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I've been fascinated by just how the Mobians seem to work similarly and live in comparative harmony, despite being so biologically different in species. For example, two species that are traditionally predator and prey can be best pals (Tails and Sonic) or even lovebirds (Fiona and Scourge). This can be justified by the nature of Mobians being civilized, but what about interspecies romance creating successful children across superorders (Sonic and Sally), how arthropod Mobians can speak as well as the vertebrates do, and the fact a housecat can be the size of a crocodile? To solve all of that, I have created this topic on Mobian anatomy.

"It's just a game about a blue hedgehog and a talking egg." That line of thinking gave us shit like Lost Mind. I have grown attached to the characters. I do want to learn more about them and their anatomy.

Let's start:

In the Archie Comic, the Xorda were the catalysts for the divergence of Mobians from normal animals using Gene Bombs to irradiate the Earth and take out a good chunk of mankind. These had an unintended side-effect of hastening the evolution of the animals into Mobians. Ostensibly, species that were already intelligent were the first to evolve Mobianess. Homonids were probably the first to jump on the Mobian bandwagon, followed quickly by cetaceans, and then elephants, followed shortly by the rest of the mammals.

Birds evolved a while after, then the reptiles, then amphibians, then fish, and lastly the basal chordates. Invertebrates took a longer time to evolve, and they are still quite different from vertebrate Mobians. With the invertebrates, the arthropods evolved with the cartilaginous fish, echinoderms evolved with the basal vertebrates, annelids followed all of the vertebrate groups, and the rest evolved more recently.

Mobians can come from any type of animal, though vertebrates are by far the most frequent. Their communities are generally organized by the types of animal living there. Mammal-dominated communes, like Furville, are common, and some mammal Mobians live alongside humans in cities. Mobotropolis is an exception, with it being home to all manner of species. If they can take so many appearances, why are they all one species?

The answer is: they aren't.

Well, not exactly. Long ago, Mobians split off into the Mobians and the more animal-like Mobini. Mobini were once abundant, but are now rather rare and live only in isolated populations. Also, vertebrate and invertebrate Mobians are considered a separate species.

And now onto the skeletal anatomy.

The skeleton of the Mobian is overall quite similar to that of a human, but the individual parts tend to be very different, depending on the species. Let's start from the top with the skull.

Skulls are one of the tell-tale signs to the species of a Mobian. Eye sockets almost always face forward except on some of the most primitive species and certain isolated populations. Nasal bones are very similar to those of the human, though in turtles they are reduced, and in fish, they bulge outward. The teeth and jaws are another story, however.

Teeth are very different across Mobian varieties. Some have long, pointed canines, and others have prominent-ever growing incisors. With a ruminant, like say, Clove, they retain the dental pad of their ancestors, however greatly reduced to make room for the new upper teeth. Tusked species have smaller tusks than their normal counterparts. And then there's the problem of species without teeth.

Many species without teeth are incapable of speaking human languages, especially invertebrates. Thus, they have created their own languages instead. Many insect Mobians have languages based around the buzzing of their wings, which are easily understood cross-species. The most common of these is Buubbbzzu. This language can also be understood by other species if they take the time to learn it.

The hand is another interesting feature. In birds, the carpometacarpus takes up most of the hand, leading to oval shaped hands with smaller digits. Pig hands were the easiest transition amongst artiodactls.

So, what did you think?

Edited by Miru
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