Planet Meridian

A planet that appears in Sonic the Comic. Planet Meridian is a world that exists within the Special Zone and is in many ways similar to Mobius. It is populated by anthropomorphic animals just like Mobius, although everyday life on the planet is very unusual. Events such as superhero brawls and giant monsters attacking the cities is considered the norm on Meridian, with the citizens paying little attention to wanton destruction and carnage caused by rampant supervillains. Meridian no longer exists since the Special Zone was destroyed by the machinations of the Syndicate.

Locations
New Tek City seems to be Meridian's capital city and most of the StC stories that have taken place on Meridian have been focused here. Not many other locales on the planet have been seen, other than the Sidewinder mansion on New Tek's outskirts, and the Mandrake Swamp where the plant creature known as Root resided.

Sonic on Meridian
Sonic the Hedgehog first visited Meridian in Sonic the Comic Issue #84 in the story Heroes & Villains, Part One. Upon his arrival in New Tek City, he was caught up in a battle between the Justice Brigade and the Discriminators, who were fighting each other for no reason other than heroes and villains have to fight each other. Sonic was quickly arrested by the New Tek Police who believed he was connected with the Chaotix Crew (Chaotix were wanted by the authorities at the time). Sonic was soon bailed out of jail by the terrorist ringleader Lord Sidewinder, who had been hosting Super Sonic at his mansion and had promised to deliver Sonic to him. Super Sonic immediately betrayed the Sidewinder gang when he saw Sonic and attempted to kill him, only to be interrupted by Chaotix's sudden arrival at the mansion. A battle ensued which resulted in the Omni-Viewer sealing Super Sonic within itself, freezing him in time. Super Sonic was too powerful to be suspended indefinitely and so the Chaotix and Sonic took the Omni-Viewer to the Black Asteroid and sealed it and Super Sonic inside. Without the Omni-Viewer or any Star Posts, Sonic was stranded in the Special Zone and spent most of this time either on Meridian or the Chaotix Crew's asteroid base. During his time on Meridian, Sonic encountered a number of villains, including Doctor Plague, Mister Shifter, the Blazer and the Indestructible Bulk. He also crossed paths with the destructive Bruise Brothers and the inept superheroes, the Z-Monkeys. Sonic came to thoroughly dislike Meridian and the Special Zone in general, which he referred to as 'crazy'. Fortunately for Sonic, he eventually returned to Mobius after the Omni-Viewer came back online following Super Sonic's escape. On occasion, Sonic has returned to Meridian by Chaotix request, such as aiding them in their confrontation with Root.

Porker's Homeworld
In the four-part Knuckles story 'On The Run', it is revealed that Porker Lewis originally came from Meridian. Porker - then known as Oscar the Pig - worked with the crime lord Hammerhead to develop what he believed was a new source of clean energy. Porker eventually discovered that he was unknowingly helping Hammerhead build a weapon of mass destruction, and proceeded to destroy all of the project's documents before going on the run and travelling to Mobius. The New Tek Police didn't solve the case until years later when Porker turned up in New Tek City accidentally along with Knuckles. The mystery of Oscar the Pig was put to rest by Lt. Furor after he heard Porker's confession and Porker was allowed to leave Meridian again, this time forever.

Armageddon
Planet Meridian - along with the rest of the Special Zone - was destroyed by Shadow the Hedgehog and the Syndicate when they brought the Chaos Emeralds together inside the Zone. The Chaotix Crew escaped the destruction at the last second and have since been working on Mobius, trying to develop a method to restore the Special Zone. Despite how farfetched the idea of rebuilding an entire universe and all its inhabitants may sound, the Crew are determined to make it work.