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Sonic the Comic Online issue 240, Grimer is seen repairing a Sonic robot. I think this is actually Sonic
Sonic's Origin: In a secret lab in Mobius, a company is working on a new project, S.O.N.I.C. (Simulated Opponent Nano Intelligence Computer) Yeah, thats all i can think. Moving on. The lab made a synthetic body for the program, in the form of a blue hedgehog gifted wirh super speed.