Ancient


 * For developer company behind Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit), see Ancient Corp..

The Ancients (古代) are a group that appears in the Sonic Boom franchise. They were a long-lost benevolent race /civilization that thrived centuries ago for the benefit of the world. However, they were betrayed by a rogue Anicent named Lyric, whom they imprisoned after a costly war. Since then, the Ancients have gone nearly extinct, with the exception of Lyric, whose current fate is unknown.

Anatomy
The true anatomy of the Ancients are unknown and ambiguous at best. In most of their depictions, the Anicents' figures are hidden, and the illustrations of them that exist are up to interpretation. What can be conclude is that the majority of them resemble bipedal anthropomorphic animals with long muzzles. Members like Lyric however, are much different in appearance, resembling giant and monstrous snakes.

Characteristics and Culture
The majority of the Ancients were a good-natured and noble race who strived for peace and world safety. They were devoted to peacefully controlling the world’s resources, and would willingly sacrifice their most previous and vital relics to protect the earth from villains seeking to abuse them. It is also hinted in one instance that the Ancients had deep respect for the natural world; despite their advanced civilization, they lived in perfect harmony with nature. However, not all Ancients were inherently good. Lyric the Last Ancient for example, went mad with power and turned on his own kind to destroy all organic life.

The Ancients used runic alphabets and/or glyph symbols with emphasis on circles, arches and connecting lines as a writing system. This system has since been abandoned and only history buffs like Amy can translate it.

The Ancients were highly developed in terms of technological prowess. Even centuries ago, they were advanced enough to construct high-tech robots and facilities, develop time machines and energy shackles, and accomplish large-scaled feats of construction. Despite the time that has passed since then, the Ancients' technology remains virtually unsurpassed by anything else in the present-day world, and their creations that have existed since then remain in functional condition, showcasing a hardy design. Even Dr. Eggman had a hard time figuring out some of their more rudimentary creations. The Ancients were also a widespread civilization, having established several outposts and colonies across the seas.

Games
The Ancients were an ancient civilization who existed a millennium ago. The entire race was devoted to peacefully controlling the world’s resources. One among them however, Lyric, was driven mad with power and turned on his fellow Ancients and took control of the resources. This supposedly led to a great war which the Ancients were involved in. Following his uprising, Lyric built an army of robots programmed to obey his every command and set out to destroy everything organic and create a world of metal and robots. However, just before Lyric could successfully take over, the last surviving Ancients attacked him and imprisoned Lyric in a tomb where he was to remain forever. After that, the Ancients entered terminal decline over the ages and eventually went extinct, with the only remaining member being Lyric.

TV series
Not much is revealed by the Ancients, although they existed at the same time as the Granifier Giganticuses. Some of their legacy that withstood the test of time was a weapon which Charlie would discover and use for his own gain.

Known Ancients

 * Lyric the Last Ancient
 * Five unnamed Ancients

List of creations by the Ancients

 * Angler
 * AVA
 * Charlie's mech
 * Crab Excavator
 * Crystal Lock
 * Cyclone Blaster
 * Driller Worm
 * Enerbeam
 * Explosion Switch
 * Destruction Troops
 * Hydro Gate
 * MAIA
 * Mind Control Device
 * Riptide
 * Sentinel
 * Swarmer Hive
 * Tornado
 * Tunnel-Bot
 * Q-N-C

Trivia

 * Given that Lyric has been identified himself as a snake while other Ancients were revealed to look more like different anthropomorphic animals, it is possible that the Ancients as a race were actually constituted of multiple races of anthropomorphic animals. However, Steven Frost has stated that whether the Ancients were a race or just a civilization is up to interpretation until the cartoon or future games would got into more specifics.