Sonic the Hedgehog/Miscellaneous

*This article is about the video game character. For other uses, see Sonic the Hedgehog (disambiguation).*

## Sonic the Hedgehog

World's Fastest Hedgehog and Champion of Justice

## Voice actor(s)

### English voice actor(s)

* Meg Inglima (*Sonic's Schoolhouse*)
* Ryan Drummond (1999–2004)
* Jason Griffith (2005–2010)
* Roger Craig Smith (2010–present)

### Japanese voice actor(s)

* Takeshi Kusao (*SegaSonic the Hedgehog*)
* Keiko Utoku (*Sonic the Hedgehog CD*)
* Jun'ichi Kanemaru (1998–present)

### Other language voice actor(s)

* Alexandre Gillet (French, 2011-present)
* Renato Novara (Italian, 2011-present)
* Marc Stachel (German, 2011-present)
* Jonatán López (Spanish, 2011-present)
* Manolo Rey (Brazilian Portuguese, 2004-present)
* Ian Saybani (Indonesian, 2003-2005)

## Biographical overview

### Relatives

* Maurice (grandfather)
* King Jules (father)
* Queen Aleena (mother)
* Sir Charles the Hedgehog (uncle)
* Manic (brother)
* Sonia (sister)

### Nickname

 * Big Blue
* Blue
* Blue Blur
* Blue Boy
* Blue Buffoon
* Blue Hedgehog
* Blue Immortal
* Blue One
* Blue Rat
* Blue Wind
* Faker
* Iblis Trigger
* Little Blue Savior
* Knave the Hedgehog
* Modern Sonic
* Mr. Sonic
* Pin cushion
* Quickster
* Rodent
* Sir Sonic, Knight of the Wind
* Sonic Hedgehog
* Sonny-boy
* Speed Demon
* Sugah-hog/Sugar-hog
* The Fastest Thing Alive
* The Legendary Blue Hedgehog
* The Sneak
* True Blue

## Physical description

### Attire

* Red sneakers with a white stripe held by a gold buckle
* White gloves

## Alignment and character traits

### Affiliation

* Kingdom of Acorn/Republic of Acorn
* Freedom Fighters
	+ Freedom Fighters
		- Team Fighters
* Team Sonic
* Fearsome Foursome (formerly)
* Wolf Pack Nation (honorary member)
* Resistance (formerly)

### Likes

 * Running
* His friends, allies and family
* Making new friends
* Adventures
* Parties
* Having fun
* Stopping Eggman
* Break-dancing
* Rock music
* Freedom
* Relaxing
* Being a hero
* Challenges
* Racing
* Saving the world
* Showing off
* Proving that he is the fastest
* Speed
* McDonald's
* Happy Meal Premiums
* Spending time with his friend
* Having time for himself
* Joking around with his enemies
* Defeating his enemies
* Peace and serenity
* Natural scenery
* Winning
* His Werehog abilities

### Dislikes

 * Evil
* Lies
* Tears
* His friends threatened
* Losing
* His enemies
* Deep water (can't swim)
* Getting wet
* Eggs
* Slowness
* Boredom
* Confinement
* People making fun of his weight
* Whenever Amy flirts with him (most of the time)
* When Amy gets angry
* When Amy brings out her hammer
* When someone insults his speed
* Waiting
* Being impersonated and thought to have turned evil
* Having to quit a battle
* When someone claims to be faster than him
* Being unable to run
* His Werehog form

## Powers and abilities

### Skills

 * Super speed
	+ Intangibility
* Enhanced durability
* Enhanced acrobatic skills and reflexes
* Enhanced strength
* Enhanced jump
* Enhanced stamina
* Accelerated healing
* Hand-to-hand combat skills
* Omnilingualism
* Indomitable will
* Break-dancing skills
* Extreme Gear riding skills
* Swordsmanship
* Piloting skills
* Grinding
* Chaos Powers
* Harnessing Chaos energy
	+ Hyper Mode initiation
	+ Super transformation
	+ Hyper Sonic transformation
* Darkspine Sonic transformation
* Werehog transformation (formerly)
* Excalibur Sonic transformation
* Hyper-go-on usage

### Moves and techniques

 * Acceleration Up Lv 2
* Air Boost (Sonic Boost)
* Air Boost (*Sonic Rivals*)
* Air Ride
* Air Slide
* Atomic Strike (requires Shadow)
* Attack Support 6
* Axe Kick
* Blade Drop (requires Shade)
* Blast Attack
* Blue Bomber (requires Tails)
* Blue Tornado
* Boost
* Boost Mode
* Bound Jump
* Chao Attack
* Chaos Control
* Charge Jump
* Color Power
	+ Final Color Blaster
* Copter Combo (requires Tails)
* Croquette Bomber (requires Amy)
* Crouch
* Crouch (*Sonic Unleashed*)
* Custom Actions
	+ Gun Drive
	+ Homing Smash
	+ Mach Speed
	+ Scale
	+ Slow
	+ Thunder Guard
	+ Tornado
* Dash
* Drift
* Double Jump
* Double Boost (requires Avatar)
* Energy Field (requires Elise)
* Fastball (requires Amy)
* Fire Sliding
* Fire Somersault
* Fireball Spin Dash
* Flying Kick
* Flying Spin Attack
* Focused Homing Attack
* Foot Sweep
* Gravity Control
* Gravity Dive
* Grind Step
* Guard
* Hail Storm (requires Tails, Knuckles and Amy)
* Hammer Attack
* "Here I Come"
* Homing Attack
* Homing Dash
* Hop Jump
* Humming Top
* Insta-shield
* Jump Dash
* Kick
* Kick boost
* Kick Dash
* Light Speed Dash
* Light Speed Attack
* Lock-On
* Magic Hands
* Parkour
	+ Side Step
	+ Vault Dash
	+ Wall Climb
	+ Wall Jump
	+ Wall Run
* Punch
* Quick Step
* Revolver Slam (requires Knuckles)
* Rocket Accel (requires Tails and Knuckles)
* Rolling Combo (requires Tails)
* S. Air Cracker
* Skid Attack
* Skydiving
* Slide
* Slide Turn
* Somersault
* Somersault Kick
* Sonic Ballet
* Sonic Boom
* Sonic Cracker
* Sonic Drive
* Sonic Eagle
* Sonic Flare
* Sonic Guard
* Sonic Jump
* Sonic Kick
* Sonic Leap
* Sonic Meteor
* Sonic Overdrive (requires Tails and Knuckles)
* Sonic Punch
* Sonic Rocket
* Sonic Run
* Sonic Storm
* Sonic Style
* Sonic the Hedgehog's Soul Surge
* Sonic Up Draft
* Sonic Wave
* Sonic Wind
* Soul Gauge
* Speed Boost
* Speed Break
* Speed Up
* Spin Attack
* Spin Charge
* Spin Dash
* Spin Jump
* Spring Jump
* Stomp
* Strength Support 8
* Stronger Spin Dash
* Submarine Combo (requires Tails)
* Super Peel Out
* Super Skid
* Tag Action
* Time Break
* Time Stop
* Top Kick
* Tornado
* Tornado Boost
* Triangle Jump
* Trick Action
* Triple Boost (requires Avatar and Classic Sonic)
* Triple Tornado (requires Tails and Knuckles)
* Wall Climb
* Wall Jump
* Wall Shuffle
* Whirlwind
* Windmill

## Quotes

"*I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog!*"
—Sonic introducing himself.

"*Long time no see!*"
—Sonic greeting people and some of his friends in a few games.

"*Way past cool!*"
—Sonic describing something he likes
"*Woo! Finally, some challenge!*"
—Sonic in Scrap Brain Zone
"*All right, all right, you punked me fair and square. It doesn't mean you've won.*"
—Sonic after being hit by a force field
"*Haha! You guys are hilarious. I'll come back later and mop up the badniks I missed, But first, I'm stopping your nutso-brand of evil and saving the Kingdom of Acorn!*"
—Sonic promising to destroy the rest of the Badniks once he stops Dr. Eggman and Dr. Snively
"*"Fall." Ha. Pun. Funny.*"
—Sonic describing the fall pun.
"*Step one: Kick Ro-butt-nik. Step two: Go home. Step three: Shower forever. The stink might go away then.*"
—Sonic after surfacing from Scrap Brain Zone's water
"*All right, Eggman! Get ready for a pounding!*"
—Sonic before fighting Eggman in the Final Zone
"*I kicked that Eggman's butt clear across South Island and sent him packing.*"
—Sonic after his adventure on South Island
"*He was digging up everything, looking for these things called "Chaos Emeralds." Except they were in the Special Zone, too! The way the island moves around makes it easier to get in there, I guess.*"
—Sonic describing his adventure
"*Then why are we standing around? Let's go, you buncha "Freedom Fighters"!*"
—Sonic before leading the newly formed Freedom Fighters.
"*Flawless combo!*"
—Sonic defeating Badniks in the Sky Chase
"*That flying fortress is huge! I can take that.*"
—Sonic describing the Wing Fortress
"*You pulled this same lame trick back on South Island!*"
—Sonic after getting trapped in a force field a second time
"*You're the man, little bro'.*"
—Sonic after being rescued by Tails
"*Okay. Super Badnik. Modeled after me. I'm flattered, Eggman!*"
—Sonic fighting Silver Sonic
"*Guys? Seriously? You're trying to run from me?*"
—Sonic asking why Eggman and Snively are running from him
"*Mmm'kay. So...the story goes Little Planet shows up over Never Lake only once a year.*"
—Sonic describing Little Planet's history
"*Okay, I didn't blow up the Death Egg that long ago. How did the doc manage to build up so much stuff on here? It's like he's already been here for years!*"
—Sonic after encountering badniks on Little Planet.
"*Did somebody just say "future"?*"
—Sonic after passing a Time Warp Plate
"*"Metal Sonic," huh? That's pretty cool. Kinda lame all that style and power is for kidnapping civilians though.*"
—Sonic describing Metal Sonic

"*I'm outta here!*"
—Sonic when he waits for too long in *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*.

"*Aw, yeah! This is happenin'!*"
—Sonic enjoying a run on the rooftops of Station Square in *Sonic Adventure*.

"*Hey, I'll play with you some other time!*"
—Sonic in *Sonic Adventure* after defeating a boss.

"*It won't change how he feels inside, will it? His heart will still remain in turmoil and his anger just won't vanish!*"
—Sonic claiming that sealing Chaos in the Master Emerald will not change anything in *Sonic Adventure*.

"*Talk about low budget flights, no food or movies? I'm outta here! I like running better.*"
—Sonic when escaping from G.U.N. in *Sonic Adventure 2*.

"*What you see is what you get! Just a guy that loves adventure! I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!*"
—Sonic the Hedgehog, *Sonic Adventure 2*

"*Oh, it's nothing. Come on! Let's go home! To the planet that's as cool and blue as me! (...) Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog*"
—Sonic after defeating the Finalhazard, talking with Amy and saying goodbye to Shadow in *Sonic Adventure 2*.

"*Time to crack that Eggman wide open... Yeah, let's party.*"
—Sonic when setting out to defeat Eggman in *Sonic Heroes*.

"*OK then, let's get ready to do this. We'll show that creep the REAL SUPER POWER of TEAM WORK!*"
—Sonic and his friends about to confront Metal Madness in *Sonic Heroes*.

"*Alright!! Our next adventure awaits us, so there's no time to waste! YEAH, We're SONIC HEROES!!!*"
—Sonic's last words in the end of *Sonic Heroes*.

"*Looks like the party's getting started! Time to rock and roll!*"
—Sonic about to fight the black Arms with Shadow in *Shadow the Hedgehog*.

"*Exactly! If you have a heart, you would never use your power for the forces of evil! There's no way you could! Weapons aren't supposed to have "hearts." But, both you and Emerl do! You guys... You aren't just weapons!*"
—Sonic talking to Shadow

"*Hey! Hold up a minute. Girls hate guys who rush them, Jet.*"
—Sonic coming to Amy's aid after Jet accuses her of "stealing" an Ark of the Cosmos in *Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity*.

"*My... That's a pretty snazzy performance there.*"
—Sonic when saving Elise for the first time in *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006)

"*Nothing starts until you take action. If you've got time to worry, then run!*"
—Sonic giving Elise advice to go by in *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006)

"*Piece of cake! No sweat.*"
—Sonic after destroying enemies, *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006).

"*What, that lame robot copy of yours again? You really need to get a hold of better toys!*"
—Sonic when Dr. Eggman Nega dispatches Metal Sonic to race against him for the second time in *Sonic Rivals*.

"*And enough of that 'rat' stuff! Seriously! I'm a hedgehog! HEDGE-HOG!*"
—Sonic after Erazor Djinn calls him a rat in *Sonic and the Secret Rings*

"*Guess I can't be the hero every time.*"
—Sonic's reply to Merlina the Wizard meaning he's ready in *Sonic and the Black Knight*.

"*Heh, I'm the world's fastest hedgehog. Check it out! You'll be calling me "Sir" before ya know it!*"
—Sonic before leaving the lake in *Sonic and the Black Knight*.

"*I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog! I have no master, except the wind that blows free!*"
—Sonic introducing himself to Sir Percival in *Sonic and the Black Knight*.

"*It was... never about chivalry for me... I just gotta do what I gotta do, that's all!*"
—Sonic when badly beaten by the Dark Queen in *Sonic and the Black Knight*.

"*No, no! It's true, I tell ya! YIKES!!! NO, AMY WAIT! PUT DOWN THAT HAMMER!*"
—Sonic's last words in *Sonic and the Black Knight*.

"*Yeah, this is the real me. Pretty cool huh?*"
—Sonic to Chip

"*Yo, Eggman. Thanks for that little skydiving adventure the other day!*"
—Sonic meeting Eggman in Mazuri in *Sonic Unleashed*.

"*Do I need a reason to want to help out a friend?*"
—Sonic insisting on helping Chip fight Dark Gaia when Chip tried to say the task was his responsibility in *Sonic Unleashed*

"*Because Eggman plus secretly built amusement park equals evil plot for us to foil. Lucky for us he's not very good at keeping things hidden.*"
—Sonic's response to Tails who's not sure why they are at an Interstellar Amusement Park in *Sonic Colors*

"*I did a little shopping, grabbed a bite to eat, and trashed a giant killer robot.*"
—Sonic when Tails asked where he was in *Sonic Colors*

"*Eggman! I AM going to save this planet, and I AM going to free these aliens. No copyright law in the universe is going to stop me!*"
—Sonic before fighting the Refreshinator in *Sonic Colors*.

"*Look I know you're trying to be clever with this whole amusement park pun thing, but it's just coming off lame. Say you're going to destroy us and stop embarrassing yourself.*"
—Sonic telling Eggman to give it a rest with his lame speeches in *Sonic Colors*.

"*A hedgehog's gotta do what a hedgehog's gotta do.*"
—Sonic to Tails after escaping from the destruction of the Amusement park in the end of *Sonic Colors*.

"*Well, I can jog around the planet again if you want.*"
—Sonic to Tails after knowing about his surprise birthday party in *Sonic Generations*.

"*\*sighs\* Green Hill Zone. I love this place*."
—Sonic describing Green Hill Zone before being sucked into the White Space.

"*No stranger than rescuing genies in magic books or saving aliens in an Interstellar Amusement Park. I'm more concerned about finding our Friends.*"
—Sonic's response to Tails about finding themselves in White Space in *Sonic Generations*.

"*An adventure's no fun if it's too easy.*"
—Sonic to Classic Tails when he says they have their work cut out for them, *Sonic Generations*.

"*Hey Sonic! Enjoy your future. It's going to be great!*"
—Sonic's farewell to his past self when he is going to return to his original timeline at the ending of *Sonic Generations*.

"*Dude, I've raced through more Zones, battleships and death traps than you can imagine. "Go fast" is my answer to everything!*"
—Sonic the Hedgehog, *Sonic the Hedgehog* #266

"*Okay, if it pleases the court, all those who think Eggman is a total bonehead, raise their hands.*"
—Sonic as he sends Eggman away, *Sonic Lost World*

"*Oh no, what I meant to say is I'm so sorry that you have nothing more important to do in life?*"
—Sonic meeting Zeena for a second time in Frozen Factory in *Sonic Lost World*.

"*I'm supposed to be the fastest, but I was too slow to save my buddy.*"
—Sonic blaming himself for being too reckless after causing Tails to be captured by the Deadly Six, *Sonic Lost World*.

"*Great! See, Infinite, now we're getting to know each other! So, what's your favorite color? Do you like long, romantic walks on the beach? What's the source of your power? You can skip the first two questions if you'd like.*"
—Sonic's second encounter with Infinite, *Sonic Forces*.

"*I'm in a class all my own! Time to put-up or shut up, Infinite!*"
—Sonic before battling Infinite at the Eggman Empire Fortress, *Sonic Forces*.

"*Maybe get inside, buddy. Nice chat! Need to save your town. Bye!*"
—Sonic after saving a civilian, *Sonic the Hedgehog* #1

"*I don't need to! I already know what works best for me.*"
—Sonic's answer to why he is not rejoining the Resistance, *Sonic the Hedgehog* #2

"*Right, so, introductions! Blaze, this is Tangle. She's a local. Tangle, this is Blaze. She's a princess from another dimension and guardian of the Sol Emeralds. They're like Chaos Emeralds, but fiery.*"
—Sonic introducing Tangle to Blaze and Blaze to Tangle, *Sonic the Hedgehog* #4

"*I never fear the fall.*"
—Sonic to Neo Metal Sonic, *Sonic the Hedgehog* #7

## Theme songs

### Solo themes

* In *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*, Sonic's theme in the American version is "Sonic Boom." In the Japanese and Europe versions, his theme is "Sonic - You Can Do Anything."
* In *Sonic Adventure*, Sonic's theme is "It Doesn't Matter."
* In *Sonic Adventure 2*, Sonic's theme is a faster-paced, alternative rock remix of "It Doesn't Matter."
* Also, in *Sonic Adventure 2*, "Escape from the City" has lyrics to the music, which refers to some of Sonic's traits.
* In *Sonic and the Black Knight*, the main theme "Knight of the Wind" is probably referring to Sonic, for Caliburn eventually calls him so.
* In *Sonic Unleashed*, Sonic's theme is "Endless Possibility," which describes life from his point of view.
* In *Sonic Colors*, his theme is "Reach for the Stars", describing from his point of view on his new adventure.

### Shared themes

* In *Sonic Adventure 2*, he shares the theme "Live and Learn" with Shadow.
* In *Sonic Heroes*, Team Sonic's (Sonic, Tails and Knuckles) theme is "We Can," and refers to Sonic in the lines "Look out down below, Sonic is on the go" and "Sonic's in the lead, giving us greater speed!"
* In *Sonic Rush*, Sonic and Blaze's theme "Raisin' Me Up" is about how Sonic helped Blaze in her time of need and taught her value of friendship which is played after they defeated the final boss.
* In *Sonic Riders*, Sonic's team theme, shared with Tails and Knuckles, is an instrumental called "High Flying Groove."
* In *Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity*, Team Sonic's theme song is "Un-Gravitify."
* In *Sonic Free Riders*, the theme "Free" could have some connection with both Sonic and his Extreme Gear rival Jet.
* In *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006), the main theme "His World" relates to Sonic with lyrics like "and straps on his shoes" that refer to Sonic because of his iconic shoes and "'cause he's the best there ever was, haven't ya heard the news" because he is often referred to as a savior to mankind and he is known by many in his world. But also share and relates to Shadow and Silver.
* In *Sonic Unleashed*, Sonic, Chip, and possibly Tails' shared theme "Dear My Friend" is played during the credits of the game.
* In *Sonic Forces*, Sonic and the Avatar share the theme "Fist Bump" that tells of the friendship between the two and how they will work together to save the world.

## Trivia

* There is a genome named Sonic hedgehog.
* According to Yuji Naka, Sonic will never get married as he cannot picture Sonic in a marriage and with children.
* Sonic's favorite thing to do in his free time is run.
* In 1993, Sonic was the first video game character to appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (the second was Pikachu from the *Pokémon* franchise in 2001). Sonic had reappeared in 2011 as the lead of the parade, commemorating his 20th anniversary. He continued to be in the parade for the following two years, until an accident in 2013 temporarily put him out, and seemingly being replaced with Thomas the Tank Engine in 2014.
* In *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*, after standing still for three minutes, Sonic will say "I'm outta here" and jump off the screen, after which the "GAME OVER" screen will appear, regardless of numbers of lives the player has.
* In *Sonic Adventure* (after finding the Light Speed Shoes), *Sonic Adventure 2*, *Sonic Riders*, *Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity*, *Sonic Free Riders* and *Sonic Unleashed* (while in Werehog form), Sonic wears different shoes.
* When Sonic closes his eyes in every classic *Sonic* game, *Sonic Adventure*, *Sonic Adventure 2* (as well as their ports), and the first two *Sonic Advance* games, his eyelids are colored peach, the same color as his arms and muzzle. After that, his eyelids were changed to his blue fur color. However, in one commercial, his eyelids were not blue, and in a Japanese commercial for a game, he had no eyelids at all (he blinks twice in the commercial, but his eyes are still open). This is alluded to in *Sonic Generations*, as Modern Sonic has blue eyelids while Classic Sonic has peach eyelids.
* So far, the only person Sonic has ever trusted enough to cry in front of is Tails, sometime after the events of *Sonic Adventure 2*. Sonic allowed himself to break down just a little and admit that he blames himself for the Shadow’s "death", realizing that the feelings of guilt and regret are finally catching up to him. He didn’t want dwell on it for too long, though, and came back later on with a new-found resolve.
* In *Sonic Rush*, if is tapped with the stylus during gameplay, he will clap, jump back and forth and continuously swing his arm clockwise as if he is exercising.
* Originally, Sonic was intended to have visible fangs in his Japanese artwork, though they were removed when he was given a more Americanized design for his US artwork in order to "soften him up" slightly. Even though he still possesses fangs, they are only visible when he opens his mouth (this is mainly noticeable in Dreamcast titles such as *Sonic Adventure* and *Sonic Shuffle*, but became less obvious after *Sonic Adventure 2*). Previously, his fangs were supposed to be visible even when his mouth was closed.
* Sonic's age has always been difficult to pinpoint. According to the Sonic Technical Files, he is 18, "*but it's kinda hard to tell*". Once *Sonic Jam* was released, his age appeared to be solidified at 16, but *Sonic Channel* had finalized it as 15. In *Sonic Generations*, Sonic's birthday was held, suggesting he has aged a year, but nothing official has been said.
* In the Japanese versions of the games, Sonic knows more English than any of the other characters, as he is the only one who speaks English many times in the games. This may be due to the fact that the English language is considered "cool" in Japan, and it therefore makes sense to have the "coolest" character speak many English lines, as well as his Japanese voice actor moonlighting as an English teacher.
* Sonic is the first character shown to utilize the Chaos Emeralds, transforming into Super Sonic in *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*.
* In the 2011 Guinness World Records Gamers Edition, Sonic placed 10th in the "Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time". His rival, Mario, placed first, and Shadow had placed 25th.
	+ Sonic has also been nominated by the Guinness World Records Gamers Edition and won as the fastest video-gaming character of all time as well.
* Every time Sonic appears in a band he is the guitarist.
* Sonic has been chased by something numerous times in 3D games: a whale and a boulder in *Sonic Adventure*, a G.U.N. truck in *Sonic Adventure 2*, three large spiked wheels and a giant alligator in *Sonic Heroes*, a fire tornado and another whale in *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006), a group of triceratops in *Sonic and the Secret Rings*, Eggman's robot, the Interceptor in *Sonic Unleashed*, a black hole in the Wii version of *Sonic Colors* (the Nega-Wisp Armor in the Nintendo DS version), and a helicopter and a truck in *Sonic Generations*. The black hole was the only thing that Sonic was not able to outrun.
* Apparently, Sonic is able to breathe in space (as seen in several games), although he cannot breathe underwater without the support of bubbles.
* All of the cars Sonic has driven have been sports convertibles, similar to how Amy has only ever driven old-fashioned cars.
* In 1996, Sonic was the first video game character to be seen in a Rose Parade.
* The former NBA team "The Seattle SuperSonics" is often nicknamed "the Hedgehogs" as a reference to this character.
* Between 1993 and 1997, Sega sponsored the JEF United Ichihara Chiba football team. During this period, Sonic appeared on the team's uniform.
* Sonic, along with Knuckles are the only characters who have retained their Japanese voice actor voicing him in all of the *Sonic* games since *Sonic Adventure*.
* Sonic makes a cameo appearance in the Disney film *Wreck-It Ralph*, in which he is voiced by Roger Craig Smith. Eggman also makes an appearance in the film, thus marking the big screen debut for both characters. Much like Eggman, Sonic's design seems unchanged from his current design in the game series.
* Sonic was originally supposed to be colored teal, as shown in some of his concept art. He was changed to a darker blue color because the teal kept blending in with the sea in the background of Green Hill Zone.
* Hatsune Miku, a Vocaloid, who is the star of another popular Sega video game series, has an unlockable Sonic costume to use in gameplay to celebrate Sonic's 20th anniversary.
	+ The costume was even designed by Yuji Uekawa, who is the artist of Sonic's current design.
	+ She also sang a cover of "Live and Learn" on a special pre-order album of her game *Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend* to also celebrate his 20th anniversary.
* At one point in *Sonic Unleashed*, Eggman called Sonic a "hedge-pig". This may be a reference to the fact that "pig" can be synonymous with "hog" and "hedgepig" means "hedgehog" in Shakesperean language.
* Sonic has a dislike for seafood and fish. Not just because of the salty taste, but it reminds him of his fear of water, resulting him feeling queasy whenever he’s around it.
* Sonic appears to be able to juggle, as it was shown in *Sonic Unleashed* when Sonic was juggling the drained Chaos Emeralds with one hand.
* Sonic does not have a house; rather, he is constantly on the move and enjoying wherever life takes him. However, it has been stated that Sonic lives in Emerald Town.
* Sonic doesn’t live in Green Hill Zone, but he enjoys running around it and visits often.
* In *Sonic Unleashed*, the checkpoints, which give players points based on their speed (SPD) in-game, can give the player over 2,886 SPD points; in comparison, using the Light Speed Dash whilst traveling through a checkpoint awards the player with 396 SPD points. If this can be considered an accurate measurement of speed, it means that Sonic can move at speeds far greater than the speed of light.
* According to Takashi Iizuka, Sonic has two separate eyeballs.
* Sonic, along with Shadow and Silver, is able to recall events from *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006). This is because whenever he uses Chaos Control, it disrupts space-time and allows him to see glimpses of the erased timeline (similar to how it worked in *Worlds Unite*).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sonic Channel (Japanese). *Characters: Sonic*. Sega. Retrieved on 3 July 2015.
2. ↑ *Sonic the Hedgehog Technical Files*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega of America (February 2004). Sonic Central. Sega of America. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. “**Sega.com**: When Sonic and his friends sit down to eat after a long hard day of chasing Dr. Eggman, what do they like to eat? / **Yuji Naka**: They probably eat McDonald's® hamburgers, I suppose? And I think they will get a complete line-up of Happy Meal® premiums.”
4. ↑ Pedigree Books (August 2013). "Sonic's Count the Rings Time Trial". *Sonic the Hedgehog Super Interactive Annual 2014*. Pedigree Publishers. p. 9. ISBN 978-1908152077. "Fact: Sonic hates lies and always searching for the truth!"
5. ↑ Sonic to Shadow before battling him after Final Rush.
6. ↑ http://www.cogito.org/Articles/ArticleDetail.aspx?ContentID=16171
7. ↑ Sega of America (February 2004). Sonic Central. Sega of America. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. “**Sega.com**: We get a whole lot of letters on this one: Do you think Sonic and Amy Rose will ever get married? / **Yuji Naka**: There will be hardly be any chance, I bet. Amy will continue to pursue Sonic all the time, but Sonic will not ever get married. I think so, because I cannot picture the image of Sonic that he is married and has his children! Also, I feel it is a more Amy's style to always chase Sonic.”
8. ↑ Sega of America (February 2004). Sonic Central. Sega of America. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. “**Sega.com**: What is Sonic's favorite thing to do in his free time? / **Yuji Naka**: ...I feel certain that he is running somewhere, because he loves running.”
9. ↑ File:HMPDFT\_Sonic\_Style.png
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Brian Shea on GameInformer. *GameInformer* (10 June 2017). Retrieved on 10 June 2017.
11. ↑ *Sonic Battle* (Game Boy Advance) United States instruction booklet, p. 14.

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