Editing Sonic the Hedgehog

:''For the universe, see [[Sonic the Hedgehog (universe)]]. For the smasher, see [[Smasher:Sonic]].''

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Sonic made his ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which he and [[Solid Snake]] notably became the first third-party characters to appear in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Sonic has since reappeared as a fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

Sonic is a 15-year-old anthropomorphic hedgehog who, as his name suggests, is capable of running at supersonic speeds. He is 3 ft, 3 in (1 m) tall, weighs 77 lbs (35 kg), and has large quills, blue fur, and green eyes. Sonic also wears a pair of Power Sneakers<ref>Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) (Sega Mega Drive) United States instruction booklet, p. 2.</ref> alongside a pair of white gloves.

Sonic's most defining feature is his speed, as it was his main gimmick and driving force during his inception. Sonic is constantly seen outrunning traditionally fast objects like cars and trucks, rockets, fighter jets and even time and space itself. This even applies to gameplay, with players often finding ways to glitch and sequence break several games by simply going fast enough. Aside from his speed, his main ability is to curl up into a ball and effectively make himself a projectile that can damage enemies. His most iconic method of achieving this state is the [[Spin Dash]], where Sonic curls up into a ball and spins around in place enough times to launch forward at high speeds. A variant of this technique called the Super Peel-Out exists, which has a similar effect except without curling into a ball. While Sonic initially could only jump and land on the heads of enemies, later games introduced the [[Homing Attack]], where Sonic will lock on to the closest enemy for a near guaranteed hit. Later games also introduced a boosting technique, where Sonic can further increase his speed by using a resource that varies depending on the game.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==

Sonic makes his debut in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', and was confirmed on October 10th, 2007.<ref name=Dojo>[https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/sonic.html Smash Bros. DOJO!! - Sonic]</ref> According to [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] creator [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Sonic's inclusion was not guaranteed; as a result of his last-minute inclusion, the delay of ''Brawl''{{'}}s release date was announced alongside his confirmation.<ref name=SourceGaming/>

Sonic fittingly possesses the fastest [[dash]]ing speed in the game, as well as among the fastest [[walk]]ing and [[air speed]]s. His blisteringly fast mobility is further accentuated by Spin Dash and [[Spin Charge]], which enable him to blitz an opponent and are integral to his solid combo game. Sonic also possesses an excellent recovery, courtesy of his aforementioned air speed and the considerable distance granted by [[Spring Jump]]. However, Sonic's strengths are almost completely offset by his severely unimpressive KO potential, and most of his moveset generally has minimal utility.

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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==

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[[File:Sonic SSB4.png|thumb|Sonic, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]

Sonic has been heavily buffed in the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''SSB4''. Sonic's previously abysmal KO potential has noticeably improved, and a number of his moves have improved utility. Outside of this, Sonic's outstanding speed and mobility have improved even further, thanks to his air and fast falling speeds becoming noticeably faster. Although Sonic's recovery was slightly weakened and some of his moves, particularly his KOing options, had their [[lag]] increased, these nerfs are largely outweighed by his aforementioned buffs.

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===As a playable character===

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==Trivia==

**Ironically, real-world hedgehogs can swim, but have difficulty getting out of water.

**Both trailers feature the ending segment of the song that is not included in-game for the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

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