What was Sonic originally supposed to be?

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Sonic the Hedgehog is a 1991 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. The first game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, it was released in North America on June 23 and in PAL regions and Japan the following month.

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character designer Naoto Ohshima, Sonic was originally meant to be a human boy with spiky blue hair. Sonic the Hedgehog was also originally an action game about twin brothers who protect the dream world from Nightmare World's boss character, who was known as Thirteen.

What animal was Sonic originally?

He was originally a slower, brown hedgehog, but after the accident he got a lot speedier. Sega also chose to make Sonic blue because it matched the Sega logo. Talk about on brand. When Sonic the Hedgehog was first in development, he was actually called Mr Needlemouse.

What was Sonic the Hedgehog supposed to be?

The protagonist was initially a rabbit able to grasp objects with prehensile ears, but the concept proved too complex for the hardware. The team moved on to animals that could roll into a ball, and eventually settled on Sonic, a teal hedgehog created by Ohshima.

What is Sonic's real origin story?

According to technical documents, Sonic was actually born on Christmas Island, fighting Dr. Eggman over the possession of the Chaos Emeralds. The westernized story takes place on Planet Mobius.

Was Sonic originally a human?

Sonic's original designer shared early concept art that would eventually morph into the speedy hedgehog.

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Who gave birth to Sonic?

Bernadette Hedgehog (aka "Bernie" for short) was the mother of Sonic the Hedgehog and the wife of Jules Hedgehog.

Did Sonic kiss a human girl?

And while there have been plenty of low points in recent years—Shadow the Hedgehog straight up bringing guns to the series, the barely playable Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric—nothing compares to the moment Sonic was on the brink of death and forced to share a kiss with a human being in 2006's Sonic the Hedgehog.

Who is Sonic's real dad?

Jules Hedgehog was the husband of Bernadette Hedgehog, brother of renowned scientist Sir Charles Hedgehog and father of world-famous Freedom Fighter and hero Sonic the Hedgehog.

Was Sonic born with his speed?

Sonic is known as "the fastest thing alive", with the ability to run at speeds higher than Mach 1. He can run backwards just as well as forwards. In the games, his super speed has not been explained, although according to the official American Sega website, he was born with this ability.

Why was Sonic raised by an owl?

Baby Sonic Was Raised By Longclaw

The blue speedster doesn't know exactly where he came from, but his youthful self is looked after by a guardian, Longclaw the owl. Longclaw believes that Sonic's speed powers will be coveted by pesky evil-doers, so encourages the youngster to remain hidden for his own safety.

Why did Sonic turn evil?

Dark Sonic is a dark super transformation achieved by Sonic the Hedgehog in the anime series Sonic X. The multitude of fake Chaos Emeralds and Sonic's intense anger allowed him to achieve this transformation.

Why was Sonic yellow?

Super Sonic is a special form that Sonic takes on after collecting the seven Chaos Emeralds. His super form grants him increased speed, the power of flight and turns his blue quills upward and golden yellow.

Is there an evil Sonic the Hedgehog?

Scourge the Hedgehog (formerly known as Anti Sonic or Evil Sonic) was an evil version of Sonic the Hedgehog from Moebius. Unlike Sonic, Scourge mistreated others, was selfish and greedy, and had a great desire for power.

What animal is black Sonic?

Within the Sonic franchise's fictional universe, Shadow is an artificial, anthropomorphic black hedgehog created 50 years before titular character, Sonic the Hedgehog was born, by Professor Gerald Robotnik, the grandfather of series antagonist Doctor Eggman.

Was Sonic supposed to be a bunny?

Sonic Team head and original Sonic the Hedgehog programmer, Yuji Naka, revealed in an interview recently that one of the original ideas for the speedy blue hedgehog was for him to be a rabbit.

What is Sonics true age?

Ok so according to Sega, Sonic is 15 years old.

Who is Sonic's worst enemy?

Doctor Ivo Robotnik, better known by his alias Doctor Eggman, 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.

What is Shadow's real name?

The Shadow would use Cranston's identity whenever the real Cranston was abroad, initially doing so without Cranston's knowledge. In 1937 it was revealed that the Shadow's real name was Kent Allard, a World War I flying ace who had supposedly died years earlier. The magazine was very popular.

Who is Sonic's real wife?

Queen Sally Acorn (Light Mobius) was the Light Mobius counterpart to Sally Acorn, the queen of her zone's Mobius and the wife of King Sonic.

Who is King Sonic's son?

Manik Acorn (Light Mobius) is the son of King Sonic and Queen Sally and brother of Sonia Acorn. Manik bears great resemblance to his father, and has inherited his super speed and personality, but has his mother's eyes.

Who is Sonic's real sister?

Sonia (also voiced by Jaleel White) is the only female hedgehog member of the Sonic Underground and the sister of Sonic and Manic. Unlike her brothers, she was raised by an aristocratic foster family, giving her an upper class mentality.

Did Sonic ever marry?

In the "Mobius: X Years Later" arc, set in an alternate future, Sonic became King of Mobius, married to his love interest Sally Acorn, and had two children named Sonia and Manic (sharing their names with Sonic's siblings in Sonic Underground).

Who was Sonic crush on?

Cut dialogue from Sonic Frontiers suggests that Sonic might have feelings for Amy all along. Amy was first introduced to the series in Sonic The Hedgehog CD as a love interest, but their relationship was always implied to be unrequited.

Who is Sonic old girlfriend?

Sonic originally had a girlfriend

Amy Rose, the pink hedgehog, is known to many as Sonic's love interest. Having said that, she's nearly always seen chasing him and he never reciprocates.