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The Sand-Blasters were a Freedom Fighter group from Sand Blast City. While originally those who managed to escape capture and roboticization in Sand Blast City remained in hiding, the defeat of Dr. Ivo Robotnik by Sonic the Hedgehog gave them the confidence to rally together and retake their city.
History
Early Incounters
The Sand-Blasters are modeled after Knothole Freedom Fighters but also use tanks and other military equipment. (StH: #62)
While the Sand-Blasters did succeed in expelling the Robians from their city, they also tended to use questionable methods to get what they wanted. This became apparent when the Sand-Blasters attempted to hold Sonic and Tails captive in their city behind a force field so that they would always be protected from outside forces. Their efforts failed however when Sonic destroyed the shield generator to their city and escaped, causing the Sand-Blasters to once again defend their city from the attacking Robian hordes, swearing revenge on Sonic and his friends. (StH: #62, #63)
Some time later they captured Bunnie Rabbot and used the reprogrammed Robians to attack her, though they had originally planned to use them to attack Sonic. However, Bunnie defeated the Robians and chased the Sand-Blasters off. (StH: #119)
Back and Dangerous
By 3237, the Robians had all been restored to normal, courtesy of the Bem. At first, they tried to temporarily settle in Sand Blast City, but eventually turned to Dr. Eggman and became a new chapter of the Dark Egg Legion. According to Jack, this was despite the Sand Blasters taking them in; however, the Legion's Grandmaster, Beauregard Rabbot, claimed that the Sand Blasters abused the former Robians, forcing them to go to Eggman for help. The Sand Blasters found themselves fighting this new Legion, mostly over control of the nearby Oil Ocean Refinery. The Sand Blasters once again had the city's shield up and running, in addition to newly-created EMP beacons designed by Avery to disable any Legionnaires who wandered too close. They eventually sent out a call for help which, to Jack's displeasure, caused Sonic and Bunnie to be dispatched to the region. When it seemed Bunnie had been captured by the Legion, Jack managed to get Sonic to agree to work with his team in order to finally defeat the Legion and take over the refinery; Sonic only agreed with the promise that they would rescue Bunnie. The following day, the Sand Blasters set out in jeeps with Sonic, determined to win the refinery in their next encounter with the Legion. (StH: #217)
However, Sonic soon left the Sand Blasters and ended up in what looked like a pitched battle with Bunnie within the refinery. Not especially fond of either of them, the Sand Blasters were happy to sit back and watch the fight; however, Jack soon saw that the refinery was being heavily damaged in the process, and realized that Sonic and Bunnie were deliberately causing as much destruction as possible under the pretense of fighting each other. He ordered the assembled Sand Blasters to move in, and a battle broke out between them and the Legion. During the confusion, Jack and Avery attempted to eliminate Sonic and Bunnie using a rocket launcher, deciding the collateral damage to the refinery would be "worth it." However, the two were ambushed by Beauregard, and the rocket fired into the sky; it later fell back down, causing a massive explosion within the refinery itself. With the refinery rendered unusable, the Sand Blasters retreated. (StH: #218)
A Chaotix Problem
Sometime after Mighty figured out that his sister is still alive, he and Ray left the Chaotix to search for her. From meeting the Mercian Freedom Fighters to hacking the Eggnet, Mighty eventually learned that his sister was Matilda the Armadillo and that she was at Sand Blast City. He and Ray then became members to the Sand-Blasters under the codenames "Flex" (Mighty) and "Jitters" (Ray). (SU #48)
Trivia
- The Sand-Blasters' members are named and/or based on the Looney Toons fame:
- Jack Rabbit- Bugs Bunny
- Avery the Bear- The Looney Toons creator, Tex Avery
- Tex the Lizard- The Looney Toons creator, Tex Avery
- Shift E. Wolf- Wile E. Coyote
- Jolt the Roadrunner- Roadrunner