| Dr. Finitevus | |
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File:Dr. Finitevus Profile.jpg The official Archie Profile of Dr. Finitevus as seen in Sonic the Hedgehog #161. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Archie Comics |
| First appearance |
Sonic the Hedgehog #94 (Unnamed) Sonic the Hedgehog #139 (Official) |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Scourge the Hedgehog, Destructix, Dark Legion, Lien-Da |
| Notable aliases | none |
| Abilities | Teleportation and other abilities derived from science, magic, or some mixture of the two. |
Dr. Finitevus is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic). One of several antagonists in the series, he is one of the many cyborg members of the Dark Legion.
An anthropomorphic, albino Echidna-the only one known to exist; his fur is entirely white, except for black marks on the chest similar to Knuckles the Echidna's birthmark. Finitevus has dreadlocks like all Echidnas, and on his forehead rests a swirling pattern. His eyes, with black whites and yellow irises, are not in any way unnatural despite their strange appearance. Dr. Finitevus wears a silver belt with a crescent moon symbol on the buckle and a black cape with horizontal white and black stripes on the inside, which is held by a golden clasp inscribed with an identical symbol. In concurrence with being a member of the Legion, Finitevus' forearms and lower legs seem to have been replaced with black mechanical limbs adorned with Warp Rings, while his hands and feet appear to either be made of segmented metal or wrapped in bandages like a mummy. However, it is possible that what appear to be the forearms and lower legs are in fact arm and shin guards.
Biography
Dark Legion
Dr. Finitevus, before joining the Dark Legion in resisting the Dingo/Dr. Robotnik occupation, was the top energy researcher in the Echidna city of Albion. During the time when Chaos Knuckles was held to be a threat by High Councilor Gala-Na of the city, Finitevus volunteered himself and his Chaos Siphon suit to draining the Guardian of his energies. However, the process was interrupted by Chaotix members Charmy and Saffron Bee, and Chaos Knuckles escaped while Finitevus was mutated from an ordinary, red-furred Echidna into his current white-furred form. He became a negative version of Knuckles, powered by corrupted Chaos energy, and his transformation included a radical personality shift. Realizing that he was a danger to the city, the people of Albion attempted to eliminate him only to have him escape-though not before sabotaging the city's defenses. The doctor would later lead an Eggman Empire invasion of the city, wiping out its inhabitants and leaving it a ruined shell. Already planning his next move, Dr. Finitevus then joined the Dark Legion.
Finitevus became the chief medical advisor to Lien-Da, and sneers at the people of Echidnaopolis and their belief in the prophecy of the Avatar. Despite being a scientist, he is not afraid to go into battle, having challenged Hunter when he attempted to steal the Master Emerald. However, unlike Constable Remington, Dr. Finitevus was not seemingly overpowered and killed by the Overlander's Chaos Spear. Instead, he somehow eluded Hunter's senses and left his supposed allies behind, moving himself to a hidden stronghold with an ancient Egyptian look to it.
Rogue...Or So It Seemed
Dr. Finitevus later resurfaced, gathering an army of villainous criminals through the use of Warp Rings, among them the equally diabolical Scourge the Hedgehog. He has also targeted Scourge's former partner Rouge the Bat, whom he caught sabotaging missiles in his secret base. According to Rouge, he has stolen data from the ancient robot Isaac and rescued the Destructix from the Egg Grape Chamber. The albino also dispatched Scourge and Sleuth Dogg to recover a Warp Ring stolen from him by Rouge. This endeavor led to their kidnapping of Miles "Tails" Prower and Fiona Fox. Finitevus also aided Locke in keeping A.D.A.M. from summoning the Master Emerald, which he had plans of his own for, thus saving it from transportation to the Zone of Silence and subjugation to the will of Feist, who used the power of the other Emeralds gathered to reshape his domain into the Special Zone.
Dr. Finitevus later returned to Locke and set the Destructix on a pack of Dingoes who were attempting to kill some of the few surviving former residents of Echidnaopolis. He claimed to know the location of the missing Brotherhood of Guardians, and even gave Locke a Warp Ring so Locke could begin his true search. Locke left the Master Emerald and Angel Island in Dr. Finitevus's keep, making him a sort of temporary Guardian, unaware of the albino's real plan. Working together with Dimitri, he allegedly promised to restore the Grand Master-now reduced to a head in a floating glass orb as a result of Finitevus' own efforts to keep him alive-to his former glory as Enerjak. In addition, his plans for the future included reuniting the civil war torn Dark Legion-forcing him to deal with Flame Legion leader Lien-Da and the Frost Legion Grand Master resembling her late brother Kragok, though the latter is actually Kragok's son and amnesiac former Echidna Security Team Constable Remington-and crushing the Dingo regime. Fiona also joined Finitevus to be with Scourge after her relationship with him was discovered and they were forced to escape the Freedom Fighters through one of the doctor's Warp Rings.
Dr. Finitevus was also the one of the only renegade villains who were not fooled by a sting operation initiated by Rouge, which involved her fake claims to having stolen the Master Emerald. Already in possession in the Emerald, Finitevus would not have believed such a claim even if he heard it, and thus escaped the humiliation of Freedom Fighter-defeated villains Mammoth Mogul, Ixis Naugus, Nack the Weasel, Bark the Polar Bear, and Bean the Dynamite. Shortly after their capture and the destruction of Knothole, Dimitri fled from Finitevus and Scourge. Finitevus was unconcerned, and was instead adamant that Enerjak would be reborn, one way or another. Even when Fiona reported that Lien-Da and Remington had joined forces to stop him and that the Dingoes were launching an attack on the people of Echidnaopolis, Finitevus never wavered, and he soon succeeded at last: Enerjak was restored through none other than Knuckles, who proceeded to revert most of the Dark Legion to their natural state and decimate the Dingoes.
As it turned out, Finitevus had selected Knuckles early on to become the new Enerjak, and promised Lien-Da and Remington that they would possess the power of the Master Emerald. In truth, Finitevus waited until Knuckles had been brought to him by the Destructix before revealing that Robotnik's machinations had wiped out all but 10% of the Echidna population. Motivated by the deep love he held for his people, Knuckles fell right into Finitevus' ploy and became Enerjak, having activated a trap set by the diabolical Echidna that brainwashed him when he drew in the Emerald's power. When Sonic and Tails came to the Chaos Chamber looking for their missing friend, they left unaware that Finitevus remained with the Master Emerald. At the time that Enerjak arrived in New Mobotropolis, Locke was learning the secrets of Finitevus' origin thanks to a disc recorded by Gala-Na and found by Remington, who had regained his lost memories and, like the other members of the Dark Legion, made fully organic. He and all the remaining Echidnas-with the exception of Lien-Da, a handful of her loyal followers, and Finitevus himself-were then transported to Albion, where he found Gala-Na's last record shortly before Locke arrived to meet with him. Locke also learned that Dr. Finitevus had blocked the Master Emerald from outside usage, and thus prevented him from undoing the spell upon Knuckles-leaving the Guardian with only one option: to use a weapon crafted by the Brotherhood to kill ENerjak.
Possible Future
In the alternate version of Mobius: 25 Years Later, it is revealed that Dimitri came to dislike Finitevus. This was revealed when he expressed shame at having worked with him, an event that was only outclassed by Lien-Da's conspiracy with Mobius' despotic king, Shadow the Hedgehog. Dr Finitevus himself did not appear in the possible future, most likely having been killed at some unknown time before the possible future of that story arc.
Personality
Finitevus is among the more audastic villains, having acquired his minions by rescuing them from the antagonism of some of his most dangerous possible opponents, such as Dr. Eggman. Finitevus varies in his involvement, only interfering in the schemes of others if his own are threatened. He also takes Dark Legion contempt of Angel Island Echidnas to the extreme, similar in fashion to the hatred of the Guardian Spectre towards members of the Legion. Despite leaving the Legion, he apparently remains loyal, forgoing any plans he might have concocted himself in favor of supporting Dimitri's attempts to regain power-or at least it seemed so. In reality, Finitevus apparently cares only for his own plans, and Dimitri's departure actually seemed to gladden him, as though he had wanted the former Grand Master to leave all along. He has no trouble lying and tricking to ensure that everything works as he wishes, which enabled him to trick Lien-Da and Remington into believing that he would grant them the powers of Enerjak while all the while Knuckles was the intended recipient.
Powers
Dr. Finitevus is an insane genius of a caliber rivaling that of Dimitri. Due to the accident involving Chaos Knuckles and his Chaos Siphon suit, which resulted in his transformation, he commands a corrupted form of Chaos energy that is black instead of the usual green, and has possibly combined it somehow with another type of power derived from science or magic. Whatever the nature of this corruption, Finitevus can duplicate any ability used by a wielder of pure Chaos energy, as demonstrated by his use of Chaos Control to teleport to the Chaos Chamber and to help Locke hold the Master Emerald. He appears to have achieved incredible mastery of his powers, to the point where he can use the energies to create a brainwashing spell-like the one that persuaded Knuckles to become Enerjak-in order to render his victims docile and receptive to his commands. Finitevus can also be presumed to have enhanced physical abilities due to being a cyborg.
Trivia/References
- Dr. Finitevus physically resembles Doctor Zachary, a major villain from Sonic the Comic created a decade earlier.
- A number of fans portray Finitevus as being romantically involved with Lien-Da, and some think him to be the father of her son Rutan from Mobius: 25 Years Later. This is possibly evidenced by the white tips of Rutan's dreadlocks, but Lien-Da's partner has never been identified in the possible future.
External links
- ^ Chip and Walter.com. "Information about Dr. Finitevus' design". Retrieved April 22.