Silver the Hedgehog

Silver the Hedgehog, also known as Psychic Hedgehog and Silver Boy, is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
== Charactah Account ==
In the original timeline, Silver's future was destroyed by the "Flames of Disaster", known as Iblis. He and his friend Blaze spent their days defending their home from Iblis in an never-ending conflict. One day though, a mysterious individual named Mephiles the Dark approach him with the opportunity to travel to the past, and destroy the one who awakens Iblis, the Iblis Trigger: Sonic the Hedgehog. Silver goes to the past alongside Blaze to kill Sonic, but is eventually stopped by Shadow, who reveals Mephiles true intentions: to reunite with Iblis and destroy all of existence. Silver eventually make amends with Sonic, and returns to the future with the method to seal Iblis with the Chaos Emeralds. Once he defeats Iblis, Blaze seals Iblis within herself, saving the future.
After the destruction of Solaris, a new timeline was created. Silver came from a future where the evil Doctor Eggman Nega is a recurring pest. He travels back in time to capture Eggman Nega and bring him back to the future, and later, to prevent Eggman Nega from summoning a fire demon named Ifrit, who has destroyed the world in the future.
Silver is idealistic, headstrong, and more than a bit naive. His one true desire is a place where people can be happy and free from harm, but he's pretty rash and quick to make judgments without all of the details.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Mega Man
* Mega Man: Worlds Unite Battles
* Sonic and Mega Man: Worlds Collide Prelude - Free Comic Book Day Edition
* Sonic Forces
* Sonic Mega Man Worlds Collide
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019
* Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2020
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle For Angel Island
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Crisis City
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Infection
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Out of the Blue
* Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection
* Sonic Universe
* Sonic/Mega Man Worlds Unite: Deadly Fusion
* Team Sonic Racing Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition
* Team Sonic Racing One-Shot
=== Manga ===
* Sonic and the Black Knight
=== Video Games ===
* Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
* Sega Heroes
* Sega Streaming Theater Sonic Edition
* Sega Superstars Tennis
* Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
* Sonic and the Black Knight
* Sonic and the Secret Rings
* Sonic at the Olympic Games
* Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Sonic Colors
* Sonic Dash
* Sonic Dash+
* Sonic Forces
* Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
* Sonic Free Riders
* Sonic Generations
* Sonic Jump
* Sonic Jump Fever
* Sonic Prime Dash
* Sonic Racing
* Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
* Sonic Rivals
* Sonic Rivals 2
* Sonic Runners
* Sonic Speed Simulator
* Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Team Sonic Racing
== Trivia ==
* When Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) initially released, there were three conflicting backstories for Silver presented from different sources. The game's official website stated that Silver was born in a happy future, but one in danger of being destroyed by evils in the present. The official game guide stated that Silver was born in the present, but somehow ended up in a destroyed future, inspiring him to take the steps necessary to avoid it. The canon story is in the video game proper: Silver was born in a future of Sonic's world that was destroyed by Iblis. Even then, this backstory changed by the end of the game, as Solaris was erased and thus Iblis along with it. In contemporary games he is still from a future time, but one endangered by other threats such as Dr. Eggman or Eggman Nega instead.
* The chorus for Silver's theme, "Dreams of an Absolution", bears a resemblance to the Green Hill Zone background music. Composer Lee Brotherton stated that this was not intended, but is appreciated.
* Silver bears some resemblance to Future Trunks from the Dragon Ball franchise, as both of them are from the future, live in an apocalyptic world and have tried to change another timeline. Shiro Maekawa, the writer of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), later confirmed that Silver's character was indeed based on Trunks.
** Additionally, while playing as Silver in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the player can interact with glowing symbols on the ground to use Silver's psychokinesis in specific ways. These are based on the markings on Silver's gloves, inset within a circle; however, they bear an uncanny resemblance to the Capsule Corporation logo.
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl references the events of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) on Silver's trophy, despite the game not being released on Wii or any Nintendo console. The trophy also looks similar to Super Sonic.
* One controversy based around Silver are the five spines on his forehead. Fans think it resembles a cannabis plant. In actuality, the spines are based on the Japanese Red Maple leaf.
* In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the opening cutscene of Sonic's story shows Silver saying "I've finally found him, the Iblis Trigger." while clenching his right fist. Behind him, sparks are flying around, presumably remnants from Eggman's fiery attack on the Festival of the Sun. However, in Silver's story, he clenches his left fist and there are no sparks to be seen.
* In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Silver is the only hedgehog whose trophy can only be obtained once. (Shadow and Amy's trophies are obtained randomly and Sonic's trophies can be won by clearing Classic Mode multiple times).
* In Team Sonic Racing, Silver is the only hedgehog that is not a Speed Type. Instead, he is a Technique-Type.
* In an interview with Shun Nakamura, Silver was intended for a different game about psychokinetic powers with a realistic aesthetic; they ended up scrapping the title and borrowing its concepts for use in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
** The interview also reveals that, during the design process, Silver's hair and boots were finalized first and last, respectively.
* A screenshot of Silver using his ESP was used in the Psychic section of the book Encyclopedia Horrifica.
* It is unknown how Silver travels through time in Sonic Rivals, Sonic Rivals 2 and the DS version of Sonic Colors. In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), he travels through time with the help of either Mephiles, Shadow, or Sonic. In Sonic Generations, it is assumed that Silver is brought from the future by the Time Eater, though this is never seen. It is also never seen how Silver travels back to his future after the game.
** On one of the Sonic Channel backgrounds, however, Silver is said to be able to travel through time using Chaos Control.
* Sonic, Shadow and Silver have the same height and weight: 3'3" (1 m) and 77 lb (35 kg).
* Silver is the only rival boss in the console/PC version of Sonic Generations that does not face the player at his original location, as he is fought in Crisis City.
** Unlike Shadow and Metal Sonic (who both have a score to settle) from Sonic Generations, Silver is the only rival boss to fight against Sonic just for the fun of it.
* Despite many fans having speculated that Silver is related to Shadow due to Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad's relationship in Arthurian lore (where the latter is the son of the former), Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that Silver is not a descendant of Shadow the Hedgehog.
* Silver was going to appear in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing as a playable racer alongside Rouge, Vector, Espio and Blaze, but was scrapped from final product.
* In the Japanese dub of Team Sonic Racing, the erased timeline from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) is referenced. Sonic ponders aloud why Silver is in such low spirits and asks him where the energy and determination that he had when the first time they met was. Silver says that he does not know what Sonic is talking about and Sonic interrupts him, saying the race is about to start.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Silver the Hedgehog at Sonic News Network
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