 |
Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "With great power comes great responsibility."
Spider-Man has declared that this article is still under construction. |
|
Princess Sally Alicia Acorn is the deuteragonist of the 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog animated series. She is the princess of the kingdom that was taken over by Dr. Robotnik. Since then, she leads the Freedom Fighters in a fight against the tyrannical doctor to free planet Mobius from his grasp.
She is a major character in early lore in western Sonic the Hedgehog media, initially a localiziation of the Animal Friend Ricky that appeared in the video game series. In the TV series, Sally was characterized as the princess of Mobotropolis and the tactical leader of the Freedom Fighters.
She was voiced by Kath Soucie as a teenager, who also played Tillie in the The Little Blue Engine who Could, Phil and Lil in Rugrats and one of the voices of Daisy Duck in Quack Pack, and the late Dana Hill as a child, who had also voiced Jerry Mouse in Tom & Jerry: The Movie and Max Goof in Goof Troop.
Appearance[]
In the beginning the animated series, she originally had pink fur and brown hair, which was changed to brown fur and red hair in subsequent episodes. Later on in Season 2, she began wearing a blue sleeveless vest and sometimes carries a backpack. She also wears tall blue boots.
In Sonic's Christmas Blast, Sally was pink and had auburn hair. For footwear, she wore her boots.
Biography[]
In the animated series, Sally, Sonic, and the rest of the Knothole Freedom Fighters band together to overthrow the evil Dr. Robotnik. Sally and her team were getting ready for another battle against Dr. Robotnik's forces. She (along with Sonic) and the Freedom Fighters defeated Robotnik's robot army by getting them soaked with water balloons which shorted them out and caused the robots to blow up.
Past[]
The two-part episode "Blast to the Past" reveals that Sally and her father, King Acorn, ruled Mobotropolis with kindness and good-hearted intentions. Dr. Robotnik, then known as Julian, served as their Minister of War, but following the Great War, he was to be relieved of his position and transferred to be Minister of Science as the War Ministry was to be shut down. However, unknown to the King, Robotnik was secretly planning a coup d'etat against the monarchy. When his Peace-bots, now SWAT-bots, launch the siege of the palace, Robotnik arrives personally to welcome the King and Sally to Robotropolis, Robotnik's new capital. The young Sally and Sonic, along with all their future Freedom Fighters in Bunnie, Rotor, and Antoine, were captured and slated to be Roboticized, while King Acorn was banished into the Void by Robotnik to be with Naugus. They were next in line after Sonic's uncle, Uncle Chuck, after watching an anthropomorphic dog merchant be fully Roboticized, much to their horror, but the future Sally and Sonic arrived and caused enough of a distraction to rescue the younger Sally, Sonic, and other Freedom Fighters, while Sonic caused Robotnik's left arm to be Roboticized, earning him Robotnik's eternal hatred for having turned him literally into a cyborg. While they succeeded in saving the kids and Rosie, somewhat altering the past for a better future, Sonic and Sally were forced to return to the present before being captured by Robotnik and his SWAT-bots when they tracked them back to Knothole.
Sonic the Hedgehog[]
After she was given her redesign she would sport for the rest of the series before its cancellation after two seasons, the Freedom Fighters continued to deal with any threats Robotnik made towards Mobius, such as his plan to unleash acid rain from an airship that would seed the clouds with the necessary toxins, which Sonic nearly let happen due to being caught up in a nightmare of Sally being Roboticized and he was unable to help her. At one point, Sally was able to complete the Freedom Fighters' De-Roboticizer and tested it on Bunnie Rabbot, restoring her left arm and legs back to their organic state. Sonic, not waiting to see if the effects were permanent or temporary, then saw to trying to restore his Uncle Chuck back to his organic state, but the De-Roboticizer broke down midway through, and Sonic had to get the replacement parts from Robotnik's own Roboticizer. Once Uncle Chuck was restored to his organic state, he and Sonic were able to spend some time together, and also work on the De-Roboticizer. Unfortunately, as Sally is discussing with Bunnie their first target in Robotropolis for De-Roboticization of the Robians, Bunnie keels over and her left arm and legs revert back to their Roboticized state, causing Sally to realize that Uncle Chuck would revert as well, which he does soon after, capturing Tails and Antoine, destroying the De-Roboticizer, and then setting up a Mega Muck trap for Sonic while he took Tails and Antoine back to Robotropolis for Roboticization. However, after Sally, Bunnie, and Dulcy the Dragon free Sonic, he's able to reach his uncle, and help Chuck fight off Robotnik's influence, allowing him to regain his free will, but maintain his Robian state to serve as a spy for the Freedom Fighters, gathering intel to help them fight Robotnik while making it look like he was still loyal to Robotnik in the process. Sally assures Sonic later that while things did not work out like they had hoped, with Uncle Chuck now serving as their inside man in Robotnik's forces, things are looking up for the Freedom Fighters.
Finally, Robotnik is preparing to finish construction of his Project Doomsday, and thanks to Uncle Chuck's intel, the Freedom Fighters attempt to sabotage the fuel tankers heading there from Robotropolis, but while Sonic lured away most of the SWAT-Bot escorts, Robotnik catches wind and orders Snively to send them back to protect the convoy. Sally, Bunnie, and Antoine are nearly captured until Sonic arrives and helps them escape. Later, when attempting to evac Uncle Chuck, fearing his cover was compromised, Sally and Bunnie use a Hover Unit that Rotor worked on to do so, but Uncle Chuck is shown to have been prepared if his hideout was discovered, having built a second one and a Tech-Bot disguise to maintain his espionage detail. Nevertheless, Sally and her Freedom Fighters are unable to prevent Project Doomsday from being completed, and Robotnik soon brings it fully online to complete his takeover of Mobius. Having alerted Lupe the Wolf, Ari the Ram, and the other Freedom Fighter leaders of the situation, Sally then has Nicole analyze Project Doomsday, and learns that it can release hundreds of Doomsday Pods every hour, meaning all of Mobius will be under Robotnik's iron fist within 24 hours if Project Doomsday is not stopped. Once Lupe, Ari, Pollo and Dirk arrive, they analyze Project Doomsday's schematics, and realizing a straight assault is not going to work with the heavy SWAT-Bot security, they opt to use Plan "B", dropping hundreds of decoys to confuse the SWAT-Bots while the Freedom Fighters infiltrate the structure to take out its core. However, Lupe, Ari, Pollo and Dirk are captured by SWAT-Bots, and Sonic decides to have Sally, Bunnie, and Antoine withdraw back to safety to regroup with Uncle Chuck, Tails, and Dulcy, while he and Nicole try to take out the core themselves. When Sonic returns later, he reports that his efforts to take out Project Doomsday's core failed due to Robotnik having placed it in diamond-reinforced glass. When Uncle Chuck then suggests using the Deep Power Stones to destroy Project Doomsday, Sonic heads back to Robotropolis to retrieve Robotnik's piece he kept in his headquarters now that the city is devoid of Robians and SWAT-Bots as they are all at Project Doomsday. Once Sonic recovers it, he and Sally head back to deal with Project Doomsday. When Sonic argues about going it alone, Sally silences him, reminding him that they are doing this together, and in it to the end. Convinced, Sonic carries her as he burrows back into the core room, at which point, as they prepare to use the Deep Power Stones, they get the idea to put them together the other way, which Nicole confirms would give Sonic and Sally the power equal to 10,000 Power Rings. As they are surrounded by SWAT-Bots, demanding they surrender and turn over the Deep Power Stones to them, Sonic and Sally combine the Deep Power Stones, and the power granted to them allows them to being tearing Project Doomsday apart. Robotnik attempts to flee, but appears to be caught in the destruction of his ultimate plan, while Snively escapes underground in an elevator pod, and the other Freedom Fighters that were captured escape in a spare Hover Unit, while every SWAT-Bot, Tech-Bot, Robian, and Mobian at the facility flee themselves. By the time Sonic and Sally regroup on a nearby hillside, Project Doomsday has been completed wiped from the face of Mobius forever, and Sally attempts to give Sonic a kiss after exchanging a Deep Power Stone charged high-five, but he retreats before she can while she flies after him as they return to Knothole.
Back at Knothole, as everyone celebrates their victory, Sonic and Sally share a kiss that the Deep Power Stones set off fireworks to as everyone continues to celebrate. Unknown to anyone, Snively survived Project Doomsday's destruction, and is preparing his own plans to fight the Freedom Fighters, supported by Naugus.
Unfortunately, the series was cancelled before a third season could be produced, ending with Sonic and Sally sharing a kiss together, showing a blossoming romance between them.
Other Media[]
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog[]
For over a year, Sally had been Sonic's girlfriend. One year before the events of "Sonic Christmas Blast", she and Sonic agreed not to give each other presents for Christmas. Despite their agreement, Sally still gave Sonic the Ring of Ultimate Velocity among other things. Sally became angered when she discovered that Sonic did not get her any presents.
One year later, on Christmas, Sally and Sonic agreed to once again not give each other presents. Before Sally could say anything else, however, Sonic took off with Tails. On Christmas morning, Sally was waiting when Sonic arrived, having just saved Christmas with the Ring of Ultimate Velocity. Sally was then buried in the presents and Sonic explained that despite their promise, the ring she gave him came in handy. As Sally resurfaced, she received a kiss from Sonic before he took off.
Sonic CD[]
Though Sally does not actually appear in the game, the manuals for the US release of the game refer to Amy Rose as "Princess Sally", indicating that Sally was meant to take the place of Amy in the game's story in said releases.
Sonic Spinball[]
Sally cameos in some of the game's bonus levels, where Sonic is controlling a pinball table.
Archie[]
- Main article: Sally Acorn (Archie Comics)
Sonic in Sydney[]
Sonic, Tails and Sally find themselves in Australia, intending to stop Dr. Robotnik, who built a laboratory in the area and intends to use the Chaos Emeralds to control all of Australia. Unbeknownest to them, Robotnik had intended to use Sally as a means to bait Sonic and catch him.
Trivia[]
- Early storyboards and concept art for the SatAM cartoon reveal that Sally would have originally been a hedgehog.
- Sally's first and only appearance in The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was the Christmas Special Sonic Christmas Blast.
- Apparently, Sally was going to make another return later on in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, but the idea never happened.
- Her only game appearance is Sonic Spinball, where she appears in a cameo (but just in fictional thing, not directly). However, many fan-made mods have been created to play as her.
- Sally's last name was only stated in the show's bible, unlike her other incarnations who usually use the full name.
[]
 Heroes (Sonic SatAM)
| ||
|
Antoine | Ari the Ram | Bunnie Rabbot | Dulcy the Dragon | Griff the Goat | King Acorn | Lupe the Wolf | Nicole | Rotor the Walrus | Sally Acorn | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sir Charles Hedgehog | Tails See Also | ||