So, I looked at Sonic x Epic AU’s and in most of them it displays him as Odysseus, which I agree with, however it got me thinking.
You guys know how Odysseus is the grandson or great grandson to Hermes? Well, I began to think about that sentiment and now I have a new idea about Sonic—one that ACTUALLY makes sense the more you think about it. That being—Sonic is Hermes son. So, obviously this isn’t canon, but it makes sense if you think about it
In recent events of Sonic (not counting the backstory that was given in early comics or Sonic Underground), Sonic claims his speed is natural and that as far as he remembers, it’s been him and tails (he knows Amy longer but like—that’s not the point here) anyways. Thats weird. Why would he not remember anything about his childhood with parents or at least bring up some distinct memory about them? Sure, it might be because of some bad thing, but I don’t think so, especially doesn’t make sense because how could he survive as a tiny hedgehog infant? And that’s when it hit me.
in case you don’t know, in Greek god fashion, baby Gods/demi-Gods typically grow up fast—especially in their baby years. They become conscious within hours or minutes (been a while since I’ve read it) and so they typically become young children within a few hours or a few days. They don’t really need to be taken care of, as their powers typically come rather quickly. This can also explain how he can defeat Eggman so fast without much training, even as a kid, as powers and abilities quickly develop. Speaking of powers, being Hermes child could also explain his super speed, because Hermes is a representation of speed, and he’s known for it as a messenger. This can also explain Some of Sonic’s personality (as my classmate once told me; some of your personality is DNA and the other half is circumstances).
Also, this makes sense again because Sonic seem to grow up fast. Mainly due to the classic verse into the modern. The classic dimension is considered the past. Although it has shifted into a bit more of ‘separate universe’, the general idea was it was the past. This doesn’t make sense. Why? Because of Tails and Sonic’s age difference.
tails seems to be four in this; that’s okay. However, in modern time, he’s eight. Only four years apart. That’s okay—what’s not okay is that Sonic is suddenly sixteen. Sure, he might be twelve in the modern universe, but you cannot tell me a twelve year old looks like that. In classic, he looks like he’s eight or nine, maybe ten, so it doesn’t make sense that he’s sixteen. Which would also tie into the ‘Gods grow up fast’ part of this. (Yes, I know in the original book of classic, he’s fifteen; however in recent times like Sonic generations, he’s portrayed as a younger version of Sonic)
And you could say ‘Why would Hermes go after a mobian instead of human women?’ And let’s be honest here; Hermes would definitely be intimate with a mobian. Heck, any of the Greek gods would. So don’t you dare even try and use the ‘Hermes looks like a human and they are Mobians’, Hermes could just transform into a mobian—HE WOULD EVEN BE IN HIS REGULAR FORM FOR THAT SO LETS NOT USE THAT AS AN EXCUSE
It would also explain why Sonic can defeat gods; why he can use chaos energy without much problem, and why he’s able to keep up with time itself. However, why would Hermes nor Sonic’s mother keep Sonic? Simple. In case you don’t know, the Gods don’t like the idea of their child surpassing them. Why? I don’t know, the Greek Gods just don’t want to be surpassed. And while I’m sure Hermes isn’t as petty (he is) he would still leave them. And Sonic’s mother probably didn’t want to take care of a child of a Greek God by herself (lets be real, Hermes left all the caretaking to her) so she abandons him and kinda hopes he dies (because that’s what happens in Greek stories when women don’t want a kid (abandon them or throw them off a cliff)) but it didn’t work, hence ending up with Sonic.
And my last idea on this? Sonic has no clue. He has no clue he’s the child of a Greek god. He has no clue he’s related to Hermes. He just kinda thinks he got this gift by luck; beats him on how he got it! And why should he care how he got it? He’s using it to save people! Why should he think about it? (It only encourages me that they never did a story about Greek gods nor have the Sonic crew ever visited greece (yes Sonic has been to Camelot but that story isn’t necessarily based on Greek gods nor was it in current times + it was probably an alternate universe if anything so it doesn’t count)
Anyways, end theory: Sonic is Hermes child and just doesn’t know it (probably not true but Sega’s never gonna have Sonic just have one consistent parent so I can imagine this)
I may or may not create an AU based on this factor; where Hermes hears of his sons great adventures and randomly decides to pop by and check on his son, let’s be honest that’s a Hermes thing to do to just show up announced without explanation and then dropping a bombshell.
How do you think Sonic’s friends would react to this, nonetheless Sonic finding out about this? Ya think Olympus would offer Sonic a spot?
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