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Evil Sonic? Anti-Sonic? Old news. The new hotness is a real Scourge.


— Scourge the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog #161

Scourge the Hedgehog, formerly known as Anti-Sonic or Evil-Sonic, (born day 174, 3220)[note 1] is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. He was the Moebius counterpart of Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as the ruler of Moebius.

In his earlier years, Scourge was little more than a rival to Sonic, with occasional fights between the two hedgehogs. However, when he attempted to steal the Master Emerald along with Rouge, he used the chaos energy of the Emerald to intentionally become stronger than Sonic, but after Locke punched the hedgehog while absorbing energy from the Emerald, Scourge transformed into a green-hued individual that could be finally distinguished from Sonic.

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What was Scourge the Hedgehog's original name? toggle section
Before becoming known as Scourge the Hedgehog, this character was referred to as Anti-Sonic or Evil-Sonic. He was a leader of the Anti-Freedom Fighters in the Anti-Verse, a counterpart to Sonic the Hedgehog, before his eventual migration to Mobius Prime.
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Scourge the Hedgehog, a green, evil counterpart of Sonic, became the ruler of Moebius following a swift and successful invasion. His rule was solidified when he placed Anarchy Beryl in his throne, empowering him to transform into a superior form. His reign was so impactful that the inhabitants of Moebius hailed him as their King.
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In his early years, Scourge the Hedgehog, initially Evil Sonic, was Sonic's rival. Their identical abilities occasionally necessitated collaboration, like when they fought Croctobot. Scourge, however, aimed to surpass Sonic, using the Master Emerald's chaos energy to enhance his strength. Their relationship was a continuous power struggle, with Scourge symbolizing Sonic's potential dark future.
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Scourge the Hedgehog transformed into Super Scourge using the Anarchy Beryl. This event was triggered by the combined forces of Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Rob o' the Hedge, Silver the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Metal Sonic, and Rosy the Rascal. Following the transformation, Scourge's strength and stamina increased significantly, enabling him to combat Sonic and Shadow at once. This transformation was unique as it also altered the color of Scourge's clothes, a first in the comic series.
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Scourge the Hedgehog, initially Evil Sonic, partnered with Rouge the Bat in an attempt to steal the Master Emerald. They planned to outwit Locke, the Emerald's guardian, but during the ensuing conflict, Evil Sonic absorbed some of the Emerald's energy, transforming into Scourge the Hedgehog.
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Concept and creation[]

The idea of Anti-Sonic/Scourge originated from the very first story pitch created by writers Mike Kanterovich and Ken Penders in 1993. In the pitch, Anti-Sonic was known as "Doctor Sonic" and was an evil version of Sonic with skills and a personality more akin to those of Dr. Robotnik. When the script was sent in for review, however, Sega licensing representative Bob Harris opposed the evil Sonic being characterized similarly to Robotnik, and instructed Kanterovich and Penders to submit a revised script depicting the evil Sonic as a dark reflection of the regular Sonic's personality instead. Kanterovich and Penders did as instructed, and their revised script was printed in Sonic the Hedgehog #11 as "The Good, the Bad, and the Hedgehog!"[1][2]

Initially, the character was simply referred to in stories as "Sonic the Hedgehog"[2], but would later have his name changed to "Evil Sonic" on the cover of Sonic the Hedgehog #24, and was retroactively given the title "Anti-Sonic" in Sonic the Hedgehog #160.[3]

At some point during or prior to early 2006, editor Mike Pellerito considered options for making Anti-Sonic more unique of a character. After a conversation with artist Patrick Spaziante, Pellerito decided that Anti-Sonic would be reinvented by giving him a new name, appearance, and personality. Spaziante was tasked with creating the redesign, while Ian Flynn was given the opportunity to write it into the narrative in Sonic the Hedgehog #160.[4] When creating the new design, Spaziante took inspiration from the glitched Green Sonic design in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.[5]

Appearance[]

Before becoming Scourge, Anti-Sonic (or Evil-Sonic, as he was called) had the exact same appearance as Sonic; blue fur, black eyes (later green), and six quills on his head, along with two spines on his back, but Anti-Sonic wore a black leather jacket (later with flames on the sleeves), and black boots. Anti-Sonic also had vintage-styled shades that he wore most of the time.

When Anti-Sonic became Scourge, he was changed into a green-hued fur color, most likely because of the Chaos energy. Scourge also received a pair of slash marks on his torso from Locke when the Guardian attacked him. Scourge's eye color was also changed from green to light blue, his leather boots were changed to green sneakers and his vintage shades were changed to red shaded sunglasses. For a short time, shortly before being thrown into the Zone Jail, Scourge wore a crown-like object on his head, which was gray with three spikes rising on it.

When he conquered Moebius, he draped with a silver crown and changed the cuffs on his boots to gold.

History[]

Early life[]

At about seven years old, Scourge's father, Anti-Jules Hedgehog, had promoted greatly of the Great Peace on the dimension known as Anti-Mobius. Because of this, Scourge had barely any interaction with his father, calling his father "a man with empty words".[6][7]

Taking Over Anti-Mobius[]

After ten years passed following the beginning of the Great Peace, Anti-Mobius fell into a state of decline and stagnation and when it reached rock bottom, Anti-Sonic was ready to seize power. He presumably killed his own father. Following this, Anti-Sonic along with Anti-Sally threw King Anti-Max, the evil alter ego of King Maximillian Acorn into the Zone of Silence, taking control of Mobotropolis and ruling it with an iron fist. Their only opposition was the kindly veterinarian Dr. Julian Kintobor, whose units of Sweep-bots would clean up the litter left behind by the Anti-Freedom Fighters.[6]

Interactions with Alternate Zones[]

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Scourge's appearance when he was known as "Anti-Sonic", from Sonic the Hedgehog #11.

Anti-Sonic first encountered Sonic the Hedgehog from the Prime Zone while the latter took a detour through the Cosmic Interstate. After getting lost along the way, Sonic wound up in the Anti-Verse. The two briefly fought one another until Dr. Ivo Kintobor helped Sonic apprehend his evil self. Sonic then continued his trip along the Cosmic Interstate back to Mobius Prime.[2]

Later on, he was summoned by Robo-Robotnik with the task of stopping all of his counterparts from guarding a giant hand which would activate the Giant Borg, a mission he gladly accepted, and accomplished, as Robo-Robotnik teleported the hand to his base while Anti-Sonic distracted the other Sonics.[8]

Later still, Anti-Sonic traveled to Mobius Prime, this time accompanied by Anti-Sally, Anti-Tails, Anti-Rotor and Anti-Antoine, all dressed like their Mobius Prime selves. While Sonic, Tails and Antoine were absent in the Negative Reality trying to get to the Zone of Silence to rescue King Max, and Sally was occupied training the Substitute Freedom Fighters, the gang's evil counterparts began terrorizing the locals. Sonic and the others eventually showed up and confronted their evil selves, eventually sending them back to Anti-Mobius.[9] Anti-Sonic would later return, acting as Dr. Robotnik's ally, and fool Anti-Knuckles into helping him steal the Chaos Emeralds from the Floating Island on Mobius Prime. Though the plan seemed feasible at first, Anti-Knuckles' overall good nature and the aid of the Freedom Fighters enabled Knuckles to trounce Evil Sonic, leaving him in his counterpart's care.[10]

After Robotnik-Prime's demise, Robo-Robotnik recruited Evil Sonic to help him locate the fragments of the Giant Borg battle-suit, having called upon him once before to thwart an army of good alternate versions of Sonic in their quest to stop that same weapon. Defeated the first time, Evil Sonic proved somewhat more competent on the second try, successfully amassing all but one of the Giant Borg components. Unfortunately, he mistook yet another alternate Robotnik for his current employer, and was thus trapped in the Mobius of Sonic Underground. Freed from prison by Sonia the Hedgehog and Manic the Hedgehog, siblings to the Sonic from that dimension, Evil Sonic was caught yet again, this time by Zonic the Zone Cop, who imprisoned Evil Sonic in the No Zone and then revealed to him that his old gang had replaced him with Evil St. John.

Evil Sonic also appeared in the dimension of Litigopolis, a city ruled by a computerized version of Dr. Robotnik known as Judgmental Unrelenting Digitized Government Enforcer (J.U.D.G.E.). As usual, Evil Sonic amused himself with random acts of vandalism, and J.U.D.G.E mistook him for Sonic Prime and thus took that Sonic prisoner to punish him for the crime.[11]

Escaping and knocking out Zonic, Evil Sonic made his way to Mobius Prime once again, only to fall in battle against Antoine D'Coolette, who mistook him for a disguised Sonic trying to help him impress his father. He was then taken back to the No Zone again, only to escape and return to Anti-Mobius.[12]

Impersonation[]

Back on Anti-Mobius, Evil Sonic was confronted by Patch, the Anti-Freedom Fighter version of Antoine and his long-time rival. Handily defeating his nemesis, Evil Sonic hatched a scheme for revenge, knocking out Antoine Prime and bringing him back to Anti-Mobius while leaving Patch in his place to torment them both. Patch's quick adaptation and moves to seize power inspired Evil Sonic, who performed a similar switch with his own counterpart. While impersonating Sonic, Evil Sonic made advances on Bunnie Rabbot (who at the time was trying to inspire jealousy in Patch, not realizing that he was not the Antoine that she loved), Amy Rose, and a number of other girls in Knothole. However, he soon focused his energy on the most attractive looking, in his superficial opinion, girl he had yet met on Mobius Prime: Rouge the Bat.[13]

Not as easily taken in as some of Evil Sonic's other targets, Rouge was just as willing to manipulate Evil Sonic as he was to use her, and she wanted his help in stealing the Master Emerald from Angel Island. Ready to do anything to satisfy his own desires, Evil Sonic agreed, sneaking in while Rouge distracted Locke, the Guardian at the time. However, Sonic Prime proved more resourceful than Evil Sonic had anticipated, and returned to Mobius Prime to engage his counterpart in battle. The two struggled briefly before Locke, realizing Rouge's deception, appeared and used the Master Emerald to teleport Evil Sonic away. Found by Rouge, the hedgehog managed to appease her disappointment with a smaller gemstone, and their partnership continued.[14]

Revealed as Scourge[]

The Real Scourge

Evil Sonic after his transformation into Scourge, from Sonic the Hedgehog #160.

Evil Sonic and Rouge's next plan to lay hands on the Master Emerald appeared as though it would be similarly disastrous. Both thieves, their interest in each other obviously surpassed by their greed, planned to have the other get caught by Locke, and in the end were both found by him on the Emerald Shrine. They ended up fighting him, with Rouge taking most of the heat from the angry Guardian. Instead of assisting her, however, Evil Sonic made for the Emerald itself and attempted to go Super using its energy, declaring it a birthday gift for himself, stating: "Sorry Rouge, but the birthday boy gets dibs on the goods!" Locke quickly intervened, striking the hedgehog with a Chaos-infused punch just before he could attain full Super status. However, the hedgehog soon recovered and revealed himself as having attained some transformation; bearing twin marks from Locke's attack, his fur now being permanently green and his strength being considerably enhanced.[3]

Declaring himself a "real Scourge" and claiming that the "evil-twin shtick" was over, he brutally beat Locke into submission. Rouge prevented him from doing more, saying that by her rules they wouldn't kill, so Scourge decided he should use his newfound power to get revenge on someone else: Sonic. Working by intuition, he invoked Chaos Control with the Master Emerald and transported both himself and Rouge to Knothole. Fueled with arrogance, though he briefly helped Sonic defeat the Croctobot - Eggman's birthday present to Sonic - he soon turned on him. However, he would made the mistake of attacking Shadow, and the two Mobius Prime hedgehogs teamed up on him. He then became overwhelmed when the other Freedom Fighters joined in. In this, he also learned that Shadow was considerably more violent and angry than Sonic, and was pursued by the enraged hedgehog. Rouge told him to teleport them back, but he replied that he couldn't without an Emerald. She then told him to go faster and he replied, "Maybe if I didn't have this dead weight to tow." They escaped Shadow's wrath when an unknown Warp Ring portal appeared and the two jumped through it.[15]

Working with Finitevus[]

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Scourge with Fiona and the other Destructix, from Sonic the Hedgehog #183.

Not long after Scourge and Rouge had escaped Shadow's wrath, a Warp Ring supplied by Dr. Finitevus led the duo to an unknown location where Finitevus stood asking if they were interested in joining him in his goals. Scourge was quick to oblige so long as it involved harming Sonic in any way, shape or form. Thanks to his power, Scourge served as Finitevus' right hand man, teaming up with the Destructix on various occasions. His most scathing blow to Sonic and the others came when he revealed that he had become romantically involved with Fiona Fox, who then left with him after they briefly battled with Sonic, Amy and Tails.

Scourge would remain on Finitevus' side despite Fiona's misgivings and his own doubts about Finitevus' plans. Fearing that Finitevus' plan might fail, he charged up his Warp Ring with energy from the Master Emerald and was witness to Finitevus' tirade on how "corrupt" the world had become and his plan to "cleanse" all life in a wave of Emerald fire.

Scourge's fears reached their breaking point during the fight between Super Sonic and Enerjak. Scourge recognized that with Enerjak on the loose, nowhere on Mobius would be safe, so he convinced Fiona to leave the planet altogether. Scourge admitted that ever since his battle with Sonic, he had been deeply considering Sonic's comments that he and Scourge weren't so different. Knowing he had changed since his transformation, Scourge resolved to find answers to who he was now, and left with Fiona through the enhanced Warp Ring to the places he could find them. Scourge promised Fiona, however, that it would be fun.

The Suppression Squad[]

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Scourge introduces himself as King of Moebius, from Sonic the Hedgehog #189.

Scourge, still shocked at the realization that he and Sonic truly weren't so different, returned to Anti-Mobius, intent on distinguishing and separating everything from their Mobius Prime counterparts. Within a matter of days, Scourge took control of the entire planet, crowning himself king and making Fiona his queen. He then took back control of the Anti-Freedom Fighters, renaming and reshaping them into the Suppression Squad. Upon stealing a pair of Globe Posts, Scourge plotted, with Fiona's aid, to launch an assault and invade Freedom HQ. When the Posts were repaired and reactivated, Scourge sent the Squad ahead, who found the base's defenders surprised and unprepared. A pitched battle ensued, until Sonic returned from his duties with the Chaotix in New Megaopolis to turn the tide, only for Scourge to make his grand entrance and appear before them. Scourge then proceeded to battle Sonic, and in the midst of the battle, it was hinted he holds some unknown incentive that keeps the Squad loyal to him. Eventually the pitched battle between the two groups led the base dangerously close to collapse, forcing the Freedom Fighters to retreat, leaving Scourge victorious, though his taunting towards Sonic enraged him to the point he vowed to return for revenge.

Time in Mobius and the Suppression Squad's Betrayal[]

A couple of days later, Metal Sonic, under the direct control of Dr. Eggman, arrived and told Anti-Miles he was here to see Sonic. Anti-Miles, instead, summoned Scourge to inform him Metal Sonic had arrived on the scene. Instead of leaving, Eggman had Metal Sonic attack Scourge, saying "why pass up one uppity hedgehog for another?" As they battled, Sonic himself arrived, intent on battling Scourge and re-taking Freedom HQ on his own, as the Council of Acorn opted to focus their attacks on New Megaopolis and they doubted Scourge would make his gains on Mobius Prime as easily as on the newly renamed Moebius. Scourge was manipulated by Anti-Miles into ordering the Suppression Squad to allow himself to battle Metal Sonic, but soon found himself out-matched. Sonic saved him at the last second and offered another temporary truce. Scourge told Sonic to save his sympathy, as he was happy to bust two Sonic heads. Metal Sonic felt the same way, and Sonic found himself battling both. During the fight, Scourge suggested that Sonic join him and conquer Mobius, and then they could work together to conquer the multiverse. Before Sonic could give his answer, Eggman dispatched reinforcements to deal with both hedgehogs, in the form of Metal Scourge.[16]

The battle started up again, with the robotic duplicates quickly holding their own. Sonic asked Scourge to reconsider a truce, but instead Scourge pointed out Sonic hadn't yet answered his question about conquering Mobius and then the multiverse. Sonic didn't refuse, as such, instead insisting he was too preoccupied with the present right now. Grinning evilly, Scourge took that as a "yes". As the battle amplified, Scourge's temper began to flare, refusing to give the robotic duplicates any ground when the battle began damaging Freedom HQ. Scourge also arrogantly insisted to Fiona that he could handle them, when she asked if she and the Squad should step in. In the end, however, he broke down and asked the Squad for help, leading to Metal Sonic and Metal Scourge's destruction.[7]

Not long after, Scourge sent Anti-Miles to bomb New Mobotropolis.[17] When Anti-Miles returned, having been apparently chased by the Freedom Fighters, he and the rest of the squad, except Fiona, revealed their planned betrayal. Angry at Scourge for constantly abusing them, they attacked him alongside the Freedom Fighters. At first, Scourge and Fiona were getting the upper hand against both teams, but Sonic returned from his trip to Moebius and attacked Scourge. However, Boomer then blasted both hedgehogs and Anti-Miles threw them into the portal leading back to Moebius before it closed. Scourge, now trapped on Moebius with Sonic and Amy, promised to get revenge on his team, but then looked in fear at his old stalker, Rosy the Rascal, who told Scourge how she had an "extra-special smash" for him.[18]

Super Transformation and Defeat[]

The fight was interrupted when Shadow arrived using Chaos Control. Though he was actually looking for the Special Zone, Sonic asked if he wanted to destroy Scourge, to which Shadow agreed. Metal Sonic arrived later, followed by Silver and Rob, as well as Amy and Rosy. A confused Silver was unable to determine which one was Sonic Prime, and attempted to ask the others as they fought. Because they ignored him, he got angry and impatient and captured them all with his psychic powers. Silver stated that he had come from the future to destroy Sonic, and then proceeded to attack the hedgehog. Rob threatened Silver for an explanation, and Silver stated that during this point in time one of the legendary Freedom Fighters betrays and destroys them, dooming the future. He then stated that only Sonic was remembered to have had that kind of power. However, Scourge jumped in and attacked both of them, claiming that Silver should use his powers to give himself "a less-stupid haircut." Shortly afterwards, Sonic made a proposal to everyone to stop attacking each other and strictly finish off Scourge. But Scourge didn't give up. He rushed to the throne room, followed by Sonic and Shadow. Scourge turned the tables on everyone, claiming he placed an Anarchy Beryl in his throne. This managed to turn Scourge into a stronger, even more evil form: Super Scourge.[19]

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Scourge is defeated by Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog #196.

Despite their efforts, the numerous hedgehogs were no match for Super Scourge, who defeated all of them. Super Scourge then proceeded to defeat the combined might of the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Suppression Squad (minus Boomer and Fiona), who had returned to Moebius expecting Scourge to be defeated. While he seemed to be unbeatable, Sonic eventually realized the Anarchy Beryl would have a different (and negative) effect on Scourge to contrast the positive effect the Chaos Emeralds had on him once the transformation ended. Luring Super Scourge away from the others, Sonic managed to trick Scourge into de-transforming. As Sonic speculated, the Anarchy Beryl drained him of what energy he had left in his normal form, leaving him vulnerable. Sonic subsequently defeated Scourge and easily captured him.[20]

Zone Lockdown[]

While Sonic was taking Scourge to the Zone Cops via the Cosmic Highway, Scourge broke loose and tried to escape, but he and Sonic were then arrested by Zone Cops Zector and Zespio for going through zones during a zone lockdown. The cops then took Sonic and Scourge to see Zonic via a Warp Ring. They arrive in a ruined No Zone and Scourge managed to escape by kicking the others out of the way and attempted to fully destroy the No Zone before going back to Mobius. Sonic and the Zone Cops then meet up with Zonic and they battled Scourge. They quickly captured him thanks to Sonic's skills and Zonic's special Control Collar. Because of Scourge's mutation, he had now become a wild card in the "cosmic scheme of things." Scourge then said that he was "Sonic the Hedgehog at his full potential" before being taken to jail.[21]

Busting Out of Prison[]

Thanks to his Control Collar and his spikes being pruned, Scourge was now the bottom of the food chain at the prison and was bullied constantly. Fiona and the other Destructix arrived to bust him out. Scourge was furious, convinced that he would be beaten up further for trying to form a gang, but Fiona convinced him to help make a plan to bust out. After winning the Destructix back, the six then broke out of prison. Fiona then says they have to work for Dr. Finitevus, but Scourge tossed the idea aside, saying he was the leader now. With that, he and his new gang start making plans on both Moebius and Mobius.

Scourge's plans were never revealed nor got the chance to unfold before the Super Genesis Wave irreversibly rewrote the entire multiverse.[22]

Personality[]

Since he was an evil alternate version of Sonic the Hedgehog, Scourge had all of Sonic's traits, just darkened and at times, turned on their head. While Sonic enjoyed the company of his friends, Scourge had none, and saw his allies as pawns to help him prove he was the best. In addition, where Sonic often considered his battles as sport, Scourge fought to prove that he was the greatest by introducing his opponents to excruciating pain, and, if given the chance, killing them. However, his arrogance, amplified from Sonic's usual cockiness, made it easier to defeat him, but also quite dangerous and psychotic by nature.

When he was imprisoned in the No Zone, he was given a collar that suppressed his speed and stamina, and his quills were trimmed. Without these abilities, Scourge was almost helpless. He became nothing more than a common punk, right at the bottom of the convict food chain. During this period, Scourge became constantly fearful and paranoid, a shadow of his former self. But thanks to a pep-talk from Fiona, he started to rediscover his meddle, and as soon as his collar was off, he wasted no time in taking revenge against everyone who bullied him.

Powers and abilities[]

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Scourge battles Sonic and the Knothole Freedom Fighters at Freedom HQ, from Sonic the Hedgehog #190.

Scourge was a version of Sonic the Hedgehog from an alternate evil universe and so his abilities were essentially the same as Sonic's. The hedgehogs could achieve the same average speed and both could perform feats such as figure 8’s and spin dashes. Despite that, Scourge is noticeably less skilled than Sonic in their earlier encounters. He would lose to Sonic more often than not and would be defeated by other weaker freedom fighters like Sally and Antoine on different occasions.[23] Following his transformation, Scourge seemed to acquire much greater strength and stamina than he had previously, as seen with his quick defeat of Locke the Echidna and how he momentarily fought both Sonic and Shadow at the same time. With his newfound strength he was also capable beating his Anti-Freedom Fighter group into submission singlehandedly, forcing them to rebrand as the Suppression Squad. He then took down the big powers of his world and anyone who opposed him, like O'Nux, and eventually conquered it for himself, becoming the king of Moebius. Scourge could also use a Chaos Emerald to perform Chaos Control.

Curiously, similarly to his Prime counterpart, Scourge seems to have some degree of the "Embodiment of Chaos" quality to him, which is what likely allowed him to power his Warp Ring using the Master Emerald despite it being Hexed by Dr. Finitevus, with the echidna scientist himself being surprised on what Scourge was doing with it.

Transformations[]

Super Scourge[]

Main article: Super Scourge

Super Scourge

Super Scourge, from Sonic the Hedgehog #195.

Instead of absorbing chaos energy from the Chaos Emeralds like most others, Scourge transforms into Super Scourge using the energies from Moebius’ equivalent to them, Anarchy Beryl. While in his super state he is given a significant increase in strength, speed and reflexes. He also gains the standard super form abilities of flight, limitless stamina and virtual invulnerability. However, unlike Super Sonic, who gains a power boost after the transformation is over, Scourge is heavily drained of his stamina upon the transformation ending.

Relationships[]

Anti-Jules[]

Scourge had a difficult relationship with his father, Anti-Jules Hedgehog. When he was only seven years old, his father contributed greatly to the Great Peace. However, it seems he made little time for his son. While he seems to have some mocking respect for how Anti-Jules "brought everybody together in one big group hug", he also complains that his father was full of empty words, and the peace was nothing but stagnation.

Scourge told Jules Prime that Anti-Jules is dead, and gleefully implied that he doesn't care and may even have had a hand in it, but as this was said in an attempt to intimidate Jules in a "surprise late-night pummeling", it cannot be known just how true this is. When Jules gave him a lecture over how he "may not care about the loss of [his] Jules", Scourge took the words to heart and left the hut in tears rather than furthering his attack on Jules or Sonic, suggesting that deep down, Scourge regrets the loss of his father and misses his family, but doesn't dare to admit it.

This may be another reason he dislikes Sonic; because he had a more attentive and caring father.

Sonic the Hedgehog[]

I know why you hate me. I know... And it's not just the Fiona thing, or that I'm better looking...it's that all it takes is one bad day, and you'd be just like me.''


— Scourge the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog #172
The One Bad Day

Scourge says to Sonic to become evil is "one bad day" to him, from Sonic the Hedgehog #172.

Though Scourge and Sonic the Hedgehog had nothing but hatred for each other, due to their identical abilities they do occasionally find themselves working together, such as when the pair and Shadow battled the sub-boss, Croctobot.

Scourge thought he figured out why Sonic did not like him: all Sonic needed was one bad day, and he would be just like Scourge. Sonic stated the exact opposite, saying that all Scourge needed was some good qualities and he would be just like Sonic. This gave Scourge a brief moment of self-doubt before Sonic got knocked down by Fiona. As a result, he later decided to leave Mobius to find out the truth about who he was.

Patch D'Coolette[]

Patch has betrayed Scourge multiple times. He had tried banishing Evil Sonic out of Anti-Mobius in an attempt to take over but failed. Like the other members of the Anti-Freedom Fighters, he clearly despises Scourge, only working with him to better his own survival. He was willing to fall through on Miles' plan to defeat and overthrow Scourge.

Romance[]

As Sonic's Moebius counterpart, Scourge was very similar to him but lacks a number of his more refined qualities. One of these happened to be a respect for women: while Sonic had multiple relationships with girls, he would nonetheless settle on one girl at a time and treat her with the utmost respect; Scourge always attempted to satisfy his desires by shamelessly going after several females at once. This got him into trouble on several counts, the first ending with his banishment from the Anti-Freedom Fighters after he was caught cheating on Anti-Sally with Anti-Bunnie and Anti-Penelope. Despite impersonating Sonic on Mobius Prime, Scourge could not overcome this habit, and made blatant advances on Bunnie Rabbot, Amy Rose, Rouge the Bat, and Fiona Fox.

In that last, however, Scourge found the first female partner he has ever come close to having genuine feelings for. The way he put it, most of the girls he liked on Anti-Mobius were of a dark nature from the very beginning, but Fiona chose to be so, which he found appealing. He demonstrated this added measure of attraction by staying loyal to her even when it would have been more profitable to save his own skin, and their relationship was a dark mirror to that of Sonic and Sally's - though of course with the differences that came with their personalities. Scourge, upon returning to his old dimension and invading his home world, announced he made Fiona his Queen. Although she fled from the battle before Scourge was captured, Fiona returned to break Scourge out of prison. She claimed that she ran to get help from the Destructix.

Scourge was irritated by Fiona's perceived desertion, but he was more concerned that he would get into trouble with other convicts for trying to form a gang. He had been close to having his ego broken, but Fiona managed to cheer him back up into being villainous, and then helped break him out of prison. It's not verified that they are back together already but it's quite likely. Due to the cancellation of the Archie continuity, Scourge's true fate is unknown.

Friends/allies[]

Enemies[]

Trivia[]

Jules confronts Scourge

The side of Scourge's glasses displays the word "SEGA", from Sonic the Hedgehog #192.

  • Scourge was originally believed to have been removed from the comics due to the Super Genesis Wave; this was contradicted when he appeared on the cover of Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Rivals. However, a CG model of him that was made to be used on a cover was later cancelled.[24]
    • While Scourge has never returned to the franchise in any form since, he does have a successor character of sorts in the form of IDW's Surge the Tenrec. Like Scourge, Surge is a green-furred hedgehog-like copy of Sonic who considers themselves Sonic's true enemy.
  • Scourge's eyes are the color of Sonic's fur, whilst his fur is the color of Sonic's eyes. He shares this look with another rival of Sonic, Jet the Hawk from the Sonic Riders series.
    • Also, Scourge's super form is purple, the contrasting color to Super Sonic's yellow.
  • On the side of Scourge's shades, the reader can see the word "SEGA".
  • Scourge has been seen saying censored swear words on some occasions.
  • Similar to how Amy's rage is the one thing Sonic is truly afraid of, Scourge has shown to only really fear Rosy's insanity.
  • His suggestion to Sonic that their only difference is "one bad day" is a reference to a line said by The Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke, where the villain states that all it takes to drive a man to insanity is "one bad day".
  • As Scourge never spent a year in space like Sonic did, this would mean that Scourge is effectively physically older than Sonic by a year. However, this has never been confirmed.
  • The reason why Scourge needed a charged up Warp Ring to travel from Mobius to Moebius is due to the fact that it is very difficult to travel between two dimensions without having enough power behind it.[25] This is, of course, also due to the fact that the Cosmic Interstate was in lockdown as the Zone Cops were at war with Dr. Eggman Nega. Zonic has also stated that the Zone Cops are the only ones who allow access to the Cosmic Interstate.
    • It has been suggested that Scourge did not have his Warp Ring later as he may have lost it due to his recklessness or Miles may have taken it for himself.[25]
  • In 2020, Scourge was licensed by Ken Penders to an indie company named Rush! Comics, as the protagonist of their comic book miniseries Scourge: The Speed Demon. However, the comic book was cancelled 4 days after its announcement due to backlash against the creators and Penders.[26]

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  1. Sonic the Hedgehog History From My Perspective. kenpenders.com (May 19, 2024). Retrieved on May 23, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #11, "The Good, the Bad, and the Hedgehog!"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #160, "Birthday Bash! Part One: Giving and Receiving"
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog #161, "Sonic-Grams"
  5. "Sonic Super Special Magazine" #1, "Birthday Bash parts 1 & 2 - Previously..."
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia, "Scourge the Hedgehog"
  7. 7.0 7.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #192 - "Father and Son"
  8. Sonic the Hedgehog #19, "Night of 1,000 Sonics"
  9. Sonic the Hedgehog #24, "When Hedgehogs Collide"
  10. Sonic the Hedgehog #44, "Black and Blue and Red All Over"
  11. Sonic Super Special #14, "Law of the Land - Part I: Legal Hasste!"
  12. Sonic the Hedgehog #112, "Mistaken Identity Crisis!"
  13. Sonic the Hedgehog #150, "Hero to Zero in No Time at All"
  14. Sonic the Hedgehog #151, "Chaos Emeralds are Forever"
  15. Sonic the Hedgehog #161, "Birthday Bash - Part Two"
  16. Sonic the Hedgehog #191, "Metal and Mettle Part 1"
  17. Sonic the Hedgehog #193, "Otherside, Part One"
  18. Sonic the Hedgehog #194, "Otherside, Part Two"
  19. Sonic the Hedgehog #195, "Hedgehog Havoc: Part One"
  20. Sonic the Hedgehog #197, "Hedgehog Havoc: Part Two"
  21. Sonic the Hedgehog #197, "Consequences"
  22. Sonic the Hedgehog #251, "When Worlds Collide Finale: Best of the Best"
  23. Antoine defeats Evil Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog issue 112
  24. Rafa Knight (@rafaknight-rk) on Tumblr. Tumblr (29 July 2015). "d4rkm4nolo: But, if Archie requested you to make Scourge Model, that mean he Will be back soon? / Rafa Knight: Nop, because the cover where he was used was canceled."
  25. 25.0 25.1 BumbleKast Q&A for August 17th, 2020. YouTube. BumbleKing Videos (17 August 2020). Retrieved on 18 August 2020.
  26. Bit on Twitter. Twitter (19 November 2021). Retrieved on 28 December 2021.

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  1. As an alternate counterpart of Sonic Prime, Scourge is presumably the same age as him.
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