Sonic Armageddon is a cancelled film that was originally going to be released on July 10, 2002, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog television series and the Archie Comics, possibly made around the time of Sonic's 10th Anniversary. The late Ben Hurst, one of the writers for Sonic the Hedgehog television series, attempted to pitch a movie in an attempt to revive the old Saturday Morning universe, shortly after MGM gave the film rights for Sonic the Hedgehog back to Sega, this time fully animated. However, it's said that Ken Penders, then-head writer of Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, got wind of this attempt and, after initially working with Ben, apparently scrapped his attempt by claiming to Sega that he was trying to co-opt the franchise. Penders would then later bring up his own concept for a movie in 2002. The concept, titled "Sonic Armageddon", had four concept pieces created, and Penders even made a homemade pitch video to show to Sega executives. The movie seems to work in the idea that Mobius would have been destroyed and that roboticization would be a much more gruesome procedure than was shown in the cartoons and comics. A number of major characters are not shown and a few of them have major redesigns. DreamWorks Animation, whose then-parent company had a partnership with Sega, was Penders' choice to produce the planned film. There was some interest, but at the time Sonic X was being made and they felt it would not be worthwhile to have two running series in two different continuities, so it was shelved, then dropped completely.