User blog comment:Smash The Echidna/A curious observation of mine/@comment-1942179-20171223222437

Alright let's try to go over everything we've got in a sequence that everyone can follow. Starting from the beginning, Eggman's conquest begins after he joins forces with Infinite. He uses the power of the Phantom Ruby to spread his army across the world all at once. While some areas have people who begin to fight back, morale is ultimately shot down when word of Sonic's defeat spreads across the world.

Some people refuse to give up the fight, and a small number of Resistances are formed in different areas: The Mystic Ruin, Sunset Heights, and (a third, undecided area. For the sake of pushing things along, I'll suggest Spagonia.) One month after Sonic's defeat, the three teams have become aware of each other and begin to support each other from afar. In the few meetings they have had with each other, they discussed what they knew and what they should do to counter Eggman's assault on the world. One of these important subjects was the appearance of a new enemy, Infinite, as well as several older ones. These foes were responsible for taking down Sonic. They needed to come up with a strategy to defeat them.

Over the next 5 months, the Resistance tried--and failed--to stop Eggman's ambitions. The Death Egg had launched, the Spagonia base had been devastated and the rebellion stationed there have been split in two. But not all was lost. They were slowly beginning to unravel the mystery behind Infinite's power. Infinite, who had successfully defeated and captured anyone who opposed him, would spare the cowards who flee in terror. This gave the perfect opportunity for rebel spies to analyze him, and some have returned with interesting results...but unfortunately not enough to form a strategy to defeat him.