Sonic

Sonic the Hedgehog is the main character of the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games. He has been Sega Corporation's mascot since 1991. Since the beginning of the series, Sonic has been the champion of peace, risking his life to stop the plots of a variety of violent foes, particularly Dr. Eggman, in order to establish worldwide peace. Along the way, he has been aided by many characters, including his friends Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, and occasionally Shadow the Hedgehog. Sonic's greatest asset is his ability to run at supersonic speeds. However, he is also prone to making rash decisions and dislikes being near water because he can't swim.

Sonic has appeared in four crossover titles alongside Mario: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, and Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Background
Nintendo was once business rivals with Sonic's company of creation, Sega; this rivalry peaked during the 16-bit era (the era of the Super Nintendo). As such, Nintendo and Sega often attempted to put each other down through their games (thus explaining Sonic's humiliation in Donkey Kong Country 2 [elaborated on below], and possibly explaining the blue hedgehog enemies of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island). Examples of Mario mockeries in the Sonic the Hedgehog series forms of media include the emphasis on "Super" on the back of Sonic the Hedgehog's box (a reference to Super Mario Bros. and other Mario series titles beginning with "Super") and the Marxio Brothers of Sonic the Comic, a British comic book about Sonic and his friends. Their rivalry went throughout the 90's and until 2001 when Sega left as a console manufacturer and became third-party. Sonic's first game for a Nintendo system was an enhanced remake of Sonic Adventure 2 for the Nintendo GameCube, titled, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Sonic's shoes make a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. In Cranky Kong's video game hero contest, contestants are ranked based on how many hidden DK Coins they could discover during the course of the game. On the pedestal of winners' scene, Sonic's shoes and Earthworm Jim's plasma gun can be found nearby lying next to a trash can, implying that these characters failed to rank in the contest.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
"Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games. In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?"

- Shigeru Miyamoto

Sonic competes against Mario and others in Olympic events in the game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. He is a Speed character, similar to Yoshi, meaning he has great speed, but low power. Interestingly, Sonic wears a life jacket during the swimming events, since he can't swim, but he is not against water entirely, which is why he is competing in these events. He still moves quite fast in water too.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Sonic, once again, crosses over with Mario in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. In the Adventure Tours mode for the DS version, he teams up with Mario to stop Bowser and Dr. Eggman from ruining the Winter Olympics.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Sonic makes yet another crossover appearance with Mario and friends in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Like in the previous two installments of the series, Sonic is a Speed type character.

In the 3DS version's Story Mode, Sonic is first seen with Tails just arriving at London for the Olympic Games. Not long after the 2 arrive fog starts rolling in, though the fog is red. Sonic and Tails are greeted by fog clones of Mario and Luigi who instantly challange them to an Olympic game. The 2 accept the challange and defeat the fog clones. They disappear into the fog which suprises Sonic and Tails. They then overhear a Boo talking about the fog, then flies off. Sonic and Tails follow the Boo which leads them to King Boo. Sonic and Tails take King Boo on in Doubles Badminton and win. King Boo mentions something about Bowser and Dr. Eggman before flying off. Sonic and Tails agree to look into the fog by exploring London some more.

Sonic and Tails later meet up with Yoshi at the Tower Bridge, which is covered with an orange fog which caused the bridge to be raised. Sonic and Tails notice it's the same kind of fog that they saw when they first arrived. They agree to go with Yoshi to see if they can get the bridge lowered. However on the way they meet fog clones of Shadow and Silver who challange them to an Olympic Event. Yoshi accepts the challenge and wins causing the clones to disappear. Then the real Shadow and Silver show up and explain they've been beating imposters as well. Then Jet zooms by and the group chases after him. They catch him and Shadow challanges him to Olympic Events. Jet accepts and says if he wins, he can keep the fog machine they mentioned. After he and Shadow finish the challange, the group spots the fog machine. But before anyone can touch it, Bowser Jr. comes from behind it making roars that sound like Bowser's. Bowser Jr. challanges the group, but they refuse. Bowser Jr. says he'd tell them where Bowser was if they accepted, to which Yoshi, Shadow and Silver quickly accept. After they beat him though, Bowser Jr. flies off on a Bullet Bill before he could tell them. Shadow and Silver break the fog machine causing the fog to disappear. Jet flies off while Shadow and Silver run off as well. Yoshi leaves too and Sonic and Tails head for the British Museum.

At the museum, Sonic and Tails meet up with Mario, Luigi and Toad for the first time. They are worried that they may be fog clones, but take the chance and go over. Sonic and Mario stare at each other for a while before slapping hands. Toad is relieved that they aren't fog clones and explains all that happened. While he does, more imposters step behind him. Sonic, Tails, Mario and Luigi defeat the clones and enter the museum to find the fog machine. They run into Eggman Nega in the process. He challanges them and says he'd tell them where the fog machine was if they win. They do, but he still refuses to tell them and disappears. The group then finds the machine on their own. After they find it, Mario and Sonic destroy it, eliminating the fog around the museum. They then decide to find out more about the fog by exploring the museum. They meet up with Espio and Charmy who tell them about other foggy areas. The group splits up to explore the areas.

Sonic goes alone to investigate the Horse Guards Parade. Once there, Bowser appears, almost landing on him. Knuckles and Vector run over. Vector explains that Amy told them to investigate the area where they met Bowser. Knuckles and Vector challenge Bowser to an Olympic Game. They beat him and discover the fog machine. Knuckles destroys the machine and the fog disappears. Sonic leaves Bowser to Knuckles and Vector and heads back to the Main Stadium. Sonic meets up with Mario, Luigi and Tails. Tails and Espio return with E-123 Omega who went on a rampage at the ExCel London. They found a strange part in Omega that caused him to go crazy. Then a rainbow colored fog rolls in. Omega soon remembers more about the time the part was in him and tells Sonic, Tails, Mario, Luigi and Toad about how Dr. Eggman told him to retrieve an urn from a place with many rock formations. Omega then takes them to Stonehenge where they are attacked by Kamek. After the group beats Kamek in an Olympic event, Omega remembers brining the urn to Big Ben. Sonic, Tails, Mario and Luigi head to Big Ben to confront Bowser and Dr. Eggman. The 2 villains however use the fog to power themselves up, making them much stronger. The plan failed however and Sonic and the others defeated them in a series of Olympic events. After their defeat, Bowser and Dr. Eggman claimed they never got their invitations to the games which is the reason why they started the plot. As it turns out, they mistaken their invitations for love letters since Princess Peach and Amy wrote them. After clearing up the problem, Sonic, Tails, Mario and Luigi invite Bowser and Dr. Eggman to the Opening Ceremony and to compete in the Olympic Games.

This game is the first in the series to feature Roger Craig Smith as Sonic's new voice actor. Interestingly, Sonic has dialogue for the Wii version of the game in the London Party mode, but not the 3DS version's Story Mode.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl


Sonic is in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a character who is unlocked by completing the game's story mode. Sonic is the fastest character in the game, running faster than Captain Falcon, the fastest character from the last two Super Smash Bros. games. Several of Sonic's moves are from the original Sonic the Hedgehog game, with the exception of Homing Attack, which debuted later in the series. His Final Smash move is using the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic and fly around the stage attacking opponents.

Sonic and Solid Snake are the only third party characters to appear playable in the game. Also, whenever Sonic wins a brawl, his victory theme will play. This is played exactly the same way as the famous stage clear theme that is played in the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game, that tune being a remix of the stage clear theme from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and most Sonic games after that.

Role in the Subspace Emissary
Sonic does not appear in the Subspace Emissary until the very end, after The Great Maze. As when every fighter makes it to where Tabuu resides, he prepares his Off Waves, which would have turned every character into a trophy. As soon as he's about to release the attack, a dashing blue blur dashes past the fighters, and rams into both of Tabuu's wings; causing the Off Wave attack not to happen. As the blue blur jumps up on a "peak", he reveals himself to be Sonic. While he taunts, Tabuu's wings break apart, and then six fighters are selected to fight Tabuu in the final battle.

Solid Snake Codec Conversation

 * Snake: ...
 * Otacon: Snake, what is it?
 * Snake: Something about that hedgehog rubs me the wrong way...
 * Otacon: ...? Oh, you mean Sonic The Hedgehog? But everyone loves Sonic. He's a big star. Do you have any idea how excited people are that he's here in Brawl?
 * Snake: Yeah, yeah, I know, but there's something about him I just don't like.
 * Otacon: But...why? You must have some kind of reason.
 * Snake: ...Nope, just don't like him.

Homing Attack


Homing Attack is Sonic's standard special move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is made to copy the Homing Attack move from several Sonic the Hedgehog games. If Sonic uses this attack on the ground, he will begin charging up in a ball, slowly elevating himself above the ground. When he gets high enough, he then charges at an opposing player by homing into him/her. After hitting or missing another player, Sonic will get out of his ball form and into his normal fighting stance, but he can use the Homing Attack again shortly after. If used in mid-air, Sonic will begin charging, but will launch himself at his opponent quicker than when used on the ground. Although the attack is called the Homing Attack, it can miss sometimes, and it's possible to block the attack. Kirby can use the Homing Attack if he copies Sonic's powers.

Spin Dash


Spin Dash is an attack used by Sonic in the game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This move will act as Sonic's Side Special Move, and has three effects. Firstly, Sonic will curl into a supersonic ball, and start rolling around the stage at high speeds. Charging up the move first can speed the attack up, similarly to Jigglypuff's Rollout attack. When Sonic hits a player, he will cause damage on him/her, possibly doing more damage the faster the attack. Sonic can also jump while using this move, meaning he can avoid falling off edges easier. Then, he can exit the attack and do another attack to push his opponent further away from the stage. Then, he can use exactly the same move again to get back onto the stage from afar. The move can also be used in mid-air. A similar attack is the Spin Charge.

Spring Jump


Spring Jump is the name of Sonic's Up Special Move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. When used, Sonic will pull a spring from the original Sonic the Hedgehog, and use it to bounce really high in the air. He can use this both on the ground and in mid-air. If he uses it on the ground, it will stay on the ground, allowing other players to bounce on in as well. Sonic cannot do damage when using the spring, however he can still use some of his aerial moves (but no Special Moves) afterwards (one of very few Up Special Moves that can do so). When the Spring falls in Mid-Air and hits an opponent it sends them straight downwards and deals some minor damage. Sonic can also use this move to recover from getting knocked off the edge of a stage.

Spin Charge


Spin Charge is an attack in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which is Sonic's Down Special Move. If Sonic uses this attack, the player can tap the special move button to charge the attack even further. Charging it up gives it a huge power and speed boost, more so than the Spin Dash's charge. The attack is very similar to Jigglypuff's Rollout attack.

Super Sonic


Super Sonic is Sonic's super form, found in almost every mainstream Sonic the Hedgehog game. Super Sonic also appears in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl, acting as his Final Smash. When the Smash Ball is broken open, Sonic gets circled by the seven Chaos Emeralds, and then transforms into Super Sonic. He is able to fly around the stage at free will in this form, injuring any character he touches, comparable to Volt Tackle.

However, the control is very poor, and he has huge inertia, but his air speed is extremely faster than his ground speed. This, however, can be his biggest downfall, as if he unwisely boosts his speed at the wrong time, he will end up running straight past his opponents, as they can dodge him easily if he's going too fast. As such, the player has to gain good control over Super Sonic's speed in order to use this move properly. However, if used properly, it can be one of the most devastating, KO-inducing Final Smashes in the game. Fortunately, Sonic can't self-destruct himself while using this Final Smash, but he does risk a SD if the Final Smash ends near the bottom blast lines.

Profile
''The fastest hedgehog in the world, this little blue speed demon often gets going so fast, he appears to be just a whirling blur. He'll usually be found in front of any of the speed-based events in these Olympic Games, and will be very difficult to catch in any of the short-distance sprints.''

Profile
''Sonic the Hedgehog is a blue hedgehog that moves at Sonic speed who joins Mario as they go head-to-head at the Olympic Winter Games! Armed with his signature attitude and Spin Dash ability on the Wii and DS, and Jump Dash ability on the DS, Sonic brings a new level of competition to the Olympic Winter Games as his team goes for gold in Vancouver!''

Trivia

 * Sonic's Final Smash trophy is the only Final Smash trophy to have game information other than just Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * Sonic's Trophy is one of the few trophies that isn't restricted to a Nintendo console.
 * In Sonic's appearance in Sonic and the Black Knight, before the player starts a mission Sonic can be seen posing in a picture frame, Sonic's pose in that game is the same pose he used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * Sonic, along with Jigglypuff, Squirtle, Toon Link, Wolf, and Zero Suit Samus, are the only characters that are never seen as trophies in The Subspace Emissary.
 * After Sonic's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario was going to make an appearance in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing as a character exclusive to the Wii version. He was removed because Nintendo and Sega agreed that Mario/Sonic crossovers fitted best in the Mario & Sonic series.
 * Speaking of crossovers, Sonic the Hedgehog was originally considered to be an unlockable character in the game, but due to Time Constraints, the idea was scrapped. Nonetheless, EGM as part of their April Fools Day issue, had claimed that Sonic, alongside Tails, were unlockable in Melee.