Black Asteroid

For the similarly-named astral body from Shadow the Hedgehog, see Black Comet.

Black Asteroid
First seen: Sonic the Comic #89 (1996)
Greater location: Special Zone
Series: Sonic the Comic

The Black Asteroid is a location in Fleetway's Sonic the Comic series. It was an astral body floating in the Special Zone that was originally the largest gemstone mine on Mobius. The only things left of the mine were the ancient shafts that litter the asteroid around a central platform in the center.

History

While Super Sonic was trapped within the Omni-Viewer, Sonic and the Chaotix Crew transported them to the center of the Black Asteroid, and sealed the only entrance with a Graviton Bomb, burying them both under rubble. The Chaotix had hoped for Super Sonic to be buried within the Black Asteroid for a few years, but unfortunately, he realised what was going on and had no intention on waiting.

To force the Omni-Viewer to release him, Super Sonic charged himself up with enough energy to equate to an electron bomb, causing the Black Asteroid to heat up to millions of degrees and glow like a second sun, soon to explode and free Super Sonic. Vector and the scientists from the laboratory Equinox discovered that the resulting explosion would set off an electromagnetic pulse that would shut down every computer system on Planet Meridian and cause total chaos.

Sonic then came up with the idea for the Omni-Viewer to transport the Black Asteroid to Mobius as most of the planet's computers belonged to Dr. Robotnik. After doing so, the Black Asteroid was inevitably destroyed, and the resulting electromagnetic pulse from the explosion deactivated every Badnik and computer system on the planet, essentially overthrowing Robotnik from his position of ruler. The explosion also affected Super Sonic - his energy was drained, stripping him of his powers and memories, thus rendering him harmless.