THE NEO BADNIK EMPIRE
« Loyalty is rewarded with power, but not happiness. A new era begins. »
It's been four years since the point of divergence for the White Orchid Timeline. Doctor Eggman has died suddenly, leaving the robot once known as Metal Sonic to lead the Empire.
This story is primarily told through an ask blog on Tumblr, @NeoBadnik.
ACTIVE CHARACTERS
Characters currently accepting questions.
Empress Neo - Ruler and Sister
Orchid the Fox - Interim Admin
Cupid the Dog - Voice of Heart
INACTIVE CHARACTERS
Characters who are relevant, but not accepting questions.
Sage Robotnik - Golden Child
Shard the Metal Sonic - The Eldest
Miles "Tails" Prower - Teen Prodigy
Sonic the Hedgehog - Frequent World Saver
Asteroid the Robian - Repentant Doctor
Quick Character Bios
Empress Neo
Previously Known As: Neo Metal Sonic; MS-2
Gender: Woman; xe/xen/xer/xers/xenself
Line: Metal Series x Hedgehog Series [Metal Sonic]
Affiliation: Neo Badnik Empire
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Once hailed as Dr. Eggman’s greatest creation, Neo is prideful and perhaps a bit arrogant, often preferring to do things xenself. Xer biggest pet peeve is being blown off or underestimated. Xe can be quick to anger with people xe doesn’t like, but has remarkable patience with the few people xe cares about.
Likes: speed, flying, space, sunsets
Dislikes: Sonic, disrespect
Favorite color: #180078
Abilities: Shapeshifting, speed
Fun fact: Xe convinced Eggman to let xen transition because "your greatest creation shouldn't be held back by being considered a 'mere copy'."
Main Relationships: Orchid & Cupid (younger siblings); Sage (Co-worker); Sonic (stressor); Shard (predecessor); Shadow (ERR_404)
Orchid the Android
AKA: Orbot, SB-1
Gender: Man, he/him
Line: Shapebot (SA/SB)
Affiliation: Neo Badnik Empire
Alignment: True Neutral
Next in line for the throne, acting as the substitute admin of the EggNet. He's changed a lot recently, given the newfound freedom to explore himself. Has he gained self-confidence, or has he decided to fake it?
Likes: attention, data management, strategy and puzzle games, underdog stories
Dislikes: conflict, being disrespected, Dr. Eggman
Favorite color: Cyan
Abilities: Psychokinesis
Fun fact: He actually prefers 'feminine' descriptors like "beautiful" or "pretty" over 'masculine' alternatives like "handsome".
Main Relationships: Cupid (twin); Neo (big sis); SA-55 (predecessor); Sage (golden child sibling); Shard (estranged sibling); Dr. Eggman (late despot)
Cupid the Android
AKA: Cubot, SB-2
Gender: Fluid, any pronouns
Line: Shapebot (SA/SB)
Affiliation: Family; Neo Badnik Empire
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Cupid is very playful and free-spirited. He has a hard time focusing on things that don't interest him, and tends to come off as unmotivated. Things they do like can highlight their surprising level of skill. She still has issues with thinking for herself, unfortunately. It's opted out of the running for leader; it doesn't think it's cut out for that.
Likes: socializing, creativity, comedies, anime
Dislikes: conflict, thunder
Favorite color: Changes frequently
Abilities: Strength
Fun fact: Their favorite game is Minecraft. He loves hanging out in roleplay servers.
Main Relationships: Orchid (twin); Neo (big sis); Sage (younger sister); Shard (older sibling); Dr. Eggman (late father)
Sage Robotnik
AKA: EMA-1
Gender: Girl, she/her
Line: EggNet Management AI
Affiliation: Eggman Empire
Alignment: Lawful Good
Eggman's favorite creation. She was initially created to be a smart firewall for the EggNet, but she was given a much bigger role after Eggman got attached to her.
Likes: learning, family
Dislikes: Sonic, secrets
Favorite color: Eggman Empire Red [#E00E0E]
Abilities: N/A
Fun? fact: She was restored from a back-up and therefore has no memories of and was unaffected by the events of Frontiers.
Main Relationships: Dr. Eggman (father); Cubot (older brother); Sonic (enemy); Neo (distant older sister); Orbot (mean older brother); Miles (enemy; likes riddles)
Shard the Metal Sonic
AKA: MS-1
Gender: Nonbinary, he/him
Line: Metal Series x Hedgehog Series [Metal Sonic]
Affiliation: Team Mirror; the greater good
Alignment: Neutral Good
The first Metal Sonic and oldest running badnik, Shard has dedicated his existence to being a better hero than Sonic. He was made with Sonic's biodata and was left to rust after his first failure because Eggman found him annoying. He was later found and repaired by Tails at Sonic's request.
Likes: speed, heroics, earned praise, insects, puns
Dislikes: sitting still, relaxing, Being buried alive.
Favorite color: Neon Green
Abilities: speed
Fun fact: He doesn't actually care what pronouns are used for him, but he decided it was simplest to keep the set everyone already associated him with.
Main Relationships: Silver (partner); Tangle & Whisper (teammates); Neo, Omega, Gemerl, Sage (younger siblings); Dr. Eggman (ex-despot)
Tails
AKA: Miles Prower, Sonic's sidekick
Gender: Man, he/him
Species: Fox
Age: 16 years
Affiliation: The Restoration
Alignment: Chaotic Good
World-renowned for his skill with mechanics, but he's still more renowned as his brother's "sidekick". He's getting sick of saving the world. He would really rather have peace to work on his projects. But he can't just ignore a call for help. He'd never forgive himself if something bad happened and he could've stopped it.
Likes: mechanics, robots, physics, puzzles, mint
Dislikes: interruptions, being disrespected, unnecessary danger
Favorite color: blue
Abilities: flight
Fun fact: He sometimes wishes Eggman was good just so they could discuss robotics together.
Main Relationships: Sonic (big bro); Wave (collaborator)