User:BlazingWolfJanne/ASO Bios--New Mobotropolis

Mina=

Mina the Mongoose is a Mobian mongoose living in New Mobotropolis, who was gifted with super speed shortly before meeting the Freedom Fighters. She was first discovered by Sonic the Hedgehog after Dr. Eggman captured her mother and roboticized her, leaving Mina mourning and vulnerable to capture by Shadowbots. She fell in love with Sonic after spending more time with him, and tried to win over his heart. When she realized that Sonic loved Sally Acorn, she gave up on pursuing him, and she instead began a singing career, eventually becoming the lead singer for Knothole Knuts and later the Forget Me Knots. Though she left the Knothole Freedom Fighters, she remained an ally and friend to them, as well as an active--if somewhat misdirected at times--citizen of New Mobotropolis.

Orphan
The daughter of Arthur Mongoose and his wife Isabella Mongoose, Mina was discovered inside Robotropolis during Dr. Eggman's siege, hopeless and panic-stricken, following her mother's capture. Her father had died during the Great War, and her mother would be subjected to Roboticization. During her time in the city, Mina met the ancient villain Mammoth Mogul, who used his Chaos powers and Ixis Magicks to grant her super speed while erasing her memory of their encounter, planting a post-hypnotic suggestion as a precaution for the future and then leaving her. Mogul, who at the time was trapped in the Master Emerald, appeared to Mina as an astral projection, and marked her because he sensed she and Sonic would one day share a connection. Sonic and Sally met her among a group of Mobians that were being rounded up by Shadowbots whom they rescued from capture at the last moment. Despite being told to flee, she attempted to get into Robotnik's headquarters, only to be stopped by the hedgehog at which point she finally broke down in grief. However, Sonic and Sally both comforted her, and Sonic attempted to make her realize that those who had been captured were likely already roboticized, and that only by remaining free would they have a chance at attempting a later rescue. Mina finally agreed to leave with the group. (StH: #76, #77, #185, CSE)

Barely evading patrols of Shadowbots in the Badlands, she eventually arrived in Knothole via the Great Oak Slide. While there, she found some meaning by helping Rosie at her orphanage to babysit other young orphans including Sasha, Rory and Snaggle, who seemed to take a liking to her as they could relate, having also lost their parents to Robotnik. Even though she was supposed to stay in Knothole where it was safe, there was at least one time that Mina wandered outside its boundaries into the Great Forest. It was there that she encountered Prince Elias who had snuck back into Robotropolis for some medical supplies to heal Queen Alicia, and passed them on to her before being captured by Shadowbots. Per the Prince's instruction, Mina brought the supplies to the Queen, and then informed King Acorn of what had befallen his son. (StH: #77, #78, #88)

Chasing Sonic
As Sonic's parents were also roboticized, Mina felt he was someone she could relate to, but still continued to feel lonely and even considered allowing herself to be roboticized if only to be with her mother. Confused and wishing she'd be caught and brought before Robotnik to get answers for his actions, she headed into the Great Forest again, only to be confronted by Sonic once more. While arguing over what each was doing there, they were attacked by a group of Combots with cloaking devices, intent on bringing the Sword of Acorns that Sonic stole to Dr. Eggman. (StH: #89, #90)

During the fight, Mina was caught only to be saved by Sonic a second time, but at the cost of losing the sword, and having her rescuer knocked unconscious. In the end, Mina got Sonic to safety when she discovered she had enhanced speed, which she attributed to her being a mongoose (a naturally quick creature), and allowed Sonic to recover before pursuing the Combots. While Sonic went after the sword, Mina stayed behind and ran into Rotor, who had just returned from the Northern Tundra and was surprised by the reappearance of Sonic who told them to head back to Knothole. Once they returned though, Mina learned Geoffrey St. John was looking for who stole the Sword of Acorns. She tried to cover for Sonic’s actions, but St. John saw through it and she was questioned by him and Hershey, to whom she reluctantly confessed. (StH: #91, #92)

Upon observing Sonic's heroics and the way he interacted with his friends and family, Mina developed a crush on the hedgehog. They became close friends and began hanging out more with due to attending the high school that had been built as part of turning Knothole into a true city, though some, like Bunnie, didn't seem to appreciate Mina's advances on Sonic. With the discovery of Mina’s super speed, she and Sonic spent even more time together as he tried to improve her control at her request. After hearing him say she potential for being a Freedom Fighter, Mina attempted to kiss Sonic in thanks and was surprised by his shock and confusion. This also started an awkward period for Sonic’s relationship with Princess Sally who witnessed the kiss and believed that Sonic was starting to fall for Mina. Despite this, Mina still attempted to help Sally and the others when she informed them that Nate Morgan had gone to Robotropolis to aid the Overlanders that had taken up residence there. Her actions along with the recovery of the Sword of Acorns resulted in unexpected benefits for everyone as all of the Robians in the city were freed with their free wills restored, and Mina was joyfully reunited with her mother even though she was still roboticized. #93, #94, #96, #99, #100, #102)

Even though she knew she had strong feelings for Sonic, Mina found keeping up with him to be confusing and frustrating not only due to his speed but also from his personality. At one point she was approached by Sally and took the opportunity ask the Princess how she dealt with him (much to her surprise). Sally’s explanation that she was still trying to figure him out herself made it dawn on them they had more in common than they thought and Mina felt more encouraged to keep trying from her words. Deciding she'd taken the wrong approach, she asked her mother for advice, which through a slight misunderstanding of how Isabella met her father, resulted in her trying to catch Sonic's eye by donning a fancy outfit. While impressed, he soon left afterward on a mission, frustrating the mongoose. (StH: #109, #120)

Eventually she decided to become a Freedom Fighter herself, so as to spend more time with Sonic. While her mother was wary of this reasoning, Mina began training in various aspects with the core Freedom Fighters. However, when a giant robot sent by Eggman attacked, Mina attempted to save Sasha, Rory and Snaggle, only to be overwhelmed by panic; she froze in place. Having only been saved by Rotor's timely disabling of the machine, Mina realized that her priorities had been skewed; she had not joined the Freedom Fighters with the intent of defending others, only to impress Sonic. Mina then decided to resign from the Freedom Fighters, but finally caught Sonic’s attention with a skill even she didn’t expect&mdash;her voice. Mina proved to have quite a natural singing talent that impressed Sonic so much that he volunteered her to put on a stage performance with a local band called the Knothole Knuts to bolster her confidence. The plan worked and Mina came to enjoy her new-found voice so much that she started becoming quite popular with Knothole’s residents as a local celebrity, even catching Princess Sally’s attention. (StH: #120, #121)

Despite this, she still occasionally aided in missions, and with her priorities in order, became more efficient. When Sally was kidnapped by Nack the Weasel, Mina followed Sonic in an attempt to help out, and the two entered the weasel's hideout separately. Sonic found Sally first, and the two kissed. Mina walked in at that moment and realized that Sonic truly loved Sally. Extremely heartbroken, she turned away, only to notice Nack aiming at Sally with a gun. Using her speed, Mina rushed in to intercept the bullet, thinking to save Sally for Sonic's sake. As she collapsed in Sonic's arms, she told him she loved him. When she later awoke in hospital, Sally asked if she'd be okay. Tearfully thinking of her heartbreak, Mina replied that she'd get over it. Though still dealing with this hardship, Mina was able to recover by the time the Xorda invaded Mobius, and joined the front lines in the massive assault against the Quantum Dial in the Southern Tundra. (StH: #122, #123, #125)

Songoose
During Sonic's year in space, when he was thought to be dead, Mina continued working with the Knothole Knuts as their lead singer and key figure, which caused her popularity to soar to pop-star status. She began to throw concerts to support the troops and became romantically involved with her manager, Ash Mongoose. Recognizing Ash's troubled past, which led to him finding comfort in her music, Mina was able to find and awaken his more sensitive nature. When Sonic finally returned from outer space, Mina was quick to introduce Ash to him, who informed the hedgehog that he was dating Mina, knowing of her past crush on him. Despite repeated efforts by Mina to get him to realize Sonic was in the past and that he had no reason to be insecure, Ash remained antagonistic towards Sonic with the two of them egging each other on at the slightest provocation.(StH: #134, #144, #145, CSE)

Unfortunately Mina entered a period of uncertainty in her relationship with Ash when she believed she was falling for Sonic after thinking he was making moves on her. Mina had to remind herself that she was still with Ash at that point and turned him down, which was much to her benefit as it was actually Scourge hitting on her at the time. Though Sonic was able to mostly clear up the confusion, Mina somehow still found herself as part of the infiltration team for an operation to investigate a city made up of nanites that was suddenly consuming the countryside. After learning of Snively's plan to disable them with E.M.P. detonators, Mina carried Fiona to one of the further away units with her speed in order to set it off manually, but the nanites' spread was stopped without using the E.M.P.s and they returned to Knothole. (StH: #150, #152)

At the King's request, Mina launched a worldwide tour, leaving Knothole to support those who opposed Eggman. Her music infuriated Dr. Eggman, who launched at least two assassination attempts against her using first Nack the Weasel and then Heavy and Bomb. Before the second attempt, Ash confronted her over still having strong feelings for Sonic due to the lyrics she had been writing and he decided to break up with her. However he was severely injured when he saved her from a Bomb found in her dressing room and as Ash recovered, was visited by Mina. She told him that, as she had feared he'd been killed, she realized how much she truly loved him and the two then resumed their relationship. With both these attempts thwarted thanks to the Freedom Fighters and Ash, Mina would be accompanied by other bodyguards afterwards, including the Chaotix. (StH: #153, #154, #173) After Knothole's destruction, Mina would make her first visit to New Mobotropolis, moving in to Freedom HQ to help repair the base after Robotnik's attack. It was then that Mina was caught by a spell unleashed by Mammoth Mogul, who had at last come to collect on the debt she owed him for granting her enhanced speed. Brainwashed along with Tails and Mighty the Armadillo, Mina attacked Sonic but was unable to defeat him. She was then forced to run out on the ocean, where Mogul would have had her stop and drown had Sonic, with the help of Ash Mongoose not given in to his demands and delivered to him a Chaos Emerald that allowed him to escape. Freed from Mogul's control, Mina was soon after cleansed of it by Merlin Prower, though she retained her super speed. (StH: #185, #186, #187)

Recovering from the traumatic experience, Mina decided to reform her band with new members-Sharps the Chicken, Max the Monkey, and Mach the Rabbit-and renamed the group as the Forget Me Knots in memory of the fallen city. Mina later witnessed the defeat of the Eggman Empire via a live data-stream set up by the Freedom Fighters and watched it in New Mobotropolis with Ash. She then sung at a concert with the Forget Me Knots to celebrate their triumph, but it was cut short when Monkey Khan interrupted and blasted Mina off her feet, though she didn't suffer any injury. (StH: #200, #201, CSE)

A "Change In Tune"
After the fall of the Iron Dominion, Mina began to suffer recurring nightmares stemming from the occupation of New Mobotropolis, the Legionizing, and the role NICOLE had played in it. The experience left her deeply shaken and traumatized, as while she had participated in helping people evacuate via Warp Rings, many had still been left behind. Feeling she needed to take a break from the city, she and Ash headed to Freedom HQ where Sonic told her she could stay as long as she needed since she had still been a Freedom Fighter at one point. As Ash tried to comfort her, she burst into tears-reiterating her fears of the city, NICOLE herself, and how she felt frustrated that the Freedom Fighters seemed unaware of the potential danger should the A.I. lose control again. As they talked, Ash suggested that Mina use her music to send a message to New Mobotropolis populace as a whole. Mina eagerly took to this idea, feeling that she had wanted a good opportunity to try a new direction for a while, and began to work on a new album. Later, the band met at Mina's house, not too happy with the mood change proposed in the new songs. However, Mina explained to them even their instruments were made of nanites and if Nicole would be compromised again, the very house could prove a threat. This convinced the others, and they began rehearsing for their next concert. (StH: #219, #220)

Right before the show three weeks later, Mina hyped up the other band members backstage, confidently telling them they were making a difference. Despite this, Mina admitted she felt she was about to throw up, though Ash assured her the people loved her music as much as herself, encouraging her to get out there and "blow them away." Once onstage, Mina met the roaring crowd with a strong, passionate performance, expressing a desire to live without fear and for the people to be able to "save themselves" when the heroes couldn't. After roaring applause, Mina thanked the crowd for their passion and motivation. While she rallied a call against fear and a cry for change, Mina explained it was up to the people to take care of things inside the city while the Freedom Fighters were busy protecting them from outside forces. Unknown to everyone, the wizard Ixis Naugus had been observing the concert and using his magic to amplify any feelings of fear and anger to serve his own goals; the concern over NICOLE and her nanites began to get blown out of proportion. (StH: #221)

After the concert, Mina made her way through the fans to the band's trailer with Ash, and found to their surprise Sonic and Sally waiting inside. The conversation quickly turned tense as Mina tried to explain to Sonic that she felt her message was one that needed to be heard&mdash;especially by him and the other Freedom Fighters. Concerned, Sally told Mina that she had to be careful with the influence of her popularity, but when she mentioned responsibilities, Mina heatedly retorted she felt Sally and the others were being irresponsible, citing Nicole's continued control of the entire city despite what had happened with the Iron Dominion. Growing angry, Mina pointed out they hadn't even been in the city during the occupation, and that while they were "talking politics" on the other side of the world, people were being imprisoned by their homes and Legionized. Sonic was indignant, but Sally cut him off and pointedly informed Mina that NICOLE had been undercover when they were gone, and done all she could to protect people without giving herself away while witnessing all the Legionization. With the added mention that Nicole had been present for Mina's concert and thus just experienced the fear and hatred of her it generated firsthand, Sonic and Sally left, leaving Mina feeling unsure. (StH: #221)

In the time following the concert, Mina began to see an undesired effect of her new message. During dinner with Ash at Creme de la Creme one evening, she saw Sonic and Sally arrive on a date, but the atmosphere was spoiled as a waiter began to pester them over the issue of NICOLE, which soon lead to staff and patrons loudly bickering over the entire issue. Mina suddenly decided that she wanted to leave, saying she couldn't enjoy the meal with "that" going on in the background. The two left, Mina mumbling that this wasn't what she wanted her music to create. It was for this reason that Mina decided to hold a free concert in front of the community center in order to get the public to relax. While she hoped to lighten the mood she had created, her efforts were ruined when Geoffrey St. John stormed the band area, proclaiming it was time for the people to act. With the sudden added appearance of Ixis Naugus before them, Mina and the rest of the band ran for safety as the Freedom Fighters went to confront the rogue agent and his wizard master. (StH: #222, #223)

Forgiveness
Preying off the artificially increased fear of NICOLE brought about by Mina's concert, Naugus succeeded in winning over the public and becoming king. Mina attended Geoffrey St. John's trial, where he was declared guilty of treason but immediately pardoned by the new king. Her unease towards the situation continued to grow from this as well as the loss of Princess Sally, and when public opinion eventually resulted in NICOLE's exile, Mina felt guilty; she had wanted to raise awareness concerning possible problems with NICOLE, but never intended for fear to take over the city. Eventually, despite her own concerns, she built up the courage to confront NICOLE directly. She became distressed upon seeing NICOLE's pain firsthand, and spoke of her own fears and failings, admitting that she hadn't fully understood NICOLE's situation in the path. With a lot of encouragement, Mina eventually convinced NICOLE to stop hiding from her problems, and begged for her forgiveness. She told NICOLE that she could count on her as a friend, and swore to attain her original goal of inspiring the people and set them on the right path. (StH: #232, #233, #237)

To make amends to NICOLE, she held a concert with her band with the theme of love, understanding and forgiveness and dedicated the song and the concert to NICOLE, much to the dismay of Ixis Naugus. As they were about to start, Tails Doll snuck under the stage and caused it to collapse under her and the band. Team Freedom raced onto the stage and Mina was saved from the destruction by Rotor. Ash rushed to Mina's aid after she was rescued by Rotor. She addressed the audience to thank Team Freedom for saving the day. She gave the stage collapsing as another reason why they need NICOLE and that the city has to show their support to Team Fighters, Team Freedom and NICOLE. (StH: #241)


 * -|Maximillian

King Maximillian Acorn, also known as Max or Maximillian the Cursed, is the former king of the Kingdom of Acorn and the father to Princess Sally and King Elias Acorn. Max's rule was marked by many hardships, including the Great War, betrayals by many advisers, and the wars against Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Dr. Eggman.

Early Life
Maximillian was just a young boy when his father Frederick Acorn granted the wizard Ixis Naugus the title of Royal Wizard. Some time after this, the Overlander scientist Nate Morgan was taken in by his father and provided major scientific knowledge which brought the Kingdom of Acorn out of the pre-industrial age. Because of his contributions to the kingdom, Nate Morgan was very close with the royal family and acted somewhat like an uncle for young Maximillian. (StH: #65, #66)

At the age of ten, Frederick revealed the mysterious Source of All to Max, and soon he bonded with the Source as per royal tradition. The Crown and Sword of Acorns were forged from the remaining Source of All that did not merge with him. Because of their bonding with the Source of All, the Acorns were granted guidance from the Source. The Source guided Max's father Frederick to select the young Alicia to act as his future wife. At age eleven, Max and Alicia were betrothed, and upon their eighteen commemoration, the two formally married. As his father aged and Max became old enough, he assumed the mantle as king, with Nate Morgan present at the ceremony. (StH: #58, #60, #65)

During his early years as a king, Max found himself as odds with what to do during the allegations by Ixis Naugus and Warlord Kodos regarding Nate Morgan. Unable to see Nate perform treason and feeling sympathy for him because Nate had been there during his upbringing, Maximillian was deeply troubled when Kodos and Naugus accused Nate of providing their location to a group of Overlander scouts. To spare Max of the trouble, Nate imposed self-exile and left the kingdom, much to Max's dismay. (StH: #65)

The Great War Years
During the Great War, the Overlander's superior technology allowed them to push back the Royal Army at almost every turn. As the city began being bombarded by mortars, Max had his wife and infant son Elias sent away to a safe haven on Angel Island. However, their craft was intercepted by Overlander ships, and everyone on board the craft was presumed to have been killed. (StH: #65)

Unbeknownst to Max, the Brotherhood of Guardians had arrived on the crash scene first and lied to the Overlanders about there being survivors, taking in the wounded Queen Alicia and Elias. (KtE: #21)

Not long after this, the Hedgehog brothers Jules and Sir Charles brought before Max the wounded Overlander Julian Kintobor, whom they had found being chased in the Badlands by other Overlander troops. Feeling guilty over what had happened with Nate Morgan, Max easily accepted Julian into the Kingdom, hoping to not make the same mistake twice of chasing away an Overlander seeking refuge in the kingdom. (StH: #74)

After Kodos mysteriously "disappeared" (Julian was actually responsible, having sent him to the Zone of Silence), King Max along with everyone else believed Julian's story that Kodos had tampered with leftover weapons from Ixis Naugus which resulted in his death. With Julian's knowledge of Overlander tactics, King Max appointed him as the new Warlord. Eventually, with Julian's new battle tactics and development of new weaponry, the Kingdom of Acorn finally won the Great War and brought peace to their lands. King Max himself struck the final blow, defeating the Overlord Charlemagne in a duel and then sparing his life. (StH: #74, #78)

Julian's Betrayal
With the defeat of the Overlanders and the end of the war, Max intended to disassemble the War Ministry and appoint Julian to the position of Minister of Science, vacated some time previously by Sir Charles Hedgehog. However, Julian had no intention of continuing to serve Max, and tricked Max into disassembling the Kingdom's military, allowing Julian's SWATbots to easily overwhelm the citizens of the kingdom. Renaming himself Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the former Warlord claimed Mobotropolis for his own as Robotropolis, and banished Max to the Zone of Silence. (SSS: #9, StH: #43)

While in the Zone, King Acorn found himself unable to think clearly due to the zone's properties. He was then forced to pledge loyalty to Ixis Naugus, the creator of the zone, to survive. Over the next ten years, he lost his memory, not recognizing Sonic or Sally when they came to the Zone. He also came to command an army of goblin-like creatures, clad in a barbaric suit of brownish-purple armor and claiming the Zone as his domain to rule over with an iron fist. However, Robotnik's tampering with the Zone resulted in its losing stability, threatening to collapse and thus kill Max, forcing Sally, Sonic, and Geoffrey St. John to enter the Zone and rescue him. (StH: #36, #41, #53).

The Return of the King
The Freedom Fighters managed to free King Acorn from the Zone and brought him back to the Knothole Village. Unfortunately, the King's body began to crystallize due to exposure to the Zone's harsh environment. Initially there were hopes of healing him using a Chaos Emerald, but these proved fruitless. It was discovered afterwards that the Sword of Acorns, when brought together with the Crown of Acorns and the King himself, possessed powerful healing properties and was able to restore King Acorn to his former self. It later became known that the wizard Ixis Naugus had been responsible for the King's condition, forcing Sonic to confront him and his minions-Warlord Kodos, Uma Arachnis, and Feist-in Max's dreams forcing them all out. (StH: #41, #42, #53)

At one point, King Max was secretly replaced by one of Robotnik's Auto-Automatons, whom the Freedom Fighters mistook for a fully healed king following their battle with Mammoth Mogul over the Sword of Acorns. While impersonating the King, the robot sentenced Sonic to life in the Devil's Gulag prison when Sonic was mistakenly charged with the murder of Princess Sally. He also later brought Robotnik himself to Knothole, where Robotnik revealed that the King was a fake. The real king was revealed to have been in the care of Dr. Quack, who helped Robotnik in order to protect his captured family. (SSS: #1, StH: #47, #48, #49, #50)

Following Robotnik Prime's defeat, it came to light that King Max had promised Ixis Naugus the kingdom in exchange for helping him survive in the Zone of Silence, which the wizard came to collect upon his escape from that same Zone. Fortunately, the Freedom Fighters and Max recognized that honoring such a foolish bargain would be catastrophic, and drove Naugus off. The King soon turned paranoid, fearing rebellion by the Robians and ordering that they be disassembled before being convinced of the error of such a course. Matters came to a head when a group of Freedom Fighter illusions inflamed Max's anger, allowing Ixis Naugus to gain control of his mind. Eager to assert control, Naugus soon had the city of Mobotropolis embroiled in civil war, and only when the real Freedom Fighters returned after defeating Master Mogul was Max freed of Naugus's influence by a Sword of Acorns wielding Sonic. Reclaiming his Sword, Max was able to summon the Crown from the Hall of Limbo, which had been inside his mind the whole time, and was thus restored to normal. (StH: #53, #55; SSS: #4)

The Royal Family and Dr. Eggman
With his return to normality, Max soon began exercising more and more authority. Set firmly in the traditions of the House of Acorn, he revealed the origins of the Royal Artifacts to Sally as well as the Source of All. With utter disregard for Sally's own desires, he tried to convince her to abandon her romance with Sonic because he was a commoner, marry Antoine D'Coolette because of his family's high standing, and merge with the Source-in other words, cease to live her own life. Sally refused, leaving the matter unresolved between herself and Max. The king had also been hiding the existence of his wife Alicia and his son Elias from Sally, hoping to spare her the pain of her lost family. Found by the Brotherhood of Guardians, the young prince and comatose queen were cared for on Angel Island, their continued existence unknown to Max or the Kingdom. Determined to discover the truth, Max authorized Geoffrey St. John to create a new Secret Service, its first mission to uncover the fate of the royal pair and recover them if possible. The group proved successful with the aid of Knuckles the Echidna, bringing the queen and prince back to Mobotropolis. At the same time, Sonic and Miles "Tails" Prower returned from their pursuit and defeat of Ixis Naugus with a surprise for Max: his old honorary uncle, Nate Morgan. Max soon declared that Elias, rather than Sally, would succeed him to the throne, before devoting his attention to his wife. He also disbanded the Knothole Freedom Fighters in favor of the Secret Service. (StH: #58, #59, #60, #61, #62, #64, #68, #69, #70; KtE: #20, #21, #22)

Peace was fleeting for King Max and his subjects, as a new threat emerged in the form of an alternate version of Dr. Robotnik known as Dr. Eggman. Initially, the villain attacked from the shadows using satellites he had placed in orbit, even hijacking the new Kingdom of Acorn television network during one of Max's own speeches to play a history of Robotnik's life, which of course emphasized Max's faults and those of other members of the kingdom. When the Robians disappeared from Knothole, King Acorn prevented the Freedom Fighters from investigating the satellites. Eggman soon made his presence known, employing a legion of Shadowbots to attack Mobotropolis. Max sought to offer himself up in exchange for the safety of his people, but Eggman denied his request. The defeated king was forced to flee to Knothole with the rest of his subjects, opening the Second Robotnik War. Fortunately, the Freedom Fighters-despite Max's objections-were able to thwart Eggman's plans to invade the newly declared Kingdom of Knothole by uploading a virus into his computer, erasing the data containing the location of Knothole. This led Max to reform the group and also to make Sonic one of the Knights of Acorn. (StH: #62, #64, #67, #68, #70, #71, #72, #73, #74, #75, #76, #77, #78)

After the Freedom Fighters' return from a crucial mission in Station Square, they joined the King and his army in rescuing Elias who had recently found a solution to Alicia's illness, which involved surgery. The rescue was a success and Alicia finally woke from her coma sometime after. Unfortunately, the mission resulted in Max's paralysis at the hands of a Shadowbot, confining him to a wheelchair for considerable period afterwards. Max gave the role of acting ruler to Elias, who in turn had his decisions made by Secret Service member Geoffery. One of those orders involved Sonic being stripped of his knighthood and confined in Knothole after stealing and losing the Sword of Acorns. Sonic would defy Elias' wishes on a number of occasions in order to get it back, but the King lifted the hedgehog's confinement after Sonic thwarted an attempt by Heavy and Bomb, robot Secret Service agents reprogrammed by Eggman, to assassinate Max and his family. However, it is possible that having learned of Sonic's sword theft, Max would not reinstate his knighthood. He soon took charge once more when Elias, blaming himself for failing to run the kingdom properly during Max's incapacitation, ran away from Knothole. Prior to that incident, Chaos Knuckles' attempts to alter history caught Max up in an alternate reality where Robotnik's Coup d'état had been thwarted, Alicia and Elias had been brought home by Knuckles, and Max had arranged for Sally to marry the young Guardian. Luckily, reality was restored to normal as Chaos Knuckles' efforts failed to produce the desired result. (StH: #88, #89, #90, #93, #97 #100, #102)

Max would soon send Sally on a mission to Station Square as an ambassador, after which he granted asylum to Hope Kintobor, an Overlander girl who wished to join the Freedom Fighters. In the midst of that, he received a most surprising and unwelcome guest in Knothole: the original Dr. Robotnik, who had been brought back accidentally by Eggman, who conspired with him to get rid of the Freedom Fighters. Following Robotnik's final demise, King Acorn authorized Geoffrey and Hershey Cat to find his missing son, which they managed with help from Sonic and Sally. Max would then interrogate a member of Nack the Weasel's gang after they kidnapped Sally. In a surprising show of acceptance, he approved of Sally's engagement to Sonic, but was soon faced with the threat of the volatile aliens known as the Xorda. Unable to participate in battle himself, he negotiated with Eggman and succeeded in getting him to surrender control of half his empire in exchange for an alliance with the Kingdom of Knothole. Max's success was bittersweet, as Sonic seemingly perished in the final battle against the Xorda. (StH: #106, #108, #90, #93, #100, #102, #118, #121, #122, #123, #124, #125)

Sonic's Absence and Return
Following Sonic's sacrifice, Max somehow regained the use of his legs. He soon found himself faced with the difficulties of waging a war against Eggman, who had broken his promise. Complicating the matter was the presence of the Chaotix in Knothole, coupled with their desire to invade and liberate a conquered Angel Island, which Max forbade. Determined to protect his people, Max even commissioned the construction of the Metal Sonic Troopers, robots based on Sonic himself. (StH: #130, #159)

Approximately a year after the Xorda were defeated, Max had dispatched Geoffrey and Hershey to spy on Dr. Eggman. They were captured and about to be put to death after being married when Sonic, who had in fact survived the battle with the Xorda and been transported into deep space, returned and saved them. He soon arrived in Knothole and delivered to Max the information Geoffrey and Hershey had gathered: Eggman had assembled a stockpile of nuclear weapons. Max soon had the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix dispatched to Old Megaopolis and Fort Acorn, and Operation: Triple Threat was thwarted. Afterwards, Max and his wife left for a tour of the Kingdom's territory, leaving Sally in charge-unwittingly setting the stage for Sonic and Sally's breakup. (StH: #130, #131, #132, #133, #134)

Passing on the Leadership
While away on his world tour via the Acorn One, King Max was slowly poisoned by Patch, the Anti-Mobius version of Antoine, whom he was impersonating at the time due to an exchange by Evil Sonic. The king slipped into a coma, forcing Prince Elias to take the throne to keep Patch from becoming King. Some time afterwards, Max was revived by a device powered by a Chaos Emerald, though confined to a wheelchair once more. He was among those captured during the destruction of Knothole and was beamed to the Egg Grape Chamber, only to be saved by the efforts of Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, Amy Rose, and NICOLE, who saved the prisoners by having NICOLE transport them to the city of New Mobotropolis. (StH: #155, #156, #170, #174, #175 #176, #177)

When his old general Amadeus Prower rebelled against the monarchy, Max was outraged, denying Amadeus's criticism of the House of Acorn despite the merits of Amadeus's accusations. Moreover, he used the opportunity - and Amadeus's short imprisonment - to try and, clearly failed, to plant mistrust of Sonic in Elias's mind. Influenced by his father, Elias ended up facing Amadeus in a duel, which was luckily brought to a halt by Sally, who settled the differences of the two and worked with them to create a new form of government. The new system of a ruling council in which the king served as a presiding councilor with six elected peers was received warmly by everyone, except for Max, who refused to acknowledge his son after the news became public. Some time later, Max and his wife appeared at a concert for the Forget Me Knots celebrating Eggman's defeat, though the event was interrupted by the arrival of Monkey Khan (StH: #178, #179, #201).

The Acorns' Second Downfall
Max seemed to grow increasingly distant and reclusive over time, causing concern from his wife. It would soon become clear that despite the time passed, he was unwilling to accept the new republic. Eventually, he decided he wished to speak with Geoffrey St. John and tasked the commander with finding a way to return the monarchy to "proper authority." Geoffrey convinced the former king he had a plan that would enable him to do so, and so Max granted him permission to act as he saw fit. When his son asked Doctor Quack if Max is plotting to take back the throne, the doctor dismissed the allegations, saying that Max's current condition has prevented him from being a significant threat to anyone, and his "good days" were becoming even more infrequent with time. (StH: #218, #219)

Unfortunately, Max had made yet another grave mistake in judgement in trusting St. John. It turned out that Geoffrey, since his childhood, had secretly been affiliated to the Order of Ixis's remnants as an apprentice wizard. His master was none other than Ixis Naugus, whom St. John had recently decided to return to glory. With his sanity restored and Geoffrey by his side, Naugus arrived in New Mobotropolis a few days later with the intent of finally claiming the crown for himself. Aside from recently growing public fear of NICOLE (after she was possessed during the Iron Dominion's invasion of the region), Naugus also based his claim on his past interactions with Max, despite Elias's arguments. The Freedom Fighters, meanwhile, attempted to help stop Naugus, but an assault by Julian changed all that (StH: #220, #223, #224).

The chain of events that followed had disastrous consequences for all participants; Julian's recently-launched Death Egg Mark 2 was severely damaged and forced to retreat, but in the process, he had gained a new servant when Sally allowed herself to be roboticized in order to prevent the mad doctor from destroying the world - the first of multiple crushing losses the Freedom Fighters would suffer over the next few days. Worse still, without Sally's leadership and diplomacy skills, Elias was effectively dethroned and Naugus was crowned king - a change instantly accepted by the common people. As Sonic & co. continued to try and stop the wizard, Elias went home to tell his parents the bad news (StH: #230, #232).

Max, of course, was as deeply shocked by the recent events as almost everyone else. Shortly thereafter, Elias decided he and his family were no longer safe in the city and tried to convince his parents to come with him, but Max, couldn't go due to his condition, and his wife did not want to leave him. His options running out, Elias went to see Harvey Who, whom Max had told him was always there to "watch his back". Harvey, though, had come to consider Max crazy for not originally following his advice, and consequently refused Elias aid at first. However, the old owl changed his mind upon seeing that the boy was a better ruler than his father. The next day, Max was present to watch his son's departure from New Mobotropolis. Before long, though, Elias would secretly return as part a team of covert new Freedom Fighters formed by Harvey to take the kingdom back from Naugus. Max was later shown asleep in bed, with his worried wife at his side and his son watching from the shadows. It is not exactly clear at this point whether or not Max's condition had improved or worsened, but obviously the old ex-king was not looking any better than before (StH #233, #234, #240, SU #44).

Indeed, Max's health was apparently degrading with each passing day, likely due to the strain of the loss of his daughter and the downfall of his family. Meanwhile, Naugus was also suffering from health issues after the Death Egg's assault awakened his inner demons. After his latest scheme fell through thanks to Elias and his team, Naugus's mutations worsened, impeding his attempts to maintain control of New Mobotropolis. Naugus thus started searching for a vessel to inhabit as he tried to find a way to recover. His first choice was Max. He offered to "heal" his old ally, effectively reversing his increasing physical and mental frailty, whilst privately planning to take possession of Max again. By this point, Max had gotten to the point where even basic speech had become difficult for him. Despite this, he could still talk, and declined Naugus's offer with a simple "No". Naugus tried to reason with Max, but Alicia, having heard enough, sent the wizard away. Weakly, Max thanked his wife, and she embraced him in turn. (StH: #241)


 * -|Amadeus=

Amadeus Prower is a Mobian fox and father of the famous Miles "Tails" Prower. Amadeus was a soldier and commander in the Royal Army during the Great War where he led numerous campaigns against the Overlanders, earning the title "conductor of the battlefield." Following the Great War, Amadeus was one of the many victims captured and roboticized by the traitor Dr. Ivo Robotnik. However, both he and his wife Rosemary Prower were transported off Mobius by the alien race known as the Bem, who de-roboticized Amadeus and took him and his wife back to their homeworld. Years later, Amadeus would make his way back to Mobius with the help of Sonic the Hedgehog. Once back on Mobius, Amadeus led a brief revolution against the Kingdom of Acorn in hopes of creating a democracy. As a result of his efforts and reconciliation with Elias Acorn, the Council of Acorn, and by extension the Republic of Acorn, was formed. Afterwards Amadeus abstained from further politics, instead remaining in military service, which included briefly replacing his old colleague Armand D'Coolette as commander of Fort Acorn before it fell to the Iron Dominion.

Veteran of the Great War
Born into a family with a magical heritage, Amadeus apparently did not take after the tradition, though his brother Merlin Prower did. He joined the military instead, and at some point met and fell in love with his future wife, Rosemary Prower. The two enjoyed games of wits, and had grand ideals for helping improve their home; sadly, war put these dreams on hold.(StH: #190, CSE)

Amadeus was one of the Kingdom of Acorn's finest generals during the Great War, earning the nickname "Conductor of the Battlefield" for his military brilliance. When the Overlanders besieged Mobotropolis during the Great War, Amadeus led the charge against the Overlander shelling positions, but their leader, Colin Kintobor, shot him in the eye, maiming him and leading to him wearing an eyepatch throughout the rest of his life. This act demonstrated the seriousness of the situation and gave the Mobians the motivation they needed to put up an effective fight. Later, Amadeus led a Special Forces Team comprised of Sir Charles Hedgehog, Jules Hedgehog, Bernadette Hedgehog and Sherman Walrus, where Amadeus aided in the rescue of a wounded Jules. Amadeus' military genius was also a major factor behind the kingdom maintaining a foothold in Mobotropolis even after the city was occupied by the Overlanders. (StH: #76, #77, CSE)

Robotnik's Coup
Shortly after the Great War ended, Amadeus was promoted to General and Second-in-Command of the Royal Army, as Julian Kintobor had been made Minister of Science. By this time, Amadeus was married and expecting a child with Rosemary Prower, and was thrilled at the idea of being a father. Heeding the call of duty, Amadeus was summoned to help Julian dismantle the War Ministry, but not before asking Sonic the Hedgehog, the only son of his comrades Jules and Bernie, to look after his wife while he was away (this resulted in the life-long friendship between Sonic and Amadeus's child). Amadeus was witness to Julian's experiments with the Roboticizer on an innocent Mobian. Attempting to stop him himself with a confiscated Overlander pistol, he had Julian dead-to-rights, but was snuck up upon by one of Julian's new "SWATbots", captured and roboticized. At the same time his son Miles Prower was born. (SSS: #9)

Shortly after his son's birth, Rosemary realized Amadeus was acting strange. She soon discovered that he had been roboticized, but before she could warn anyone of Julian Kintobor's sinister schemes, the roboticized Amaedus captured her and threw her into the roboticizer. Just before she was roboticized however, both were transported on board a Bem ship and taken back to the Bem homeworld of Argentium, where Amaedeus was de-roboticized. On Mobius, Amadeus and Rosemary were assumed to have been roboticized or killed during the rechristened Dr. Ivo Robotnik's military coup. Nevertheless, Sonic took Tails under his wing and became best friends par to Amadeus's last wishes. (StH: #129)

Time in Space and Return to Mobius
Now living on Argentium, Amadeus and his wife lived a life of relative comfort, totally unaware of the events transpiring on Mobius. It wasn't until 11 years later that Sonic, on an exodus in space, realized the truth. Though they initially planned to return to Mobius with Sonic, Amadeus and Rosemary were forced to remain due to not enough time, but not before making Sonic deliver a watch to Tails, which, when activated, displayed a holographic message to Tails from them, and Amadeus was finally able to express the love and encouragement to his young son he had never gotten a chance to. (StH: #129)

Amadeus and Rosemary narrowly survived the crossfire between the orbiting Xorda and Black Arms fleets, and lived in the ruins of Argentium for months before his brother; Merlin Prower, Sonic, Knuckles the Echidna and Tails himself arrived to rescue them. As Merlin prepared to launch them back to Mobius, Amadeus and Rosemary tearfully embraced Tails, who did the same. Upon arrival back on Mobius, Amadeus regained his rank of General of the Royal Army and accepted a place in King Elias Acorn's court, as he wished to use the ideas he had learned in space to improve life in Knothole. (StH: #170)

Revolutionary
When Knothole was destroyed by Dr. Eggman's Egg Fleet and New Mobotropolis was established, Amadeus's tolerance for allowing the Kingdom of Acorn's faltering war on Eggman reached its end, and Amadeus led a civil war, with many supporting him, while more powerful Freedom Fighters remained loyal to the Acorns. This briefly landed him in prison, and when Elias confronted him over his reckless actions, Amadeus accused the House of Acorn of failing to measure up to the Freedom Fighters in the war against Eggman, which caused Elias' doubts about his abilities to rule the Kingdom to resurface. (StH: #178)



Amadeus was freed by Rosemary and Tails, leading to a battle between his son and Sonic as they found themselves on opposite sides and released all their pent up hostility towards each other. While Tails kept Sonic pinned in the prison, Amadeus and Rosemary headed to Castle Acorn to confront Elias. Elias refused to step down, resulting in a duel between him and Amadeus. The fight ended when Elias's sister, Princess Sally Acorn intervened, admonishing them both for their radical stances. Amadeus and Elias admitted their fault in clinging to extremes, and worked out a deal to instead create the Council of Acorn, electing six citizens to lead New Mobotropolis, with the king presiding as a seventh. This put an end to the potential civil war before any true damage was done. (StH: #179)

This change in government led to the formation of the Republic of Acorn. Amadeus, surprisingly, did not run for the elections of the council members, and instead returned to his duties as a General in the war against Eggman, having since settled his differences with the crown. (StH: #179, #190)

Later Career
Amadeus returned to military service, succeeding Armand as leader of the Mes Braves Battalion and commander of Fort Acorn; charged with protecting Mobius from those who would misuse the radioactive ruins of Robotropolis. Leading the battalion, Amadeus and his soldiers came under attack by the Iron King, and, despite a valiant resistance, they were swiftly defeated. Amadeus, not giving up easily, declared he would not fail Armand's memory, and challenged Iron King to battle, but his sword was broken instantly and left helpless. Amadeus was saved at the last second by Sonic, who was sent, along with Tails, by NICOLE to rescue Amadeus and his men. While Tails evacuated everyone from what was left of the Fort, Amadeus entrusted the matter of handling Iron King to Sonic, and then joined his men aboard the nanite-built transport, which was piloted by Tails, who he was happy to see. Amadeus was amazed that Tails could fly the transport so easily, and when Tails asked if his dad was okay, to which he replied that he just very impressed and very proud of his son. (StH: #207)
 * Amadeus' drop in rank from General to Commander of the Mes Braves Battalion may have been a result of a demotion for his attempted coup d'etat.

Passing through the rest of the Iron Dominion occupation and subsequent crises with no permanent harm, Amadeus would later repay his son's rescue in a fatherly fashion. At the behest of Amy Rose, he visited Tails in his hangar as his son was working to repair the Tornado, and asked him if he was okay given his long absence from home. The younger Fox, after vainly trying to distract himself from the near death of his friend Antoine D'Coolette, threw himself into his father's arms, asking his veteran father how he had dealt with such things. Tearfully, Amadeus counseled his son to take it slowly and try to keep moving forward. In response to his son's inquiry as to Rosemary' whereabouts, Amadeus responded that she was with the council, but that she would rather have been there for Tails. (StH: #235)