Post by Pakka on Dec 6, 2005 10:13:49 GMT -5
Space Colony A.R.K.
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Built 50 years before the current Sonic storyline, the Space Colony A.R.K. was the design of Prof. Gerald Robotnik, and was originally intended as a peaceful station, though, after the death of Gerald's granddaughter, Maria, Gerald transformed the station into a superweapon with a superlaser called the "Eclipse Cannon." However, instead of firing the Superlaser at full power, he programmed the station to crash planetside, although, as demonstrated by his grandson Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, the laser could be fired at reduced power.
The station, according to one source, is about 15 to 30 km in dia, so a reactor core would not be large enough to fire the Cannon, unlike that of the 120 km Death Star. instead, the cannon was operated by the seven Chaos Emeralds, which, in the Sonic universe, are sources of great power; the cannon was fired By "Eggman" with six of these seven emeralds, and destroyed half of Mobius's moon, without taxing the Emeralds.
When Ivo Robotnik attempted to fire the Eclipse Cannon at full power directly planetside, the Emeralds power was transferred to the station's engines, and the station took a crash vector, in a ruse by Prof. Gerald to destroy all life on the planet. Sonic the Hedgehog, assisted by Shadow the Hedgehog, was able to cause Chaos Control, a technique that teleports things from one spot to another, on the falling station, causing it to warp back into it's normal orbit. this action drianed Shadow of his energy, while it was assumed for a time he died upon re-entry, it seems that in fact that was not the case.
The colony is now owned by the Mobian Governments, and serves as a scientific and military outpost, ready to serve if any alien races visit the planet. the Eclipse Cannon has been dismantled.
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Built 50 years before the current Sonic storyline, the Space Colony A.R.K. was the design of Prof. Gerald Robotnik, and was originally intended as a peaceful station, though, after the death of Gerald's granddaughter, Maria, Gerald transformed the station into a superweapon with a superlaser called the "Eclipse Cannon." However, instead of firing the Superlaser at full power, he programmed the station to crash planetside, although, as demonstrated by his grandson Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, the laser could be fired at reduced power.
The station, according to one source, is about 15 to 30 km in dia, so a reactor core would not be large enough to fire the Cannon, unlike that of the 120 km Death Star. instead, the cannon was operated by the seven Chaos Emeralds, which, in the Sonic universe, are sources of great power; the cannon was fired By "Eggman" with six of these seven emeralds, and destroyed half of Mobius's moon, without taxing the Emeralds.
When Ivo Robotnik attempted to fire the Eclipse Cannon at full power directly planetside, the Emeralds power was transferred to the station's engines, and the station took a crash vector, in a ruse by Prof. Gerald to destroy all life on the planet. Sonic the Hedgehog, assisted by Shadow the Hedgehog, was able to cause Chaos Control, a technique that teleports things from one spot to another, on the falling station, causing it to warp back into it's normal orbit. this action drianed Shadow of his energy, while it was assumed for a time he died upon re-entry, it seems that in fact that was not the case.
The colony is now owned by the Mobian Governments, and serves as a scientific and military outpost, ready to serve if any alien races visit the planet. the Eclipse Cannon has been dismantled.