King Acorn
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In the fictional universe of Sonic the Hedgehog, King Maximillian Acorn (or just the King, as he was referred to in the Saturday morning cartoon in which he was voiced by Tim Curry) is the father of Princess Sally Acorn.
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[edit] History
[edit] SatAM
King Acorn was the ruler of Mobotropolis in the sovereign Kingdom of Acorn, until the evil genius Dr. Robotnik took over and banished King Acorn to the Void. Sonic and his allies managed to enter the Void years later, finding the King alive and well. However, they were unable to rescue him, and were forced to leave him behind. Had the series not been cancelled, King Acorn would have escaped the Zone of Silence along with Ixis Naugus, and been used by the wizard as bait to lure the Freedom Fighers into a trap.
[edit] Archie
The Archie Comics echoed SatAM in the fact that both King Acorn and Ixis Naugus were banished, but to the Zone of Silence rather than the Void. While in the Zone, King Acorn was forced to pledge loyalty to Ixis Naugus to survive. Over time, he lost his memory, not recognizing Sonic or Sally when they came to the Zone.
Years later, the Freedom Fighters managed to free King Acorn from the Zone and brought him back to the safety of Knothole Village. Unfortunately, the King's body soon began to crystallize, apparently due to prolonged exposure to the Zone's harsh, alien environment. The true cause of his malady was Ixis Naugus. It was then discovered that the Sword of Acorns, when brought together with the Crown of Acorn and the King himself, possessed powerful healing properties and was able to restore King Acorn to his former self.
In the End Game storyline leading up to and including Sonic #50, King Max is secretly replaced by one of Robotnik's auto-atomatons, robots that are virtually indistinguishable from the living beings they're designed to imitate. While impersonating the King, the robot unilaterally sentences Sonic to life in prison in the Devil's Gulag prison when Sonic is mistakenly charged with the murder of Princess Sally. He also later brings Robotnik himself to Knothole, where Robotnik reveals that the King was a fake.
He currently leads the Kingdom of Knothole (or Knothole Village) in its ever raging quest to defeat the Eggman Empire. He is not well liked among the Freedom Fighters (and the fans), because of his arrogant decisions. These decisions have included disbanding the Freedom Fighters in favor of his own Secret Service (though he later had the Freedom Fighters reinstated), trying to force Sally into an arranged marriage, and denying Sally her birthright. This is later revealed in the comics as his mind being half-crystallized.
In Sonic #155 King Max was poisoned by Antoine D'Coolette (who was really an alternate, evil Antoine known as Patch) and slipped into a coma, forcing Prince Elias to take the throne to keep Patch from becoming King.
[edit] Possible Future
King Acorn also appeared in a future storyline where Sonic and Sally are married as King and Queen, and where he is a grandfather. This version of the future is where NICOLE originated. He does not appear in the Mobius: 25 Years Later future, however.
[edit] Stats
- Species: Squirrel
- Age: Appears mid 40 to early 50s
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married to Queen Alicia Acorn
- Family: Son, Elias Acorn; daughter, Sally Acorn; father, Frederick Acorn; daughter-in-law, Megan Acorn; granddaughter, Alexis Acorn
[edit] Alternate Selves
Like many characters in the Archie Comics, King Acorn has varied alter egos. One version of him, known as Evil King Max, exists on Anti-Mobius. This King Max is completely evil, and appears as a squirrel version of Dr. Robotnik. He used to rule the planet, but was dethroned and cast into the Zone of Silence by his daughter Anti-Sally and by her boyfriend Evil Sonic, who later became the Mobius Prime villain Scourge the Hedgehog. Were he to appear in a future story, he would likely have become the Anti-Mobius Zone of Silence's equivalent to Ixis Naugus.
| Archie/SatAM | Sonic | Robotnik | Snively Kintobor | Scourge | Princess Sally | Bunnie Rabbot | Rotor | Antoine D'Coolette | Freedom Fighters (Minor) | Wolf Pack | King Acorn | Ixis Naugus | Julie-Su | Dimitri | Lien-Da | Dark Legion | The Brotherhood | Mammoth Mogul | Elias Acorn | House of Acorn | Secret Service | Mina | Fiona | Anti-Freedom Fighters | Destructix (Drago Wolf) | Minor Archie characters |
|---|---|
| Sonic the Comic | Drakon Empire | Captain Plunder | STC characters |
| Sonic X | Chris Thorndyke | Cosmo | Metarex | Chuck Thorndyke | Bocoe | Decoe | Bokkun | Nazo |
| Underground | Sonia | Manic | Queen Aleena |
| AoStH | Scratch and Grounder | Coconuts |
