Never Trust Imgur: Sonic the Hedgehog Scan Re-addition Project

[ShakeResounding]

The Problem​

Hello, everyone.

As many of you recognize, I am primarily a Sonic scaler on the wiki. Out of habit, my go-to method was to use image hosting sites for whenever I needed to document something; Imgur in this case. However, my account was recently banned without notice nor warning and all the scan bundles I had went with it. This is a very big issue, as my scans were linked as evidence for numerous characters and blogs.

Remaining Affected Pages I've Worked On:

• Dr. Eggman (Helped overhaul him. Scans from Otherworld Comedyand regarding Light Eggman, as well as inventions from Eggperial City, are almost certainly in need of replacement)
  • Various hax for Dr. Eggman have been provided here (Page 5).
  • Light Eggman scans have been provided here (Page 5).
• Tails (Overhauled him)
• Knuckles (Overhauled him)
• Amy (Overhauled her)
• Metal Sonic
• The Chaos Emeralds

Hax That Used My Scans:

I have added replacement links in this section of the OP in order for anybody to take these scans and apply them, as these scans are more general and not character-specific.

• Anybody that has Damage Transferal with Rings.
  • Here is a scan for Rings letting characters tanking Void's attacks, and here is a scan for tanking Supreme End's attacks.
• Anybody with Accelerated Development stemming from Sonic Speed Simulator(the hyperlink used for the "experience gained per step taken" was mine). Here is a replacement description (with the scan);
  • Characters are capable of gaining minor experience per step taken and can gain much larger amounts through collecting Chaos Orbs, with each level up increasing statistics like speed, jump height, and experience gained to a certain maximum level; through Rebirths, they can increase their base stats.
• Those with Wisp Pets from Speed Sim have scans missing. Here are the replacements in the format they'll be found in on the pages;
  • Aura (Explosive), Fire Generation, & Explosion Inducement (With Red Burst, which surrounds the user with an aura of fire that grants user the ability to cause detonations of fiery energy that damage nearby opponents without inflicting self-harm)
  • Flight (With Crimson Eagle, which grants the user flight for a limited time)
  • Pseudo-Black Hole Creation, Gravity Manipulation, Absorption, Levitation & Transmutation (With Indigo Asteroid, which will break down matter and convert it into more substance for the Asteroid Ring that expands from and surrounds the user)
  • Bodily Weaponry (Conventional) & Surface Scaling (With Pink Spikes, transforming the user into a ball covered in spikes that enable clinging to surfaces)
• Anybody with a Resistance to Poison & Chemical Products from Chemical Plant in Sonic Speed Simulator (the hyperlink for the text "filled with deadly toxins and the purple pollution water" is busted).
  • Here is a statement from the Encyclo-speed-ia I uploaded onto the wiki, and here is an additional album of scans for the justification.
• Anybody with Non-Physical Interaction stemming from Sonic Speed Simulator(the link was mine, but some still had YouTube links in the justification).
  • Here is a replacement link, already uploaded to the wiki and ready to replace any errant link. (Note: If you want to know how to properly link it in a page, look at the code in Tangle's profile as a reference.)
• Super Form with imgur scans in their Invulnerability justification (some scans were mine iirc).
  • Here is a replacement link for the "Super Forms are verbatim stated to be invincible, indestructible and invulnerable" segment, and here is a replacement link for "inner hidden power of good and evil" section and scans if taking damage from various sources combined.
• Super Forms with imgur scans in their Type 4 Acausality justification (the JP Frontiers scans were mine).
  • Here is the statement from The End referring to its defeat as transcending law and time + the chains of fate statement from Sonic.

Affected Blogs I've Made:

• Hypertime.

Solution:​

My idea for this is, quite simply, taking it by one profile at a time (or a system that is just as productive). If for example 5 people are working on detecting and replacing scans throughout a large/medium-sized page, it shouldn't take much time at all for this list to shrink until everything is back to tip-top shape. Thankfully, many of the newer (or more recently updated) pages have references that will allow us to effortlessly retrieve the lost footage/scan.

I would rather never have to go through this again, so priority should be made to upload scans / justifications to the wiki directly. This way, no YouTube video/Imgur bundle/image hosting sites can hinder it.

I can't do this on my own in a reasonable timeframe, so I'm going to attempt to enlist aid from those who are semi-knowledgeable in the series to make a group effort in restoring any scans, clips, and etc. in a manner that we can efficiently work through this. If anybody is willing to help, it would be highly appreciated. As I (or we) progress, I will be checking things off of the list.

With that said, let's see if this new sub-forum pays off...

Those Willing To Help My Crusade:
@McFriesGuy075 (Will lend his help to the Powerscaling Blog)
@LukeChaosBlobz
@Mephistus
@Remus1998
@MugenKage
@Sparkive

Progress Made:​

Complete:​

• Powerscaling Blog
• Conceptual Dreams Blog
• Type 2 Info Manipulation via Cyber Space
• Fundamentals of the Arabian Nights
• White Space Blog
• Spin Dash
• Boost
• Cyber Corruption
• Team Sonic
• Team Rose
•  Gemerl
• Tangle the Lemur
• Whisper the Wolf
• Doctor Starline
•  Mimic
• Rough & Tumble
• Sage
• The Egg Fleet
• Shadow Androids
• Infinite
• Surge the Tenrec
• Zavok
• Metal Sonic 3.0
• Metal Knuckles
• Mecha Sonic Mk. II
• Fang the Sniper
• Bark the Polar Bear
• Bean the Dynamite
• Honey the Cat
• Wyvern, Knight & Supreme
• Starfall Soldier, Ninja, Tower, & Asura
• Dark Gaia
  • Dark Guardian
• Time Eater
• Illumina
  • Void
• Solaris
  • Iblis
  • Mephiles
• The End

In-Progress:​

• Black Doom/Black Arms
  • The Black Arms page is fully rescanned within this blog. Unlock/Editing Pending.
• Classic Sonic
• Erazor Djinn (Actively being worked on)
• Modern Sonic (Actively being worked on)

Scan Dump Posts:

• Scans for Classic Sonic's standard Base P&A were provided within this comment (Page 2).
  • Various Classic Sonic and Adventure Sonic scans were provided here (Page 4).
• Modern Sonic and his transformations have scans here (Page 4).
  • Super Sonic's Weapon Creation + Energy Duplicates have scans in this comment (Page 5).
• Metal Sonic and his transformations (+ Modern Sonic/Starfall scans, Chaos Spear Dura Neg, and Sonic vs Zazz) have scans here.
• Classic Amy's pointing, Knuckles' afterimages with his Boost Mode, and the Digitized Trio's flight/barrier enforcement has been provided here (Page 5).

Discussion Notes:

• Permission to remove Mephiles and Iblis' ability tabbers was given by staff here.

Current Status:

• ~70% Completion.

 

[Alexander]

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[McFriesGuy075]

Since I'm working on an updated scaling blog for Sonic I might as well aid with the current powerscaling blog itself, I've already found some lost scans.

 

[ShakeResounding]

Since I'm working on an updated scaling blog for Sonic I might as well aid with the current powerscaling blog itself, I've already found some lost scans.

Well, that works wonderfully.

Thank you. I'll ad you to the list of helpers.

 

[LukeChaosBlobz]

Count me in coach

 

[Theuser789]

This is really important, everyone. We need all hands on deck for this. I already helped Shake with some replacement albums off-site.

 

[ShakeResounding]

My beacon of hope and light, truth and justice...

Put you in.

 

[Mephistus]

Definitely will help out here where I can.

 

[Remus1998]

Let's get this done

 

[ShakeResounding]

Let's get this done

Just a clarifier: is this you wanting to count yourself in on the people willing to help?

 

[Remus1998]

I can help

 

[Fireld]

However, my account was recently banned without notice nor warning and all the scan bundles I had went with it. This is a very big issue, as my scans were linked as evidence for numerous characters and blogs.

Dark Gaia (Overhauled him)

Dark Gaia
-Immortal, Non-Corporeal & Abstract Nature
-Possession
-Barrier Creation
-Energy Bullets & Laser Breath
-Bodily Weaponry
-Magma Resistance
Perfect Dark Gaia
-Additional Arms
-Darkness Generation
-Enhanced Laser Breath
Dark Gaia Creature
-Dark Moray
--Shockwave Generation
--Elemental Powers
-Dark Guardian
--Lightning Manipulation
--Teleportation
--Energy Projection
Requires more updates but better leaving those for another ctr

...Mephiles (Partially overhauled them)

 

[ShakeResounding]

Thank you guys for being willing to help. It's highly appreciated, and I'm glad I don't have to try and deal with this alone.

As I said above, what I believe would be best is to target one page at a time and put our collective efforts into it so we aren't spreading thin and being ineffective. I live in Eastern Standard Time and it's currently past 9 PM for me, so I think we can converse further on the details tomorrow before we actually get to working. No reason to stress over something, it's not like ALL of the scans were mine I hope.

The first order of business would be choosing what pages to do first. There's a benefit in targeting smaller pages (like Tangle or the Spin Dash), but there's an argument to be made that the more popular characters should be done (like Modern Sonic, Dr. Eggman, etc.). Something I think we can discuss further tomorrow, as some of you may very well be asleep. The second thing would be to ensure everybody knows how to upload images to the wiki for whenever it's necessary, though a potential issue is the limit size that's used for uploading gifs onto the wiki. Issues for another day (tomorrow lol).

Again, your help is highly appreciated. I won't forget it.

 

[ShakeResounding]

[Snip]

What a wonderful way to help the night, something under the progress tracker!

You are a legend, man, thank you so much for all this. I will get you that beer POST-HASTE

 

[McFriesGuy075]

Spoiler: Powerscaling Blog

Sonic Heroes​

Power Cores grant a 2x increase when harnessed (note that it's lowballed to a 2x increase because Zavok already has "incredible strength", meaning Dr. Starline implies the amp can be greater for those that are weaker), and our heroes can hold up to 3 at a time before reaching Max Level. Assuming they double in strength for each one they hold (and keep in mind that Zavok can manhandle Modern Sonic, so I'm confident in applying the 2x strength multiplier for each without it being a reach), Max Level characters, aka 3 power cores, are thus 8x stronger than their Base.

Renewed scan. Add reference to Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys - Issue #2.

Sonic Advance 3​

Taking place directly after Battle, this game introduces Gemerl after Dr. Eggman found the remains of Emerl and repaired him. The enhanced Gizoid can fight Sonic to a standstill. Throughout the game, he often comprises the machines you fight throughout the game by combining with Eggtech that can already prove formidable to the cast. Most notably, the limit Gerald placed on Emerl is no longer active (as he can use the Chaos Emeralds to become a Super Sonic-level threat). With each playable character and their partner capable of tearing through these various boss mechas, it's a safe bet to say all prominent members of the playable cast now scale to where Sonic was at the end of Sonic Battle.

Renewed scan (3rd hyperlink). Add reference to Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2022.

Sonic Adventure:

• It's good to note that the Chaos Emeralds aren't multiplicative in their power when with each other, but it's instead something of an unquantifiable yet exponential increase, while we can't know for certain how much so, we do have ways of lowballing a value since Tails directly compares Fake Chaos Emeralds to Power Cores in their use of empowering, the latter which is said to be a 2x the physical abilities of the users(Power and Speed: Accepted on this thread), with the Fake Emeralds being described as "Cheap copies" and "Woefully under-powered" when compared to the real Emeralds making they massively upscale from them and by proxy Power Cores, so for each emerald empowered user, it will be assumed to not only apply the accepted minimum calculation of their power, but also multiply by 2x, with the multiplier obviously stacking like how the Power Cores' does, and given the big scope of their upscaling a "at least" and "like far higher" shall be given to the ratings given. As such, multiplying the output of one Chaos Emerald making sure the numbers used are conservative estimates.

Renewed scan (2nd hyperlink). Add reference to Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys - Issue #2.

Sonic Lost World​

New characters established in the game, the Deadly Six are, a group part of the species known as Zeti which occupy the Lost Hex. Members of the Deadly Six can fight Sonic and withstand hits from his Focused Homing Attack, a move far superior to the Homing Attack. Additionally, the Deadly Six are also referred to as Dr. Eggman's "strongest men" with his "best mechs". Their power was further amped by the Energy Extractor. Following the tradition, Eggman makes yet another Mecha to try and defeat Sonic; the Super Eggrobo. This robot is said by Eggman to be his ultimate combat weapon, with a destructive force that couldn't be measured, making this yet again another mecha superior to all that came before it.

Renewed scans (1st, 2nd, 3rd hyperlink)

Sonic CD​

Classic Sonic performed this FTL feat, which is supported by him being stated to be able to run at light speed, which is supported by him outspeeding lasers in quick succession. However, he can also react to Metal Sonic's V. Maximum Overdrive Attack both in cutscenes and in gameplay. Metal Sonic's V. Maximum Overdrive Attack is stated to increase Metal Sonic's acceleration by a factor of four.

Replacing whatever used to be in 2nd hyperlink with this. Add Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic CD JP Manual as references.

Thanks to Sonic Prime, which is considered canon due to the consensus of this thread, we know that the Spin Dash in itself is a speed amp that can be gauged. After Tails and Knuckles (and everyone else except Sonic) had their histories altered due to the shattering of the Paradox Prism, it's as if Sonic never existed. Despite this, when Sonic is teaching them how to perform the Spin Dash due to Eggforcers blitzing them, Nine and Renegade [the altered Tails and Knuckles respectively] were both able to replicate such a speed that it allowed blitz those same Eggforcers without even properly knowing how to perform it until that moment. As such it should be massively superior to the likes of the Speed boots, which are a 2x amp in speed, This should scale to the Drop Dash (an aerial Spin Dash) and the Homing Attack (Stated to be a variation of the Spin Dash done in mid air).

Renewed scan (last hyperlink). Add reference to Sonic Advance 2 US Manual.

Better still, Emerl managed to capture the energy from the Final Egg Blaster after it was fired in front of him, with him also having the 7 Chaos Emeralds in him during that time to boost that power further via the multipliers each gave to him. While he struggled to contain the power of the Final Egg Blaster, it was primarily due to Gerald's contingency for Emerl to destroy himself should he become too powerful rather than Emerl being too weak, with Sonic very quickly growing to his level to face him thus scaling to this value as well. This is further proven when Emerl only succumbed to this overflowing power once Sonic harmed him enough to let said power do the rest.

Renewed scan (2nd hyperlink).

 

[Fireld]

What a wonderful way to help the night, something under the progress tracker!

You are a legend, man, thank you so much for all this. I will get you that beer POST-HASTE

To find: Sonic CD's "lightspeed maneuvers" scan from SMC. Homing Attack being a Spin Dash done mid-air. Gerald's contingency for Emerl to destroy himself should he become too powerful.

1.Literally the first speed-link in classic sonic's page
2.OK
3.Third link in this OP

 

[JJSliderman]

I think some of those scans may have been used in a couple pages of mine, notably the cosmology blog, so I’ll check.

 

[ShakeResounding]

I have updated the OP to note your contribution, Fries. Thank you.

I am getting started with my day and will be ready to begin in about an hour or so. Would anybody else be available for edits today? And if so, this now leads us into the discussion of what page we tackle first.

 

[KLOL506]

I'd prolly be able to blitzkrieg through the pages with the relevant imgur links if they were still present but alas I have an edit ban till April next year.

 

[McFriesGuy075]

I have updated the OP to note your contribution, Fries. Thank you.

I am getting started with my day and will be ready to begin in about an hour or so. Would anybody else be available for edits today? And if so, this now leads us into the discussion of what page we tackle first.

I'm available. I could get the blog edits done in a jiffy.

 

[ShakeResounding]

I'd prolly be able to blitzkrieg through the pages with the relevant imgur links if they were still present

Blitzkrieg to remove them or replace them? Removing them would be nice but I think it's best we see where they are.

but alas I have an edit ban till April next year.

An edit ban??? Did not expect that...

I wonder, is it possible to discuss a possible temporary appeal for this circumstance, in regards to the fact that this is a legitimate issue that needs resolving?

 

[ShakeResounding]

I'm available. I could get the blog edits done in a jiffy.

Awesome. Thank you very much.

No word from the others yet, so suppose I will begin with Dark Gaia while we wait for more. I'll begin editing in about 30 minutes from now.

 

[KLOL506]

Blitzkrieg to remove them or replace them? Removing them would be nice but I think it's best we see where they are.

Replace them with uploads directly to the wiki.

An edit ban??? Did not expect that...

I wonder, is it possible to discuss a possible temporary appeal for this circumstance, in regards to the fact that this is a legitimate issue that needs resolving?

It's for other reasons that'd I can't disclose and I don't think I am at liberty to ask for an appeal and rightfully so.

 

[McFriesGuy075]

Awesome. Thank you very much.

So it turns out I can't actually do anything to your blog. Can editing perms be granted to other members or is that not a thing?

 

[ShakeResounding]

Replace them with uploads directly to the wiki.

Ah yeah that would have been lovely. It's alright though, the thought alone means a lot.

It's for other reasons that'd I can't disclose and I don't think I am at liberty to ask for an appeal and rightfully so.

Understood, chief.

I'm on my way back home from my 1st job, so I'm gonna unwind then head into some Dark Gaia edits.

 

[ShakeResounding]

So it turns out I can't actually do anything to your blog. Can editing perms be granted to other members or is that not a thing?

Oh, no not at all. Blogs are like that.

What Inwill do is copy-paste the entire source code into a sandbox, in which you will then be able to edit it freely. Gimme a bit and I'll do that.

 

[ShakeResounding]

So it turns out I can't actually do anything to your blog. Can editing perms be granted to other members or is that not a thing?

Here ya go. I put it in my Sandbox100.

 

[McFriesGuy075]

Here ya go. I put it in my Sandbox100.

All done.

 

[ShakeResounding]

All done.

Excellent work.

Would you be willing to take note of all the ones that have their links busted and bold them within the sandbox?

 

[McFriesGuy075]

Would you be willing to take note of all the ones that have their links busted and bold them within the sandbox?

Im assuming you want me to bold the parts that used to have their links busted, right? In that case i've done it already.

 

[ShakeResounding]

Im assuming you want me to bold the parts that used to have their links busted, right? In that case i've done it already.

There aren't any more broken links? I meant bolding them to highlight which ones are currently broken

 

[McFriesGuy075]

There aren't any more broken links? I meant bolding them to highlight which ones are currently broken

Oh. In that case, only 2. But they aren't really relevant.

 

[ShakeResounding]

Oh. In that case, only 2. But they aren't really relevant.

Ah, that's pretty good. What two are they specifically?

 

[McFriesGuy075]

Ah, that's pretty good. What two are they specifically?

Gemerl combining with Eggtech, self-evident throughout the whole game. Merlina freezing the world of Camelot in time (are the statements for that the ones where it goes eternal and unchanging, world that goes on forever?)

 

[ShakeResounding]

Gemerl combining with Eggtech, self-evident throughout the whole game.

Fair enough.

Merlina freezing the world of Camelot in time (are the statements for that the ones where it goes eternal and unchanging, world that goes on forever?)

I believe so, yes.

 

[ShakeResounding]

Because of Dark Gaia's page being locked, I shoved his page into this sandbox to work as something to copy-paste off of.

Everything from his Summary up until and including his Inherited Gaia Creature abilities are replaced, with the exception of a YouTube link for Dark Guardian's teleportation. Werehog Sonic's section needs nothing replaced afaik.

 

[Re5yh]

You can upload images on vsbw like i do

 

[Theuser789]

I'd prolly be able to blitzkrieg through the pages with the relevant imgur links if they were still present but alas I have an edit ban till April next year.

We mostly need link replacements, so you can post whatever you would've edited here.

 

[ShakeResounding]

I moved Dark Gaia to "complete", we're only missing an AP link for Perfect Dark Gaia in the sandbox which I will get later. We just need the page unlocked to apply it eventually afterwards.

That aside, do we have any suggestions for what page should be next? Perhaps Solaris next, since his scaling is very important to the verse, or do we have other suggestions? If we can manage the completion of at least one page a day, occasionally two or three for smaller ones, we can easily get this done in three weeks time (and likely far less, pages like Whisper, Tangle, and the Boost can be completed with far less time and effort).

 

[LukeChaosBlobz]

I moved Dark Gaia to "complete", we're only missing an AP link for Perfect Dark Gaia in the sandbox which I will get later. We just need the page unlocked to apply it eventually afterwards.

That aside, do we have any suggestions for what page should be next? Perhaps Solaris next, since his scaling is very important to the verse, or do we have other suggestions? If we can manage the completion of at least one page a day, occasionally two or three for smaller ones, we can easily get this done in three weeks time (and likely far less, pages like Whisper, Tangle, and the Boost can be completed with far less time and effort).

Solaris scans might be easier to find? Since most are in Prima Game Guides or in-game themself