Present Perfect vs. Hope · 5:13pm Mar 31st, 2013
Hey you. Yes, you. You've read Order from Chaos already, right? The best and only MLP/Sonic the Hedgehog crossover ever? Go read it, I'll wait.
Done? Okay. Now read Justice. That's the sequel. It's a bit longer. When you're done, go read the final part of the trilogy, Hope. That's what Imma talk about right the heck now.
Snarkle was dared that he couldn't make a Sonic crossover work. At the time, they were pretty damned common as far as blog submissions went, and they were all horrid. It just seems like Fallou some IPs attract individuals who, let's say, have more enthusiasm than care when it comes to writing. But Snarky rose to the bait like a champ and produced Order from Chaos, and it was beautiful.
It was also a Sonic crossover without Sonic, and this raised some questions. Does it count if there's no Sonic? No Mobius? No Chaos Emeralds or Tails or Werehogs chili dogs? Especially considering that Snarkle was using a future Robotnik as his main character, taking great liberties with both his characterization and backstory. (That it was set in a future Equestria was not as much a factor.) Some were not convinced. "You have to have Sonic," they said. "Sonic is hard mode."
So Snarkle wrote another. He continued the story. There was still no Sonic (there was a hedgehog, however!), but that's because brave, clever Twilight Snarkle was setting up for his finale.
Oh.
My.
Golly.
What a finale it is, folks. Not only does the Blue Blur make a tour de force in Hope, he's naturally set up as the antagonist to our now-reformed egghead scientist. This delves way, way more into Mobian mythos and lore, and even goes there by the end, but it never ceases to be both amazing and heartfelt. I was shedding tears by the end. Add into that Snarkle's chance to write from his own life, making filly Snowdrop just adorable as all get-out, and this story is both irresistible and memorable. It is the kind of tale that does not require explosions or lengthy action scenes to be epic. It is truly a masterwork for the ages, and, in this reviewer's humble opinion, fully satisfies the original challenge.
Thank you, Twilight Snarkle, for being awesome.
Oh yeah, and for eating a comic book. :V
961232
you are bro, bro :V
it's the only Sonic crossover to ever be worthy of EqD. As it should.
961266
Indeed!
It certainly is a fine example of how to tackle a tricky crossover from a different angle. Not to mention a fantastic story overall.
The Worker Trilogy is a fantastic series, but even with the addition of Hope I still can't even remotely consider it to be Sonic fan fiction. Calling one character "Eggman" and another one "Sonic" doesn't really mean anything when nothing at all—from personality, to physical traits, to character backstory—is similar to their canon selves.
961906
NO CHARACTER IN THIS STORY IS CALLED EGGMAN >:|
looool
962006 Oh really? Don't forget Worker's cutie mark, now.
(Plus, of course, he mentions Eggman as being one of his many names in Justice.)
I really enjoyed the original and never tried the sequel. Now I think I should read the whole thing from the beginning...
964381
YOU SHOULD
961906
The throw-away line to 'Eggman' was a reference to his identity in the Japanese games. This is a conglomo-botnik, mostly Archie, with pieces from the UK run and entertaining bits from Japanese releases.
Unfortunately, when a fandom has twenty-seven and a half competing canons, you will never get it absolutely right, so I chose what sounded best at the time.