Amadeus Prower

Amadeus Prower (born 3190) is a character in Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog series, exclusively appearing in the Pre-Super Genesis Wave timeline.

He is a mobian fox who is the husband of Rosemary Prower, father of Miles "Tails" Prower, and the brother of Merlin Prower.

Appearance

Amadeus is a brown-furred mobian fox with light brown fur around his muzzle with cheek tufts, and the tips of his tail. He also has light blue eyes, large triangular ears with light brown canals on top of his head, and a small black nose. For attire, he wears the Royal Army uniform and is armed with a sword. He also wears a black eyepatch over his left eye due to being shot in the eye with a laser by Colin Kintobor.

In his full initial appearance, he had black eyes.

History

Veteran of the Great War

Born into a family with a magical heritage, Amadeus apparently did not take after the tradition, though his brother Merlin Prower did. He joined the military instead, and at some point, met and fell in love with his future wife, Rosemary Prower. The two enjoyed games of wits, and had grand ideals for helping improve their home; sadly, war put these dreams on hold.

Amadeus was one of the Kingdom of Acorn's finest generals during the Great War, earning the nickname "Conductor of the Battlefield" for his military brilliance. When the Overlanders besieged Mobotropolis during the Great War, Amadeus led the charge against the Overlander shelling positions, but their leader, Colin Kintobor, shot him in the eye, maiming him and leading to him wearing an eyepatch throughout the rest of his life. This act demonstrated the seriousness of the situation and gave the Mobians the motivation they needed to put up an effective fight. Later, Amadeus led a Special Forces Team comprised of Sir Charles Hedgehog, Jules Hedgehog, Bernadette Hedgehog and Sherman Walrus, where Amadeus aided in the rescue of a wounded Jules. Amadeus' military genius was also a major factor behind the kingdom maintaining a foothold in Mobotropolis even after the city was occupied by the Overlanders.

Robotnik's Coup

Shortly after the Great War ended, Amadeus was promoted to General and Second-in-Command of the Royal Army, as Julian Kintobor had been made Minister of Science. By this time, Amadeus was married and expecting a child with Rosemary Prower, and was thrilled at the idea of being a father. Heeding the call of duty, Amadeus was summoned to help Julian dismantle the War Ministry, but not before asking Sonic the Hedgehog, the only son of his comrades Jules and Bernie, to look after his wife while he was away (this resulted in the life-long friendship between Sonic and Amadeus's child). Amadeus was witness to Julian's experiments with the Roboticizer on an innocent Mobian. Attempting to stop him himself with a confiscated Overlander pistol, he had Julian dead-to-rights, but was snuck up upon by one of Julian's new "SWATbots", captured and roboticized. At the same time his son Miles Prower was born.

Shortly after Tails' birth, Rosemary realized Amadeus was acting strange. She soon discovered that he had been roboticized, but before she could warn anyone of Julian Kintobor's sinister schemes, the roboticized Amadeus captured her and threw her into the roboticizer. Just before she was roboticized however, both were transported on board a Bem ship and taken back to the Bem homeworld of Argentium, where Amadeus was de-roboticized. On Mobius, Amadeus and Rosemary were assumed to have been roboticized or killed during the rechristened Dr. Ivo Robotnik's military coup. Nevertheless, Sonic took Tails under his wing and became best friends par to Amadeus's last wishes.

Time in Space and Return to Mobius

Now living on Argentium, Amadeus and his wife lived a life of relative comfort, totally unaware of the events transpiring on Mobius. It wasn't until 11 years later that Sonic, on an exodus in space, realized the truth. Though they initially planned to return to Mobius with Sonic, Amadeus and Rosemary were forced to remain due to not enough time, but not before making Sonic deliver a watch to Tails, which, when activated, displayed a holographic message to Tails from them, and Amadeus was finally able to express the love and encouragement to his young son he had never gotten a chance to.

Amadeus and Rosemary narrowly survived the crossfire between the orbiting Xorda and Black Arms fleets, and lived in the ruins of Argentium for months before his brother; Merlin Prower, Sonic, Knuckles and Tails himself arrived to rescue them. As Merlin prepared to launch them back to Mobius, Amadeus and Rosemary tearfully embraced Tails, who did the same. Upon arrival back on Mobius, Amadeus regained his rank of General of the Royal Army and accepted a place in King Elias Acorn's court, as he wished to use the ideas he had learned in space to improve life in Knothole.

Revolutionary

When Knothole was destroyed by Dr. Eggman's Egg Fleet and New Mobotropolis was established, Amadeus's tolerance for allowing the Kingdom of Acorn's faltering war on Eggman reached its end, and Amadeus led a civil war, with many supporting him, while more powerful Freedom Fighters remained loyal to the Acorns. This briefly landed him in prison, and when Elias confronted him over his reckless actions, Amadeus accused the House of Acorn of failing to measure up to the Freedom Fighters in the war against Eggman, which caused Elias' doubts about his abilities to rule the Kingdom to resurface.

Amadeus was freed by Rosemary and Tails, leading to a battle between his son and Sonic as they found themselves on opposite sides and released all their pent-up hostility towards each other. While Tails kept Sonic pinned in the prison, Amadeus and Rosemary headed to Castle Acorn to confront Elias. Elias refused to step down, resulting in a duel between him and Amadeus. The fight ended when Elias's sister, Princess Sally Acorn intervened, admonishing them both for their radical stances. Amadeus and Elias admitted their fault in clinging to extremes, and worked out a deal to instead create the Council of Acorn, electing six citizens to lead New Mobotropolis, with the king presiding as a seventh. This put an end to the potential civil war before any true damage was done.

This change in government led to the formation of the Republic of Acorn. Amadeus, surprisingly, did not run for the elections of the council members, and instead returned to his duties as a General in the war against Eggman, having since settled his differences with the crown.

Later Career

Amadeus returned to military service, succeeding Armand D'Coolette as leader of the Mes Braves Battalion and commander of Fort Acorn; charged with protecting Mobius from those who would misuse the radioactive ruins of Robotropolis. Leading the battalion, Amadeus and his soldiers came under attack by the Iron King, and, despite a valiant resistance, they were swiftly defeated. Amadeus, not giving up easily, declared he would not fail Armand's memory, and challenged Iron King to battle, but his sword was broken instantly and left helpless. Amadeus was saved at the last second by Sonic, who was sent, along with Tails, by Nicole to rescue Amadeus and his men. While Tails evacuated everyone from what was left of the Fort, Amadeus entrusted the matter of handling Iron King to Sonic, and then joined his men aboard the nanite-built transport, which was piloted by Tails, who he was happy to see. Amadeus was amazed that Tails could fly the transport so easily, and when Tails asked if his dad was okay, to which he replied that he just very impressed and very proud of his son.

Note: Amadeus' drop in rank from General to Commander of the Mes Braves Battalion may have been a result of a demotion for his attempted coup d'etat.

Passing through the rest of the Iron Dominion occupation and subsequent crises with no permanent harm, Amadeus would later repay his son's rescue in a fatherly fashion. At the behest of Amy Rose, he visited Tails in his hangar as his son was working to repair the Tornado, and asked him if he was okay given his long absence from home. The younger Fox, after vainly trying to distract himself from the near death of his friend Antoine D'Coolette, threw himself into his father's arms, asking his veteran father how he had dealt with such things. Tearfully, Amadeus counseled his son to take it slowly and try to keep moving forward. In response to his son's inquiry as to Rosemary' whereabouts, Amadeus responded that she was with the council, but that she would rather have been there for Tails.

Sometime later, however, the Genesis Wave would sweep across Mobius, leaving Amadeus' fate ambiguous.

Personality and traits

Amadeus possesses a fiery spirit, and is a dedicated patriot and hard-willed soldier. He considers himself "the sword of the people", eager to make sure that their rights are defended. He is also forward thinking, and determined to fix what doesn't work in his given system. While passionate, he is also volatile, and has let his temper get the best of him at times, though his heart is in the right place. He is also a loving and proud, if somewhat inexperienced, father, and a devoted husband. Somewhat aggressive, he tends to try achieving his goals through force rather than trying negotiation, at least until he is convinced that peaceful means are better.

Powers and abilities

Amadeus is a tactical genius and a skilled swordsman, though his strength and speed are fairly ordinary for a mobian of his size.

Relationships

Friends/allies

• Argentium High Council
  • Ceneca-9009
• Kingdom of Acorn
  • Alexis Acorn
  • Armand D'Coolette
  • Council of Acorn
    • Elias Acorn
    • Rosemary Prower (wife)
  • Knothole Freedom Fighters
    • Amy Rose
    • Antoine D'Coolette
    • Dulcy the Dragon
    • Miles "Tails" Prower (son)
    • Nicole
    • Rotor Walrus
    • Sally Acorn
    • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Megan Acorn
  • Merlin Prower (brother)
  • Royal Army
    • Bernadette Hedgehog
    • Jules Hedgehog
    • Maximillian Acorn
    • Sherman Walrus
    • Sir Charles Hedgehog
• Knuckles the Echidna

Neutral

• Mammoth Mogul (to a degree)

Enemies

• Black Arms
• Colin Kintobor
• Dr. Ivo Robotnik
• Eggman Empire
  • Badnik Horde
    • SWATbots
  • Dr. Eggman
  • Snively Robotnik
• Iron Dominion
  • Jun Kun
• Xorda

References

1. Sonic the Hedgehog #190, "A Bold New Moebius Part 2: Duality"
2. ↑ ^{Jump up to:2.0 2.1} CSE
3. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #76, "Tales of the Great War – Another Point of View"
4. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #77, "Tales of the Great War - For Better or Worse..."
5. ↑ Sonic Super Special #9, "Eve of Destruction"
6. ↑ ^{Jump up to:6.0 6.1} Sonic the Hedgehog #129, "Tossed in Space Part Seven - Welcome to Wheelworld"
7. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #134, "Home: Epilogue - Say You Will"
8. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #170, "Comings & Goings"
9. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #178, "House of Cards, Part 1 of 2")
10. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #179, "House of Cards, Part 2 of 2")
11. ↑ #207, "Blackout"
12. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #235, "Remember the Fallen"
13. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #247, "At All Costs Part One: Fate Interrupted"