Editing Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (section)

==References to ''Sonic'' media==
When writing ''Sonic Chronicles'', the team at BioWare decided to "open the ''Sonic'' toy box" by taking inspiration from several forms of ''Sonic'' media.<ref name="Sonictoybox"/> Research materials for ''Sonic Chronicles'' included disks containing episodes of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'']] television series, ''[[Sonic Underground]]'', and ''[[Sonic X]]''. Additionally, many issues of the [[Archie Comics|Archie]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series were used for reference, each with a "Property of BioWare Corp." sticker added onto it.<ref name="TKP">{{Cite web |url=https://thankskenpenders.tumblr.com/post/639064919074045952/tannersturnpike-submitted-hi-there-i-live-in |title=Post on "Thanks, Ken Penders" |Author=tannersturnpike |work=Tumblr |accessdate=26 August 2022 |date=31 December 2020}}</ref>

As such, some elements of the final game possess notable similarities to the aforementioned series of ''Sonic'' media:

===''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (TV series)===
*[[Swat Bot]]s and [[Swatbot Mk. II]]s appear as enemies in ''Sonic Chronicles'', both of which are based on the [[Swat-Bot]]s which regularly appeared in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' television series. Additionally, they are referred to in-game as old [[Badnik]] models, a possible reference to their origin in early western media.
*[[Robodillo]]s are stated to be "roboticized" creatures. The concept of [[Roboticization (SatAM)|roboticization]] originated from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' television series, and would go on to be mentioned in several other pieces of early western ''Sonic'' media, including ''[[Sonic Spinball]]''.
*The [[Eggman Detector]], [[Communicator]], and [[Med Emitter]] items bear a striking resemblance to [[Nicole (SatAM)|Nicole]]'s handheld form which first appeared in the television series.

===Archie Comics===
*The [[Nocturnus Clan]] is heavily based on the [[Dark Legion]], while [[Shade the Echidna|Shade]] and [[Imperator Ix]] appear to be inspired by [[Julie-Su]] and [[Doctor Finitevus|Dr. Finitevus]] respectively. [[Nestor the Wise]] also bears some loose visual similarities to [[Locke]].
*The [[Twilight Cage]] is likewise based on the [[Twilight Zone]] from the Archie comic series. Following the release of ''Sonic Chronicles'', the Twilight Zone was renamed to the "Twilight Cage" to match up with the game.
Notably, these similarities would lead former [[Archie Comics]] writer [[Ken Penders]] to pursue legal action against Sega, BioWare and Electronic Arts, which in turn led to several [[Ken Penders' legal cases|lawsuits]], culminating in his characters being rendered unusable in the comics, and removed from them following the [[Super Genesis Wave]].

===''Sonic X''===
*The pieces of artwork and dialogue portraits used for the playable characters in ''Sonic Chronicles'' are drawn in a similar style to the promotional character artwork for ''[[Sonic X]]''.
**Additionally, three of Amy's dialogue portraits in ''Sonic Chronicles'' are directly based upon pieces of artwork used for [[Amy Rose (Sonic X)|her counterpart]] in ''Sonic X''.
*In ''Sonic Chronicles'', [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] is usually depicted with one less back quill than in his usual depictions. This design quirk originates from Shadow's ''Sonic X'' [[Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic X)|counterpart]], who also lacks a quill compared to his original design in ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''.
*In [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]' workshop, a flower pot can be seen with a small plant growing in it. The plant in question appears to be based upon [[Cosmo]]'s seed, which Tails plants following the conclusion of ''Sonic X''.
*The [[Blue Cyclone]] possesses a similar name and purpose to the [[Blue Typhoon]].
**Additionally, the later half of ''Sonic Chronicles''{{'}} plot bears some resemblance to the third season of ''Sonic X'', with both revolving around the protagonists traveling through space (or the Twilight Cage, in the case of ''Sonic Chronicles'') and exploring various galactic bodies in an attempt to stop a cosmic threat.
*In the "prologue" section of ''Sonic Chronicles''{{'}} manual, a screenshot of [[Angel Island (Sonic X)|Angel Island]] from ''Sonic X'' is used.