Sonic The Hedgehog

**Sonic the Hedgehog** (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) is the main character of SEGA's *Sonic* franchise, and the main mascot of the company itself. He was created to show off how quickly the SEGA Genesis could move and change sprites. In his games, he is usually focusing on defeating his main enemy Dr. Ivo Robotnik, also known as Dr. Eggman, with the help of his many allies. In the McLeodGaming media, Sonic is an antagonist serving as a guardian to Bowser in the flash-animated shorts serial, *A Super Mario World*. Notably, he is also playable in both games of the *Super Smash Flash* series: *Super Smash Flash* and *Super Smash Flash 2*.

## Origin

Sonic is a 15-year-old anthropomorphic hedgehog who, as his name suggests, is capable of running at supersonic speeds. He is 3 ft, 3 in (1 m) tall, weighs 77 lbs (35 kg), and has large quills, blue fur, and green eyes. Sonic also wears a pair of Power Sneakers alongside a pair of white gloves.

Before the original *Sonic the Hedgehog*, Sonic debuted in the arcade racing game *Rad Mobile* as an ornament hanging on the driver's rearview mirror. He then made an unauthorized appearance as an enemy in the *The Adventures of Quik & Silva*, a platforming game for the Amiga and Atari ST which released in May 1991, one month before *Sonic the Hedgehog'*s initial June release.

Self-described as "The Fastest Thing Alive", Sonic is confident, quick-witted, carefree and virtuous, yet he can also be impulsive, hot-headed, snarky, and cocky. He is also adventurous to the point that he hates being constrained. On a related note, Sonic's love of freedom is a primary reason behind his campaigns to stop subjugation of any kind, most notably the plots concocted by his arch-nemesis, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.

Sonic is a fast character who's speed is practically immeasurable. He can curl into a ball and roll into his enemies, destroying them in the process. Sonic gathers golden rings for energy, and when he collects the seven Chaos Emeralds, he can transform into Super Sonic, which grants him flight and invincibility so long as he has a sufficient number of rings.

## History

### *A Super Mario World*

Sonic appears in the second episode of the *A Super Mario World* series along with Knuckles, both serving as Bowser's guardians. Sonic and Knuckles' reason for working for Bowser is that they wanted to prove SEGA characters are better than Nintendo characters (which is ironic as Bowser is a Nintendo character) by challenging Mario and Link in a fight. Sonic briefly escapes the battle after Knuckles is defeated by being pushed into the lava. Mario and Link chase after him to the next room, where Sonic transforms into Super Sonic (even though he used one single Chaos Emerald). Super Sonic briefly has the upper hand against Mario and Link but when he prepares to give them the final blow, he is attacked and defeated by Cloud Strife, who attacks him from behind. He is not seen afterwards.

### *Super Smash Flash*

Sonic is among the numerous playable characters in the original *Super Smash Flash*. It is noteworthy to point that Sonic got a playable appearance in this fan game before his actual playable debut in an official *Super Smash Bros.* game. He is distinctively a starter character. He, as many other characters, had only 5 different attacks all derived from *Sonic Battle*.

### *Super Smash Flash 2*

Sonic returned in *Super Smash Flash 2* as a veteran. Most of Sonic's moves are taken directly from *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*, *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS* and *Wii U*, *Sonic the Fighters*, and *Sonic Battle*, and his sprites are completely custom-made. He has the best ground mobility in the game. He is ranked 32th of C+ tier on the current tier list.

### *Super Smash Adventures*

Sonic is one of the main protagonists of Super Smash Adventures. In here, he's portrayed as cocky, arrogant, and somewhat jock-like. However, he still retains as moral compass. Sonic is portrayed as being extremely aquaphobic.

### *Mushroom Kingdom Fusion*

Sonic is a playable character in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion and member of the Mushroom Kingdom Coalition. Known as The Blue Blur, Sonic is the fastest character in the game. His sidekick and best friend is Miles "Tails" Prower.

#### Gameplay

Sonic carries most of his abilities from *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* and from later games.

* Sonic can perform a rolling attack when ducking or running, allowing him to defeat enemies quickly. His curled-up form can be used to break bricks and activate ? blocks.
* Sonic has his spin dash by holding down and tapping run. This can be used to gain a longer aerial jump.
* Sonic has a ground pound/jump cancel attack (similar to the "stomp" from recent Sonic games) and his duck is projectile-resistant.
* Sonic has the ability to perform Insta-Shield from *Sonic the Hedgehog 3*.
* Sonic has enhanced traction, allowing him to come to a stop faster than the Mario Bros. even at his superior top speed.
* Sonic is the fastest player in the game. Due to his high top speed he also has the second best long jump (behind Luigi).
* Sonic can't swim naturally, so he needs a lifejacket in order to swim. Lifejackets will be found in all levels that require swimming, but not for areas with water that Sonic can navigate normally. Sonic cannot drown like all the other characters and unlike those in the original Sonic series. Sonic can also bounce off water surfaces if he's at running speed.
* Sonic uses a ring-based system from his games, in which he loses all his coins when he takes damage and will die if struck without any. He can reacquire dropped coins for a short time after being hit. One negative to Sonic is that whenever he takes damage, there is a knockback effect which can become quite irritable at some points.