Sonic (Rewrite)

	“	ARE YOU READY? マジで DREADING? それは無駄だ	„
		~ Rewrite in "Thriller Gen Encore"

	“	Let's play a game You can choose your favorite thing This cliché never dies You can't run and you can't hide	„
		~ Rewrite in "Trinity"

Summary

Sonic, better known as Rewrite, is an original EXE take by SpringlessEcho, and is the titular antagonist of his Friday Night Funkin' mod, Vs Rewrite.

• Friday Night Funkin'
• Canon

According to his lore, Rewrite hails from the original Sonic.exe game itself. Born from consecutive playthroughs, the game rewrites itself with each subsequent replay being different experiences for the player. However, this results in the original Sonic.exe entity to gain self-awareness. As the game progresses, Rewrite worms himself into the player's mind with the goal of bringing their soul into his special digital hell.

In the 90's, an exploiter priest decided to create something to deceive people of the time, and get easy money on top of it. The priest of a popular church created a fake computer program that supposedly will allow people to communicate with Christ, the lack of information and the ease to manipulate a fake story at the time contributed to the idea being bought. Lots of copies of said program (which was false) were sold by the church, shortly afterwards, some accidents occurred reporting the death of people who supposedly were influenced by the software to take their own lives.

The repercussion was loud, but the scarcity of evidence meant that it was not possible to arrest the priest immediately. So, an investigation began. Meanwhile, the priest decides to test the misleading program he commissioned, to somehow understand how that could be happening. After sending the first message, he was frighteningly answered by someone on the other side, which in a disturbing way started to talk about life and about how the priest used something sacred to manipulate people. When the priest questions the entity - "who are you?" It just answers "I am GOD."

The priest is found dead shortly after the incident, "accidentally" set fire to his own house and his body. Copies of said software were confiscated by the authorities, but some remain circulating around to this day. One of those copies falls into the hand of an unknown person, The game now takes the shape of a 3D experience similar to a Sega Saturn game, where you play as Sonic who came back to their island after defeating Dr. Robotnik, and is ready to reunite with their friends to play games and have a good time. The game is a mix of a party game with classic Sonic platforming style, where Sonic plays minigames with their friends, Tag, Hide n' Seek, etc. But, as you would expect, things start to go south when the player himself ends up killing Sonic's friends and the game seems to react bizarrely accurate to their actions.

Sonic progressively goes more and more self aware as the game progresses, taking actions for himself, and inducing the player to do things their way, lurking into the player's mind with the intention to claim their soul. The red rings Sonic wears in their body are the in-game representation of their victims' souls, they collect them after killing each of their friends in the end of their respective minigames. those being the souls of (Tails, Knuckles and Robotnik) which are all vessels to past players of the game, and are not the only souls who became part of the anomaly. There are a lot more souls inside the game, some more lost in character than others, some are older and some are younger, but all forever playing their role as a puppet for the experience, forever trapped in this hellish dimension. that can come in a variety of forms, and happen in many ways depending on the observer, it doesn’t even have to be a Sonic game, or a game in general, there are endless possibilities.

Personality

	“	前に言っていた通りあなたの場合-	„
		~ Sonic before kicking Miles.

Although Sonic does carry a personality, it's important to note that emotions and any human-like traces work very different on them, since they are not a physical entity and exist in another dimensional realm, so take this as a "translation" of their personality to a closest language, with that said. Sonic's personality will slowly transition during a game's playthrough, as they get progressively more aware of what they are and their true potential. At core they have an eccentric personality, they have a big ego and are very manipulative, being extremely clever. They hide their true intentions from their victims, luring them with something that they like and/or is special to them, trying to come off as welcoming & comforting, creating a false sensation of safeness and masking their true core in the simulated personality of the character they are impersonating.

Although being a formidable liar, they can get very angry when things don't go the way they intended, in those instances, they have a hard time hiding some of their true aspects. which leads to their whole world getting unstable together with them, since Sonic, is not only the character, but the whole anomaly and everything in it. in those circumstances Sonic might have very rapid mood changes and turn into the Midareta form, this happens specially during the time that Sonic has two rings, as that's a moment in the middle between Full self awareness and No self awareness. it happens due to their instability and mix of emotions becoming inexpressible feelings. this leads them to act very impulsively in order to "stop the pain" as quickly as possible, doing everything in their way to stop it.

After obtaining the third ring, Sonic takes the Warugashikai form, in this state, all instability goes away, and Sonic is fully aware of what they are and their capabilities, aswell as their control over the game world and the Player's existence. This causes Sonic to adopt a straighter posture and act a lot less like the original Hedgehog. Sonic is incapable of true love and the only thing that truly matters to them is their goal, They have zero moral code and will commit any cruelty necessary to claim a victim's soul, integrating it into themselves, so they be tortured for eternity in the multiple and endless replays that the anomaly will undergo.

Appearance

	“	Hi, I'm Sonic. Let's play a game!	„
		~ Sonic before starting the segment "HIDE N SEEK".

Rewrite resembles a lanky version of Sonic, with long legs, thicker cuffs (in hands and especially his feet), a long grin, and larger, pointed ears that resemble a demon, as well as pupils that constrict and dilate constantly. Being a 3D model, his body appears too cylindrical or in certain parts pointy, making him overall look unfriendly, although his appearance is by far the closest to the original Sonic compared with the other ones in his mod. In his Warugashikai form, however, Rewrite’s appearance get’s progressively sharper as he acquire more souls. His spikes rise upwards, and his back spikes get much bigger and wider. He also starts standing on a straight posture as oppose to his initial crouching position that he uses to hide his true height. (He is truly really tall.)

Powers and Stats

Tier: Unknown | Likely 9-B to 9-A physically, far higher with Reality Warping

Key: Vs. Rewrite | Canon

Name: Rewrite, "Sonic", Sonikku

Origin: Vs Rewrite, SpringlessEcho

Gender: Genderless (uses he/they)

Age: Unknown (Is possibly as old as the original EXE game itself) | Unknown (Originated from a software back in the 90s)

Classification: God Sonic :)

Powers and Abilities:

• Vs. Rewrite
• Canon

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics

• Acausality (Type 1: Gains further awareness from each subsequent replay, which may also suggest that he is able to retain memories from each time the game "rewrites" itself)

• Breaking the Fourth Wall (Demonstrates awareness of his own fictional status, as he knows of the different EXE incarnations, and uses that knowledge to cater to the player's interests and expectations of an "exe mod". Rewrite's lyrics implies he is aware of the creepypasta's continued trend since its original creation. Can "see" the player)

• Shapeshifting and Body Control (Stated to be able to shapeshift into anything, as seen with him precisely mimicking the appearances of Majin Sonic, Sonic.exe, and Lord X. Able to detach his limbs and move freely. Can transform into a much more twisted and "aggressive" form. Warped his previously 3D style into a 2D pixelated one by the end of his song)

• Sound Manipulation (Able to accurately mimic Majin Sonic, Sonic.exe, and Lord X's sound fonts. By the end of "Trinity", he is able to use a combination of all three along with Boyfriend's)

• Reality Warping (Comparable to his original game counterpart. Has control over the mod's game world, such as changing the background into a red stormy sky)

• Void Manipulation (Turned the game world into a black void of nothing near the end of "Trinity")

• Flight (Comparable to his original game counterpart. Was hovering in the sky during "Trinity")

• Teleportation (Comparable to his original game counterpart. Instantly disappeared at the end of "Trinity")

• Transmutation/Sealing and Soul Manipulation (Instantly turns Boyfriend into a red ring upon losing, sealing his soul within it in the process. The rings on his limbs are the souls of his previous victims)

• Mind Manipulation (With each replay, Rewrite would lurk within the player's mind to capture their soul)

• Fire, Blood, and Smoke Manipulation (Should have the same abilities to his original game counterpart)

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics

• Immortality (Type 9: Described as being a non-physical entity as his true self exists in another dimensional realm, granting him unconventional immunity to physical attacks)

• Incorporeality (Exists as a non-physical entity that takes on the form of polygon mesh.)

• Shapeshifting and Body Control (Rewrite can shape-shift into anyone and anything at any time. Can replicate some of Sonic's signature moves, such as his Spin Dash and Peel Out. Able to freely detach parts of his body)

• Soul Manipulation, Sealing, BFR, and Absorption (Those that fall victim to Rewrite have their souls assimilated in the anomaly itself. The red rings are in-game representations of their victims' souls. The red rings work similarly to Warp Rings, in that it will sentence anybody who interacts with it into the soul's personal prison)

• Reality Warping (Rewrite can be more than an individual at once, he's not limited to just looking like Sonic characters, he can be anything and his appearance can be molded by the observer. Can warp and control his own world. Distorted his surroundings and plunged the sky into pitch-black darkness)

• Mind Manipulation (Rewrite can read people's minds, know their memories, feelings and intentions, not only that, but once he starts getting into a person's mind, it gets progressively easier to start messing with their will and sense of reality. It is most likely that through this ability, Rewrite was able to influence people to claim their own lives)

• Likely Resistance to BFR (Wears the rings without any effects on him)

Attack Potency: Unknown (Should likely be comparable to his original Sonic.exe game counterpart, although has not demonstrated any feats so far. Effortlessly killed Boyfriend. Able to manipulate and distort his game world) | Likely Wall level to Small Building level physically (Easily sent Miles flying with a Spin Dash. Smashed through a boulder), far higher with Reality Warping (Has full control over his realm/game world, which is of an indeterminate size)

Speed: Unknown | Unknown

Lifting Strength: Unknown | Unknown

Striking Strength: Unknown | Likely Wall level to Small Building level

Durability: Unknown | Wall level, his nature as a non-physical entity from a different reality makes him hard to truly damage

Stamina: Unknown | Unknown

Range: Standard Melee Range normally, far higher via Reality Warping

Standard Equipment: His Rings

Intelligence: Likely Above Average (Unlike other EXEs, Rewrite intentionally plays into his goofy and visually non-threatening appearance, portraying this image in order to lull players into a false sense of security before displaying what he is capable of. Along with his deceptive nature, Rewrite recognizes what the players' want and expect from an "exe mod", and so uses his knowledge of other EXEs to cater to those expectations and grab players' attention)

Weaknesses: None notable | Has a limited sense of awareness without his Rings, and is prone to fits of instability in his Midareta form.

Note: Credits to VIllains Wiki for miscellaneous information.

Gallery

Rewrite's old design

Old Wurugashikai design

Old Midereta design

Trinity thumbnail

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Others

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Discussions

Discussion threads involving Rewrite

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