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{{char}} and Kit were eventually put to the test by Dr. Starline. After "clearing" an obstacle course, however, {{char}} got into a heated argument with Starline over how they were wasting time with tests when she believed they were ready for action. In response, Starline reset her and Kit's memory with his hypnotic glove. After they regained consciousness, {{char}} and Kit were sent to the Forest Ridge Zone Campground by Starline.[15] There, they would start a forest fire that could kill Amy and her friends in order to demoralize Sonic. After {{char}} used her powers to ignite the dried-up flora, she and Kit would walk through the fire they had caused.[16][15] A few days later, the pair came to Central City for a test to assess their finesse by causing chaos without getting caught. There, {{char}} caused havoc in the city with her abilities without being seen. Regrouping with Starline at Tails' Lab, {{char}} got ready to bust down the entrance to the lab when Starline could not open it, but Starline did not want to make a notable scene and had them withdraw. Returning to Starline Base Sigma, {{char}} learned that the fire she and Kit started had been handled without casualties. Regardless, Starline wanted to put her and Kit through one final test that would let him try out his anti-Eggman algorithm. {{char}}, however, grew impatient and wanted to fight Sonic. However, she and Kit soon began questioning their motivations and why she hated Sonic so much, prompting Starline to hypnotize them again. {{char}} recovered rather quickly however and demanded an explanation, forcing Starline to administer a stronger hypnosis that subdued her. When {{char}} and Kit then woke up, Starline convinced them that they wanted to take part in his final test while he wanted them to move on with his plans. With {{char}} believing Starline's lie, she listened to Starline's plan for their final test.[15] Traveling to Egg Base Alpha, {{char}} was instructed by Starline to escort Kit to the comms tower and ensure that no alerts would be broadcasted onto the Eggnet. Although displeased that she would be babysitting her support unit, she was (somewhat) persuaded by Starline that this was the plan she wanted. Afterward, the trio headed into the base, with {{char}} and Kit heading to the comms tower. Though Kit suggested a detour when Antons appeared, {{char}} went ahead and destroyed them, displeased with her role. Kit tried to remind her of Starline's plan, but {{char}} insisted on doing her own thing and that Kit followed her. Regardless, the two headed towards the comms tower as planned. Once there, {{char}} opted to just destroy the tower when she thought Kit's plan was too slow. As they argued, however, an Egg Breaker showed up. Agreeing to Kit's plan in the end, {{char}} distracted the Badniks while Kit went to work. Letting her anger fuel her, {{char}} ferociously attacked the Egg Beater, only to get smashed into a wall by its mace when she let her guard down. As Kit came to her rescue though, {{char}} noticed to her and Kit's surprise that the attack had hardly injured her. Afterward, she finished the Egg Breaker. Antons then surrounded the duo, only to begin applauding them. Starline subsequently announced that the base and its Badniks were his now and told {{char}} and Kit to join him in the control room. There, {{char}} kept Kit silent and assured Starline that everything was fine when he noticed their bruises. After being dismissed, however, {{char}} told Kit in private that she had realized that Starline had done something to them that they could not recall. With {{char}} set on sorting this out by taking a look at Starline's video logs and getting revenge on Starline, {{char}} asked for Kit's help, who eagerly offered it.[17] IS3Pre3 {{char}} and Kit examine Starline's files, from Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome #3. Eventually, {{char}} and Kit managed to break into Dr. Starline's video logs. From them, they discovered how Starline had modified them and erased their memories of their past personas. Afterward, {{char}} wanted to know who they were before Starline modified them, but Kit could not find any information about that in the database, as Starline considered it irrelevant. When Starline then showed up in person, {{char}} demanded answers from him. Starline, however, instead intended to hypnotize her into submission again. Fortunately, Kit came to her aid. When Kit got paralyzed, however, {{char}} attacked Starline until the doctor got caught by Kit's water tentacles. {{char}} then stole Starline's hypnosis gauntlet and put him to sleep with it. As Kit then asked about what they would do now, {{char}} announced that they would end every hero and villain out there, present and future: if they could not have a past, they will make sure none of them get a future. While onboard with the idea, Kit suggested that they should use Starline's plan to gather all their targets in one place and then eliminate them all at once. Knowing Starline would be set up for a fall this way, {{char}} agreed. As such, when Starline awoke, {{char}} made him believe that he himself had told them the circumstances that led him to create them while assuring the doctor that she did not hold any grudges against him. With that out of the way, she then asked for further details on his plan. Overjoyed, Starline revealed his intent to invade Eggman's newest capital: Eggperial City.[4] {{char}} later arrived at Eggperial City with Kit and Starline, where she continued to feign her allegiance to the latter. After fighting their way through the city's Badniks, Starline split off from {{char}} and Kit, who were to occupy Eggman and his forces while he uploaded his override program. Though {{char}} still had issues with Starline, she enjoyed making as much destruction as possible. When Kit had asked her if it was okay that they were using Starline's plan against him, {{char}} assured him that all they were doing was justified and the only person he should be loyal to is her. {{char}} and Kit continued to tear through the Badniks easily until {{char}} got ambushed by Metal Sonic, though she liked the new challenge. Despite putting up quite a fight, {{char}} got overwhelmed by Metal Sonic until Kit came to her rescue by restraining Metal Sonic with his water coils before trapping him in a water bubble that {{char}} proceeded to electrocute, defeating the robot. As a final taunt, {{char}} told Metal Sonic that he will never be Sonic because she will replace him. Also, with Kit fine and happy to help, she determined that they would get along just fine. After Starline had then uploaded and broadcasted his override program to the Badniks of the world, {{char}} and Kit witnessed the Coconuts around them fall under Starline's control. The pair soon saw Starline be carried by Egg Pawns to Eggman's main headquarters; when {{char}} asked if it was everything he hoped for, Starline stated that it was a bittersweet victory. Soon, {{char}} and Kit watched Badniks from around the world arrive at Eggperial City. {{char}} told Kit that after they get rid of Starline and the others, he would have to reprogram all of the Badniks to self-destruct but also thought of leaving some for herself. She then explained, should it come down to it, she would fight Sonic alone while Kit kept Tails from distracting her. Once all of this had been taken care of, {{char}} plotted for herself and Kit to hunt down all of Sonic's allies and topple the cities that celebrated them together.[18] Battle for the Empire IDW50SonicV{{char}} {{char}} vs. Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #50. {{char}} and Kit soon got word from Orbot that Sonic and Tails had entered the city. Sticking to their plan, {{char}} took Sonic away while Kit engaged Tails. Isolating Sonic from his friends, {{char}} told Sonic of how much she hated him due to his insistence on not killing his enemies in hopes that they would turn over a new leaf. However, due to the continued antics of people like Dr. Eggman and Dr. Starline, she was made without having a choice in the matter. Furthermore, she did not understand Sonic's resolve to keep fighting such enemies but not to kill them, nor did she understand why the world loved him for that. As such, she told Sonic that she would end all of it, believing it was what they all deserved. She and Sonic proceeded to fight a vicious battle, which kept both parties on their toes. During this, Sonic expressed his hopes that {{char}} was having fun, which angered her as they were supposed to be fighting to the death. Sonic proceeded to explain that he had been in similar situations with people who were wronged by the world and wanted to destroy it before. {{char}} insisted that this was who she was, and the hedgehog understood this; however, as he did not know her story, he was not in much of a position to judge and preferred to give {{char}} a second chance to bounce back. {{char}} believed this to be naivety, but Sonic explained that he is a person that lives for the moment while enjoying its thrills and adventures, and wished for everyone to have the same freedom he has; if he ended {{char}}'s life, she would not have the opportunity to do so. However, seeing that she probably did not have much of a life in this world before being modified, {{char}} still saw herself as an outcast. As such, she agreed that she had the freedom to do whatever wanted. However, Sonic made it clear that if she chose to harm anybody and try to take their freedom, he would stop her. As their fight continued, it became apparent to {{char}} that Sonic would not give up. {{char}} thus tried to end Sonic, only for him to trip her and be left dangling from the edge of a giant chasm. When Sonic tried to help her get up, however, she zapped him as a final hit. Debris from up above then came crashing down, forcing {{char}} to fall into the chasm.[19] She survived the fall and broke free from the junk she was buried in just before it was crushed. She then resolved to find an edge or more power so she could take on Sonic again.[20] Overpowered Crawling up the garbage chute, {{char}} would find herself in a storage room, where she found Cubot. Looking through the boxes, {{char}} found Eggman's prototype Dynamo Cage. With it, it significantly boosted her already powerful electrokinesis.[21] Eggman discovered her and ordered his Egg Pawns to destroy her. This would fail as the Dynamo gave her the ability to absorb energy. Deeming Sonic more of a problem, {{char}} left the Eggperial City. Upon doing so, {{char}} discovered that the Dynamo Cage also boosted the mental conditioning Starline forced upon her, causing {{char}} to hallucinate the now-deceased Doctor Starline. Arguing with it momentarily, {{char}} rushed off to find Sonic.[3] {{char}}poweredup {{char}} powered up by the Dynamo Cage, from Sonic the Hedgehog #54. Attacking Central City, {{char}} was met with Whisper the Wolf, who attempted to fend her off. This would fail as the Dynamo granted {{char}} the ability to absorb and steal the Wisps that powered Whisper's Variable Wispon. Whisper could only watch as four of her five Wisp allies were taken away. Sonic would draw {{char}}'s attention with Tails pulling Whisper to the side.[3] {{char}} would do battle against Sonic and Tails, shooting Tails out of the sky with a Spin Dash and mocking Sonic for a leg injury he had. She was temporarily placed on the backfoot as Sonic gained access to the Cyan Laser power until she stole Whisper's Cyan Wisp and absorbed it. {{char}} was fed up with Sonic's 'holier-than-thou grandstanding' and chased him into a hardware store, once again insulting his ideals. She tripped over a pile of nuts and bolts and as she was getting back up, Sonic placed a bucket on her head to slow her down. {{char}} pursued him into the basement where she activated the Pink Spikes ability but was ambushed by Tails who placed jumper cables onto the back of the Dynamo Cage. This resulted in numerous appliances turning on at once. She told the two that this wouldn't stop her and overloaded herself, blowing up the appliances around them but also rendering her unconscious.[22] {{char}} later reawakened in Starline Base Sigma. Kitsunami brought her there after she had fallen unconscious. Just as Kit was explaining what he found, the hallucination of Doctor Starline reappeared and told her that nowhere was safe for her. She fell off of the bed in fear and backed up into a corner while the hallucination ridiculed her because she was back in Starline Base Sigma and claimed she would always be his because he shaped her mind and built her body. She broke down into tears until Kit hugged her, apologizing for leaving her. She calmed down and accepted his apology, asking that he did not do it again and promised that they would make the heroes pay.[22] Later, {{char}} had Kit redirect the power for the base into her, charging up the Dynamo Cage. Once all the power the base can produce was in {{char}}, she told Kit to be ready for a fight with Sonic and this would be their final stand. Soon, {{char}} saw that Eggman was in the base and tried to sneak up on him, but the Dynamo Cage's energy signature gave her away and he attacked her. She was easily able to throw off the doctor's attacks and took the Chaos Drive that was powering his Eggwalker. Eggman, taunting her, attempted to flee, but was unable to escape and just before {{char}} got physical with Eggman, Metal Sonic comes to his aid. Just as she recomposed herself, Sonic and Tails appeared and told her to give up the Dynamo Cage. Panicking, she refused and retreated into the rafters. Unaware that Sonic and Eggman had not yet joined forces, the thought of them working together mortified {{char}} all the same. She sat in a fetal position, despairingly thinking Sonic and Eggman would find other ways to hurt her and Kit no matter how strong she became. {{char}} eventually made it back to Kit, who had finished setting up their trap for the intruders. Despite her doubts and the new situation, she resolved to go forward with the plan she and Kit made.[23] Once the four intruders made it into the room {{char}} and Kit wanted, they revealed themselves. Sonic, now aware of what Starline had done to them, appealed to them to hand over the Dynamo Cage peacefully, but they declined, with {{char}} stating it was not up to him.[23] {{char}} proceeded to use her entire arsenal against Sonic and Metal Sonic while Kit fought Tails. As she began to be overwhelmed, she noticed Eggman trying to leave and, sensing an opportunity to take Metal out, disengaged to attack the doctor. When Metal flew in to protect Eggman, {{char}} grabbed Metal's leg and hit Sonic with the robot. Metal Sonic then used his Black Shield with {{char}}'s hand inside, but {{char}} utilized the Dynamo Cage to drain Metal Sonic of his power, deactivating him. {{char}} then went back to fighting Sonic, flooding the floor of the room after breaking test tubes. {{char}} then tried to electrocute Sonic in the water, but he was pulled out by Eggman just in time. Sonic tried again to reason with {{char}}, but she was only interested in killing him, not his pity or friendship. Sonic insisted she had no reason to want him dead when Starline was not around to make her do so and begged her to be free of the platypus' influence. {{char}} paused, but with a resigned smile, said she could not and sent Sonic falling into the water. Tails was unable to stop {{char}} as she pinned Sonic down by his shoulders and electrocuted him nearly to death, railing that he did not understand that she was made to live in his shadow and could never be free as long as he lived. At that moment, the Dynamo Cage overloaded, causing the containers that held all its power and the Wisps to explode. Burnt out and with all her power gone, {{char}} fainted, with Sonic holding her as Tails helped him up. Eggman, desiring {{char}} for his own ends, instructed Metal Sonic to take her and the Dynamo Cage, but Kit intervened and pinned down everyone in the while using his hydro-coil tails to bring {{char}} to him. He then destroyed the room and took {{char}} with him to parts unknown.[24] Second Chances {{char}} and Kit stayed in Starline Base Sigma despite it having no power and them running low on food. She told Kit they needed to leave, but Kit did not know where to go since Eggman was against them and they couldn't fit into normal society. {{char}} yelled at him to figure it out. {{char}} then fell out of her bed when the base started to rumble. They ran out and assumed Eggman was back for them. The two started to destroy the machines leveling the base and before she could fight some Badniks, Rough and Tumble appeared to defend their "tech". {{char}} easily manhandled them and threatened to tear off Rough's tail, calling them Eggman goons. Tumble said they didn't work for Eggman; Clutch then appeared said the tech and the goons belonged to him. {{char}} told Kit to hold the goons and Clutch apologized, saying he thought Starline's base was vacant. He went on to explain Starline was a frequent customer of his and he provided many resources to him. {{char}} realized, and Clutch confirmed, he knew who {{char}} was and what she is. Clutch offered them to work together against Sonic, but {{char}} wanted to know more. Clutch explained who he was and what his business was. He offered to tell everything he knew about her and Kit in exchange for helping him take down the Restoration. {{char}} agreed and Kit asked how they could get close to Restoration HQ. {{char}} told him she had a plan. {{char}} and Kit went to Restoration HQ peacefully with Kit and asked to see Amy. She announced her and Kit wanted to turn their lives around. Amy believed her and during a lunch with her and Kit, Sonic arrived. Shocked to see them, Amy updated Sonic and {{char}} said he made it sound real simple for her to change her life. {{char}} said their last fight was a close call and it caused her and Kit to "re-prioritize" and come here to start over. Sonic was still skeptical, but welcomed them to the Restoration. {{char}} and Kit then went on a tour of the Restoration with Sonic and Amy. In the depot, they met Silver and Blaze where Sonic introduced {{char}} by saying she tried to destroy her. {{char}} learned that Silver and Blaze, and others, tried to destroy Sonic in the past and now they are friends as well. {{char}} figured that made her an honorary Restoration member like Silver and Blaze. The two said they aren't affiliated and they just like to help out. Amy told her the movement is by Volunteers and people can come and go as they please, meaning they can leave if they don't like it. {{char}} teased Amy was trying to get rid of her, but Amy said she is saying nobody will force her to do anything here. {{char}} took that fact to heart. They then went to the machine shop, which {{char}} said would be more to Kit's liking. Belle then saw {{char}}, which scared her. Kit whispered to {{char}} they were going to get that a lot, which {{char}} wanted. {{char}} then noticed the Variable Wispon she broke before. Belle protected it and said she rebuilt since then and was going to return it to Whisper. Sonic thought they should tag along so they can introduce them to the Diamond Cutters. Amy was hesitant to do that, but {{char}} thought it was a good idea. When they meet them, the Diamond Cutters were unamused to see them. {{char}} dogged Sonic to say something and Sonic said they should give them a chance to join if they wanted to. {{char}} reminded them they were there and didn't need to speak for them. The Diamond Cutters were cautiously optimistic for them to join, except Whisper, who outright refused. {{char}} was amused by Whisper's stance and swiped the Variable Wispon from Belle, handing it to Whisper. {{char}} told her she was the first person with any sense in the Restoration and knew she wanted to take her out right then, which {{char}} respected. {{char}} told her she might join the group just so the wolf can point her Wispon at her. Whisper reluctantly let {{char}} have the offer, but she would be watching her. Mimicteamsup Mimic teams up with {{char}} and Kit, Sonic the Hedgehog #67. Later, {{char}} admitted to Sonic that the Restoration was impressiBoth {{char}} and Kit have been in development for a long time as part of Dr. Starline's Operation: Remaster. Originally a regular person, Starline somehow acquired {{char}} and modified her by implementing cybernetic enhancements using Power Cores and the bio-data of Sonic, Shadow and Tails, as well as giving her physical toughness using the Metal Virus and a new personality and memories using the codes he got from Belle. {{char}} in particular was designed for the purpose of destroying Sonic and replacing him as the hero of the world. {{char}} was then subjected to hypnotic sessions where Starline imprinted her with a fake, yet intense hatred for Sonic. Afterward, {{char}} and Kit were subjected to hundreds of tests, and when they got fed up, Starline would blot out their memories with hypnosis, which left both {{char}} and Kit with lasting psychological trauma. In the end, {{char}} was left without awareness of her origins, believing only that Starline gave her the powers she had so he could destroy Sonic and change the world.[13][15][4]{{char}} is an anthropomorphic tenrec of average height, being about as tall as Sonic the Hedgehog. She possesses mostly bright green fur with a patch of black countershading on her face and eyelids and angular teal eyes. She has a peach muzzle with a medium-long black nose, upturned sideburns on each side of her head, peach-skinned arms and several spiky quills that she keeps in a ponytail by a black hairband with a sextet of silver studs atop her head, leaving her quills turned forward. She also has a tiny nub tail split in two, sharp teeth and tall, vertical and flat ears atop her head.[14] For attire, she wears two silver earrings on each of her ears, a black shirt with torn-off sleeves, white gloves that possess visible lining with black cuffs that possess a sextet of silver studs, a silver ring on each of her index and ring fingers and yellow and baggy pants with black stripes down the sides that are held up by a black belt with a round and silver belt buckle. Her shoes have yellow flares with double spikes to make them appear that give them a ripped appearance resembling lighting bolts while the back of the shoes is white. A pair of white straps can be found on the yellow section of the shoes, which also have black toes, black soles with a pair of metal plates embedded and silver studs on the edges.[14] In addition to her normal attire, she also wears bonus attires: While she was undergoing Starline's hypnosis, she wore a light blue hospital gown, no shoes or gloves and her hair was undone During the Sweepstakes competition, {{char}} wore a yellow jacket, similar to her pants, a black bodysuit, the same as her black shirt, yellow shoes with white stripes and yellow shades over head and eyes.