Fun Facts For Gamers: Interesting Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Sonic The Hedgehog
Almost every comic book fan and gamer is familiar with Sonic—the beloved blue hedgehog. But do you know everything about him?
Sonic the Hedgehog was created by Naoto Ohshima, Hirokazu Yasuhara, and Yuji Naka. There are numerous Sonic video games, comic book series, and films about the spiky hero. The iconic blue hedgehog debuted in a comic book—Sonic The Hedgehog—released in 1991 and later featured in the Electronic Monthly, Sega Visions, and Disney Adventures magazines. Check out some interesting things that you probably didn’t know about Sonic.
Sonic cannot swim even though hedgehogs can
You are likely aware of the fact that Sonic cannot swim — however, in some games, he can run across the water’s surface. But do you know why this famous weakness exists? Yuji Naka, the lead programmer, was primarily involved in the creation and design of Sonic. Naka assumed that hedgehogs cannot swim, so he decided Sonic would be no different. On the contrary, hedgehogs can swim, but this trait stuck with Sonic forever.
Sonic was originally brown.
Sonic was originally a brown hedgehog, but Doctor Kintobor conducted various experiments on him, which turned him blue. Later on, Doc Kintobor tried those experiments on himself, which transformed him into the main nemesis in the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise.
Sonic had a human girlfriend.
During the early stage of the development of the game—one of the creators—Naoto Oshima, designed a girlfriend for Sonic—named Madonna. She was blonde and tall, with an hourglass figure, and resembled Jessica Rabbit. We do not know much about Madonna—except—she was Sonic’s girlfriend and followed him everywhere. But sadly, Madonna was removed from the final game.
There are more than 70 video games on Sonic.
Since the release of the comic, Sonic The Hedgehog has launched more than 70 video games. When talking about the most celebrated 2D platformers, one cannot overlook Sonic Blast, Sonic Mania, and Sonic The Hedgehog series. And in the genre of 3D platformers, some of the best picks include Sonic Adventure, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic 3D Blast, and Sonic and the Black Knight.
He has a middle name.
In the original comics, Sonic has a middle name—Maurice. Interestingly, the first name of Sonic was not officially disclosed in the video games or comics. However, Ken Penders—the former head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, claimed that Sonic’s original name was Ogilvie Maurice Hedgehog.
Our spiky blue hero is undoubtedly the coolest hog we know.
