Editing Sonic

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Sonic SSBU.png|250px]]<br>Sonic, as seen in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|full_name=Sonic the Hedgehog
|species=Hedgehog
|first_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Rad Mobile|Rad Mobile]]'' (1991, cameo)<br>''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic|Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic Vol. 1]]'' (1991, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Wii]]) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
|latest_appearance=''[[sonicretro:Sonic Dream Team|Sonic Dream Team]]'' (2023, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]], ''Super Mario''-related media)
|latest_portrayal=[[sonicretro:Roger Craig Smith|Roger Craig Smith]] (2010–present)<br>[[sonicretro:Jun'ichi Kanemaru|Jun-ichi Kanemaru]] (Japanese, 1998–present)}}
{{quote|Sonic's the name, speed's my game!|Sonic|[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]}}
'''Sonic the Hedgehog''', commonly known as simply '''Sonic''', is the eponymous main protagonist of the ''{{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' franchise who 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]]. He has been [[Sega|Sega Corporation]]'s official mascot since 1991, when he replaced their previous mascot, [[sonicretro:Alex Kidd|Alex Kidd]]. Although Sonic's most iconic games have been 2D and 3D platformers, he has also appeared in a large variety of sports, racing, and party games as well.

Since the beginning of his series, Sonic has been portrayed as a champion of peace, risking his life to stop the evil schemes of a variety of violent foes, particularly [[Dr. Eggman]]. His trademark power is an ability to run at supersonic speed, hence his name. He is generally portrayed as a heroic and headstrong character, with a bit of a tendency towards cockiness and recklessness. Sonic is often aided in his adventures by a vast number of other animal characters, most commonly his close friends [[Amy]], [[Tails]], and [[Knuckles]].

For the first two games of the ''Mario & Sonic'' series 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'' franchise. For the next four ''Mario & Sonic'' games as well as ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[sonicretro:Roger Craig Smith|Roger Craig Smith]] succeeded Griffith as Sonic's English voice since the release of ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Free Riders|Sonic Free Riders]]'' and ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Colors|Sonic Colors]]'' since 2010. Unlike Mario, Sonic usually has full voice acting.
==Concept and creation==
In April of 1990, Sega requested a game that would be capable of selling at least one million copies, compete against [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, and replace their current mascot character, Alex Kidd. Several character designs were submitted, and Sega eventually settled on a spiky teal hedgehog submitted by [[sonicretro:Naoto Ohshima|Naoto Ohshima]] named "Mr. Harinezumi", later renamed Sonic. Some of the original ideas for Sonic depicted him as being in {{fandom|sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog Band|a band}}, as well as having a human girlfriend named {{fandom|sonic|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, [[sonicretro:Sonic Team|Sonic Team]] developed the character's first game, ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic The Hedgehog]]'', a platformer for the {{wp|Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive}}.{{ref needed}}

==Rivalry==
Nintendo and Sega were business rivals throughout the 1990s, though mostly during the competition of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and the Sega Genesis. 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 ''Super 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 ''Super Mario'' franchise titles beginning with "Super") and the [[sonicretro:Marxio Brothers|Marxio Bro's]] of ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Comic|Sonic The Comic]]'', a British comic book about Sonic and his friends. Sega's North American marketing also mocked ''Super Mario'' in television ads that negatively compared the speed of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' to the faster ''Sonic'' games on the Genesis.<ref>{{cite|author=Power, Ed.|date=February 14, 2020|url=www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/games/sega-sonic-hedgehog-nintendo-sony-video-game-a9334771.html|title=How Sega conquered the video games industry – and then threw it all away|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref>

Their rivalry lasted until 2001 when Sega left the console manufacturing market with the discontinuation of their last console, the {{wp|Dreamcast}} (in America and Europe) and became a third-party game developer. The first ''Sonic'' games released on Nintendo consoles were ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Advance|Sonic Advance]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and an enhanced port of ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Adventure 2|Sonic Adventure 2]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], titled ''Sonic Adventure 2: Battle'', as both were released simultaneously in Japan. In 2007, Mario and Sonic appeared in a game together for the first time in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', which IGN called in an interview with Nintendo and Sega a "historic peace treaty."<ref>{{cite|author=Burman, R.|date=March 30, 2007|url=www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/29/mario-sonic-at-the-olympic-games-interview|title=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Interview|publisher=IGN|accessdate=February 13, 2021}}</ref> The ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series proceeded to become a successful series of sporting games.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Crankys Video Game Heroes DKC2.png|thumb|Sonic's trademark shoes are shown in the bottom right corner next to the trash can, as well as {{wp|Earthworm Jim}}'s plasma gun]]
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]] remake, which was released after Sega became a third-party developer.

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''====
{{quote|Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games. In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?|Shigeru Miyamoto}}
[[File:M&S Sonic Run.png|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, having the best speed in the game alongside Shadow, but his power and skill are merely average and his stamina is poor. Sonic wears a yellow life jacket during the swimming events, since he cannot swim; however, he moves quite fast in water as well as out of it.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====
Sonic, once again, crosses over with Mario in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. As in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'', he is a Speed type character and is the fastest one in the game. 
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 the [[snow spirits]] to prevent any snowfall. Sonic and [[Mario]] team up in order to put a stop to Bowser and Dr. Eggman's plans and to save the snow spirits.

====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====
Sonic appears as a Speed type playable character in the Wii [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', and appears in the game's opening at the beginning with the other athletes, as well as later competing in [[110m Hurdles (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Wii)|110m Hurdles]], [[Dream Hurdles]] and [[Dream Uneven Bars]], as well as with Mario on top of [[Big Ben]]. Sonic appears as a character that can be spoken to in London Party mode in order to play minigames and earn stickers, and [[Mii]] outfits based on him and his Super Sonic form can be unlocked.

In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], Sonic is included in the Heroes group, meaning that he is only playable in certain events. In the Story Mode, Sonic arrives in [[London]] with Tails, where they find and clear up the red [[Phantasmal Fog]] at the [[Tower of London]], concluding that Bowser is involved. The next day, Sonic and Tails head to [[Tower Bridge]], where they find more Phantasmal Fog, and clear it up with the help of [[Yoshi]], [[Shadow (character)|Shadow]], [[Silver]] and [[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)|Jet]], fiding out from [[Bowser Jr.]] that Dr. Eggman is also partially responsible for the fog in the process. Sonic and Tails then move on to the [[British Museum]], where they team up with Mario, [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]] to clear the fog from the area and find out more about the fog. After gaining some more information, the group splits up, and Sonic heads to [[Horse Guards Parade]], where he finds Knuckles and [[Vector]] who help him fend off Bowser and clear the area of fog. Sonic then returns to the [[Main Stadium]] to meet up with the others, and helps save [[Cream (character)|Cream]] and [[Cheese (character)|Cheese]] from some [[imposter]]s when the fog returns. Sonic then heads to [[Stonehenge]] with Mario, Luigi, Toad, Tails and [[Omega]], where he defeats [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] in an Event, and after Omega recovers some memory, the group head to Big Ben to confront Bowser and Dr. Eggman. Toad and Omega head back to the Main Stadium, and the remaining four confront Bowser and Dr. Eggman, with Mario and Sonic challenging the pair. When they are defeated, Sonic helps Mario seal away the Phantasmal Fog, and then accompanies Bowser and Dr. Eggman to the Main Stadium so that they can sign up for the games, and later appears at the opening ceremony. A [[list of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of Sonic can also be obtained from the badge machine.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''====
Sonic also appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''. He is once again a Speed type character.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====
Sonic returns as a playable Speed type 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.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''====
Sonic reappears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' as a playable Speed-type character. Like many other characters in the game, Sonic wears appropriate clothing depending on the event. In addition to being playable in the Tokyo 2020 events, he is one of the eight characters that are playable in the Tokyo 1964 events, using his appearance from ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic The Hedgehog]]''. In the game's Story Mode, Sonic gets sucked into the [[Tokyo '64]] game system along with Mario, Toad, Bowser, and Dr. Eggman, and decides to compete in the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.

In [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition|the arcade version]], Sonic is also a Speed-type playable character. Here, he has the best speed statistic in the game, with average technique and low power.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
{{SSB fighter infobox
|title=Sonic
|color=red
|emblem=Sonic_Emblem.png
|image=Sonic_SSBU.png
|games=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (unlockable)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (unlockable)
|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=Sonic bounces onto the stage from a Spin Dash.}}
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
[[File:BrawlSonic.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Official artwork of Sonic in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']] 
[[File:Sonic SSBB.png|frame|left]]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Sonic (SSBB)}}
Sonic was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Melee pre-release and unused content#Characters|originally]] requested to be a playable character in the [[Super Smash Bros. Melee| previous installment]] according to his creator Yuji Naka, but the idea got scrapped due to time constraints.<ref>[[smashwiki:File:YujiNakaInterview.jpg|Yuki Naka on the road]]. ''Edge''. Retrieved June 12, 2023.</ref> However, he would make his ''Super Smash Bros.'' debut as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and, alongside [[Solid Snake|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 in the game; he was included during development in 2007, making him the final character created from the ground up to be added into the game.<ref>{{cite|author=PushDustIn|date=July 24, 2016|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20180306210721/http://sourcegaming.info/2016/07/24/sonic-the-hedgehog-joins-the-battle|title=Sonic the Hedgehog Joins the Battle!!|publisher=Source Gaming|accessdate=July 25, 2016}}</ref>

Sonic is the fastest character in the game, with fast attacks and movements. Several of Sonic's moves are based on those he uses in his games. His standard special is the [[#Homing Attack|Homing Attack]], which involves him flying right into opponents, his down special and side special are [[#Spin Dash|Spin Dash]] and [[#Spin Charge|Spin Charge]], respectively, which both involve him curling into a ball and ramming into opponents, and his up special is [[#Spring Jump|Spring Jump]], which involves him leaping up off of a spring from the ''Sonic'' series. His [[Final Smash]] move is using the [[Chaos Emerald]]s to transform into [[#Super Sonic|Super Sonic]], allowing him to fly around the stage to attack. Sonic's victory theme is directly taken from the 2006 ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' game, that tune being an arrangement of the "Act clear" theme from ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 3|Sonic The Hedgehog 3]]'' and most ''Sonic'' games after that. This makes him the first character in the series whose victory theme is ported directly from a non-''Super Smash Bros.'' game.

[[File:SubspaceIntro-Sonic.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Sonic in the Subspace Emissary]]
For [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], Sonic does not appear until the very end, after [[The Great Maze]]. As 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 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]], is one of the only characters that are never seen as trophies in The Subspace Emissary.
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====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
[[File:SSB4 - Sonic Artwork.png|thumb|left|150px|Artwork for Sonic from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'']]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Sonic (SSB4)}}
Sonic reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' as a playable character, making him the first third-party veteran fighter. This time, however, he is available from the start. He is also now voiced by Roger Craig Smith in English instead of Jason Griffith; additionally, he is now voiced by a different voice actor in different regions (e.g. he has a French voice in France). However, his voice clips are recycled voice clips from other games, with his voice clips of rising from water (only in the Wii U version), sleeping, and one of his attack grunts being archival recordings of Jason Griffith from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. 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 changes are that his down smash from the previous game (a back-and-forth Spin Dash) has been replaced with a split-kick, while his dash attack (a Spin Dash) has him perform a lunging kick afterwards. Sonic's overall damage output is lowered, but many of his attacks deal more knockback. Sonic's air speed and fast-falling speeds are both faster, while his walking speed is slightly slower. 

One of his alternate colors in this game seems to be based off [[Silver]]. Along with Sonic himself, a stage based on [[Windy Hill Zone]] from ''[[sonicretro: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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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Sonic (SSBU)}}
Sonic returns as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Like ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Sonic is an unlockable character instead of being available from the start. Sonic's basic moveset appears mostly unchanged aside from his dash attack, which is now solely a lunge kick. His Final Smash, Super Sonic, returns, but he travels much faster than before, and he moves automatically back and forth while his height can be adjusted, in a vein similar to [[Pac-Man]]'s Final Smash. As with several other returning characters, Sonic's victory theme has been slightly shortened compared to the previous installments. Both Green Hill Zone from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and Windy Hill Zone from ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' return as well.

Like all other characters in the game, Sonic receives benefits from universal changes: his already quick mobility is much faster; his aerial attacks have less landing lag; his short hop timing is reduced; he can directionally air dodge to aid his recovery; and he can use any grounded attack out of a run and any of his aerial attacks while climbing ladders. In a similar vein to fellow veteran [[Charizard]] and newcomers [[Inkling]] and [[Incineroar]], Sonic takes minor damage from swimming in water; this is due to him being unable to swim in his home games.

In the World of Light trailer, Sonic tries to run away from [[Galeem]]'s large laser attack, but slows down in an attempt to save [[Pikachu]]; this fails, with both of them being captured by Galeem and used to create puppet fighters. Sonic is found in the "Sacred Land" sub-area of the Dark Realm, and is one of the fighters required to be defeated to progress.
=====Classic Mode route=====
In his Classic Mode route, Sonic battles against fighters based on various characters he encounters throughout the ''Sonic'' franchise.
{|class="wikitable"style="margin: auto;"
!colspan="5"|At the Speed of Sound
|-
!width=20px|Round
!width=150px|Opponent(s)
!width=100px|Stage
!width=250px|Song
|-
!1
|[[Fox]]
|[[Green Hill Zone]]
|Green Hill Zone
|-
!2
|[[Captain Falcon]]
|[[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Figure-8 Circuit]]
|Super Sonic Racing
|-
!3
|Giant Metal Sonic
|[[Fourside]] (Ω)
|Open Your Heart
|-
!4
|[[Kirby]] ×3
|[[Halberd]]
|Sonic Heroes
|-
!5
|[[Sheik]]
|[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]
|Seven Rings in Hand
|-
!6
|Giant [[Incineroar]]
|[[Windy Hill Zone]]
|Wonder World
|-
!Final
|[[Master Hand]], [[Crazy Hand]] ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|[[Final Destination]]
|Master Hand<br>Master Hand / Crazy Hand ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
|}

====Special moves====
=====Homing Attack=====
[[File:SSB4 WiiU - Homing Attack Sonic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The Homing Attack in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Homing Attack}}
The '''[[sonicretro:Homing Attack|Homing Attack]]''' is one of Sonic's moves appearing in most games in his series since ''[[sonicretro:Sonic Adventure|Sonic Adventure]]'', and his standard special move in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. When used, Sonic curls up into a ball and hovers in the air before charging down and forward, hitting any nearby opponents. The player can also have Sonic immediately charge forward by pressing the special attack button again, though the move is weaker as a result. The Homing Attack causes Sonic to bounce off of the opponents if it hits, in addition to walls and the ground if it misses.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', crosshairs briefly appear on Sonic's target when the Homing Attack is used. The move is also used by [[Knuckles]] when he is summoned from an [[Assist Trophy]].

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 [[smashwiki:meteor smash|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.
;Names in other languages
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホーミングアタック
|JapR=Hōmingu Atakku
|JapM=Homing Attack
|Spa=Ataque teledirigido
|SpaM=-
|Fre=Attaque téléguidée
|FreM=-
|Ger=Verfolgungsangriff
|GerM=Pursuit attack
|Ita=Attaco a ricerca
|ItaM=Attack to research
}}
<gallery>
Homing Attack.jpg|The Homing Attack in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
</gallery>

=====Spin Dash=====
[[File:Sonic Spin Dash Wii U.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Spin Dash in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Spin Dash}}
The '''[[sonicretro:Spin Dash|Spin Dash]]''' is Sonic's side special move, based on the move that he has had in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series since ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic The Hedgehog 2]]''. Rather than rapidly pressing the button like in the ''Sonic'' games, the Spin Dash in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series instead charges by holding down the special attack button. Sonic curls up into a ball as the move charges, and when the button is released Sonic charges forward, damaging any enemies in his path while doing a small hop at the beginning. The player can change the direction of the dash by tilting the control stick in the other direction. Players can also jump while dashing by pressing any button.

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.
{{br}}
;Names in other languages
{{foreign names
|Jap=スピンダッシュ
|JapR=Supin Dasshu
|JapM=Spin Dash
|Spa=Torbellino
|SpaM=Whirlwind
|Fre=Course tourbillon
|FreM=Whirlwind race
|Ger=Wirbelsprint
|GerM=Vortex sprint
|Ita=Scatto avvitato
|ItaM=-
}}
<gallery>
Spin Dash Brawl screenshot.png|The Spin Dash in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
</gallery>

=====Spring Jump=====
[[File:Sonic Spring Jump Wii U.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Spring Jump in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Spring Jump}}
'''Spring Jump''' is Sonic's up special move. When used, Sonic summons a [[sonicretro:spring|spring]] from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series underneath him and uses it to bounce upwards. He can use this both on the ground and in mid-air. If he uses it on the ground, it stays in place for a while, 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.

In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', Spring Jump has two custom variants: '''Double Spring''' and '''Springing Headbutt'''. Double Spring allows Sonic to summon another spring in mid-air after using the first, but reduces the jump height to compensate. Springing Headbutt causes Sonic to attack on the initial jump, but the spring disappears when it touches the ground and the jump is also slightly lower.
;Names in other languages
{{foreign names
|Jap=スプリングジャンプ
|JapR=Supuringu Janpu
|JapM=Spring Jump
|SpaA=Salto del resorte
|SpaAM=-
|SpaE=Salto del muelle
|SpaEM=-
|Fre=Saut propulsé
|FreM=Propelled jump
|Ger=Sprungfeder
|GerM=Spring
|Ita=Salto a molla
|ItaM=-
}}
<gallery>
Spring Jump Brawl.png|Spring Jump in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
</gallery>

=====Spin Charge=====
[[File:Sonic Spin Charge Wii U.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The Spin Charge in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Spin Charge}}
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. It also lacks a hop at the start, unlike Spin Dash. 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 does not 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.
{{br}}
;Names in other languages
{{foreign names
|Jap=スピンチャージ
|JapR=Supin Chāji
|JapM=Spin Charge
|Spa=Carga torbellino
|SpaM=Whirlwind charge
|Fre=Amorce tourbillon
|FreM=Whirlwind primer
|Ger=Wirbelladung
|GerM=Vortex charge
|Ita=Carica avvitante
|ItaM=-
}}
<gallery>
BrawlSpinCharge.jpg|The Spin Charge in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
</gallery>

====Final Smash====
=====Super Sonic=====
[[File:Sonic Super Sonic Wii U.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Super Sonic in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Super Sonic}}
{{quote|Super Sonic style!|Sonic|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U}}
'''[[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 him 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; however, his height can still be adjusted.
;Names in other languages
{{foreign names
|Jap=スーパーソニック
|JapR=Sūpā Sonikku
|JapM=Super Sonic
|Spa=Super Sonic
|SpaM=-
|Fre=Super Sonic
|FreM=-
|Ger=Super Sonic
|GerM=-
|Ita=Super Sonic
|ItaM=-
}}
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Super Sonic.jpg|Super Sonic in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
SuperSonic3DS.jpg|Super Sonic in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''
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===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
[[File:MK8D Mii Racing Suit Sonic.png|75px|thumb|Sonic suit in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
The artwork of Sonic from ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' is seen on the Mii Racing Suits screen of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (from version 4.0 onwards) and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Upon scanning the Sonic [[amiibo]] onto the NFC touchpoint, 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''===
[[File:Sonic Yoshi.jpg|75px|thumb|left|Sonic Yoshi in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
By tapping Sonic's amiibo into ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', the player will unlock a Yoshi appearance based off of Sonic, sporting blue skin with flesh-colored arms and chest, Sonic's shoes and gloves, and green eyes. Tapping in the amiibo will cause Yoshi to transform into this appearance instantly, although it can be switched to at the amiibo Hut as long as it has already been used.
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===''Super Mario Maker''===
[[File:SonicSMM.png|frame]]
Sonic appears as one of the [[Mystery Mushroom]] [[Costume Mario#87|costumes]] available in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. The costume can be unlocked by clearing 100 Mario Challenge on Expert difficulty 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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===''Super Mario-kun''===
Sonic made a special appearance an a bonus ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' story released in the 500th issue of Corocoro Magazine.<ref>{{cite|author=Burman, R.|date=November 18, 2019|url=k00004649.hatenablog.com/entry/2019/11/18/114236|title=Mario & Sonic Super Mario-Kun Crossover|publisher=Hatena Blog|accessdate=May 20, 2024}}</ref> In an adaptation of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', Mario and Sonic act as rivals in various events. Mario is so confident he will win, he tells Sonic that if he loses, the manga will be renamed to "''Super Soni-kun''". Throughout the chapter, Mario gets increasingly frustrated until Sonic reveals the only reason he made a guest appearance in the manga was to get to know Mario and become friends. After making up, the two proceed to the final event, the 100m Dash, before Yoshi gives Mario a [[Golden Dash Mushroom]]. After Sonic accuses Mario of cheating, the two get into another fight.
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release Date
!width=20%|System/Format
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2007|2007]]
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2008|2008]]
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
|Unlockable playable character
|2008
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2011|2011]]
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2012|2012]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (as of version 4.0)
|Mii Costume
|[[List of games by date#2015|2015]]
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
|Cameo as amiibo [[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|Yoshi design]]
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Playable character ([[Costume Mario]])
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2016|2016]]
|Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Arcade
|-
|''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
|Cameo as amiibo Yoshi design
|[[List of games by date#2017|2017]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|Mii Costume
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#2019|2019]]
|Nintendo Switch
|}

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''===
====Profile====
''The fastest hedgehog in the world, this little blue speed demon often gets going so fast, he appears to be just a whirling blur. He'll usually be found in front of any of the speed-based events in these Olympic Games, and will be very difficult to catch in any of the short-distance sprints.''

====Stats====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Icon 
!Type 
!Statistics
!Emblem 
|- 
|[[File:SonicOlympcGames icon.png|90px]]
|Speed
|{{M&SATOG stats
|speed=100
|power=50
|skill=50
|stamina=40
}}
|[[File:MyS emblem Sonic.png|90px]]
|}

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
====Profile====
''Sonic the Hedgehog is a blue hedgehog that moves at Sonic speed who joins Mario as they go head-to-head at the Olympic Winter Games! Armed with his signature attitude and Spin Dash ability on the Wii and DS, and Jump Dash ability on the DS, Sonic brings a new level of competition to the Olympic Winter Games as his team goes for gold in Vancouver!''

====Wii statistics====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Icon 
!Type 
!Statistics 
!Special Skill
!Emblem
|- 
|[[File:Sonic (MaSOG mugshot).png|90px]] 
|Speed 
|{{M&SATOWG Wii stats
|speed=100
|acceleration=90
|power=50
|skill=40
}}
|Spin Dash
|[[File:Sonic Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|}

====DS statistics====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Icon 
!Type
!Statistics 
!Special Skill 
!Emblem
|-
|[[File:Sonicdsicon.png|90px]]
|Speed
|{{M&SATOWG DS stats
|speed=100
|jumping=80
|power=60
|technique=40
|stamina=50
}}
|Spin Dash 
|[[File:Sonic Emblem Winter Games.jpg]]
|}

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''===
====Website bio====
''The world's fastest hedgehog. He can be impulsive and impatient, but he is driven by kindness and a strong sense of justice.''

===amiibo===
*''Sonic the Hedgehog is the fastest hero in the world, famous for his supersonic speed, iconic blue spikes and red shoes. With a super cool attitude and easy-going demeanor, Sonic has a love for freedom and adventure. Spinning head-on into trouble to defeat the evil forces of Dr. Eggman, for Sonic saving the world is the name of the game.''

==Quotes==
*"''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''
*"''Piece of cake!''" - ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''
*"''It's all about speed!''" - ''Mario & Sonic'' series
*"''Too easy!''" - ''Mario & Sonic'' series
===Audio samples===
{{media table
|file1=Vc sonic 001.oga
|title1=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
|description1=Sonic performing his Final Smash. (Jun'ichi Kanemaru, 2008)
|file2=SSBB Sonic You're too slow.oga
|title2=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
|description2="''You're too slow!''" - One of Sonic's taunts. (Jason Griffith, 2008)
|file3=Sonic's the name, speed's my game.oga
|title3=''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
|description3="''Sonic's the name, speed's my game!''" - Winning a versus match. (Jason Griffith, 2008)
|file4=Vc sonic win03.oga
|title4=''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''
|description4="''Let's do that again sometime!''" - Winning a versus match. (Roger Craig Smith, 2014)
}}

==Portrayals==
For the ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' and ''Super Smash Bros.'' installments (as well as the related ''Sonic'' franchise itself), Sonic has been portrayed by the following:
*[[sonicretro:Jason Griffith|Jason Griffith]] (2003-2010)
*[[sonicretro:Roger Craig Smith|Roger Craig Smith]] (2010-present)
*[[sonicretro:Jun'ichi Kanemaru|Jun'ichi Kanemaru]] (Japanese; 1998-present)
*Alexandre Gillet (French; 2011-present)
*Renato Novara (Italian; 2011-present)
*Marc Stachel (German; 2011-present)
*Jonatán López (Spanish; 2011-2016, 2018)
*Ángel De Gracia (Spanish; 2016-present)

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
MaSatOG - Sonic.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]
SonicartMSWG.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]
M&SATLOG Sonic Football and Medals artwork.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]
Sonic Artwork - Mario & Sonic Sochi 2014.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]
Sonic Rio2016.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ
|JapR=Sonikku za Hejjihoggu
|JapM=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Spa=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Fre=Sonic le hérisson
|FreM=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Dut=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Ger=Sonic der Igel
|GerM=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Ita=Sonic il riccio
|ItaM=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Rus=Ёж Соник
|RusR=Yozh Sonik
|RusM=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Kor=소닉 더 헤지혹
|KorR=Sonik deo Hejihog
|KorM= Sonic the Hedgehog
|Chi=刺猬索尼克
|ChiR=Cìwei Suǒníkè
|ChiM=Sonic the Hedgehog
|Por=Sonic o Ouriço
|PorM=Sonic the Hedgehog
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Mario 20th Sonic.png|thumb|200px|The artwork]]
*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]] did not approve as they believed that it could conflict with the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]].<ref>{{cite|author=kgHapa|date=February 22, 2010|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100225015332/http://seganerds.thekartel.com/blog/2010/02/22/exclusive_qa_with_sonic_and_sega_all-star_racings_producers|title=Exclusive Q&A with Sonic and Sega All-Star Racing's producers|publisher=Sega Nerds|language=en|accessdate=March 1, 2015}}</ref>
*Near the end of ''[[Mario Takes America]]''{{'}}s development, the developers made multiple "backup" edits should they lose the ''Super Mario'' license. One of them featured Sonic replacing [[Mario]].<ref name="Assembler">{{cite|author=partspitmike|date=July 3, 2014|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150415134950/http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?12062-Mario-Takes-America-Phillips-Cd-i|title=Mario Takes America: Phillips Cd-i|publisher=ASSEMbler Games|accessdate=May 20, 2014}}</ref>
*In acknowledgement of Mario's 20th anniversary, [[Sega]] released an illustration on the [[sonicretro:Sonic Channel|Sonic Channel]] of Sonic wearing Mario's cap alongside text reading "20th HAPPY MARIO!"

==External links==
{{NIWA|SmashWiki=1}}
*[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog on Sonic Retro]]
*{{fandom|sonic|Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic the Hedgehog on Sonic Wiki Zone}}

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