A GUIDE TO MOBIAN SCIENCE


                        By Shax the Scientist Raptor




SHORT NOTE FROM SHAX:

This little document type thingy was worked out according to my own Sonic 
universe. Yes, the world of Sonic, like any other fictional character, is 
split up into infinate different parallel universes. Every universe has an 
'owner', like a god, who dictates what happens in it. A universe can have 
more than one owner. Universe owners can be authors of fanfiction, who each 
manage a different universe, and they can be the inspiration for other 
universes, like Archie or SEGA. Wait... I'm getting into this science thing 
a little early, eh? Oh well, I love pondering about the scientific aspect of 
things. Anyway, this may make _slight_ referances to things that can only be 
found in my universe, but shouldn't be too hard to work out... Also, this 
isn't supposed to be a smooth flowing story - theories are set in paragraphs, 
and may have nothing to do with the theory before or after.

TECHNOLOGY AND MOBIANS:

You might ask - why do Mobians shoot phaser weapons, build robots, work on 
super computers, but yet, they live in villages in the forest? Well, Mobius 
is in fact much more, possibly by a few centuries, advanced than Earth. 
However, they have not ruined their planet with the technology they harness. 
Because they are born from the forest (evolved from woodland creatures) they 
do not see the use of too much technology. Their true calling lies with 
nature, so they keep their technology restricted. Dr. Robotnik, being human, 
does not feel this restriction. Therefore, he has built Robotropolis to be 
overflowing with technology, robots and the like. Knothole uses some advanced 
technology, but for purposes of self defence.

THE EMERALDS:

Mobius has a unique natural mineral, lets call it 'emerald', which has power 
locked beneath its surface. You see, all creatures on the planet are 
basically good, yet evil is an actual physical force. Every organism naturally 
contains a regulated amount of evil, which balances with the good, and 
therefore enables them to have personalities. Sometimes evil can outweigh 
good, and vice versa. This gives us villains and good guys. Because of the 
unique power lining emerald, the mineral has the ability to drain evil from 
the atmosphere, and lock it in compressed form inside. (see my story 'The 
Secret Past', to see how this theory played a part in Robotnik's own creation)
Emerald also has other powers, depending on its sub-group. I have taken the 
liberty of naming the four classes of emerald, for the sake of this document. 
Greek letters, anyone? (note that one class of emerald does not appear in the 
games, or anywhere else. This type of emerald will play a part in my fanfiction, 
in the near future :) Alpha type emerald has the power to warp through time. Beta 
emerald reduces the density of its surroundings, enabling it to float. Gamma 
emerald removes the force that blocks light, enabling light to pass through it, 
becoming invisible to light-based vision. Delta emerald increases kinetic, and 
other types of energy, in its surroundings, increasing power. All these emeralds 
have the ability to share their ability with any matter in contact with it, e.g. 
If something touches alpha it will warp, if something touches beta it will float, 
if something touches gamma it will become invisible, if something touches 
delta it will become extremely powerful.)
Emerald is very rare, and takes millions of years to form. It will only form 
underground, in almost perfect conditions. It emits no radiation, except 
minute radio waves.

THE MOBIAN MONARCHY, AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF MOBIUS:

Mobius is a monarchy. Each continent has a royal family (Except the continent 
in which the Sonic stories take place. Robotnik has overthrown it.)(There is 
reference in my stories to another monarchy on another continent. See 'Tale 
of a Rocket Knight') It is not certain how many continents are on Mobius, or 
what their names are (Possibly thought unimportant by Mobius' creators, DiC 
and Archie). But there is definately an ocean dividing continents, and could 
be any number of continents therin. The continents consist mainly of forest. 
The population of Mobius is low, compared to Earth, and, as stated above, 
Mobians are environmentalists, and live with the forest.

THE ROBOTIZER:

Ooh, this is a hard one, but I've given it a long hard think. The Robotizer 
(or 'roboticizer', as it is called elsewhere) is one of the strangest 
contraptions on Mobius. It supposedly uses a beam of light to turn flesh 
into metal. Now, I have a theory on how this is possible - nanomachines. 
Tiny little robots. Now, if tousands of millions of these machines could be 
released inside this beam, they could use carried supplies, or even 
dismantle themselves, to build metal over the skin, and install software 
into the brain. Maybe the beam is simply a vehicle, so these machines can 
move around in the air, and build. Surely, if Mobius is as advanced as it 
appears, surely they would have nanotechnology. Anyway, this is the only way 
I can see the robotizer to be possible, so that's my theory. :)

GEOGRAPHY OF THE FLOATING ISLAND:

The Floating Island contains a large class beta emerald (master emerald), 
and seven rather large class delta emeralds (super emeralds), in its 
underground catacombs. The master emerald allows the island to fly. Now, on 
the surface of this relatively small land mass, there are several visably 
different climates. Namely, there are forests, an underground lake, cities, 
an ice cap, a desert, swamps, and even a molten volcano. How could this occur 
naturally? Well, my theory is that it didn't. The inhabitants (now gone) of 
the island must have created them artificially. And the reason is this - It 
is a small island, way up in the sky, with no contacts with the larger land 
masses. If you were stuck on an island with nothing but forests for the rest 
of your life, wouldn't _you_ wish for some variety? And the presence of 
ancient cities and structures in most of these environments confirms that 
there were some who would rather live in an exotic environment, rather than 
the natural one.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANIMALS AND MOBIANS:

"If Sonic eats a chilli dog, how does he know he isn't chomping down on his 
uncle?" This is a very common question, currently floating around. Another 
one was brought up recently by a friend of mine - "If a Mobian wears a fur 
coat, did he go and off someone, and wear their skin?" And if you've ever 
played a Sonic game, you'll notice that, when you jump on a badnik, an animal 
comes out and jumps around. This brings up the fact that Mobius must 
indefinately contain both sentiant and non-sentiant creatures. But, if this 
is so, why? And how do you tell the difference? I believe that, way back in 
the days of the primordial soup, a whole big group of animals came out, 
exactly like on Earth. Now, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, 
occasionally there will be an accidental mutation in an animal's birth. 
Mostly, these mutations will not be able to survive, and will die. But, 
occasionally, there will be a spanner in the works, but it will actually 
create a creature with a benifit over its bretherin. Say, a hedgehog born 
with an abnormally large brain. This creature will remain alive, mate, and 
create a new creature like itself, spreading the abnormality like a 
hereditary disease. Then, the abnormality will become not-so-abnormal, and 
the original creatures will die out. Now, it's a long shot, but this could 
happen to several creatures, over the thousands of years becoming smarter 
and smarter until they form a civilisation. Then, some creatures would be 
sentiant, and the remaining creatures would be non-sentiant, and provide 
food and clothing for their intelligent cousins. If some creatures became 
smart, and others stayed the same, this would explain why you never see a 
non-sentiant hedgehog or echidna etc. And you don't see a sentiant canary. 
It would seem that this evolutionary process only happened to mammals and 
reptiles, but with the presence of characters like Charmy Bee, it appears 
that the possibilities are endless.

WHY DON'T ARMIES COME FROM OTHER CONTINENTS, AND KICK ROBOTNIK'S FAT BUTT?

This is something I have wondered for a long time, so I decided to slip it 
in here. There's an entire planet of kingdoms and monarchies on Mobius, with 
millions of soldiers and billions of weapons. So why is it that Robotnik 
continues to rule his little city, when clearly, he doesn't stand a ghost of 
a chance against the entire planet and its armies? Why doesn't Mobius simply 
wage war on Robotnik's backside? Well, here's my theory - The continents on 
Mobius are not inter-connected, like they are on Earth. Each monarchy simply 
worries about what happens on its own continent. In other words, if anything 
bad happens in your kingdom, suck crap, we won't help you. :) Either that, 
or kingdoms are so distant that nobody knows what's going on in the next 
kingdom. So, Mobitropolis' kingdom being wiped out, they're on their own.

THE LITTLE PLANET:

Yeah, that place in Sonic CD. You might ask, "What's up with that?" Well, 
here's my theory... The Little Planet isn't really a little planet. Mobius 
has two natural sattelites. The Little Planet is simply a moon, with some 
type Alpha emerald on it. It has an atmosphere, and plantlife. The emeralds 
(called 'time stones' in the game), due to fluxes of power, warp through 
time at random periods. Because of the effect mentioned earlier, the Little 
Planet warps as well, being in contact with the emerald, sharing its power. 
Now, another thing that bothers me is that Little Planet is in fact -inside- 
Mobius' atmosphere. See the little film clip at the beginning of Sonic CD? 
Sonic doesn't have to go through space, in order to get there, he just runs 
up Robotnik's big chain. Now, the laws of gravity have no choice but to mark 
a great big 'X' over that scene. There is, however, one way to explain it. 
Class Beta emerald. Remember? It makes stuff float. Perhaps there could be 
some small traces of Beta emerald on Little Planet. Who knows? That's my 
theory - I'm open to any other suggestions.

GOLLY I HATE WORKING OUT TIME ZONES

Here's a big one for you - the Mobius-to-Earth time difference. According to 
the comics and stuff, at the time of the Sonic era, Mobius is in the year 
three thousand and something. Does this mean we're all dead by this time? My 
theory is... possibly not. Sonic could be running around on Mobius, as you 
are reading this. Or, he could have even died long before you were born. 
Confusing you yet? Not vey complicated at all, we just have to consider a 
few variables:
1. The age of Mobius - The planet Mobius could have been created a billion 
years before/after Earth. According to the theory that new matter is 
constantly being created, there is no reason why time on Mobius should be 
the same as time on Earth.
2. The calendar - Calendars are based on events. In our case, it is the 
birth of Jesus Christ. Now, unless Jesus (or another religeous icon) was 
also on Mobius for a period of time, we can assume that the Mobian calendar 
is based on a different event. Even if Christ was on Mobius, it may have not 
been at the same time.
Taking these points into consideration, you can see how it is, in fact, 
incredibly far-fetched to think that Mobius and Earth _are_ parrallel in 
time.

If you have any questions nagging you about Mobius, feel free to drop me an 
E-mail at shax@angelfire.com, and I will consider it, and produce a theory 
for you to ponder. I hope these theories have enlightened you, and put some 
of your wonderings to rest.

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