"Hey pal. Welcome to my corner of the internet. Yeah — no claws, and yeah, still on these crutches. Doesn't stop me. Pull up a seat, watch some videos, play the raid, hang out. Cyan Warriors, you know who you are. Hedgies — I still see you too. Make yourself at home."
— Francis Thomson, leaning on his crutches and waving with a clawless paw
"If I'm live right now, this is where you'll find me. Pull up a chair."
"Alright, here's what I've got goin' on this week. Click any day, I'll tell ya what's up."
Francis's weekly schedule — click any day to see the details.
Streams go live on both platforms at the same time. Pick your favorite and hang out.
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— Francis, tapping the calendar twice with a crutch. "Click a day, pal. I'll tell ya what's up."
"So here's the deal, pal. Yeah, I'm clawless and I'm on crutches — but I still swing. This is a D&D-style boss fight with a d6 damage system. Build your own abilities, roll your way through the raid, save your run to your browser. Or watch me take it on live, right here. Let's see what ya got."
— Francis, gripping his crutch a little tighter and grinning
🎲 Hey pal — check out the other games.
When Francis goes live with the raid, the stream appears here. Offline now — check the announcement bar for the next session.
Create your own abilities in the settings menu. Roll d6 damage. Your run, your rules, saved locally in your browser.
The in-game settings menu lets you submit blessings and curses. Use them however you like in your own run.
Francis takes on the dragon live on this page. Watch the run, see the rolls, and follow the fight in real time.
"These are the ones that built the Zone. Some of 'em are old, some are new — but every single one earned its spot."
Hand-picked videos that built the Zone. Not everything makes the cut — these did.
A rotating collection of the videos that shaped The Francis Zone — reactions, moments, and turning points worth revisiting.
— Francis, wiping a fry-grease tear from his eye. He really does love food.
"Sonic OC, yeah. But I play anything. Indies, sims, hacks — you name it. No Sonic required."
Sonic OC, sure. But Francis plays anything — and no Sonic required.
Indie games, simulators, Mario ROM hacks, Pokémon hacks, and whatever else catches my eye. Sometimes I play. Sometimes I react. Always off the Sonic track — on purpose.
"These are my ongoing shows. World Tours, DeviantArt visits, RP, random chaos — pick one and settle in."
Every ongoing format from The Francis Zone — pick a series and hit play.
VRChat adventures, art spotlights, roleplay, and random chaos — every series in one place, ready to watch.
"Alright, pal. I've got a few things cookin'. No spoilers — but you're gonna wanna be around for these."
New formats arriving with the 2027 YouTube return.
— Francis, tapping his crutch twice and giving a clawless thumbs-up
— Found a tracker setup that costs a fraction of the usual. It's a when, not an if.
— Rides on the FBT rig landing first. Nov–Dec is the sweet spot if everything lines up.
— Just wrapping up the last few pieces. Solo runs double as practice for group episodes.
— "Next episode when, bro?" — Francis, probably fainting
"Alright, pal — quick story time. Here's who I am, and where we all came from."
Who Francis is, and where the Cyan Warriors came from.
Redefined in 2024, Francis Thomson is the current face of the Zone — a Sonic OC with a story, a voice, and a world to explore. Clawless, on crutches, still standing.
The current community. United under the cyan banner, riding into VRChat worlds and beyond.
The original community name, kept for nostalgia. Before the redefinition, we were Hedgies. We remember where we came from.
— Francis, giving a two-fingered salute with the paw that still works.