History TheScrappy / SonicTheHedgehog

* Elise from the infamous ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'' really has the chips stacked against her. Right off the bat, she suffers from being a DamselScrappy and very swiftly moves into DieForOurShip territory with the fanbase. Even people who wouldn't otherwise dislike her for shipping reasons may dislike her from the sheer levels of {{Squick}} in Sonic having a human love interest.

** ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' makes the issue worse by making its help almost entirely automatic, unlike in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' where it was usually only triggered by movement. Omochao's voice was also changed to be even more high-pitched, which did him no favors. Thankfully, it also makes the issue infinitely better by giving players the option to turn Omochao off.

** Sonic could be seen as this as he sadistically tortures Robotnik, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts. Even when Coconuts decides to run away and possibly be good, Sonic tells him to stay with Robotnik. Not to mention he slams on bar tables, insults the bartenders, and whines while he waits. What a jackass!

The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise is infamous for having LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters across its multiple universes, with every one of them being [[BaseBreakingCharacter Base-Breaking Characters]] in some way. The characters listed here are those that are especially hated. Sorted by media.

Sorted by media.

* The Deadly Six from ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''. Not only are their character designs out-of-place even for the Sonic series, their characterizations are so cliché yet minimal, and the explanations for their existence are nonexistent, that it's hard to see the point behind them.

* Going one step beyond his standard BaseBreakingCharacter status, Shadow manages to land himself squarely here in ''[[VideoGame/SonicBoom Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]''. He was stripped of all of his more [[ByronicHero flawed yet still sympathetic]] AntiHero qualities, and given a flimsy "[[{{Jerkass}} I hate friendship]]" attitude. He also has [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment no effect in the story]]; he just [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere shows up for a random boss fight and is gone for the remainder of the game]], aside from a small cameo at the end. So he's not only unlikable, but also completely inconsequential. ''Shattered Crystal'' gives him a ''slightly'' more justified reason for his attitude -- Shadow was brainwashed by Lyric into serving him -- and more clarity to his significance ([[spoiler:he even takes out Lyric in the ending]]), but even then, it's not much.

* Going one step beyond his standard BaseBreaker status, Shadow manages to land himself squarely here in ''[[VideoGame/SonicBoom Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]''. He was stripped of all of his more [[ByronicHero flawed yet still sympathetic]] AntiHero qualities, and given a flimsy "[[{{Jerkass}} I hate friendship]]" attitude. He also has [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment no effect in the story]]; he just [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere shows up for a random boss fight and is gone for the remainder of the game]], aside from a small cameo at the end. So he's not only unlikable, but also completely inconsequential. ''Shattered Crystal'' gives him a ''slightly'' more justified reason for his attitude -- Shadow was brainwashed by Lyric into serving him -- and more clarity to his significance ([[spoiler:he even takes out Lyric in the ending]]), but even then, it's not much.

* [[ExpositionFairy Omochao]] gets a lot of heat for [[StopHelpingMe basically the same reasons]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]] does, starting from his debut in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. Small, needlessly and annoyingly helpful, has a grating voice and damn-near unavoidable at times, especially when you start losing against a boss multiple times. It doesn't help that the quality of Omochao's advice ranges from "possibly helpful the first time you hear it" to "[[CaptainObvious don't let your HP hit zero.]]" Thankfully, it's possible to pick him up and [[TakeThatScrappy use him as a weapon against enemies, complete with him breaking]], although as momentarily as it is. Things got worse when his prominence escalated in future games and the HD remake, where he can now appear on loading screens before the start of a level.

* [[ExpositionFairy Omochao]] gets a lot of heat for [[StopHelpingMe basically the same reasons]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]] does, starting from his debut in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. Small, needlessly and annoyingly helpful, has a grating voice and damn-near unavoidable at times, especially when you start losing against a boss multiple times. It doesn't help that the quality of Omochao's advice ranges from "possibly helpful the first time you hear it" to "[[CaptainObvious don't let your HP hit zero.]]" Thankfully, it's possible to pick him up and [[TakeThatScrappy use him as a weapon against enemies, complete with him breaking]], although as momentarily as it is. Things got worse when his prominence escalated in future games and the HD remake, where he can now appear before the start of a level.

* [[ExpositionFairy Omochao]] gets a lot of heat for [[StopHelpingMe basically the same reasons]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]] does, starting from his debut in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''. Small, needlessly and annoyingly helpful, has a grating voice and damn-near unavoidable at times, especially when you start losing against a boss multiple times. Thankfully, it's possible to pick him up and [[TakeThatScrappy use him as a weapon against enemies, complete with him breaking]], although as momentarily as it is. Things got worse when his prominence escalated in future games and the HD remake, where he can now appear before the start of a level.

** He was RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap in ''SonicGenerations'', where he was given a great boss fight and a much better voice, courtesy of Creator/QuintonFlynn.

* Silver the Hedgehog, also from ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'', qualifies as well. Mainly for taking everything an ObviouslyEvil DevilInPlainSight [[WhatAnIdiot says at face value]] and causing [[DamselScrappy Elise]] to get kidnapped over and over again ,and thus forcing Sonic to spend nearly the whole game rescuing her. Not to mention, ThatOneBoss battle against him in Sonic's story. ([[MostAnnoyingSound IT'S NO USE!!!!!]])

** Antoine gets a lot of flak for not really doing anything useful. His cowardly personality tends to annoy viewers more than amuse them, especially since he tend to be a DirtyCoward at times. If he was more of a LovableCoward like Chuckie from Rugrats he probably would have been more liked. It also doesn't help that he really doesn't have any real redeeming traits (outside of a few JerkWithAHeartOfGold moments). Given that he is the StrawLoser of the group and Sonic doesn't like him, it could be intentional.

** Dulcy and Antoine's statuses as scrappies carry over from the ''[=SatAM=]'' series. Although Antoine would later [[CharacterDevelopment mature as a character]], he still gets it bad, as he's now hated by some for having lost his defining characteristics and becoming bland as a result. The poor guy just can't win.
** Drago Wolf, the [[FaceHeelTurn Wolf Pack Freedom Fighter traitor]]. Not even current writer Ian Flynn likes Drago; Flynn has gleefully stated he only brings the guy out whenever he wants him [[ButtMonkey thrashed by the good guys]]. Drago is a despicable coward whose only claim to fame was tricking his former girlfriend Hershey into playing the patsy to a murder/frame-up of Sally in a totally illogical and scientifically impossible way. Later joining an [[PsychoRangers anti-Freedom Fighter team]] that he's contributed nothing to also hasn't helped Drago's status. While the audience isn't supposed to like him, it goes beyond LoveToHate or HateSink, since it's not that they want to see him trashed, they just don't want to see him at all.

** Drago Wolf, the [[FaceHeelTurn Wolf Pack Freedom Fighter traitor]]. No one likes this misogynistic bastard, not even current writer Ian Flynn (who has gleefully stated he only brings the guy out whenever he wants him thrashed by the good guys). The fact that he's a despicable coward whose only claim to fame was tricking his former girlfriend into playing the patsy to a murder/frame-up in a totally illogical and scientifically impossible way, and joining an [[PsychoRangers anti-Freedom Fighter team]] that he's contributed nothing to, during his tenure there doesn't help his cause, any.
** There's also Tommy Turtle. He was originally a one-shot character that revealed that he had given Sonic a life lesson when he was younger and had performed a HeroicSacrifice to save Sonic from an ambush. However, he ended up returning after a TimeSkip, healthy, whole... and attempting to replace Tails and Rotor. When Ian Flynn took over, he compiled a list of characters in the series and arranged them in popularity, finding out that Tommy was STILL at the bottom. He's promptly killed off during Ian's collection of AuthorsSavingThrow.

** ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' makes the issue worse by making its help almost entirely automatic and giving it the voice of a little girl, unlike in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' where it was usually only triggered by movement. Thankfully, it also makes the issue infinitely better by giving players the option to TURN OMOCHAO OFF.

* Elise from the infamous ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'' really has the chips stacked against her. Right off the bat she suffers from being a DamselScrappy and very swiftly moves into DieForOurShip territory with the fanbase. Even people who wouldn't otherwise dislike her for shipping reasons may dislike her from the sheer levels of {{Squick}} in Sonic having a human love interest.
* Silver the Hedgehog, also from ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'', qualifies as well. Mainly for taking everything an ObviouslyEvil DevilInPlainSight [[WhatAnIdiot says at face value]] and causing [[DamselScrappy Elise]] to get kidnapped over and over and over again and thus forcing Sonic to spend nearly the whole game rescuing her. Not to mention ThatOneBoss battle against him in Sonic's story. ([[MostAnnoyingSound IT'S NO USE!!!!!]])

* Marine is another one of the increasingly unpopular BrattyHalfPint characters in the series. Even with the constant lampshading of her behavior [[VideoGame/SonicRushAdventure in her debut game]] (Blaze gets noticeably fed up with her as the game's story goes on), many of her non-fans deem both her and her forced Aussie accent to be obnoxious and find her absence in later games to be almost unnoticeable.

* Going one step beyond his standard BaseBreaker status, Shadow manages to land himself squarely here in ''[[VideoGame/SonicBoom Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]''. He was stripped of all sympathetic qualities and given a flimsy "[[{{Jerkass}} I hate friendship]]" attitude. He also has [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment no effect in the story]]; he just [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere shows up for a random boss fight and is gone for the remainder of the game]], aside from a small cameo at the end. So he's not only unlikable, but also completely inconsequential. ''Shattered Crystal'' gives him a ''slightly'' more justified reason for his attitude (he was brainwashed by Lyric into serving him) and more clarity to his significance ([[spoiler:he even takes out Lyric in the ending]]), but even then, it's not much.

** Sally is criticized by some fans for being a bland, insufferable CanonSue who existed largely as the StraightMan to Sonic and gradually absorbed spotlight and defining talents from the rest of the cast. Her [[SpotlightStealingSquad upgraded role]] in the second season, as well as her continued legacy in the comic didn't help much.

* [[ExpositionFairy Omochao]] gets a lot of heat for [[StopHelpingMe basically the same reasons]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]] does. ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' makes the issue worse by making its help almost entirely automatic and giving it the voice of a little girl, unlike in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' where it was usually only triggered by movement.

** Thankfully, ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' makes the issue infinitely better by giving players the option to TURN OMOCHAO OFF.

* Shortfuse from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic''. Overpowered, with little personality besides an allegedly short temper which did nothing to make him stand out (''everybody'' hated Robotnik), and a HolierThanThou attitude, most fans found him both annoying and tiresome, especially since he [[AsYouKnow told his backstory]] ''every time he appeared,'' sometimes twice in one issue.

* Silver the Hedgehog, also from ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'', qualifies as well. Mainly for taking everything an ObviouslyEvil DevilInPlainSight [[WhatAnIdiot says at face value]] and causing [[DamselScrappy Elise]] to get kidnapped over and over and over again and thus forcing Sonic to spend nearly the whole game rescuing her. Not to mention ThatOneBoss battle against him in Sonic's story.

** That being said, he did have a handful of people who liked him and he was considered to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap thanks to SonicChronicles, to the point that when it was announced that [[PutOnABus he was not going to be making any more appearances in Sonic titles,]] it evoked AlasPoorScrappy out of a sizable chunk of the fanbase.
* Omochao gets a lot of heat for basically the same reasons Navi does. ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' makes the issue worse by making its help almost entirely automatic and giving it the voice of a little girl, unlike in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' where it was usually only triggered by movement.

* Charmy the Bee is widely disliked due to his bratty characterization and irritating voice.

* Shortfuse from ''SonicTheComic''. Overpowered, with little personality besides an allegedly short temper which did nothing to make him stand out (''everybody'' hated Robotnik), and a HolierThanThou attitude, most fans found him both annoying and tiresome, especially since he [[AsYouKnow told his backstory]] ''every time he appeared,'' sometimes twice in one issue.

* Silver the Hedgehog, also from ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'', qualifies as well. Mainly for taking everything an ObviouslyEvil DevilInPlainSight [[WhatAnIdiot says at face value]] and causing [[DamselScrappy Elise]] to get kidnapped over and over and over again and thus forcing Sonic to spend nearly the whole game rescuing her. Not the mention ThatOneBoss battle against him in Sonic's story.

* Silver the Hedgehog, also from ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'', qualifies as well. Mainly for taking everything an ObviouslyEvil DevilInPlainSight [[WhatAnIdiot says at face value]] and causing [[DamselScrappy Elise]] to get kidnapped over and over and over again and thus forcing Sonic to spend nearly the whole game rescuing her. Not the mention ThatOneBossBattle against him in Sonic's story.

* Elise from the infamous ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'' really has the chips stacked against her. Right off the bat she suffers from being a DamselScrappy and very swiftly moves into DieForOurShip territory with the fanbase. Even people who wouldn't otherwise dislike her for shipping reasons may dislike her from the sheer levels of {{Squick}} in Sonic having a human love interest.

* Elise from the infamous ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'' really has the chips stacked against her. Right off the bat she suffers from being a DamselScrappy and very swiftly moves into DieForOurShip territory with the fanbase. Even people who wouldn't otherwise dislike her for shipping reasons may dislike her from the sheer levels of {{Squick}} in Sonic having a human love interest. And finally... her debut appearance was ''Sonic '06'', THE DethroningMomentOfSuck for most of the fanbase; Elise is tainted simply from association.

* Elise is another character that suffers from being a DamselScrappy and DieForOurShip in the fanbase, although even people who don't dislike her for shipping reasons may dislike her from the sheer levels of {{Squick}} in Sonic having a human love interest.