that she is trapped in, causing them to be stuck in vessels modeled after Sonic characters.

Reality warping: Sarah is in full control of her world, and can reshape its reality into whatever she wishes it to be. She is also able to break her way into the real world for brief periods of time to kill whoever played her game, something that a mere specter should not be able to do.

Physical manifestation: Even without the disc being played, Sarah can manifest herself in the real world.

Sentience manipulation: On some level, Sarah can manipulate the awareness that her victims are able to have in their body.

Nightmare inducement: After investigating the disc, Tom starts to have nightmares about Sarah.