The Cosmic Interstate (also known as the Cosmic Highway or Interdimensional Highway) is a network of highway-like roads connecting to various locations everywhere, including all Zones throughout the multiverse, and is monitored and policed by the Zone Cops. Though it is incredibly difficult to leave one's Zone and get to the Cosmic Interstate, once it is done, it allows free access to the rest of the multiverse. For the last few years, it has been used by several individuals. Eventually, though it got placed under heavy lockdown as the Zone Cops became embroiled in a war with Dr. Eggman Nega, who has been using the Cosmic Interstate to wreck chaos across the multiverse. This led the interstate to be badly damaged and heavily patrolled to prevent unauthorized travel between Zones.
The atmosphere and even the roads of the Cosmic Highway are constantly in flux. Originally, it was perceived as a starry space filled with random objects. Later, it would be depicted as a space with a normal blue sky, and afterwards with translucent roads and a dreamlike sky. However, it is consistently depicted with white, featureless roads that twist and wind around each other in a perpetual twilight.
History
Dr. Ivo Robotnik's Tyranny
In an attempt to get to the other side of Mobius quickly for a mission, Sonic accessed the Cosmic Interstate via a Secret Zone to take a shortcut. However, he lost track of where he was going on the highways, eventually ending up on Anti-Mobius. Following a confrontation with Anti-Sonic though, Sonic got back home to Mobius through the Cosmic Interstate. (StH: #11)
A cybernetic version of Sonic travelled the Interstate to Mobius Prime to search for allies against Robo-Robotnik, who planned on taking over the multiverse. Sonic traveled the Interstate to recruit multiple versions of himself to stop Robo-Robotnik. Teaming up with Robotnik Prime, Sonic Prime led a group of alternate Sonics to an area of the Interstate containing the powerful weapon, Giant Borg. However, Evil Sonic, recruited by Robo-Robotnik distracted the other Sonics long enough for Robo-Robotnik to steal Giant Borg. After the multiple Sonics spin-dashed Giant Borg and Robo-Robotnik to pieces, each of the alternate Sonics took a piece of Giant Borg back to their home zone to prevent reassembly. (StH: #19)
The Anti-Freedom Fighters/Suppression Squad
The Anti-Freedom Fighters would later become bored and decide to make their good counterparts look bad by impersonating them and causing mischief on Mobius Prime. They were, however, defeated by the Freedom Fighters and sent back home. Unaccompanied by the rest of his gang, Evil Sonic would then bring Anti-Knuckles through to Mobius Prime to help him steal the Angel Island Chaos Emeralds. Despite teaming up with Dr. Robotnik, Evil Sonic would be defeated by the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Anti-Knuckles. Evil Sonic would later violate the Cosmic Interstate on other occasions, namely: joining up with Robo-Robotnik to gather the pieces of Giant Borg, only to deliver them to the Sonic Underground version of Dr. Robotnik; vandalizing the world of Litigopolis; knocking out Zonic the Zone Cop and escaping to Mobius Prime; and switching himself and Anti-Freedom Fighter Patch with their Mobius Prime versions. Patch was later returned to his home Zone, while Evil Sonic remained on Mobius and became Scourge the Hedgehog. (StH: #24, #44, #112, #150, #153, #156; SSS: #10, #14)
Mammoth Mogul's Rampage
After absorbing Chaos Knuckles' power, Master Mogul would rampage across the Cosmic Interstate, destroying numerous Zones before being defeated by Titan Tails, who restored all the destroy Zones and the Cosmic Interstate. (StH: #149, #150)
Zone Lockdown
After defeating Scourge on Moebius, Sonic carried his unconscious body through the damaged Interstate to the No Zone. Scourge awakened and the two hedgehogs briefly fought until they were arrested by Zone Cops Zespio and Zector for violating a zone lockdown. They were taken to the No Zone where it became a war zone, which the Zone Cops were then forced to chase Scourge through as he escaped. During the pursuit of Scourge, Zonic told Sonic that the Cosmic Interstate travel was off limits because numerous zones were struck by a fiend Sonic previously encountered, Dr. Nega. Zonic also explained some Zones were allowed to remain open due to keeping the multiverse balanced. After Scourge was captured and questions about Dr. Eggman were answered, Sonic returned to Mobius Prime. (StH: #196, #197, SU: #1)
The Destructix later took on a job for Dr. Finitevus, who gave the team access to the Cosmic Interstate. Focusing on her original plan to break Scourge out of Zone Jail, Fiona, along with the rest of the team, planned to get captured by the Zone Cops and sent to the same prison as Scourge. When they were confronted by Zone Cops for violating the zone lock-down, they reacted with extreme violence, destroying a number of squad cars while seriously wounding several officers before getting captured. (SU: #29)
Background Information
- The Interstate seems to be part of, or is inside of, the Neutral Zone.
- Since the multiverse collapsed upon and rebooted itself due to the Super Genesis Wave's improper reversal, the Cosmic Interstate suppsodly no longer exists. Ian Flynn has confirmed that Prime Zone and the Sol Zone are among the handful of interdimensional realities not completely destroyed as of the end of Worlds Collide.[1]
External links
- Cosmic Interstate at Sonic Wiki Zone, the Sonic wiki.