Per Eggman's orders, Snively attacked Freedom HQ to distract the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Chaotix from the destruction of Knothole. He defeated most of the heroes by teleporting them to the Egg Grapes in New Megaopolis, making it appear as though he actually killed them. Snively would have succeeded in capturing all but Sonic the Hedgehog as instructed, if he had not made one fatal mistake: teleporting Ray the Squirrel prior to Mighty the Armadillo. (StH: #175)