Editing Sonic (SSB4)

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In the English version, Sonic is now voiced by {{s|wikipedia|Roger Craig Smith}}, albeit via recycled voice clips from games such as ''Sonic Generations'' and ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''. This reflects his succession of {{s|wikipedia|Jason Griffith}} as Sonic's voice actor, who voiced Sonic from 2005 until 2010. {{s|wikipedia|Jun'ichi Kanemaru}} reprises his role in the Japanese version, albeit through recycled voice clips from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. For the first time, Sonic has alternate voices for the French, Spanish, German, and Italian versions, as ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games from ''Sonic Generations'' onward were dubbed into those languages; he is voiced by Alexandre Gillet, Jonathan López, Marc Stachel, and Renato Novera respectively.

Sonic is ranked 7th out of 55 on the [[tier list]], placing him in the A tier and tying him with {{SSB4|Fox}}. This is a significant improvement over his mid-tier placement in ''Brawl'', where he was ranked 22nd out of 38. Sonic unsurprisingly boasts the fastest [[dash]]ing speed in the game; when coupled with his [[special move]]s allowing him to attack while in motion with little fear of reprisal, Sonic's [[approach]] and [[neutral game]] are both impressive. The majority of Sonic's moveset also has improved utility, most notably in regard to his KO potential.

Sonic has been [[buff]]ed significantly in his transition from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4''. The most noticeable improvement he received was to his KO potential, which was his most glaring weakness in ''Brawl''. A decent number of Sonic's attacks have had their knockback increased, most notably his forward smash, up smash, and clean back aerial, all of which are much more viable kill options. His back throw also now possesses KO potential.

Sonic's mobility has also taken a hit relative to the cast, although this is mainly due to the changes to ''Smash 4''{{'}}s mechanics combined with the general increase other characters received to their mobility. While Sonic still has the fastest dashing speed by a huge margin, it is nevertheless lower relative to the cast, as he was one of the few characters whose dashing speed was left unchanged. His walking speed was also slightly decreased. The removal of [[DACUS]] also hinders up smash's versatility, as it hinders its approach potential, and to make matters worse, his running up smash covers significantly less distance. The removal of [[glide toss]]ing also hinders Sonic’s approach with items.  

Although remaining very respectable, Sonic's recovery has nevertheless worsened in two particular ways: [[Spring Jump]] covers less vertical distance, its [[intangibility]] has increased startup lag, and Sonic cannot act as soon out of it, not only making it a worse recovery option, but also making it a less effective combo breaker. Homing Attack can also no longer be used repeatedly without landing on the ground again, removing Sonic's ability to infinitely [[stall]] with it. Lastly, [[Spin Dash]]'s damage racking potential was toned down via update [[1.0.6]], and it can no longer be used with [[momentum canceling]], which significantly hinders Sonic's endurance. 1.0.6 also notably made his back throw weaker.  

*{{buff|As with all returning veterans, Sonic's [[fast fall]]ing speed is faster (2.0 → 2.32). This improves his air game, and makes him less susceptible to juggling.}}

*{{buff|[[Air dodge]] (frame 49 → 31), [[roll]]s (frame 32 → 28) and [[spot dodge]] (frame 26 → 25) all have less ending lag. Air dodge also has less startup lag (frame 4 → 2).}}  

*{{nerf|Air dodge (frames 4-29 → 2-25), rolls (frames 4-19 → 4-15) and spot dodge (frames 2-20 → 2-15) all have a shorter duration.}}

*{{nerf|The removal of [[glide toss]]ing hinders Sonic's approach with [[items]].}}

**{{buff|Neutral attack's last hit deals 1% more damage (3% → 4%) and knockback (24 (base), 130 (scaling) → 50/110).}}

**{{change|The angles of the first two hits have been altered (361° (both) → 92°/60°/361° (hit 1), 80°/60°/48° (hit 2)) and they have increased set knockback (10 → 18). These changes allow neutral attack to connect more reliably and improve its [[jab cancel]]ing potential but removes the second hit's ability to [[lock]] and the first hit can only lock when used at close range making jab locking slightly harder.}}

**{{nerf|Up tilt deals less damage (3% (early)/4% (hit 1)/7% (hit 2) → 2% (hit 1)/6% (hit 2)) although the base knockback on the second hit was compensated (35 → 40). Its second hit also has a shorter duration (frames 18-20 → 18-19), and its early hitbox has been removed.}}

**{{buff|Up tilt has decreased ending lag (FAF 50 → 40).}}

**{{nerf|Down tilt has decreased base knockback (40/30 (base) → 30) and a shorter duration (frames 6-8 → 6-7). Sonic also doesn’t slide forward during the move (instead only doing so after he attacks, but even then the distance he slides is significantly lower), hindering its range and making it less effective as a pseudo crawl.}}

**{{change|Down tilt's angle has been altered (80° (near)/70° (mid)/[[Sakurai angle|361°]] (far) → 361° (all)). This improves its [[lock]]ing potential, but significantly hinders its combo potential.}}

**{{buff|Down tilt's is more reliable at [[tripping]] opponents due to its altered angle despite its decreased chance of tripping (40% → 20%).}}

**{{buff|Sonic's dash attack has been substantially altered. It is now a Spin Attack followed by a flying kick. Compared to the previous dash attack, it has more knockback (70 (base), 50 (scaling) → 80/125). Unlike the previous dash attack, it hits multiple times. These differences make it more effective at [[punish]]ing and [[tech-chasing]].}}

**{{nerf|Dash attack has more startup (frame 4 → 5) and significantly more ending lag (FAF 44 → 62) compared to the previous dash attack. It is also less reliable due to being a multi hit.}}

**{{buff|Up smash's last hit has increased knockback (70 (base), 153 (scaling) → 80/165) and launches opponents at a higher angle (75° → 82°), significantly improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|The weakening of [[SDI]] makes up smash significantly more difficult to escape from.}}

**{{nerf|The removal of [[DACUS]] significantly hinders up smash's approach potential. To further compound this, up smash also does not cover as much distance when performed out of a dash.}}

**{{buff|Unlike his old down smash, it deals consistent damage (12% (early)/9% (clean)/7% (mid)/5% (late) → 12% (front/back)), and has less start-up (frame 17 → 12) and ending lag (FAF 58 → 55). Unlike the previous down smash, it is a [[semi-spike]], making it significantly more effective at [[edge-guarding]].}}

**{{nerf|Down smash has decreased knockback (40 (base), 100 (scaling) → 55/63 (front), 50/80 (back)), greatly hindering its KO capability. It also has a shorter duration (frames 17-37 → 12-13) and less range than his old down smash.}}

**{{buff|Clean neutral aerial deals 1% more damage (11% → 12%). Neutral aerial also has a larger hitbox and now launches opponents vertically (361° → 75°). When coupled with the changes to [[hitstun canceling]], these changes significantly improve its combo potential.}}

**{{nerf|Neutral aerial incurs more landing lag (12 frames → 16).}}

**{{nerf|Forward aerial deals less damage (1%/2% (hits 1-5)/4% (hit 6) → 0.8% (hits 1-5)/3% (hit 6)), although the last hit's knockback scaling was compensated (120 → 135). The move also has more ending lag (FAF 36 → 46).}}

**{{buff|Forward aerial incurs less landing lag (30 frames → 26).}}

**{{change|It now uses a [[normal]] effect instead of a [[slash]] effect.}}

**{{buff|The weakening of SDI makes forward aerial significantly more difficult to escape from.}}

**{{buff|Back aerial deals 1% more damage (13% (clean)/9% (late) → 14%/10%), and the late hit has increased knockback scaling although the clean hit's knockback scaling was somewhat compensated (94 (clean)/90 (late) → 90/100).}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial incurs significantly more landing lag (9 frames → 30).}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial auto-cancels later (frame 29 → 33). This, combined with its increased landing lag, makes it a much worse spacing and landing tool.}}

**{{nerf|Up aerial's second hit deals less knockback (63 (base), 90 (scaling) → 66/82), hindering its KO potential. The second hit also has a shorter duration (frames 14-18 → 14-15).}}

**{{buff|Up aerial incurs less landing lag (22 frames → 21), and due to the second hit's shorter duration, it auto-cancels three frames earlier (frame 19 → 16).}}

**{{change|Up aerial's animation has slightly changed. Sonic no longer twirls while performing the kick, instead facing the screen during the entirety.}}

**{{buff|Due to its angle being altered (37° → 285°), clean down aerial is now a [[meteor smash]] against aerial opponents. When coupled with the removal of [[meteor canceling]], this significantly improves its edge-guarding potential.}}

**{{nerf|Down aerial has increased start-up lag with a shorter duration (frames 16-37 → 17-32). It also has more ending lag (FAF 44 → 46), it incurs more landing lag (30 frames → 38), and it auto-cancels two frames later (frame 39 → 41).}}

*{{nerf|Standing and pivot grabs have increased ending lag (FAF 29 → 31 (standing), FAF 35 → 37 (pivot)).}}

**{{nerf|Pummel deals 1% less damage (3% → 2%).}}

**{{nerf|Forward throw deals 2% less damage (3% → 1% (hit), 9% → 7% (total)).}}  

**{{buff|Forward throw has increased base knockback (60 → 100) granting it KO potential at high percentages when used on a [[platform]].}}

**{{nerf|Back throw deals 1% less damage (8% → 7%).}}  

**{{buff|Back throw has increased knockback scaling (60 → 79) improving its KO potential in spite of its lower damage output.}}

**{{nerf|Up throw deals less damage (3% → 1% (hit), 9% → 5% (throw), 12% → 6% (total)), and the knockback on the throw was compensated (65 (base)/70 (scaling) → 92/80).}}  

**{{buff|Up throw's angle has also been altered (100° → 92°). When coupled with the changes to hitstun canceling, these changes improve its combo potential at low to medium percentages despite its higher knockback.}}

**{{nerf|Down throw deals 1% less damage (8% → 7%) although its knockback scaling was compensated (30 → 35).}}

**{{nerf|The removal of [[chain grab]]bing hinders down throw's damage racking potential.}}

**{{change|Homing Attack no longer deals consistent damage (8% → 5%-12%), and it has increased knockback scaling (80 → 90).}}

**{{buff|Homing Attack has decreased start-up lag (frame 51 (non-inputted)/frame 26 (inputted) → 34/22).}}

**{{buff|Homing Attack has decreased ending lag after hitting an opponent (FAF frame 50 → 34).}}

**{{nerf|Aerial Homing Attack can only be used once instead of repeatedly, hindering its recovery potential.}}

**{{change|A missed Homing Attack propels Sonic farther.}}

**{{nerf|Spin Dash's roll and jump deal less damage (7%-10% → 6%/7% (roll), 7% → 3% (jump)), hindering its damage racking potential.}}

**{{change|Spin Dash's short hop is significantly faster. This improves its combo and mindgame potential, but hinders its recovery potential.}}

**{{buff|Charged Spin Dash can now be held while jumping, improving its mindgame potential.}}

**{{nerf|If Sonic uses Spin Dash on a slope, he will no longer gain invincibility during it.}}

**{{change|Spring Jump covers slightly less vertical distance, but can now [[edge sweetspot]] some time after being used.}}

**{{buff|Sonic can immediately reuse Spring Jump after landing on a grounded spring, slightly improving its safety.}}

**{{buff|Aerial Spring Jump's spring now lingers after it hits an opponent.}}

**{{buff|The removal of the [[grab release glitch]] allows Sonic to re-use Spring Jump if he has been grabbed in midair.}}

**{{change|Spin Charge now hits multiple times.}}

**{{buff|The changes to hitstun canceling improve [[Spin Charge]]'s combo potential.}}

**{{nerf|Super Sonic's idle deals much less damage (13% → 5%) and knockback (30 (base), 90 (scaling) → 45/72), greatly hindering its KO potential.}}  

*{{nerf|Back throw's knockback growth decreased|90|79, significantly hindering its KO potential.}}

*{{nerf|[[Spin Dash]]'s roll and jump deal less damage|7%-10% (roll)/7% (jump)|6%/7% (roll)/3% (jump), hindering its damage racking potential.}}

*{{nerf|Burning Spin Dash's [[invincibility]] removed.}}

*{{nerf|Up smash's last hit's knockback growth decreased|177|165, significantly hindering its KO potential.}}

*{{nerf|Item toss speed decreased (0.983333 → 0.98).}}

*{{nerf|Max walk speed while carrying heavy items decreased (1.005 → 0.995).}}

*{{buff|Down aerial's ending lag decreased|frame 50|46, restoring its ending lag from ''Brawl''.}}

*{{nerf|Forward smash's knockback growth decreased|106|101, hindering its KO potential.}}

*{{buff|Floor attack's [[shield damage]] increased|1|10.}}

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|ftiltdesc=The Horse Kick from ''Sonic the Fighters''. It hits twice, has minimal start-up lag, and can be angled. Altogether, these traits make it useful for spacing, starting [[tech-chase]]s, or as an [[out of shield]] option.  

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|desc-down=Performs the [[wikipedia:Windmill (b-boy move)|windmill]], a breakdancing move, while saying "C'mon!" both in English and Japanese.

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|desc-us=So-nic!

|desc-jp=Go! Go! So-nic!

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|desc-2=Sprints off-screen and then sprints back on-screen before giving a thumbs up and saying "That was almost too easy!" In Japanese, he says "{{ja|モタモタしてると置いてくぜ!|Motamota shi teru to oite ku ze!}}" (''Leaving behind to be dawdling!'') It highly resembles the SEGA start-up from ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''.

==In competitive play==

Sonic's highly favorable perception and continued success resulted in him being ranked 6th on the first and second iterations of the [[tier list]] and then 5th on the third tier list as he continued to perform well at most tournaments with {{Sm|KEN}} placing 2nd at [[2GGC: MkLeo Saga]] while defeating top players such as {{Sm|T}}, {{Sm|Raito}}, {{Sm|Elegant}}, {{Sm|Captain L}}, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, {{Sm|Lima}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|MkLeo}} as well as {{Sm|Manny}}, {{Sm|Wrath}}, {{Sm|6WX}}, {{Sm|komorikiri}}, {{Sm|Sonido}}, {{Sm|SuperGirlKels}}, and {{Sm|Jakal}} continuing to perform well with him.  

Although Sonic dropped to 7th on the fourth and current tier list and is now tied with Fox, his ranking is debatable. Some players, such as {{Sm|MKLeo}} {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|ZeRo}} and {{Sm|Dabuz}}, believe that he should be ranked slightly higher. Conversely, {{Sm|Salem}} and others view Sonic as overrated to the point of not being a top-tier character in spite of his tournament success in the tournament, with a primary argument being his unfavorable matchup with {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}. Regardless, Sonic remains a massive threat in competitive play and continues to gain consistent results.

==[[List of Super Smash Bros. 4 character trailers#Sonic|Reveal trailer]]==

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==Trophies==

:'''Sonic'''

::{{flag|North America}} ''The main star of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He's an easygoing hedgehog who blows past the competition with his speed. Seriously, on the ground he's faster than anyone else in Smash Bros. Use this to your advantage, avoiding blows while landing lightning-fast attacks.''

 

::{{flag|Europe}} ''A certain hedgehog from a certain series you just might have heard of. Unlike most hedgehogs, he's incredibly fast. Like most hedgehogs, however, he can't swim. He's by far the fastest runner of all the fighters, so take advantage of that by making sure no one gets the chance to hit him. (Just try not to end up in the water.)''

 

:'''Sonic (Alt.)'''

::{{flag|North America}} ''Sonic's up special Spring Jump lets him reach great heights by jumping on a spring, becoming invincible for a moment. He can't use any other specials during the jump, but he can attack or dodge. This move's great for returning from a long launch. Other fighters can use the spring, though!''

::{{flag|Europe}} ''Sonic's Spring Jump up special lets you bounce to great heights and briefly makes you invincible at the start. You can't use other specials while in the air, but you can use normal attacks, dodge and so on. It's great for getting both back to the stage and out of tough spots, but just remember that everyone else can use the spring too!''

{{Trophy games|console1=none|game1=Sonic the Hedgehog (06/1991)|console2=WiiU|game2=Sonic Lost World (10/2013)}}

:'''Super Sonic'''

::''The Chaos Emeralds are said to hold enough power to control the whole world. It's that power that turns Sonic into Super Sonic. He turns a glorious golden color and can fly at nearly the speed of light. In his Final Smash, this high-speed flight damages anyone who gets in its way and can even launch them!''

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SuperSonicTrophyWiiU.png|[[Super Sonic]]

==In [[Event Match]]es==

* '''[[All-Star Battle: Secret]]''': Sonic is one of the opponents fought in this event. All of the opponents have been unlockable characters in previous ''Super Smash Bros.'' games.

* '''[[The FINAL Final Battle]]''': The player must defeat Sonic, {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Pac-Man}}, and {{SSB4|Mega Man}}.

* '''[[Up to Speed]]''': Sonic must defeat {{SSB4|Fox}}, {{SSB4|Falco}}, and {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} in a high-speed, one stock battle.

===Co-op Events===

* '''[[Full Speed Ahead]]''': Sonic and Captain Falcon must defeat another Sonic and Captain Falcon in a high-speed, one stock battle.

* '''[[The Ultimate Battle]]''': Two players select a character and must defeat the entire roster.

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