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The Forgotten War is a event that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It was a conflict that occurred in Mobius' ancient history between the Echidnas and the Order of Ixis. The war was a result of the latter's attempt at world domination. Despite the Order's mastery over the Ixis magics, the highly advanced technology of Albion proved too powerful, eventually resulting in the Albion Knights of Aurora crushing the Order of Ixis once and for all. It also marked the appearance of the Second Enerjak, which may be how the Albion Knights were able to win.
History[]
Rise of Mammoth Mogul[]
During the Coming of the Chaos Emeralds, one of the many magical Chaos Emeralds descending from the sky struck the Mobian who would become Mammoth Mogul. The Chaos Emerald, now imbedded in Mogul's chest, granted him immortal life and a vast amount of power. He was briefly able to become ruler of the small, primitive populations on Mobius. Still ignorant of the potential he had however, the Mobians eventually grew tired of his leadership and easily dethroned him when he was roughly 100 years old. (SMM)
After roughly 200 years had passed since his dethroning, Mogul was able to learn the fundamentals of the powers provided by the Chaos Emerald within him, such as Crystalline Magic. His magical abilities inspired others to join him, who eventually learned the Ixis Magicks from Mogul himself. With a new group of followers, Mogul formed his Order of Ixis, and would attempt to retake his place as ruler of Mobius. (StH: #163, SMM)
Albion's Development[]
Unlike the other Mobian species on the planet, the Echidnas were developing at an exponential rate. Having settled into their colony of Albion, the Echidnas quickly developed new sciences, technologies and weapons. By the time of the Forgotten War, the Echidnas had developed firearms. (StH: #71, #163, KtE: #12)
The Forgotten War[]
As the Order of Ixis attempted to dominate the planet, the far-more technologically advanced Echidnas of Albion opposed the their rule, beginning the Forgotten War. By the end of the conflict, the Albion Knights of Aurora came out triumphant, obliterating all but a few members of the Order of Ixis and its leader. This set back Mogul's plans for domination for several millenniums, and allowed the other societies on Mobius to flourish and develop freely. (StH: #163)
Trivia[]
- The time the Forgotten War took placed is based off the similar appearance of Mammoth Mogul at 300 years of age in the Mecha Madness Special and his appearance in StH #163 when he is retelling of the final battle of the Forgotten War.
- It seems likely that this was only one of numerous wars that took place around this period when record keeping was poor. Evidence points towards the lack of any known mention about Mutates during the Albion/Ixis conflict even though some historians are certain they were products of such altercations. The fact that a serpent Mutate was seen guarding the Temple of Shazamazon suggests that other civilizations at that time were engaged in their own battles and may have bred such creatures for combat.
External links[]
- Forgotten War at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.