BackgroundIn the 90's a fast blue hedgehog hit the scene. Sonic the Hedgehog is a popular character, and back in the day there were many different media variations of him. Obviously there were the Sega Genesis games which he was from, and the video games are so popular that they are still mass produced today and have placed Sonic as a household name. Also, many toys and action figures, and even a few comic series that performed very well. The comic produced by Archie Comics ran from 1992 to 2017, and won many awards. In the west, 3 different cartoons were made about the character, which is the main focus of this blog post. Sonic CartoonsThere were 3 sonic cartoons which all were very different from one another and the source material (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega Genesis) for that matter. All 3 had the main character of Sonic the Hedgehog, and in all 3 Jaleel White voices sonic. Sonic underground and Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) were more serious comics, while Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was a slapstick comedy cartoon. Sonic The Hedgehog (AOSTH)This iteration of Sonic the Hedgehog has an attitude and is probably the fastest one of the bunch. His kryptonite, if you will, was that he was obsessed with hot girls and chili dogs. Often he was easily fooled into traps with these as his lures. In this show Sonic is shown exercising some crazy feats, even causing a trail of fire when he runs and extremely sharp sight. He's witty, he's fast and most importantly, he's Sonic. He has a few accomplices, but his main one is Tails The Fox. Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM)Sonic the Hedgehog (Sat AM) took a dark tone, and in the show Robotnik has taken over the planet except for a small base of freedom fighters in a forest. Since the show is about the fight for freedom, Sonic is clearly not portrayed as the strongest or smartest in this show. In all honesty, AOSTH Sonic plowed through situations that SatAM barely weaseled out of. Canonically to the show, Sonic's max speed is 1100 MPH without modifiers. The interesting thing about this cartoon is sonic has an item to power him up called the Power Ring, Which when used temporarily gives sonic a huge boost in power and speed. This Sonic has a whole army of friends, but this also shows his weakness, as he is shown relying on their help for a majority of the shows running. Sonic The Hedgehog (SU)Sonic Underground was somewhat similar to Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM), however the main focus and plot is that Sonic's mother, queen Elise abandoned him and his two siblings, who he meets and together they try to find their mother. The series takes a focus on music, and Sonic has a magical guitar that he can use as a weapon. Unfortunately the show got cancelled before the end of plot, which in this case means we never really got to see Sonic's full potential. This cartoon is the only one of the three to not include Tails the fox as a character, as the show focused on making new characters. How Would a Fight Between Them Go?Its likely that Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM) Would have a singular power ring , and Sonic The Hedgehog (SU) would have his magical guitar pendant, and the ability to use it by himself, and Sonic The Hedgehog (AOSTH) has just eaten a chili dog. Who Would Win?It's likely that Sonic The Hedgehog (AOSTH) would destroy both Sonic The Hedgehog (SU) and Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM) faster than you can say "chili dogs", with his extreme speed and skill. The power ring is temporary and the guitar has to be in harmony to be useful, and even if it was possible to be used by just Sonic he still is limited on the attacks he can use with it, while Sonic The Hedgehog (AOSTH) has permanent skill that he built up over years of hard work. He is very cunning with tricks and traps, where as the other ones are known for their other actions and would likely fall into his traps with ease. CitationAll information used in this article comes directly from the Sonic The Hedgehog Cartoons. Sonic the Hedgehog, characters associated with the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the Sonic cartoons are property of Sega and Dic. All research for this essay was conducted by me. This is a nonprofit post.
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