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Shift E. Wolf is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. He is a mobian wolf and member of the Sand-Blasters, which was made in Sand Blast City.
History[]
Meeting Sonic, Tails, and Bunnie[]
When Sonic and Tails first arrived in Sand Blast City, the hedgehog found himself the object of hero worship. However, it turned out that the leader of the Sand Blasters, Jack Rabbit, planned to force Sonic to stay in the city as its protector against the Robian hoard beyond the city's force field dome. Shift was among the group who covered up the pair's biplane under the pretense of needing to do maintenance on it.[1] However, not wanting to be kept against their will, Sonic and Tails were forced to make a break for it. Shift was among the group attempting to recapture (but not harm) the two. Despite this, Sonic destroyed the force field generator, and he and Tails escaped. The Sand Blasters were left to fend off the Robians themselves.[2] Later, the Sand Blasters attempted to avenge themselves by luring Sonic into a trap; however, they caught Bunnie instead. They decided that Sonic would have to come looking for her eventually and set the recaptured Robians upon her; however, she fought her way free, leaving the group to be once again attacked by the Robians.[3]
Battle with the Dark Egg Legion[]
By 3237, the Robians of the region had all been returned to normal; however, they later joined the Dark Egg Legion, becoming a local chapter at odds with the Sand Blasters. One day, Shift was lounging around watching Avery work when Sonic the Hedgehog suddenly burst from the ground, accusing the Sand Blasters of having attacked Bunnie. Regarding Sonic as a traitor, the Sand Blasters attacked him; throwing a clamp trap attached to a chain, Shift told the hedgehog that they hadn't had the "displeasure" of Bunnie's company in a long time. Not believing him, Sonic knocked the wolf to the ground with a kick. The Sand Blasters were largely outclassed by Sonic, but he was eventually stopped by Tex and confronted by Jack. Eventually, it was determined that Bunnie had run afoul of one of Avery's EMP Beacons and had been captured by the Dark Egg Legion; Jack offered to help Sonic rescue her if the hedgehog, in turn, helped the Sand Blasters take over the Oil Ocean Refinery guarded by the Legion. Sonic agreed, and the next morning, the group set out for the refinery.[4]
Later, however, Sonic left the group and appeared to have begun fighting Bunnie inside the refinery; not terribly fond of either of them, the Sand Blasters were happy to sit back and watch. Jolt, the only one without binoculars, pestered and begged for someone to let him see, and an impatient Shift decided to "relinquish" his own pair to the bird. Jack soon realized that Sonic and Bunnie were using the fight as a pretense to cause as much destruction as possible to the refinery; enraged, he ordered his team to move in. The Legion advanced as well and soon a huge fight broke out. Eventually, Shift attempted a sneak attack, throwing one of his chains at Bunnie; the clamp shut around her robotic arm, tearing the sleeve of her jacket. Glaring at him, Bunnie easily shattered the clamp and freed her arm, telling Shift to get a life. Indignant at the notion of "brute strength foiling [his] genius," Shift had fled the scene with angry tears in his eyes.[5]
A Chaotix Problem[]
With a minion from the Dark Legion, who was controlling a tank, attacked, Jack Rabbit and the other Sand-Blasters– Avery the Bear, Tex the Lizard, and Jolt the Roadrunner–fled away from the Oil Ocean Refinery, "Flex" picked up the tank and threw it elsewhere. The next day, the Sand Blasters ambushed the Chaotix– Vector, Espio, and Charmy– and Jack questioned about their business here on Sand Blast City.[6][7] Sometime after, he would also accompany his team to a meeting with the Legion that turned into a Sand-Blaster ambush, but played little role before being driven off with the rest of his team by a rampaging Mighty.[8]
Powers and abilities[]
Shift specializes in creating traps.
Equipment and weapons[]
Shift is armed with a bear trap, which he swings around and tries to clamp his enemies with. He also has a machine gun and bolos with metal weights on the ends to throw at his enemies and tangle them up with.
Relationships[]
Friends/allies[]
Enemies[]
Trivia[]
- As one of the many Sand-Blasters references to Looney Tunes, Shift's full name, speech pattern, his views of himself as a "super-genius", and his fondness for traps are a play on Wile E. Coyote.
References[]
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #62, "Icon"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #63, "Icon II - Cult Of Personality"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #119, "Dust Bunnie"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #217, "Thicker Than Water - Part One"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #218, "Thicker Than Water - Part Two"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #47, "All For One Part Two: Ongoing Investigation!!"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #48, "All For One Part Three: Deep Cover"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #49, "All For One Part Four: Friends, Foes & Family"
External links[]
- Shift E. Wolf at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.