User:Shadowunleashed13/Debug Mode

"Do you believe in life after death? Because in the video game world, there is."

Debug Mode is a sprite comic made by Shadowunleashed13 that debuted on July 25, 2012. Sixteen comics have been planned for the series, six of which have already been released, and most of which are eighteen panels. A new comic is scheduled to be released every Saturday.

Concept and Creation
The comic was originally an idea Nitronack369 came up with, a Matrix parody he planned to make as an animation. Shadowunleashed13 asked if he could use the idea, and took it in a different direction, making Vector and Espio the villains and turning it into a sprite comic.

Name
The series was originally not intended to have a name, as it was simply an experiment upon creation. Instead, each comic would have a separate name. But when faced with the challenge of coming up with a name for each individual comic, Shadowunleashed13 proposed a contest, which only NomadMusik entered. The winning name: Debug Mode.

Comics

 * Debug Mode 1
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 * Debug Mode 2
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 * Debug Mode 3
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 * Debug Mode 4
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 * Debug Mode 5
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 * Debug Mode 6
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 * Debug Mode 7
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 * Debug Mode 8
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Main characters

 * Sonic
 * Vector
 * Espio

Supporting characters

 * Mighty
 * Fang
 * Tails
 * Knuckles
 * Amy
 * Shadow
 * Charmy
 * Eggman

Minor characters

 * Metal Sonic
 * Emerl
 * Ray
 * Blaze
 * Silver

The Story So Far
One day Sonic is running through Green Hill Zone, when he unexpectedly hits a spike trap that kills him. Unfortunately, Sonic is out of continues, 1-ups, and rings. So he gets a game over. But instead of being sent back to the title screen, he is thrown onto a sheet of paper in Japan. A mysterious being approaches him, whose name Sonic learns to be Sega. Sega reveals that it created him as a video game character. Sonic has a hard time believing this, but suddenly discovers that "Sega" is actually Vector the Crocodile and Espio the Chameleon speaking into a microphone.

Vector and Espio lie to Sonic, saying that they need the Chaos Emeralds for a job Sega hired them to do. They explain that because Sonic keeps collecting the Chaos Emeralds, they cannot get the Chaos Emeralds they so desperately need. They also tell Sonic that Tech Support is working to get Sonic back into his video game. So, with a parting farewell, Vector and Espio leave Sonic trapped on the sheet of paper.

As Vector and Espio do not know how to use the Chaos Emeralds, they accidentally send every Sonic character onto the sheet of paper. Suddenly, the real Sega shows up. They explain that they have hired a new Tech Support. However, they refuse to do anything about Sonic's situation. Meanwhile, the characters are stuck arguing about how to escape the sheet of paper.

During the first night on the sheet of paper, Amy scares Sonic, who runs away from his friends in fright and gets himself lost. Suddenly, he finds himself on the other side if the sheet of paper, where he runs into Mighty the Armadillo. But before he can size up his situation, he finds himself held at gunpoint by an old enemy, who demands he handover the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic explains that he doesn't have them, but Fang is unperturbed, thinking that the whole thing is a lie. When Fang is finally convinced, Sonic steals his gun and turns the situation around.

Reception
The comic does not get many comments; in fact, it rarely surpasses 7 comments. The most popular comic so far, is Debug Mode 3, which recieved 17 comments. However, all interested users have commented positively on the series. Users such as Le Solace said, "...It's a great comic so far! Nice original idea and it's funny", while others described it as "hilarious stuff" and a "nice comic".

Credits
Special thanks to:
 * Nitronack369 (for the idea for the comic)
 * Time Biter (for providing the Green Hill Zone background used in this comic)
 * The Leaf Forest Zone (for Casino Night Zone background)
 * Daniel Sidney (for ripping the Sonic sprites, Tails sprites, Knuckles sprites, and Charmy sprites used in this comic)
 * Chaos X3 (for Espio sprites)
 * Dark Burraki (for Vector sprites)
 * Ryu (for Shadow sprites)
 * Froggy Mudd (for Amy sprites)
 * CyberShadow (for Metal Sonic sprites)
 * Scrap (for Emerl sprites)
 * and the Sonic News Network (for Sonic 1 badnik sprites and Crawl sprite).