Needlemouse" until it was corrected by Yuji Naka on 24 January 2021. However, due to a mistranslation of Ohshima's notes by English-speaking fans, it was believed that Sonic's original development name was "Mr. Initial ideas for names for Sonic included "Raisupi" and "LS", and truncation and plays on the word "light speed". Eventually, the mascot they selected was Naoto Ohshima's submission, a spiky teal hedgehog codenamed "Mr. Eggman) and a rabbit (who would use its extendable ears to collect objects, an idea that was later used for a separate Sega character named Ristar).
These included an armadillo (who was later developed into Mighty the Armadillo), a dog, a short mustached man in pajamas (who was later used as the basis of the design of the main antagonist Dr. Several character designs were submitted by its AM8 research and development department.
In April 1990, Sega requested a game capable of selling more than 1,000,000 copies a character who could compete against Nintendo's Super Mario, and a character to replace Alex Kidd as the company's mascot. While several people have been involved in the creation of Sonic, the artist Naoto Ohshima, programmer Yuji Naka, and designer Hirokazu Yasuhara are generally credited with the creation of the character. Sonic's original appearance, from Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit). Well-known for his legendary cocky attitude, easy-going demeanor, and somewhat short temper, yet strong sense of justice, compassion, and love for freedom and adventure, Sonic uses his abilities to protect the innocent from his world and those beyond from the forces of evil, especially his arch-nemesis, Dr. During his many adventures, Sonic has traveled from the ends of the world to the far reaches of space and time, facing countless trials that have tested him to the fullest, earning him many titles, allies, and the scorns of several foes. As his species implies, Sonic can also roll up into a concussive ball, primarily to attack enemies.Įver since stepping into the battle against iniquity, Sonic has been the champion of peace and is renowned all over the world for saving it countless times. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog born with the ability to run faster than the speed of sound, hence his name, and possesses lightning-fast reflexes to match his speed.
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Sonic the Hedgehog ( ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu ?, born 23 June ) is the titular main protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Sega's mascot.