fbpx
Wikipedia

List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters

December 07, 2023

The Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise began in 1991 with the game Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis, which pitted a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic against a rotund male human villain named Doctor Eggman (or Doctor Ivo Robotnik). The sequel, Sonic 2, gave Sonic a fox friend named Tails. Sonic CD introduced Amy Rose, a female hedgehog with a persistent crush on Sonic. Sonic 3 introduced Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic's rival and later, friend. All five of these have remained major characters and appeared in dozens of games.

A variety of Sonic characters gathered. Clockwise from top: Doctor Eggman, Rouge the Bat, Shadow the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Miles "Tails" Prower, Cream the Rabbit, Cheese the Chao (flying, center), and Blaze the Cat. Art by Yuji Uekawa.

The series has introduced dozens of additional recurring characters over the years. These have ranged from anthropomorphic animal characters such as Shadow the Hedgehog and Cream the Rabbit to robots created by Eggman such as Metal Sonic and E-123 Omega, as well as human characters such as Eggman's grandfather Gerald Robotnik. The series features three fictional species, in order of appearance: Chao, which have usually functioned as digital pets and minor gameplay and plot elements; Wisps, which have been used as power-ups; and Koco, which when collected grant new abilities for Sonic, among other things.

The Sonic games keep a separate continuity from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics published by Archie Comics and other Sonic media and, as a result, feature a distinct yet overlapping array of many characters.

Characters

Sonic the Hedgehog

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (character)

Sonic the Hedgehog,[a] trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog,[1] is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series. Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot, as well as Sega's response to Mario, his first appearance was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo, before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). Sonic's greatest ability is his running speed, and he is known as the world's fastest hedgehog.[2] Using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds, he becomes Super Sonic and can achieve even greater speeds.

Doctor Eggman

Main article: Doctor Eggman

Doctor Ivo Robotnik,[b][3] better known by his alias Doctor Eggman,[c][4] is a human mad scientist and the main antagonist of the series. Debuting in the first game of the series, Sonic the Hedgehog, he was shown attempting to collect the Chaos Emeralds and turn all of the animals inhabiting the land into robots. He is a self-proclaimed or certifiable genius with an IQ of 300.[5][6][7] His fondness for mechas has made him a renowned authority on robotics. Ultimately, Eggman's goal is to conquer the world and create his ultimate utopia, Eggmanland, alternatively known as the Eggman Empire and Robotnikland.[8]

When Sega had petitioned its research and development department to create a character who would replace Alex Kidd as its company mascot, a caricature of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was among the proposed designs. It lost to Sonic the Hedgehog, but the design was kept for the basis for Dr. Eggman instead.[9][10]

Miles "Tails" Prower

Main article: Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Miles Prower,[d] better known by his nickname, Tails,[e] is a two-tailed fox who is Sonic's best friend and sidekick. His name is a pun on "miles per hour". He can use his tails to propel himself into the air like a helicopter for a limited time. Yasushi Yamaguchi, originally the main artist and zone designer for Sega's Sonic Team, designed Tails for an internal competition for a sidekick to Sonic. His first appearance was in Sonic 2 for the Game Gear, where he was kidnapped by Doctor Robotnik for a "hefty" ransom. He was first made playable in the Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.[11] Tails has appeared in almost every Sonic game since his first appearance. Tails starred in two solo spin-off games for the Sega Game Gear in 1995 – Tails' Skypatrol, and Tails Adventure.[12] Frequently portrayed as a sweet-natured[13] and humble fox,[14] Tails used to be picked on because of his twin tails, before he met Sonic.[15] Tails has a very high IQ and excellent mechanical skills.

Amy Rose

Voiced by:

English: Jennifer Douillard (1999–2004),[16] Lisa Ortiz (2003–2010),[16] Cindy Robinson (2010–present),[16] Shannon Chan-Kent (Sonic Prime)[16]
Japanese: Taeko Kawata[16]

Amy Rose[f] is a pink hedgehog and Sonic's self-proclaimed girlfriend,[17] who is an energetic tomboy.[18] Amy was created by Kazuyuki Hoshino for Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993),[19] although she appeared Kenji Terada's Sonic the Hedgehog manga a year before.[20] Hoshino created her in-game graphics, with many staff members contributing ideas to her design. Her headband and trainer shoes reflected Sonic CD director Naoto Ohshima's tastes, and her mannerisms reflected the traits Hoshino looked for in women at the time.[19] Her fur color was red at first, and her skirt orange.[21] The character had two other names in game previews: Rosy the Rascal[22] and Princess Sally (a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series and comics).[21][23] Amy received her present design, with a red dress and knee-high leather boots, in Sonic Adventure (1998),[24] courtesy of designer Yuji Uekawa.[25]

In the games, Amy is depicted as driven and competitive. She spends much of her time following Sonic to get his attention or make sure he is safe while demonstrating her affection.[17] Series co-creator Yuji Naka said that Amy was designed "to always chase Sonic", and has made it her life goal to one day marry him.[26] Not possessing the speed or strength of the other characters, Amy uses a hammer to defend herself instead.[17][27] In Sonic CD, Metal Sonic kidnaps Amy and Sonic must rescue her. When he does, Amy kisses him.[23] Amy's first appearance in a Sonic platformer as a playable character was in Sonic Adventure;[24][28] she is playable in Sonic Heroes (2003)[29] and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006),[30] and appears as a non-player character in games such as Sonic Unleashed (2008).[31]

While some journalists have called Amy cute and powerful,[24][32] others find her annoying.[33][34][35][36] Justin Towell of GamesRadar+ and writers from Mean Machines expressed general displeasure at her introduction in Sonic CD.[36][37] Additionally, some have criticized developers' treatment of Amy as a female character and analyzed her implications on gender representation in video games. The Electronic Gaming Monthly staff found her pink coloring and tendency to run from danger to be stereotypical and common in Japanese-created female characters,[38] while feminist blogger Anita Sarkeesian cites Amy as an example of the "Ms. Male Character" trope, in which female characters in games with male protagonists often resemble those protagonists, but with stereotypically feminine features added.[39] Despite this, Amy is one of the series' most popular characters, coming in fifth place in a Japanese popularity poll in 2006.[40] Her likeness has been used in Sonic merchandise,[41] and she appears in the television adaptations Sonic X (2003–2006) and Sonic Boom (2014–2017).[33][42]

Metal Sonic

Metal Sonic[g] is an evil robotic version of Sonic created by Dr. Robotnik. He first appears in Sonic the Hedgehog CD. He is given orders to go back in time and change the past so that Dr. Eggman can rule the future. Sonic must race him in Stardust Speedway to free Amy Rose. He is severely wounded when he crashes and falls, but is rejuvenated by Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, only to be defeated again in a similar style. He returns in Knuckles' Chaotix, where he attempts to obtain the Chaos Rings, but he is stopped by the Chaotix. Metal Sonic notably acted as the main antagonist in Sonic Heroes, appearing in a new form as Neo Metal Sonic before transforming into the game's final boss, the Metal Overlord.

Upon being defeated by Super Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, he reverts to his traditional appearance. He appears as the main antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA), where Eggman records Sonic's abilities and uploads them to Metal Sonic, who proceeds in attempting to destroy the world before being tossed into lava by Sonic. Metal Sonic appears as a bonus playable character in Sonic Rivals, reprogrammed to aid Eggman Nega in his attempt to take over the world. He returns as a playable character in Sonic Rivals 2, under orders from Eggman to aid Shadow in stopping Eggman Nega's plans.

In Sonic Free Riders, Metal Sonic is a playable character and the final opponent in the game's story mode. In Sonic Generations, he appears in his classic form as a rival boss, battling Classic Sonic in Stardust Speedway before ultimately being destroyed. Metal Sonic returns as a boss character in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. He appears in the Sonic Boom episode, "It Wasn't Me, It Was the One-Armed Hedgehog". Metal Sonic appears as a boss in the Sonic story mode of Lego Dimensions.

Metal Sonic appeared as a playable character in the multiplayer mode of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, as well as Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and all the Mario & Sonic titles beginning with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Collecting all the emblems in Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut unlocks Metal Sonic as a bonus playable character in Sonic's stages, and purchasing both episodes of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 unlocks bonus levels in which Metal Sonic is playable.

He possesses great strength, including a laser cannon, a jet engine and a force field device he can use to protect himself from projectiles and certain attacks. He usually only communicates with a series of electronic noises. The only notable time Metal Sonic was able to talk was in Sonic Heroes in which he was voiced by Jun'ichi Kanemaru in Japanese and Ryan Drummond in English.

GameDaily placed Metal Sonic 13th on their "Top 25 Video Game Robots" list, describing him as Dr. Robotnik's "greatest creation" and praising the strength of his abilities.[43]

Metal Sonic should not be confused with Silver Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 or Mecha Sonic from Sonic & Knuckles.

Knuckles the Echidna

Main article: Knuckles the Echidna

Knuckles the Echidna[h] is a red echidna and Sonic's friendly rival. First introduced in the Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Knuckles lives on Angel Island, which hovers in the sky due to the power of the Master Emerald. As the last surviving member of the Echidna people who once inhabited the island, his duty is to guard the Master Emerald.

During conception of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the development team wanted to create a new rival for Sonic. The final design of Knuckles was the result of dozens of possible designs inspired by numerous different animals.[44] A character with many different abilities and skills, he is physically one of the strongest characters of the Sonic series.[45] His strength and mastery of martial arts, specializing in punches, enables him to perform feats such as shattering boulders with his fists, while he can trap air underneath his dreadlocks in order to glide for short distances.

Fang the Sniper

Fang the Sniper,[i][46] initially known as Nack the Weasel[47] in English localizations, is a purple jerboa[48][49] that first appeared in the Game Gear video game Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble in 1994. His character is a treasure hunter in search of the Chaos Emeralds; however he does not know of their true power and merely wants to sell them for his own profit.[47] He is a slick,[50] sneaky, and mischievous[46] character who will steal the Emeralds for an easier job.[47] Fang tries hard to outwit others, but is held back by his clumsiness and often fails.[46]

Outside of Triple Trouble, Fang has had playable roles in Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic the Fighters in 1995 and 1996, and had been planned to be in the cancelled Sonic Xtreme. He did not have any significant roles for over two decades however, though he did make a cameo appearance on an in-game poster in 2011's Sonic Generations, and as an illusion during the boss fight with Heavy Magician in Sonic Mania in 2017. In 2023, he was announced to be returning in a main role as a central villain in Sonic Superstars, now under the name "Fang the Hunter";[51] a tie-in comic released by Sega prior to the game's launch offered the in-fiction explanation that Fang frequently operates under different aliases in order to conduct his criminal activities.[52]

Chaotix

The Chaotix are a group of initially four characters who debuted in the game Knuckles' Chaotix as the main characters, later forming their own detective agency in Sonic Heroes where only three of them (Vector, Espio and Charmy respectively) returned, after the three were redesigned and rebooted into essentially new characters. IGN described the characters as "charming" and noted that they were introduced before fans became weary of all the new characters in the series.[53]

Vector the Crocodile

Voiced by:

English: Marc Biagi (2004), Carter Cathcart (2004–2006), Dan Green (2007–2010), Keith Silverstein (2010–present)[54]
Japanese: Kenta Miyake[54]

Vector the Crocodile[j] is a large crocodile who is the "head honcho" and brains of the Chaotix Detective Agency.[55] Divided between being both "bossy" and "easy-going", his rough speech and outward appearance mask his clear reasoning and ability to resolve cases.[56] For the right price he will take on most jobs, unless they involve doing something immoral.[55] Vector has a strong sense of justice and kindness, despite his argumentativeness.[56] He often does unpaid work due to his charitable nature,[55] such as finding a lost child or taking up meager chases for children. This leaves the agency constantly short on money.[56] Vector hates having to work for the landlord, but he enjoys singing,[56] and his trademark accessory is a set of headphones.[55] He is physically very strong[56] and his powerful jaws are a formidable weapon.[55]

Vector was, originally, supposed to be in the sound test of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, but he along with the feature itself, was removed prior to its release.[57] Vector then made his official debut was in the video game Knuckles' Chaotix. And in 2003, he was part of Team Chaotix in Sonic Heroes and is featured in Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Generations, Sonic Forces and several other games (alongside both Espio and Charmy in said games). In all instalments of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, he is a playable athlete. He has also been playable in other spinoff titles such as Sonic Free Riders and Team Sonic Racing, and mobile games like Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Dash.

Vector was also the one of only mainline game characters to appear in the Sonic Boom franchise, making his debut into the sub-franchise in the season two episode; Vector Detector. He later made a few cameo appearances such as in the finale. Like the other characters he was redesigned for the series, sporting an arm tattoo and a leather jacket in place of his traditional headphones. In 2021, he was later added as a playable character in the tie-in mobile game; Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom.[58]

Espio the Chameleon

Voiced by:

English: Bill Corkery (2004), David Wills (2005–2010), Troy Baker (2010–2016), Matthew Mercer (2016–present)[59]
Japanese: Yuuki Masuda[60]

Espio the Chameleon[k] is a chameleon who is a ninja warrior. He is described as the "opinionated number one" of the Chaotix, also being the calmest.[61] He has a "militaristic discipline" while being quiet and laid back.[62] Confident in his skills,[61] opinionated and self-obsessed,[62] he revels in training and self-discipline.[61] He is not concerned by danger, and often yearns to face it in order to use his ninja skills.[61] With his extensive training in ninjutsu and an ability to turn himself invisible, he is able to move around unnoticed.[62] However, a blunder like a sneeze could cause him to inadvertently become visible.[61]

Espio's debut was in the video game Knuckles' Chaotix. In the game, his color subtly changes while he moves to demonstrate the technical capabilities of the Sega 32X console.[63] Espio was incorporated into Sonic Heroes as part of a move to reintroduce neglected characters, and because the development team considered him to have a unique, interesting personality.[64] He was the designated "speed" character in Sonic Heroes while teammates Vector the Crocodile and Charmy Bee respectively represented "power" and "flight".[65] Espio was added to Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rivals 2 to help "round out our cast of characters", and because designer Takashi Iizuka appreciated the character's "stealthy agility".[66] Espio appeared as a playable character in the arcade fighting game Sonic the Fighters, and has also appeared in all installments of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games as the referee in various events and later a playable athlete.

Charmy Bee

Voiced by:

English: Emily Corkery (2004), Amy Birnbaum (2003–2010),[67] Colleen O'Shaughnessey (2010–present)
Japanese: Yoko Teppouzuka[68]

Charmy Bee[l] is a bee who is the "scatter-brained funny-kid" of the Chaotix.[55] He is cheerful, curious, playful, careless, and greatly energetic, often talking about things no one else cares about.[69] Charmy's fooling around makes the rest of the detective agency staff look professional, and he is generally seen as a "cute mascot".[55] Despite an innocent,[69] good-natured and light-hearted personality, he uses his stinger on rare occasions where he gets angry.[55][69] In addition to being a playable character in Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog, he made cameos in all the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games installments as a referee.

Mighty the Armadillo

Mighty the Armadillo[m] is a black and red armadillo who debuted in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog[70] and later appeared in the 32X game Knuckles' Chaotix. The character is described as a traveler who loves nature and desires to see every place.[71] Mighty hates to see weaknesses in others[72] and detests violence.[71] He prefers to be gentle but undergoes a drastic change and is capable when needed.[71] Mighty's only appearance as part of the Chaotix was in Knuckles Chaotix, and was absent when the rest of the group was reintroduced into the series with Sonic Heroes in 2003.

His long period of absence was alluded to in Sonic Generations, in which he is shown on a missing persons poster alongside fellow SegaSonic character Ray the Flying Squirrel. Both Mighty and Ray appeared as playable characters in the Sonic Mania expansion Sonic Mania Plus, as well as appearing in the accompanying web series Sonic Mania Adventures.

Ray the Flying Squirrel

Ray the Flying Squirrel[n] is a yellow flying squirrel who debuted in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog. While he can run as fast as Sonic, Ray can also climb trees and glide.[70]

His long period of absence was alluded to in Sonic Generations, in which he is shown on a missing persons poster during the City Escape level alongside fellow SegaSonic character Mighty the Armadillo. Both Ray and Mighty appeared as playable characters in the Sonic Mania expansion Sonic Mania Plus, as well as appearing in the accompanying web series Sonic Mania Adventures.

Big the Cat

Voiced by:

English: Jon St. John (1999–2003),[73] Oliver Wyman (2003–2010, 2016),[74] Kyle Hebert (2010–present),[75] Ian Hanlin (Sonic Prime)
Japanese: Shun Yashiro (1998-2000), Takashi Nagasako[75] (2003–present)

Big the Cat[o] first appeared in the 1998 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure, where he was placed to justify the presence of a fishing rod in the game, although he was conceived beforehand.[76] Big is a large, purple anthropomorphic cat, who is depicted as—while unintelligent—sweet, easygoing, and physically strong.[77][78]

In Sonic Adventure, Big's story involves fishing his frog friend Froggy[p] out of various bodies of water after Froggy swallows a Chaos Emerald and part of the tail of Chaos, the game's antagonist. In Sonic Heroes, Big teams up with Amy Rose and Cream the Rabbit to search for Froggy and a lost Chao creature called Chocola. He is a more minor playable character in other Sonic games, like Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, and a non-player character in titles such as the Nintendo DS version of Sonic Colors. Reflecting the story of Adventure, Big appears in the Sonic X anime and the Sonic the Hedgehog comics.

Big has been derided by the video game press and fanbase for his obesity, low intelligence, one-dimensional development and uselessness within his games; he has appeared on several lists of the worst video game characters of all time and within the Sonic cast.[79][80][81] Due to his poor reception and apparent uselessness, Sonic Team claimed they would be retiring the character from appearing in future games in 2012,[82] although head Takashi Iizuka has since stated that a game starring Big is a possibility.[83] Despite this statement, Big has continued to appear in other titles, including Sonic Runners, Lego Dimensions, Team Sonic Racing, and Sonic Frontiers.[84][85]

Chaos

See also: Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Chaos[q] is a Chao mutated by the Chaos Emeralds that acts as a guardian for its species, protects the Master Emerald, and provides clear water around its altar.[86] It is a water-like being that can easily manipulate its body. Without any Chaos Emeralds, it is known as "Chaos Zero", but with each Emerald it absorbs, it transforms into a more powerful form, eventually becoming "Perfect Chaos" with all 7 Emeralds.

Its first appearance is in Sonic Adventure, where Dr. Eggman attempts to use it to conquer the world. Chaos tracks down the emeralds, becomes "Perfect Chaos", and floods all of Station Square, but is ultimately defeated by Super Sonic. It reappears in Sonic Adventure 2 as a bonus multiplayer character, in Sonic Battle as a playable fighter, and in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as an ice version of Perfect Chaos. He reappears in his perfect form in Sonic Generations as a boss where he has a new look with green teeth and dark blue reptilian skin for the upper half of his body.[87] This was supposed to be how he always looked, but the technology of the Dreamcast at the time made this look impossible.[88] Chaos appears as the final boss in the Sonic the Hedgehog pack of Lego Dimensions.

E-100 Series

The E-100 Series is a group of robots created by Doctor Eggman, who uses them in his quest to conquer the world; however, some of their members have since gone rogue.[89]

E-100 Alpha

E-100 Alpha,[r] better known as Zero, is the first of the E-100 series and considered the prototype of the line.[90] He was created by Dr. Eggman and ordered to capture the Chaos Emerald from Amy Rose's Flicky friend, Birdie. He first appeared in Sonic Adventure as the main antagonist in Amy's story, where he repeatedly tries to capture Birdie. At the end of Amy's story, she destroys him. In Sonic Advance 2, he appears in special stages, trying to prevent players from getting the seven Chaos Emeralds.

E-102 Gamma

Voiced by:

English: Steve Broadie
Japanese: Joji Nakata[91]

E-102 Gamma[s] also primarily appears in Sonic Adventure. He is a red, bulky robot[92] with a powerful gun built into his arm.[93] Gamma turns against his master after a heartfelt conversation with Amy Rose, who becomes his friend, and destroys the other E-100 Series robots to free the trapped animals inside them before ultimately doing the same to himself.[94][95][96] He offers shoot-'em-up gameplay to a largely platforming-focused game.[97] Gamma later made a spiritual return in the form of Chaos Gamma, who appeared as a playable character in Sonic Battle. He has garnered mixed comments from critics.[98] While Xbox World generally commended his story,[99] others criticized the slow and repetitive nature of his gameplay.[100][101][102]

E-123 Omega

Voiced by:

English: Jon St. John (2003),[73] Maddie Blaustein (2006–2009),[103] Vic Mignogna (2010–2017),[103] Aaron LaPlante (2019–present)
Japanese: Taiten Kusunoki[103]

E-123 Omega[t] first appears in Sonic Heroes, Eggman seals Omega within an abandoned base, along with Shadow, until Rouge the Bat releases Shadow from his stasis pod, accidentally reactivating Omega.[104] Omega expresses a deep hatred for Eggman due to the latter locking him up in stasis for an extended period of time. Omega decides to team up with the other two in order to obtain revenge on Eggman and prove that he is the most powerful robot of all.[105] He returns with the same goal in Shadow the Hedgehog, and teams up with Shadow in certain levels to destroy Eggman's robots.

During Sonic the Hedgehog 2006, he is playable after Rouge orders him to support Shadow many years in the future.[106] He is also one of the secret unlockable characters in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.[107] He also appeared in the DS version of Sonic Colors where he challenges Sonic to perform a mission, and reveals to Sonic the location of Eggman's base in the Asteroid Coaster world. In Sonic Forces, Omega is severely damaged by Infinite, but is repaired by Tails and becomes a member of the Resistance. Omega has appeared in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as a rival in speed skating and intense short track[108] and in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games as a rival in the 100m Sprint. Omega appears as a playable racer in Team Sonic Racing.

Omega has an array of destructive weapons concealed in his arms, including machine guns, flamethrowers, missile launchers, beam cannons and rocket-propelled drills. He can retract his hands in order to attach a spinning Shadow and Rouge in their place, either using the two as melee weapons or firing them.[104] Omega has seen negative reception. Eurogamer staff writer Tom Bramwell called Omega a "lesser" character among the Heroes cast.[109] An Electronic Gaming Monthly preview of Heroes referred to him as an imitation of the T-1000s from the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.[110] However, Jeremy Dunham from IGN called Omega a "supreme machine".[111]

Omochao

Voiced by:

English: Lani Minella (2001–2004), Laura Bailey (2011-2016), Erica Lindbeck (2019–present)[112]
Japanese: Etsuko Kozakura[112]

Omochao[u] (/ˈoʊmoʊtʃaʊ/) is a robot Chao with a propeller on its head. Omochao was introduced in Sonic Adventure as part of the Chao Races, and it later appeared in Sonic Adventure 2, where it serves as an in-game manual to teach players how to play the game. It has filled a similar tutorial role in other games such as Sonic Heroes, Sonic Advance 3, Sonic Generations, and Lego Dimensions. The character has made other sporadic appearances throughout the series, including as a type of gun in Shadow the Hedgehog, a referee in Sonic Riders, a collectible card and referee in Sonic Rivals 2, a referee in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, a supporting character in multiplayer of Sonic and the Secret Rings, and the host of the World Grand Prix in Sonic Free Riders. Its only playable appearance is as one of a group of playable chao in Team Sonic Racing. "Omochao" is a pun on "omocha"[v] and "chao".

Shadow the Hedgehog

Main article: Shadow the Hedgehog

Shadow the Hedgehog[w] is an artificially created life form in the design of a black and red male hedgehog, similar to Sonic. His trademark hover skates propel him at extreme speeds that rival those of Sonic.[113]

According to official profiles, Shadow was created 50 years ago by Professor Gerald Robotnik as the "Ultimate Life Form",[114] which is ageless and immortal.[115] Sharp witted and seemingly always on the edge,[7][116] once he has set himself to a goal, he will do whatever it takes to accomplish it,[7] regardless of any danger.[117] After the trauma of the death of his only friend, Maria Robotnik, Shadow strives to fulfill his purpose and keep the promise he made to her.[7][117] Although his relationship with Sonic seems to have developed from antagonistic to friendly rivalry, animosity from not understanding their different mindsets still occurs.[118]

However, Shadow shares a lot of similarities with Sonic.[117][119] He can perform spin attacks common to Sonic,[114] which are a variation on the tendency for hedgehogs to roll into tight balls for protection. Additionally, with the power of a Chaos Emerald, Shadow can warp time and space with Chaos Control.[114][116][117] Shadow is also able to use a variety of other Chaos powers, such as "Chaos Spear" and "Chaos Blast".[117]

Using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds, Shadow uses his super transformation to transform into Super Shadow[120] and gains new abilities of flight and near invulnerability, with normal abilities of speed and enhanced Chaos powers.

Rouge the Bat

Voiced by:

English: Lani Minella (2001–2004), Kathleen Delaney (2005–2010),[121] Karen Strassman (2010–present),[121] Kazumi Evans (Sonic Prime)
Japanese: Rumi Ochiai[121]

Rouge the Bat[x] is a white, anthropomorphic bat who made her first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2 in 2001, and who has been featured in most games since. She has appeared in every mainline game and most spin-off games alongside Shadow (excluding the Storybook spin-off games). She is depicted as a professional treasure hunter devoted to the pursuit of jewels,[122] calling herself the "World's Greatest Treasure Hunter". She has a tendency to ignore abstract morality or manners for potential profit;[123] her "feminine charm" makes her appear careless, but she is actually scheming and manipulative.[122] Additionally, she serves as a part-time spy for the government, and is a competent fighter.[122] She battles using kicks, especially her signature "Screw Kick", and she can fly using her wings.[124]

Despite receiving a polarized reception with critics initially, Rouge is one of the series' most popular characters, coming in tenth place in a Japanese popularity poll in 2006. Marking her as the second most popular female character in the franchise, next to Amy Rose.[40] She has been a major character in two television adaptions; Sonic X (2003–2006) and Sonic Prime (2022–present).

Professor Gerald Robotnik

Voiced by:

English: Marc Biagi (2001), Mike Pollock (2003–2005)
Japanese: Chikao Otsuka (2001–2005)

Professor Gerald Robotnik[y] is the grandfather of Maria Robotnik and Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Fifty years before the main series, he attempted to create the "Ultimate Life Form" under the funding of the United Federation, hoping that it can help cure Maria's illness. However, when Maria was killed during a G.U.N. raid, Gerald, fueled by anger over his granddaughter's death and becoming resentful of humanity's increasingly callous nature, infiltrated Project ARK in order to combine the space station with the Chaos Emeralds and turn it into a doomsday weapon. He appears in Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog.

Maria Robotnik

Voiced by:

English: Moriah Angeline (2001) Rebecca Honig (2005)
Japanese: Yuri Shiratori[125]

Maria Robotnik[z] is a character that appears mostly in flashbacks in Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog. She is the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik, and is the cousin of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Maria suffers from the illness known as "NIDS" (Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome), which was incurable at the time. Gerald takes on Project Shadow in order to save her life. Soon after Shadow is created, the two bond deeply, though it is short-lived as the government organization "G.U.N." soon raids the ARK, fatally shooting Maria. Before she dies, she encases Shadow in an escape pod and asks him to bring hope to humanity and give humans a chance to be happy. This experience with Maria scars Shadow for life, but ultimately his determination to keep his promise to her leads him to team up with Sonic and save the Earth multiple times.

Maria's first and only playable appearance is in Shadow the Hedgehog, where she can be controlled as a partner character by a second player during specific in-game missions.

Cream the Rabbit and Cheese

Voiced by:

English: Rebecca Honig (2003–2009),[126] Michelle Ruff (2010–present)[126]
Japanese: Sayaka Aoki[126]

Cream the Rabbit[aa] is a peach-colored rabbit with a constant companion named Cheese,[ab] a blue Chao with a red bow-tie. Their names were based on "cream cheese".[127][128] Cream is portrayed as being naive because of being brought up like a princess by her mother, Vanilla.[129] She always politely minds her manners[130] but sometimes acts childishly.[130] Cream can achieve flight for short periods of time by flapping her two large ears,[129] while Cheese often attacks on Cream's behalf by ramming into her adversaries.[131]

Cream first appeared as a playable character in Sonic Advance 2.[132] She returned in Sonic Heroes as part of "Team Rose", working together with Amy Rose and Big the Cat to defeat Metal Sonic,[133] and then again for Sonic Advance 3.[134]

Since her first trio of games, she has been relegated to being an extra playable character in Sonic spinoffs and multiplayer games. She is a playable character in the Sonic and the Secret Rings multiplayer mode, a playable fighter within Sonic Battle, a secret unlockable party member in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood[135] and a playable racer in Sonic Riders, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, and Sonic Free Riders.

Cream has received mostly negative opinions from the video game press. Thomas East of Official Nintendo Magazine ranked her as the fifth worst Sonic character, criticizing various aspects of her like her high-pitched voice, repetitious speech in Sonic Heroes, "ridiculous smile", and single eyelash on each eye.[136] Christian Nutt of GameSpy singled her out as one of the negative features of Sonic Advance 2, calling her "corny" and "dopey-looking".[137]

GamesRadar writer Jim Sterling ranked her as their second worst, stating that she "represents perhaps everything that's wrong with Sonic the Hedgehog characters", particularly finding her name to be random.[138] Similarly, Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer exclaimed "oh God" at her and Cheese's names.[139] David Houghton of GamesRadar ranked her name as one of the 25 worst among all video game characters, seeing a double entendre in the word "cream".[140] In contrast, Xbox World's review of Heroes stated that "we love Cream" and called her "the best new Sonic character since Tails".[141] The character is also highly regarded in Japan, where she entered the top ten in a 2006 popularity poll.[40]

Blaze the Cat

Voiced by:

English: Erica Schroeder (2005–2010),[142] Laura Bailey (2010–2019), Erica Lindbeck (2019–present)[142]
Japanese: Nao Takamori[142]

Blaze the Cat[ac] is a purple cat princess from an alternate dimension. She has been appointed as guardian of the Sol Emeralds, her dimension's version of the Chaos Emeralds,[143] making her role similar to that of Knuckles the Echidna.[144] She is portrayed as calm and levelheaded, hiding her true feelings.[145] She is sometimes "bogged down" by her own strict discipline and devotion to her position, making her appear withdrawn.[145] Blaze can control fire,[143] but wears a cape to conceal it as she was teased about her pyrokinetic abilities when she was young.[144] Using the Sol Emeralds, she transforms into Burning Blaze. Blaze wears a purple dress and white tights with pink high heels and a yellow necklace.

Blaze debuted in Sonic Rush as a playable character along with Sonic.[146] She arrives in Sonic's dimension from another dimension along with the Sol Emeralds. While searching for the Emeralds, she befriends Sonic and Cream and helps them stop Dr. Eggman and Eggman Nega before returning to her dimension. She reappears in Sonic the Hedgehog as Silver the Hedgehog's friend during the future of Sonic's dimension. The two attempt to fix their ruined future world by traveling back in time. Blaze ends up sacrificing her life to seal Iblis, the fiery monster that has destroyed their world, inside herself, but is brought back to life at the end of the game when Sonic destroyed Iblis in his own time period. She appeared again as the main character in Sonic Rush Adventure, where Sonic and Tails are transported to her dimension and help her retrieve the "Jeweled Scepter".[147]

Since her first trio of games, she has been relegated to being an extra playable character in Sonic spinoffs and multiplayer games. She is an unlockable multiplayer character in the Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic and the Black Knight, a playable racer in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sonic Free Riders and Team Sonic Racing, and a playable athlete in all five Mario & Sonic at the Olympics games. She appears together with Silver in Sonic Colors DS in several cutscenes and missions. She is also mentioned in Sonic Frontiers.

Blaze has been mostly well received by critics. IGN remarked upon seeing her at TGS 2005 that she "easily earned her place in the team" amidst unremarkable secondary characters. Her gameplay has been praised as "fast-moving and fun" as opposed to slower characters introduced earlier in the series,[148] but criticized for its resemblance to that of Sonic.[149] Blaze has been called "a nice addition to Sonic's cast" and "one of the more complex, multifaceted characters in the Sonic canon".[149][150]

Eggman Nega

Voiced by:

English: Mike Pollock[151]
Japanese: Chikao Otsuka (2005–2020)[151]

Eggman Nega[ad] is Eggman's descendant from 200 years in the future, first introduced in Sonic Rush as the arch-enemy of Blaze the Cat and later Silver the Hedgehog.[152] He is known to cause trouble not only through time travel, but through inter-dimensional travel as well. Although his outward appearance resembles that of Doctor Eggman, his personality is different.[153] He is heartless and calculating, but maintains polite speech and manners.[153] His exact role in the overall series varies; in the Sonic Rush series, he works alongside the original Eggman as a team to take over both Sonic and Blaze's dimensions.[154] In the Sonic Rivals series, Eggman Nega holds a deadly grudge against Eggman due to the latter's failures ruining the former's reputation. His appearances in the Mario & Sonic series act as a mixture of the two portrayals, as Eggman Nega, while still disliking Eggman due to being disappointed at his failures, nevertheless still collaborates with him and assists him with his plans.

Babylon Rogues

The Babylon Rogues are a group of avian thieves. They have only appeared collectively in the Sonic Riders sub-series. Producer Takashi Yuda considered them best-suited for Sonic series racing games and noted in a 2006 interview that Sonic characters are usually designed with one specific storyline in mind.[155]

The Rogues have received predominantly negative comments from gaming journalists. Alex Navarro and Joe Dodson of GameSpot separately criticized their clichéd backstory,[156][157] as did Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell.[158] IGN's Jack DeVries specifically called Jet a "jerk" and stated that his voice is annoying, especially in Free Riders.[159]

Jet the Hawk

Voiced by:

English: Jason Griffith (2006–2009),[160] Michael Yurchak (2010–present)[161]
Japanese: Daisuke Kishio

Jet the Hawk[ae] is a green hawk and the leader of the Babylon Rogues,[162] and nicknamed the "Legendary Wind Master"[163] due to his mastery of Extreme Gear.[164] This mastery comes from his forefathers.[162] His skills make him a possible match to Sonic the Hedgehog,[164] whom he considers a rival.[162] Jet is aware of his duties as leader but must sometimes be helped by his team.[162] Filled with extreme pride, the thing he likes most other than treasure is himself.[162] He despises losing and those who are faster or more confident than him and fights using Bashyo Fans.[162]

Wave the Swallow

Voiced by:

English: Erica Schroeder (2006–2008), Kate Higgins (2010)
Japanese: Chie Nakamura

Wave the Swallow[af] is a purple swallow who is the team's mechanic, as her father was for the previous generation of the Babylon Rogues.[165] Gifted in this craft,[165] she has a superb mechanical knowledge of Extreme Gear, which surpasses both Miles "Tails" Prower and Dr. Eggman.[166] Because of this knowledge, she is full of confidence.[167] She hates thick-headed or stupid people and notices everything, but her advice tends to be understandable only to her.[167] Although she looks on Jet the Hawk as an "unreliable younger brother" and can be stubborn, she follows his leadership.[167]

Storm the Albatross

Voiced by:

English: Dan Green (2006–2008), Travis Willingham (2010)
Japanese: Kenji Nomura

Storm the Albatross[ag] is a hulking albatross who is described as the muscle of the Babylon Rogues and Jet the Hawk's "right hand man".[168] The strength of his loyalty to Jet is greater than any other and he hates rivals to the team.[169] When he is angry, he becomes destructive;[169] and the raw power of his physical strength makes up for his lower intelligence[168] and lack of speed.[170] With his quick temper, he may stutter when flustered,[168] and he hates having to wait.[169]

Silver the Hedgehog

Voiced by:

English: Pete Capella (2006–2009),[171] Quinton Flynn (2010–2017),[171] Bryce Papenbrook (2019–present)[171]
Japanese: Daisuke Ono[171]

Silver the Hedgehog[ah] is a silver-furred hedgehog from 200 years in the future of the main timeline. He first appeared in the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog. His individual episode revolves around him traveling back in time with Blaze the Cat to find and slay Sonic the Hedgehog, who they were tricked into believing is the cause of their world being destroyed in the future. Silver's primary ability is telekinesis;[172] he is able to levitate objects and use them as projectiles to either defeat enemies or interact with his environment.[173] Like Sonic and Shadow, he transforms into his "super form" by using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds.

Silver's creation was inspired by the game's early development stages, where the development team was making huge levels with multiple paths through them and decided they wanted to include a new character with unique abilities for an alternate way to play through the levels.[172] The design team developed over fifty different concepts for the character.[172] At one point he was to actually be an orange mink named Venice (named after the city of the same name), but the developers ultimately decided against this, fearing a mink would not blend in with the rest of the characters.[172] They ended up deciding to make another hedgehog instead.[172]

Orange was originally decided for his fur, but they soon moved away from that in color, in favor of a white-gray one.[172] While developing the character models and textures, they focused on using the hardware to develop the textures rather than just use white-gray, which lead to Silver's color and name.[172] Additionally, Silver's backstory was inspired by Trunks from the 1984-1995 manga Dragon Ball, who made a similar journey to the past to kill two androids that would eradicate most of humanity in his own time; the script for Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) flat-out states "Essentially, think Trunks from Dragon Ball Z."[174]

Since his first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), he has mainly appeared in the Sonic series' spinoffs, multiplayer games, and small cameo roles. He is one of the playable characters in Sonic Rivals and Sonic Rivals 2, a playable character strictly in the multiplayer modes in Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic and the Black Knight, a playable racer in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity,[175] Sonic Free Riders and Team Sonic Racing, and a playable athlete in the Mario & Sonic series beginning with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. He appears in Sonic Generations as a boss in the stages Crisis City (console version) and Tropical Resort (3DS version). Additionally, Silver was one of a few Sega characters to make a cameo in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in the background of Sonic's Green Hill Zone stage,[176] and as a trophy and sticker.[177]

The character has generally not been very well received by critics.[178][179]

Orbot and Cubot

Voiced by:

English: Chris Collet (Orbot, Sonic Unleashed), Kirk Thornton (Orbot, 2010-present),[180] Wally Wingert (Cubot),[181] Deven Mack (both, Sonic Prime)[180][181]
Japanese: Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot),[180] Wataru Takagi (Cubot)[181]

Orbot[ai] (/ˈɔːrbɒt/) is a red robotic assistant of Dr. Eggman who first appears in Sonic Unleashed. While he generally assists in monitoring Eggman's data, he often makes sarcastic remarks pointing out general flaws in Eggman's plans, prompting a quick smack in return. He appears again in Sonic Colors, alongside a similar yellow robot named Cubot[aj] (/ˈkjuːbɒt/).[182] Conversely to Orbot, Cubot is rather slow, not witty, and suffers from a defect in Sonic Colors that causes him to randomly speak with different accents.[183] The two have continued to appear as assistants to Dr. Eggman in subsequent titles, such as Sonic Generations, Sonic Lost World and Sonic Forces. The duo made a cameo in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games as one of the helping characters in the London Party, copying stickers for the participants.[184] The duo appeared in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games as the hosts of the Action and Answer Tour and in the Sonic Boom animated series. Digital Spy praised their inclusion in the plot of Sonic Colors, especially Cubot for his humorous observations and self-awareness about the game's tropes.[182]

Wisps

Voiced by: Utako Yoshino[185]

Wisps[ak] are a race of extraterrestrial creatures who live on the grassy, lush planet called Planet Wisp.[186][187] The mother of all Wisps is a much larger, pink one named Mother Wisp.[188] She created Planet Wisp and raised all of her children.[189] Wisps speak a common language that Sonic and Tails cannot understand,[190] though Tails builds a translation device in the game Sonic Colors.[191] Their Japanese and English name comes from Tails' translation of a word in their language;[192] other characters in the game refer to them as "aliens".[193][194] Wisps are composed of an energy force called "Hyper-go-ons",[195] which they can use to phase into the body of playable protagonist Sonic and give him temporary elemental powers.[186][196] They come in numerous breeds, each carrying one of many elemental powers known as "Color Powers".[186] When Sonic collects a Wisp, he can use its power once at will; however, he can only carry one at a time.[197]

There are numerous types of Wisps, each with its own special ability. Colors introduced ten types between the Wii and Nintendo DS versions of the game; some only appear in one version. For example, Purple Wisps, whose "Frenzy" ability turns Sonic into a difficult-to-control demon that can chomp through obstacles, is exclusive to the Wii version,[198] but Violet Wisps, which scale up Sonic's density to black hole-like levels and causes him to absorb enemies, obstacles, and rings, appear only in the DS version.[199]

However, others appear in both versions, such as Yellow Wisps, which allow Sonic to drill underground and find otherwise inaccessible areas.[198] Sonic Lost World introduced more types of Wisps while keeping some old types.[200] Among these are Magenta Wisps, which bounce Sonic across paths of musical notes by having the player tap them on the Wii U's touch screen,[201] and Black Wisps, which turn Sonic into a bomb that can roll over enemies and explode.[202] The Colors manual describes each type of Wisp as having a different general personality; for example, Cyan Wisps, which allow Sonic to bounce off surfaces, are scatterbrained and energetic, while Orange Wisps, which blast him rapidly into the air, have fluctuating and explosive emotions.[203]

In Sonic Colors, Eggman builds an amusement park spanning the Wisps' planets under the pretense of making up for past transgressions.[187][204][205] Suspicious, Sonic and Tails investigate and rescue two Wisps from Orbot and Cubot.[194][206][207] One of them, a talkative male White Wisp named Yacker, tags along with Sonic and Tails during the game.[208] It turns out that Eggman is converting Wisps to a corrupted, purple (Wii version) or violet (DS version) state to fuel a mind control ray and control the universe.[209][210][211] Sonic frees Wisps from their confines in each level,[212] then uses several of them to defeat Eggman at the end of the game.[213]

However, Eggman's mind control cannon malfunctions and creates a black hole, which sucks Sonic in until the Wisps combine their power to pull him out and neutralize the black hole.[214] Yacker frees the remaining Wisps, reverts them from their corrupted form, thanks Sonic and Tails,[215] and leaves.[216] The DS version features Mother Wisp as a post-game boss, as she was corrupted by the corrupted Wisps' Hyper-go-ons.[217][218] Wisps have also appeared in the level "Planet Wisp" in Sonic Generations[219] and the comics.[220] Iizuka stated in an interview that the Wisps were added to Colors to "expand and strengthen the platform action gameplay" without forcing the player to switch to other playable characters.[221] Another goal was to encourage players to revisit already-played levels; Sonic Team accomplished this by adding segments requiring certain types of Wisps to levels preceding their first appearances.[222] Iizuka has said that he now considers them a staple in the Sonic series.[223]

Critics have given mixed opinions toward Wisps and their integration into Sonic gameplay. IGN's Arthur Gies called them "the big addition" to Sonic Colors, outshining its polished physics and controls.[186] Dave McComb of film magazine Empire called them "cutesy" and "strange",[224] while John Meyer of Wired found them "cuddly" and Dale North of Destructoid called them "a cute little alien race".[225][226] Randy Nelson from Joystiq called them "plush" and speculated that they could easily lend their image to profitable merchandise.[227]

Positive attention has been directed at the variety of Wisps available in Sonic Colors and Lost World and at the variety of gameplay styles they brought to the titles: for example, Gies stated that "almost all of them add interesting quirks to Sonic's basic abilities."[186] Reviewing the Nintendo DS version of Colors, Tim Turi from Game Informer stated that "each adds an interesting new gameplay mechanic" to the game.[199] Gies and Turi also praised the ability to revisit old levels with Wisps unlocked afterwards.[186][199] Nintendo Power's Steve Thomason identified them as "a truly interesting addition to the Sonic formula" amidst a series of missteps, and praised their "cleverly designed" variety.[198] Computer and Video Games writer Chris Scullion described Wisps in Lost World as "familiar power-ups that emulate mechanics in Mario's Wii adventures" as part of a larger, ambivalent point about the game being derivative of Super Mario Galaxy.[228]

However, control and pacing aspects of the Wisps in general, as well as of individual types, have been criticized: for example, Turi opined that "for almost every useful ability there is a complete dud" and bemoaned the Wii controls.[229] Justin Speer from GameTrailers thought similarly and added that the Wisps "don't really feel like they belong".[230] Hardcore Gamer Magazine's review of Lost World stated that none of the Wisps make satisfying use of the Wii U's gamepad.[231] Chris Shilling of Eurogamer found them to "lead to clumsy touchscreen or gyro interludes that kill a level's pacing."[232]

Deadly Six

The Deadly Six are a group of six Zeti, a species that has the ability to manipulate magnetic fields.[233] Their exact origins are unknown, but prior to the events of Sonic Lost World, Dr. Eggman had taken control of the group in order to capture animals to create Badniks.[234] He controlled them and their powers with an item known as the Cacophonic Conch,[235] which causes them great pain when he blows into it. However, when Sonic subconsciously kicks the Conch away from Eggman, they use their powers to control Eggman's Badniks, which prompted Sonic and Tails to reluctantly team up with Eggman to get past the Zeti and stop them. After turning on Eggman, they use his machine which was designed to suck the life out of the Earth and give it to themselves, making them stronger.[236]

The members of the Deadly Six are:

  • Zavok (voiced by Travis Willingham (2013-2017) / Patrick Seitz (2019-present) in English and Joji Nakata in Japanese[237]), the strong, muscular, red-colored Zeti who acts as the group's leader.[238] In his boss fights, he pilots a robotic dragon. He is the most recurring member of the Deadly Six, he commonly reappears in the Mario & Sonic series since 2016, and has reappeared in both Sonic Forces and Team Sonic Racing.
  • Zazz (voiced by Liam O'Brien in English and Yutaka Aoyama in Japanese[239]), a lanky, pink-colored Zeti who is always ready for a fight.[240] He pilots a Moon Mech, which has the ability to spit out stars. He reappears in Sonic Dash and the Mario & Sonic series.
  • Zomom (voiced by Patrick Seitz in English and Chafurin in Japanese[241]), a gluttonous and dimwitted yellow-colored Zeti who is always seen eating.
  • Master Zik (voiced by Kirk Thornton in English and Mugihito in Japanese[242]), an elderly, blue-colored Zeti who is skillful in martial arts. He is the founder of the Deadly Six and mentored Zavok in martial arts.[243][244]
  • Zeena (voiced by Stephanie Sheh in English and Yumi Toma in Japanese[245]), a green-colored Zeti who is the team's only female. She has many female related obsessions, such as painting her nails.
  • Zor (voiced by Sam Riegel in English and Yuki Tai in Japanese[246]), a purple-colored Zeti who is always seen holding a blue rose. He has a very pessimistic and emo personality.

Characters in other media

Sally Acorn

Sally Acorn (voiced by Kath Soucie[247]) is a red-haired brown chipmunk who appears as a major character in the 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog animated series and later in the Archie Comics series.[248][249] She has also made minor cameos in the Sonic Spinball game and in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog animated series. In the animated series for which the character was created and also in the Archie Comics series she was depicted as a princess and leader of a group of freedom fighters, whose goal is to restore peace to the Kingdom of Acorn taken over by Robotnik.[249] Sally is known for being Sonic's childhood friend and love interest, with Sally fighting alongside Sonic in many cases.[250][251]

Chris Thorndyke

Christopher Thorndyke (voiced by Sanae Kobayashi in Japanese and Suzanne Goldish in English), usually called Chris, is the main human protagonist of the Sonic X animated series. He encounters and befriends Sonic shortly after his arrival in Chris' world and invites him and his friends to stay in his home, joining them on their adventures to find the Chaos Emeralds and stop Eggman's robots.

The character has been divisive among fans.[252] Writing for THEM Anime Reviews, Tim Jones called Chris an "uninspired" and "bland" protagonist.[33]

Sticks the Badger

Sticks the Badger[al] (voiced by Nika Futterman in English and Aoi Yuki in Japanese[253]) is an orange and brown badger, first introduced in the animated Sonic Boom television series. Her characteristics are wild, energetic and paranoid, having lived in the wilderness alone for most of her life. Nonetheless, she is portrayed as wanting to strengthen her newfound friendship with Sonic, Amy, Tails and Knuckles.[254]

Sticks appears in a non-playable role in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and as a playable character in Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal.

She is described as "infantile" by Scott Thompson of IGN[255] and an "unlikeable idiot" by Becky Cunningham of GamesRadar,[256] albeit a "nice addition" by Chris Carter of Destructoid.[257]

Sticks has appeared in other Sonic Boom titles, including Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom and Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, and has appeared in other Sonic titles not associated with the Boom sub-series, such as Sonic Runners and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She is mentioned in the mainline Sonic game Sonic Frontiers.[258]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Hepburn: Sonikku Za Hejjihoggu
  2. ^ Japanese: ロボトニック, Hepburn: Robotonikku
  3. ^ Japanese: ドクター・エッグマン, Hepburn: Dokutā Egguman
  4. ^ Japanese: マイルス・パウアー, Hepburn: Mairusu Pauā
  5. ^ Japanese: テイルス, Hepburn: Teirusu
  6. ^ Japanese: エミー・ローズ, Hepburn: Emī Rōzu
  7. ^ Japanese: メタル・ソニック, Hepburn: Metaru Sonikku
  8. ^ Japanese: ナックルズ・ザ・エキドゥナ, Hepburn: Nakkurusu Za Ekiduna
  9. ^ Japanese: ファング・ザ・スナイパ, Hepburn: Fangu Za Sunaipā
  10. ^ Japanese: ベクター・ザ・クロコダイル, Hepburn: Bekutā Za Kurokodairu
  11. ^ Japanese: エスピオ・ザ・カメレオン, Hepburn: Esupio Za Kamereon
  12. ^ Japanese: チャーミー・ビー, Hepburn: Chāmī Bī
  13. ^ Japanese: マイティー・ザ・アルマジロ, Hepburn: Maitī Za Arumajiro
  14. ^ Japanese: フライングリスをレイ, Hepburn: Furaingurisu o rei
  15. ^ Japanese: ビッグ・ザ・キャット, Hepburn: Biggu za Kyatto
  16. ^ Japanese: カエルくん, Hepburn: Kaeru-kun
  17. ^ Japanese: カオス, Hepburn: Kaosu
  18. ^ Japanese: アルファ, Hepburn: Arufa
  19. ^ Japanese: E-102ガンマ, Hepburn: Ī-Ichi-Zero-Ni Ganma
  20. ^ Japanese: オメガ, Hepburn: Omega
  21. ^ Japanese: オモチャオ
  22. ^ 玩具, toy
  23. ^ Japanese: シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Hepburn: Shadō Za Hejjihoggu
  24. ^ Japanese: ルージュ・ザ・バット, Hepburn: Rūju Za Batto
  25. ^ Japanese: プロフェッサー・ジェラルド・ロボトニック, Hepburn: Purofessā Jerarudo Robotonikku
  26. ^ Japanese: マリア・ロボトニック, Hepburn: Maria Robotonikku
  27. ^ Japanese: クリーム・ザ・ラビット, Hepburn: Kurīmu Za Rabitto
  28. ^ Japanese: チーズ, Hepburn: Chīzu
  29. ^ Japanese: ブレイズ・ザ・キャット, Hepburn: Bureizu Za Kyatto
  30. ^ Japanese: エッグマン・ネガ, Hepburn: Egguman Nega
  31. ^ Japanese: ジェット・ザ・ホーク, Hepburn: Jetto Za Hōku
  32. ^ Japanese: ウェーブ・ザ・スワロー, Hepburn: Wēbu Za Suwarō
  33. ^ Japanese: ストーム・ザ・アルバトロス, Hepburn: Sutōmu Za Arubatorosu
  34. ^ Japanese: シルバー・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Hepburn: Shirubā Za Hejjihoggu
  35. ^ Japanese: オーボット, Hepburn: Ōbotto
  36. ^ Japanese: キューボット, Hepburn: Kyūbotto
  37. ^ Japanese: ウィスプ, Hepburn: Uisupu
  38. ^ Japanese: スティックス・ザ・バジャー, Hepburn: Sutikkusu Za Bajā

References

  1. ^ Kent, Steven (2001). "Chapter 23". The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4. the "t" in Sonic the Hedgehog is capitalized not lower case. Sega marketing wizard Al Nilsen had the "The" registered as Sonic's middle name.
  2. ^ Amy's profile from the Sonic Adventure manual
  3. ^ Sega (1991). Sonic the Hedgehog instruction manual (English version), pp. 4
  4. ^ Sega (1999). Sonic Adventure instruction manual, pp. 31
  5. ^ Sega (2001). Sonic Adventure 2 instruction manual, pp. 9
  6. ^ Sega (2004). Sonic Heroes instruction manual, pp. 14
  7. ^ a b c d Sega of America. . Sega of America. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  8. ^ Sega (2005). Shadow the Hedgehog instruction manual, pp. 8
  9. ^ . October 1992. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
  10. ^ . IGN. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  11. ^ Towell, Justin (June 23, 2012). "Page 5 - Sonic's 2D classics re-reviewed". GamesRadar. from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on February 22, 2010.
  13. ^ Sega (1999). Sonic Adventure instruction manual, pp. 20
  14. ^ Sega (2004). Sonic Heroes instruction manual, pp. 7
  15. ^ Sonic Team. . Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Amy Rose Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  17. ^ a b c Sega (1999). "Characters: Amy Rose". Sonic Adventure Manual. Sega. pp. 24–26.
  18. ^ Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Sega CD) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 6.
  19. ^ a b Stuart, Keith (2014). "Interview with Kazuyuki Hoshino, Art Director". Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works. Read-Only Memory. pp. 289–290. ISBN 9780957576810.
  20. ^ Kenji Terada (w). "エイミー姫をすくえ!" Sonic the Hedgehog (1992). Shogakukan.
  21. ^ a b "NewsZone: Sonic Booms!" Sonic the Comic, no. 5, p. 18 (July 1993).
  22. ^ "Sonic CD: Next Month!". MegaTech. EMAP. September 1993.
  23. ^ a b "Sega Game Feature: Sonic CD". Sega Visions. December 1993 – January 1994. pp. 30–31.
  24. ^ a b c "Sonic's Back! It's the Dreamcast game we've all been waiting for!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 36. October 1998. p. 18.
  25. ^ Cook & Becker (April 17, 2017). "How Sega moved Sonic from 2D to 3D". Polygon. from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  26. ^ "Sega.com/Sonic Central Interview with Yuji Naka". Sega. June 14, 2003. Retrieved February 25, 2014.[dead link] Alt URL February 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (October 12, 2007). . Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
  28. ^ Thorpe, Nick (December 28, 2018). "The Making of: Sonic Adventure". Retro Gamer. from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019 – via PressReader.
  29. ^ Casamassina, Matt (January 5, 2004). "Sonic Heroes". IGN. from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  30. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (November 21, 2006). "Sonic the Hedgehog Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  31. ^ Sonic Team (November 18, 2008). Sonic Unleashed. Sega.
  32. ^ Huhtala, Alex (October 1999). "SONIC: It's been a long time coming, but we've been very". Computer and Video Games (215): 60.
  33. ^ a b c Jones, Tim. "THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Sonic X". THEM Anime. from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  34. ^ East, Thomas (May 29, 2013). . Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  35. ^ Sterling, Jim (June 23, 2012). "The 10 worst Sonic friends". GamesRadar. from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  36. ^ a b Towell, Justin (April 16, 2008). "Sonic's 2D classics re-reviewed". GamesRadar. from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  37. ^ "SONIC 3". Mean Machines. EMAP. March 1994. p. 44.
  38. ^ "The Great Blue Hope". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 112. November 1998. p. 194.
  39. ^ Trépanier-Jobin, Gabrielle; Bonenfant, Maude (June 2017). "Bridging Game Studies and Feminist Theories". Kinephanos: Journal of Media Studies and Popular Culture (Special issue: Gender Issues in Video Games): 24–53.
  40. ^ a b c Sonic Team. . Sega of Japan. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2006.
  41. ^ Fahey, Mike (August 6, 2010). "First 4 Figures Gives You A Little Sonic And Friends". Kotaku. from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  42. ^ Corriea, Alexa Ray (February 6, 2014). "Why Sega handed Sonic over to Western studios and gave him a scarf". Polygon. from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  43. ^ Buffa, Chris (February 6, 2009). Top 25 Video Game Robots April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. GameDaily. Retrieved on February 9, 2009
  44. ^ "Secrets of Sonic Team: Interview with Roger Hector, former Director of Sega Technical Institute". from the original on January 14, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  45. ^ . Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
  46. ^ a b c Sega (1994). "Characters". Sonic & Tails 2 Manual. Sega. pp 30
  47. ^ a b c Sega (1994). "Characters". Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Manual. Sega.
  48. ^ ソニックジャム オフィシャルガイド [Sonic Jam Official Guide]. SoftBank. September 1997. ISBN 978-4797303377.
  49. ^ Fang's creator, Touma (August 24, 2017). "I designed him as a jerboa. However, he was presented as a weasel overseas.". from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  50. ^ Sega. . Sega of America. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
  51. ^ Shea, Brian (June 8, 2023). "Sonic Superstars Is A Modernized 2D Adventure With Four-Player Co-Op". Game Informer. from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  52. ^ Sonic the Hedgehog [@sonic_hedgehog] (September 25, 2023). "Sonic Superstars: Fang's Big Break Part 1
    Dr. Eggman hires Fang the Hunter to scope out an unfamiliar island, unaware of the dangers ahead..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  53. ^ "Knuckles Chaotix Review". March 2008. from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  54. ^ a b "Vector the Crocodile Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  55. ^ a b c d e f g h Sega (2003). "Team Chaotix". Sonic Heroes Manual. Sega. pp 13
  56. ^ a b c d e . Characters: Vector. Sega. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  57. ^ Kemps, Heidi. "Sega's Yuji Naka Talks!". GameSpy. IGN. from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2006.
  58. ^ "Vector the Crocodile joins the Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom roster". Tails Channel. from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  59. ^ @ninjacoachz (March 18, 2016). "@matthewmercer Are you voicing Espio in Mario & Sonic Rio 2016 Olympics?" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Twitter.
    Matthew Mercer [@matthewmercer] (March 18, 2016). "@ninjacoachz Good ear! :)" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Twitter.
  60. ^ "Espio the Chameleon Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  61. ^ a b c d e . Characters: Espio. Sega. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  62. ^ a b c Sega (2003). "Team Chaotix". Sonic Heroes Manual. Sega. pp 12
  63. ^ "Sonic Heroes". Xbox World. Future Publishing (2): 36.
  64. ^ "Afterthoughts: Sonic Heroes". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  65. ^ Dunham, Jeremy (December 4, 2003). . IGN. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  66. ^ . PlayStation.com. February 12, 2007. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  67. ^ "Everything Geek Podcast Special Guest Interview- Amy Birnbaum". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  68. ^ "Charmy Bee Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  69. ^ a b c . Characters: Charmy. Sega. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  70. ^ a b "Sonic The Hedgehog Arcade - Videogame by Sega of Japan". The International Arcade Museum (in English and Japanese). Killer List of Video Games. 1995–2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2012. The game play is somewhat similar to Marble Madness.
  71. ^ a b c Sega (2003). "Characters". Knuckles' Chaotix Japanese Manual. Sega. pp 7
  72. ^ Sega (2003). "Characters". Knuckles' Chaotix English Manual. Sega.
  73. ^ a b . Jon St. John. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  74. ^ . Twitter. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  75. ^ a b "Big the Cat Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  76. ^ Betker, Gerjet (July 20, 2011). "Die Sonic-Fans nie wieder enttäuschen!" (in German). Gamers Global. from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  77. ^ (in Japanese). Sega. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  78. ^ Sonic Heroes (GameCube) instruction manual, p. 11.
  79. ^ 1UP Staff. . 1UP.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  80. ^ . Official Nintendo Magazine. May 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  81. ^ Sterling, Jim (January 19, 2011). . GamesRadar. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  82. ^ Sonic Talk #9: Sonic 4 Episode II After Party (YouTube). SegaBits (user SEGABits) – interview with Ken Balough of Sega. 2012. Event occurs at 2:01:14. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  83. ^ "Sonic Lost World". Official Nintendo Magazine (94): 48, 49. October 2013. That's a nice idea! At Summer of Sonic a lot of people were asking if we might feature characters like Shadow, or if there was any possibility of spinoffs. The focus isn't on taking characters and building around them, but on the game itself. Obviously, if there was a game in which we could use the characters in the best way, we might consider it. For Big the Cat, if it's a fishing game, it's a possibility.
  84. ^ Thomason, Steve. "New Blue". Nintendo Power. No. V213. pp. 32–36.
  85. ^ Zwiezen, Zack (March 16, 2019). "Sega Reveals New Sonic Show And Shares More Details About Team Sonic Racing". Kotaku. from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  86. ^ . Sonic Channel (in Japanese). sonic. Sega.jp. Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2007.
  87. ^ "Sonic Generations Modern Era Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  88. ^ BradyGames Sonic Generations Strategy Guide - page 206 "Interview with Sonic Team's Iizuka-san"
  89. ^ Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast) instruction manual, pp. 26–27.
  90. ^ . August 22, 2008. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  91. ^ "E-102 Gamma Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  92. ^ (in Japanese). Sega. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  93. ^ "The Great Blue Hope". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 112. November 1998. p. 194.
  94. ^ Sonic Team (September 9, 1999). Sonic Adventure. Sega. Gamma: Dr. Robotnik... Enemy... Master registration... Deleted...
  95. ^ Sonic Team (September 9, 1999). Sonic Adventure. Sega. Amy: We'll meet again, my robot friend!
  96. ^ Sonic Team (September 9, 1999). Sonic Adventure. Sega. Gamma: E-105 Zeta rescue complete. Units remaining: Gamma... Beta...
  97. ^ Knight, Rich (July 17, 2012). "The 25 Coolest Robots in Video Games". Complex. from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  98. ^ Coombs, Richard. . Blistered Thumbs. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  99. ^ "Sonic Heroes". Xbox World. Future Publishing (2): 36. January 2004.
  100. ^ Buchanan, Levi (February 20, 2009). "Where Did Sonic Go Wrong?". IGN. from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  101. ^ Roberts, Jem (September 1999). "Sonic Adventure". Official Dreamcast Magazine. No. 1. p. 54.
  102. ^ Dumlao, Brian (October 18, 2010). "XBLA Review - 'Sonic Adventure'". Worth Playing. from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  103. ^ a b c "E-123 Omega Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  104. ^ a b (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 22, 2008.
  105. ^ Sega (2004). "Team Dark". Sonic Heroes Manual. Sega. The last and most powerful of Dr. Eggman's E-Series robots ... Omega decided to take revenge for his imprisonment, and to prove once and for all that he is the strongest.
  106. ^ Sega. Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (PS3, Xbox 360). Sega. Level/area: Tropical Jungle. E-123 Omega: Situation understood. What would you like me to do? Rouge the Bat: Take this, and deliver it to Shadow. E-123 Omega: [...] New mission: Shadow Support. External access no longer permitted. Confirmed. Rouge the Bat: I'm counting on you.
  107. ^ NGamer Staff. "DS Previews: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood". from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2008. Fiddling with the item menus revealed that new character Shade will be playable, as will E-123 Omega, the clanking bot star of Sonic Heroes and Shadow The Hedgehog.
  108. ^ "HD Gameplay Video - HD Game Trailers - Video Reviews - VideoGamer.com". from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  109. ^ Bramwell, Tom (February 13, 2004). "Sonic Heroes Review". Eurogamer. from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  110. ^ "Sonic's Boom". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 169. August 2003. p. 102.
  111. ^ Dunham, Jeremy (December 2, 2003). "Sonic Heroes Profiles: Team Dark". IGN. from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  112. ^ a b "Omochao Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  113. ^ . Sega.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  114. ^ a b c Sega (2002). "Characters: Shadow". Sonic Adventure 2 Instruction Manual. Sega. pp. 7
  115. ^ . Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
  116. ^ a b Sega (2004). "Team Dark". Sonic Heroes Instruction Manual. Sega. pp. 8
  117. ^ a b c d e . Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
  118. ^ "Sega's Yuji Naka Talks!". GameSpy.com. from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  119. ^ Sega (2005). "Characters". Shadow the Hedgehog Instruction Manual. Sega. pp. 7
  120. ^ Sega / Backbone Entertainment. Sonic Rivals (Sony PSP). Sega. Level/area: Card Collection, #147. Super Shadow (2005)
  121. ^ a b c "Rouge the Bat Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  122. ^ a b c Sega (2004). Sonic Heroes instruction manual, pp. 9
  123. ^ . Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  124. ^ . Archived from the original on January 22, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2007.
  125. ^ "Maria Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  126. ^ a b c "Cream the Rabbit Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  127. ^ . Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  128. ^ . SEGA. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  129. ^ a b "Team Rose". Sonic Heroes Manual. Sega. 2003. p. 11.
  130. ^ a b "Characters". Sonic Heroes Manual. Sega. 2002. p. 3.
  131. ^ . Sonic Channel. Sega. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  132. ^ Craig, Harris (September 24, 2002). . IGN. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  133. ^ Casamassina, Matt (December 5, 2003). . IGN. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  134. ^ "Sonic Advance 3 Game Boy Advance Review Index, Sonic Advance 3 Reviews". 1UP.com. May 27, 2004. Archived from the original on May 19, 2006. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
  135. ^ Bryan (November 2008). "Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood: The Time Has Come". Game Informer. No. 187. p. 130.
  136. ^ . Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
  137. ^ Nutt, Christian. . GameSpy. Archived from the original on August 12, 2003. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  138. ^ Sterling, Jim (June 23, 2012). "The 10 worst Sonic friends". GamesRadar. from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  139. ^ Bramwell, Tom (April 4, 2003). "Sonic Advance 2 Review". Eurogamer. from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  140. ^ Houghton, David (October 22, 2013). "The 25 most gloriously stupid character names in video games". GamesRadar. from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  141. ^ "Sonic Heroes". Xbox World. No. 2. Future Publishing. January 2004. p. 35.
  142. ^ a b c "Blaze the Cat Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  143. ^ a b . Characters: Blaze. Sega. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
  144. ^ a b . Story: Characters: Blaze. Sega. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
  145. ^ a b Sega (2005). "Story: Characters". Sonic Riders Manual. Sega. pp 5
  146. ^ . Archived from the original on February 2, 2010.
  147. ^ . Sega. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  148. ^ 1UP Staff (November 16, 2005). . 1UP.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  149. ^ a b Sewart, Greg (November 15, 2005). "Sonic Rush". GameSpy. from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  150. ^ Fletcher, JC (February 15, 2009). . Joystiq. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  151. ^ a b "Eggman Nega Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  152. ^ "Sonic Rush Review". GameSpot.com. November 14, 2005. from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  153. ^ a b Sega (2005). "Story & Characters". Sonic Rush Manual. Sega. pp 6
  154. ^ "Sonic Rush (DS) Review". Nintendo Life. May 31, 2006. from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  155. ^ Theobald, Phil (January 27, 2006). "Sega Talks Sonic Riders Part Two". GameSpy. from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  156. ^ Navarro, Alex (March 1, 2006). . GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  157. ^ Dodson, Joe (January 18, 2008). "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Review". GameSpot. from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  158. ^ Bramwell, Tom (March 17, 2006). "Sonic Riders Review". Eurogamer. from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  159. ^ DeVries, Jack (November 1, 2010). "Sonic Free Riders Kinect Review". IGN. from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  160. ^ . amtcworld.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  161. ^ "Michael Yurchak - voiceover". from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  162. ^ a b c d e f . Characters: Jet. Sega. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  163. ^ Sega (2006). "Characters". Sonic Riders Manual. Sega. pp 7
  164. ^ a b . Characters: Jet. Sega. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  165. ^ a b . Characters: Wave. Sega. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  166. ^ Sega (2006). "Characters". Sonic Riders Manual. Sega. pp 8
  167. ^ a b c . Characters: Wave. Sega. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  168. ^ a b c Sega (2006). "Characters". Sonic Riders Manual. Sega. pp 9
  169. ^ a b c . Characters: Storm. Sega. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  170. ^ . Characters: Storm. Sega. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  171. ^ a b c d "Silver the Hedgehog Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  172. ^ a b c d e f g Amaike, Yoshinari (September 26, 2006). "Creating Silver the Hedgehog". IGN. from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  173. ^ Little_Goten (March 18, 2013). "Sonic the Hedgehog for Xbox 360". G4tv. from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  174. ^ DidYouKnowGaming? (April 9, 2016). "Sonic 06 - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. WeeklyTubeShow". from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2016 – via YouTube.
  175. ^ "Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - Shift into Zero Gravity!". Archived from the original on October 25, 2008.
  176. ^ . Archived from the original on September 13, 2008.
  177. ^ . Archived from the original on November 1, 2012.
  178. ^ January 2011, Jim_Sterling 19 (January 19, 2011). "The 10 worst Sonic friends". gamesradar. from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  179. ^ "BARF: Silver the Hedgehog is in Sonic Generations". October 11, 2011. from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  180. ^ a b c "Orbot Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  181. ^ a b c "Cubot Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  182. ^ a b Laughlin, Andrew (November 23, 2010). "'Sonic Colors' (Wii) - Gaming Review". Digital Spy. from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  183. ^ "Sega Emits a Spectrum of Sonic Colours Information". Nintendo Life. September 12, 2010. from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  184. ^ "? Events - Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games hints and tips on Wii (Wii)". Supercheats.com. May 22, 2013. from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  185. ^ Credits - Sonic Colors
  186. ^ a b c d e f Gies, Arthur (November 8, 2010). "Sonic Colors Wii Review: Color us impressed". IGN. from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  187. ^ a b Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (DS). Sega. Tails (translating Mother Wisp's speech): "I was so worried when our planets were pulled apart from one another."
  188. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (DS). Sega. Tails (translating Mother Wisp's speech): "Thank you for helping my children. I am Mother Wisp."
  189. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (DS). Sega. Tails (translating Yacker's speech): "Mama gave us life and raised us. She even made the planet we live on."
  190. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Tails: I wish I knew what you were saying, little guy. Or gal. Or whatever you are.
  191. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Tails: Oh. I was reconfiguring my hand-held into a translator so I can understand this guy.
  192. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Tails: He's from a race of beings called "Wisps."
  193. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Sonic (to camera): I'll just stick with aliens if that's OK with everybody.
  194. ^ a b Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Level/area: Tropical Resort. Cubot: Yee-haw! Git along, li'l aliens!
  195. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Tails: So anyway, these aliens are made up of a REALLY powerful energy source called Hyper-go-ons. It's inside of them ... It's their life source.
  196. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (DS). Sega. Tails: Whoa! He phased right into your body, Sonic! Are you all right?
  197. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (DS). Sega. Tails: He also says only one colored Wisp will fit into the gauge at once, so to use its power again, you need to free another one.
  198. ^ a b c Thomason, Steve (November 2010). "True Colors". Nintendo Power. No. 260. pp. 78–81.
  199. ^ a b c Turi, Tim (November 9, 2010). "Sonic Colors: Dimps Crafts Another Amazing 2D Sonic Game". Game Informer. from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  200. ^ Cocke, Taylor (September 23, 2013). "Sonic: Lost World: Why Slowing Down is a Good Thing". IGN. from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  201. ^ Cowan, Danny (October 18, 2013). "Sonic: Lost World review: Spin cycle (Wii U)". Joystiq. from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  202. ^ Skrebels, Joe (September 8, 2013). . Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  203. ^ Sonic Colors (Wii) instruction manual September 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, pp. 11–13.
  204. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Eggman (over intercom): Welcome to Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park, where you can enjoy five planets for the price of one!
  205. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Eggman (over intercom): This amusement park has been constructed entirely out of a sense of remorse for my past.
  206. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Sonic: Because Eggman plus secretly built amusement park equals evil plot for us to foil.
  207. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Sonic: I'm not sure what's goin' on, but I'm sure of what I'm gonna do!
  208. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Tails: Okay, he said his name is Yacker.
  209. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Eggman: Me? I did nothing at all. Unless shooting him with my mind control beam that runs on alien energy counts as doing something to him.
  210. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Eggman: And then I won't just control one little punk, but the whole universe.
  211. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Sonic: Whoa. This is where he converts them into the strange... negative... aliens with the freaky energy.
  212. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Sonic: Think I'll go check them out, and maybe save some aliens.
  213. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Level/area: Cutscene after final boss. Sonic: Thanks, but I had a little help during that last part.
  214. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Level/area: Cutscene after final boss. Sonic: This might not end well.
  215. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Level/area: Cutscene after final boss. Tails: Uh, he said, "thank you for saving us."
  216. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (Wii). Sega. Tails: Oh great. He says, "goodbye, my friends. I have to go." Just when I got this thing working.
  217. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (DS). Sega. Tails: She's back to normal! That's great, Yacker!
  218. ^ Sonic Team (November 16, 2010). Sonic Colors (DS). Sega. Tails (translating Yacker's speech): "I won't! Mama and I will head home now. Thank you for all you've done!"
  219. ^ Scullion, Chris (November 24, 2011). . Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  220. ^ "Sonic Colors" Sonic the Hedgehog, no. 219 (November 2010). Archie Comics.
  221. ^ IGN Staff (October 10, 2010). "Sonic Team Talks Sonic Colours". IGN. from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  222. ^ Gies, Arthur (June 16, 2010). "E3 2010: Sonic Colors Preview". IGN. from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  223. ^ Miguel, Diogo (August 6, 2013). "Iizuka: Color Powers will be standard in future Sonic games". SegaNerds (interview with Takashi Iizuka). from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  224. ^ McComb, Dave. "Sonic Colors". Empire. from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  225. ^ Mix Meyer, John (November 18, 2010). "Sonic Colors Review". Wired. from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  226. ^ North, Dale (June 15, 2010). "E3 10: Preview: Sonic Colors". Destructoid. from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  227. ^ Nelson, Randy (November 10, 2010). "Sonic Colors Review". Joystiq. from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  228. ^ Scullion, Chris (October 18, 2013). "Review: Sonic Lost World stumbles at high speed". Computer and Video Games. from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  229. ^ Turi, Tim (November 9, 2010). "Sonic Colors: Sonic Drops The Ball Juggling The Second And Third Dimensions". Game Informer. from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  230. ^ Speer, Justin (October 18, 2013). "Sonic Lost World - Review". GameTrailers. from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  231. ^ "Review: Sonic Lost World". Hardcore Gamer Magazine. October 30, 2013. from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  232. ^ Shilling, Chris (October 18, 2013). "Sonic Lost World review". Eurogamer. from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  233. ^ Sonic Team (October 29, 2013). Sonic Lost World. Sega. Eggman: The Zeti have an innate ability to manipulate magnetic fields.
  234. ^ Sonic Team (October 29, 2013). Sonic Lost World. Sega. Eggman (to Zavok): I conquered you, didn't I?
  235. ^ Sonic Team (October 29, 2013). Sonic Lost World. Sega. Eggman: My Cacophonic Conch was the only thing keeping those six maniacs in check.
  236. ^ Sonic Team (October 29, 2013). Sonic Lost World. Sega. Zavok: I must commend you on your invention though. We get stronger and stronger as we leech the life from your dying world.
  237. ^ "Zavok Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  238. ^ Sega Sports R&D (June 23, 2016). Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Nintendo. Flag description (Zavok): Zavok is the strongest of the sinister Zeti and the leader of the Deadly Six.
  239. ^ "Zazz Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  240. ^ Sonic Team (October 29, 2013). Sonic Lost World. Sega. Zavok: That's what I like about you, Zazz. Always ready for a fight, even before you know what your fighting.
  241. ^ "Zomom Voicee". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  242. ^ "Zik Voice". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  243. ^ Sonic Team (October 29, 2013). Sonic Lost World. Sega. Description: Wise old Master Zik founded the Deadly Six many years ago.
  244. ^ Sega (November 1, 2019). Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Sega. Trivia card (Zavok): Who mentored Zavok--the leader of Dr. Eggman's Deadly Six--in martial arts? Master Zik.
  245. ^ "Zeena Voice". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  246. ^ "Zor Voice". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  247. ^ "Sally Acorn Voices (Sonic the Hedgehog)". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  248. ^ Harkin, Christopher Michael (May 22, 2022). "7 Characters Who Should Debut In The Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie". Game Rant. from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  249. ^ a b Blackburn, Steven (May 29, 2022). "Sonic's Comic Series is Actually a Critique of Democracy (No Really)". ScreenRant. from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  250. ^ Sol, Dj (September 2, 2022). "Sonic The Hedgehog's 10 Closest Friends, Ranked". CBR. from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  251. ^ "Ranking the Sonic the Hedgehog Cartoon Series Before Sonic Prime". ComingSoon.net. June 8, 2022. from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  252. ^ Plant, Gaz (October 18, 2013). "Feature: A Supersonic History of Sonic Cartoons". NintendoLife. from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  253. ^ "Sticks the Jungle Badger Voices". Behind The Voice Actors. from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  254. ^ Kellie (May 29, 2014). "Introducing Sticks to the Sonic Boom Franchise". Sega Blog. Sega. from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  255. ^ Thompson, Scott (November 13, 2014). "Running on Fumes". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  256. ^ Cunningham, Becky (November 17, 2014). "Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal Review". GamesRadar. Future plc. from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  257. ^ Carter, Chris (November 21, 2014). "Review: Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal". Destructoid. from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  258. ^ Foster, George (November 11, 2022). "Sonic Frontiers Has References To Jet, Tangle, Cream, And More Of Sonic's Friends". TheGamer. Valnet Inc. from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

External links

  • Page for Fast Friends Forever marketing campaign on the Sonic the Hedgehog website, which contains character profiles
  • Character profiles on Sonic Channel (in Japanese)
  • on Sonic Central (archived)


December 07, 2023
list, sonic, hedgehog, characters, sonic, hedgehog, video, game, franchise, began, 1991, with, game, sonic, hedgehog, sega, genesis, which, pitted, blue, anthropomorphic, hedgehog, named, sonic, against, rotund, male, human, villain, named, doctor, eggman, doc. The Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise began in 1991 with the game Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis which pitted a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic against a rotund male human villain named Doctor Eggman or Doctor Ivo Robotnik The sequel Sonic 2 gave Sonic a fox friend named Tails Sonic CD introduced Amy Rose a female hedgehog with a persistent crush on Sonic Sonic 3 introduced Knuckles the Echidna Sonic s rival and later friend All five of these have remained major characters and appeared in dozens of games A variety of Sonic characters gathered Clockwise from top Doctor Eggman Rouge the Bat Shadow the Hedgehog Knuckles the Echidna Sonic the Hedgehog Amy Rose Miles Tails Prower Cream the Rabbit Cheese the Chao flying center and Blaze the Cat Art by Yuji Uekawa The series has introduced dozens of additional recurring characters over the years These have ranged from anthropomorphic animal characters such as Shadow the Hedgehog and Cream the Rabbit to robots created by Eggman such as Metal Sonic and E 123 Omega as well as human characters such as Eggman s grandfather Gerald Robotnik The series features three fictional species in order of appearance Chao which have usually functioned as digital pets and minor gameplay and plot elements Wisps which have been used as power ups and Koco which when collected grant new abilities for Sonic among other things The Sonic games keep a separate continuity from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics published by Archie Comics and other Sonic media and as a result feature a distinct yet overlapping array of many characters Contents 1 Characters 1 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 1 2 Doctor Eggman 1 3 Miles Tails Prower 1 4 Amy Rose 1 5 Metal Sonic 1 6 Knuckles the Echidna 1 7 Fang the Sniper 1 8 Chaotix 1 8 1 Vector the Crocodile 1 8 2 Espio the Chameleon 1 8 3 Charmy Bee 1 9 Mighty the Armadillo 1 10 Ray the Flying Squirrel 1 11 Big the Cat 1 12 Chaos 1 13 E 100 Series 1 13 1 E 100 Alpha 1 13 2 E 102 Gamma 1 13 3 E 123 Omega 1 14 Omochao 1 15 Shadow the Hedgehog 1 16 Rouge the Bat 1 17 Professor Gerald Robotnik 1 18 Maria Robotnik 1 19 Cream the Rabbit and Cheese 1 20 Blaze the Cat 1 21 Eggman Nega 1 22 Babylon Rogues 1 22 1 Jet the Hawk 1 22 2 Wave the Swallow 1 22 3 Storm the Albatross 1 23 Silver the Hedgehog 1 24 Orbot and Cubot 1 25 Wisps 1 26 Deadly Six 2 Characters in other media 2 1 Sally Acorn 2 2 Chris Thorndyke 2 3 Sticks the Badger 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksCharactersSonic the Hedgehog Main article Sonic the Hedgehog character Sonic the Hedgehog a trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog 1 is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot as well as Sega s response to Mario his first appearance was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 Sonic s greatest ability is his running speed and he is known as the world s fastest hedgehog 2 Using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds he becomes Super Sonic and can achieve even greater speeds Doctor Eggman Main article Doctor Eggman Doctor Ivo Robotnik b 3 better known by his alias Doctor Eggman c 4 is a human mad scientist and the main antagonist of the series Debuting in the first game of the series Sonic the Hedgehog he was shown attempting to collect the Chaos Emeralds and turn all of the animals inhabiting the land into robots He is a self proclaimed or certifiable genius with an IQ of 300 5 6 7 His fondness for mechas has made him a renowned authority on robotics Ultimately Eggman s goal is to conquer the world and create his ultimate utopia Eggmanland alternatively known as the Eggman Empire and Robotnikland 8 When Sega had petitioned its research and development department to create a character who would replace Alex Kidd as its company mascot a caricature of U S President Theodore Roosevelt was among the proposed designs It lost to Sonic the Hedgehog but the design was kept for the basis for Dr Eggman instead 9 10 Miles Tails Prower Main article Tails Sonic the Hedgehog Miles Prower d better known by his nickname Tails e is a two tailed fox who is Sonic s best friend and sidekick His name is a pun on miles per hour He can use his tails to propel himself into the air like a helicopter for a limited time Yasushi Yamaguchi originally the main artist and zone designer for Sega s Sonic Team designed Tails for an internal competition for a sidekick to Sonic His first appearance was in Sonic 2 for the Game Gear where he was kidnapped by Doctor Robotnik for a hefty ransom He was first made playable in the Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 11 Tails has appeared in almost every Sonic game since his first appearance Tails starred in two solo spin off games for the Sega Game Gear in 1995 Tails Skypatrol and Tails Adventure 12 Frequently portrayed as a sweet natured 13 and humble fox 14 Tails used to be picked on because of his twin tails before he met Sonic 15 Tails has a very high IQ and excellent mechanical skills Amy Rose Voiced by English Jennifer Douillard 1999 2004 16 Lisa Ortiz 2003 2010 16 Cindy Robinson 2010 present 16 Shannon Chan Kent Sonic Prime 16 Japanese Taeko Kawata 16 Amy Rose f is a pink hedgehog and Sonic s self proclaimed girlfriend 17 who is an energetic tomboy 18 Amy was created by Kazuyuki Hoshino for Sonic the Hedgehog CD 1993 19 although she appeared Kenji Terada s Sonic the Hedgehog manga a year before 20 Hoshino created her in game graphics with many staff members contributing ideas to her design Her headband and trainer shoes reflected Sonic CD director Naoto Ohshima s tastes and her mannerisms reflected the traits Hoshino looked for in women at the time 19 Her fur color was red at first and her skirt orange 21 The character had two other names in game previews Rosy the Rascal 22 and Princess Sally a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series and comics 21 23 Amy received her present design with a red dress and knee high leather boots in Sonic Adventure 1998 24 courtesy of designer Yuji Uekawa 25 In the games Amy is depicted as driven and competitive She spends much of her time following Sonic to get his attention or make sure he is safe while demonstrating her affection 17 Series co creator Yuji Naka said that Amy was designed to always chase Sonic and has made it her life goal to one day marry him 26 Not possessing the speed or strength of the other characters Amy uses a hammer to defend herself instead 17 27 In Sonic CD Metal Sonic kidnaps Amy and Sonic must rescue her When he does Amy kisses him 23 Amy s first appearance in a Sonic platformer as a playable character was in Sonic Adventure 24 28 she is playable in Sonic Heroes 2003 29 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 30 and appears as a non player character in games such as Sonic Unleashed 2008 31 While some journalists have called Amy cute and powerful 24 32 others find her annoying 33 34 35 36 Justin Towell of GamesRadar and writers from Mean Machines expressed general displeasure at her introduction in Sonic CD 36 37 Additionally some have criticized developers treatment of Amy as a female character and analyzed her implications on gender representation in video games The Electronic Gaming Monthly staff found her pink coloring and tendency to run from danger to be stereotypical and common in Japanese created female characters 38 while feminist blogger Anita Sarkeesian cites Amy as an example of the Ms Male Character trope in which female characters in games with male protagonists often resemble those protagonists but with stereotypically feminine features added 39 Despite this Amy is one of the series most popular characters coming in fifth place in a Japanese popularity poll in 2006 40 Her likeness has been used in Sonic merchandise 41 and she appears in the television adaptations Sonic X 2003 2006 and Sonic Boom 2014 2017 33 42 Metal Sonic Metal Sonic g is an evil robotic version of Sonic created by Dr Robotnik He first appears in Sonic the Hedgehog CD He is given orders to go back in time and change the past so that Dr Eggman can rule the future Sonic must race him in Stardust Speedway to free Amy Rose He is severely wounded when he crashes and falls but is rejuvenated by Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II only to be defeated again in a similar style He returns in Knuckles Chaotix where he attempts to obtain the Chaos Rings but he is stopped by the Chaotix Metal Sonic notably acted as the main antagonist in Sonic Heroes appearing in a new form as Neo Metal Sonic before transforming into the game s final boss the Metal Overlord Upon being defeated by Super Sonic Tails and Knuckles he reverts to his traditional appearance He appears as the main antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog OVA where Eggman records Sonic s abilities and uploads them to Metal Sonic who proceeds in attempting to destroy the world before being tossed into lava by Sonic Metal Sonic appears as a bonus playable character in Sonic Rivals reprogrammed to aid Eggman Nega in his attempt to take over the world He returns as a playable character in Sonic Rivals 2 under orders from Eggman to aid Shadow in stopping Eggman Nega s plans In Sonic Free Riders Metal Sonic is a playable character and the final opponent in the game s story mode In Sonic Generations he appears in his classic form as a rival boss battling Classic Sonic in Stardust Speedway before ultimately being destroyed Metal Sonic returns as a boss character in Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal He appears in the Sonic Boom episode It Wasn t Me It Was the One Armed Hedgehog Metal Sonic appears as a boss in the Sonic story mode of Lego Dimensions Metal Sonic appeared as a playable character in the multiplayer mode of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle as well as Sonic amp Sega All Stars Racing Sonic amp All Stars Racing Transformed and all the Mario amp Sonic titles beginning with Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Collecting all the emblems in Sonic Adventure DX Director s Cut unlocks Metal Sonic as a bonus playable character in Sonic s stages and purchasing both episodes of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 unlocks bonus levels in which Metal Sonic is playable He possesses great strength including a laser cannon a jet engine and a force field device he can use to protect himself from projectiles and certain attacks He usually only communicates with a series of electronic noises The only notable time Metal Sonic was able to talk was in Sonic Heroes in which he was voiced by Jun ichi Kanemaru in Japanese and Ryan Drummond in English GameDaily placed Metal Sonic 13th on their Top 25 Video Game Robots list describing him as Dr Robotnik s greatest creation and praising the strength of his abilities 43 Metal Sonic should not be confused with Silver Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 or Mecha Sonic from Sonic amp Knuckles Knuckles the Echidna Main article Knuckles the Echidna Knuckles the Echidna h is a red echidna and Sonic s friendly rival First introduced in the Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Knuckles lives on Angel Island which hovers in the sky due to the power of the Master Emerald As the last surviving member of the Echidna people who once inhabited the island his duty is to guard the Master Emerald During conception of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 the development team wanted to create a new rival for Sonic The final design of Knuckles was the result of dozens of possible designs inspired by numerous different animals 44 A character with many different abilities and skills he is physically one of the strongest characters of the Sonic series 45 His strength and mastery of martial arts specializing in punches enables him to perform feats such as shattering boulders with his fists while he can trap air underneath his dreadlocks in order to glide for short distances Fang the Sniper Fang the Sniper i 46 initially known as Nack the Weasel 47 in English localizations is a purple jerboa 48 49 that first appeared in the Game Gear video game Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble in 1994 His character is a treasure hunter in search of the Chaos Emeralds however he does not know of their true power and merely wants to sell them for his own profit 47 He is a slick 50 sneaky and mischievous 46 character who will steal the Emeralds for an easier job 47 Fang tries hard to outwit others but is held back by his clumsiness and often fails 46 Outside of Triple Trouble Fang has had playable roles in Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic the Fighters in 1995 and 1996 and had been planned to be in the cancelled Sonic Xtreme He did not have any significant roles for over two decades however though he did make a cameo appearance on an in game poster in 2011 s Sonic Generations and as an illusion during the boss fight with Heavy Magician in Sonic Mania in 2017 In 2023 he was announced to be returning in a main role as a central villain in Sonic Superstars now under the name Fang the Hunter 51 a tie in comic released by Sega prior to the game s launch offered the in fiction explanation that Fang frequently operates under different aliases in order to conduct his criminal activities 52 Chaotix The Chaotix are a group of initially four characters who debuted in the game Knuckles Chaotix as the main characters later forming their own detective agency in Sonic Heroes where only three of them Vector Espio and Charmy respectively returned after the three were redesigned and rebooted into essentially new characters IGN described the characters as charming and noted that they were introduced before fans became weary of all the new characters in the series 53 Vector the Crocodile Voiced by English Marc Biagi 2004 Carter Cathcart 2004 2006 Dan Green 2007 2010 Keith Silverstein 2010 present 54 Japanese Kenta Miyake 54 Vector the Crocodile j is a large crocodile who is the head honcho and brains of the Chaotix Detective Agency 55 Divided between being both bossy and easy going his rough speech and outward appearance mask his clear reasoning and ability to resolve cases 56 For the right price he will take on most jobs unless they involve doing something immoral 55 Vector has a strong sense of justice and kindness despite his argumentativeness 56 He often does unpaid work due to his charitable nature 55 such as finding a lost child or taking up meager chases for children This leaves the agency constantly short on money 56 Vector hates having to work for the landlord but he enjoys singing 56 and his trademark accessory is a set of headphones 55 He is physically very strong 56 and his powerful jaws are a formidable weapon 55 Vector was originally supposed to be in the sound test of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game but he along with the feature itself was removed prior to its release 57 Vector then made his official debut was in the video game Knuckles Chaotix And in 2003 he was part of Team Chaotix in Sonic Heroes and is featured in Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic Generations Sonic Forces and several other games alongside both Espio and Charmy in said games In all instalments of Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Games he is a playable athlete He has also been playable in other spinoff titles such as Sonic Free Riders and Team Sonic Racing and mobile games like Sonic Forces Speed Battle and Sonic Dash Vector was also the one of only mainline game characters to appear in the Sonic Boom franchise making his debut into the sub franchise in the season two episode Vector Detector He later made a few cameo appearances such as in the finale Like the other characters he was redesigned for the series sporting an arm tattoo and a leather jacket in place of his traditional headphones In 2021 he was later added as a playable character in the tie in mobile game Sonic Dash 2 Sonic Boom 58 Espio the Chameleon Voiced by English Bill Corkery 2004 David Wills 2005 2010 Troy Baker 2010 2016 Matthew Mercer 2016 present 59 Japanese Yuuki Masuda 60 Espio the Chameleon k is a chameleon who is a ninja warrior He is described as the opinionated number one of the Chaotix also being the calmest 61 He has a militaristic discipline while being quiet and laid back 62 Confident in his skills 61 opinionated and self obsessed 62 he revels in training and self discipline 61 He is not concerned by danger and often yearns to face it in order to use his ninja skills 61 With his extensive training in ninjutsu and an ability to turn himself invisible he is able to move around unnoticed 62 However a blunder like a sneeze could cause him to inadvertently become visible 61 Espio s debut was in the video game Knuckles Chaotix In the game his color subtly changes while he moves to demonstrate the technical capabilities of the Sega 32X console 63 Espio was incorporated into Sonic Heroes as part of a move to reintroduce neglected characters and because the development team considered him to have a unique interesting personality 64 He was the designated speed character in Sonic Heroes while teammates Vector the Crocodile and Charmy Bee respectively represented power and flight 65 Espio was added to Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rivals 2 to help round out our cast of characters and because designer Takashi Iizuka appreciated the character s stealthy agility 66 Espio appeared as a playable character in the arcade fighting game Sonic the Fighters and has also appeared in all installments of Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Games as the referee in various events and later a playable athlete Charmy Bee Voiced by English Emily Corkery 2004 Amy Birnbaum 2003 2010 67 Colleen O Shaughnessey 2010 present Japanese Yoko Teppouzuka 68 Charmy Bee l is a bee who is the scatter brained funny kid of the Chaotix 55 He is cheerful curious playful careless and greatly energetic often talking about things no one else cares about 69 Charmy s fooling around makes the rest of the detective agency staff look professional and he is generally seen as a cute mascot 55 Despite an innocent 69 good natured and light hearted personality he uses his stinger on rare occasions where he gets angry 55 69 In addition to being a playable character in Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog he made cameos in all the Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Games installments as a referee Mighty the Armadillo Mighty the Armadillo m is a black and red armadillo who debuted in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog 70 and later appeared in the 32X game Knuckles Chaotix The character is described as a traveler who loves nature and desires to see every place 71 Mighty hates to see weaknesses in others 72 and detests violence 71 He prefers to be gentle but undergoes a drastic change and is capable when needed 71 Mighty s only appearance as part of the Chaotix was in Knuckles Chaotix and was absent when the rest of the group was reintroduced into the series with Sonic Heroes in 2003 His long period of absence was alluded to in Sonic Generations in which he is shown on a missing persons poster alongside fellow SegaSonic character Ray the Flying Squirrel Both Mighty and Ray appeared as playable characters in the Sonic Mania expansion Sonic Mania Plus as well as appearing in the accompanying web series Sonic Mania Adventures Ray the Flying Squirrel Ray the Flying Squirrel n is a yellow flying squirrel who debuted in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog While he can run as fast as Sonic Ray can also climb trees and glide 70 His long period of absence was alluded to in Sonic Generations in which he is shown on a missing persons poster during the City Escape level alongside fellow SegaSonic character Mighty the Armadillo Both Ray and Mighty appeared as playable characters in the Sonic Mania expansion Sonic Mania Plus as well as appearing in the accompanying web series Sonic Mania Adventures Big the Cat Voiced by English Jon St John 1999 2003 73 Oliver Wyman 2003 2010 2016 74 Kyle Hebert 2010 present 75 Ian Hanlin Sonic Prime Japanese Shun Yashiro 1998 2000 Takashi Nagasako 75 2003 present Big the Cat o first appeared in the 1998 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure where he was placed to justify the presence of a fishing rod in the game although he was conceived beforehand 76 Big is a large purple anthropomorphic cat who is depicted as while unintelligent sweet easygoing and physically strong 77 78 In Sonic Adventure Big s story involves fishing his frog friend Froggy p out of various bodies of water after Froggy swallows a Chaos Emerald and part of the tail of Chaos the game s antagonist In Sonic Heroes Big teams up with Amy Rose and Cream the Rabbit to search for Froggy and a lost Chao creature called Chocola He is a more minor playable character in other Sonic games like Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood and Sonic amp Sega All Stars Racing and a non player character in titles such as the Nintendo DS version of Sonic Colors Reflecting the story of Adventure Big appears in the Sonic X anime and the Sonic the Hedgehog comics Big has been derided by the video game press and fanbase for his obesity low intelligence one dimensional development and uselessness within his games he has appeared on several lists of the worst video game characters of all time and within the Sonic cast 79 80 81 Due to his poor reception and apparent uselessness Sonic Team claimed they would be retiring the character from appearing in future games in 2012 82 although head Takashi Iizuka has since stated that a game starring Big is a possibility 83 Despite this statement Big has continued to appear in other titles including Sonic Runners Lego Dimensions Team Sonic Racing and Sonic Frontiers 84 85 Chaos See also Chao Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos q is a Chao mutated by the Chaos Emeralds that acts as a guardian for its species protects the Master Emerald and provides clear water around its altar 86 It is a water like being that can easily manipulate its body Without any Chaos Emeralds it is known as Chaos Zero but with each Emerald it absorbs it transforms into a more powerful form eventually becoming Perfect Chaos with all 7 Emeralds Its first appearance is in Sonic Adventure where Dr Eggman attempts to use it to conquer the world Chaos tracks down the emeralds becomes Perfect Chaos and floods all of Station Square but is ultimately defeated by Super Sonic It reappears in Sonic Adventure 2 as a bonus multiplayer character in Sonic Battle as a playable fighter and in Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as an ice version of Perfect Chaos He reappears in his perfect form in Sonic Generations as a boss where he has a new look with green teeth and dark blue reptilian skin for the upper half of his body 87 This was supposed to be how he always looked but the technology of the Dreamcast at the time made this look impossible 88 Chaos appears as the final boss in the Sonic the Hedgehog pack of Lego Dimensions E 100 Series The E 100 Series is a group of robots created by Doctor Eggman who uses them in his quest to conquer the world however some of their members have since gone rogue 89 E 100 Alpha E 100 Alpha r better known as Zero is the first of the E 100 series and considered the prototype of the line 90 He was created by Dr Eggman and ordered to capture the Chaos Emerald from Amy Rose s Flicky friend Birdie He first appeared in Sonic Adventure as the main antagonist in Amy s story where he repeatedly tries to capture Birdie At the end of Amy s story she destroys him In Sonic Advance 2 he appears in special stages trying to prevent players from getting the seven Chaos Emeralds E 102 Gamma Voiced by English Steve BroadieJapanese Joji Nakata 91 E 102 Gamma s also primarily appears in Sonic Adventure He is a red bulky robot 92 with a powerful gun built into his arm 93 Gamma turns against his master after a heartfelt conversation with Amy Rose who becomes his friend and destroys the other E 100 Series robots to free the trapped animals inside them before ultimately doing the same to himself 94 95 96 He offers shoot em up gameplay to a largely platforming focused game 97 Gamma later made a spiritual return in the form of Chaos Gamma who appeared as a playable character in Sonic Battle He has garnered mixed comments from critics 98 While Xbox World generally commended his story 99 others criticized the slow and repetitive nature of his gameplay 100 101 102 E 123 Omega Voiced by English Jon St John 2003 73 Maddie Blaustein 2006 2009 103 Vic Mignogna 2010 2017 103 Aaron LaPlante 2019 present Japanese Taiten Kusunoki 103 E 123 Omega t first appears in Sonic Heroes Eggman seals Omega within an abandoned base along with Shadow until Rouge the Bat releases Shadow from his stasis pod accidentally reactivating Omega 104 Omega expresses a deep hatred for Eggman due to the latter locking him up in stasis for an extended period of time Omega decides to team up with the other two in order to obtain revenge on Eggman and prove that he is the most powerful robot of all 105 He returns with the same goal in Shadow the Hedgehog and teams up with Shadow in certain levels to destroy Eggman s robots During Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 he is playable after Rouge orders him to support Shadow many years in the future 106 He is also one of the secret unlockable characters in Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood 107 He also appeared in the DS version of Sonic Colors where he challenges Sonic to perform a mission and reveals to Sonic the location of Eggman s base in the Asteroid Coaster world In Sonic Forces Omega is severely damaged by Infinite but is repaired by Tails and becomes a member of the Resistance Omega has appeared in Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as a rival in speed skating and intense short track 108 and in Mario amp Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games as a rival in the 100m Sprint Omega appears as a playable racer in Team Sonic Racing Omega has an array of destructive weapons concealed in his arms including machine guns flamethrowers missile launchers beam cannons and rocket propelled drills He can retract his hands in order to attach a spinning Shadow and Rouge in their place either using the two as melee weapons or firing them 104 Omega has seen negative reception Eurogamer staff writer Tom Bramwell called Omega a lesser character among the Heroes cast 109 An Electronic Gaming Monthly preview of Heroes referred to him as an imitation of the T 1000s from the film Terminator 2 Judgment Day 110 However Jeremy Dunham from IGN called Omega a supreme machine 111 Omochao Voiced by English Lani Minella 2001 2004 Laura Bailey 2011 2016 Erica Lindbeck 2019 present 112 Japanese Etsuko Kozakura 112 Omochao u ˈ oʊ m oʊ tʃ aʊ is a robot Chao with a propeller on its head Omochao was introduced in Sonic Adventure as part of the Chao Races and it later appeared in Sonic Adventure 2 where it serves as an in game manual to teach players how to play the game It has filled a similar tutorial role in other games such as Sonic Heroes Sonic Advance 3 Sonic Generations and Lego Dimensions The character has made other sporadic appearances throughout the series including as a type of gun in Shadow the Hedgehog a referee in Sonic Riders a collectible card and referee in Sonic Rivals 2 a referee in Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Games a supporting character in multiplayer of Sonic and the Secret Rings and the host of the World Grand Prix in Sonic Free Riders Its only playable appearance is as one of a group of playable chao in Team Sonic Racing Omochao is a pun on omocha v and chao Shadow the Hedgehog Main article Shadow the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog w is an artificially created life form in the design of a black and red male hedgehog similar to Sonic His trademark hover skates propel him at extreme speeds that rival those of Sonic 113 According to official profiles Shadow was created 50 years ago by Professor Gerald Robotnik as the Ultimate Life Form 114 which is ageless and immortal 115 Sharp witted and seemingly always on the edge 7 116 once he has set himself to a goal he will do whatever it takes to accomplish it 7 regardless of any danger 117 After the trauma of the death of his only friend Maria Robotnik Shadow strives to fulfill his purpose and keep the promise he made to her 7 117 Although his relationship with Sonic seems to have developed from antagonistic to friendly rivalry animosity from not understanding their different mindsets still occurs 118 However Shadow shares a lot of similarities with Sonic 117 119 He can perform spin attacks common to Sonic 114 which are a variation on the tendency for hedgehogs to roll into tight balls for protection Additionally with the power of a Chaos Emerald Shadow can warp time and space with Chaos Control 114 116 117 Shadow is also able to use a variety of other Chaos powers such as Chaos Spear and Chaos Blast 117 Using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds Shadow uses his super transformation to transform into Super Shadow 120 and gains new abilities of flight and near invulnerability with normal abilities of speed and enhanced Chaos powers Rouge the Bat Voiced by English Lani Minella 2001 2004 Kathleen Delaney 2005 2010 121 Karen Strassman 2010 present 121 Kazumi Evans Sonic Prime Japanese Rumi Ochiai 121 Rouge the Bat x is a white anthropomorphic bat who made her first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2 in 2001 and who has been featured in most games since She has appeared in every mainline game and most spin off games alongside Shadow excluding the Storybook spin off games She is depicted as a professional treasure hunter devoted to the pursuit of jewels 122 calling herself the World s Greatest Treasure Hunter She has a tendency to ignore abstract morality or manners for potential profit 123 her feminine charm makes her appear careless but she is actually scheming and manipulative 122 Additionally she serves as a part time spy for the government and is a competent fighter 122 She battles using kicks especially her signature Screw Kick and she can fly using her wings 124 Despite receiving a polarized reception with critics initially Rouge is one of the series most popular characters coming in tenth place in a Japanese popularity poll in 2006 Marking her as the second most popular female character in the franchise next to Amy Rose 40 She has been a major character in two television adaptions Sonic X 2003 2006 and Sonic Prime 2022 present Professor Gerald Robotnik Voiced by English Marc Biagi 2001 Mike Pollock 2003 2005 Japanese Chikao Otsuka 2001 2005 Professor Gerald Robotnik y is the grandfather of Maria Robotnik and Dr Ivo Eggman Robotnik Fifty years before the main series he attempted to create the Ultimate Life Form under the funding of the United Federation hoping that it can help cure Maria s illness However when Maria was killed during a G U N raid Gerald fueled by anger over his granddaughter s death and becoming resentful of humanity s increasingly callous nature infiltrated Project ARK in order to combine the space station with the Chaos Emeralds and turn it into a doomsday weapon He appears in Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog Maria Robotnik Voiced by English Moriah Angeline 2001 Rebecca Honig 2005 Japanese Yuri Shiratori 125 Maria Robotnik z is a character that appears mostly in flashbacks in Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog She is the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik and is the cousin of Dr Ivo Eggman Robotnik Maria suffers from the illness known as NIDS Neuro Immuno Deficiency Syndrome which was incurable at the time Gerald takes on Project Shadow in order to save her life Soon after Shadow is created the two bond deeply though it is short lived as the government organization G U N soon raids the ARK fatally shooting Maria Before she dies she encases Shadow in an escape pod and asks him to bring hope to humanity and give humans a chance to be happy This experience with Maria scars Shadow for life but ultimately his determination to keep his promise to her leads him to team up with Sonic and save the Earth multiple times Maria s first and only playable appearance is in Shadow the Hedgehog where she can be controlled as a partner character by a second player during specific in game missions Cream the Rabbit and Cheese Voiced by English Rebecca Honig 2003 2009 126 Michelle Ruff 2010 present 126 Japanese Sayaka Aoki 126 Cream the Rabbit aa is a peach colored rabbit with a constant companion named Cheese ab a blue Chao with a red bow tie Their names were based on cream cheese 127 128 Cream is portrayed as being naive because of being brought up like a princess by her mother Vanilla 129 She always politely minds her manners 130 but sometimes acts childishly 130 Cream can achieve flight for short periods of time by flapping her two large ears 129 while Cheese often attacks on Cream s behalf by ramming into her adversaries 131 Cream first appeared as a playable character in Sonic Advance 2 132 She returned in Sonic Heroes as part of Team Rose working together with Amy Rose and Big the Cat to defeat Metal Sonic 133 and then again for Sonic Advance 3 134 Since her first trio of games she has been relegated to being an extra playable character in Sonic spinoffs and multiplayer games She is a playable character in the Sonic and the Secret Rings multiplayer mode a playable fighter within Sonic Battle a secret unlockable party member in Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood 135 and a playable racer in Sonic Riders Sonic Riders Zero Gravity and Sonic Free Riders Cream has received mostly negative opinions from the video game press Thomas East of Official Nintendo Magazine ranked her as the fifth worst Sonic character criticizing various aspects of her like her high pitched voice repetitious speech in Sonic Heroes ridiculous smile and single eyelash on each eye 136 Christian Nutt of GameSpy singled her out as one of the negative features of Sonic Advance 2 calling her corny and dopey looking 137 GamesRadar writer Jim Sterling ranked her as their second worst stating that she represents perhaps everything that s wrong with Sonic the Hedgehog characters particularly finding her name to be random 138 Similarly Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer exclaimed oh God at her and Cheese s names 139 David Houghton of GamesRadar ranked her name as one of the 25 worst among all video game characters seeing a double entendre in the word cream 140 In contrast Xbox World s review of Heroes stated that we love Cream and called her the best new Sonic character since Tails 141 The character is also highly regarded in Japan where she entered the top ten in a 2006 popularity poll 40 Blaze the Cat Voiced by English Erica Schroeder 2005 2010 142 Laura Bailey 2010 2019 Erica Lindbeck 2019 present 142 Japanese Nao Takamori 142 Blaze the Cat ac is a purple cat princess from an alternate dimension She has been appointed as guardian of the Sol Emeralds her dimension s version of the Chaos Emeralds 143 making her role similar to that of Knuckles the Echidna 144 She is portrayed as calm and levelheaded hiding her true feelings 145 She is sometimes bogged down by her own strict discipline and devotion to her position making her appear withdrawn 145 Blaze can control fire 143 but wears a cape to conceal it as she was teased about her pyrokinetic abilities when she was young 144 Using the Sol Emeralds she transforms into Burning Blaze Blaze wears a purple dress and white tights with pink high heels and a yellow necklace Blaze debuted in Sonic Rush as a playable character along with Sonic 146 She arrives in Sonic s dimension from another dimension along with the Sol Emeralds While searching for the Emeralds she befriends Sonic and Cream and helps them stop Dr Eggman and Eggman Nega before returning to her dimension She reappears in Sonic the Hedgehog as Silver the Hedgehog s friend during the future of Sonic s dimension The two attempt to fix their ruined future world by traveling back in time Blaze ends up sacrificing her life to seal Iblis the fiery monster that has destroyed their world inside herself but is brought back to life at the end of the game when Sonic destroyed Iblis in his own time period She appeared again as the main character in Sonic Rush Adventure where Sonic and Tails are transported to her dimension and help her retrieve the Jeweled Scepter 147 Since her first trio of games she has been relegated to being an extra playable character in Sonic spinoffs and multiplayer games She is an unlockable multiplayer character in the Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic and the Black Knight a playable racer in Sonic Riders Zero Gravity Sonic Free Riders and Team Sonic Racing and a playable athlete in all five Mario amp Sonic at the Olympics games She appears together with Silver in Sonic Colors DS in several cutscenes and missions She is also mentioned in Sonic Frontiers Blaze has been mostly well received by critics IGN remarked upon seeing her at TGS 2005 that she easily earned her place in the team amidst unremarkable secondary characters Her gameplay has been praised as fast moving and fun as opposed to slower characters introduced earlier in the series 148 but criticized for its resemblance to that of Sonic 149 Blaze has been called a nice addition to Sonic s cast and one of the more complex multifaceted characters in the Sonic canon 149 150 Eggman Nega Voiced by English Mike Pollock 151 Japanese Chikao Otsuka 2005 2020 151 Eggman Nega ad is Eggman s descendant from 200 years in the future first introduced in Sonic Rush as the arch enemy of Blaze the Cat and later Silver the Hedgehog 152 He is known to cause trouble not only through time travel but through inter dimensional travel as well Although his outward appearance resembles that of Doctor Eggman his personality is different 153 He is heartless and calculating but maintains polite speech and manners 153 His exact role in the overall series varies in the Sonic Rush series he works alongside the original Eggman as a team to take over both Sonic and Blaze s dimensions 154 In the Sonic Rivals series Eggman Nega holds a deadly grudge against Eggman due to the latter s failures ruining the former s reputation His appearances in the Mario amp Sonic series act as a mixture of the two portrayals as Eggman Nega while still disliking Eggman due to being disappointed at his failures nevertheless still collaborates with him and assists him with his plans Babylon Rogues The Babylon Rogues are a group of avian thieves They have only appeared collectively in the Sonic Riders sub series Producer Takashi Yuda considered them best suited for Sonic series racing games and noted in a 2006 interview that Sonic characters are usually designed with one specific storyline in mind 155 The Rogues have received predominantly negative comments from gaming journalists Alex Navarro and Joe Dodson of GameSpot separately criticized their cliched backstory 156 157 as did Eurogamer s Tom Bramwell 158 IGN s Jack DeVries specifically called Jet a jerk and stated that his voice is annoying especially in Free Riders 159 Jet the Hawk Voiced by English Jason Griffith 2006 2009 160 Michael Yurchak 2010 present 161 Japanese Daisuke KishioJet the Hawk ae is a green hawk and the leader of the Babylon Rogues 162 and nicknamed the Legendary Wind Master 163 due to his mastery of Extreme Gear 164 This mastery comes from his forefathers 162 His skills make him a possible match to Sonic the Hedgehog 164 whom he considers a rival 162 Jet is aware of his duties as leader but must sometimes be helped by his team 162 Filled with extreme pride the thing he likes most other than treasure is himself 162 He despises losing and those who are faster or more confident than him and fights using Bashyo Fans 162 Wave the Swallow Voiced by English Erica Schroeder 2006 2008 Kate Higgins 2010 Japanese Chie NakamuraWave the Swallow af is a purple swallow who is the team s mechanic as her father was for the previous generation of the Babylon Rogues 165 Gifted in this craft 165 she has a superb mechanical knowledge of Extreme Gear which surpasses both Miles Tails Prower and Dr Eggman 166 Because of this knowledge she is full of confidence 167 She hates thick headed or stupid people and notices everything but her advice tends to be understandable only to her 167 Although she looks on Jet the Hawk as an unreliable younger brother and can be stubborn she follows his leadership 167 Storm the Albatross Voiced by English Dan Green 2006 2008 Travis Willingham 2010 Japanese Kenji NomuraStorm the Albatross ag is a hulking albatross who is described as the muscle of the Babylon Rogues and Jet the Hawk s right hand man 168 The strength of his loyalty to Jet is greater than any other and he hates rivals to the team 169 When he is angry he becomes destructive 169 and the raw power of his physical strength makes up for his lower intelligence 168 and lack of speed 170 With his quick temper he may stutter when flustered 168 and he hates having to wait 169 Silver the Hedgehog Voiced by English Pete Capella 2006 2009 171 Quinton Flynn 2010 2017 171 Bryce Papenbrook 2019 present 171 Japanese Daisuke Ono 171 Silver the Hedgehog ah is a silver furred hedgehog from 200 years in the future of the main timeline He first appeared in the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog His individual episode revolves around him traveling back in time with Blaze the Cat to find and slay Sonic the Hedgehog who they were tricked into believing is the cause of their world being destroyed in the future Silver s primary ability is telekinesis 172 he is able to levitate objects and use them as projectiles to either defeat enemies or interact with his environment 173 Like Sonic and Shadow he transforms into his super form by using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds Silver s creation was inspired by the game s early development stages where the development team was making huge levels with multiple paths through them and decided they wanted to include a new character with unique abilities for an alternate way to play through the levels 172 The design team developed over fifty different concepts for the character 172 At one point he was to actually be an orange mink named Venice named after the city of the same name but the developers ultimately decided against this fearing a mink would not blend in with the rest of the characters 172 They ended up deciding to make another hedgehog instead 172 Orange was originally decided for his fur but they soon moved away from that in color in favor of a white gray one 172 While developing the character models and textures they focused on using the hardware to develop the textures rather than just use white gray which lead to Silver s color and name 172 Additionally Silver s backstory was inspired by Trunks from the 1984 1995 manga Dragon Ball who made a similar journey to the past to kill two androids that would eradicate most of humanity in his own time the script for Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 flat out states Essentially think Trunks from Dragon Ball Z 174 Since his first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 he has mainly appeared in the Sonic series spinoffs multiplayer games and small cameo roles He is one of the playable characters in Sonic Rivals and Sonic Rivals 2 a playable character strictly in the multiplayer modes in Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic and the Black Knight a playable racer in Sonic Riders Zero Gravity 175 Sonic Free Riders and Team Sonic Racing and a playable athlete in the Mario amp Sonic series beginning with Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games He appears in Sonic Generations as a boss in the stages Crisis City console version and Tropical Resort 3DS version Additionally Silver was one of a few Sega characters to make a cameo in Super Smash Bros Brawl in the background of Sonic s Green Hill Zone stage 176 and as a trophy and sticker 177 The character has generally not been very well received by critics 178 179 Orbot and Cubot Voiced by English Chris Collet Orbot Sonic Unleashed Kirk Thornton Orbot 2010 present 180 Wally Wingert Cubot 181 Deven Mack both Sonic Prime 180 181 Japanese Mitsuo Iwata Orbot 180 Wataru Takagi Cubot 181 Orbot ai ˈ ɔːr b ɒ t is a red robotic assistant of Dr Eggman who first appears in Sonic Unleashed While he generally assists in monitoring Eggman s data he often makes sarcastic remarks pointing out general flaws in Eggman s plans prompting a quick smack in return He appears again in Sonic Colors alongside a similar yellow robot named Cubot aj ˈ k j uː b ɒ t 182 Conversely to Orbot Cubot is rather slow not witty and suffers from a defect in Sonic Colors that causes him to randomly speak with different accents 183 The two have continued to appear as assistants to Dr Eggman in subsequent titles such as Sonic Generations Sonic Lost World and Sonic Forces The duo made a cameo in Mario amp Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games as one of the helping characters in the London Party copying stickers for the participants 184 The duo appeared in Mario amp Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games as the hosts of the Action and Answer Tour and in the Sonic Boom animated series Digital Spy praised their inclusion in the plot of Sonic Colors especially Cubot for his humorous observations and self awareness about the game s tropes 182 Wisps Voiced by Utako Yoshino 185 Wisps ak are a race of extraterrestrial creatures who live on the grassy lush planet called Planet Wisp 186 187 The mother of all Wisps is a much larger pink one named Mother Wisp 188 She created Planet Wisp and raised all of her children 189 Wisps speak a common language that Sonic and Tails cannot understand 190 though Tails builds a translation device in the game Sonic Colors 191 Their Japanese and English name comes from Tails translation of a word in their language 192 other characters in the game refer to them as aliens 193 194 Wisps are composed of an energy force called Hyper go ons 195 which they can use to phase into the body of playable protagonist Sonic and give him temporary elemental powers 186 196 They come in numerous breeds each carrying one of many elemental powers known as Color Powers 186 When Sonic collects a Wisp he can use its power once at will however he can only carry one at a time 197 There are numerous types of Wisps each with its own special ability Colors introduced ten types between the Wii and Nintendo DS versions of the game some only appear in one version For example Purple Wisps whose Frenzy ability turns Sonic into a difficult to control demon that can chomp through obstacles is exclusive to the Wii version 198 but Violet Wisps which scale up Sonic s density to black hole like levels and causes him to absorb enemies obstacles and rings appear only in the DS version 199 However others appear in both versions such as Yellow Wisps which allow Sonic to drill underground and find otherwise inaccessible areas 198 Sonic Lost World introduced more types of Wisps while keeping some old types 200 Among these are Magenta Wisps which bounce Sonic across paths of musical notes by having the player tap them on the Wii U s touch screen 201 and Black Wisps which turn Sonic into a bomb that can roll over enemies and explode 202 The Colors manual describes each type of Wisp as having a different general personality for example Cyan Wisps which allow Sonic to bounce off surfaces are scatterbrained and energetic while Orange Wisps which blast him rapidly into the air have fluctuating and explosive emotions 203 In Sonic Colors Eggman builds an amusement park spanning the Wisps planets under the pretense of making up for past transgressions 187 204 205 Suspicious Sonic and Tails investigate and rescue two Wisps from Orbot and Cubot 194 206 207 One of them a talkative male White Wisp named Yacker tags along with Sonic and Tails during the game 208 It turns out that Eggman is converting Wisps to a corrupted purple Wii version or violet DS version state to fuel a mind control ray and control the universe 209 210 211 Sonic frees Wisps from their confines in each level 212 then uses several of them to defeat Eggman at the end of the game 213 However Eggman s mind control cannon malfunctions and creates a black hole which sucks Sonic in until the Wisps combine their power to pull him out and neutralize the black hole 214 Yacker frees the remaining Wisps reverts them from their corrupted form thanks Sonic and Tails 215 and leaves 216 The DS version features Mother Wisp as a post game boss as she was corrupted by the corrupted Wisps Hyper go ons 217 218 Wisps have also appeared in the level Planet Wisp in Sonic Generations 219 and the comics 220 Iizuka stated in an interview that the Wisps were added to Colors to expand and strengthen the platform action gameplay without forcing the player to switch to other playable characters 221 Another goal was to encourage players to revisit already played levels Sonic Team accomplished this by adding segments requiring certain types of Wisps to levels preceding their first appearances 222 Iizuka has said that he now considers them a staple in the Sonic series 223 Critics have given mixed opinions toward Wisps and their integration into Sonic gameplay IGN s Arthur Gies called them the big addition to Sonic Colors outshining its polished physics and controls 186 Dave McComb of film magazine Empire called them cutesy and strange 224 while John Meyer of Wired found them cuddly and Dale North of Destructoid called them a cute little alien race 225 226 Randy Nelson from Joystiq called them plush and speculated that they could easily lend their image to profitable merchandise 227 Positive attention has been directed at the variety of Wisps available in Sonic Colors and Lost World and at the variety of gameplay styles they brought to the titles for example Gies stated that almost all of them add interesting quirks to Sonic s basic abilities 186 Reviewing the Nintendo DS version of Colors Tim Turi from Game Informer stated that each adds an interesting new gameplay mechanic to the game 199 Gies and Turi also praised the ability to revisit old levels with Wisps unlocked afterwards 186 199 Nintendo Power s Steve Thomason identified them as a truly interesting addition to the Sonic formula amidst a series of missteps and praised their cleverly designed variety 198 Computer and Video Games writer Chris Scullion described Wisps in Lost World as familiar power ups that emulate mechanics in Mario s Wii adventures as part of a larger ambivalent point about the game being derivative of Super Mario Galaxy 228 However control and pacing aspects of the Wisps in general as well as of individual types have been criticized for example Turi opined that for almost every useful ability there is a complete dud and bemoaned the Wii controls 229 Justin Speer from GameTrailers thought similarly and added that the Wisps don t really feel like they belong 230 Hardcore Gamer Magazine s review of Lost World stated that none of the Wisps make satisfying use of the Wii U s gamepad 231 Chris Shilling of Eurogamer found them to lead to clumsy touchscreen or gyro interludes that kill a level s pacing 232 Deadly Six The Deadly Six are a group of six Zeti a species that has the ability to manipulate magnetic fields 233 Their exact origins are unknown but prior to the events of Sonic Lost World Dr Eggman had taken control of the group in order to capture animals to create Badniks 234 He controlled them and their powers with an item known as the Cacophonic Conch 235 which causes them great pain when he blows into it However when Sonic subconsciously kicks the Conch away from Eggman they use their powers to control Eggman s Badniks which prompted Sonic and Tails to reluctantly team up with Eggman to get past the Zeti and stop them After turning on Eggman they use his machine which was designed to suck the life out of the Earth and give it to themselves making them stronger 236 The members of the Deadly Six are Zavok voiced by Travis Willingham 2013 2017 Patrick Seitz 2019 present in English and Joji Nakata in Japanese 237 the strong muscular red colored Zeti who acts as the group s leader 238 In his boss fights he pilots a robotic dragon He is the most recurring member of the Deadly Six he commonly reappears in the Mario amp Sonic series since 2016 and has reappeared in both Sonic Forces and Team Sonic Racing Zazz voiced by Liam O Brien in English and Yutaka Aoyama in Japanese 239 a lanky pink colored Zeti who is always ready for a fight 240 He pilots a Moon Mech which has the ability to spit out stars He reappears in Sonic Dash and the Mario amp Sonic series Zomom voiced by Patrick Seitz in English and Chafurin in Japanese 241 a gluttonous and dimwitted yellow colored Zeti who is always seen eating Master Zik voiced by Kirk Thornton in English and Mugihito in Japanese 242 an elderly blue colored Zeti who is skillful in martial arts He is the founder of the Deadly Six and mentored Zavok in martial arts 243 244 Zeena voiced by Stephanie Sheh in English and Yumi Toma in Japanese 245 a green colored Zeti who is the team s only female She has many female related obsessions such as painting her nails Zor voiced by Sam Riegel in English and Yuki Tai in Japanese 246 a purple colored Zeti who is always seen holding a blue rose He has a very pessimistic and emo personality Characters in other mediaSally Acorn Sally Acorn voiced by Kath Soucie 247 is a red haired brown chipmunk who appears as a major character in the 1993 Sonic the Hedgehoganimated series and later in the Archie Comics series 248 249 She has also made minor cameos in the Sonic Spinball game and in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog animated series In the animated series for which the character was created and also in the Archie Comics series she was depicted as a princess and leader of a group of freedom fighters whose goal is to restore peace to the Kingdom of Acorn taken over by Robotnik 249 Sally is known for being Sonic s childhood friend and love interest with Sally fighting alongside Sonic in many cases 250 251 Chris Thorndyke Christopher Thorndyke voiced by Sanae Kobayashi in Japanese and Suzanne Goldish in English usually called Chris is the main human protagonist of the Sonic X animated series He encounters and befriends Sonic shortly after his arrival in Chris world and invites him and his friends to stay in his home joining them on their adventures to find the Chaos Emeralds and stop Eggman s robots The character has been divisive among fans 252 Writing for THEM Anime Reviews Tim Jones called Chris an uninspired and bland protagonist 33 Sticks the Badger Sticks the Badger al voiced by Nika Futterman in English and Aoi Yuki in Japanese 253 is an orange and brown badger first introduced in the animated Sonic Boom television series Her characteristics are wild energetic and paranoid having lived in the wilderness alone for most of her life Nonetheless she is portrayed as wanting to strengthen her newfound friendship with Sonic Amy Tails and Knuckles 254 Sticks appears in a non playable role in Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric and as a playable character in Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal She is described as infantile by Scott Thompson of IGN 255 and an unlikeable idiot by Becky Cunningham of GamesRadar 256 albeit a nice addition by Chris Carter of Destructoid 257 Sticks has appeared in other Sonic Boom titles including Sonic Dash 2 Sonic Boom and Sonic Boom Fire amp Ice and has appeared in other Sonic titles not associated with the Boom sub series such as Sonic Runners and Mario amp Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games She is mentioned in the mainline Sonic game Sonic Frontiers 258 Notes Japanese ソニック ザ ヘッジホッグ Hepburn Sonikku Za Hejjihoggu Japanese ロボトニック Hepburn Robotonikku Japanese ドクター エッグマン Hepburn Dokuta Egguman Japanese マイルス パウアー Hepburn Mairusu Paua Japanese テイルス Hepburn Teirusu Japanese エミー ローズ Hepburn Emi Rōzu Japanese メタル ソニック Hepburn Metaru Sonikku Japanese ナックルズ ザ エキドゥナ Hepburn Nakkurusu Za Ekiduna Japanese ファング ザ スナイパ Hepburn Fangu Za Sunaipa Japanese ベクター ザ クロコダイル Hepburn Bekuta Za Kurokodairu Japanese エスピオ ザ カメレオン Hepburn Esupio Za Kamereon Japanese チャーミー ビー Hepburn Chami Bi Japanese マイティー ザ アルマジロ Hepburn Maiti Za Arumajiro Japanese フライングリスをレイ Hepburn Furaingurisu o rei Japanese ビッグ ザ キャット Hepburn Biggu za Kyatto Japanese カエルくん Hepburn Kaeru kun Japanese カオス Hepburn Kaosu Japanese アルファ Hepburn Arufa Japanese E 102ガンマ Hepburn i Ichi Zero Ni Ganma Japanese オメガ Hepburn Omega Japanese オモチャオ 玩具 toy Japanese シャドウ ザ ヘッジホッグ Hepburn Shadō Za Hejjihoggu Japanese ルージュ ザ バット Hepburn Ruju Za Batto Japanese プロフェッサー ジェラルド ロボトニック Hepburn Purofessa Jerarudo Robotonikku Japanese マリア ロボトニック Hepburn Maria Robotonikku Japanese クリーム ザ ラビット Hepburn Kurimu Za Rabitto Japanese チーズ Hepburn Chizu Japanese ブレイズ ザ キャット Hepburn Bureizu Za Kyatto Japanese エッグマン ネガ Hepburn Egguman Nega Japanese ジェット ザ ホーク Hepburn Jetto Za Hōku Japanese ウェーブ ザ スワロー Hepburn Webu Za Suwarō Japanese ストーム ザ アルバトロス Hepburn Sutōmu Za Arubatorosu Japanese シルバー ザ ヘッジホッグ Hepburn Shiruba Za Hejjihoggu Japanese オーボット Hepburn Ōbotto Japanese キューボット Hepburn Kyubotto Japanese ウィスプ Hepburn Uisupu Japanese スティックス ザ バジャー Hepburn Sutikkusu Za BajaReferences Kent Steven 2001 Chapter 23 The Ultimate History of Video Games The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World Roseville California Prima Publishing p 428 ISBN 0 7615 3643 4 the t in Sonic the Hedgehog is capitalized not lower case Sega marketing wizard Al Nilsen had the The registered as Sonic s middle name Amy s profile from the Sonic Adventure manual Sega 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog instruction manual English version pp 4 Sega 1999 Sonic Adventure instruction manual pp 31 Sega 2001 Sonic Adventure 2 instruction manual pp 9 Sega 2004 Sonic Heroes instruction manual pp 14 a b c d Sega of America Eggman s official character profile from Sega of America Sega of America Archived from the original on February 17 2009 Retrieved March 26 2008 Sega 2005 Shadow the Hedgehog instruction manual pp 8 Sega Visions Interview with Yuji Naka October 1992 Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved June 28 2007 Dr Robotnik is number 11 IGN Archived from the original on July 7 2013 Retrieved July 25 2013 Towell Justin June 23 2012 Page 5 Sonic s 2D classics re reviewed GamesRadar Archived from the original on November 7 2013 Retrieved July 25 2013 The Great Games Experiment Archived from the original on February 22 2010 Sega 1999 Sonic Adventure instruction manual pp 20 Sega 2004 Sonic Heroes instruction manual pp 7 Sonic Team Tails s official character profile Sega Corporation Archived from the original on October 13 2007 Retrieved September 20 2007 a b c d e Amy Rose Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on October 28 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c Sega 1999 Characters Amy Rose Sonic Adventure Manual Sega pp 24 26 Sonic the Hedgehog CD Sega CD Japanese instruction booklet pg 6 a b Stuart Keith 2014 Interview with Kazuyuki Hoshino Art Director Sega Mega Drive Genesis Collected Works Read Only Memory pp 289 290 ISBN 9780957576810 Kenji Terada w エイミー姫をすくえ Sonic the Hedgehog 1992 Shogakukan a b NewsZone Sonic Booms Sonic the Comic no 5 p 18 July 1993 Sonic CD Next Month MegaTech EMAP September 1993 a b Sega Game Feature Sonic CD Sega Visions December 1993 January 1994 pp 30 31 a b c Sonic s Back It s the Dreamcast game we ve all been waiting for Sega Saturn Magazine No 36 October 1998 p 18 Cook amp Becker April 17 2017 How Sega moved Sonic from 2D to 3D Polygon Archived from the original on July 5 2017 Retrieved February 17 2019 Sega com Sonic Central Interview with Yuji Naka Sega June 14 2003 Retrieved February 25 2014 dead link Alt URL Archived February 24 2014 at the Wayback Machine Thomas Lucas M October 12 2007 Smash It Up Sonic Team Archived from the original on December 20 2011 Retrieved March 24 2009 Thorpe Nick December 28 2018 The Making of Sonic Adventure Retro Gamer Archived from the original on January 2 2019 Retrieved January 25 2019 via PressReader Casamassina Matt January 5 2004 Sonic Heroes IGN Archived from the original on March 24 2018 Retrieved March 2 2018 Gerstmann Jeff November 21 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog Review GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on June 20 2016 Retrieved March 21 2017 Sonic Team November 18 2008 Sonic Unleashed Sega Huhtala Alex October 1999 SONIC It s been a long time coming but we ve been very Computer and Video Games 215 60 a b c Jones Tim THEM Anime Reviews 4 0 Sonic X THEM Anime Archived from the original on September 15 2014 Retrieved February 6 2019 East Thomas May 29 2013 The best and worst Sonic characters Official Nintendo Magazine Archived from the original on October 30 2013 Retrieved February 28 2014 Sterling Jim June 23 2012 The 10 worst Sonic friends GamesRadar Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved February 28 2014 a b Towell Justin April 16 2008 Sonic s 2D classics re reviewed GamesRadar Archived from the original on November 7 2013 Retrieved April 3 2009 SONIC 3 Mean Machines EMAP March 1994 p 44 The Great Blue Hope Electronic Gaming Monthly No 112 November 1998 p 194 Trepanier Jobin Gabrielle Bonenfant Maude June 2017 Bridging Game Studies and Feminist Theories Kinephanos Journal of Media Studies and Popular Culture Special issue Gender Issues in Video Games 24 53 a b c Sonic Team Japanese Sonic character popularity poll Sega of Japan Archived from the original on November 7 2006 Retrieved July 14 2006 Fahey Mike August 6 2010 First 4 Figures Gives You A Little Sonic And Friends Kotaku Archived from the original on March 4 2014 Retrieved February 26 2014 Corriea Alexa Ray February 6 2014 Why Sega handed Sonic over to Western studios and gave him a scarf Polygon Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved February 27 2014 Buffa Chris February 6 2009 Top 25 Video Game Robots Archived April 26 2009 at the Wayback Machine GameDaily Retrieved on February 9 2009 Secrets of Sonic Team Interview with Roger Hector former Director of Sega Technical Institute Archived from the original on January 14 2007 Retrieved February 28 2008 Sonic City Archived from the original on February 25 2008 Retrieved March 4 2008 a b c Sega 1994 Characters Sonic amp Tails 2 Manual Sega pp 30 a b c Sega 1994 Characters Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble Manual Sega ソニックジャム オフィシャルガイド Sonic Jam Official Guide SoftBank September 1997 ISBN 978 4797303377 Fang s creator Touma August 24 2017 I designed him as a jerboa However he was presented as a weasel overseas Archived from the original on September 8 2017 Retrieved January 27 2018 Sega Fang s official character profile from Sonic Central Sega of America Archived from the original on February 17 2009 Retrieved January 23 2008 Shea Brian June 8 2023 Sonic Superstars Is A Modernized 2D Adventure With Four Player Co Op Game Informer Archived from the original on June 8 2023 Retrieved June 8 2023 Sonic the Hedgehog sonic hedgehog September 25 2023 Sonic Superstars Fang s Big Break Part 1Dr Eggman hires Fang the Hunter to scope out an unfamiliar island unaware of the dangers ahead Tweet via Twitter Knuckles Chaotix Review March 2008 Archived from the original on July 6 2009 Retrieved March 9 2009 a b Vector the Crocodile Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on May 30 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c d e f g h Sega 2003 Team Chaotix Sonic Heroes Manual Sega pp 13 a b c d e Sonic Channel Characters Vector Sega Archived from the original on July 9 2008 Retrieved July 10 2008 Kemps Heidi Sega s Yuji Naka Talks GameSpy IGN Archived from the original on June 19 2006 Retrieved October 23 2006 Vector the Crocodile joins the Sonic Dash 2 Sonic Boom roster Tails Channel Archived from the original on June 25 2021 Retrieved May 4 2021 ninjacoachz March 18 2016 matthewmercer Are you voicing Espio in Mario amp Sonic Rio 2016 Olympics Tweet Retrieved August 13 2016 via Twitter Matthew Mercer matthewmercer March 18 2016 ninjacoachz Good ear Tweet Retrieved August 13 2016 via Twitter Espio the Chameleon Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on September 6 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c d e Sonic Channel Characters Espio Sega Archived from the original on February 7 2009 Retrieved July 10 2008 a b c Sega 2003 Team Chaotix Sonic Heroes Manual Sega pp 12 Sonic Heroes Xbox World Future Publishing 2 36 Afterthoughts Sonic Heroes 1UP com Archived from the original on July 17 2012 Retrieved May 9 2010 Dunham Jeremy December 4 2003 Sonic Heroes Profiles Team Chaotix IGN Archived from the original on May 31 2009 Retrieved May 6 2010 Fast talking PlayStation com February 12 2007 Archived from the original on August 7 2011 Retrieved June 9 2010 Everything Geek Podcast Special Guest Interview Amy Birnbaum YouTube Archived from the original on December 19 2021 Retrieved March 13 2021 Charmy Bee Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on October 28 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c Sonic Channel Characters Charmy Sega Archived from the original on March 18 2009 Retrieved July 10 2008 a b Sonic The Hedgehog Arcade Videogame by Sega of Japan The International Arcade Museum in English and Japanese Killer List of Video Games 1995 2012 Archived from the original on April 27 2013 Retrieved May 28 2012 The game play is somewhat similar to Marble Madness a b c Sega 2003 Characters Knuckles Chaotix Japanese Manual Sega pp 7 Sega 2003 Characters Knuckles Chaotix English Manual Sega a b Video Games Jon St John Archived from the original on January 31 2021 Retrieved January 31 2021 Untitled Twitter Archived from the original on February 18 2017 Retrieved January 7 2017 a b Big the Cat Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on November 9 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Betker Gerjet July 20 2011 Die Sonic Fans nie wieder enttauschen in German Gamers Global Archived from the original on March 1 2012 Retrieved February 2 2014 ビッグ ザ キャット in Japanese Sega Archived from the original on December 5 2013 Retrieved February 21 2014 Sonic Heroes GameCube instruction manual p 11 1UP Staff Least Popular Character Tournament 1UP com Archived from the original on March 19 2013 Retrieved February 2 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link The best and worst Sonic characters Official Nintendo Magazine May 29 2013 Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved February 2 2014 Sterling Jim January 19 2011 The 10 worst Sonic friends GamesRadar Archived from the original on November 1 2013 Retrieved February 2 2014 Sonic Talk 9 Sonic 4 Episode II After Party YouTube SegaBits user SEGABits interview with Ken Balough of Sega 2012 Event occurs at 2 01 14 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved March 26 2014 Sonic Lost World Official Nintendo Magazine 94 48 49 October 2013 That s a nice idea At Summer of Sonic a lot of people were asking if we might feature characters like Shadow or if there was any possibility of spinoffs The focus isn t on taking characters and building around them but on the game itself Obviously if there was a game in which we could use the characters in the best way we might consider it For Big the Cat if it s a fishing game it s a possibility Thomason Steve New Blue Nintendo Power No V213 pp 32 36 Zwiezen Zack March 16 2019 Sega Reveals New Sonic Show And Shares More Details About Team Sonic Racing Kotaku Archived from the original on March 17 2019 Retrieved July 23 2019 Chaos s profile Sonic Channel in Japanese sonic Sega jp Archived from the original on January 24 2007 Retrieved January 22 2007 Sonic Generations Modern Era Trailer Posted Anime News Network Archived from the original on March 23 2016 Retrieved October 10 2011 BradyGames Sonic Generations Strategy Guide page 206 Interview with Sonic Team s Iizuka san Sonic Adventure Dreamcast instruction manual pp 26 27 ソニックチャンネル キャラクター キャラクターデータ ガンマ August 22 2008 Archived from the original on August 22 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link E 102 Gamma Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on October 28 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link キャラクターデータ in Japanese Sega Archived from the original on September 15 2012 Retrieved March 31 2014 The Great Blue Hope Electronic Gaming Monthly No 112 November 1998 p 194 Sonic Team September 9 1999 Sonic Adventure Sega Gamma Dr Robotnik Enemy Master registration Deleted Sonic Team September 9 1999 Sonic Adventure Sega Amy We ll meet again my robot friend Sonic Team September 9 1999 Sonic Adventure Sega Gamma E 105 Zeta rescue complete Units remaining Gamma Beta Knight Rich July 17 2012 The 25 Coolest Robots in Video Games Complex Archived from the original on April 7 2013 Retrieved March 27 2014 Coombs Richard The Top 9 Sonic Characters that Need to Retire Blistered Thumbs Archived from the original on May 3 2013 Retrieved February 2 2014 Sonic Heroes Xbox World Future Publishing 2 36 January 2004 Buchanan Levi February 20 2009 Where Did Sonic Go Wrong IGN Archived from the original on August 31 2011 Retrieved May 30 2010 Roberts Jem September 1999 Sonic Adventure Official Dreamcast Magazine No 1 p 54 Dumlao Brian October 18 2010 XBLA Review Sonic Adventure Worth Playing Archived from the original on March 8 2014 Retrieved May 1 2014 a b c E 123 Omega Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on January 29 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b E 123 Omega s Official Character Profile in Japanese Archived from the original on August 22 2008 Sega 2004 Team Dark Sonic Heroes Manual Sega The last and most powerful of Dr Eggman s E Series robots Omega decided to take revenge for his imprisonment and to prove once and for all that he is the strongest Sega Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 PS3 Xbox 360 Sega Level area Tropical Jungle E 123 Omega Situation understood What would you like me to do Rouge the Bat Take this and deliver it to Shadow E 123 Omega New mission Shadow Support External access no longer permitted Confirmed Rouge the Bat I m counting on you NGamer Staff DS Previews Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood Archived from the original on August 28 2009 Retrieved June 9 2008 Fiddling with the item menus revealed that new character Shade will be playable as will E 123 Omega the clanking bot star of Sonic Heroes and Shadow The Hedgehog HD Gameplay Video HD Game Trailers Video Reviews VideoGamer com Archived from the original on September 27 2012 Retrieved October 14 2009 Bramwell Tom February 13 2004 Sonic Heroes Review Eurogamer Archived from the original on August 28 2011 Retrieved March 28 2014 Sonic s Boom Electronic Gaming Monthly No 169 August 2003 p 102 Dunham Jeremy December 2 2003 Sonic Heroes Profiles Team Dark IGN Archived from the original on April 7 2014 Retrieved March 28 2014 a b Omochao Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on May 23 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood Sega com Archived from the original on August 17 2008 Retrieved August 18 2008 a b c Sega 2002 Characters Shadow Sonic Adventure 2 Instruction Manual Sega pp 7 Sonic Central about characters Archived from the original on February 17 2009 Retrieved December 3 2007 a b Sega 2004 Team Dark Sonic Heroes Instruction Manual Sega pp 8 a b c d e Sonic channel character character data shadow Archived from the original on December 31 2006 Retrieved January 8 2007 Sega s Yuji Naka Talks GameSpy com Archived from the original on June 24 2009 Retrieved July 11 2008 Sega 2005 Characters Shadow the Hedgehog Instruction Manual Sega pp 7 Sega Backbone Entertainment Sonic Rivals Sony PSP Sega Level area Card Collection 147 Super Shadow 2005 a b c Rouge the Bat Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on January 29 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c Sega 2004 Sonic Heroes instruction manual pp 9 Sonic Central about characters Archived from the original on February 17 2009 Retrieved July 7 2007 Sonic Channel Official Profile for Rouge the Bat Archived from the original on January 22 2007 Retrieved January 25 2007 Maria Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on January 28 2023 Retrieved January 28 2023 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c Cream the Rabbit Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on December 20 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Sonic Central interview Yuji Naka on Sonic s Past Present Future Archived from the original on May 26 2010 Retrieved July 7 2008 Yuji Naka on Sonic s Past Present and Future SEGA Archived from the original on May 26 2010 Retrieved September 12 2010 a b Team Rose Sonic Heroes Manual Sega 2003 p 11 a b Characters Sonic Heroes Manual Sega 2002 p 3 Characters Cream the Rabbit amp Cheese Sonic Channel Sega Archived from the original on July 9 2008 Retrieved July 10 2008 Craig Harris September 24 2002 Sonic Advance 2 IGN Archived from the original on January 24 2009 Retrieved March 10 2008 Casamassina Matt December 5 2003 Sonic Heroes Progress Report IGN Archived from the original on January 24 2009 Retrieved March 10 2008 Sonic Advance 3 Game Boy Advance Review Index Sonic Advance 3 Reviews 1UP com May 27 2004 Archived from the original on May 19 2006 Retrieved April 12 2008 Bryan November 2008 Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood The Time Has Come Game Informer No 187 p 130 The best and worst Sonic characters Official Nintendo Magazine Archived from the original on October 30 2013 Nutt Christian Sonic Advance 2 GBA GameSpy Archived from the original on August 12 2003 Retrieved March 23 2014 Sterling Jim June 23 2012 The 10 worst Sonic friends GamesRadar Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved March 23 2014 Bramwell Tom April 4 2003 Sonic Advance 2 Review Eurogamer Archived from the original on May 8 2013 Retrieved March 23 2014 Houghton David October 22 2013 The 25 most gloriously stupid character names in video games GamesRadar Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved April 29 2014 Sonic Heroes Xbox World No 2 Future Publishing January 2004 p 35 a b c Blaze the Cat Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on November 30 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b Sonic Rush Adventure Characters Blaze Sega Archived from the original on December 4 2008 Retrieved October 23 2008 a b Sonic the Hedgehog Story Characters Blaze Sega Archived from the original on September 12 2008 Retrieved October 23 2008 a b Sega 2005 Story Characters Sonic Riders Manual Sega pp 5 Sonic Rush Archived from the original on February 2 2010 Sonic Rush Adventure Sega Archived from the original on December 2 2008 Retrieved July 9 2008 1UP Staff November 16 2005 Sonic Rush Review from 1UP com 1UP com Archived from the original on April 26 2006 Retrieved April 11 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link a b Sewart Greg November 15 2005 Sonic Rush GameSpy Archived from the original on May 6 2012 Retrieved April 11 2010 Fletcher JC February 15 2009 New Trailer for Sonic and the Black Knight and Blaze the Cat Joystiq Archived from the original on April 22 2009 Retrieved April 13 2010 a b Eggman Nega Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on October 27 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Sonic Rush Review GameSpot com November 14 2005 Archived from the original on May 22 2012 Retrieved July 25 2013 a b Sega 2005 Story amp Characters Sonic Rush Manual Sega pp 6 Sonic Rush DS Review Nintendo Life May 31 2006 Archived from the original on April 1 2012 Retrieved July 25 2013 Theobald Phil January 27 2006 Sega Talks Sonic Riders Part Two GameSpy Archived from the original on April 7 2014 Retrieved April 2 2014 Navarro Alex March 1 2006 Sonic Riders GameSpot Archived from the original on February 16 2007 Retrieved April 2 2014 Dodson Joe January 18 2008 Sonic Riders Zero Gravity Review GameSpot Archived from the original on May 14 2018 Retrieved April 2 2014 Bramwell Tom March 17 2006 Sonic Riders Review Eurogamer Archived from the original on September 8 2011 Retrieved April 2 2014 DeVries Jack November 1 2010 Sonic Free Riders Kinect Review IGN Archived from the original on June 22 2012 Retrieved April 6 2014 Jason Griffith amtcworld com Archived from the original on March 24 2016 Retrieved August 23 2019 Michael Yurchak voiceover Archived from the original on January 28 2023 Retrieved January 28 2023 a b c d e f Sonic Channel Characters Jet Sega Archived from the original on July 8 2008 Retrieved July 9 2008 Sega 2006 Characters Sonic Riders Manual Sega pp 7 a b Sonic Riders official website Characters Jet Sega Archived from the original on May 16 2008 Retrieved July 9 2008 a b Sonic Riders official website Characters Wave Sega Archived from the original on May 16 2008 Retrieved July 9 2008 Sega 2006 Characters Sonic Riders Manual Sega pp 8 a b c Sonic Channel Characters Wave Sega Archived from the original on July 8 2008 Retrieved July 9 2008 a b c Sega 2006 Characters Sonic Riders Manual Sega pp 9 a b c Sonic Channel Characters Storm Sega Archived from the original on July 8 2008 Retrieved July 9 2008 Sonic Riders official website Characters Storm Sega Archived from the original on May 16 2008 Retrieved July 9 2008 a b c d Silver the Hedgehog Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on August 21 2022 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c d e f g Amaike Yoshinari September 26 2006 Creating Silver the Hedgehog IGN Archived from the original on November 14 2011 Retrieved December 3 2011 Little Goten March 18 2013 Sonic the Hedgehog for Xbox 360 G4tv Archived from the original on February 18 2018 Retrieved July 25 2013 DidYouKnowGaming April 9 2016 Sonic 06 Did You Know Gaming Feat WeeklyTubeShow Archived from the original on May 28 2017 Retrieved August 28 2016 via YouTube Sonic Riders Zero Gravity Shift into Zero Gravity Archived from the original on October 25 2008 Official Site Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS Wii U Archived from the original on September 13 2008 Official Site Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS Wii U Archived from the original on November 1 2012 January 2011 Jim Sterling 19 January 19 2011 The 10 worst Sonic friends gamesradar Archived from the original on March 26 2021 Retrieved June 12 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link BARF Silver the Hedgehog is in Sonic Generations October 11 2011 Archived from the original on June 12 2021 Retrieved June 12 2021 a b c Orbot Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on January 29 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b c Cubot Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on January 29 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b Laughlin Andrew November 23 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Gaming Review Digital Spy Archived from the original on August 30 2011 Retrieved July 25 2013 Sega Emits a Spectrum of Sonic Colours Information Nintendo Life September 12 2010 Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved July 25 2013 Events Mario amp Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games hints and tips on Wii Wii Supercheats com May 22 2013 Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved July 25 2013 Credits Sonic Colors a b c d e f Gies Arthur November 8 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Review Color us impressed IGN Archived from the original on August 21 2017 Retrieved March 24 2014 a b Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors DS Sega Tails translating Mother Wisp s speech I was so worried when our planets were pulled apart from one another Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors DS Sega Tails translating Mother Wisp s speech Thank you for helping my children I am Mother Wisp Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors DS Sega Tails translating Yacker s speech Mama gave us life and raised us She even made the planet we live on Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Tails I wish I knew what you were saying little guy Or gal Or whatever you are Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Tails Oh I was reconfiguring my hand held into a translator so I can understand this guy Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Tails He s from a race of beings called Wisps Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Sonic to camera I ll just stick with aliens if that s OK with everybody a b Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Level area Tropical Resort Cubot Yee haw Git along li l aliens Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Tails So anyway these aliens are made up of a REALLY powerful energy source called Hyper go ons It s inside of them It s their life source Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors DS Sega Tails Whoa He phased right into your body Sonic Are you all right Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors DS Sega Tails He also says only one colored Wisp will fit into the gauge at once so to use its power again you need to free another one a b c Thomason Steve November 2010 True Colors Nintendo Power No 260 pp 78 81 a b c Turi Tim November 9 2010 Sonic Colors Dimps Crafts Another Amazing 2D Sonic Game Game Informer Archived from the original on May 27 2012 Retrieved March 24 2014 Cocke Taylor September 23 2013 Sonic Lost World Why Slowing Down is a Good Thing IGN Archived from the original on April 13 2014 Retrieved March 25 2014 Cowan Danny October 18 2013 Sonic Lost World review Spin cycle Wii U Joystiq Archived from the original on March 16 2015 Retrieved March 25 2014 Skrebels Joe September 8 2013 Sonic Lost World preview Official Nintendo Magazine Archived from the original on October 8 2014 Retrieved March 27 2014 Sonic Colors Wii instruction manual Archived September 13 2014 at the Wayback Machine pp 11 13 Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Eggman over intercom Welcome to Eggman s Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park where you can enjoy five planets for the price of one Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Eggman over intercom This amusement park has been constructed entirely out of a sense of remorse for my past Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Sonic Because Eggman plus secretly built amusement park equals evil plot for us to foil Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Sonic I m not sure what s goin on but I m sure of what I m gonna do Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Tails Okay he said his name is Yacker Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Eggman Me I did nothing at all Unless shooting him with my mind control beam that runs on alien energy counts as doing something to him Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Eggman And then I won t just control one little punk but the whole universe Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Sonic Whoa This is where he converts them into the strange negative aliens with the freaky energy Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Sonic Think I ll go check them out and maybe save some aliens Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Level area Cutscene after final boss Sonic Thanks but I had a little help during that last part Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Level area Cutscene after final boss Sonic This might not end well Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Level area Cutscene after final boss Tails Uh he said thank you for saving us Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors Wii Sega Tails Oh great He says goodbye my friends I have to go Just when I got this thing working Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors DS Sega Tails She s back to normal That s great Yacker Sonic Team November 16 2010 Sonic Colors DS Sega Tails translating Yacker s speech I won t Mama and I will head home now Thank you for all you ve done Scullion Chris November 24 2011 Sonic Generations Review The game that teaches a new hog old tricks Official Nintendo Magazine Archived from the original on October 8 2014 Retrieved March 27 2014 Sonic Colors Sonic the Hedgehog no 219 November 2010 Archie Comics IGN Staff October 10 2010 Sonic Team Talks Sonic Colours IGN Archived from the original on March 26 2014 Retrieved March 25 2014 Gies Arthur June 16 2010 E3 2010 Sonic Colors Preview IGN Archived from the original on March 26 2014 Retrieved March 25 2014 Miguel Diogo August 6 2013 Iizuka Color Powers will be standard in future Sonic games SegaNerds interview with Takashi Iizuka Archived from the original on March 31 2016 Retrieved March 25 2014 McComb Dave Sonic Colors Empire Archived from the original on October 19 2013 Retrieved March 24 2014 Mix Meyer John November 18 2010 Sonic Colors Review Wired Archived from the original on September 22 2017 Retrieved May 5 2014 North Dale June 15 2010 E3 10 Preview Sonic Colors Destructoid Archived from the original on May 5 2014 Retrieved May 5 2014 Nelson Randy November 10 2010 Sonic Colors Review Joystiq Archived from the original on February 1 2015 Retrieved May 5 2014 Scullion Chris October 18 2013 Review Sonic Lost World stumbles at high speed Computer and Video Games Archived from the original on October 7 2014 Retrieved May 5 2014 Turi Tim November 9 2010 Sonic Colors Sonic Drops The Ball Juggling The Second And Third Dimensions Game Informer Archived from the original on September 22 2017 Retrieved March 24 2014 Speer Justin October 18 2013 Sonic Lost World Review GameTrailers Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved March 24 2014 Review Sonic Lost World Hardcore Gamer Magazine October 30 2013 Archived from the original on March 2 2014 Retrieved March 25 2014 Shilling Chris October 18 2013 Sonic Lost World review Eurogamer Archived from the original on April 28 2016 Retrieved March 24 2014 Sonic Team October 29 2013 Sonic Lost World Sega Eggman The Zeti have an innate ability to manipulate magnetic fields Sonic Team October 29 2013 Sonic Lost World Sega Eggman to Zavok I conquered you didn t I Sonic Team October 29 2013 Sonic Lost World Sega Eggman My Cacophonic Conch was the only thing keeping those six maniacs in check Sonic Team October 29 2013 Sonic Lost World Sega Zavok I must commend you on your invention though We get stronger and stronger as we leech the life from your dying world Zavok Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved August 3 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Sega Sports R amp D June 23 2016 Mario amp Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Nintendo Flag description Zavok Zavok is the strongest of the sinister Zeti and the leader of the Deadly Six Zazz Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved August 3 2022 Sonic Team October 29 2013 Sonic Lost World Sega Zavok That s what I like about you Zazz Always ready for a fight even before you know what your fighting Zomom Voicee Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved August 3 2022 Zik Voice Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved August 3 2022 Sonic Team October 29 2013 Sonic Lost World Sega Description Wise old Master Zik founded the Deadly Six many years ago Sega November 1 2019 Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Sega Trivia card Zavok Who mentored Zavok the leader of Dr Eggman s Deadly Six in martial arts Master Zik Zeena Voice Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved August 3 2022 Zor Voice Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved August 3 2022 Sally Acorn Voices Sonic the Hedgehog Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on September 28 2022 Retrieved September 28 2022 Harkin Christopher Michael May 22 2022 7 Characters Who Should Debut In The Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie Game Rant Archived from the original on September 28 2022 Retrieved September 28 2022 a b Blackburn Steven May 29 2022 Sonic s Comic Series is Actually a Critique of Democracy No Really ScreenRant Archived from the original on September 28 2022 Retrieved September 28 2022 Sol Dj September 2 2022 Sonic The Hedgehog s 10 Closest Friends Ranked CBR Archived from the original on September 28 2022 Retrieved September 28 2022 Ranking the Sonic the Hedgehog Cartoon Series Before Sonic Prime ComingSoon net June 8 2022 Archived from the original on September 28 2022 Retrieved September 28 2022 Plant Gaz October 18 2013 Feature A Supersonic History of Sonic Cartoons NintendoLife Archived from the original on August 18 2014 Retrieved July 16 2014 Sticks the Jungle Badger Voices Behind The Voice Actors Archived from the original on January 29 2023 Retrieved August 2 2022 A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot or collage of screenshots of a title s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and or other reliable sources of information a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Kellie May 29 2014 Introducing Sticks to the Sonic Boom Franchise Sega Blog Sega Archived from the original on June 2 2014 Retrieved February 27 2016 Thompson Scott November 13 2014 Running on Fumes IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 24 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 Cunningham Becky November 17 2014 Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal Review GamesRadar Future plc Archived from the original on March 24 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 Carter Chris November 21 2014 Review Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal Destructoid Archived from the original on March 24 2016 Retrieved February 27 2016 Foster George November 11 2022 Sonic Frontiers Has References To Jet Tangle Cream And More Of Sonic s Friends TheGamer Valnet Inc Archived from the original on November 23 2022 Retrieved November 22 2022 External linksPage for Fast Friends Forever marketing campaign on the Sonic the Hedgehog website which contains character profiles Character profiles on Sonic Channel in Japanese Character profiles on Sonic Central archived Portal nbsp Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters amp oldid 1188211798 Big the Cat, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.