Sonic the Hedgehog is a character created by the Japanese game designers Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima. He is the protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the mascot of the Japanese video gam
Roger Craig Smith (pictured in 2025) has been the voice actor for the character in most English language media since 2010.
Graffiti artwork of Sonic the Hedgehog seen in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2011
Sonic featured on the Williams FW15C rear wing
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Rad Mobile is a racing arcade game developed by Sega AM3 and published by Sega. It was first published in Japan in October 1990, followed by an international release for arcades in February 1991. Rad
Sonic the Hedgehog (character)
…supporting characters, such as his sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower, admirer Amy Rose, and rival Knuckles the Echidna. Sonic made a cameo in the arcade game Rad Mobile (1990) before starring in Sonic the Hedgehog, a platform game for the Sega Genesis, in 1991. Sega sought a mascot to compete with Nintendo's Mario, and…
Japanese arcade flyer, depicting the deluxe cabinet at the bottom left