Sonic Beatdown is an AU where dancing is combat! Every character has a dance style they incorporate into their fighting movesets. Sonic and Tails are a famous breakdancing duo, Amy is in a J-pop idol group focused on cheerleading-inspired choreography, Shadow rollerblades, and so on!
There's a lot of inspiration from Y2K/2000s pop culture, Love/Shining Nikki (for the lore), Parappa the Rapper, FNF, and dancing games like Just Dance and DDR!
Special thanks to: @starrygirlypop (for designing Tails), @itz-pandora (for designing Sonic and drawing the blog's icon)
★ TAGS ★
#sonicbeatdownart (all art!)
#sonicbeatdownasks (ask the characters and about the AU!)
#sonicbeatdownlore (plot updates and worldbuilding!)
#starsongsays (OOC/creator posts)
Worldbuilding and summary of the lore under the cut!
★ LORE SYNOPSIS ★
Centuries ago, a powerful feathered sorceress wielded the Chaos Emeralds to change the laws of the universe, bringing down a curse upon all humans and Mobians alike. If anybody with violent intent attempted to attack another, the assailant would suffer “Internal Wildfire”. A searing pain that would burn in the chest and spread like wildfire throughout the whole body, as if every nerve ending was set ablaze.
With this curse rendering violence physically impossible, wars ended, and weaponry became obsolete. It seemed as though the sorceress’s wish had brought peace to the world… except for one loophole.
The Echidna Clan, fearing the consequences of meddling with universal laws, sought to soften the curse’s effects. Though their magical abilities were limited compared to the old sorceress, together, they altered the curse: “Only in the sacred ritual of dance, when your body moves in rhythm, may your strikes land without backlash.”
Welcome to the world of Sonic Beatdown, we hope you know how to dance!
Last night I was sure The Dream Land AU was going to be out of the @sonic-au-collision-zone (and I had reasons, @starabellesong AU it's awesome) but it seem we are still in the collision for another round!
And of course, a promise is debt, here ya have our Favorite Fox ready!
(Guess who asked him to help Kirby with the votes first??)
Sonic Beatdown belongs to @starabellesong & @sonic-beatdown
Dream Land AU belongs to @raccoon-crown [link to masterpost]
CONTENT WARNINGS: There may be some fantasy violence mentions.
Explore each world below the cut!
Sonic Beatdown:
Centuries ago, a powerful feathered sorceress wielded the Chaos Emeralds to change the laws of the universe, bringing down a curse upon all humans and Mobians alike. If anybody with violent intent attempted to attack another, the assailant would suffer “Internal Wildfire”. A searing pain that would burn in the chest and spread like wildfire throughout the whole body, as if every nerve ending was set ablaze.
With this curse rendering violence physically impossible, wars ended, and weaponry became obsolete. It seemed as though the sorceress’s wish had brought peace to the world… except for one loophole.
The Echidna Clan, fearing the consequences of meddling with universal laws, sought to soften the curse’s effects. Though their magical abilities were limited compared to the old sorceress, together, they altered the curse: “Only in the sacred ritual of dance, when your body moves in rhythm, may your strikes land without backlash.”
Welcome to SONIC BEATDOWN, we hope you learned to dance!
Dream Land AU:
Come and Visit Popstar in a galactic adventure that combines Sonic Characters and the Kirby world. Amy takes Kirby's place as the hero of this adventure and her friends take other roles as Meta knight (Sonic) , Bandana Waddle Dee (Tails) and King Dedede (Knuckles) and much more!
First designs of a new Sonic dance battle AU I’ve been working on, where all characters fight using dance moves! Tails and Sonic breakdance :)
Big thank you to @itz-pandora for designing Sonic’s fit!!
Synopsis of the AU under the cut! Heavy inspiration from the Love Nikki games 🌟
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Centuries ago, a powerful feathered sorceress wielded the Chaos Emeralds to change the laws of the universe, bringing down a curse upon all humans and Mobians alike. If anybody with violent intent attempted to attack another, the assailant would suffer “Internal Wildfire”. A searing pain that would burn in the chest and spread like wildfire throughout the whole body, as if every nerve ending was set ablaze.
With this curse rendering violence physically impossible, wars ended, and weaponry became obsolete. It seemed as though the sorceress’s wish had brought peace to the world… except for one loophole.
The Echidna Clan, fearing the consequences of meddling with universal laws, sought to soften the curse’s effects. Though their magical abilities were limited compared to the old sorceress, together, they altered the curse: “Only in the sacred ritual of dance, when your body moves in rhythm, may your strikes land without backlash.”
Welcome to SONIC BEATDOWN, we hope you learned to dance!
