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Little Planet; a tiny world filled with beauty and mystery. Appearing over Never Lake for just one month a year, it is a place where the past, present and future collide, thanks to the mysterious Time Stones that lie hidden deep within the planet.


— Description, Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)[2]

Little Planet[3] (リトルプラネット[4] Ritoru Puranetto?), also known as the Miracle Planet (奇跡の星[4] Kiseki no Hoshi?), is a location that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a planetoid in Sonic's universe with mystical properties that appears timely above Never Lake for approximately one month out of every year, and vanishes completely for the remaining eleven months.[4]

Description[]

Little Planet, as its name suggests, is a small, spherical astronomical body with characteristics similar to those from earth. As such, it possesses a breathable atmosphere and its own flora and fauna, which resemble those from Sonic's world. Described as a beautiful world[2] and a center of peace,[5] its surface is mostly covered by large landmasses that make it mainly green in color. There are also various bodies of water that are given a blue color when seen from space. Presumably due to its small size, the various forests and mountains on Little Planet can be seen from far away. Additionally, the planet possesses its own gravitational field. However, much of Little Planet remains surrounded in mystery.[2]

Unlike earth, Little Planet has many mystical properties; most noticeably, it is able to appear out of nowhere on Never Lake for one month every year,[4] though it is never specified where it can be found for the rest of the year. Additionally, it is able to freely fly around, and is unaffected by the gravitational pull of Sonic's world when it makes its visit on that planet. Described as "a world that defies time" and "where past, present and future collide",[2] Little Planet is known for hosting the Time Stones, mystic relics that allow their user to travel through time and re-write history to cause miracles to happen.[4][5] There are also Time Warp signs around the planet, which are used to enter the Time Warp and travel between different time frames: the present, the past, and a fluctuating future, by moving at the speed of light.[6] Also, Little Planet might have a will of its own; after Sonic saved Little Planet at the end of its incident, the planet left the earth while displaying sparkles that formed the hedgehog's face.

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Collision Chaos, an area on Little Planet, from Sonic Origins.

The natural environments that can be found on Little Planet are, much like those on earth, very wacky, colorful, and even abstract at times. These range from deserts and caves, to tropical plateaus and massive, psychedelic forests. There are various artificial areas as well, like cities and industrial facilities, though it is unknown where these are derived from. However, it can be safely assumed that the planet has housed at least one civilization at some point, as hinted by the Roman-like cities in the past and the ruins in the present.

In the past, Little Planet used to have more natural environments, with little civilization on it. Despite this, many industrial areas were already under construction. Following Dr. Eggman's takeover of the planet, it got turned into a huge fortress with no signs of peace.[5] At first sight, however, the changes made in the present were almost unnoticeable and rather vague, the most notable one being the lack of Animals.[5] In the future, though, Little Planet became a polluted wasteland. All the lakes were filled with chemicals and/or waste, while other natural areas had been heavily industrialized. No signs of life were present on the planet in this future. From space, natural areas were seen with a crimson tone and dead plants, while water was dark gray in color. After Sonic reverted the doctor's actions however, the planet's future changed to a futuristic utopia with little to no pollution at all. In addition, all of the planet's areas were filled with life and color.

History[]

Past[]

While the past of Little Planet has never been explained, it is known that it has been inhabited by at least one society; what is today Stardust Speedway has been populated since ancient times, while the modern-day Tidal Tempest is home to a flooded ruin. The planet's biodiversity has also greately changed compared to how it once was like, as seen in the distant past of Palmtree Panic.

Sonic the Hedgehog CD[]

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Little Planet under Dr. Eggman's control, from Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, in what became known as the "Little Planet incident" (リトルプラネット事件[1] Ritoru Puranetto jiken?), Little Planet was making its annual appearance over Never Lake as usual when Dr. Eggman, seeking its Time Stones and their ability to re-write history, chained Little Planet to a mountain near the lake and began the construction of his fortress on the planetoid before turning his sights on obtaining the Time Stones.[4] After unspecified events, the planet got devoid of peace due to Eggman's actions. Even though the doctor apparently was unable to travel to the past,[5] that timeline got filled with robot transporters and Metal Sonic holograms, which heavily reshaped Little Planet's future into a dystopic, polluted wasteland. However, in the present timeline, the changes were barely noticed aside from the mysterious absense of Animals, which hid under their breath in fear.[5]

Later, Sonic the Hedgehog went to Never Lake to watch Little Planet from there. To his surprise however, he found the planetoid in its miserable state and still chained to the nearby mountain. Suspecting that Dr. Eggman had something to do with this, the hedgehog traveled up to the planet along its chain.[4] There, he discovered that he could restore the planet's regions to their pristine states and free them from the doctor's control by removing his devices in the past and securing the Time Stones. Upon arriving in Collision Chaos, Sonic met Amy Rose, a hedgehog girl who had come to Little Planet after predicting a destined encounter with Sonic there. Upon seeing the blue hedgehog, Amy instantly fell in love with him. However, Amy was soon after kidnapped in front of Sonic by Metal Sonic, an ultra-performance Badnik created by Dr. Eggman, and the doctor's newest enforcer. Sonic was thus left with the tasks of saving both Little Planet and Amy.

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Little Planet being freed from Dr. Eggman's control, from Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

Making his way across Little Planet on his own, Sonic continued to free the planet's areas one by one. By destroying the robot transporters, Sonic was able to trigger a series of changes which steadily reversed Eggman's actions on the planet and restored its future.[5] Additionally, after the Metal Sonic holograms got destroyed, the Animals were no longer afraid of anything and began wandering around freely.[5] Eventually arriving in Stardust Speedway, Sonic had a race against Metal Sonic. After winning the confrontation, he freed Amy from her restraints in Stardust Speedway and went to Metallic Madness, Eggman's base. There, he had his showdown with the doctor. After the villain was defeated, a chain reaction was triggered that caused the metallic shell around Little Planet to collapse. After Sonic got Amy and himself back to the earth, Little Planet then disappeared from sight in a trail of stars in the shape of Sonic's head, now freed from Eggman's control and with a peaceful destiny to follow.

Sonic Generations[]

In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations, the bad future version of Stardust Speedway from Little Planet got transported to White Space as a side-effect of the Time Eater's time-traveling. There, Classic Sonic had a battle against Metal Sonic. After defeating the robot, the hedgehog acquired his Chaos Emerald.

When the Time Eater later got destroyed, Stardust Speedway and the rest of Little Planet were seemingly returned to their rightful place in the timeline.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II[]

In Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II and Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal, Little Planet made its annual return to earth. Seeking to retrieve Metal Sonic's body in Stardust Speedway, Dr. Eggman sent a drone to Little Planet and used it to rejuvenate Metal Sonic, whom Eggman then guided back from Little Planet to Eggman's base. Afterward, Eggman began plotting to build a new version of the Death Egg, named the Death Egg mk.II, around Little Planet. Similar to a Dyson sphere, this Death Egg was seemingly designed to absorb the energy of Little Planet; this was apparently the method which Eggman used to power his new space station.

During their adventure to stop Eggman's scheme, Sonic and Tails could see Little Planet in the sky above Sylvania Castle Zone during their battle with the Egg Serpentleaf. When they confronted Metal Sonic at White Park Zone however, they noticed that Eggman had already begun building the Death Egg mk.II around Little Planet. By the time the duo gave chase to Eggman and Metal Sonic after escaping the exploding Sky Fortress, the Death Egg mk.II had been completed, with Little Planet trapped inside it. After getting onboard the space fortress though, Sonic and Tails destroyed Eggman's final contraption, thus triggering a chain reaction that shut down the Death Egg mk.II. However, the space station remained intact, with Little Planet left inside it.

While it is unknown what happened to the Death Egg mk.II afterwards, it can be assumed that without its internal systems to prevent the Little Planet from disappearing again, it was pulled away from Sonic's world by the Little Planet's natural cycle for then to disappear with it to regions unknown.

Sonic Mania[]

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Sonic and Tails facing Giga Metal in Little Planet's Stardust Speedway, from Sonic Mania Plus.

In Sonic Mania, some time after the Angel Island incident, Little Planet was taken over and mechanized by Dr. Eggman, the satellite having assumed a position within viewing distance from Angel Island. After its arrival, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles got sent to the past of Stardust Speedway when the doctor displaced the heroes with the Phantom Ruby in Press Garden. Working their way back to the present after defeating a Hotaru Hi-Watt, the trio were challenged to a fight by Metal Sonic, whom they managed to defeat before being sent off of Little Planet by Eggman with the Phantom Ruby. The heroes could later see the planetoid in the sky while making their way through Lava Reef.

Getting back to Little Planet, Sonic's crew pursued Dr. Eggman through Metallic Madness while overcoming the doctor's contraptions before cornering him inside the Titanic Monarch, another one of the villain's bases on the small planet. After the trio of heroes defeated the scientist, the colossal fortress began to explode. During the fray, Sonic and the Phantom Ruby got sucked into an inter-dimensional wormhole while Tails and Knuckles escaped Little Planet. Landing back home, the fox and the echidna looked towards the planet as the chain linking it to their world shattered. The planetoid then disappeared in a shower of sparkles while the hedgehog barely escaped the collapsing Egg Reverie.

Sonic Mania Plus[]

In Sonic Mania Plus, following Sonic's return from the War to Take Back the Planet, Little Planet was conquered and mechanized by Dr. Eggman once again, the planetoid having, yet again, assumed a position within viewing distance from Angel Island. Not long after, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty and Ray got sent to Stardust Speedway's past when the villain displaced them with the Phantom Ruby in Press Garden. Working their way back to the present after defeating a Hotaru Hi-Watt, the group encountered Metal Sonic, whom they defeated before being sent off Little Planet by the doctor with the Phantom Ruby. The heroes could later see the planet in the sky while making their way through Lava Reef.

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Mighty and Tails watching the mechanized Little Planet from Lava Reef, from Sonic Mania Plus.

Getting back to Little Planet, the heroes pursued Eggman through Metallic Madness while overcoming the doctor's contraptions. In the end, they cornered him inside the rebuilt Titanic Monarch. After the group of heroes defeated the villain however, the Phantom Ruby went haywire, causing it to create a rift that began to suck in the scientist's massive complex. Eggman tried to sneak his way out, but the heroes escaped in their Super States and knocked him into the rift before returning to earth.

Other game appearances[]

Sonic Adventure[]

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Little Planet being mentioned, from Sonic Adventure.

In Sonic Adventure, its enhanced port Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, and the 2010 remaster, Little Planet is not mentioned in the English version; in the Japanese version, however, before visiting Casinopolis in Sonic's story, the player can find a boy at the station in Station Square that references the events that happened on the planet.[1]

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Books and comics[]

Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)[]

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Little Planet under Dr. Eggman's control, from Sonic the Hedgehog (Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special) Chapter 9

In the Sonic the Hedgehog manga published by Shogakukan, Little Planet is a small planetoid that occasionally appears over Earth. At one point, it was seized by Dr. Eggman for his own nefarious purposes and had its capital city of Las Pegasus outfitted with a plethora of casinos and game centers. However, his plans were thwarted by Sonic and Tails.

Sonic the Comic[]

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Tails looking at the Miracle Planet, from Sonic the Comic #27. Art by Richard Elson.

In the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions, Little Planet is referred to as the Miracle Planet. although some also know it as "Little Planet". In this media, the Miracle Planet is a planetoid in orbit around Mobius. It appears for three days out of every month above Never Lake. Once, Dr. Ivo Robotnik cyber-formed the entire Miracle Planet in order to use use it as a power source for Metallix, the Metal Sonic. However, Sonic managed to defeat Metallix and restore the planet to normal by using a Time Stone.

Sometime later, the Miracle Planet was taken over by the Brotherhood of Metallix. As such, it was once again covered in machinery, this time making it appear like a giant Metallix head. During this period, it was used as a staging ground for the Metallix's attempts to conquer Mobius. However, their plans were thwarted by Sonic and the Chaotix, and the Miracle Planet was subsequently returned to normal yet again.

Archie Comics[]

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Little Planet, from Sonic the Hedgehog #290.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Little Planet was the host to the Time Stones, and appeared over Never Lake on Mobius one month every year. The existence of the planet was closely kept as a secret by the citizens of Albion and Rob O' the Hedge, King of Mercia.

After the Super Genesis Wave re-wrote history, Little Planet and its history are now nearly identical to its game counterpart. Once seized by Dr. Eggman to obtain the seven Time Stones, the planet was saved by Sonic and was where he had his first encounter against Metal Sonic. A year later, it was trapped inside of the villain's Death Egg mk.II, but it was liberated once again by the hedgehog.

Trivia[]

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    What resembles Little Planet's chain, now worn down, from The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog.

    In The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, what resembles the chain that held the mechanized Little Planet in Sonic CD makes a small appearance outside of the window while in the Saloon Car. The chain itself has been visibly worn down by nature and now appears to be inhabited by various Chao.

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sonic Team (9 September 1999). Sonic Adventure International. Dreamcast. Sega. Area/level: Station Square (Sonic). "Boy: あっ、ソニックだー! ボク知ってるよ!リトルプラネット事件のときもエンジェルアイランド事件のときも…..世界を救ってくれたのはソニックなんだよね! [Oh, it's Sonic! I know you! It was Sonic who saved the world during the Little Planet incident and the Angel Island incident!]"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sonic the Hedgehog CD (iOS) English instruction booklet, "A World That Defies Time".
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Sega CD) United States instruction booklet, pg. 2.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 4.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 33.
  6. Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 16.


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