Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is the flagship character for video game, arcade game
(and one-time home console) company Sega, which has released a series of
video games in which he either stars or plays a role.

Sonic replaced Alex Kidd, whom was Sega's mascot prior to 1990.

Sonic is a blue hedgehog who lives on the planet Earth (Mobius in various
American sources). He has the ability to run very fast. His blue
pigmentation was explained in an issue of gaming magazine Gamepro as being
the result of getting caught in an explosion involving cobalt, but this is
probably not canonical. There is an alternative explanation in Stay Sonic:
Official Sega Handbook, a book about Sonic the Hedgehog written by Mike
Pattenden. At some point it was divulged (probably from an American source)
that Sonic enjoys eating chili dogs.

The premise of the games revolves around Doctor Eggman (Doctor Ivo Robotnik
in the earlier releases in North America and Europe) trying to take over the
world by turning the animals into robots called Badniks. Sonic is charged
with saving them. In later games he is joined by Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy
Rose, Knuckles the Echidna, Cream the Rabbit and a host of others.

In SatAM and Archie Comics, Sonic is in love with Princess Sally.

Interestingly, one of a class of genes involved in fruit fly embryonic
development, called hedgehog genes after the name given to the first member
of this class discovered, has been named sonic hedgehog after this character.

Games involving Sonic the Hedgehog

Key

   * J = Japan
   * N = North America
   * E = PAL (Europe, Asia, Australia, Brazil)
   * X = PAL excluding Brazil
   * B = Brazil ONLY

For the Sega Megadrive/Sega Genesis:

   * Sonic the Hedgehog (NEJ)
   * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (JNE)
   * Sonic Spinball (NEJ)
   * Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (NE)
   * Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (NEJ)
   * Sonic & Knuckles (JNE)
   * Sonic 3D Blast (aka Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island) (EN)
   * Sonic Classics (contains Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean
     Machine, and Sonic 2) (N)

For the Sega Master System:

   * Sonic the Hedgehog (B)
   * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (B)
   * Sonic Chaos (B)
   * Sonic Spinball (B)
   * Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (B)
   * Sonic Blast (B)

For Sega Mega-CD/Sega CD:

   * Sonic the Hedgehog CD (aka Sonic CD) (JEN)

For the Sega Game Gear:

   * Sonic the Hedgehog (JNX)
   * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (XNJ)
   * Sonic Chaos (aka Sonic & Tails) (JNX)
   * Sonic Spinball (XN)
   * Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (NX)
   * Sonic Drift (J)
   * Sonic Triple Trouble (aka Sonic & Tails 2) (JNE)
   * Sonic Drift 2 (JEN)
   * Tails' Adventures (JEN)
   * Sonic 2 In 1 (contains Sonic 2 and Sonic Spinball (Game Gear version))
     (N)
   * Sonic Labryinth (EJN)
   * Tails' Skypatrol (J)
   * Sonic Blast (aka G-Sonic) (NXJ)

For the Sega Pico:

   * Sonic's Gameworld (JN)
   * Tails And The Music Maker (NJ)

For the Sega 32X:

   * Knuckles' Chaotix (aka Chaotix) (NJE)

For the Sega Saturn:

   * Sonic Jam (JNE)
   * Sonic R (NEJ)
   * Sonic 3D Blast (aka Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island) (NEJ)

For the Sega Dreamcast:

   * Sonic Adventure (J)
   * Sonic Adventure International (NJE)
   * Sonic Shuffle (NJE)
   * Sonic Adventure 2 (NJE)

For the PC:

   * Sonic Schoolhouse (N)
   * Sonic 3D Blast (EN)
   * Sonic the Hedgehog CD (aka Sonic CD) (JNE)
   * Sonic & Knuckles Collection (a combination of Sonic 3, S&K and S3&K)
     (JNE)
   * Sonic R (NEJ)

For SNK Neo Geo Pocket:

   * Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure (EN)

For Nintendo Game Boy Advance:

   * Sonic Advance (JNE)
   * Sonic Advance 2 (JNE)
   * Sonic Pinball Party (Coming Soon)
   * Sonic Battle (Coming Soon)

For Nintendo Gamecube:

   * Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (JNE)
   * Sonic Mega Collection (NJE)
   * Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (NJE)
   * Sonic Heroes (Coming Soon)

For Sony Playstation 2:

   * Sonic Heroes (Coming Soon)

For X-Box:

   * Sonic Heroes (Coming Soon)

For Arcade:

   * Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car (J)
   * Sega Sonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol (J)
   * SegaSonic The Hedgehog (JNE)
   * Sonic the Fighters aka Sonic Championship (JN)

Games Sonic Characters have cameoed in:

   * Phantasy Star Online (Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails have cameoed online
     numerous times.)
   * Donkey Kong Country 2 (At the end of the game, Diddy gets rated as a
     video game hero according to how many of the DK Coins you collect. On
     the screen is a trash can labeled "No Hopes" with Sonic's shoes next to
     it)
   * Fighters Megamix (Bark the Polarbear and Bean the Dynamite Dux are
     unlockable fighters)
   * Christmas NiGHTS (One of the presents is to play as Sonic in the Spring
     Valley Time Attack)
   * Shenmue (Sonic character dolls are available)
   * Virtua Striker 3 (A hidden team has Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Dr.
     Eggman, and a Chao as players, with Yuji Naka as the coach)
   * Beach Spikers (A giant inflatable Sonic floats above one of the
     volleyball courts)

Television Series

   * Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (AoStH, US)
   * Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM), US)
   * Sonic Underground (SU, France)
   * Sonic the Hedgehog (Anime), Japan)
   * Sonic X (Anime, Japan)

Comic Books

   * Sonic Archie (US)
   * Sonic the Comic (Fleetway, UK)

Sonic Manga and Sonic Doujinshi have also been released in Japan

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