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Hello, I have to say that I love your edgy Infinite art, especially with all the references to infinity! I am so curious about your AU and would love to learn more about it.
-From a fellow Infinite fan
Awe ty!! First let me say I was so happy to see this in my inbox this morning :,] anyhow ask and you shall receive (-I’m horrible at explaining my thoughts, but hopefully I can explain them well enough )
Okay, so this is basically the project that would subsequently bring forth infinite’s creation and existence. The project itself was focused around, using the phantom ruby’s powers without having to worry about the phantom ruby’s on sentience, and thus its own motivations and etc.
Sidenote, here for the phantom ruby, I would imagine it being sort of like Ophiocordyceps unilateralis/zombie-ant fungus and Leucochloridium/zombie snail parasite in the way that it can bend the hosts mind and body to its own will or I guess would typically be able to.
Although the phantom ruby in this dimension is being held in very tight, confinement in which it can’t use its powers, and is very dull down. Of course these scientists or whoever still want to use its powers, so that’s what starts the experiments to make a life form able to control the phantom ruby powers without getting “possessed”.
Another side note about the ruby. I would say the ruby is a bit more uhh malevolent here when it finds a host over time as it gains more control over them the more of their life it drains… usually resulting in the host death.
Thus, as you probably imagine many, many "failed" experiments, but eventually they succeed (Kinda).. Infinite is definitely not fully what these scientists were hoping for, but most importantly, his body can withstand the phantom ruby’s power enough that it doesn’t result in him dying so they take what they got.
They have Infinite wearing inhibitors so the phantom ruby won’t take control of his mind and make him do, it’s bidding (also to dull the powers of the Ruby itself so if anything were to potentially go wrong they can still control infinite..) and you know everything is going well for the most part…
Though all things must come to an end and as time passes, the ruby is able to build up enough power to break through one of the inhibitors, and talk to infinite and start manipulating him. It doesn’t happen immediately, but eventually destruction, chaos, the fabric of reality breaking apart, you know, and infinite being OP because honestly he should’ve been.
Okay, I left out some stuff, mainly near the end simply bc I didn’t wanna rant too much and also I wrote the majority of this at three am.. but I hope I explained this well enough that you understand :,]
IM SCREAMING RIGHT NOW LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO MY MAN INFINITE! ♾️
INFINITE IS BACK
SHUT UP AND LOOK AT HIM.
IM BARKING LIKE AN ACTUAL DOG, SCREAMING, CRYING, LEVITATING OFF THE GROUND.
It's funny how Infinite has this cool ass logo yet they did nothing with it.
I would have loved to see Infinite doing things like using the Phantom Ruby to burn down an entire town into the shape of his logo, and have banners of it in the stages where you get to infiltrate one of Eggman's bases. MAKE IT LOOK INTIMIDATING, it can also serve as a reminder as to WHO Sonic and his friends are dealing with. No gigantic sun this time folks, let me see Infinite use the Phantom Ruby to REWRITE THE FABRIC OF REALITY. That would have been amazing as a final boss.
I am back with more Infinite headcanons, this time of him being a dad cause we need more fluffy content like that. (These headcanons all take place Post Forces btw).
-I like to think that Infinite would be a very good father to his kids. But when he became a parent for the first time, Infinite was absolutely clueless like how does he take care of them?
-When his kids cry, Infinite perks his head up and moves his ears like an actual dog and tries to find the source of the noises so he can comfort them.
-Infinite sometimes sleeps with the babies in their crib if he's too tired to go back to bed.
-He is very territorial/protective of them, if you get too close he'll go absolutely mad and if he still had the Ruby then he would warp reality. He has trust issues and doesn't let anyone except people he likes near them.
-Infinite sometimes picks up his babies by the scruff of the neck and walk on all fours with them. He does this because of his natural instincts, but if he's in public he holds them normally.
-If Infinite's kids somehow gain his reality bending abilities, then he would teach them how to use it properly (so they don't end up almost destroying reality like he almost did in my Forces Rewrite).
That is all I have for now.
I felt like coming up with Sonic prompts, so feel free to write something with these!
1.Amy and Knuckles bake cookies for everyone! Well they try to at least, shenanigans ensue and this results in the oven nearly catching on fire. But somehow they manage to get it done.
2.Sonic using math based pick up lines on Infinite. This results in Sonic winning the fight and Infinite's just floating there bluescreening. Bonus if next fight Infinite does the same towards Sonic and they turn it into some kind of game.
3.Eggman taking Sage to Disneyland along with Metal Sonic.
4.Metal Sonic trying to impress an oblivious Amy Rose while on a mission. Spoiler:it doesn't work
5.Knuckles trying to take a vacation away from the Master Emerald while Sonic guards it for him. (Based off of the Spongebob episode "Squids Day Off").
6.A confused Metal Sonic tries to learn about Mobian culture with a little help from Amy. Metal learns many things but that still doesn't explain this weird feeling he has whenever he's around her.
I like to think that at some point, The End was an actual eldrich entity that destroyed the ancients home planet along with countless other worlds, and it stayed dormant for many years until Sonic came to Starfall Islands. The End presents itself in a female sounding voice throughout the entire game, until the final battle where a male voice suddenly seems to speak through The End.
Here's what I think, The End breaks free from it's cyberspace prison, yet Infinite from inside the Phantom Ruby in another dimension uses this chance to strike a deal with The End in order to destroy Sonic. And by striking a deal with it, I mean using it's body as a vessel by astral projecting his voice into it's incarnation and controlling it to do his bidding.
The Phantom Ruby has endless power so why not use that to your advantage to mind control an eldrich entity?
Infinite's inside the Ruby so he's basically omnipotent, he can do whatever he wants except breaking free from said Ruby.
I really should write a fic about this.
The End's voice is deeper but I noticed a similarity between The End and a certain masked jackal.
I might seem delusional BUT HEAR ME OUT OK?
I don't believe The End is actually the Phantom Ruby, but it's more of Infinite speaking THROUGH the Phantom Ruby while possessing this eldrich entity.
I came up with a Sonic prompt many of you will find interesting (or not but I'm going to post it here anyway).
Ever since they met in the jungle, Sonic and Infinite have some sort of unsolved tension between them, so they treat their battles as some sort of a twisted game amongst themselves even though they are mortal enemies. Months later, Eggman comes up with a plan to destroy Sonic once and for all but Infinite isn't having it, not when he's secretly struggling with his emotions. Infinite has a plan to fight back but for now he waits for his time to strike.
AKA Infinite betrays Eggman without him knowing because he's in love with this blue hedgehog that he's never seen before and finds him fascinating. But first he has to break free from the Ruby's control before he can do anything.
Maybe after the war, Infinite will finally have his long romantic walk on the beach.
I cannot stop laughing at this canon fact about Infinite.
I bet this was the naming process that Infinite's parents had to go though.
Infinite's mom:We already have our son Zero and his sister Fractal, now then what do we name our newborn baby boy?
Infinite's dad:Oh uh *looks at some poorly drawn infinity symbols on some notes* THAT'S IT! I GOT IT-
Guess who's back for more Sonic headcannons that nobody even asked for, that's right it's me and today we are diving into my very own lore behind the Phantom Ruby
-The Phantom Ruby in the Rewrite lore is a ancient gem that mostly corrupts people's powers and twists their desires. It just magically popped into existence one day (bear with me here).
-Some ancient civilizations wanted to use the Ruby for many reasons, yet unfortunately it caused mayhem and courrupted people in it's wake. Only someone with complete control and a thirst for power can completely use the Phantom Ruby (gee I wonder who THAT could be).
-The Ruby can sometimes cause the user to astral project or use it to go inside dreams. The user could even manifest their desires into the real world, if they think hard and long enough.
-Apparently the Ruby became a legend in various communities due to the absolute power it holds, and of course as Infinite grew into a teenager, he became more obsessed with it.
-After Infinite got courrupted by the Ruby, he found that his illusion abilities were even more powerful. So of course like every Sonic villan, he wreaks havoc with it. Sometimes he even uses the Ruby to tease Sonic.
-But that doesn't help the fact that Sonic pulls a uno reverse card and teases Infinite as well, even though the two are basically the whole "enemies to lovers" troupe (why does Sonic ask Infinite if he likes long romantic walks on the beach then?)
-Infinite could also use the Ruby (if it has enough power or something) to literally DESTROY THE FABRIC OF REALITY but that's a suprise tool that can help him later!
That is all for now. Hope you enjoyed
Wait hang on, if Sonic and his freinds faced Infinite in Forces wouldn't that mean that Forces was basically the Sonic equivalent of Infinity War? If so then that means...
Since I have a love/hate relationship with Sonic Forces, I decided to take matters into my own hands and rewrite the story to my liking. I don't have all the details filled in but this is just the jist of it.
Let's begin!
The main plot point that drives the story forward is that Sonic and Infinite are actually old childhood friends. Just like how Sonic was born with his super speed, Infinite was born with his illusion powers. The two were the best of freinds. While Sonic was applauded and praised, Infinite was always an outcast and the bullies punching bag due to his differences, but that didn't stop the two from maintaining their friendship.
Yet when he grew older, Infinite hearing about the ancient legend of the powerful Phantom Ruby goes after the magical gem due to many factors, but unfortunately it comes at a cost. His mind gets corrupted by the gem and becomes the evil masked figure who we all know.
Sonic who sees the world in ruin, promises to save his old friend and sets out on an adventure that will not only change him but also threaten the entire fabric of reality itself.
More info about the Rewrite to clear things up
Sonic has feelings for Infinite in this Rewrite yet you can choose if the feelings are platonic or romantic
The Rewrite has a total of three endings, Good, Neutral, and Bad.
Infinite is the final boss
Tails isn't a coward and actually does something
Yes Classic Sonic does appear, but he isn't the main focus
That is all for now but I hope you guys like it.
-Infinite's illusions are sometimes tuned into how he's feeling. If Infinite is feeling normal then he has more control over his illusions then when he is emotional. For example, when Infinite becomes angry his illusions grow more stronger.
-But why did Infinite even want the Ruby in the first place?
The easy answer is that he wanted power, but why the Phantom Ruby corrupted him had mostly to do with the fact that the Ruby is completely unstable and courrupted other people before him or it's the fact that Infinite tried to comprehend something that nobody else could comprehend. And once he actually did, his mind was open to the Phantom Ruby's control. Infinite KNEW the risks, but he was willing to take them for power.
-He could literally rewrite reality and there could be nobody to stop him from doing so, but for now he uses the Ruby on his own terms with Eggman.
-My personal headcannon for Infinite's past is much more complex than the "oh Shadow beat me up and now I'm evil" backstory that Forces gave us, but I will wait to post that for another time.