Ask IP Answers #14

SO after a long hiatus due to shitty computers, I'm back! You guys are so luck you don't have these problems.

Nicole: Considering that I can just make new parts for myself if something goes wrong, I don't think that's a fair comparison.

True, true. Anyway, answers! Hopefully we won't get too many "Questions for everyone" this time...

Emerl: You know the only hope more futile than that is "Conquering the world" from the omelette over there, right?

I can dream, Emerl!


Anyway, opening with a batch from !

1) Sonic: Ever been to a zone where the Robotink never existed and the Freedom Fighters had normal lives.

Sonic: He's always there in some form, but sometimes he's not a bad guy. It's weird.

2) Sally: Wow I would've thought Sonic would be the troublemaker when you were kids. So why did you want to sneak out with Sonic Sally?

Sally: Well, sneaking out with Sonic meant fun. Not sneaking out meant more boring lectures. I was five. It all adds up.

Freedom Fighters: If you had 5 mins with your younger selfs like say age 12-13 what would you say to them?

Sonic: Don't be a dick.

Sally: Try to relax a little more, there's no need to be uptight with people.

Tails: Things get better. Trust me. Just don't give up.

Fiona: Don't date hedgehogs. Especially not green ones.

Bunnie: The robot parts ain't gonna go away, but it won't hurt so much eventually...

Antoine: You don't need to afraid of everytzing.

Rotor: Watch out for falling debris, and be careful with the power armour.

Amy: Don't build your life around Sonic. Try to move on with things.

Nicole: Don't hide the truth from the others... tell them who you are.

Emerl: Uh... I think I was still underground in my 1.0 body at that point.



3) Everyone: who's better Iron Man or Batman

Sonic: Before I give my pick, a large number of us are tech-dorks. This might be a little biased. Anyway, Batman.

Sally: Considering that I date a real-life Tony Stark, reading about him can get a little awkward. Batman.

Tails: Iron Man, naturally.

Fiona: I can't decide... Fuck it, I'm with Tails.

Bunnie: Ah'm goin' with the Bat. It ain't much fun when you do the same stuff yourself.

Antoine: I shall follow the champion of normals with amazing skill, tze Batman.

Rotor: Agreeing with Bunnie on this... Power armour's not all it cracked up to be.

Amy: Iron Man... WHat, I like people like that!

Nicole: Iron Man... I'm a bit of a technology fan.

Emerl: Okay, look at me, and tell me what you think my favourite is.

Hyperion: They're both boring. Bite me.

Mephiles: I don't particularly care.

Miles: Honestly, neither of them is any good in our world.

Alicia: Yeah.

Anima: I don't have time for that stuff.

Eggman: Iron Man, of course... An inspiration, if I do say so myself.

Metallix: I agree.

Geoffrey: Iron Man irritates me for some reason...

Sonic: Hey!

Geoffrey: Batman.

Naugus: I have no idea what you're talking about.

As for me... Superman, represent!



And now a few from !

1) To Eggman: Out of curiosity, what exactly do you plan on doing to Lien-Da? And, aren't you worried Metallix might stab you in the back... in both meanings of the phrase, even?

Eggman: Lien-Da is being...processed. That's what Metallix called it. As for what it does... Ah, no spoilers... As for Metallix... yes.

2) To Sally: Oh. But I think you would if he mocked you if still alive.

Sally: Like I said, I did the best I could with what I had. If youcan come up with a better plan, then by all means.

3) To Tails and Fiona: Have you danced together?

Tails: We have...

Fiona: I'm not very good...

Tails: Hey, neither am I, don't get yourself down about it.


4) Also to Sally: What kind of books have you read?

Sally: I've read things from every genre, though some of them were the only thing form that genre I read.


And now, a few from !

1) About the unused ideas from Bollers. Anyone relevant of these 'plotpoints' can tell me what they think of it. Aside from Nicole about Adam because I already asked.

Okay, someone stop Emerl twitching, and then everyone have a read.

Sonic: Even if I did decide to date Amy, I wouldn't go behind Sal's back with it.

Amy: Sally's our friend! Thanks for trying to make us look bad!

Sally: Guys, it's Bollers. Just ignore it.


Tails: Space Tornado? I'm game. Although going to alien worlds in a craft of my own choosing led to some dire stories last time...

Fiona: He's having Sonic X flashbacks!

Hyperion: Here's a convenient memory wipe!

Tails: What was I talking about again?

Emerl: Did Hyperion just save Tails' brain?


Amy: AN origin story would be decent, but I think what they explained was enough, and we don't need a CD retread. If you want me in the limelight, don't make it a story where I spend 90% of it tied up in the Stardust Speedway.


Sally: Oh lovely, I get manipulated again... Still, it might've been decent. And a lot more bearable than the last time I got turned into a villain.


Antoine: Bollers' ideas for myself and Bunnie make Ken Penders look like the better option.

Bunnie: Ken. Penders. Although the name's not bad.


Rotor: Q? That's kinda what I do now anyway.


Naugus: You do realise that as an object of light, the Source of All is deadly to me, right?


Eggman: The Hope plot could work... Metallix! Put a pin in that as a future plan!

Metallix: Of course.

Sonic: Crap. Better warn GUN.


Anyway, moving on...

2) To the freedom fighters: Which were the ones who taught each of you to fight or master other skills?

Sally: I was taught by Rosie and Julayla, but for the most part, we worked it out by ourselves.

Fiona: I was taught by Nic.

Emerl: I learned from everybody else.


3) To Fiona: Since you used to hang with Nic, I guess you may have picked up some of her gun skills?

Fiona: Yeah, but with my lasers, I don't need them anymore.


To the freedom fighters in general: I bet each of you lost friends or relatives in the war. Which loss hurts the most for each of you (not counting the family members who got back or revived)?

Sally: In all honesty, we got really lucky... We kept the team small: What you're looking at now is essentially the biggest we've been. Emerl hit us all really hard before he was revived, but other than that...

Sonic: Tommy and Nate Morgan are the only ones we really lost...

Fiona: I still miss my family...

Geoffrey: I would've said Hershey, but, well...

Yes, Hershey will be joining us next time! She's not going to be in the chapters again until most of EoaA is done, but neither are Miles and Geoffrey, so why not?


Let's move on to something brighter, shall we?  Here's a few questions from


1) In response about Transformers G1: Okay... you're right, Sonic. G1 doesn't hold a candle to some of the later Transformers TV series, such as Prime. I still enjoy G1, just not as much as I used to.

Sonic: Okay.

2) In response to Beast Wars: Personally, I hold Beast Wars to be equal to Prime in terms of quality. I think Beast Wars makes a really good prequel AND an amazing sequel to G1. It can even stand on it's own.

Mephiles: THis isn't really a question.

3) For Tails: Why do you like the vehicle forms over the beast forms?

Tails: I'm a mechanic.

4) In response about Cosmo: Yeah, it's a real shame... the Super Sonic Z version of Cosmo (or rather now Cissnei) was my favorite version of Cosmo, even through she barely resembled the original. Instead of being a plant girl who was basically clumsy and useless in combat, SSZ Cosmo was competent and could actually fight pretty well, making her an excellent addition to the Freedom Fighters, her design as a monkey also really helped fit her into the Sonic Universe. To see her die was heart-breaking and to make matters worse, I didn't see it coming.

This kind of reflects how Johnny Lightfoot died in the Fleetway comic, a likable character that suddenly gets the chop.

Sonic: Quoth Nigel Kitching: "Johnny was boring, and that is why Johnny had to die"... If you can't tell a story with a character, they're gonna get the chop.

5) In response about game consoles: Well crap! I will say this though, most Nintendo consoles happen to be really good with one exception (You should know what I'm talking about).

Emerl: How dare you say anything bad about the Virtual Boy! It's a classic! It's perfect! It's- okay, I can't keep a straight face at that. And I'm made of metal.

BTW, Freedom Fighters, what are your favorite video game consoles and why?

Nicole: We have completely different consoles to you guys.

6) For Miles: How do you know everything that you need to know?

Miles: That would be telling...

7) For Eggman: Do you miss roboticizing people?

Eggman: You make it sound as if I saw it as anything mroe than a way to create efficient drones...

8 & 9) And for the Freedom Fighters: Do you regret not being able to save Knothole? And do you have plans to rebuild it someday?

Sonic: Of course we do!

Sally: As for rebuilding it... no. New Mobotropolis serves its purpose, and there's no point rebuilding a city if no-one's going to live there.


THat's all for today, folks! Tune in next time!