Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs. Evil

Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs. Evil (also known as Sonic Synergy: The Animation ソニックシナジー:アニメーション in Japan and Sonic Boom in Latin America and Australia) is an American-Canadian 2D animated series produced by Sega Of America, Nelvana and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It is a direct sequel to Sonic The Hedgehog: Animated. It premiered in September 26, 2014 on Nickelodeon in the United States and YTV in Canada respectively, it was released alongside IDW's comic adaptation, the Xbox One, Xbox NGP and Xbox 360 exclusive, Sonic: Rise of Lyric (Known as Sonic Synergy in Japan) and a toyline by both Hasbro in the US and Takara Tomy in Japan. In Japan (Known as Sonic Synergy: The Animation), the show debuted on June 20, 2015 as a launch title for the Localized Version of Paramount+ Streaming Service, and on April 9, 2016, on TV Asahi, NHK. Tokyo MX, BS Asahi. BS11 and Nickelodeon.
==Premise==
The series focuses on the adventures of Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Streaker and Sticks as they protect their home village on Seaside Island from attacks by Doctor Eggman and his robot creations, as well as other villains and hostile beings. Each episode mainly features a stand-alone plot that mainly features comedic elements, with characters facing various issues and problems that impact their efforts to defend their homes.
==Episodes==
Main article: List of Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs Evil episodes
Season	Season 	Episodes 	Originally aired 	Originally aired
Season	Season 	Episodes 	First aired 	Last aired
 	1 	22 	September 28, 2014 	May 15, 2015
 	2 	22 	September 25, 2015 	May 20, 2016
 	3 	22 	September 23, 2016 	May 19, 2017
 	4 	21 	September 29, 2017 	May 18, 2018
 	5 	23 	September 28, 2018 	May 10, 2019
 	6 	22 	September 27, 2019 	May 15, 2020
 	7 	22 	September 25, 2020 	May 21, 2021
 	8 	22 	September 24, 2021 	May 13, 2022
 	Crossover Special	Crossover Special	24 November 2017 (US)25 December 2017 (UK)	24 November 2017 (US)25 December 2017 (UK)
== Reception==
==Merchandise==
==Video Game Series==
=== Sonic: Rise of Lyric/Synergy ===
Sonic: Rise of Lyric, known in Japan as Sonic Synergy: Rise of Lyric, is an action-adventure game developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by Sega for the Xbox One Console. Along with Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for the Nintendo 3DS, the game is a spin-off of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series and is a part of the Sonic Boom franchise, which also consists of an animated television series (whose games serve as a prequel), a comic series by IDW, and a toyline by Hasbro and Takara Tomy.
=== Sonic: Shattered Crystal ===
Sonic: Shattered Crystal, known in Japan as Sonic Synergy: Shattered Crystal, is an action-adventure video game developed by Arzest and published by Sega for the Xbox NGP. Along with its Xbox One sibling Sonic: Rise of Lyric, Shattered Crystal is a spin-off of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and is a part of the Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs. Evil sub-franchise, which consists also of an animated television series, whose games serve as its prequels. Both games were released in North America, Europe, and Australia in November 2014. A sequel, Fire & Ice, was released for the NGP on September 27, 2016.
=== Sonic: Fire and Ice ===
Sonic: Fire and Ice, known in Japan as Sonic Synergy: Fire and Ice, is an action-adventure video game developed by Arzest and published by Sega for the Xbox NGP. It is part of the Sonic Boom spin-off franchise of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, along with the games Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal and a television series. Originally planned for a release in late 2015, Fire & Ice was released in North America and Europe in September 2016, and in Australia the following month. While the game received mixed reviews, it was seen as an improvement over Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal.
=== Sonic The Hedgehog: Gates of Infinity ===
Sonic The Hedgehog: Gates of Infinity is an action role-playing game developed by Sonic Team and Omega Force and published by Sega as a launch title for the Xbox Series X/S on November 10, 2020. It is part of the Sonic The Hedgehog: Dudes Vs. Evil spin-off franchise of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, along with the games Rise of Lyric, Shattered Crystal, Fire & Ice and a television series. The game is a crossover between Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors franchise and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. An expansion, Sonic The Hedgehog: Gates of Infinity: Sunbreak was released on June 25, 2021. 
==Syndication==
Country name 	Country name 	Network 	Duration
United States 	United States 	Nickelodeon
Paramount+ (streaming) 	2014-2022
Canada 	Canada 	YTV (original broadcast)Teletoon (reruns)Paramount+ and STACKTV (streaming) 	2014-2022 (YTV)2015-present (Teletoon)
United Kingdom 	United Kingdom	CITV (original broadcast)Nicktoons UK (reruns)ITV Hub, Paramount+ and Sky Now (Streaming) 	2015-2022 (CITV)2016-present (Nicktoons)
France 	France 	France 3 (Ludo/Okoo) (original broadcast)Nickelodeon and Okoo (TV Channel) (reruns)France.tv and Paramount+ (streaming) 	2015-2022 (France 3)2016-present (Nickelodeon)2019-present (Okoo)
Australia and New Zealand	Australia 	10 Peach (as Eleven) and 10 Shake (original broadcast)Nick Australia (reruns)10 Play and Paramount+ (streaming) 	2015-2020 (10 Peach)2015-Present (Nick Australia and New Zealand)2020-present (10 Shake)
Australia and New Zealand	New Zealand 	TVNZ2 (original broadcast)Nickelodeon (reruns)TVNZ OnDemand and Paramount+ (streaming) 	2015-Present (TVNZ 2)2015-Present (Nick Australia and New Zealand)
Italy 	Italy 	Nickelodeon and Rai 2RAI Play and Paramount+ (streaming) 	2015-2022 (Rai 2)2015-Present (Nickelodeon Italy)
Latin America 	Latin America 	NickelodeonParamount+ (streaming) 	2015-2022
Japan 	Japan 	TV Asahi, NHK. Tokyo MX, BS Asahi. BS11 (Original Broadcast)Nickelodeon (Reruns)tv-asahi.co.jp and Paramount+ (streaming)	2016-Present (TV Asahi, NHK, Tokyo MX, BS11)
2016-Present (Nickelodeon)
Asia 	Asia 	NickelodeonParamount+ (streaming) 	2015-2022
Africa 	Africa 	NickelodeonParamount+ (streaming) 	2015-2022
Middle East 	Middle East 	NickelodeonJeem TVNicktoonsParamount+ and Al-Jazeera Online (streaming) 	Nickelodeon (2015-2022)Jeem TV (2015-2018)Nicktoons (2017-present)