Sonic Was A Knight in the Comics Long Before the Video Games
The Blue Blur might have been dubbed Sir Knight of the Wind in Sonic and the Black Knight, but he first ascended to knighthood in the comics.
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The Sonic and the Black Knight video game might have seemed like a random storyline when it first debuted in 2009, but Sonic the Hedgehog actually ascended to knighthood in the comics a decade before the sentient, smart-mouthed sword Caliburn taught the Blue Blur everything it means to be a knight in the video game.
In Sonic and the Black Knight, Merlin’s daughter Merlina summons the Blue Blur to her world and tricks him into taking the scabbard of Excalibur from the Black Knight to use for her own nefarious means. Sonic later obtains a talking sword known as Caliburn in a similar manner as in Arthurian legend to help him on his quest. Despite constantly referring to Sonic as a mere knave for his lack of a chivalrous code and for being abundantly ill-mannered throughout the game, Caliburn eventually dubs the Blue Blur Sir Sonic, Knight of the Wind after saving Sir Percival (Blaze the Cat). He even names Sonic as the one true king once Merlina has been vanquished.
In Archie’s discontinued comic book series, Sonic lived in a monarchy known as the Kingdom of Acorn, so it was only a matter of time before he would be knighted. Sonic was finally bestowed that honor in issue #78, following a string of events that started with the defeat of Dr. Robotnik during the EndGame series. Sonic also gets a “way past cool” medal but the real focus is that he now has a “Sir” in front of his name.
Ironically, Sonic is later compelled to commit a treasonous act in issue #89 that would result in him being stripped of his knighthood. His descent begins when he learns that the sacred Sword of Acorn possesses the ability to restore the free will of those who have been roboticized by Robotnik. Of course, since his Uncle Chuck and dog Muttski had been robots since the start of the series (and the start of the SatAM cartoon upon which the series was loosely based), he quickly acted and stole the sword.
Although Sonic never really cared about titles and therefore wasn’t devastated when the kingdom stripped him of his knighthood, the fact that such advancement opportunities existed added yet another level of complexity to Sonic’s world. Unfortunately, Sonic and the Black Knight kept everything that happened to Sonic in that alternate magical reality. As soon as Sonic comes back home, he’s not king, nor is he even a knight. All he gets is a stern talking-to from Amy Rose for using his adventures as an excuse to skip out on their date. It’s just another example proving why Sonic’s gaming franchise has been failing as of late.
This type of hierarchical structure is also lacking in IDW’s Sonic the Hedgehog series as the only real title in the Restoration effort against Dr. Eggman is “leader,” and, as of now, the one who holds that position just does a lot of paperwork. The fact that there isn’t any semblance of a higher power or massive organization beyond the Restoration makes this world feel more two-dimensional than anything else, especially when compared to the monarchy in Archie’s continuity. Additionally, kingdoms are synonymous with ancient history, implying there’s a past that goes well beyond the current world that demands exploration. This was not only the case in Archie’s series, but writers obliged that demand. Nothing like this exists in IDW. At least, IDW’s Sonic the Hedgehog is more of a rebel and originally preferred to fight Badniks alone rather than join the Restoration. He probably wouldn’t have cared if he had gotten knighted either. Too bad he hasn’t been given a chance to prove that yet.
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