"Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game franchise produced by Sega centering on a series of high-speed platform games. Sonic, the protagonist, is an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog with supersonic speed. Typically, Sonic must stop antagonist Doctor Eggman's plans for world domination, often helped by his friends, such as Tails, Amy, and Knuckles. The first ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" game, released in 1991, was conceived by Sega's Sonic Team division after Sega requested a mascot character to compete with Nintendo's mascot Mario. Its success spawned many sequels and helped Sega become one of the leading video game companies during"
"designs, the spiky teal hedgehog, initially codenamed ""Mr. Needlemouse"", led this informal poll, followed by Eggman and the dog character. Ohshima felt that people selected it because it ""transcends race and gender and things like that"". On return to Japan, Ohshima pitched this to the department, and the hedgehog was ultimately selected as the new mascot. The detailed design of Sonic was aimed to be something that could be easily drawn by children and be familiar, as well as exhibit a ""cool"" attitude, representative of the United States at the time. Sonic's blue pigmentation was chosen to match Sega's cobalt"
"power to control his flying (although the AI would make Tails fly when he would get off-screen). Tails was redesigned (along with all of the other Sonic characters) by Yuji Uekawa for ""Sonic Adventure"". His fur changed color to a more yellow shade as opposed to the orange in his early appearances, and he gained blue irises. In the American ""Sonic"" comic book, along with the ""Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog"" and ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" cartoons, he was originally dark brown, but the comic artists and cartoon artists eventually decided to change this to match his in-game appearance. The character"
"seeking a flagship series to compete with Nintendo's Mario series along with a character to serve as a company mascot, Naoto Ohshima designed ""a teal hedgehog with red shoes that he called Mr. Needlemouse."" This character won the contest and was renamed Sonic the Hedgehog, spawning one of the best-selling video game franchises in history. The gameplay of ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" originated with a tech demo created by Yuji Naka, who had developed an algorithm that allowed a sprite to move smoothly on a curve by determining its position with a dot matrix. Naka's original prototype was a platform game"
"for Shadow the Hedgehog. ""Sonic Heroes"" (2003) featured Sonic teaming up with Tails and Knuckles, along with other character teams like Team Rose and Chaotix, against the newly rebuilt Metal Sonic, who had betrayed his master with intentions of world domination. ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" (2006) features Sonic in the city of water, ""Soleanna,"" where he must rescue Princess Elise from Dr. Eggman while trying to avoid a new threat to his own life, Silver the Hedgehog. He is the only playable character in ""Sonic Unleashed"" (2008), in which he unwillingly gains a new personality, ""Sonic the Werehog,"" the result of"
"""Sonic the Hedgehog"" originated with a tech demo created by Yuji Naka, who had developed an algorithm that allowed a sprite to move smoothly on a curve by determining its position with a dot matrix. Naka's original prototype was a platform game that involved a fast-moving character rolling in a ball through a long winding tube, and this concept was subsequently fleshed out with Ohshima's character design and levels conceived by designer Hirokazu Yasuhara. Sonic's blue pigmentation was chosen to match Sega's cobalt blue logo, and his shoes were a concept evolved from a design inspired by Michael Jackson's boots"
"coloration was inspired by Jamaica's flag. The original name for the character was ""Dreds"", referring to his dreadlocks. In 2005, Hector stated that Sega hired American pop musician Michael Jackson, a ""Sonic"" fan, to compose music for ""Sonic 3."" According to Hector, Jackson's involvement was terminated and his compositions reworked following the allegations of sexual abuse against Jackson. The website of musician Cirocco Jones, who contributed music to ""Sonic 3"" and is credited as ""Scirocco"", credits himself along with Jackson and Jackson collaborator Brad Buxer for musical cues for ""levels 2 & 3"" of """"Sonic the Hedgehog"""". Sonic co-creator Naoto"
"Sonic the Hedgehog (film) Sonic the Hedgehog is an upcoming 2019 American live-action animated science fiction action film based on the ""Sonic"" video game franchise published by Sega. It is directed by Jeff Fowler in his directoral debut and written by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller and Oren Uziel, from a story by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser. The film stars Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog and Jim Carrey as Sonic's nemesis Dr. Robotnik, alongside James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, Tika Sumpter, Adam Pally, and Neal McDonough. The film is a joint venture between Paramount Animation, Original Film, Sega, Blur"
"interview, Drummond states he was offered the chance by Sega to re-audition for the role of Sonic, but rejected the role since it required him to quit his talent union. Drummond married his wife, Lisa Drummond, on October 8, 2002. They live in San Francisco, California. Their first child is named Daniel. Drummond would update his fans about his personal life from time to time on his online blog. Ryan Drummond Ryan Drummond (born January 10, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, clown and comedian. Drummond is mainly known for voicing Sonic the Hedgehog along with other characters"
"of Sonic the Hedgehog"" is known for its bright colors and whimsical humor, ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" featured darker, more dramatic stories which still constitute a departure from the tone of most of the ""Sonic"" games. This adaptation follows Sonic and his fellow 'Freedom Fighters' who attempt to liberate Mobius from the grip of Robotnik, who plans to robotocise everything. The ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" comic book series by Archie Comics uses several characters from this series. A two-episode OVA adaptation was released in Japan in 1996. It was released in North America in 1999 under the name ""Sonic the Hedgehog: The"
"according to a 2014 Wedbush Securities report based on revised NPD sales data, the SNES outsold the Genesis in the U.S. market. While Sega was seeking a flagship series to compete with Nintendo's Mario series along with a character to serve as a company mascot, several character designs were submitted as part of a company-wide contest, including ""an anime-inspired egg and a teal hedgehog with red shoes created by Naoto Ohshima that he called Mr. Needlemouse."" This character won the contest and was renamed Sonic the Hedgehog, spawning one of the best-selling video game franchises in history. The gameplay of"
"in which players control two variants of Sonic the Hedgehog: ""Classic"" or ""Modern"". Classic Sonic's gameplay is restricted side-scrolling gameplay similar to the original ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" games released in the 1990s, and requires him to use moves such as the Spin Dash and the Spin Attack. Modern Sonic's gameplay follows the gameplay style of ""Sonic Rush"" (2005), ""Sonic Unleashed"" (2008), and ""Sonic Colors"" (2010), featuring an amalgamation of third-person and side-scrolling perspectives and techniques such as boosting and homing attacks. Both Sonics collect rings as a form of health, and power-ups such as elemental shields, invincibility, speed shoes, skateboards,"
"Sega. However, Sega wished to have a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character Mario, a task which Alex Kidd was not considered up to. In 1991, Sega introduced Sonic the Hedgehog, who became more popular and recognizable than Alex Kidd, and Sonic subsequently replaced Alex Kidd as Sega's mascot. After this, the popularity of the character waned somewhat, although the character has made numerous cameo appearances in later video games, most recently in ""Sega Superstars Tennis"", ""Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing"" and ""Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed"". Alex Kidd appears as a short boy with large ears and slightly monkey-like"
"response from critics, although some have found her cute and powerful, others have criticized her voice acting and personality. She has frequently appeared in ""Sonic"" merchandise. Amy is a pink anthropomorphic hedgehog created by Kenji Terada for the ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" manga, which had debuted in 1992. The character was redesigned the next year for the Sega CD game, ""Sonic CD"". An early grayscale concept sketch shows her very similar to her appearance in the game except for her shoes, which were made larger. Her fur color was red at first, and her skirt orange. The character had two other"
"was chosen, other characters, including a rabbit and a bearded man who would ultimately become Dr Robotnik, were created. One summer, Ohshima went on vacation to New York, taking sketches with him. He went to Central Park and asked locals for their opinions on them, and Sonic was the favorite. Ohshima explained that this was because he wanted support for his ideas. On the name, Ohshima stated that ""Sonic"" was chosen because it represented speed. Sonic was originally teal-colored, then a light shade of blue, but he was changed to dark blue so he would stand out against certain backgrounds"
"appearances since. Silver is a playable character in ""Sonic Rivals"" (2006) and its sequel, in """" (2007), and in ""Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games"" and its sequels, and is a minor character in the Nintendo DS version of ""Sonic Colors"" (2010) and ""Sonic Forces"" (2017). He also appeared in the ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" comic book series published by Archie Comics. The main theme of ""Sonic the Hedgehog"", ""His World"", was sampled in Drake's 2017 song ""KMT"". To celebrate the ""Sonic"" franchise's 20th anniversary in 2011, Sega released ""Sonic Generations"", which remade aspects of past ""Sonic"" games. The"
"game printed in ""Disney Adventures"" and had been elaborated upon in Mike Pattenden's book ""Stay Sonic"". Like other UK Sonic publications, STC used the ""Stay Sonic"" version as its basis. This origin story established that Sonic was originally a normal brown hedgehog on the planet Mobius, who burrowed his way into the underground laboratory of Dr. Ovi Kintobor, a scientist who wished to rid the planet of all evil through the use of powerful gems called the Chaos Emeralds. In addition, he helped Sonic increase his running speed with the gift of red shoes designed to handle the incredible friction"
"Jason Griffith Jason Adam Griffith (born November 29, 1980) is an American actor and voice actor, who has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in ""Sonic X"", as well as in ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" video games from 2005 to 2010. Griffith is known for voicing characters including Tom Majors in ""Chaotic"" and Miyamoto Usagi in ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"". He also did the voice of Bongo the Monkey in the Danimals commercials. Griffith appeared in the 2015 kids television show,"
"creating one of the best-selling video game franchises in history. The gameplay of ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" originated with a tech demo created by Yuji Naka, who had developed an algorithm that allowed a sprite to move smoothly on a curve by determining its position with a dot matrix. Naka's prototype was a platform game that involved a fast-moving character rolling in a ball through a long winding tube; this concept was fleshed out with Ohshima's character design and levels conceived by designer Hirokazu Yasuhara. Sonic's blue pigmentation was chosen to match Sega's cobalt blue logo, and his shoes were a"
"Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series) Sonic the Hedgehog (also known as Sonic SatAM) is an American-Italian animated television series based on the video game series of the same name. It was story edited by Len Janson and produced by DiC Entertainment, Sega of America, Inc., and the Italian studio Reteitalia S.p.A. It is the second of DiC's Sonic cartoons, following ""Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog"". It features a more dramatic and dark story, depicting Sonic as a member of a band of freedom fighters battling to overthrow Doctor Robotnik. The program aired for two seasons on ABC from September 18,"
"Ryan since August 15, 2015; Together they have a son who was born in August 2017. Jason Griffith Jason Adam Griffith (born November 29, 1980) is an American actor and voice actor, who has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in ""Sonic X"", as well as in ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" video games from 2005 to 2010. Griffith is known for voicing characters including Tom Majors in ""Chaotic"" and Miyamoto Usagi in ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"". He also did the voice"
"little brother, and is uninterested in marital proposals from Amy Rose. In times of crisis, he focuses intensely on the challenge as if his personality had undergone an astonishing change. Sonic's greatest strength is his running speed, being known in the game's universe as the world's fastest hedgehog. Many of his abilities are variations on the tendency for hedgehogs to roll into tight balls for protection with the addition of spinning his body. Since his introduction in 1991's ""Sonic the Hedgehog"", Sonic's primary offensive maneuver is the basic ""Spin Attack"" (or ""Sonic Spin Attack""). Later games in the series expanded"
"being called ""Dash and Spin"", and the other called ""Super Fast Sonic!!"". According to various official materials from Sega, Sonic is described as a character who is ""like the wind"": a drifter who lives as he wants, and makes life a series of events and adventures. Sonic hates oppression and staunchly defends freedom. Although he is mostly quick-witted and easygoing, he has a short temper and is often impatient with slower things. Sonic is a habitual daredevil hedgehog who is honest, loyal to friends, keeps his promises, and dislikes tears. He took the young Tails under his wing like a"
"Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Publishing) Sonic the Hedgehog is a comic book series based on the Sega video game franchise, published by IDW Publishing. It is the third licensed comic book iteration based on Sega's ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" intellectual property, after Fleetway Publications's ""Sonic the Comic"" and Archie Comics' ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" series. On July 21, 2017, IDW Publishing announced a deal with Sega to produce a new series of ""Sonic"" comics following the cancellation of Archie Comics' previous series. The new series will begin with a four-week long event where the first four issues will be released each week"
"video game character Sonic the Hedgehog (pre-dating Martin Burke and Ryan Drummond by 6 years), having voiced the character in all of the DiC-produced animated series: ""Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog"", ""Sonic SatAM"", and ""Sonic Underground"" as well as the Christmas special, ""Sonic Christmas Blast"". In ""Underground"", White also voiced Sonic's brother and sister, Manic and Sonia. In 2001, White graduated from UCLA with a degree in film and television. He has continued acting and has had small parts in the films ""Big Fat Liar"" (in a cameo role) and ""Dreamgirls"", and was featured as the lead role in the"
"blue logo, and his shoes evolved from a design inspired by Michael Jackson's boots with the addition of the color red, which was inspired by both Santa Claus and the contrast of those colors on Jackson's 1987 album ""Bad""; his personality was based on then-presidential candidate and later President of the United States Bill Clinton's ""Get it done"" attitude during the 1992 presidential campaign. To help sell the idea to Sega's higher-ups, Ohshima pitched the concept framed by a fictional fighter pilot that had earned the named ""Hedgehog"" due to his spiky hair, and had decorated his plane with images"
"action and said it was ""good for the Sonic fans"". He called the English dub poor, and said the story ""strayed from the video games a little too much"" and it was ""very basic"". Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA) Unlike other ""Sonic"" animations prior to ""Sonic X"", the OVA did not star Jaleel White as the voice of Sonic, nor was it produced by DiC Entertainment. Unlike other ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" media, the setting of the series is the world of Planet Freedom, which is split into two distinct realms: The Land of the Sky, and the Land of Darkness. The"
"integrates him into the real world and makes him a real creature."" According to Miller, Sega was not ""entirely happy"" with the design of Sonic's eyes. ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" was initially scheduled for a 2018 release by Columbia Pictures. However, after the turnaround, Paramount Pictures rescheduled it to November 15, 2019, before changing it again. The film is now set for release in the United States on November 8, 2019. Test footage was screened at the Comic Con Experience in Brazil on December 6, 2018. A teaser poster was released on December 10, 2018, revealing the redesigned Sonic. The design"
"with the addition of the color red, which was inspired by both Santa Claus and the contrast of those colors on Jackson's 1987 album ""Bad""; his personality was based on Bill Clinton's ""can do"" attitude. Although Katz and Sega of America's marketing experts disliked the idea of ""Sonic"", certain that it would not catch on with most American kids, Kalinske's strategy to place ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" as the pack-in game paid off. Featuring speedy gameplay, ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" greatly increased the popularity of the Sega Genesis in North America. Bundling ""Sonic the Hedgehog"" with the Sega Genesis is credited with"
"the innocent from danger when the situation arises. After Johnny Lightfoot's death at the hands of Chaos, Sonic blames himself and disappears for a short while, returning from his self-imposed exile with a less egocentric attitude and a stronger will. Sonic's origin was first used in 1991 in a Disney comic then now put into Sonic the comic. Sonic was once a brown hedgehog, he then one day met the scientist Dr.Kintobor who invented a machine powered by the mysterious power of the Chaos Emeralds. Dr. Kintobor also invented Sonic's trademark speed shoes to help amplify Sonic's speed. While testing"
"Ryan Drummond Ryan Drummond (born January 10, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, clown and comedian. Drummond is mainly known for voicing Sonic the Hedgehog along with other characters included in the video games series for SEGA from 1998 to 2004 which includes ""Sonic Adventure"", ""Sonic Heroes"", and ""Sonic Shuffle"". Then, he was succeeded by Jason Griffith for the voice of Sonic, as seen in ""Sonic X"". He is also known for being the bass vocalist in the A.Y.U. Quartet since 1991. Recently, he has starred in a musical comedy in San Diego called ""Forever Plaid"". In an"
"Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog was an American comic book series published by Archie Comics, in partnership with Sega. The series is based on Sega's video game franchise as well as DiC Entertainment's 1993 animated series of the same name. After initially beginning with a four issue miniseries between 1992-93, the first full-length issue of the comic was published in July 1993. The series ran for 290 issues for over 20 years, earning a place in the 2008 ""Guinness World Records"" for being the ""longest-running comic series based on a video game"", before it was confirmed cancelled"
"first few episodes, followed by introductions to the main characters. However, it also showed a still frame of a silver anthropomorphic hedgehog (not identified as Silver the Hedgehog) who never appeared in the series; years later in April 2015, Sonic Team's current producer Takashi Iizuka responded to fan question via Facebook, revealing it being simply Super Sonic in its early contour. Several of the Japanese performers had voiced their characters in the games, but they were also given ample information about their characters' roles in the anime. Chris' voice actress Sanae Kobayashi was not sure she would be able to"