The titular Detoniks. Art by Pete Murphy.
Rise of the Detoniks is a complete Sonic the Hedgehog story which appeared in Issue 264 of Sonic the Comic Online.
Staff[]
- Story: Stephen "Spydaman" Davis
- Art: Pete Murphy
- Letters: Charles Ellis
Story[]
Somewhere on South Island, Sonic encounters a small village showing the signs of attack. The villagers- who state they are still Sonic supporters in spite of the KBC smear campaign- inform the heroic hedgehog that they were attacked by a Flying Battery and their children were all kidnapped by Robotnik's forces. Sonic immediately rushes off in search of the children and, in no time at all, finds Robotnik's Flying Battery. Robotnik and Sonic taunt one another via a video communication screen on the side of the ship before Robotnik drops a series of bombs on the Zone. Sonic deftly dodges each of these, but Robotnik has another trick up his sleeve. Dropping a series of Egg Capsules, Robotnik tells Sonic they contain his latest invention, a new kind of Badnik: the Detonik.
Sonic is nonplussed, especially as it is revealed the Detoniks bear old, outdated designs he has smashed countless times in the past. Robotnik has another trick up his sleeve however: the energy conversion process used to create a Detonik is different to that of a standard Badnik- if the Detonik takes on too much damage, it will self-destruct, killing whoever is trapped inside!
As if this wasn't bad enough, at that precise moment, Death-Trap arrive to apprehend Sonic. Sonic tells them he isn't interested in how they managed to cheat death and refuses to give them his attention while the children are in danger. Prank is determined to have his way with Sonic, but Kalus refuses- he will not allow children to come to harm. Totem Billy discerns that the Detoniks lack the capabilities to recognise spiritual creatures- Kalus therefore commands Prank to instruct Talus the Tinkerer, one of Prank's genies, to dismantle the Detoniks. Prank grudgingly accepts.
Upon learning the Flying Battery is deserted, Sonic has Kalus launch him as hard as he can at the airship. As he lands on it, Sonic destroys every piece of machinery that is keeping the Flying Battery airborne, causing it to crash down in a fiery explosion in a mountain range. Death-Trap return the children to the village and are treated as the heroes who saved them, something Sonic laments but he is glad that the children are safe and Death-Trap have lost his trail for the time being. As if the hedgehog had tempted fate, Totem Billy picks up Sonic's scent...
Trivia[]
- This strip makes mention of Death-Trap's new employer somehow removing the curse that apparently killed them back in Issue 163's Medusa. It also makes mention of Kalus apparently having a Prank under a curse, which allows the former to keep the latter in line. This idea builds off Nigel Kitching's original plan for the team which would have come to light had he been able to use his original plan during the Shanazar story arc.
Timeline[]
The previous Sonic the Hedgehog story was The Dragonslayers!. The next to be run is An Unconventional Convention! but, as that story is a flashback, the story that takes place next is Sonic vs. Silver.