Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic is a video game character. He is a young blue hedgehog. He can run fast. He has been in many games, but also in television series, books or 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 powerful, and has been in Sonic games since Sonic & Knuckles). With them, he fights against Doctor Eggman, a bad guy who tries to take over the world.
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[edit] Sonic's appearance
[edit] 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 Advance
- Sonic Advance 2
- Sonic Advance 3
- Sonic Rivals -- coming in 2006
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) -- coming in 2006
- Sonic and the Secret Rings -- coming in 2007
[edit] 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. Today, Sonic has a new cartoon from Japan. It is called Sonic X.
Here is a list of cartoons Sonic can be found in:
- The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog SATAM
- Sonic the Hedgehog (movie)
- Sonic X
[edit] In comic books
Archie 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.
[edit] Other Sonic characters
[edit] Friends
- Miles "Tails" Prower: Tails is a young 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 was first shown in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
- Knuckles the Echidna: Knuckles is a 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 & Knuckles.
- Amy Rose: Amy is a young pink hedgehog. She is shown as being Sonic's girlfriend, and she wants to marry him. She has a large Piko-Piko hammer for fighting with bad guys. She was first shown in the Sonic CD game, but she looks different today.
- Cream the Rabbit: Cream is a young 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. [1]
[edit] Enemies
- Doctor Eggman: Doctor Eggman is a smart scientist. He likes to make an armies of robots to take over the world, but Sonic always keeps making him fail. He was first shown in Sonic the Hedgehog. He is also called Doctor Robotnik in some verisons.
[edit] Others
- Super Sonic: 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 controls their power with the gold rings. He was first shown in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
- Dark Super Sonic: This is a new character that was first shown in the Sonic X cartoon. Sonic becomes Dark Super Sonic only if the bad guys hurt his friends.
[edit] External links
- Sonic website
- Sonic fansite Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega site
