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Sonic the Hedgehog #164

Publication details

Issue

164

Date

12 July 2006^[1]

Publishing company

Archie Comics

Cover price

$2.25 (US)^[1]

Production staff

Writer

Ian Flynn

Cover artist

Patrick Spaziante

Pencils

Inks

Jim Amash

Letters

Colors

Publisher

President

Richard Goldwater

Special thanks

to Robert Leffler and Dyna Lopez at Sega Licensing
to Robert Leffler and Dyna Lopez at Sega Licensing and Sonic Team

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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 164 is the one hundred sixty-fourth issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.

Official solicitation

The Darkest Storm - Part 3: Downburst

The cataclysmic conclusion of this epic tale finds a fallen hero and a hidden villain revealed! Can Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles stand up to the combined forces of mystical Ixis Naugus, megalomaniac Mammoth Mogul, and the world's most evil science geek, Robotnik? The most shocking story development since Sonic's #50's death of Princess Sally!

Sonic Riders - Part 2

Sonic gets help from Tails and Knuckles against the Babylon Rogues.

Features stories

The Darkest Storm Part Three: Downburst

Writer: Ian Flynn
Pencils: James Fry
Inks: Jim Amash
Colors: Jason Jensen
Letters: John Workman
Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
Editor-in-chief: Richard Goldwater
Special Thanks To: Robert Leffler and Dyna Lopez at SEGA Licensing

Synopsis

Anonymous opens by stating what he has managed to accomplish thus far: causing the Arachne Clan to activate the Sword of Acorns in the Egg Grape Chamber, casting the Egg Grapes into the Zone of Silence and killing the Ancient Walkers, freeing both Mammoth Mogul and Ixis Naugus, and the two villains joining forces. Reporting their current engagement with Sonic and his allies, he remarks that "everything is going according to plan." At the battle, Sonic banters briefly with both Fiona and Sally before suggesting to Elias that that they try to retrieve the Acorn artifacts. The two go to confront Mogul, who swings at them with the Sword of Acorns but then has the Crown snatched from his head by Sonic. He then places it on Elias, who believes that his birthright will restore it to his control, only for the two to be electrocuted by its tainted power. Mogul calls the artifact back to him, remarking that Elias had no chance of reclaiming the Source of All from him without being connected to them at the time they were forged. He is then confronted by Sir Connery, who recites his charge from the Ancient Walkers to cleanse Mobius of evil magicians. Though he would believed the task done with the death of Damocles the Elder and others before him, he states that he now has one more task.

Sonic encourages Connery, planning to work with him against Mogul, only for the Mammoth to conjure up a hand of earth to hold Sonic and prevent him from interfering as Mogul and Sir Connery duel. Mogul claims that Connery is helpless against him without the Ancient Walkers, only for Connery to retort that he holds the Ancient Walkers with him in his final act. He reveals that they gave him his Sword of Light so that he could destroy evil, and after a brief clash of blades informs Elias that he must destroy the royal artifacts. Sir Connery then declares himself Paladin of the Ancient Walkers, Bringer of the Light and Enemy of the Darkness, prompting Mogul to remark scathingly that Mogul is usually insulted for such verbosity. Then, activating the power of the Sword of Light, Connery strikes to Mogul's dismay, destroying the Sword and Crown of Acorns with Sonic's encouragement. The heroes are then horrified as Connery's body dissolves into smoke, leaving his armor and Sword to fall to the ground as Merlin explains that Sir Connery used his own life force to destroy the Source of All.

The fallen Mogul is assisted by Ixis Naugus and the Destructix, raging over his defeat and the loss of his empowering artifacts. Sonic and the other heroes then confront him, furious over Connery's loss and determined to defeat him, while Mogul is determined to continue the fight. Both are then interrupted by the sudden arrival of Dr. Eggman in the Egg Hawk as he and the Egg Fleet open fire, driving the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Chaotix to cover and forcing the villains together. The fleet then attacks with teleportation beams, capturing Mogul's force as Eggman laughs triumphantly and Anonymous declares that Phase Three is complete. Sonic braces for another battle, but Eggman then informs Sonic that he has not come for Sonic, identifying Mogul and Naugus as the greater threats and mourning Mecha Robotnik's loss as a result of their actions. Sonic then asks if he destroyed them, and Robotnik reveals that he has actually taken them captive with his teleportation technology. He then informs Sonic that his Egg Fleet has the power to wipe Sonic off the map, but that he intends to crush the Freedom Fighters on his own terms. Sonic attempts to engage him, but is too weary from the battle to be in top form, and is forced to watch along with his friends as the tyrant and his forces depart.

Some time later, Anonymous reports that his hope was that Sonic would be killed in the massive battle, but that every other aspect of his plan has been completed. In Knothole Village, Sonic, Tails, Merlin, Elias, Sally, and Knuckles gather at Sir Connery's newly erected gravestone, Elias mourning how much of his father's old kingdom has been lost. Merlin then comforts him with the knowledge that Sir Connery died protecting the Kingdom of Acorn and Mobius, while Knuckles promises to protect Mobius in Connery's stead to repay the Paladin for saving him so long ago. Elias then questions how he can reform the court when Connery's life was too high a price to pay, infuriating Sonic. He then states that he knows Connery would not have given up had Sonic perished, and that he has no intention of giving up and thus besmirching Connery's death, and questions if Elias is going to do so by giving up on the kingdom. Shedding tears briefly, Elias holds the Sword of Light aloft, promising to honor Connery's memory and keep his sword in remembrance of his courage and as a commitment to emulate it. Sonic then compliments Elias on the speech, given that he came to the throne after trying to avoid his heritage for so long. Sally then takes Elias away to get some rest, leaving Merlin and the others to speak.

Sonic questions who they will look to for a deus ex machina without the Ancient Walkers, prompting Knuckles to suggest learning more about Aurora. Tails reminds them that Athair is still active, which Merlin agrees to before remarking "And I have a few connections." The younger heroes then agree that so long as they work together they can handle anything, and the four then head off to get some food. Back in New Megaopolis, Eggman is observing Mogul and his minions in the Egg Grapes, with A.D.A.M. reporting that Mogul is shielding himself and the others from the effects of the device. Eggman dismisses it, figuring that Mogul and his men will be destroyed regardless of resistance. He also takes comfort in the fact that though he lost several thousand mobians to the Zone of Silence, his new prisoners help to make up for them, and the fusion of the Void and the Zone of Silence will make the energy harvested from them easier to make use of. He then declares that once he has that power at his disposal, he will destroy Knothole Village, before going off to sleep. A.D.A.M. then reveals that he was responsible for killing the Ancient Walkers and bringing about the Source of All's destruction, making Eggman the greatest power on Mobius. He then promises to destroy Eggman and Sonic as well, and that Eggman will soon realize "that A.D.A.M. Determines Anonymous' Movements".

Appearances

Characters:

A.D.A.M.
Ancient Walkers (mentioned)
Arachne Clan
Badnik Horde
- Egg Pawn
Chaotix
Destructix
Dr. Eggman
Hunter (mentioned)
Ixis Naugus
Knothole Freedom Fighters
Lara-Le (mentioned)
Mammoth Mogul
Mecha Robotnik (mentioned)
Neo Walkers
- Athair (mentioned)
- Aurora (mentioned)
- Merlin Prower
Sir Connery

Races and species:

Mobian
Mobosaur (recording)
Overlander

Locations:

Prime Zone
- Mobius
  - Northamer
    - Great Forest
      - Knothole Village
        Chuck's Chili Dogs (mentioned)
    - New Megaopolis
      - Egg Grape Chamber
Void (mentioned)
Zone of Silence (mentioned)

Items:

Vehicles:

Egg Fleet
Egg Hawk (first appearance)

Misc.:

Kingdom of Knothole (mentioned)
Source of All (mentioned)

Continuity

Knuckles remembers Sir. Connery saving his life in Sonic the Hedgehog #45, "Knuckles Quest 3: A Land of Dark, a Knight Of Virtue!"

Trivia

Damocles the Elder was spelled "Domoleces" in this story.
Despite being seen after the fight with the villains, Charmy and Saffron are not seen participating in the battle.
The silhouette of Anonymous was deliberately made to look like the original Dr. Robotnik, as writer Romy Chacon planned to reveal Anonymous as a revived Robotnik. However, as that never came about, the silhouette was used as a red herring.

Sonic Riders Part 2 of 2

Writer: Ian Flynn
Pencils: Tracy Yardley
Inks: Jim Amash
Letters: Teresa Davidson
Colors: Josh & Aimee Ray
Editor: Mike Pellerito
Managing Editor: Victor Gorelick
Editor-in-chief: Richard Goldwater
Special Thanks To: Robert Leffler and Dyna Lopez at Sega Licensing and Team Sonic

Synopsis

A battered Sonic enters Freedom HQ and startles Knuckles and Tails, who are both surprised by his condition. Knuckles is immediately angry and eager to go after the guilty party, whom Sonic reveals are Dr. Eggman's latest minions, the Babylon Rogues. Knuckles is then amused as Sonic admits that their boards gave them incredible speed, and promises to help even the odds, though Sonic is at a loss as to how they can accomplish this. Tails then reveals that he has been constructing his own air boards to help the Knothole Freedom Fighters keep up with Sonic in the field. Sonic compliments his work, and Tails points out that though the boards are prototypes they are all functional. Sonic then reveals that the Babylon Rogues will be attacking Knothole Village the following day.

As the Babylon Rogues fly towards Knothole Village, Storm questions if Jet thinks Sonic will appear to stop them. Jet is confident that the three of them hurt Sonic enough so that he will not be able to interfere, but all three are then surprised by blurs of speed. Sonic and his two friends then park their air boards and cockily confront their enemies, and an infuriated Jet promises to wreck Knothole Village for their imitation. The six mobians begin racing through the Great Forest, and Knuckles and Storm begin grappling and realize that they have equal strength. Wave then confronts Tails and admits to being impressed by his flying ability, but then angers him by insulting his boards. Jet and Sonic continue to confront each other, and Sonic tells Jet that if he wants to trash Knothole Village, he will have to beat them there.

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-'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 164''''' is the one hundred sixty-fourth issue of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series published by [[Archie Comics]].
+'''''Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 164''''' is the one hundred sixty-fourth issue of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[comic]] series published by [[Archie Comics]].
 ==Official solicitation==
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 *'''Editor-in-chief''': [[Richard Goldwater]]
 *'''Special Thanks To''': [[Robert Leffler]] and [[Dyna Lopez]] at [[Sega|SEGA Licensing]]
+====Synopsis====
+[[A.D.A.M.|Anonymous]] opens by stating what he has managed to accomplish thus far: causing the [[Arachne Clan]] to activate the [[Sword of Acorns]] in the [[Egg Grape Chamber]], casting the Egg Grapes into the [[Zone of Silence]] and killing the [[Ancient Walkers]], freeing both [[Mammoth Mogul]] and [[Ixis Naugus]], and the two villains joining forces. Reporting their current engagement with [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] and his allies, he remarks that "everything is going according to plan." At the battle, Sonic banters briefly with both [[Fiona Fox|Fiona]] and [[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally]] before suggesting to Elias that that they try to retrieve the Acorn artifacts. The two go to confront Mogul, who swings at them with the Sword of Acorns but then has the Crown snatched from his head by Sonic. He then places it on [[Elias Acorn|Elias]], who believes that his birthright will restore it to his control, only for the two to be electrocuted by its tainted power. Mogul calls the artifact back to him, remarking that Elias had no chance of reclaiming the [[Source of All]] from him without being connected to them at the time they were forged. He is then confronted by [[Sir Connery]], who recites his charge from the Ancient Walkers to cleanse [[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]] of evil magicians. Though he would believed the task done with the death of [[Damocles the Elder]] and others before him, he states that he now has one more task.
+Sonic encourages Connery, planning to work with him against Mogul, only for the Mammoth to conjure up a hand of earth to hold Sonic and prevent him from interfering as Mogul and Sir Connery duel. Mogul claims that Connery is helpless against him without the Ancient Walkers, only for Connery to retort that he holds the Ancient Walkers with him in his final act. He reveals that they gave him his [[Sword of Light]] so that he could destroy evil, and after a brief clash of blades informs Elias that he must destroy the royal artifacts. Sir Connery then declares himself Paladin of the Ancient Walkers, Bringer of the Light and Enemy of the Darkness, prompting Mogul to remark scathingly that Mogul is usually insulted for such verbosity. Then, activating the power of the Sword of Light, Connery strikes to Mogul's dismay, destroying the Sword and Crown of Acorns with Sonic's encouragement. The heroes are then horrified as Connery's body dissolves into smoke, leaving his armor and Sword to fall to the ground as Merlin explains that Sir Connery used his own life force to destroy the Source of All.
+The fallen Mogul is assisted by [[Ixis Naugus]] and the [[Destructix]], raging over his defeat and the loss of his empowering artifacts. Sonic and the other heroes then confront him, furious over Connery's loss and determined to defeat him, while Mogul is determined to continue the fight. Both are then interrupted by the sudden arrival of [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]] in the [[Egg Hawk (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg Hawk]] as he and the [[Egg Fleet (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg Fleet]] open fire, driving the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters]] and [[Chaotix (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaotix]] to cover and forcing the villains together. The fleet then attacks with teleportation beams, capturing Mogul's force as Eggman laughs triumphantly and Anonymous declares that Phase Three is complete. Sonic braces for another battle, but Eggman then informs Sonic that he has not come for Sonic, identifying Mogul and Naugus as the greater threats and mourning [[Mecha Robotnik]]'s loss as a result of their actions. Sonic then asks if he destroyed them, and Robotnik reveals that he has actually taken them captive with his teleportation technology. He then informs Sonic that his Egg Fleet has the power to wipe Sonic off the map, but that he intends to crush the [[Freedom Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Freedom Fighters]] on his own terms. Sonic attempts to engage him, but is too weary from the battle to be in top form, and is forced to watch along with his friends as the tyrant and his forces depart.
+Some time later, Anonymous reports that his hope was that Sonic would be killed in the massive battle, but that every other aspect of his plan has been completed. In [[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole Village]], Sonic, [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]], [[Merlin Prower|Merlin]], Elias, Sally, and [[Knuckles the Echidna (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knuckles]] gather at Sir Connery's newly erected gravestone, Elias mourning how much of [[Maximillian Acorn|his father]]'s old kingdom has been lost. Merlin then comforts him with the knowledge that Sir Connery died protecting the [[Kingdom of Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Kingdom of Acorn]] and Mobius, while Knuckles promises to protect Mobius in Connery's stead to repay the Paladin for saving him so long ago. Elias then questions how he can reform the court when Connery's life was too high a price to pay, infuriating Sonic. He then states that he knows Connery would not have given up had Sonic perished, and that he has no intention of giving up and thus besmirching Connery's death, and questions if Elias is going to do so by giving up on the kingdom. Shedding tears briefly, Elias holds the Sword of Light aloft, promising to honor Connery's memory and keep his sword in remembrance of his courage and as a commitment to emulate it. Sonic then compliments Elias on the speech, given that he came to the throne after trying to avoid his heritage for so long. Sally then takes Elias away to get some rest, leaving Merlin and the others to speak.
+Sonic questions who they will look to for a ''deus ex machina'' without the Ancient Walkers, prompting Knuckles to suggest learning more about [[Aurora]]. Tails reminds them that [[Athair]] is still active, which Merlin agrees to before remarking "And I have a few connections." The younger heroes then agree that so long as they work together they can handle anything, and the four then head off to get some food. Back in [[New Megaopolis]], Eggman is observing Mogul and his minions in the Egg Grapes, with A.D.A.M. reporting that Mogul is shielding himself and the others from the effects of the device. Eggman dismisses it, figuring that Mogul and his men will be destroyed regardless of resistance. He also takes comfort in the fact that though he lost several thousand [[mobian]]s to the [[Zone of Silence]], his new prisoners help to make up for them, and the fusion of the [[Void (Archie) (location)|Void]] and the Zone of Silence will make the energy harvested from them easier to make use of. He then declares that once he has that power at his disposal, he will destroy Knothole Village, before going off to sleep. A.D.A.M. then reveals that he was responsible for killing the Ancient Walkers and bringing about the Source of All's destruction, making Eggman the greatest power on Mobius. He then promises to destroy Eggman and Sonic as well, and that Eggman will soon realize "that '''A'''.D.A.M. '''D'''etermines '''A'''nonymous' '''M'''ovements".
+====Appearances====
+'''Characters''':
+*[[A.D.A.M.]]
+*[[Ancient Walkers]] {{Mention}}
+*[[Arachne Clan]]
+*[[Badnik Horde (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Badnik Horde]]
+**[[Egg Pawn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg Pawn]]
+*[[Chaotix (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaotix]]
+**[[Charmy Bee (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Charmy Bee]]
+**[[Espio the Chameleon (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Espio the Chameleon]]
+**[[Julie-Su]]
+**[[Knuckles the Echidna (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knuckles the Echidna]]
+**[[Mighty the Armadillo (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Mighty the Armadillo]]
+**[[Saffron Bee]]
+**[[Vector the Crocodile (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Vector the Crocodile]]
+*[[Destructix]]
+**[[Drago Wolf]]
+**[[Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg]]
+**[[Fearsome Foursome]]
+***[[Flying Frog]]
+***[[Lightning Lynx]]
+***[[Predator Hawk]]
+***[[Sergeant Simian]]
+*[[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]]
+*[[Hunter]] {{Mention}}
+*[[Ixis Naugus]]
+*[[Knothole Freedom Fighters]]
+**[[Antoine D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Antoine D'Coolette]]
+**[[Bunnie D'Coolette (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bunnie Rabbot]]
+**[[Fiona Fox]]
+**[[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Miles "Tails" Prower]]
+**[[Sally Acorn (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sally Acorn]]
+**[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
+*[[Lara-Le]] {{Mention}}
+*[[Mammoth Mogul]]
+*[[Mecha Robotnik]] {{Mention}}
+*[[Neo Walkers]]
+**[[Athair]] {{Mention}}
+**[[Aurora]] {{Mention}}
+**[[Merlin Prower]]
+*[[Sir Connery]]
+'''Races and species''':
+*[[Mobian]]
+*[[Mobosaur]] {{g|recording}}
+*[[Overlander]]
+'''Locations''':
+*[[Prime Zone (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Prime Zone]]
+**[[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]]
+***[[Northamer (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Northamer]]
+****[[Great Forest]]
+*****[[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole Village]]
+******[[Chuck's Chili Dogs]] {{Mention}}
+****[[New Megaopolis]]
+*****[[Egg Grape Chamber]]
+*[[Void (Archie) (location)|Void]] {{Mention}}
+*[[Zone of Silence]] {{Mention}}
+'''Items''':
+*[[Chaos Emerald (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Chaos Emerald]]
+*[[Crown of Acorns]]
+*[[Sword of Acorns]]
+*[[Sword of Light]]
+'''Vehicles''':
+*[[Egg Fleet (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg Fleet]]
+*[[Egg Hawk (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Egg Hawk]] {{1st}}
+'''Misc.''':
+*[[Kingdom of Knothole]] {{Mention}}
+*[[Source of All]] {{Mention}}
+====Continuity====
+*Knuckles remembers Sir. Connery saving his life in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 45|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #45]], "Knuckles Quest 3: A Land of Dark, a Knight Of Virtue!"
+====Trivia====
+*[[Damocles the Elder]] was spelled "Domoleces" in this story.
+*Despite being seen after the fight with the villains, [[Charmy Bee (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Charmy]] and [[Saffron Bee|Saffron]] are not seen participating in the battle.
+*The silhouette of Anonymous was deliberately made to look like the [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|original Dr. Robotnik]], as writer [[Romy Chacon]] planned to reveal Anonymous as a revived Robotnik. However, as that never came about, the silhouette was used as a red herring.
 ===Sonic Riders Part 2 of 2===
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 *'''Managing Editor''': [[Victor Gorelick]]
 *'''Editor-in-chief''': [[Richard Goldwater]]
-*'''Special Thanks To''': [[Robert Leffler]] and [[Dyna Lopez]] at [[Sega|Sega Licensing]] and Sonic Team
+*'''Special Thanks To''': [[Robert Leffler]] and [[Dyna Lopez]] at [[Sega|Sega Licensing]] and Team Sonic
+====Synopsis====
+A battered [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic]] enters [[Freedom HQ]] and startles [[Knuckles the Echidna (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knuckles]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]], who are both surprised by his condition. Knuckles is immediately angry and eager to go after the guilty party, whom Sonic reveals are [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]]'s latest minions, the [[Babylon Rogues (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Babylon Rogues]]. Knuckles is then amused as Sonic admits that their [[Extreme Gear (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|boards]] gave them incredible speed, and promises to help even the odds, though Sonic is at a loss as to how they can accomplish this. Tails then reveals that he has been constructing his own air boards to help the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters]] keep up with Sonic in the field. Sonic compliments his work, and Tails points out that though the boards are prototypes they are all functional. Sonic then reveals that the Babylon Rogues will be attacking [[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole Village]] the following day.
+As the Babylon Rogues fly towards Knothole Village, [[Storm the Albatross (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Storm]] questions if [[Jet the Hawk (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Jet]] thinks Sonic will appear to stop them. Jet is confident that the three of them hurt Sonic enough so that he will not be able to interfere, but all three are then surprised by blurs of speed. Sonic and his two friends then park their air boards and cockily confront their enemies, and an infuriated Jet promises to wreck Knothole Village for their imitation. The six [[mobian]]s begin racing through the [[Great Forest]], and Knuckles and Storm begin grappling and realize that they have equal strength. [[Wave the Swallow (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Wave]] then confronts Tails and admits to being impressed by his flying ability, but then angers him by insulting his boards. Jet and Sonic continue to confront each other, and Sonic tells Jet that if he wants to trash Knothole Village, he will have to beat them there.
+====Appearances====
+'''Characters''':
+*[[Babylon Rogues (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Babylon Rogues]]
+**[[Jet the Hawk (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Jet the Hawk]]
+**[[Storm the Albatross (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Storm the Albatross]]
+**[[Wave the Swallow (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Wave the Swallow]]
+*[[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]] {{Mention}}
+*[[Freedom Fighters (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Freedom Fighters]]
+**[[Knothole Freedom Fighters]]
+***[[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Miles "Tails" Prower]]
+***[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
+**[[Knuckles the Echidna (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knuckles the Echidna]]
+'''Races and species''':
+*[[Mobian]]
+'''Locations''':
+*[[Prime Zone (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Prime Zone]]
+**[[Mobius (Archie)|Mobius]]
+***[[Northamer (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Northamer]]
+****[[Great Forest]]
+*****[[Knothole Village (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Knothole Village]]
+******[[Freedom HQ]]
+'''Items''':
+*[[Extreme Gear (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Extreme Gear]]
+**[[Blue Star (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Blue Star]] {{1st}}
+**[[Red Rock (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Red Rock]] {{1st}}
+**[[Type-J (Archie)|Type-J]]
+**[[Type-S (Archie)|Type-S]]
+**[[Type-W (Archie)|Type-W]]
+**[[Yellow Tail (Archie)|Yellow Tail]] {{1st}}
+*[[Sonic's sneakers]]
+====Trivia====
+*The title card for "Sonic Riders Part 2 of 2" is completely absent.
+*In the "Special Thanks" credits, [[Sonic Team]] is written as "Team Sonic".
+*"Sonic Riders Part 2 of 2" was originally slated to be reprinted in ''[[Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Villains]]'', as noted by a footnote in ''[[Sonic Universe Volume 5: The Tails Adventure]]''. The story does not appear in the final version of the book. However, the story was reprinted in [[Archie Sonic Super Digest Issue 8|''Sonic Super Digest'' #8]].
+==Quotes==
+:'''Sir Connery''': I am Sir Connery! Paladin of the Ancient Walkers! Bringer of the Light and enemy of the Darkness!
+:'''Mammoth Mogul''': And the chastise me for my verbosity...
+:'''Sir Connery''': By the power invested in me by the highest of powers...
+:'''Sonic''': C'mon, Sir Connery. Show him how it's done old-school!
+:'''Sir Connery''': '''''I smite thee!'''''
+:'''Dr. Eggman''': Too slow Sonic! You're too tired to be worth my effort.
+==Trivia==
+[[File:DarkestStormCover.jpg|thumb|200px|The three-part image.]]
+*This issue's cover is the final part of a three-part image.
 ==Gallery==
+===Concept artwork===
+{{Gallery start}}
+<gallery widths="200">
+Sonic the Hedgehog -164 p.2 Sonic Riders Pt. 2 Tails 2006 art by Tracy Yardley!.jpg
+Sonic the Hedgehog -164 p.3 Sonic Riders Pt. 2 Knuckles 06 art by Tracy Yardley!.jpg
+Sonic the Hedgehog -164 p.4 Sonic Riders Pt. 2 Knuckles 06 art by Tracy Yardley!.jpg
+</gallery>
+{{Gallery end}}
 ===Preview pages===
 {{Gallery start}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths="200">
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+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *{{ME link|Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 164}}
+*{{Plain link|http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_164_(Archie)|Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 164}} at Sonic Retro
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+[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) issues]]
+[[Category:2006 issues]]
+[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) issues written by Ian Flynn]]