Sonic the Hedgehog (character) Sonic the Hedgehog (character) Sonic the Hedgehog is the title character and protagonist of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game series released by Sega, as well as numerous spin-off comics, animations, and other media. Sonic is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds and curl into a ball, primarily to attack enemies. Throughout the course of the video games, Sonic most commonly has to race through levels, collect power up rings and survive against a host of natural obstacles and minions to achieve his goal. While many individuals at Sega had a hand in Sonic's creation, programmer
Sonic the Hedgehog the exclusivity agreement. At the end of 2014, Sonic also returned as a fighter in both installments of "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U". Sonic was added as a playable character in the Lego video game, "Lego Dimensions", in November 2016; he is distributed via a "Level Pack" that includes an additional Sonic the Hedgehog-themed level and vehicles. Two "Sonic" games were revealed at the Sonic 25th Anniversary Event during San Diego Comic-Con 2016. The first game was "Sonic Mania", which emulates the gameplay and visuals of the original Sega Genesis games, and was released in August