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Sonic the Hedgehog, [a] trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, [1] is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series. Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot, as well as Sega's response to Mario, his first appearance was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo, before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991).
Sonic Adventure (1998) was Sonic Team's return to the character for a major game. It featured Sonic returning from vacation to find the city of Station Square under attack by a new foe named Chaos, under the control of Dr. Robotnik (now known as Dr. Eggman). It was also the first Sonic game to feature a complete voice-over.
Rieko Kodama (Japanese: 小玉 理恵子, Hepburn: Kodama Rieko, May 1963 – May 9, 2022), also known as Phoenix Rie, was a Japanese video game artist, director, and producer employed by Sega from 1984 until her death.
Yuji Naka (中 裕司, Naka Yūji, born September 17, 1965), credited in some games as YU2, is a Japanese former video game programmer, designer and producer.He is the co-creator of the Sonic the Hedgehog series and was the president of Sonic Team at Sega until his departure in 2006.
She has voiced several characters including Longclaw the Owl in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and reprised the role in its sequel [3] and Mayor Muckford in the animation Sharkdog (2021). Personal life [ edit ]
The Sonic franchise is known for its large cast of characters; [195] Sonic the Fighters (1996) producer Yu Suzuki joked that anyone who makes a Sonic game has the duty to create new characters. [196] The first game introduced Sonic, a blue hedgehog who can run at incredible speeds, and Doctor Eggman, a rotund mad scientist. [4]
Stephanie Sheh was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a family of Han Chinese descent; her mother is from China and her father is from Taiwan. [4] [5] Sheh was raised in Northern California, [1] however, she spent a majority of her childhood in Taiwan. [6]
[1] [2] Although Yuji Naka created the original tech demo around which Sonic 's gameplay was based, the character in his prototype was a ball that lacked any specific features. [3] Sonic Team considered numerous potential animal mascots before deciding on Ohshima's design, with an armadillo or hedgehog being the top choices because their spikes ...