THis kind of branches off from a discussion that was had in this topic.
According to issue 152, between Robotnik's coup of Mobotropolis and the beginning of that issue, eleven years, two months, one week and four and a half days have passed (let's assume that by the end of the issue, it's an even five days).
Using this and some guesswork, we can piece together a rough framework of a timeline.
We're told that Robotnik Prime was defeated after "ten years." Let's assume that they don't mean exatly ten, and call it 9 years and 10 months.
This gives us a year, four months and two weeks, starting with issue 51 and endding with issue 152. Tossed in Space eats a year or so of that, which means we have four months and two weeks to play with.
My peronal preference would be to put four months before TiS, and put the two weeks after it. So my esitmated timeline goes like this.
Coup to #50: 9 years, 10 months
#50 to #125: 4 months
#126 to #129: 1 year
#130 to #152: four weeks.
This leaves us with five days to put wherever you want, but I doubt it makes much difference.
Of course, this is all assuming a Mobian year is the same as an eath year, which I believe it isn't really. Does anybody recall how many days or months are in a Mobian year?
I do believe it was about 360, with an extra 25 days every fifth year or something. The proper amount is in one of the Sonic Grams between #101 and #120 somewhere.
hmmm... if that's true, it evens out to ABOUT the same, except that they're missing about 1.25 days for every five-year cycle. Assuming, that is, that Mobius's orbit is the same as that of ancient Earth, which it might not be.
Actually, Mobius has 370 days, with an extra 24 days every fifth year according to Issue 110.
Wow, Sonic really does lead an active life, doesn't he?
Of course, there's also the Special Issues, the Mini-Series and Knuckles' series to consider as well.
Hmmm... and you have to remember that sometimes night fell and then morning came in the middle of an issue, should a mission take over a day.
This leaves us with even less time.
Filler stories as well, although many of them featured secondary characters, sometimes there was more than one Sonic story. That cuts time even more.
I think I prefered Fleetway's method of COUNTING the years.
i found the gap i mentioned on the other thread.
Sonic #94 begins with Sonic mentioning that "it'd been nearly six'n a half weeks since i'd been stripped of my royal title..." reffering to the events of #93. this gap is definitely a problem. with this, #51-#125 has to take at least six months plus the actual events of #51-#125. i'd really like to sit down and locate all the day-breaks of my collection.
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Let's notice too that Sonic is a particularly subversive story: an apology of children soldiers ! ![:]](https://www.lighthead.net/misc/mofo/smilies/biggrinshaded.gif)
Of course, there's also the Special Issues, the Mini-Series and Knuckles' series to consider as well.
Yes, but those all fit into a general framework of the main series.
Sonic #94 begins with Sonic mentioning that "it'd been nearly six'n a half weeks since i'd been stripped of my royal title..." reffering to the events of #93. this gap is definitely a problem. with this, #51-#125 has to take at least six months plus the actual events of #51-#125. i'd really like to sit down and locate all the day-breaks of my collection.
Wow. This is really, really confusing.
When Archie decided to keep everyone the same age forever, I doubt these sorts of complications rose in their mind.
And we've never yet seen a season change on Mobius either, have we?
And we've never yet seen a season change on Mobius either, have we?
thats really a smart move on their part, though. without season changes the length of time passed isn't set. most comics shy away from seasonal changes.
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That tends the Mobius universe to abstract, which is maybe not the best solution IMO. After #50 it becomes more and more figurative (and the climax is the description of Echidnaopolis in the Knuckles series).
Putting too much thought into stuff that was said previously. Remember, they overwrite stuff (ala changing the order of the Brotherhood and the name of Edmund's & Dimitri's mother). I believe Sonic #123 with the back-up story with the Robians becoming Mobians also took a lot of time too. I don't stress the timeline ever since they kept changing lengths of time, birthdates, relations, etc. Just go with whatever the most recent thing is--though I find it all to be a waste of time. ;p
According to Hope's story (#108 ) there's a six months period between #92 and #105...
Alright can I ask a question? It's related.
If mobious has 370 days in the year...then why are they trying to say Mobius is Earth, when Earth has 360 days in the year?
Perhaps the Xorda have the wrong planet? But then that wouldn't explain why there are so many Earth like creatures...unless it's coincidence like it is on my little make belief worlds. Ladeda.
Any thoeries on this? Maybe the gene bomb moved the Earth further out of orbit around the sun by however many more days or some crap? That would ALSO explain the days of fury since the Earth was adjusting to new climate.
And believe it or not it does that IRL...if there's a climate change it goes through a phase to adjust...like the ice age.
But that's getting a bit off topic. I'm just wondering how Mobius can have more days in the year than Earth if Mobius IS Earth. Unless the Mobians measure time differently than we do. 
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If mobious has 370 days in the year...then why are they trying to say Mobius is Earth, when Earth has 360 days in the year?
Err... we "say" we have 365 days a year. 😉
Also, how many days there are in a year varies from culture to culture on Earth depending on what kind of calendar you use. So, yes it depends on how you count the days though it is also possible the Earth's orbit has changed for many reasons over the centuries.
Eh..makes sense. And the mobians ARE separated into completely different (but similiar) cultures themselves.
Do you, or someone else think you could give an example of what cultures have more or less days in the year (365...my bad ) in relation to the mobius timeline?
Off the top of my head I cant think of any cultures in modern times that have more or less days in a year(I feel a research mode coming on...) but I do recall that the Mayans had about 260 days in a year because they didnt measure time by the passage of the sun but by the length of time it would take for a child to be born from conception to birth.
What Born Victim said is pretty much true, as basically "everyone" uses something similar to the Gregorian/Solar calendar now or alterations that are nearly identical.
Wikipedia's section on calendars is more through than I could ever hope to be when it comes to differences.
Mobians and Overlanders are the Earth-like creatures of the Earth-like planet called, 'Mobius' like according to these two or three websites.
Why did you bump a topic that has been inactive for 7 months just to say something that's already common knowledge and has nothing to do with the topic of discussion?
And what websites are you talking about?
These two websites.
home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Win...obius.html
home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Win...ystem.html
planet Gliese c is Mobius.
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planet Gliese c is Mobius.
Geggse, if that was the case, that would prove the existance of life on other planets, which would have caused a bit more ruckus...
From what I know, Mobians don't count months! They just count days I think. According to issue 143 in the Mobius: 25yrs later segment Knuckles father dies on the 61st day of the year 3246. No month mentioned.
