Sonic the Hedgehog

> "*Gotta go fast!*"
> ― Sonic the Hedgehog.
>
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**Sonic the Hedgehog** is a fifteen-year-old blue hedgehog known for his incredible speed. He, along with his friends, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, and Amy Rose, oppose the rotund mad scientist, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, from collecting the seven legendary Chaos Emeralds so he can achieve his ultimate goal of world domination.

## Biography

The story starts with Sonic the Hedgehog in Green Hill Zone, destroying many of Dr. Eggman's robots in the process. He eventually enters the Special Stage and collects a Chaos Emerald. After collecting the Emerald, he heads back to Tails' Lab in hopes of getting there before Dr. Eggman. Unfortunately, the doctor was able to reach the lab before him. Eggman has Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Big the Cat tied up in an attempt to make Sonic give up the last Chaos Emerald, which would give him possession of all seven Emeralds. He also reveals his new Keystone Device, which allows him to access any dimension and summon anything he wants to in order to take over the universe. This ambush plan fails however, as Sonic distracts Eggman long enough to rescue his friends, aside from Amy, who seems to have gone missing. Eggman's Keystone Device starts to malfunction for unknown reasons, automatically activating multiple portals to other dimensions, which suck up Knuckles, Shadow, and Big. Sonic tells Tails to come up with a plan while he goes through one of the portals to rescue his friends and find Eggman.

When he comes out of the portal, Sonic ends up in Emerald Coast, and before he can recall where he is, an orca starts to chase him. He manages to outrun it, and finds the instructions to build his car, the Sonic Speedster. He uses it to jump on ramps he builds to get from island to island, until he finally reaches Eggman at the end of the coast. He manages to stop the doctor with his new vehicle, but Eggman escapes into another portal. Sonic jumps through it and enters another Special Stage. He obtains another Chaos Emerald, and meets up with Eggman in what appears to be the Death Egg.

Eggman reminds Sonic that he can summon any enemy he wants to, including his past metal counterparts. He summons Robo Sonic, Mecha Sonic, and finally Metal Sonic. Sonic manages to defeat all three, much to Eggman's dismay, but the victory is short lived as the Keystone Device malfunctions once again, creating more portals to other dimensions. Eggman escapes, and Sonic soon follows. However, one more portal opens once Sonic leaves, revealing a familiar water monster that has come to the Death Egg.

Sonic goes through another Special Stage and obtains the third Emerald, then reaches his next destination: Metropolis Zone. After going through the base to find Eggman, he manages to get in contact with Tails, who helps Sonic destroy some security robots, and sends over the parts and instructions needed for building the Tornado. After building it, Sonic and Tails use it to shoot down Eggman, who is flying above Metropolis looking out for the hedgehog. He manages to escape before any real damage to his Egg Mobile is done, and goes through another portal. Sonic follows through, goes into another Special Stage, collects the fourth Emerald, and heads on into Marble Zone. He meets up with Omochao, much to his distaste, and goes through solving the puzzles in Marble Zone to find a way out. While Omochao tries to help out, he eventually gets lost somewhere, then catches up with Sonic before he finds Eggman again. They duke it out once more, resulting in Eggman escaping again. Sonic follows, enters another Special Stage, and retrieves the fifth Emerald.

While in the dimensional rift, Sonic catches up to Eggman and tears off the Keystone Device from his Egg Mobile. He uses it to send Eggman into another dimension, and to create some terrain from Green Hill for him and Omochao land on, as well as finally teleport Knuckles, Shadow, and Big back. Sonic lets everyone know he obtained the device, and Knuckles suggests to Sonic that it would be best to sort out the mess Eggman has created. Sonic reminds him, however, that there are still two Chaos Emeralds somewhere. Big then remembers that he saw one at what he describes to be the Labyrinth Zone. Unenthusiastic about the idea of going back there, he reluctantly agrees to go and obtain the sixth Emerald.

Sonic goes through the Labyrinth and manages to find another Special Stage Ring. He enters it and collects the sixth Emerald. He meets up with his friends, and lets them know he got the Emerald. Tails then shows up in the Tornado 2, letting them know Eggman rebuilt the Death Egg. Sonic goes along with Tails to go and finally finish off the doctor. Once Sonic arrives on the Death Egg, Eggman appears in his Death Egg Robot, containing the last Emerald inside of it. Sonic is able to easily beat the robot, but Eggman quickly retreats after what Sonic thought to be fear. But as Eggman points out, Chaos, who was teleported to the Death Egg earlier, has come to try and cause trouble once more. Chaos takes the Keystone Device that Tails was keeping safe from Eggman and gains the Elemental Powers it holds. Eggman appears on an intercom telling Sonic to destroy Chaos, but when asked to hand over the Emerald so that Sonic can turn into Super Sonic, he refuses. Sonic does not manage to do much damage to Chaos, until Amy finally shows up to smack Eggman aside with her Piko Piko Hammer, take the final Emerald, and give it to Sonic. Sonic then becomes Super Sonic, easily defeating Chaos and then teleporting him to another dimension. With the damage done to the Death Egg because of Sonic's fight with Chaos, it starts to fall apart, and Amy starts to fall off as well. Super Sonic manages to create a portal for Amy to go back home, leaving Eggman behind to plan his revenge once again. Super Sonic thanks Tails for his help, and they go through the portal.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Team Sonic
	+ Miles "Tails" Prower - Best Friend
	+ Knuckles the Echidna - Friendly Rival
* Amy Rose - One-Sided Love Interest and Close Friend
* Shadow the Hedgehog - Rival
* Big the Cat
* Omochao
* Woodland Critters
* Batman
* Wyldstyle
* Gandalf
* Ninja
	+ Lloyd Garmadon

### Enemies

* Eggman Empire
	+ Dr. Eggman - Archenemy
	+ Metal Sonic
	+ Mecha Sonic
	+ Silver Sonic 2.0.
* Chaos - Attempted Killer
* Lord Vortech

## Mentions and references

### Character and Toy Pad interactions

* One of Sonic's lines when entering the game is "*Oh yeah! This is happening... That sounded better in my head.*" This is a reference to *Sonic Adventure* as the first line Sonic said in it was "*Oh yeah! This is happening!*"
	+ Another one of his entrance lines is *"Fastest thing alive, at your service!*", a reference to the theme song of the Saturday morning cartoon.
	+ Another possible entrance line is "*Hey, long time no see!*", a quote which has been used by Sonic many times throughout the *Sonic* series.
* The phrase “Gotta go fast!“ which is a reference to the name of the *Sonic X* English theme song of the same name, is referenced several times throughout the game:
	+ Sonic will occasionally say the titular line during gameplay.
	+ Sonic uses a variation of this phrase: "*Gotta build fast!*", during the Metropolis level.
	+ E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and Bubbles will use this line when entering the Sonic Speedster.
	+ Another variant of the phrase, "*A puzzle! Gotta think fast!*", is used whenever Sonic encounters a puzzle.
	+ Sonic remarks "*Gotta accelerate quickly!*" during one of the Special Stages in the level pack, which is a verbose variant of the phrase.
* When Sonic encounters an object he can interact with, he will occasionally say "*All right! Bring it on!*" This is one of Sonic's lines from when starting a race in the *Sonic Riders* series.
* When Sonic encounters an object he cannot interact with, he will occasionally say "*Shoot! Not my day.*" This is the same quote said by Sonic when he gets an E Rank in *Sonic Heroes*.
	+ He may also say "*Another puzzle? This isn't gonna be like that bouncing barrel from Carnival Night Zone, is it?*" This is a reference to the infamous "Barrel of Doom" (a term given by the fanbase) from the Carnival Night Zone in *Sonic the Hedgehog 3*.
	+ He may also say "*Where's Tails when you need him?"*
* When Sonic enters a boss fight, he will occasionally say "*It's not over yet. Let's show 'em what we're made of!*" This is the same quote said by Super Sonic during the boss fight with Metal Overlord in *Sonic Heroes*.
* Upon entering the Vortex during the transition to any level, Sonic says “*Whoah! Where am I? A Special Stage? Where are the rings? There's usually Rings!*” This is a reference as to how the Special Stages in the *Sonic* games usually have Rings to collect.
* Whenever Sonic dies, instead of falling apart into pieces (as most other characters do) he will perform his death animation from the original *Sonic* games.
* One of Sonic's idle animations features him taking a nap and dreaming about his 16-bit Genesis form.
* When Sonic is removed from the toy pad, he will occasionally say "*This party's getting kind of slow. I'm outta here!*", or merely just "*I’m outta here!*" This is a reference to *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*, where, if the player leaves Sonic waiting for too long, Sonic would exclaim "*I'm outta here!*" and jump off the stage.
* Sonic has a unique interaction when riding the Tornado where he stands on the wing of the plane while Tails pilots the plane (any other character simply sits in the pilot’s seat as normal). This is a reference to the numerous instances in the *Sonic* games where Sonic has ridden the Tornado by standing on the wings while Tails pilots it.

### Character interactions

* When Sonic interacts with Lumpy Space Princess from *Adventure Time*, he will say "*Lumpy Space Princess, huh? Last time I met a princess, I...we...you know, I don't quite remember, never mind!*" This likely references the notable negative reception that the game *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006) received after the infamous scene where Princess Elise kisses Sonic.
	+ Sonic saying "I don't quite remember" is also likely a reference to the events of *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006) being reset, and his panicked dismissal of the incident upon almost bringing it up could reference the overwhelming negative reception of the kiss scene and the game as a whole.
* When Sonic interacts with Marceline the Vampire Queen from *Adventure Time*, Sonic will say "*Hey. Vampire Lady. Did I hear that you turn into a wolf sometimes? I sure know that feeling*". This is a reference to *Sonic Unleashed* where Sonic transforms into a Werehog after night falls.
* When Sonic interacts with Bart Simpson from *The Simpsons*, Sonic will tell him if he sees a gold brick, that he should "*just take it! Take it, take it, take it, take it! Take it!*". This is a reference to a cameo of Sonic that appeared in the episode "Marge Be Not Proud" from *The Simpsons*.
* When Sonic interacts with Peter Venkman he will say "*Hey, a Ghostbuster! I saw this creepy doll that kinda looks like my friend Tails. Think you could take a look?*" This is an reference to Tails Doll, a character that appeared in *Sonic R* and the numerous fan-made ghost stories and "creepypastas" that have been made about it.
* When Sonic interacts with Green Arrow, the latter will say "*Sonic, you ever thought about changing the name from "Green Hill Zone" to...wait for it..."Green ARROW Zone"? Huh? Huh? Or how about "Emerald ARCHER Zone"? Huh? Better? How about this: "Mystic ARROW Cave"? Heh heh...I have, like, twelve more of these.*" These are references to the Green Hill Zone from *Sonic the Hedgehog* (1991), and Emerald Hill Zone and Mystic Cave Zone from *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*.
* When Hermione Granger hops into the Tornado, she will say "*This is wonderful! I'm floating around at the speed of sound! Who needs broomsticks, anyway?*" This is a reference to the opening lyrics to "Escape from the City".
* When teamed up with Cragger from *Legends of Chima* (who is crocodile), Sonic will momentarily mistake him for Vector.
* When riding the Sonic Speedster, Supergirl will quip that the song "Super Sonic Racing" should be changed to "Super *Girl* Racing".
* If Doctor Who is there, Sonic will say "*Hey, you're THE Doctor, right? I heard you named a screwdriver after me! How cool is that?!*" This is a reference to the Sonic Screwdriver that the Doctor uses in his franchise.
* When speaking to Gollum, Sonic will say "*So, you're into collecting rings too, huh? Yeah, they're pretty precious.*" This is a reference to Gollum's obsession with the One Ring in the *Lord of the Rings* franchise and how he kept referring to it as his "precious."
* When there are two Sonic figures on the toy pad, Sonic will occasionally say "*I've found you, Faker!*" This is the same line Sonic said in *Sonic Adventure 2* when he meets Shadow the Hedgehog for the second time.
	+ He may also quip "*I'll make you eat those words!*", a reference to the same line Sonic said in *Sonic Adventure 2* when he meets Shadow the Hedgehog for the second time.
* When Sonic rides K.I.T.T., the car will state that Shadow tried to buy him and that K.I.T.T. must be his type of vehicle. This is likely a reference to the cars Shadow rides in *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006) and *Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed*, which bear a slight resemblance to K.I.T.T..
* Sonic will ask Cyborg if Eggman "roboticized" him when both are placed on the Toy Pad together.
* When Sonic interacts with Homer Simpson, he will say "Shaving off your moustache and putting on a white shirt won't fool me, Eggman. I still know it's you!", referencing their similar girth, lack of hair on their heads, and possibly Homer's many amoral actions over his show's run.

### Level Pack

* The first Sonic cutscene for the game is based on the title screen for the first *Sonic* game, but with Sonic waving a ring rather than his finger due to not having one.
* In the second cutscene, Dr. Eggman can be seen juggling the Chaos Emeralds similarly to how he does on the bad ending screen of the original *Sonic the Hedgehog*.
* Dr. Eggman mentions that he and Sonic have been arch-enemies for 25 years. This is a reference to the *Sonic* series' 25th anniversary, which occurred when this pack was released.
* The boat Sonic uses the pieces of to build the Sonic Speedster resembles the Speed Star's boat mode in *Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed*.
* In Emerald Coast, Eggman almost calls himself "Dr. Robotnik", but stops himself and calls himself Eggman. This is a reference to the inconsistency of Eggman's name early on in the series, with "Eggman" being his native name in Japan and "Robotnik" being his name in Western territories. This still remains a subject of dispute in the fanbase.
	+ This is further referenced by the boss fight following immediately after, where Sonic mockingly refers to Eggman as "Fatty Lobotnik".
* During the first boss battle, Eggman calls Sonic "Needlemouse", which is a reference to "Mr. Needlemouse", a mistranslation of Sonic's original name.
* During the first boss fight against Dr. Eggman, Sonic will claim his mustache is fake, referencing an unused line from Omochao in *Sonic Adventure 2*.
* Sonic calls Eggman "Baldy McNosehair" as he did in *Sonic Colors* and *Sonic Lost World*.
* During a cutscene, a Sega Genesis can been seen falling out of a wormhole.
* Two of the robots that must be destroyed during the Metropolis Zone level are E-Series models.
* Throughout the Marble Zone level, Omochao will appear and keep telling Sonic what he would need to do in order to progress, despite it being obvious. This is a reference as to how players would find it annoying in games as to how Omochao will provide information despite it being blatantly obvious.
* In the Marble Zone, the infamous "Barrel of Doom" appears. Omochao even refers to it by the name given to it by the fans and references the players' frustrations with it.
	+ This is additionally referenced in the Carnival Night area of the Adventure World, where Omochao again refers to the barrels by this name. A few of the titular barrels even appear as platforms for the player to stand on.
* At one point in the game, Shadow bears a gun and Knuckles quickly throws it away. This is a likely reference to some of the backlash that the video game *Shadow the Hedgehog* received regarding Shadow's use of firearms.
* In the cutscene when Big mentions the details of Labyrinth Zone, Sonic briefly flashes back to a 16-bit version of himself drowning, a reference to how many players found the level difficult to complete without drowning.
* If a character who normally dies in water (e.g. the Wicked Witch of the West or Gizmo) is active during the Labyrinth Zone level, they will receive an Aqua Shield whenever they enter the water.
* Whilst fighting the Death Egg Robot in the level pack, Sonic mentions it's "*the fourth time [Eggman's] used it*". This is a reference to the Death Egg Robot boss battles in *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*, *Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I*, and *Sonic Generations*.
* Dr. Eggman repeatedly says "*Get a load of this!*" as a part of his dialogue. During the Death Egg Robot fight, Dr. Eggman even stops to ask out loud if he has said that already. This is a reference to the Egg Walker boss battle in *Sonic Adventure*, in which this line is repeated excessively.
* Whilst fighting Chaos and transforming to Super Sonic, Sonic will exclaim "*I'm taking you down like it's 1999.*" This is a reference to the American and European release dates of *Sonic Adventure* as well as the International version release of the same game in Japan and Chaos's introduction into the series.