Arctic Freedom Fighters Form of Group and Statistics Type  Freedom Fighter group Formed  Unknown (some time after Robotnik's coup.) Resident location  Frozen North Sea Members Guntiver (leader) Augustus Erma Flip Sealia Allies Kingdom of Acorn Enemies Dr. Ivo Robotnik (formerly) Eggman Empire Dark Egg Legion

The Arctic Freedom Fighters are a group of Mobians who reside in the Northern Tundra and oppose the tyranny of Dr. Ivo Robotnik and the Eggman Empire. They are one of the many factions of the Freedom Fighters located throughout Mobius. Operating from an underground compound with an igloo entrance, they originally formed as a simple activist group but later became a true team of Freedom Fighters.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Forced to Flee 1.2 Cooperation with Knothole Freedom Fighters 1.3 Combating the Dark Egg Legion 2 Background Information

HistoryEdit

Forced to FleeEdit

Shortly before Robotnik's takeover, the group had traveled south in order to visit friends and family; however, once Robotnik's tyranny had begun, they found themselves unable to return home and so took to hiding within a cave system. Using technology stolen from Robotnik, they were able to adjust the climate within the caves, making it a suitable home. (StH: #26)

Cooperation with Knothole Freedom FightersEdit

When Robotnik created his Weather Annihilator and caused the climate to change, the Knothole Freedom Fighters were unable to make their way back to Knothole due to the sudden snow. Seeking shelter in a cave, Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends were nearly captured by SWATbots; however, a penguin named Flip found them first and led them deeper into the caves. Hidden within the cavern system, the Freedom Fighters were introduced to Flip's friends Guntiver the Wolf, Erma, Sealia and Augustus. Guntiver explained that they'd been living in hiding and had used stolen technology to recreate some of their preferred climate within the caves; he assumed that the Knothole group would join them in hiding from Robotnik, but they insisted on fighting back. While not fighters themselves, Guntiver's group offered to help the Freedom Fighters train and adjust to the new weather conditions beforehand. A week later, the Freedom Fighters launched their attack on Robotnik; however, they were soon captured by Snively. Guntiver and his friends soon arrived, chasing off Snively and freeing the Freedom Fighters. Thanks to their help, Sonic was able to destroy the Weather Annihilator. Later, Guntiver and the others thanked the Freedom Fighters for their inspiration, and returned home in a vehicle stolen from Snively. (StH: #26)

Some time later, two of the Arctic Freedom Fighters, Sealia and Augustus (the rest of the team unavailable as they were resettling elsewhere in the region), tried to help Rotor save his family from Robotnik's mind control. The three managed to sneak into the Walrus' main location, hiding in a trojan horse. When they emerged, the three began attacking the icebots (models similar to SWATbots). However, before Sealia could rewire Robotnik's base to explode, the mind-controlled Walrus horde closed in on them. Outnumbered and not wishing to hurt Rotor's family, Augustus broke the ice between Rotor and the other Walruses, preventing them from getting to the Freedom Fighter and preventing them from carrying out Robotnik's orders. Rotor realized he would have to return another time to break Robotnik's hold over them, and departed. Sealia and Augustus promised to contact him should they have any news about the herd. (StH: #32)

Weeks after Robotnik's death, the Arctic Freedom Fighters informed Rotor that the hypnosis appeared to have worn off. Rotor had to see for himself, and was at peace with his family and the Herd until the hypnosis mysteriously started up again. The Arctic Freedom Fighters saved Rotor from his totaled submarine, as well as broke the bad news that Rotor had already figured out; Robotnik had returned, this time in the form of his alternate universe counterpart Robo Robotnik. They later participated in the battle against the Xorda, along with virtually every other Freedom Fighter group on Mobius. (StH: #85, #125)

Combating the Dark Egg LegionEdit

In 3237 the Arctic Freedom Fighters sent an urgent message to New Mobotropolis to inform them that the chapter of the Dark Egg Legion had captured the Walrus Herd, and that they were apparently building an immense fueling station. Sonic soon arrived in response, ready to assist the team in any way that he could. During this time, he learned that the group had originally been geared toward activism, and that it was only later that they truly became Freedom Fighters. The Arctic Freedom Fighters had also garnered intelligence on the Legion that indicated that they were controlling the Herd using a Psionic Emitter and their own enhanced sonar abilities. With Sonic completing the team, the group set out on a two-pronged mission to attack the underwater Legionnaires and liberate the Walruses on the surface. Thanks to some unexpected assistance from Rotor and Silver the Hedgehog, the AFF succeeded in their mission; the base was destroyed, the Legion chased off and the Walrus Herd permanently freed. (StH: #215, #216)

Background InformationEdit

• The Arctic Freedom Fighters consist of typical arctic animals, with the exception of Flip as real-life penguins actually reside in the south pole.