Sally Acorn


 * Sally redirects here. For other versions or uses of Sally, see Sally (disambiguation).

Princess Sally Alicia Acorn is the daughter of the former king Maximillian Acorn and sister to the current king, Elias Acorn, as well as the daughter of former queen Alicia Acorn. Sally is also known as a great leader of the Freedom Fighters. She was sent to the sanctuary of Knothole Village by her father when the Great War was going badly for the Mobians, and led the Knothole Freedom Fighters on many field missions against Dr. Ivo Robotnik when he took power shortly after the Great War's end. Following the death of Dr. Ivo Robotnik, Sally temporarily assumed the role of leader during her father's health crisis. After her father healed and resumed his role as king, Sally once again led the Knothole Freedom Fighters for a time, until the group was disbanded. For months her ability to work with the Freedom Fighters was limited, as her royal obligations kept her occupied. This continued for over a year, until Elias took the throne in place of their father. Thus freed from these responsibilities, Sally returned to full field duty.

Early Life
The daughter of King Maximillian and Queen Alicia Acorn, Sally was born during the Great War. In the first few years of her life, Sally lived carefree, unaware of the conflicts surrounding her. She would often accompany her father to the Floating Island, where she first met Knuckles the Echidna. While King Max and Knuckles' father Locke would go off to discuss matters, Sally and Knuckles would keep each other company, forging a close friendship. However, after Sally's final visit the two would not see one another again for many years. (StH: #118, KtE: #29, SSS: #9)

Back in Mobotropolis, Sally befriended the brash blue hedgehog called Sonic. The two would often play together in the royal palace and cause mischief. As the Great War escalated and Mobotropolis came under siege, Sally, Sonic and most of the other children in the city were evacuated to the safe haven of Knothole Village. During her stay there, Sally's mother and brother Elias, whom Sally had no memory of, were sent to Angel Island to hide during the remainder of the war. Their air craft was shot down however and the two were presumed dead for over a decade. (StH: #43, #69, KtE: #20)

Following the end of the Great War, Sally and the other evacuated families returned to Mobotropolis. However, not long after this, the Warlord at the time, Julian Kintobor, unleashed a long-planned scheme of betrayal. Changing his name to Dr. Ivo Robotnik, he launched a full scale coup d'état, capturing Sally's father and rounding up millions to be roboticized. Present in the castle at the time of the coup, the five-year-old Sally was quickly taken to Knothole along with many other children by Rosie and Julayla where she would meet up again with Sonic and other childhood friends, including Antoine D'Coolette and Rotor Walrus. There they would remain in safe hiding and live free from Robotnik's tyranny. (StH: #43, #142, SSS: #5)

Sally and Sonic were deeply inspired by the Original Freedom Fighters and their resistance of Dr. Robotnik. Following the defeat and disappearance of the Original Freedom Fighters, Sally forged a pact with Sonic and her friends to continue the fight in their stead. As early as age ten, Sally began leading the Knothole Freedom Fighters in their struggle against Robotnik. (StH: #143, SSS: #5)

Field Leader of the Knothole Freedom Fighters
The ultimate goal of the Freedom Fighters was to oust the oppressive tyrant Dr. Robotnik and restore the Kingdom of Acorn. Hidden deep within the Great Forest in their rebel headquarters of Knothole, the Freedom Fighters carried out guerrilla attacks on Robotnik's operations. As the leader of the Freedom Fighters, Sally oversaw a number of operations against Robotnik, but was not one to stay behind the front lines. She participated in many missions that put herself in great danger including a plan to disguise Rotor as Robotnik for a distraction to prevent the use of a bomb (which turned out to be a bug-bomb), competing in a rigged Olympic competition set up by Robotnik, a recovery mission to a waste dump for a treasure which was believed to be a powerful weapon left behind by Uncle Chuck (but turned out to a chest containing Sonic's bronzed baby shoes), a land mine-disarming mission which lead to contact with the Nerb Kingdom and the discovery of Robotnik being behind an underground drilling scheme, a direct attack on Robotropolis to steal a device that sent Sonic to Prehistoric Mobius and bring him back, a mission to sabotage a mass-roboticization spacecraft which resulted in a landing on the planet Muckury and nearly dying of asphyxiation, and a practically suicidal march on Robotropolis to force Robotnik to surrender after Sonic was believed to have died. On one such mission, Sally fell off a walkway while under laser fire and fell into a chemical vat that fortunately only discolored her fur. Despite the non-lethal effects, Sally was still very upset by this and it took weeks of bathing before the chemicals were completely washed out. (StH: #3, #5, #7, #10, #12, #13, #20, KtE: #29)

After living in Knothole for some time, Sally's mentor and teacher Julayla grew ill. Sally had a deep respect for Julayla, and was deeply saddened when she died of old age. Before she died, Julayla gave Sally the Acorn Royal Signet and told her she was ready to lead the Freedom Fighters. Julayla also left for Sally a blue vest which she continued to wear for years. Immediately afterward, Sally gained a "friend" in the form of NICOLE, a sentient compact super computer that originated from an alternative future where Sally was Queen. Feeling that her past self would seriously need a friend, Sally had Rotor design NICOLE and sent her back in time. With NICOLE's help, Sally went on what was meant to be a solo mission (but was accompanied by the Freedom Fighters) to the Forbidden Zone and made her way past the Cyclops Robot, Griffon, and Polysaurus Rex that were guarding a scroll with the words "To thine own self be true" inscribed on it. This was presumably written by the future Sally as well. (StH: #18, #120, IYF)

Training New Freedom Fighters
After seeing many of his plans fail due to her tactical prowess, Robotnik realized the Princess was a dire threat to his control and made her capture a top priority. Believing him to have defected to his side, Robotnik enlisted the help of the Rebel Underground leader, Geoffrey St. John, in a scheme to replace Sally with a malevolent robotic double, with a secondary plan of creating a whole line of robots modeled off of key resistance members lined up. With the help of Geoffrey, the real Sally uncovered this plot, unmasked the fake Sally, and destroyed the rest of Robotnik's duplicates while on a practice mission with her trainees to destroy the sub-stations that supposedly powered Robotropolis's defense grid. (PSM: #1, #2, #3)

Field Missions Against Robotnik
After Robotnik's supposed "death" at the hands of E.V.E., Sally supervised the other Freedom Fighters moving SWATbot parts out of Robotropolis, but shared her concerns about Snively Robotnik carrying on in his uncle's absence to conquer Mobius. Her misgivings proved to be partly correct when Snively inadvertently uttered to code words that activated Robotnik's revenge plan from beyond the grave, which sent all his robots out to destroy the planet so no one could have it since he couldn't, and the Freedom Fighters got caught right in the middle of all the commotion. Sally attempted to organize an evacutation, but the crossfire from the waves of SWATbots was too heavy for anything to work. Amazingly, Robotnik returned in the nick of time and canceled the program, allowing Sally and the Freedom Fighters to know that he was the one responsible for their survival while crippling Sonic's ego. (StH: #21, #22)

Sally, Sonic, Rotor and Tails then went close to the border of Robotropolis to pick medicinal berries, but were ambushed by Robotnik and Snively, and then abducted by an alien known as Car-Heem who wished to study the inhabitants of Mobius by putting them in an artificial environment based on their home. Working together with Robotnik temporarily, Sally came up with a plan that resulted in their freedom, but at the unexpected cost of Robotnik ejecting both Car-Heem and Sonic into space. SSally and Tails then grabbed him and Snively while Rotor sucked them back in. Grateful to them for having his life saved, Car-Heem brought them back to Mobius. Once back, Rotor freed his ant farm, and Sally and the others were subjected to their constant itching. (StH: #23)

Another matter occurred after Sally had finished confirming her trainees as Freedom Fighters and another failure by Sonic to retrieve King Max, though he tried to keep this from Sally. During this time, the Anti Freedom Fighters had traveled to Mobius Prime and were causing havoc by pretending to be their Prime-verse counterparts. This got the villagers of Knothole to turn on the Freedom Fighters, so Sally and the others had to flee the village to figure out what happened. Sally decided to wait for the impostors to come out into the open and disguise themselves as gypsies. When the Anti Freedom Fighters arrived on their vehicles, Sally used a bow and arrow to quickly make a trip-wire, and the villains were thrown from their rides. A brawl followed, where everyone took on their opposite. These tactics proved ineffective since they could all match each other blow for blow, so Sally ordered everyone to switch opponents to mix things up (which proved to be a good idea as she took down Patch with little effort) and allowed them to beat their evil doubles and send them back home. (StH: #24)

Sally later assisted Rotor in installing a miniature camera on Sonic's shoe so they could keep track of his status while on his new mission to investigate the Collision Chaos Zone. After learning that Robotnik had taken Amy Rose hostage, sally held a council meeting to decide on how to rescue Amy. Sonic took matters into his own hands however, and sent Tails off to scope out the new zone, making Sally wonder if "Princess Di" had days like this one. After Tails had been captured and Sonic had headed out to the zone, Sally noticed something odd about the footage from the Sonicam, and looked at the image upside down via handstand. Seeing it was Snively disguised as Robotnik burning the track behind Sonic, Sally wondered why Robotnik would want Sonic going one way. and ordered Rotor to get a fix on Sonic's last known location so they could get in on the action and help. They headed out to the zone by plane and once above Robotnik, Sally jumped out with a parachute and landed on top of him, foiling his chance to flatten Sonic in his final trap. (StH: #25)

During a particularly hot day, Sonic helped his Freedom Fighter allies, including Sally, by running atop the water of a river, spaying them with cooling water. Sally soon felt a sudden chill, and snow clouds began to appear in the sky. Sally ran this by NICOLE, who determined the source was an "artificial environmental modulator," making Sally immediately suspect Robotnik. With a blizzard beating against them, Sally tried to lead them all to Knothole, but the snow made it virtually impossible. She tried using NICOLE to find a nearby cave, but her circuits had frozen up from the cold. Luckily, they found a cave on their own. Sally and the others were then escorted by Flip to a warmer part of the cave, where they met up with his teammates, the Arctic Freedom Fighters. With their help, Sally and Knothole Freedom Fighters successfully managed to deal with the cold weather by practicing in the artificial environment the Arctic Freedom Fighters had created. Sally then organized an artillery assault on the Weather Annihilator, using the surrounding snow to arm a catapult they built. Eventually the weather got so bad that Sally could no longer aim, and they tried a direct attack which resulted in Snively freezing them all in ice up to their shoulders, though they were saved by the Arctic Freedom Fighters when Snively tried to transport them. Once the battle was over and Arctic Freedom Fighters left in Snively's vehicle, Sonic suggested a snow ball fight, and Sally joined in in bombarding him with snow balls for it. (StH: #26)

At one point, Sally was forced to confront Sonic as an enemy. Sonic lost his memory and had been convinced by Robotnik that the Freedom Fighters were the world's villains. While in the tunnel that led to Knothole, Rotor's security system detected a transmitter that had been secretly planted on Sonic's person. Sally ordered the route locked down, but Robotnik had taken the liberty of installing a laser in Sonic's glove, and he used it to blast the door shutting him out. Sally saw this as proof that Sonic had turned traitor, and was left with no choice but to flood the tunnel, though reluctantly. This too failed, however, and Sonic stormed into Knothole before coming to face Sally and Rotor. Sally then tried to make it seem as if nothing was the matter, but failed as Sonic pummeled Rotor using his speed and then went for her. Sally threw him across the room when he grabbed her from behind and Tails and Bunnie came to back her up while she and Sonic were in the middle of a brawl. Despite their best efforts, Sonic overpowered them, and it was not until Sally's trainee Dylan landed on him in the dark that he was brought down. Sally was at Sonic's bedside and once he recovered with his memory, Rotor revealed to the both of them the microscopic transmitter. Sally had an idea, and had Tails provide reconnaissance and while Sonic used the transmitter to lead Robotnik's squadron of demolition tractors out into the ocean. (StH: #27, #28)

Then, Sonic and Dulcy the Dragon discovered what Rotor determined was a portable De-Roboticizer, that was good for one last de-roboticization. Sally though they should use to cure Bunnie, but she had the idea of allowing one of them to be roboticized so they could sabotage Robotnik's headquarters right under his nose, and then be reverted back to normal later. Sally herself voluntered to be roboticized. Days, later, when Sally (equpipped with a Neuro-Overrider) purposefully allowed herself to be captured, it was carried out. Unfortunately, the device fell off of her, and Sally was completely subjected to the roboticization sequence, losing her free will just like all the other Robians. Now dubbed "Robot Number Three-Three-Nine-Zero" by Robotnik, Sally revealed the secret exit to Robotropolis she was to meet the Freedom Fighters at, and captured them all with the exception of Sonic, who was busy keeping Robotnik's SWATbots occupied as a diversion. Upon returning, Sonic saw his friends captured and in the presence of Robotnik, Snively and the robot Sally. After the Freedom Fighters refused to tell them where the De-Roboticizer was, Robotnik ordered them all to be roboticized at the hands of Sally herself. Fortunately, Dulcy came in the nick of time with the De-Roboticizer, and turned Sally back to normal with it before she roboticize her own allies. But then Robotnik shoved her aside, determined to roboticize the Freedom Fighters, but Ducly melted the control panel with her fire breath, and set Robotnik's britches on fire in the process and they all returned to Knothole. (StH: #29)

A while after, Sally stumbled across a sleeping Sonic who was eating his shoe, and woke him. Sonic revealed that he had been dreaming about his uncle, Sir Charles Hedgehog, and their failed attempt to rescue him. Later that same day, Chuck revealed he'd regained his free will and that Snively was running things while Robotnik was trapped in The Void. Sally used NICOLE to estimate what Snively could potentially do, and she revealed that Snively would probably destroy the whole planet. Thankfully, Snively's plans were thwarted. (StH: #30)

Sally later infiltrated Robotropolis to investigate rumours of a new robot being sent to secure Robotnik's hold on the western side of the continent. She took NICOLE with her and had her download the schematics for the robot. Then the Robotnik Express came along and NICOLE had to download on the go when Sally jumped off a bridge on to the train, saying "Eat your heart out, Sonic the Hedgehog!" A while afterward, Sally managed to board the train in the car carrying the DYNAMAC-3000 and had NICOLE scan it. She was then grabbed from behind by Geoffrey St. John fooling around, who quickly kissed her, but Sally wouldn't be distracted from her mission and found out she and Geoffrey both wanted the DYNAMAC stopped. Then the train was forcibly stopped by Geoffrey's men, and a fail-safe activated the DYNAMAC. Sally asked NICOLE for suggestions, and she said they should retreat and wait for reinforcements. Unfortunately, that wasn't an option. The DYNAMAC-3000 then went after Sonic who had just landed on the train, and Sally went to check on him after he'd been attacked. Then the DYNAMAC changed shape to the form of a spider and took on Rootor and Antoine in their plane. After showing her frustration at Sonic and Geoffrey's bickering, Sally consulted NICOLE, and she said they should exploit the robot's two weaknesses, which were that it could only cope with one given combat situation at a time, and could be shut down by a device Sonic was carrying. Then Sally was grabbed by the DYNAMAC, only to be freed when Sonic distracted it and Geoffrey saved her from falling. Sonic deactivated the robot, and then Geoffrey's men blew it up. Both groups took advatage of the supplies onboard the train, and Sally and Geoffrey departed with a kiss before she left on the Freedom Fighters' plane, and Geoffrey took the Robotnik Express. (StH: #31)

Near Death and Revival
Robotnik later managed to infiltrate Knothole with a duplicate of Sally's father, King Max. The traitorous Freedom Fighter named Drago arranged for Sally's assassination, pinning the blame on Sonic in an elaborate frameup: he had Hershey disguise herself as Sonic (though her mask was built with sensors to make everyone appear as Snively), and she came across Sally and cut her rope, and she fell and was apparently killed by the fall. Robotnik then appeared unexpectedly in Knothole after the fake King Max leaked its location. After arriving at the Freedom Fighters' doorstep and holding them all hostage, Robotnik announced his plan to use the rebel headquarters as a testing ground for his super-weapon, with which he intends to eradicate all non-robotic life on the planet. His "Endgame" scheme is nevertheless foiled by the rebellion, and Robotnik is vaporized during the weapon's backfiring. It is then revealed that the fall had actually rendered Sally comatose, and Sonic managed to revive her. (StH: #47, #50)

Rebuilding the Kingdom
In the wake of Robotnik's defeat, Sally worked hard to re-establish the old kingdom, beginning with the reclamation of Robotropolis from Snively Kintobor and his DYNAMAC robot. Prior even to that, she made contact with the various other Freedom Fighters across Mobius. She was quick to welcome the remaining Robians back into the fold, refusing to allow them to be separated from the rest of the people. She also welcomed a visit from Knuckles and Julie-Su. The desolate wasteland of Robotropolis was difficult to rebuild, and discrimination against Robians threatened to spark a civil war. Worse, Sally's own father wanted the Robians disassembled, which was later revealed to be a product of Ixis Naugus' efforts to dominate his mind and to claim the kingdom he had been promised by the king in exchange for his help in surviving the Zone of Silence. Together with the other Freedom Fighters, Sally would also contend with the menace of Snively's Eggbots, the cyborg Monkey Khan (whom Sally herself accidentally released from his prison), and even Master Mogul on Angel Island before finally freeing her father from Naugus' grip and restoring him to normal using the Sword of Acorns. Sally was quick to dispatch Sonic and Tails after the fleeing wizard, bidding Sonic a fond farewell before he set out. With her friends wandering Mobius, Sally was treated to a history lesson on her family's history-and the responsibilities of the Source of All-by her father. She was then treated to a rude set of demands from King Max: namely, that she marry Antoine D'Coolette and forget about Sonic. Proving as strong as ever, she refused to give in to her father's orders, even when faced with losing her title, choosing instead to follow her own heart. (StH: #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56, #57, #58, #59, #60, KtE: #9, SSS: #2, #4)

Sally's decision to go against her father would have unexpected results, as he locked her out of his new project involving the reformed Royal Secret Service. The arrival of Sonic's birthday redirected her attention, particularly when a satellite motivated meteor shower came down on Mobotropolis at the same time that Sonic made his return with Tails and the Overlander Nate Morgan. Sally received an even greater surprise as the Secret Service returned from a mission to Angel Island with her mother Alicia and brother Elias in tow. Furthermore, Max announced that Elias, not Sally, would take the throne. To make matters worse, Max then announced that the Knothole Freedom Fighters were to be disbanded, with the Secret Service taking on many of their duties. This began after Nate was abducted by a group of escaped convicts, who nearly took out the Freedom Fighters in the process. Sally would then help Sonic in his efforts to save Knothole from a satellite attack. (StH: #63, #68, #69 #70, #71)

Brief Return to Field Missions
Following a hijacking of Mobotropolis' television network by a broadcast on Dr. Robotnik and the disappearance of the Robians from Knothole, Sally would lead the Knothole Freedom Fighters on a mission to the satellites. There they would discover the reenslaved Robians, along with their old foe Robo-Robotnik, who had returned to take the place of the original Robotnik. He was destroyed in battle, but through the digital transfer of his mind into a new robotic body, he was able to live on as "Dr. Eggman". For a time, Sally presided over the newly-established Kingdom of Knothole, a haven from Eggman until he too, like Robotnik, learned of its location. Prior to that event, Sally helped plant a virus to prevent him from obtaining the information from his predecessor's files, and also led a mission to Station Square, where the Freedom Fighters helped the human inhabitants deal with the threat of Dr. Eggman and Chaos. They would then face the menace of first Silver Sonic II, and then Metal Sonic before returning home. (StH: #72, #73, #74, #75, #76, #77, #78, #79, #80, #81, #82, #83, #84, #85)

Sally and the Freedom Fighters found themselves back in action, joining King Max in an effort to save a kidnapped Elias from Robotnik. They succeeded, only for Max to suffer paralysis-causing wounds, leaving her to watch over him and her mother Alicia as the latter recovered from an operation to awake her from her coma. Alicia soon woke up to the joy of the family, only for Elias to run away, blaming himself for all that had befallen the kingdom and saying the Sally would make a better ruler. In her efforts to return to her former role, she sneaked out of Castle Acorn to help her friends deal with a mad Warlord Kodos, defeating him using the reclaimed Sword of Acorns. Afterwards, she would use the sword to free the Robians of Robotropolis, escaping with them and the Freedom Fighters. Like other inhabitants of Mobius, she was caught up in Chaos Knuckles' attempts to alter history, leaving her in an alternate reality where Robotnik had been defeated before his coup and where she was engaged to Knuckles, but remained close to Sonic. After reality was restored to normal, she and her family were attacked by a reprogrammed Heavy and Bomb, former agents of the Royal Secret Service. Afterwards, she was appointed as an ambassador to Station Square, only for negotiations to be interrupted by the hostile dragon Zan. She and the other Freedom Fighters would then deal with the return of Dr. Robotnik, Hope Kintobor's desire for asylum in Knothole, freeing the Walrus Herd from Dr. Eggman using the Sword, talking with Mina Mongoose about their feelings for Sonic, and facing the threat of nucelar annihilation due to information Sally had provided for Station Square's O.T.I.S. computer. (StH: #50, #60, #78, #88, #89 #93, #94, #95, #96, #97, #98, #99, #100, #101, #102, #106, #108, #109, #110; SSS: #2, #4)

Sally would then be pursued by the Arachne, children of the late Uma Arachnis, who wished to possess the Sword of Acorns their mother had possessed. Terrified by the Sword's increasing attempts to force a destiny she didn't want upon her, Sally entrusted them with it. She then welcomed a visiting Lupe and the Wolf Pack, helping them convince Uncle Chuck to forgive himself for actions he had committed under Dr. Eggman's control. Later she bid farewell to Geoffrey St. John and Hershey Cat as they set out to find her brother Elias. She would also assist in the training of Mina Mongoose as a Freedom Fighter, and spend quality time with her mother Alicia Acorn in remembering her late mentor Julayla. Later she would help rescue her brother Elias from Eggman's encroachments, meeting her sister-in-law Megan Acorn at the same time. Nack the Weasel and his henchmen would later kidnap her, but she handily escaped them even before Sonic arrived to save her. The two would then admit their love for each other, and Mina would save Sally's life by taking a bullet fired by Nack. Sally and Sonic would then announce their engagement to her parents, only for the alien Xorda to arrive and deliver their deadly ultimatum to the inhabitants of Mobius. After careful research, Sally discovered that the Xorda claims of Mobius having once been Earth were true, and attempted to communicate with them and find a peaceful solution. Rejected, she accompanied Sonic to Eggman's city, where the two of them boarded his Giga-Bot Prime to battle the Xorda, only for it to take them hostage. Escaping, they discovered that the only way to stop the Quantum Dial weapon from destroying Mobius would be to let Sonic sacrifice himself, leading to a tearful farewell between the two. (StH: #111, #114, #118, #120, #121, #122, #123, #124, #125)

After the Xorda
In the year that Sonic was gone, Sally let her hair grow long and never stopped mourning her fallen love. She was thus found at his grave site when Sonic returned, having been transported into space rather than being killed. Their happy reunion was cut short as Dr. Eggman launched Operation: Triple Threat, forcing Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters to go into battle while Sally remained behind in safety. Watching the fight from afar, Sally was traumatized by the site of Sonic being hurt, terrified that he would be lost to her yet again. Upon his return, she offered him a place at her side, ruling while her parents went on a world tour. Too dedicated to fighting Robotnik to accept, Sonic refused, leading Sally to break up with him. She would then lead the Freedom Fighters in a mission to stop Eggman's new Auto Automatons and save Tommy Turtle. Then she let Sonic and the Chaotix, who had taken up residence in Knothole, set off to rescue Locke at the news of his capture. (StH: #130, #131, #132, #133, #134, #137, #138)

During a celebration, Sally addressed the Knothole Freedom Fighters while celebrating Amy Rose's contributions to the defense of Fort Acorn. Realizing she had matured and become a capable fighter on her own, Sally asked Amy if she would become an official member of the Freedom Fighters after awarding her the Medal of Honor, an opportunity Amy accepted. Later, in her efforts to heal her own broken heart, she started a column in the Knothole Inquirer under the pseudonym "Dear Aly", answering letters from such lovesick residents as Bunnie, Amy Rose, and Mina Mongoose. Sally's relationship with NICOLE would then reach a deeper level when a lab accident briefly resulted in the two of them switching bodies, allowing NICOLE to see what it was like to have a Mobian body. This led to NICOLE creating her own, which she showed to Sally during a rare night of peace. (StH: #142, #144, #146, #151)

When King Max fell into a coma unexpectedly, Sally finally gave in to his long ago demand that she marry Antoine. However, the day afterwards, the wedding was quickly annulled when her groom turned out to be Patch, an evil version of Antoine from a parallel universe. After her brother Elias took the throne and her father still into a coma due to Patch's poisoning, Sally returned to taking a more active role in overseeing the Freedom Fighters, even joining them in combat once again. (StH: #155, #156)

Return to the Front Lines
Sally agreed to be the maid of honor at Bunnie and Antoine's wedding, with Sonic serving as best man. Not long after the ceremony, Sally became one of Eggman's many prisoners during the aerial bombardment of Knothole, but was promptly freed by a rescue mission mounted by the few who weren't taken prisoner: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and NICOLE. With Knothole completely crushed, Dr. Eggman turned his sights on New Mobotropolis. During a period of rest within the safety of New Mobotropolis' shields, Sally spoke with Bunnie and Antoine and had Bunnie cut her hair to its previous shoulder length, symbolizing that she was her old self again and had regained her confidence. She then led the charge against the enemy forces herself, resulting in the the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix defeating Eggman's Egg Beater battle suit. (StH: #175, #176, #177)

Not long after, Sally interrupted a duel between her brother Elias and Amadeus Prower, both of whom were leading separate factions in a schism that threatened to plunge New Mobotropolis into civil war. Reminding them of her own ruling experience, she managed to bring the duel to an end and worked with them to establish a new system of government. Though the new ruling body called for seven council members-including Elias-Sally declined running, apparently quite fine with leaving politics behind for a while. Sadly, her relief at the averted crisis was short-lived, as Dimitri arrived with horrifying news: Enerjak had returned. (StH: #178, #179)

Upon learning that Enerjak had returned and that no mission would be sent to Angel Island in spite of Knuckles' continued absence, the Chaotix attempted to leave Knothole without authorization, only for Sally to stop them and ask that they remain in the city to help prepare for Enerjak's arrival. To appease them, she also sent Sonic and Tails to Angel Island to see what they could find out about Knuckles. At the same time, NICOLE sent a probe to Angel Island to observe Enerjak's activities, which Sally also watched after failing to contact the various global Freedom Fighter groups for support due to Eggman's jamming. Luckily, she was able to make contact with Rouge the Bat, who assured her that a GUN agent would arrive to provide assistance. Sally then assembled the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix as Enerjak arrived, only to be horrified as he revealed himself to be none other than a brainwashed Knuckles. Fortunately, Sonic and Tails returned just in time, Sonic battling Enerjak while the others took cover. Unfortunately, even the arrival of Shadow the Hedgehog failed to stop Enerjak, as did a mass charge which Sally led against him. The arrival of the Egg Fleet resulted in Enerjak being transported to New Megaopolis, and Sally was unsure whether a rescue mission was advisable given the threat he presented. The decision was soon taken out of her hands as Enerjak escaped and then virtually leveled the city. (StH: #180, #181, #182, #183)

After Enerjak's rampage and Mammoth Mogul's escape from prison, the latter then took over Robotnik's old Casino Night Zone and changed it to his own image. Meanwhile, Sally spent some time alone with Sonic in the ruins of Knothole talking about their past and feelings for one another. Their conversation was interrupted by Bean and Bark and the Destructix. Eventually, Sonic was knocked out by a shot from Nack the Weasel, who then gave Sally ten seconds to run for help while Sonic was dragged off by the Destructix. She soon liberated him with the help of Amy Rose and Geoffrey. When the heroes confronted Mogul, however, he denied all claims of wrong-doing as his accusers lacked any incontrovertible evidence. Sally and her friends were then sent away publicly humiliated. (StH: #187, #188)



Following this, the Suppression Squad came to Mobius Prime through the Star Posts and began attacking Freedom HQ. Sonic arrived back at Freedom HQ just as Scourge emerged. Unfortunately, the Freedom Fighters found themselves matched blow-for-blow with the Suppression Squad, and the battle was taking its toll on the base so Sally convinced Sonic and the rest to retreat. (StH: #189, #190)

Later, Sally told Sonic he was being sent on a mission to invade Anti Mobius with Amy Rose. While they were gone, Miles from the Suppression Squad was sent to bomb New Mobotropolis. Sally and the Freedom Fighters arrived on the scene, only to find that Miles was actually willing to propose an alliance against Scourge. After Miles explained how Scourge took over their world, Sally agreed to helping him. (StH: #192, #193)

However, the Freedom Fighters and Suppression Squad were no match for Scourge. After Sonic returned to take on Scourge, they were both blasted by Boomer and thrown back into Moebius by Miles. Afterwards, Boomer shut down the star posts; therefore, Sonic and Scourge were unable to return to Mobius. (StH: #194)

Sally and Alicia ended up arguing about stranding Sonic and Amy in Moebius, but the two were interrupted when Rob O' the Hedge and Silver the Hedgehog arrived. Sally proceeded to explain to them what had happened to Sonic and Amy and how they were stranded in Moebius. Silver then used the warp ring to go there with Rob O' the Hedge. Sally then told Tails to start fixing up the Star Posts. (StH: #195)

Shortly after Tails had repaired the Star Posts and they went through them to Moebius, the Suppression Squad and Freedom Fighters where ambushed by Super Scourge and he tried to injure the corwardly Miles, but Silver used his psychokinesis to grab and hold Scourge before he could, but he managed to break free nonetheless. Sally then ordered Silver to try this again so the others could pile on top of Super Scourge long enough for him to lose his super form, but Silver's power failed him yet again and Scourge threw the others off of him. Scourge was later defeated thanks to the quick thinking of Sonic, as the Anarchy Beryl drained Scourge of his strength when he powered down. Sally then walked back with the others to Dr. Kintobor's tower to go back to Mobius via the Globe Posts. (StH: #196)

Tried for Treason
After returning from Moebius, Sally was brought before the Council of Acorn to a hearing to decide if she deserved arrest for going against their orders of not retaliating against the Suppression Squad (as they had ruled in favour of acting against Eggman instead), with her former student Hamlin as the prosecutor. The case against Sally was quite strong, but but the princess turned the situation around by saying that if she was found guilty of making a decision against the wishes of the council, she would in the future refuse to act without the council's say-so, even during a battle, to ensure she would not make the same mistake twice. She also added that she would not turn to the Chaotix for help. Then she suggested an alternative; that the council allow her to continue to make decisions as a field leader as she always had and simply trust her to act out her duty properly. Everyone but Hamlin then voted for the charges against Sally to be dropped. She later spoke with Hamlin, not understanding his actions, and he explained that he had joined the Substitute Freedom Fighters wanting to make a change, only to be largely left behind. He then said that if he wasn't allowed to make a change on the field, then he wanted to ensure that the Freedom Fighters acted by the book for the good of all. Sally was left somewhat upset by his bitterness. (StH: #197)

Leading the Charge Against Eggman
The next day, Sally led the attack against the Eggdome, commanding both the Knothole Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix. Using her tactics, both teams managed to defeat the Dark Egg Legion and force it into retreat. Before they could get the group to surrender, the Egg Phoenix showed up and began attacking. Sally came up with the plan to have Sonic distract Eggman while Ray, Charmy and Saffron planted Tails' Neutralizing Mines upon the craft, causing its engines to fail and crash. After the Egg Phoenix was destroyed, Sally ordered the groups to set up camp for the night, as they were all battle-weary (except Sonic). The next day, Sally assisted Rotor in setting up a live feed to New Mobotropolis, thinking the citizens back home had a right to know how the battle went. After making their way inside the Eggdome itself, she linked up with Julie-Su via NICOLE in order to coordinate the two teams. However, they eventually found that the Legionnaires had retreated; they also found they could go no further because of a barricade designed to bottleneck the group; investigating it, Espio came to the conclusion that it was designed to allow Sonic through alone. Sonic decided to take the invitation with the rest coming in later to back him up, though Sally was against it, however Sonic reminded her that this was how they usually fought. Sally reluctantly agreed, giving Sonic a hug and telling him to be careful before he left. (StH: #198, #199)

After Bunnie and Mighty eventually managed to pull the doors, apart she ran ahead to see if Sonic needed help only to find Eggman in a state of insanity. After Snively told them that Sonic "broke" Eggman and that they had won, they decided to leave Snively to care for his now-ailing (and seemingly harmless) uncle. However, Sally noticed that Sonic was feeling uneasy about his victory, having not won in the way he was expecting. Wondering what he should do next, Sally, hoping to comfort him, told him that moving on was the best thing he could do. They then joined the two teams as they returned home, unaware of the new threat that had just arrived at the Eggdome. (StH: #200)

Combating the Iron Dominion
During the celebration of Eggman's defeat, Sally took Sonic to a concert in an attempt to get Sonic to enjoy himself, while he mulled over Eggmans descent into insanity. However, before the Forget Me Knots could start playing, Monkey Khan violently inturupted, chastising the heroes for celebrating while other parts of the world were in turmoil. Sally was surprised by Khan's appearance, but Sonic simply attempted to attack the cyborg. Fortunately, Sally intervened before physical contact could be made. Sally attempted to explain to Khan that Eggman had been defeated, but Khan stated that a mere change in management had taken place, and the Iron Dominion was now in control of the Eggman Empire. While Sonic and Khan decide to attack head-on, Sally tries to warn them of the dangers they might face, but her warnings fall on deaf ears, with the two fighters leaving to fight, while Sally stays, worried. Upon their return, she was the first to learn of New Megaopolis' current status, along with the apparent betrayal of Espio the Chameleon. Sally later led the Freedom Fighters in confronting the Iron Queen and Snively Robotnik when they entered New Mobotropolis, demanding the two surrender and sending Bunnie and Tails to engage the intruders when they refused to comply. She then called for backup from the Chaotix when Bunnie's cybernetics were taken over by the Iron Queen's Magitek powers and forced her to attack her allies. Sally then watched in dismay as the Iron Queen used her powers to take control of Monkey Khan and unleash him against the city. Once Sonic returned from delivering Bunnie to safety, Sally briefed him on the situation, and bade Sonic not to hurt Monkey Khan when Sonic engaged him. She was then joined by Antoine, Vector the Crocodile, and Mighty the Armadillo in stalling the possessed Monkey Khan long enough for Sonic to obtain a Power Ring from the Lake of Rings. Once Monkey Khan was free from the Iron Queen's control, Sally consoled him over what had happened, even embracing him as she reiterated the importance of remembering who their friends and allies were. Sally would later be one of the many Mobians to witness Eggman's imprisonment in New Mobotropolis after he escaped. The princess would later have some heart to heart conversation with Bunnie and Ken. Deciding to fully reconcile with Sonic and make a relationship with Ken. The Iron Queen would later take control of NICOLE and New Mobotropolis forcing Sally, Tails, Ken, and Sonic to use the Tornado and escape. At Freedom HQ Sally blamed herself for the events that transpired. After being comforted by Ken and Sonic, Sally and Sonic then transport themselves into New Mobotropolis's software. When Sally managed to get through to NICOLE using a firewall, NICOLE informed her about the Iron Dominion's forces and devised a plan. After they went through the plan, Sally and Sonic returned to Freedom HQ and Sally informed Tails, Sonic, and Khan about the plan. (StH: #201, #202, #203, #204, #206, #207, #208, #209)

Journey To The East
After arriving in the Dragon Kingdom, Sally was captured by the Gossamer Clan to ensure Sonic would meet with the Bride of Endless Reach along with Monkey Khan and Tails. Upon Sonic's arrival, they were freed, but Khan noticed Sally seemed out of it and held back for a few minutes to talk with her. Sally confessed to him that her actions lately had caused her severe stress and even had her questioning her own abilites, but Khan helped her get her mind on track by saying she was the only hope they had for victory right now. After this, negotiations began with the Bride of Endless Reach, and Sally introduced herself, and insisted Khan refer to himself as the King of the Free People, and they convinced her to rebel against the Iron Dominion for peace, and although she prediected it as a long and difficult journey, she agreed to this. Later on, they returned to the Temple of the Golden Lotus, and she conversed with Ken while eating with Li Yuen before a shuriken came through the window bearing a note, saying the Yagyu Clan wished to meet them. After combating several Yagyu members who believed the four heroes were travelers, Sally & co. traveled with one member to their headquarters the following day. Along the way, Sally questioned Ken if he thought that convincing the Yagyu would be easier or harder, as they had no proper bride and probably would not fall back on tradition or not want to give up the Iron Queen. Ken replied that he did not know, and that if they couldn't deal with the lord, then they would have to play it by ear. After a difficult meeting with the Yagyu Lord, Khan eventually negotiated a deal to let the Yagyu return to their old thieving ways in exchange for breaking away from the Iron Dominion. Knowing that the Yagyu would be less efficient without its clan system, the pair felt a measure of success, which came to an end as they found Sonic and Tails in company with Fiona Fox and the original Fearsome Foursome, minus Lightning Lynx. (SU: #13, #14)

Returning To New Mobotropolis
Later, their mission in the Dragon Kingdom completed, Sally and her teammates returned to New Mobotropolis to confront the Iron Queen. They arrived just in time to aid Amy, Antoine, and Geoffrey St. John, and were aided in turn as NICOLE revealed her true colors by attempting to capture the Iron Queen. (StH: #210, #211)

Sonic the Hedgehog
Over the years Sally has had numerous flirtations and love-interests, the largest being Sonic the Hedgehog. During their battles against Dr. Ivo Robotnik as Freedom Fighters, the two kept their feelings for each other mostly to themselves, though the idea of marriage had come up on occasion, mostly as a joke. Additionally, because of their clashing personalities, both were reluctant to make anything more out of their relationship. Their mutual feelings for each other became far more obvious when Sonic discovered Sally had survived Operation: EndGame and the two shared a kiss. (StH: #18, #50)

When King Max discussed the topic of marriage with his daughter shortly after he'd been freed from the wizard Ixis Naugus's control, Sally requested that Sonic be her future husband. The aged king flat-out refused this offer, saying that the Source of All would ultimately decide who her husband would be, as it had dictated Max's wife and his father's wife before him. (StH: #60)



Sonic and Sally spent the next few months apart, while Sonic was chasing after the Ixis Naugus around the planet with Tails. Shortly after his return, Dr. Eggman began his campaign to retake Mobotropolis and roboticize the Mobians, which prevented Sonic and Sally from getting close. To make matters worse, after the Kingdom of Knothole was formed, Sally was forced to be home schooled while Sonic and the others went to public school. Sally's duties as princess kept her both busy and distant from Sonic for some time. When Sally finally attempted to visit Sonic, she caught him being kissed by Mina Mongoose. After this, Sally believed Sonic had moved on. The two later recovered and fully admitted their love for one another when Sonic freed Sally from the bounty hunter Nack the Weasel. (StH: #58, #66, #94, #99, #123)

After almost a year had passed since Max's original decision to force Sally to marry Antoine, his opinion had drastically changed, after Sonic had proven himself a worthy candidate for a spouse. Max accepted Sonic and Sally's request for marriage, but shortly after this, the Xorda's attack on Mobius occurred, which resulted in Sonic being lost in space for over a year. With all of Mobius believing Sonic to be dead, Sally is left emotionally shattered. (StH: #124, #125)

Upon Sonic's return from space, the two wasted no time rekindling their love for one another: Sally claimed that she had known that Sonic was alive this entire time, but it is later revealed to be a lie. However, their relationship took a turn for the worse when Sally was put in charge of the kingdom and requested that Sonic stay by her side, as opposed to risking his life on numerous combat missions. Sonic reluctantly refused. An enraged Sally slapped him and accused him of being selfish, when in reality, she didn't want to lose him again. She asked whether his fight with Eggman was more important than his love for her. Unable to get an answer, she ran off in tears, later resulting in a bitter break up. Even though Sonic tried to work things out Sally usally acted cold to him and bossed him around. Although she started to calm down after Antione's return. Since then, Sonic has dated Fiona Fox, but the two broke up when Sonic discovered Fiona was actually more interested in his evil double, Scourge the Hedgehog. Recently, after Antoine and Bunnie announced they were getting married, Sally admitted she missed Sonic and felt jealous that it wasn't her who was getting married. (StH: #130, #134, #151, #172, #173)

Since Antoine and Bunnie's marriage, Sonic and Sally have once again showed signs of interest in one another. Sally in particular has flirted and hinted at this with Sonic. At one point, the two almost kissed each other, but were interrupted by Bean the Dynamite, Bark the Polar Bear and the Destructix. Immediately prior to Dr. Eggman's final defeat and push into insantiy, Sally shows intense concern for Sonic's personal safety, along with her hugging him before Sonic dove into the hole leading to Eggman, telling him to be careful. (StH: #187, #189, #190, #199)

After Monkey Khan showed up, Sally decided to fully rekindle her friendship with Sonic, and start a romance with Ken. It has been hard for Sonic to get used to the change. (StH: #207)


 * Several possible futures have suggested that the two will eventually get back together and possibly marry and have children, as hinted in Mobius (future version), where NICOLE comes from, and Mobius: X Years Later.

Geoffrey St. John
When Geoffrey St. John first met Princess Sally, he assisted her in training the Substitute Freedom Fighters and foiling Dr. Robotnik's scheme of creating robo-duplicates of the Freedom Fighters. After seeing St. John's heroics, he gained a place in Sally's heart, nearly rivaling Sonic. After the events of Project: Endgame and Sonic's revival of Sally, St. John realized her heart belonged to Sonic, but continued to clash with Sonic on numerous occasions. some time later, Geoffrey St. John established a relationship with Hershey Cat, eventually marrying her and losing his feelings for Sally, although they are still good friends. (StH: #46, #50, #130, PSM: #3)

Knuckles the Echidna
Sally had known Knuckles even before she met Sonic, during her father's regular visits to Angel Island. The two quickly became friends as neither one had anyone else their age to play with. (StH: #44, SSS: #9)

Years later, when Knuckles came to Knothole to fight against Mecha Sonic, the two reminisced about their childhood days. Sally even showed signs of interest in Knuckles at this point, especially due to the anger she felt towards Sonic, who everyone thought had deliberately allowed himself to be roboticized. (StH: #39, SMM)

Not long after this however, Knuckles was perused by the fellow Echidna Julie-Su, who is currently Knuckles' girlfriend and soul mate. Sally and Knuckles' friendship was temporarily damaged when the latter decided to remain on Angel Island rather than assist the Freedom Fighters on Mobius against Dr. Eggman, though the two repaired their friendship over time. (StH: #138, KtE: #28, #29)

Monkey Khan
When Sally accidentally released Khan from his stasis, the monkey was instantly smitten. He even kidnapped her so he can have her as a companion but Sally convinced him that he could be a great hero. He then left but his feelings for Sally still lingered. Around a year later, when Khan warned about the Iron Dominion, he expressed his interest in the fact that Sonic and her are not together. Sally also seemed to recuperate some feelings towards Khan, telling him to call her by her first name, and when the Iron Queen took control, told Sonic not to hurt him. She even comforted him when he was upset over repeated failures, as well as have some lunch with him. When Sally was upset about faliures of her own, Ken came to her trying to make her feel better. Sally went to Bunnie after talking to Ken. After talking with Bunnie, Sally decided to talk with Ken once he came back from his mission with Sonic. Later the two can be seen holding hands with Sonic looking on. Sally and Ken can be seen flirting with each other sometimes, one time it going as far as Ken kissing the back of Sally's hand. (StH: #55, #201, #202, #203, #204, #206, #207, #208, #209)

Abilities
Sally is agile and proficient in basic combat, martial arts, weaponry skills and hand to hand combat, having been trained by her mentor Julayla to improve her reflexes and self-defense abilities despite average physical strength. Her agility often lends itself to acrobatic maneuvers and skilled climbing. She's a quick thinker and tactician, often using NICOLE to gain information or statistics in order to create her plans, and is familiar with computers in general. She has strong leadership and organization capabilities and has shown to have good aim with various projectile weapons. While it was in her possession, she could use the Sword of Acorns for unusual feats, but eventually rejected it. Sally can also work and operate many varieties of vehicles, aircraft, and machines.

Personality
Sally is often logical and focused with a playful side. She prefers to plan ahead in almost all situations. She often takes the role of a leader, not only in directing and organizing people en masse but also through mediation and offering suggestions or compromises to difficult situations. Her attitude towards her title of princess is one of duty; she loves her people and strives to do the best she can for them. In this she shows passion, bravery and determination, often remaining undeterred by setbacks. While inwardly compassionate, she can often come off as hard and sardonic. Her personal emotions are sometimes less well-controlled, and under some extreme situations she's fallen into turmoil concerning her relationships with others, especially with her father, King Acorn, and Sonic. She cares deeply for her family and was quick to establish connections with her long-lost mother and brother, though her love for her father is sometimes strained as his past, actions and decisions often cause friction with her ideals. In some cases she fostered some feelings of betrayal and jealousy, though she usually recognizes it while she's doing it. As such, she often confides in NICOLE. Should she think herself to have failed or misjudged a situation in the past, she will often have tremendous self doubts in herself, sometimes coming to tears because of her belief that she is a failed leader.

Background Information

 * When the four-part saga "EndGame" was first written, the intent of the writers was to remove Princess Sally from the comic permanently. The idea was to kill the character with enough dignity to not drive away any of the character's fans. During a mission inside Robotroplis, Sally is slain after her rappel wire is cut, sending her falling several stories to the ground; Sonic was framed for her death. The reasoning on the part of the writers was that the arrival of King Max would displace Sally's power, making her unnecessary, and that the restrictions placed on the book by SEGA made it too difficult to continue writing the character as having a relationship with Sonic. SEGA, however, had promotional plans for the character and ordered her to be revived. The character's return was written into issue #50, which interfered with scheduling and caused several pages to be cut. The issue was later revised and reissued as a Sonic Super Special. Her intended death was emphasized in one of the random realities in issue #101.

Appearance
Like many of the very early Westernized series character concepts, Sally’s design was ultimately derived from that of the “-ky animal” characters; specifically, Ricky the Squirrel. Her design went through numerous colour schemes earlier on (red and yellow, pink and black) before being finalized in sync with SatAM (which featured the pink and black design in the pilot episode). With these early designs, her cheeks were smooth and rounded, she sported a hairband of sorts, and her only attire consisted of a pair of blue boots with a white trim.

The general finalized design gave Sally brown fur (with light brown on the face and torso) as well as short, auburn hair, blue eyes, a short, open blue vest and tall blue boots (lacking the white trim). The alternate colour schemes were eventually retconned as a story element. Depending on the colourist, her fur and hair often range a variety of warm colours (her hair going anywhere from dark brown to bright red). For several issues, her hair had been depicted as waist-length, but it eventually returned to its original short style. Some artists add a high collar to the vest or depict it worn closed.

For a short time, Sally wore a headband. For more official functions, she’s often depicted in some form of royal attire, including a heavy blue cape with white trim, scepters, crowns and tiaras, and even an ornate, winged mantle-like piece of gold and red. She has on occasion worn a white wedding gown, a rich purple dress with gold jewelry, and a light green slit skirt with matching sleeveless top and slippers (as well as a pink veil). When longer, her hair was sometimes styled in a fancy ponytail for special occasions. As a child, she was sometimes depicted as wearing a long shirt, sneakers and a blue/green bow (or two) in her hair, though more commonly the SatAM design was used: a green/blue quasi-Arabian-inspired outfit with curled slippers, and a jeweled, golden tiara set in her hair, which was bound in a long, segmented ponytail. This look is similar to Princess Jasmine's from the Disney movie Aladdin.