Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game character. He is a 15 year old blue hedgehog who can run at the speed of sound. He has been in many games, but also in television series, books and comics (published in America by Archie Comics). He has many friends, including Miles "Tails" Prower, a fox that can fly or Knuckles the Echidna (who is strong, and has been in Sonic games since Sonic the Hedgehog 3). With them, he fights against Doctor Eggman, an evil scientist who tries to take over the world. When Sonic's first game came out, Doctor Eggman was called Doctor Robotnik.
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[change] Sonic's appearances
[change] In games
Sonic is the mascot of Sega, which created it in the early 1990s. At first, Sega wanted Doctor Eggman to be their mascot, and a good guy. But, the people in Sega liked the new idea of making a blue hedgehog as the mascot. Doctor Eggman settled as the bad guy instead.
Here is a list of some games Sonic can be found in:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Sonic R
- Sonic Adventure
- Sonic Adventure DX
- Sonic Battle
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
- Sonic Advance
- Sonic Advance 2
- Sonic Advance 3
- Shadow the hedgehog (Game)
- Sonic Heroes
- Sonic Rivals
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
- Sonic and the Secret Rings
[change] In cartoons
He appeared in his own made-for-video movie in 1999. In most of the cartoons from the 1990s his voice was provided by Jaleel White (who was best known at the time for his role as Steve Urkel on the television show "Family Matters") and in later cartoons his voice was provided by Jason Griffith. Sonic also stars in his latest cartoon from Japan. It is called Sonic X, although Sonic X has possibly ended.
Here is a list of cartoons Sonic can be found in:
- The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog SATAM
- Sonic Underground
- Sonic the Hedgehog (movie)
- Sonic X
[change] In comic books
mega Comics in America has been making comics with Sonic as the main character. He is also shown with famous characters like Knuckles and Tails, but with also a few new ones. Some of the characters cannot be found in any Sonic games, but some could be found from a very old cartoon, Sonic the Hedgehog SATAM, made by DiC in 1993.
[change] Other Sonic characters
[change] Friends
- Miles "Tails" Prower: Tails is a 8 year old fox who has two tails for flying. He has been a friend to Sonic for a long time. He also sees him as a mentor, someone who trains him and treats him as a brother. He is also very skilled with machinery (mainly aircraft.) He was first shown in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
- Personality: Tails is a very friendly and humble fox. Though he lacks confidence, he is always quite capable around Sonic and often helps him out. For a long time Tails seemed happy with just being a sidekick, but in Sonic Adventure he wanted to be more independent. Tails has a few weaknesses; he lacks confidence, is very afraid of lightning and ghosts, and also he has a tendency to talk too much, which causes him to accidentally blab out secrets or plans lots of times.
- Knuckles the Echidna: Knuckles is a 16 year old red echidna. He has two sharp claws on each fist he uses to fight with bad guys. He also takes care of the Master Emerald in his hometown. He was first shown in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
- Personality: In the games, Knuckles is independent, headstrong, devoted to his duty and gullible. He is very serious and usually likes to be by himself, but can be relied upon to help out whenever the planet is in danger. Knuckles is extremely stubborn and is often described as a loner. Because of his flaws, he and Sonic don't always get along, but are still allies.
- Amy Rose: Amy is a 12 year old pink hedgehog. She is in love with Sonic and she wants to marry him, although Sonic does not seem to want to get married with her. She has a large Piko-Piko hammer for fighting with bad guys. She was first shown in the Sonic CD game.
- Personality: Amy was once presented as being kind and sweet (and slightly naive.) In more recent games she has become more violent and aggressive. However, she is extremely protective of her friends, and if a bad guy tries to hurt them, she will use all her skill to defeat the bad guy. Despite her violent tendencies, Amy has a very good heart, she never gives up, and she is the most optimistic and cheery character of the franchise. She really cares about her friends, and helps them reach their goals.
- Cream the Rabbit: Cream is a 6 year old rabbit who can fly with her ears. She also has a friend, a baby chao named Cheese. She was first shown in Sonic Advance 2 for Game Boy Advance. Later, she became a new playable character for Sega.
- Personality: Cream is polite, follows manners, and does what she is told. She is very friendly. She is brave as well, usually not afraid to go out on an adventure. However, she is a bit naive. Cream spends most of her time outdoors. There, she likes to play with her friends, or collect flowers. She loves adventures and exploring. Indoors, she likes watching TV. Her favorite food is ice cream. She does not like violence. However, she will fight to protect the people she cares about.
- Shadow the Hedgehog: Shadow is one of Sonic's most pronounced rivals. He is often mistaken for Sonic as they have only some differences between them. Shadow has red and black quills and they are more spiky then Sonic's. Shadow's personality is very different from Sonic's. Shaodow is usually quite serious and slightly sad. Shadow is ,in actual fact, a robot. He was created by Dr Gereld Robotnik (Dr Eggmans father) in the intent of creating peace on earth. But when Dr Gereld went mad he made Shadow have the intent of destroying earth. Shadow has unique Chaos ability's, and can use the Chaos Emeralds in ways Sonic and friends can't. Shadow's first appearance was in 'Sonic Adventure 2'. Shadow's age has never been exactly set in any of the games.
- Rouge the Bat: Rouge is a very sexy and seductive spy. She works for the Government Agency called G.U.N. Her powers include fly with her wings and to do powerful kicks with her feet. She is often found with Shadow and shows a definate liking for him.
[change] Enemies
- Doctor Eggman: Doctor Eggman is a smart scientist. He likes to make an armies of robots to take over the world, but Sonic and his friends always keeps making him fail. He was first shown in Sonic the Hedgehog. In early U.S. releases of the games, he was called Doctor Robotnik. He is called Doctor Eggman because his body is shaped like an egg.
- Eggman NEGA: Eggman Nega is one of Dr Eggmans relatives from the future. (He first appeared in Sonic Rush) There is some confusion as to whether he is from a different Dimension (as stated in the Sonic Rush series) or from the future (stated in Sonic Rivals)
[change] Others
Super Sonic is actually Sonic himself. As Super Sonic, Sonic is faster and stronger, and he is gold in color. He becomes Super Sonic only if he has found all seven Chaos Emeralds and, in the old games, collects 50 gold rings. He was first shown in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
- Hyper Sonic: Hyper is like Super Sonic, but he is even more powerful, and his color is always changing. Hyper Sonic was in Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles and was not in any other Sonic the Hedgehog games. Super Sonic becomes Hyper Sonic if he finds the 7 Super emeralds and fifty golden rings and then jumps.
- Cosmo: Cosmo is a female child of a plant-like alien species whose homeworld was destroyed by the villainous Metarex. She is an ally of Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends, and it is widely accepted that her primary purpose in the series is that of a love interest for Tails, the two characters being of the same age and displaying an overt fondness for one another.She is only found in the Sonic X Cartoon.
