Kingdom of Mobius

The Kingdom of Mobius (sometimes called the Mobian Kingdom or the Acorn Kingdom after the ruling House of Acorn), officially the Republic of Acorn, is a state on Sonic's World. Despite its small size, it is considered one of the planet's cultural capitals, and its capital city New Mobotropolis is one of the most bustling metropolises of the Acorn Archipelago.

Name
There is some debate among historians as to whether the name Mobius comes from the nearby Mount Mobius, or if the mountain was named for the Kingdom. Stemming from the Kingdom's colonial era, however, the name Mobius has come to be used by the inhabitants of the Republic and its former colonies as a name for the entire planet; as such a folk etymology suggests that the mountain's name Mount Mobius means Mountain of the World, and as such that Kingdom of Mobius means Kingdom of the World.

History
First established by the House of Sylvania on Never Island, from Sylvania Castle the Kingdom of Mobius quickly spread across what is today called the Acorn Archipelago, establishing colonies on every major island. From there it grew to be one of the planet's largest colonial powers, controlling great swathes of territory on the islands of Efrika, Yurashia and Tralius.

The Great War saw much of the Kingdom come under the control of the Eggman Empire, either directly through invasion or through the Empire's sponsorship of puppet rebellions like the Downunda Revolution. During the War the royal family of the House of Acorn were moved to the colony of Knothole in West Side Island's Wood Zone, which became the Kingdom's capital during this time.

Despite King Maximillian Acorn's largely successful endeavors to return invaded land back to the control of the Kingdom, the aftermath of the War saw the exponential growth of separatist movements. After the destruction of Knothole and the establishment of New Mobotropolis, the Revolution in Mobotropolis spelled the end of Mobian imperial influence; today the Republic covers only a small area encompassing its capital and the former location of Knothole in the island's Great Forest.

Points of interest

 * New Mobotropolis
 * Castle Acorn