more love for my boy Anti-Sonic wooo
I tried a bit different style this time so go easy on me ight
this is kind of a lore art for Cookie too
In the previous post(s) I mentioned that they met Anti-Sonic through Rouge and started working together sometimes (which- was just them being a nuisance to the public tbf)
Although their alliance was still rocky, when Rouge started appearing less often on their escapades (possibly because of Sonic Adventure 2 happening), Cookie had no one else to yap to, which kinda forced him to interact with (then just called) Sonic a lot more.
Anti-Sonic felt most comfortable with the hyena, mostly due to being on the same wavelength. It was still unstable as hell, but to a pair of emotionally stunted mobians trapped in a toxic environment, it was the only thing that kinda made sense. He started seeking their presence to escape his life situation, frequently finding himself at Cookie's place.
Cookie gained most of Anti-Sonic's respect when they didn't buy Anti-Jules' bs at all. But more on that in another art lore dump!
Yes, Cookie met Anti-Jules, we're going that deep into expanding the universe bc I NEED MORE ANTI LORE CONTENT
Origin Archive: The Emerald Anarchy— Scourge the Hedgehog
Origin Archive Entry 05 — Hail to the King
“Evil Sonic. Anti-Sonic, old news. The real hotness is a real Scourge.”
Yo, so I could not WAIT to do this Sonic The Hedgehog Collection and draw Scourge. I've drawn a keychain design for him in the past about two/three years ago, but THIS one is the design that I kept because I feel like I finally captured his vibe and look that I wanted.
This character design for him exists in my own Alternate Universe Sonic the Hedgehog Zone Series that you can read on Archive of Our Own! Scourge has always been my favorite Sonic character and the first Sonic comic I owned was actually Scourge's debut when he goes green from the Sonic Archie Comic days! As a kid, purely coincidence, the first comic I borrowed from the library was Scourge's appearance in the Classic Sonic comics! How wild is that?
So, I captured that wild and rebellious energy into this design.
This keychain hums with that same reckless rhythm— a spark you can’t contain. Carry it, and you carry the crown of Mobius’s true king of mayhem.
💫 Run with the rebel: Dragon Scale Crafts LLC
✨ Double-sided holographic epoxy keychain + FREE matching sticker.
Tried drawing @shadowfreak98's Rush to see if I had any drive to do art. Nope. Still don't, work has me too exhausted to do jack. Had fun using the texture brush at least
Base by seedher, tried to change it as much as I could to fit my style but still think it turned out a bit weird.
Also, not high quality work but I haven't been drawing anything so I can't be picky
i wanna show yall more of Cookie's time with anti-Sonic cuz it is an important part of his story
Stay tuned for more hedgehog hyena angst that will come
eventually
yapping below
It's when Cookie felt the most freedom. As I mentioned in previous posts, he used to hang with Rouge (who acted like his older sister) and anti-Sonic when he was still just a rapscallion, getting into trouble in Mobius. They had a lovehate frenemy situation, both driven by their egos. Although most of their interactions were very transactional, they had some sense of stability, understanding of each other. There wasn't anything to judge because they were both just as bad and they knew it.
While Cookie wasn't as fast as him, he usually outmatched him with his wits and quick logical thinking. Anti-Sonic got ragebaited a lot and Cookie knew how to push his buttons to get the desired outcome. It wasn't all sunshine and flowers for the hyena though, as he wasn't immune to it either. The difference was Anti-Sonic didn't really have a bigger picture in mind other than getting entertained by Cookie's stoicism finally cracking.
And even though it'd seem their arguments should've outweighed the positives, the only thing that was a requirement in their partnership was to stick to their shared goals, together. Some sense of belonging and loyalty had formed between the two, even if neither would've outwardly admit to it.
Cookie is a really patient and open-minded guy who really yearns for a connection but doesn't want the commitment weighing him down. Anti-Sonic's constant presence was reassuring, and their rivalry added some spice to his life. Although he wasn't sure if the hedgehog fully reciprocated this notion due to his mixed signals of words against actions, there seemed to be a mutual agreement of wanting to work "with" each other, and that was enough.
…Unfortunately, patience and understanding has it's limits, and being burned is not something Cookie takes lightly.
Also, Cookie calls anti-Sonic just Sonic since where Cookie comes from there wasn't any heroes and no Robotnik to take care of. He might've heard of the guy (obviously hearing about him from anti-Sonic, in a not so pleasant light) but he never met him. Cookie sees heroes as a fluke, people that still wanna gain something from others by doing the good thing. By introducing himself as Sonic without the anti part he establishes himself as the real (or even better) thing, which Cookie doesn't question, simply because he doesn't care.
Cookie grew up in a town where Robotnik didn't bother to show up and Sonic wasn't very popular. He only met Scourge, then known as anti-Sonic, once he started being a crook in another town with a lot of loot to steal.
When he met the original Sonic for the first time it wasn't easy for him to accept that bro really is a hero
