Vultroverse

"It's quite fasinating. If one were to draw two circles, one representing my world and the other the origin world of these animal species, [the Vultroverse] would be directly in between."

—Dr. Otto Octavius

The Vultroverse (ボルトロ・ウォールド Borutoro Woorudo) is an alternate universe in which most of the articles of this wiki exist. It began as an extension of the Archie Comics version of Sonic the Hedgehog, though over time it has morphed into a unique universe that crosses over with many fandoms.

History

The Vultroverse shares a majority of its canon and history with that of the Sonic's world of Archie Comics. In this way, most events can be considered pseudo-canon or roughly adjacent to the main continuity of those comics.

Originally a variant of the Archie comics universe, it is believed that long ago it suffered a collision with a variant universe of Marvel Comics. This created a semi-stable hybrid universe with elements of both universes, similar to Image Comics Zone. Consequently, this universe forms a "bridge" between the Marvel and Sonic multiverses that can be traversed easily.

Eventually this link begins to pull other universes towards its own, causing a near total collision with another crossover universe Earth-7642. Due to the already fragile nature of the Vultroverse, it is unlikely it would have survived the event, causing an incursion.

Age of Heroes

For most of its early history, Earth was very much like the real world, save for the existence of an assortment of super-powered individuals. Arguably, the first widely known superhero was Captain Peggy Carter, though many existed throughout history. It wasn't until the beginning of the 22nd century that the enhanced population dwindled, and the evolution of animal species on Earth began to accelerate. Some believe this sudden change to be the result of mutant genes activating in many animal populations.

Modern Era

By the modern age of the Vultroverse, the legends of super-powered humans had faded into myth, not believed by many to have actually occurred.

The Super Genesis Wave, a major event in the Archie comics, also occurs in the Vultroverse. As such, Earth as it was previously known was rewritten to make Dr. Eggman into a supreme being. This event was ultimately undone by Sonic the Hedgehog, having the unintentional side effects of "fixing" the oddities of the hybrid universe and aligning it more closely to the universe of the Sonic video games.

The Vultroverse also has a pre-Super Genesis Wave continuity, but the only time this was explored was in the three story arc: Planet Etheria, Vultro and the Spider-Women, and Vultro Meets Shizuka Joestar. All other stories and history take place in the post-Super Genesis wave continuity.

Although most Vultroverse inhabitants are unable to remember this event, universes with sufficient enough technology were able to record it. Dr. Otto Octavius, for instance, monitored certain changes such as the erasure of the Infinity Stones. He decides to send Despara on a mission to gather information about this freshly changed universe, unaware that the Vultroverse had its own alternate version of her.

Dr. Eggman overhears a transmission sent from Octavius to Solidus the Werewolf, learning that Octavius theorized that going back before the Super Genesis Wave would allow the recovery of the stones. He decides to test this theory, attempting to steal the stones from the 21st century. However, none of them were unaware that the communication between the two universes was also accelerating an eventual incursion.

A majority of the Sonic series video games up to Sonic Generations are canon to the Vultroverse. Major exceptions include Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Unleashed, and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Unless stated otherwise, it can be assumed that all other games are canon. The most common anchor point is that the events of Sonic the Hedgehog take place when Vultro the Fox is eight years old (8 ABV).

The current year of the Vultroverse is 28 ABV (Vultro Calendar), 3247 (Mobian Calendar), or 14027 CE (Gregorian Calendar.)

Science & Technology

By the time of Vultro's birth, medical science had vastly advanced compared to our real-world technology. By 25 BBV, the estimated average life expectancy crossed the 100 year threshold, though this did vary between species.

As a result, the average age of parents also began to climb. It was not uncommon for first-time parents to be anywhere from 30 to 40 years old. This can be seen quite clearly with the Zeridia Family, who consistently had children in this age range for generations.

Trivia

• Many other fan characters that have crossed paths with Vultro have their own version in the Vultroverse. How different they are from their canon versions depends on the character and the context they appear.
• The Vultroverse is known in the Marvel multiverse as Earth-7737642.
• It was first conceived in May 2013, at the very tail end of the "original" Archie Comics continuity. It has since been retroactively decided that the Vultroverse is canon to the post-Super Genesis Wave continuity.
  • The Vultroverse continues to inheret the canon of the Archie Comics universe, despite its publication ending in 2017.
  • A version of Vultro exists in the modern IDW Publishing continuity, though it is not known what differences he has to the Vultroverse version.
• Characters from the Archie and Marvel universes have met before, though it did not involve any Sonic characters.