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Based on unused animations and their filesystem names for the dog NPC in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), originally the dog was intended to be pettable.

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A 3D Render of Eggman’s head, found in a preview of ‘Sonic 3D Blast’. It appears to be the same model that is used in the Mega Drive’s intro. Source: Superjuegos #54 https://archive.org/details/Superjuegos_054/page/n31/mode/2up

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In Sonic Rush Adventure, the NPCs on Southern Island will sometimes get new dialogue after certain story events. After Marine runs off I think almost everyone gets unique dialogue where they talk about her. Here is what Gardon says.

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In the Sonic Simulator mode of Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008), if the player gets a Super rank on the third Meteortech Premises mission, Dr. Eggman will make a comment implying that he partook in some variety of board-based sport in his youth.

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An early draft of the April 2024 Sonic Pict artwork, as seen in this official stream. I like the finalized version with Sir Percival in the market with the townsfolk a lot, but it would've been really cool seeing a fully realized out-of-armor outfit for one of the knights.

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Around the time of the game's release, a press mailer for Sonic Frontiers (2022) was sent out which included a physical map of Kronos Island amongst a variety of other promotional items. [X] This map included various messages written in invisible ink, all of which appear to be written from the perspective of the Ancients.

These messages are as follows:

I believe in us. We won't let it happen again.

Lesson #4: We arrived.

We will endure, even as dreams.

Our hopes lie in the dream. Our hearts lie in the Koco. Our bodies lie in the Earth.

Sunrise. Till the fields. Sunset. Well earned rest.

Lesson #6: It followed.

We are castaways. You are our inheritors.

Lesson #7: We fought.

We will endure with the chaotic power.

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In the hidden sound test for Sonic Chaos (1993), there is an extra secret wherein inputting the button combo for the Hadouken attack from the Street Fighter series (Down, Down-Right, Right + 1/2) will play an animation referencing the attack.

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In a piece of official artwork illustrated by Min Ho Kim for Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th Anniversary, a background detail referencing The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (2023) appears to seek to retroactively explain Charmy Bee's absence from the title by suggesting that he was sick during its events.

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In multiple continuities Amy Rose has been depicted as having or implied to have an artistic streak.

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In the Formula 1-themed promotional manga Sonic the Hedgehog Blue Racer, the trophy Sonic and Tails are awarded is modeled after an actual trophy ceremonially awarded to Brazilian racing driver Aryton Senna for his victory at the 1993 European Grand Prix.

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In ‘Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed’, using a drone powerup uses a tiny version of your vehicle, and it will change based on the transformation. Using a camera hack, we can have a closer look at Sonic’s Plane drone.

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The stats for the Marine the Raccoon costume from Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) would seem to indicate that, if she were a playable character, she'd be a Speed Type, at least by the merits of this specific title.

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Silver the Hedgehog is Born Today I'd like to talk about Silver the Hedgehog, who appears for the first time in this game. In fact, the creation of the character Silver was the very first thing we started working on during development. At the time, it hadn't been decided that we would be making this title for next-generation consoles, so we decided to start by creating a new character.

In Soleanna News #5, a promotional newsletter for Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Shun Nakamura describes how Silver the Hedgehog was conceptualized before the game itself.

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During the development of Sonic Forces (2017), to test the then new Hedgehog Engine 2, Sonic Team recreated one of their conference rooms in-engine.

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Bean and Bark's Character logos from Fighters MegaMix Mega Book Ultimate Guide.

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Several different officially licensed products have associated Sonic the Hedgehog with a citrus-y fragrance.

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Do you ever think about how 1977's Araiguma Rascal (Rascal the Raccoon) influenced Japan's perception of raccoons? And how that possibly ties in to Marine the Raccoon from the Sonic franchise?

no? okay. so let me explain

So Araiguma Rascal was 1977's entry into Nippon Animation's line of "World Masterpiece Theater" anime. World Masterpiece Theater was a popular timeslot dedicated to an adaptation of a famous novel or short story. Rascal is based on 1963 autographical book by Sterling North. It essentially tells the tale of a boy and him fostering an abandoned raccoon and it becoming his pet.

It should be noted that Japan up until 1977 had close to 0 raccoons in it. It is not a native species to Japan. However, viewers became very charmed by Rascal and wild raccoons started being imported to Japanese homes with the intention of keeping them as pets.

The ending of Araiguma Rascal (the anime anyway, I'm not familiar with the book and how it compares) has Sterling releasing Rascal into the wild. So many Japanese viewers who had buyers remorse with an actual wild animal in their home - did the same. And raccoons in Japan are to this day an invasive species. You can read about it more here

You might be asking "MajoBun what the hell does this have to do with Sonic?" - so even though Araiguma Rascal messed up the ecosystem, Rascal remains an incredibly popular mascot for Nippon Animation and a representative of the "World Masterpiece Theater" brand.

Over the years though they've made him more...hm. Mascot-like

Complete with a new brighter and eyecatching color scheme, the brighter orange and brown palette seems to have started around 2000 from what I could find.

You may have seen some of your favorite anime do collaborations with Rascal actually!

So unless you know a lot about animals or have to deal with the invasive raccoons eating the infrastructure to your home, it's possible that Rascal the mascot raccoon is the only raccoon you know.

Enter Marine the Raccoon, introduced to Sonic Rush Adventure in 2007. And hey, guest what color she is

(hint: she's orange and brown) Of course this is huge speculation on my part because Sega and her designer have never stated their influence to her design. Also, it's sonic. it's built on bright snappy color schemes for it's characters.

But still, whenever I see people think she's a red panda or think she should be more grey or something, I think it's worth noting that if the most popular raccoon in Japanese pop culture is orange, you bet Sega's gonna try to imitate what works.

Anyway, this is was really a big excuse to talk about Rascal the Raccoon. I think it's impact is incredibly interesting.