History Franchise / SonicTheHedgehog

** [[/index]]Untitled Creator/ParamountPlus series starring Knuckles the Echidna [[note]] Spin-off of the live-action movies [[/note]] (2023)[[index]]

** ''WesternAnimation/SonicFrontiersPrologue'' (2022)

* ''VideoGame/{{Flicky}}'' (Arcade, 1984): A platformer starring the titular Flicky. Technically not a part of the ''Sonic'' series, but the main character would go on to become one of the main animal buddies beginning with the first game. It would also inspire ''Sonic 3D Blast'' (or ''Sonic 3D: Flickies Island'' in Japan and Europe).

* ''Sonic Superstars'' (PC, [=PlayStation 4=], [=PlayStation 5=], Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, 2023)

Sonic Team would take the reception of ''Forces'', and set out to make their next game the best they could. The end result of their efforts, ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', would release in 2022 and receive much more positive reception, with fans and most reviewers praising its emphasis on [[WideOpenSandbox open world exploration]] and

** ''WesternAnimation/SonicPrime'' (2022)

** ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' (2022)[[note]] Based on his movie incarnation… or rather, the [[UnintentionalUncannyValley infamous initial design]] of him.[[/note]]

* ''VisualNovel/TheMurderOfSonicTheHedhehog'': A short VisualNovel released for free on AprilFoolsDay 2023.

* ''VisualNovel/TheMurderOfSonicTheHedhehog''

'''Sonic:''' What you see is what you get — just a guy that loves adventure. I'm [[TitleDrop Sonic the Hedgehog]]!

** [[WarpThatAesop/SonicTheHedgehog Warp That Aesop]]

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Of course, SEGA's success with Sonic did not by any means go unnoticed by their competition, both in the West and in their home court of Japan, and in the wake of the release of the original trilogy for the Genesis, a slew of MascotWithAttitude platformers would hit the video game market. [[FollowTheLeader Most mascots might have taken the form of more or less subtle imitations of Sonic, but they were all pretty blatantly meant to cash on the series' popularity.]] These imitators would continue to be a somewhat dominating presence on the video game market throughout the rest of UsefulNotes/The16bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames, and the popularity of the subgenre would first truly start to wane in the late 1990s, even with how other big names like a certain [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot bandicoot]] or [[VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon dragon]] took inspiration from it.

A feature-length LiveActionAdaptation based off the franchise was also released by Creator/{{Paramount}} [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 in 2020]], after having been stuck in DevelopmentHell since the 1990s. Neal Moritz of ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' fame and Tim Miller of ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' executive produced this film, while Jeff Fowler, best known for the 2004 short ''Gopher Broke'', made his feature film directorial debut. In spite of an earlier controversy regarding Sonic's original design for the movie (which was later redesigned in response with input from veteran Sonic artist Creator/TysonHesse), the film released as a hit with audiences and the box office, being widely acknowledged as avoiding the issues of [[VideoGameMoviesSuck most video-game-to-film adaptations]], and launching a [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 sequel]] set for April 2022, with a third movie and a spin-off live-action series currently in development.

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'''Sonic:'''What you see is what you get — just a guy that loves adventure. I'm [[TitleDrop Sonic the Hedgehog]]!

->'''Sonic:'''What you see is what you get — just a guy that loves adventure. I'm [[TitleDrop Sonic the Hedgehog]]!

->''"What are you, anyway?"''
->''"What you see is what you get—[[TitleDrop just a guy that loves adventure.]] I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!"''
-->-- '''Shadow and Sonic''', ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''

[-[[caption-width-right:350:♫ "[[Anime/SonicX Movin' at the speed of sound, the quickest hedgehog around!]]" ♫]]-]

->''"What you see is what you get -- just a guy that loves adventure! I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!"''
-->-- '''Sonic''', ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''