Editing Sonic

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|image=[[File:Sonicwinter.png|150px]]<br>Sonic, as seen in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''.

|species=Hedgehog

|first_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Rad Mobile|Rad Mobile]]'' (1990, cameo)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Wii]] version) (Crossover installments)

|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Mania Plus|Sonic Mania Plus]]'' (2018, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (as a costume) ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]], ''Mario'' franchise)

|latest_portrayal=[[sonicretro:Roger Craig Smith|Roger Craig Smith]] (2010-present)<br>[[sonicretro:Jun'ichi Kanemaru|Jun'ichi Kanemaru]] (Japanese, 1998-present)}}

{{quote2|Sonic's the name, speed's my game!|Sonic|[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]}}

'''Sonic the Hedgehog''' is the eponymous main protagonist of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series of video games. He has been [[Sega|Sega Corporation]]'s mascot since June 23, 1991 after replacing the previous mascot Alex Kidd. Since the beginning of the series, Sonic has been the champion of peace, risking his life to stop the plots of a variety of violent foes, particularly [[Dr. Eggman]], in order to establish worldwide peace. Along the way, he has been aided by many characters, including his friends [[Miles "Tails" Prower]], [[Knuckles the Echidna]], [[Amy Rose]], and [[Shadow the Hedgehog]]. Sonic's greatest asset is his ability to run at supersonic speeds. However, he is also prone to making rash decisions and dislikes being near water because he can't swim.  

 

Sonic has appeared in crossover titles alongside [[Mario]] in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]] and the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].

 

For the first two ''Mario & Sonic'' games and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Sonic was voiced in English by [[sonicretro:Jason Griffith|Jason Griffith]], his at-the-time current voice actor in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. However, as of the release of ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Free Riders|Sonic Free Riders]]'' and ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Colors|Sonic Colors]]'' in 2010, [[sonicretro:Roger Craig Smith|Roger Craig Smith]] currently provides the English voice of Sonic.

In April of 1990, Sega requested a game that would be capable of selling at least one million copies, being able to both compete against Nintendo's Mario and replace their at the time current mascot, Alex Kidd. Several character designs were submitted, and eventually the mascot they selected was a spiky teal hedgehog named "Mr. Needlemouse", who was later renamed Sonic, submitted by Naoto Oshima. Some of the original concepts for Sonic depicted him as being in a band, as well as a human girlfriend named Madonna who would have played a similar role to [[Princess Peach]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', though these were scrapped during development. After a few minor adjustments and redesigning, Sonic Team developed the first title in what would become the phenomenally successful ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series.{{ref needed}}

Nintendo and Sega were business rivals throughout the 1990's, though mostly during the competition of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and the [[wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive]]. As such, Nintendo and Sega often attempted to put each other down in their games. Examples of Nintendo mocking Sega include the "No Hopers" sign in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and possibly the [[Harry Hedgehog]]s of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', while examples of ''Mario'' mockeries in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series forms of media include the emphasis on "Super" on the back of ''Sonic the Hedgehog''{{'}}s box (a reference to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and other ''Mario'' series titles beginning with "Super") and the Marxio Brothers of ''Sonic the Comic'', a British comic book about Sonic and his friends. Their rivalry lasted until 2001 when Sega left the console manufacturing market with the discontinuation of their last console, the [[wikipedia:Dreamcast|Dreamcast]] (in America and Europe) and became a third-party game developer. The first Sonic games for a Nintendo system were ''Sonic Advance'' for [[Game Boy Advance]] and an enhanced port of ''Sonic Adventure 2'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], titled ''Sonic Adventure 2: Battle''. Both were released simultaneously in Japan.

In the [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes]] awards ceremony in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Sonic's shoes and Earthworm Jim's plasma gun can be seen next to a trash can, along with a sign saying "No Hopers." This detail was removed for the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, released after Sega became a third-party.

[[File:SonicOlympic.jpg|thumb|x200px|left|Sonic, as he appears in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'']]

Sonic competes against Mario and others in Olympic events in the game ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''. He is a Speed character, meaning he has great speed, but low power. Sonic wears a blue life jacket during the swimming events, since he can't swim. He still moves quite fast in water too.

In the [[Adventure Tours]] mode for the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] version, [[Bowser]] and [[Dr. Eggman]] team up to ruin the 2010 Olympics. Bowser melts all of the snow at the event, and Dr. Eggman kidnaps all of the snow spirits to prevent any snowfall. Sonic and [[Mario]] team up in order to ruin Bowser and Dr. Eggman's plans to ruin the Olympics and to save the snow spirits.  

Sonic makes yet another crossover appearance with Mario and friends in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''. Like in the previous two installments of the series, Sonic is a Speed type character. This game is notable for being the first in the series to feature Roger Craig Smith as Sonic's new voice actor. Sonic has dialogue for the Wii version of the game in the [[London Party]] mode, but not the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] version's Story Mode.

In the 3DS version's Story Mode, Sonic is first seen with [[Miles "Tails" Prower]] just arriving at London for the Olympic Games. Not long after the two arrive, fog starts rolling in, though the fog is red. Sonic and Tails decide that this is Bowser and Eggman's doing and later meet up with Mario, Luigi, and Toad to put a stop to the evil villians' plot. After their defeat, Bowser and Dr. Eggman claimed they never got their invitations to the games which is the reason why they started the plot. As it turns out, they mistaken their invitations for love letters since [[Princess Peach]] and Amy wrote them. After clearing up the problem, Sonic, Tails, Mario and Luigi invite Bowser and Dr. Eggman to the Opening Ceremony and to compete in the Olympic Games.  

Sonic returns as a playable character in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. In the 3DS version, Sonic, along with Mario, can be used in any of the game's events. This is the first Nintendo 3DS ''Mario & Sonic'' game to give Sonic in-game text dialogue, as opposed to his silence in previous games.

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|standard=[[#Homing Attack|Homing Attack]]

|side=[[#Spin Dash|Spin Dash]]

|up=[[#Spring Jump|Spring Jump]]

|down=[[#Spin Charge|Spin Charge]]

|final=[[#Super Sonic|Super Sonic]]

|entrance=Spins up in a Spin Dash from out of nowhere and lands on the stage.}}

 

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Sonic is an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and, alongside [[Solid Snake]], is one of the first two non-Nintendo characters to appear as playable characters in the series. He can be unlocked by playing 300 Brawl matches, completing Classic with ten characters, playing ten hours of Brawl matches, or by having Sonic join the party in The Subspace Emissary; with any of the first three methods, the player must then defeat Sonic on [[Green Hill Zone]]. Sonic was not originally planned to appear; he was included during development in 2007, making him the final character created from the ground-up to be added into the game.<ref>PushDustIn (July 24, 2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20180306210721/http://sourcegaming.info/2016/07/24/sonic-the-hedgehog-joins-the-battle/ Sonic the Hedgehog Joins the Battle!!]. Source Gaming. Retrieved July 25, 2016.</ref>

 

Sonic's victory theme is directly taken from the 2006 ''[[wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' game, that tune being a remix of the "Act clear" theme from ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 3|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and most ''Sonic'' games after that.

Sonic does not appear in the Subspace Emissary until the very end, after [[The Great Maze]], making it a surprise appearance. As when every fighter makes it to where Tabuu resides, he prepares his [[Off Waves]], which would have turned every character into a trophy. As soon as he's about to release the attack, a dashing blue blur dashes past the fighters, and rams into both of Tabuu's wings; causing the Off Wave attack to fail. As the blue blur jumps up on a "peak", he reveals himself to be Sonic. While he taunts, Tabuu's wings break apart, and then six fighters are selected to fight Tabuu in the final battle. Sonic, along with [[Jigglypuff]], [[Squirtle]], [[Toon Link]], [[Wolf O'Donnell]], and [[Zero Suit Samus]], are the only characters that are never seen as trophies in The Subspace Emissary.

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Sonic reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' as a playable character making him the first veteran third-party character. This time, however, he is available from the start. He is also now voiced by Roger Craig Smith in English instead of Jason Griffith. He is also now voiced by a different voice actor in different regions (e.g., he has a French voice in France). His appearance has been updated to reflect his design in his more recent games such as ''Sonic Colors'', which in turn are based on official 2D and CG artworks.

His moveset is almost completely unchanged from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''; the only real change is that his down smash from the previous game (a back-and-forth Spin Dash) has been replaced with a split-kick. One of his alternate colors in this game seems to be based off [[Silver the Hedgehog]]. Along with Sonic himself, a stage based on [[Windy Hill Zone]] from ''[[wikipedia:Sonic Lost World|Sonic Lost World]]'' makes an appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' as well as the returning Green Hill Zone appearing in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.

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Sonic is set to return as a playable character in the upcoming installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Sonic's basic moveset appears mostly unchanged aside from his dash attack, the latter of which has been changed into a lunge kick.<ref name=Ultimate>[https://youtu.be/138MW7zOw0M 38: Sonic – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 3, 2018.</ref> Sonic's Final Smash, Super Sonic, returns, but Sonic travels much faster than before, and he moves automatically at multiple angles, in a vein similar to [[Pac-Man]]'s Final Smash. <ref name="Ultimate" />Both Green Hill Zone from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and Windy Hill Zone from ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' return as well.

 

 

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', the Homing Attack is given two custom variants. The first is '''Stomp''', another move from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series that causes Sonic to slam directly downward into opponents and [[meteor smash]] them. The second move is '''Surprise Attack''', which is faster, but Sonic stays in place while charging and the attack sends Sonic into the air a little, giving the move less range.

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In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', the Spin Dash has two custom variants that can be unlocked: '''Hammer Spin Dash''' and '''Burning Spin Dash'''. Hammer Spin Dash causes Sonic to leap into the air and slam the ground upon dashing, burying any opponents beneath him, though the move does not have as much attack power. Burning Spin Dash has a fire effect, but does not have the hop at the beginning of the move.

 

 

 

'''Spring Jump''' is Sonic's up special move. When used, Sonic pulls a [[sonicretro:Spring|Spring]] from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series and uses it to bounce really high in the air. He can use this both on the ground and in mid-air. If he uses it on the ground, it stays on the ground, allowing him and other characters to bounce on it as well. Sonic cannot do damage when using the spring; however, he can still use his aerial moves (but no special moves) afterwards (one of very few up special moves that can do so). When the spring falls in midair and hits an opponent, it sends them straight downwards and deals some minor damage. Sonic can also use this move to recover from getting knocked off the edge of a stage.

 

 

 

 

[[File:Sonic Spin Charge Wii U.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Spin Charge in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]

The '''Spin Charge''' is Sonic's down special move. It is a ''Sonic'' technique that originated from ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''. The attack is very similar to the Spin Dash, but it has the potential to move faster. If Sonic uses this attack, the player must tap the special move button repeatedly to charge the attack even further. Charging it up gives it a huge power and speed boost, more so than the Spin Dash's charge. When the player taps the special move button but doesn't keep tapping it, Sonic will stop spinning, which could fake out the opponents. The attack is also very similar to [[Jigglypuff]]'s [[Jigglypuff#Rollout|Rollout]] attack.

 

In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', the Spin Charge has two custom variants: '''Auto-Spin Charge''' and '''Gravitational Charge'''. Auto-Spin Charge removes the need of tapping the B button repeatedly for it to charge. Gravitational Charge pulls opponents in front of Sonic and towards him, then pushes them behind him and away from him.

 

 

 

{{quote|NOW I'LL SHOW YOU! HRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH...!!!|Sonic the Hedgehog|Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}

'''[[sonicretro:Super Sonic|Super Sonic]]''' is a form that is taken by Sonic when he collects the seven [[Chaos Emerald]]s that appears in many installments in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, first appearing in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', and also appears as his [[Final Smash]]. When activated, the Chaos Emeralds appear around Sonic and transform him into Super Sonic, allowing Sonic to freely fly around at high speed, ramming into opponents to deal damage. After some time, the transformation ends and Sonic returns to normal. The player cannot self-destruct while using this Final Smash, as Super Sonic cannot fly past the stage's blast lines.

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Final Smash is now automatic, and instead has Super Sonic flying rapidly across the screen multiple times, damaging anyone he hits.<ref name=Ultimate/>

 

 

 

The artwork of Sonic from ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' is seen on the Mii Racing Suits screen of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Upon scanning the Sonic [[amiibo]] onto the {{button|wiiu|gamepad}}, a racing suit stylized after him will be accessible to the player; this suit can be used on the [[Mii]].

 

===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===

 

===''Super Mario Maker''===

Sonic the Hedgehog appears as one of the [[Costume Mario#87|costumes]] available in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. The costume can be unlocked by playing 100-Mario Challenge or by tapping Sonic's [[amiibo]] onto the Wii U GamePad, and can only be used with the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style. The sprite used for Sonic is 16-bit, being based on his sprites in the original {{wp|Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive}} ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' game. Collecting the Mystery Mushroom giving the player this costume plays the 1-Up tune from the 1991 game ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and all of Sonic's sound effects are taken from the original games. Pressing {{button|wii|padup}} causes Sonic to look up while playing the Ring-collecting sound. Finally, Sonic's "course clear" and "lose a life" fanfare are the course clear and game over fanfare, respectively, from ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.

 

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| [Electric] - Resistance +27<br>'''Usable by:''' Sonic

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====Snake's codec====

*'''[[Solid Snake|Snake]]:''' ...

*'''[[Otacon]]:''' Snake, what is it?

*'''Snake:''' Something about that hedgehog rubs me the wrong way...

*'''Otacon:''' ...? Oh, you mean Sonic The Hedgehog? But everyone loves Sonic. He's a big star. Do you have any idea how excited people are that he's here in Brawl?

*'''Snake:''' Yeah, yeah, I know, but there's something about him I just don't like.

*'''Otacon:''' But...why? You must have some kind of reason.

*'''Snake:''' ...Nope, just don't like him.

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!rowspan=2|Sonic the Hedgehog<br><small>Sonic</small>

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="lightblue" align=center|''Sonic The Hedgehog'' (06/1991)<br>'''Wii U''' ''Sonic Lost World'' (10/2013)

|bgcolor=#FF4433|''The main star of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He's an easygoing hedgehog who blows past the competition with his speed. Seriously, on the ground he's faster than anyone else in Smash Bros. Use this to your advantage, avoiding blows while landing lightning-fast attacks.''

|rowspan=2|''A certain hedgehog from a certain series you just might have heard of. Unlike most hedgehogs, he's incredibly fast. Like most hedgehogs, however, he can't swim. He's by far the fastest runner of all the fighters, so take advantage of that by making sure no one gets the chance to hit him. (Just try not to end up in the water.)''

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|bgcolor="lightblue" align=center|''Sonic The Hedgehog'' (06/1991)<br>'''Wii U''' ''Sonic Lost World'' (10/2013)

|''Sonic's up special Spring Jump lets him reach great heights by jumping on a spring, becoming invincible for a moment. He can't use any other specials during the jump, but he can attack or dodge. This move's great for returning from a long launch. Other fighters can use the spring, though!''

|''Sonic's Spring Jump up special lets you bounce to great heights and briefly makes you invincible at the start. You can't use other specials while in the air, but you can use normal attacks, dodge and so on. It's great for getting both back to the stage and out of tough spots, but just remember that everyone else can use the spring too!''

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![[Super Sonic]]

|align=center|''N/A''

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|colspan=2|''The Chaos Emeralds are said to hold enough power to control the whole world. It's that power that turns Sonic into Super Sonic. He turns a glorious golden color and can fly at nearly the speed of light. In his Final Smash, this high-speed flight damages anyone who gets in its way and can even launch them!''

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<small>Red indicates exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version.<br>

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====Palutena's Guidance====

*''"You're too slow!"'' - ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''

*''"C'mon, step it up!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

*''"Go!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

*''"NOOO!!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

*''"Now I'll show you!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

*''"Sonic's the name, speed's my game!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

*''"Too easy! Piece of cake!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

*''"Hey, we should do this again sometime!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

*''"Super Sonic style!"'' - ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''

*''"Sonic speed!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''

*''"C'mon!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''

*''"That was almost too easy!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''

*''"Let's do that again sometime!"'' - ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''

MaSatOG - Sonic.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''

Mario-and-sonic-2012-3.png|Artwork from ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''

SSB4 - Sonic Artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''

MarioSonic.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''

MASATLOG Marioandsonic2.png|Screenshot from ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''<br>(Wii version)

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*After Sonic's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Mario was suggested to appear in ''[[SonicRetro:Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing|Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'' early in development as an exclusive character for the [[Wii]] version. However, [[Sega]] didn't approve as they believed that it could conflict with the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]] titles.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100225015332/http://seganerds.thekartel.com/blog/2010/02/22/exclusive_qa_with_sonic_and_sega_all-star_racings_producers Exclusive Q&A with Sonic and Sega All-Star Racing's producers]. '''Sega Nerds''' (Wayback Archive). Retrieved March 1, 2015.</ref>

*Near the end of ''[[Mario Takes America]]''{{'}}s development, the developers made multiple "backup" edits should they lose the ''Mario'' license. One of them featured Sonic replacing [[Mario]].<ref name="Assembler">[http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?12062-Mario-Takes-America-Phillips-Cd-i&p=757141&viewfull=1#post757141 ASSEMbler Games forum thread featuring posts from one of the developers of Mario Takes America] (accessed July 27, 2014)</ref>

*In acknowledgement of Mario's 20th anniversary, [[Sega]] released an illustration on [[sonicretro:Sonic Channel|Sonic Channel]] of Sonic wearing Mario's cap alongside text reading "20th HAPPY MARIO!"

*{{wikia|sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog on Sonic News Network}}

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