Sonic the Hedgehog: Speed Chronicles

Sonic the Hedgehog: Speed Chronicles also known as Sonic the Hedgehog: Attack on Eggman in Japan, is a South Korean animated television series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video games set to appear in Korean channels. This show focuses on Sonic the Hedgehog, whose father was a murdered five star general, seeks to make a good future for his world, which brings him into a violent conflict with Doctor Eggman, the tyrannical ruler of his world who seeks further domination using the power of the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald. With the help of his friends Tails, Amy, and Knuckles, Sonic takes on the evil Eggman Empire in order to liberate his world and put an end of Eggman's schemes.
==Plot==
The series is set on a good future, and in a city named Yeongjeog-in City that is based on Seoul, where Sonic & his friends live in. Yeongjeog-in City was a very peaceful city where the citizens get to have freedom to do anything, until the city, along with the whole world, is dominated by the fearsome Eggman Empire, led by the brutal and ruthless dictator Dr. Eggman. Eggman has even planned to use the power of the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald, the main source of the Chaos Emeralds' power and a time portal, to take over the whole universe. With the city being held captive, Sonic & his friends are forced to move out from the city to Chubang Wasteland, an empty and destroyed wasteland where no one has ever lived in. In the wasteland, Sonic & his friends are associated with the Sonic Saviors, a secret rebel organization founded by a five star general and the late father of Sonic, General Kousoku the Hedgehog. With the help of the Sonic Saviors, with Sonic being the current leader, Sonic & his friends work together with the organization in order to liberate Yeongjeog-in City and stop Eggman's plans in universe domination for the sake of his world.
Characters
===Protagonists===
Sonic the Hedgehog - The last living blue hedgehog, whose father, General Kousaku, was a five star general. After all of the blue hedgehogs and his father were killed, Sonic seeks to avenge his race by taking on the Eggman Empire. led by his world's tyrannical ruler Dr. Eggman. Compared to his game counterpart, he is more serious and stoic, but still enjoys making fun of Eggman and hanging out with his friends, as well as eating chili dogs. He is very comparable to Ryuko Matoi from Kill la Kill.
Miles "Tails" Prower - A two-tailed fox and Sonic's best friend, as well as his most trusted ally. Tails is a skilled mechanic who enjoys inventing things and building planes, although he is not very skilled in inventing as his inventions kept exploding whenever he tries to activate it. Sweet and kind, Tails can also be a bit of a coward, as he always hides behind Sonic whenever he sees a very formidable enemy, much to Sonic's chagrin. He is similar to Clemont from the Pokemon series.
Knuckles the Echidna - The guardian of the Master Emerald at Altar Village. An ally of Dr. Eggman at first due to him being tricked by the latter into thinking that Sonic and Tails were at the village to threaten the Master Emerald, but soon joins Sonic's side after he finds out Eggman's true nature when the latter kills a citizen to warn the others. Stoic and serious, he takes his job as the guardian of the Emerald very seriously, and is very hostile to anyone who threatens it, especially thieves.
Amy Rose - A K-pop singer who always wants to catch Sonic's attention, although she constantly fails. While usually being very sweet and innocent, Amy can have a very fiery temper, as she will turn her microphone into a large hammer and hit her opponents when angered. Amy is a very skilled spy, as she has great acrobatic skills, often avoiding booby traps set by the Eggman Empire.
Sven the Hedgehog - A veteran soldier and General Kousaku's most loyal soldier who helps Sonic to lead the Sonic Saviors. He is stern and wise, and often spies at Sonic to make sure he does the right thing, rather than anything reckless. He often give advices to Sonic through a communicator while Sonic is on a mission.
Silver the Hedgehog - A hedgehog from the future and the partner to Blaze the Cat as well as Eggman Nega's most bitter enemies. As his duty is to protect the future from Eggman Nega, he was eventually tricked by the latter into terminating Sonic. Although an antagonist to Sonic and his friends at first, but soon teams up with them after learning of Nega's true plan for world destruction. He is very serious and focused on his duty, but quite naive and stubborn. His psychokinetic powers are quite deadly and can carry heavy objects.
Blaze the Cat - A bewitched cat who hails from the future along with her partner Silver the Hedgehog and one of the worst enemies of Eggman Nega. Like Silver, she is an antagonist to Sonic and his friends at first due to Nega's trickery towards them, but soon realizes that Nega was in fact trying to get them to kill them in order to regain his honor so that he can achieve his true plan to destroy the universe. She has pyrokinetic powers which she keeps in her bells.
===Antagonists===
Dr. Eggman - The ruthless dictator of Sonic's world and the tyrannical leader of the Eggman Empire. He is a merciless and brutal individual who has no tolerance for any rule breakers of minions who had failed him, and will always kill or punish them and then display their dead bodies in front of his empire gate to warn other citizens on what will happen to those who defy him. Together with his Empire, he plans to use the power of the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald to take over the universe.
Metal Sonic - Sonic's robotic copy created by Dr. Eggman and the murderer of General Kousaku. As Eggman's finest creation, he will always take orders from Eggman and fulfil his deeds, although he despises him. He has incredible strength in which even makes Shadow, Rouge and the Chaotix fear him, as they always back off whenever he appears. The complete opposite of Sonic, he is a cruel and heartless robot who enjoys killing and destruction. He is a similarity and can be compared to Nui Harime from Kill la Kill.
Orbot and Cubot - Eggman's robot assistants. These two robots often help Eggman to mutate or robotize animals to build an army and build mechs for the dictator. They are mostly the main reason why Eggman is fueled with anger and hatred because of Orbot's sarcasm towards Eggman and likes to insult him while Cubot is a slacker who always avoids every work given to him by Eggman.
Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat - A pair of thieves who used to serve as Eggman's henchmen. They often seek for valuable treasure, steal jewels and money from museums and banks, and help Eggman steal the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald to fulfill his plans for further domination. Rouge is the brains of the duo and carries a whip while Shadow is the muscle and owns a gun. Both of them have two henchmen each. Although they are thought to be working for Eggman at first, they are actually working for Vector the Crocodile, the leader of the Chaotix. They are also one of Sonic's world's most wanted criminals, but later turned on Eggman after they overhear him planning to use their life energy to overpower his mech, and now work with the Sonic Saviors to face against Eggman.
Sheen the Monkey - A spy working for the Eggman Empire to take down the Sonic Saviors. He pretends to aid Sonic and his friends to "stop" Eggman in order to trap them, and aids Shadow and Rouge to steal some valuable treasure to fulfilll Eggman's plans. He frequently suffers from Eggman's violent abuse whenever he has failed him, such as being hung on top of some boiling water, or locked in a cage with mutant lions or tigers inside.
The Chaotix - A group of former criminals who were considered as one of the world's most dangerous and wanted criminals. Their crimes often include stealing jewels and technology and then making fake replicas of them to be sold for high prices, robbing banks, stealing ancient treasure, committing arson, and threatening innocents. They act as allies to Sonic and his friends at first, but soon become enemies after they reveal their true identities and natures. When they are all defeated by Sonic, they are arrested and sent to jail, but are soon released from prison by Shadow and Rouge and then hired by Eggman to take down the Sonic Saviors. They are also the arch-rivals of the Babylon Rogues, another criminal group. They later reform after hearing about Eggman's plan to betray them the moment his ultimate mech is complete and help the Sonic Saviors to oppose the tyranny of Eggman, as well as ending their criminal careers to a real detective agency.
*Vector the Crocodile - The leader of the Chaotix and (formerly) a master thief who was formerly one of the world's most dangerous criminals. Although an ally to the Sonic Saviors at first, but becomes an antagonist after his true identity and nature has been revealed. Very greedy and quite cruel in nature, Vector often steals jewels from museums and robbing banks to fulfill his goal of becoming rich very quickly. He is also the real boss of Shadow and Rouge. He, like his fellow followers (Shadow and Rouge included), reforms after overhearing Eggman planning to betray them after his ultimate mech is complete.
*Espio the Chameleon - A ninja who is considered as Vector's right-hand man. A quiet but ruthless ninja who distracts his victims by stabbing their backs in order to steal their treasure. He often helps Vector to take the Chaos Emeralds and create fake replicas from them to be sold for ridiculously high prices in order to trick customers into paying high prices for them.
*Charmy Bee - A misbehaved child who has been kicked out of school due to bad behavior. After being grounded by his parents, he decided to run away from home and then met the Chaotix, and then joined them. He acts cute and innocent to his victims, but then pulls pranks on them and makes irritating noises to distract them, allowing him to steal their treasure as well. After having to learn from Sonic, he reforms along with his comrades and at the end, he is reaccepted by his family after his behavior changes.
The Babylon Rogues - Another group of criminals who are best known for riding their Extreme Gears and snatching treasure from their victims, and are bitter rivals with the Chaotix. They are reported to have committed more crimes than the Chaotix does, and like the Chaotix, they are wanted criminals for theft and extortion. They first appear when Shadow, Rouge and the Chaotix demand Sonic and his friends to hand over the yellow Chaos Emerald, where they snatch it from him, bringing into a conflict into the three sides, but they, along with Eggman's minions, are forced to retreat after facing too much opposition. They later reform, but remains being in conflict with the Chaotix.
*Jet the Hawk - The leader of the Babylon Rogues and a master thief who is the arch-rival of Vector the Crocodile. Very greedy and immature, Jet often kicks things like a baby when he loses his temper. He enjoys riding on his Extreme Gear, in which he adores. He also enjoys teasing his enemies, thus provoking them, much to Wave's chagrin.
*Wave the Swallow - The mechanic of the group, who is often annoyed by Jet's immaturity. She often helps repair some Extreme Gears, as well as different machines for stealing treasure. She is often disagreeable to Jet and sees him as an unreliable friend, but she always follow his leadership.
*Storm the Albatross - The muscle, but also the most unintelligent member of the group. He serves as Jet's right-hand man, and is a destructive force who can break down almost any building with one punch. He enjoys serving Jet, and often gets into arguments with Wave.
Dracon Empire - A criminal empire, led by Dracon the Cthulhu, seeking to overthrow Eggman and take over Sonic's world. Notable members include Fang the Sniper, Bean the Dynamite and Bark the Polar Bear.
*Fang the Sniper - A bounty hunter and criminal working for the Dracon Empire and Rouge's former partner in crime, who has betrayed her after robbing a bank and resulting her being sent to jail. After she was saved by Shadow, she vows her revenge against Fang for his betrayal against her. Fang is reported to be more greedy and malicious than Vector or Jet, as his wanted posters are pasted all around the world. His henchmen are Bean the Dynamite and Bark the Polar Bear, criminals who work for the Dracon Empire. Fang, Bean and Bark are all antagonists towards Shadow, Rouge and Omega.
Eggman Nega - Eggman's madman descendant who hails from the future, and the arch-nemesis of Silver the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat. Having his honor rejected by professional scientists because of his conglomerate's constant failures and their arrest in the past, Nega has decided to trick Silver and Blaze into terminating Sonic by telling them that Sonic is the main reason why his conglomerate has failed, but soon betrays everyone, his ancestors included, by revealing his real plan to destroy the universe. He is also the most wanted criminal in the future, having killed more innocents than his ancestor and commiting more crimes than him does.
===Others===
General Kousaku - Sonic's deceased father who was the former five star general of the Sonic Saviors, a rebel organization founded to oppose the tyranny of the Eggman Empire. He was also the former apprentice of the former president in Sonic's world before the latter was killed by Eggman. Stern but peace-loving, General Kousaku fights against the Eggman Empire for justice. When he had finished his ultimate weapon to put an end of Eggman's plans to take over the universe, he was murdered by Metal Sonic, who stole the ultimate weapon under orders from Eggman when the latter caught wind of his plans.
Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel - A group of travelers who are Sonic's old friends, and now serve Knuckles as his apprentices. They were once kidnapped and to be killed by the Chaotix, Shadow and Rouge in order to threaten Sonic and his friends for not giving them the Red Chaos Emerald. Mighty is the leader of the two and serves as the muscle of the duo because of his great speed and strength, while Ray is the timid one of the duo, who, like Tails, is cowardly and timid, yet he wishes to save the Emeralds from thieves as well.
Episodes
===Season 1===
Episode No.	Title 	Plot 	Release date
1 	Sonic Swirl	Sonic is chasing after his longtime arch-nemesis Dr. Eggman in a canyon where he gets attacked by one of Eggman's mutants, Drillel Squirrel, a mutated squirrel fused with drills. After being defeated, Sonic falls into a dark hole where he encounters a mysterious jewel which grants him stronger power, allowing him to overwhelm Drillel. After Sonic defeats Drillel and reverts him back to a normal squirrel, Eggman declares that he will get his revenge and retreats, while Sonic continues to chase after him where he finally gets to his nemesis' dictator palace in Yeongjeog-in City.	October 17, 2014
2 	 	 	October 24, 2014
==Cast==
Character 	Korean voice actor	Japanese voice actor	English voice actor
Sonic the Hedgehog 	 	Junichi Kanemaru 	Roger Craig Smith
Miles "Tails" Prower	 	Ryoko Shiraishi 	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Amy Rose 	 	Taeko Kawata 	Cindy Robinson
Knuckles the Echidna	 	Nobutoshi Canna 	Travis Willingham
Doctor Eggman 	 	Chikao Otsuka 	Mike Pollock
Orbot 	 	Mitsuo Iwata 	Kirk Thornton
Cubot 	 	Wataru Takagi 	Wally Wingert
Metal Sonic 	 	Junichi Kanemaru 	Roger Craig Smith
Sven the Hedgehog 	 	Kenyuu Horiuchi 	Travis Willingham
Sheen the Monkey 	 	Ryoutarou Okiayu 	Sam Riegel
Shadow the Hedgehog 	 	Koji Yusa 	Crispin Freeman
Rouge the Bat 	 	Rumi Ochiai 	Karen Strassman
E-123 Omega 	 	Taiten Kusunoki 	Vic Mignogna
Silver the Hedgehog 	 	Daisuke Uno 	Quinton Flynn
Blaze the Cat 	 	Nao Takamori 	Laura Bailey
Vector the Crocodile	 	Kenta Miyake 	Keith Silverstein
Espio the Chameleon 	 	Yuuki Masuda 	Troy Baker
Charmy Bee 	 	Youko Teppouzuka 	Brianne Siddall
Cream the Rabbit 	 	Sayaka Aoki 	Michelle Ruff
Big the Cat 	 	Takashi Nagasako 	Kyle Herbert
Jet the Hawk 	 	Daisuke Kishio 	Michael Yurchak
Wave the Swallow 	 	Chie Nakamura 	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Storm the Albatross 	 	Kenji Nomura 	Travis Willingham
Eggman Nega 	 	Chikao Otsuka 	Mike Pollock
Tikal the Echidna 	 	Kaori Asou 	Eden Riegel
General Kousaku 	 	Kinryu Arimoto 	Paul St. Peter
==Movie adaption==
On June 17, 2015, a movie that takes place after the series finale is confirmed. The director has also confirmed that Dr. Eggman will not be an antagonist in the movie, and the antagonist will be an ancient evil that is darker and more sinister than Eggman. All characters (except Tikal, Chaos, Eggman Nega and the Deadly Six) have been confirmed to appear in the movie.
==Trivia==
*It is revealed that Ryoko Shiraishi is replacing Ryo Hirohashi as Tails' Japanese voice  and Crispin Freeman as Shadow's English voice in the series.
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