Empire City (Archie)

This location exists primarily or exclusively within the Post-Super Genesis Wave continuity. Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

For the version of this location before the Super Genesis Wave, see Empire City (Pre-Super Genesis Wave).

Empire City
Empire City, from Sonic Universe #91.
Background information
First appearance	Sonic the Hedgehog #268
Inspiration	Empire City
Overview
Location	Northamer
Inhabitants	Breezie the Hedgehog Honey the Cat Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad Coconuts Grounder Scratch
Visitors	Chaotix Charmy Bee Espio the Chameleon Vector the Crocodile Chip Dr. Ellidy Echo the Dolphin Freedom Fighters Amy Rose Miles "Tails" Prower Sonic the Hedgehog Hooligans Knuckles the Echidna Metal Sonic Nikki Princess Undina Team Dark
Final state	Intact

An economic hub with almost as many skyscrapers as citizens! It's home to Casino Park, part of the Breeze Media network and Honey Brand clothing!

— The World of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog #281

Empire City is a location that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It is a populous, economic hub dominated by skyscrapers on the continent Northamer, and a part of the United Federation.

History

Past

Years ago, Dr. Ellidy's daughter Nikki won the first prize at the Empire City Science Fair. The Hooligans also once came to Empire City to pull a job, but they failed and got arrested.

In the past, Neo Metal Sonic, disguised as Dr. Eggman, built Casino Park for Breezie and her multimedia empire, but also filled it with death traps for Sonic and his friends. Though Breezie saw through Neo's disguise, she nevertheless thanked him for his generosity. Casino Park was later visited by Team Sonic, Team Rose, Team Dark, and the Chaotix during their respective quests in an incident that also involved Neo Metal Sonic.

Shattered World Crisis

Note: From the readers' point of view, this picks up from where Empire City's original timeline ended.

Act One

During the Shattered World Crisis, Breezie the Hedgehog came into the possession of a Chaos Emerald and hosted the Chaos Emerald Championship for her media's own benefit, with the Chaos Emerald serving as the prize. This would attract the attention of numerous parties, including the Hooligans, the Freedom Fighters, and individuals such as Knuckles the Echidna and Espio the Chameleon, which kicked off the tournament. Eventually, during the final round between Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles, Metal Sonic invaded Casino Park and headed for the vault in an attempt to steal the Chaos Emerald, only to be intercepted and thwarted at the last moment by Tails.

Act Two

The city would be seen again when Honey listened in on the Freedom Fighters' plan to fix the world.

The Case of the Pirate Princess

While in search of the missing Princess Undina, Echo the Dolphin traveled to Empire City, where a clue she had found led her to Honey the Cat, who revealed that the princess had chosen to tour the world on her own.

Points of interest

• BINGO Highway
• Casino Park
• Honey Brand Clothing main office

Trivia

• Empire City is based on the Town Stage with the same name from the video game Sonic Unleashed, where it and Apotos are the only two locations without a Gaia Temple.

See also

• Empire City