"Oh No--Robo! No Mo' Mobo!" is the second story, which is a backstory of how Robotnik ended up terrorizing Mobius. Uncle Chuck is introduced here, as well as his shop Chuck's Chili Stand (sign on building: We deliver...and how!" Nice. Robotnik has started putting up signs declaring his taking over the city, with the slogan "Have fun - go to jail!" Anyway, Robotnik orders two hundred chili dogs to get Sonic away from Chuck which leads to his capture (and his dog Muttski as well). Reason for arrest: smiling. You read that right. After Sonic avoids being crushed by the wrecker ball, he realizes that he was set up, and rushes back to the chili stand (Editor's note here: Sonic is going faster than the speed of sound...the "zoom" noise will appear later this week! As if adding "zoom" will let me know that he is in fact moving that fast. Sonic arrives to find the Swatbots destroying the shop, to be replaced by what else...a toxic dump. Sonic starts attacking, which prompts a Swatbot command, "Terminate with extreme prejudice!" What a hate crime! I should add that Sonic does not know who Robotnik is yet, just that he's up to no good. We get our first Ro-Butt-Nik insult here. Sonic encounters Sally for the first time, who reveals that her father, King Acorn has also been captured by Robotnik. Sonic shows no interest in her problems, but Sally stops him before he takes off. It's revealed that Sonic's middle name is Maurice, which still cracks me up to this day. They find Robotnik, as well as an already enslaved Uncle Chuck and Muttski, but before they are captured as well, Sonic creates a tornado in order to escape. Sally tells him about the Freedom Fighters and Knothole and asks him to join, which of course Sonic agrees to do so. The story ends here, with the last page showing us Sonic's shoes and how they don't burn out due to his speed. That wraps up the first comic.
The issue did a good job of establishing the backstory and getting all the characters established into their roles. It also shows just how much of a prick Robotnik is, which even I never fully realized until now. This post is going to get flagged, but that really is the best word to describe Robotnik at this point. There's really no way anyone would want to root for him, even if you're a villain lover.
Wow that's a lot of stuff I wrote, wasn't expecting that. Anyway, that wraps up our very first issue of Sonic The Hedgehog, and it looks promising for the future.
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