Sonic the Hedgehog (universe)/Elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series

The following content are media from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe that appeared throughout the Super Smash Bros. franchise, starting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The latest game represented in this universe is Sonic Forces, released on November 7, 2017.

Sonic the Hedgehog

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic the Hedgehog appears as a playable character.
  • Sonic's dash attack in Brawl and the spinning portion of it in Smash 4 is based on the Spin Attack that debuted in this game.
  • A spring, an object that first appeared in this game, is incorporated into Sonic's moveset as his up special move, Spring Jump.
  • Chaos Emeralds appear on both Sonic's Final Smash, and a single one appears in one of his victory poses.
  • Many of Sonic's animations and sound effects are based on this game.
• Stages:
  • Green Hill Zone, which first appeared in this game, appears as a stage in Brawl, Smash for 3DS and Ultimate.
• Stage elements:
  • The animals from this game appear in the background of Windy Hill Zone.
• Trophies:
  • Dr. Eggman appears as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
  • The animals, under the name of Fauna of Windy Hill Zone, appear as a trophy.
• Stickers:
  • Sonic's artwork from the Japanese and North American versions of this game appear as stickers.
  • Dr. Eggman appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Dr. Eggman appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Green Hill Zone": The theme of the first Zone, Green Hill Zone, sourced from this game.
  • "Scrap Brain Zone": The theme of the second to last Zone, Scrap Brain Zone, sourced from this game.

Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic

• Stickers
  • Vector the Crocodile appears as a sticker.
• Trophies
  • Vector appears as a trophy.
• Spirits
  • Vector appears as part of The Chaotix spirit.

Sonic Eraser

• Playable characters:
  • The sound effect used for charging the Spin Dash and Spin Charge is based on a sound effect that first appeared in this game when a Sonic attacked an opposing Sonic after getting three consecuitive rows of pieces in the versus mode of the game. Starting with Sonic CD this became the default charging sound of the Spin Dash in most games.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)

• Playable characters:
  • Tails is the basis of a downloadable costume for the Mii Gunners in both Smash 4 and Ultimate.
  • The cuffs on Sonic's purple costume in Smash 4 and Ultimate resemble the purple Chaos Emerald, which first appeared in this game.
• Stage elements:
  • Tails, who originated in this title, appears in the background of Green Hill Zone.
• Trophies:
  • Tails appears as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Stickers:
  • Tails appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Tails appears as a spirit.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic's skidding animation comes from this game.
  • Sonic's side and down special move, Spin Dash and Spin Charge, respectively, come from this game.
  • Super Sonic, Sonic's Final Smash, first appeared in this game.
  • The cuffs on Sonic's red costume is based on the thumbs up that appears in this game's Special Stages.
  • One of Sonic’s victory poses is based on the SEGA start-up screen from this game.
• Stickers:
  • Super Sonic appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Super Sonic appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Emerald Hill Zone": The theme of the first Zone, Emerald Hill Zone, sourced from this game.

Sonic the Hedgehog (1992-94 manga)

• Trophies:
  • Amy Rose appears as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
  • Charmy Bee appears as a trophy.
• Stickers:
  • Amy Rose and Charmy Bee appear as stickers.
• Spirits:
  • Amy Rose and Charmy Bee appear as spirits. Charmy Bee appears as part of The Chaotix spirit.

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

• Playable characters:
  • The way Sonic's Spin Dash works in Smash Bros. is similar to the Spin Dash from this game.
  • The Super Peel Out serves as Sonic's running animation and his side taunt.
• Trophies:
  • Metal Sonic appears as a trophy.
• Stickers:
  • Metal Sonic appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Metal Sonic appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Sonic Boom": The main theme of the North American version, performed by Pastiche, sourced from this game.
  • "Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis Zone Act 1)": from Sonic Mania quotes Collision Chaos' Present theme from the non-American versions of this game.

Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic's edge hanging and edge attack animations resemble the Cliffhanger Flip from this game.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• Playable characters:
  • Knuckles the Echidna is the basis of a downloadable costume for the Mii Brawlers in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
• Stage elements:
  • Knuckles appears in the background of the Green Hill Zone stage in Brawl, Smash for 3DS, and Ultimate.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Knuckles appears as an Assist Trophy in Ultimate.
• Trophies:
  • Knuckles appears as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Stickers:
  • Knuckles appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Knuckles appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Angel Island Zone": A remix of the theme from both Acts of the first Zone from this game, Angel Island Zone.
  • "Victory! Sonic": The stage clear jingle originated from this game, sourced from the 2006 game Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic & Knuckles

• Playable characters:
  • The controls of Super Sonic are similar to how he controls in The Doomsday Zone.
• Enemies:
  • Eggrobo appears as an enemy in Smash Run.
• Trophies:
  • Eggrobo appears as a trophy.
• Misc:
  • Sonic's stock icon is based on the artwork that first appeared on this game's box art.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

• Playable characters:
  • The sparks that appear around Super Sonic are similar to those that appear around Hyper Sonic.

Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

• Playable characters:
  • The cuffs on Sonic's green costume is based on the thumbs up that appears in this game's Special Stages.

Knuckles' Chaotix

• Trophies:
  • Espio the Chameleon appears as a trophy.
• Stickers:
  • Espio appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • The Chaotix appear as a spirit.

Sonic the Fighters / Sonic Championship

• Playable characters:
  • Many elements from this game are used for Sonic's moveset in Brawl onward. This includes his jab, tilts, aerials, smash attacks, and the ability to wall jump.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Knuckles' punch-punch-uppercut combo resembles a combo from this game.

Sonic 3D Blast / Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic's walking animation at medium speed is similar to his running animation in this game.
  • Before the Homing Attack, Sonic had a similar move he has while equipped with the Gold Shield.

Sonic Jam

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic's walking animation at slowest speed is identical to his walking animation from this compilation's Sonic World feature.

Sonic R

• Music:
  • "Super Sonic Racing": The main theme, performed by TJ Davis, sourced from this game.

Sonic Adventure

Worth noting is that in all trophy and stickers, the game is referred to exclusively as Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, a version that was released on GameCube. Oddly, this is not the case with music.

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic's design in Brawl is based on his modern design first seen in this game.
  • Sonic's neutral special move, Homing Attack, originated in this game, though it shares similarity with the one from Sonic 3D Blast. Its more curved movement in Smash Bros. is also similar to the Light Speed Attack.
  • Sonic's up taunt is based on artwork of him for this game.
  • The pattern on Sonic's springs resembles the springs from this game.
  • One of Sonic’s Japanese victory quotes is sourced from this game.
  • The cuffs on Sonic's cyan costume resembles the Crystal Ring power-up from this game.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Knuckles' design in Ultimate is based on his modern design first seen in this game.
  • Knuckles' ability to burrow originates from this game.
• Trophies:
  • Several Chao appear as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
  • Big the Cat appears as a trophy.
• Stickers:
  • Big the Cat, Tikal, Chaos, Chao and Gamma appear as stickers.
• Spirits:
  • Big the Cat, E-102 Gamma, Chaos, and a Chao appear as spirits.
• Music:
  • "Open Your Heart": The main theme performed by Crush 40, sourced from this game.

Sonic Underground

• Playable characters:
  • This show served as the origin of Sonic's Spanish voice actor in Smash 4 and Ultimate, Jonatán López.

Sonic Adventure 2

Like it's predecessor, it is worth noting is that in all trophy and stickers, the game is referred to exclusively as Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, a version that was released on GameCube. Oddly, this is not the case with music.

• Playable characters:
  • One of Sonic's victory quotes originates from this game, where he would say it after getting an B-Rank in his stages.
  • One of Sonic's custom moves for the Spin Dash, Burning Spin Dash, resembles the Fire Somersault move from this game.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Shadow the Hedgehog appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl onward.
• Trophies:
  • Rouge the Bat appears as a trophy.
• Spirits:
  • A Hero Chao, Shadow, Super Shadow, and Rouge appear as spirits.
• Music:
  • "Live & Learn": The main theme, written and performed by Crush 40, sourced from this game.
  • "Escape from the City": The theme of the first level from the Hero Campaign, City Escape, performed by Ted Poley and Tony Harnell, sourced from this game.

Sonic Advance

• Playable characters:
  • One of Sonic's victory poses ends with him doing his pose from his artwork for this game.

Sonic Mega Collection

• Trophies:
  • Cream the Rabbit and Cheese first cameo here before their proper debut in Sonic Advance 2.
• Stickers:
  • Cream and Cheese first cameo here before their proper debut in Sonic Advance 2.
• Spirits:
  • Cream and Cheese first cameo here before their proper debut in Sonic Advance 2.

Sonic Advance 2

• Trophies:
  • Cream and Cheese appear as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Stickers:
  • Cream and Cheese appear as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Cream and Cheese appear as a spirit.

Sonic X

• Playable characters:
  • Jason Griffith voiced Sonic for the first time in this anime.
  • Sonic's black alternate costumes resembles Dark Sonic from the episode "Teasing Time".
  • Alexandre Gillet and Marc Stachel first dubbed Sonic in French and German, respectively, in this anime.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Jason Griffith voiced Shadow for the first time in this anime.
  • Benoît DuPac first dubbed Shadow in French in this anime.
  • Sébastien Desjours and Claus-Peter Damitz first dubbed Knuckles in French and German, respectively, in this show.

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

• Spirits
  • E-102 Gamma's spirit uses artwork from this enhanced port.

Sonic Battle

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic's down aerial is very similar to the Sonic Rocket, one of his moves in this game.
  • Sonic performs the Sonic Flare in one of his victory poses.
• Stickers:
  • Emerl appears as a sticker.

Sonic Heroes

• Playable characters:
  • One of Sonic's Japanese victory quotes originates from this game.
• Assist Trophies:
  • This was the first game where Knuckles did the Homing Attack.
• Trophies:
  • E-123 Omega appears as a trophy.
• Stickers:
  • Omega appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Omega appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Sonic Heroes": The main theme, written and performed by Crush 40, sourced from this game.

Sonic Channel

• Stickers:
  • The Japanese official site provides the artwork for all stickers (barring Classic Sonic, Shahra, and Erazor Djinn).
• Spirits:
  • The Japanese official site provides the artwork for all spirits for Super Sonic, the Chaotix, Big the Cat, Chao, Super Shadow, Cream & Cheese, Omega, Blaze the Cat, and Jet the Hawk.

Shadow the Hedgehog

• Playable characters:
  • Jason Griffith voiced Sonic for the first time in a video game in both this game and Sonic Rush, which released on the same day.
  • Sonic's model has been tweaked to look closer to the design that first appeared in this game's cutscenes and renders before becoming his standard design as of Sonic Unleashed with a few tweaks.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Jason Griffith voiced Shadow for the first time in a video game here.

Sonic Rush

• Trophies:
  • Blaze the Cat appears as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Stickers:
  • Blaze appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Blaze appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Right There, Ride On": The theme of the first Zone, Leaf Storm.

Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush

• Music:
  • "Right There, Ride On": The sourced track from this album's soundtrack was used for Brawl and Smash 4.

Sonic Riders

• Trophies:
  • Jet the Hawk appears as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Stickers:
  • Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, and Storm the Albatross appear as stickers.
• Spirits:
  • Jet appears as a spirit.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic's down tilt is similar to the Foot Sweep, one of Sonic's moves in this game.
  • The cuffs on Sonic's yellow costume resemble Silver the Hedgehog's bracelets.
  • The coloration of Sonic's white costume in Smash 4 onward resembles Silver.
• Stage elements:
  • Silver appears in the background of the Green Hill Zone stage.
• Assist Trophies:
  • The pose that Shadow does after performing Chaos Control, in his Brawl trophy, as well as in his renders from Brawl and Ultimate originates from a render of this game.
• Trophies:
  • Silver appears as a trophy in Brawl and Smash 4.
• Stickers:
  • Silver appears as a sticker.
• Spirits:
  • Silver appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "His World (Theme of Sonic the Hedgehog - 2006 E3 Version)": The main theme and Sonic's theme, taken from this game's E3 2006 trailer.
  • "Victory! Sonic": The stage clear theme, sourced from this game, which itself is a remix of the Act Clear fanfare from Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Sonic Rivals

• Trophies:
  • Shadow's pose as a trophy is based on his render for this game.

Sonic and the Secret Rings

• Playable characters:
  • Sonic’s model is a modified version of his model from this game.
  • The Homing Attack in Ultimate includes a reticle, a feature which was introduced in this game.
• Stickers:
  • Shahra and Erazor Djinn appear as stickers.
• Music:
  • "Seven Rings in Hand": The main theme, performed by Steve Conte, sourced from this game.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

• Playable characters:
  • The cuffs on Sonic's white costume in Smash 4 and Ultimate resemble the Arks of the Cosmos from this game.

Sonic Unleashed

• Playable characters:
  • One of Sonic's custom moves for the Homing Attack, Stomp, is a reference to a move of the same name from this game.
  • Sonic's air dodge animation is based on his animation while jumping from one grind rail to another in this game.
• Spirits:
  • Sonic the Werehog appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Rooftop Run": An arragement of the theme of Rooftop Run, sourced from Sonic Generations.

Sonic and the Black Knight

• Music:
  • "Knight of the Wind": The main theme, written and performed by Crush 40, sourced from this game.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

• Spirits:
  • Dry Bowser and Silver's spirits use their artwork for this game.

Sonic Free Riders

• Playable characters:
  • Roger Craig Smith played the voice of Sonic for the first time in this game.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Kirk Thornton first played the voice of Shadow in this game.
  • Travis Willingham first played the voice of Knuckles in this game.

Sonic Colors

• Music:
  • "Reach for the Stars": The main theme for the game, performed by Cash Cash's Jean Paul Makhlouf, sourced from this game

Sonic Generations

• Playable characters:
  • Several of Sonic's English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish voice clips are recycled from the game. The game is also the origin of Sonic's Italian voice actor, Renato Novara.
  • The coloration of Sonic's cyan costume resembles Classic Sonic's appearance in this game.
  • The design of the reticle included in Homing Attack in Ultimate is sourced from the Nintendo 3DS version of this game.
• Assist Trophies:
  • Shadow's English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish voice clips were recycled from this game. This game is also the origin of his German, Spanish, and Italian voices, Klaus Locthove, Manuel Gimeno, and Riccardo Lombardo.
  • All of Knuckles' voice clips were recycled from this game. This game is also the origin of his Spanish and Italian voices, Sergio Mesa and Maurizio Merluzzo.
• Enemies:
  • Eggrobo's design is sourced from this game.
• Music:
  • "Rooftop Run": The theme of the Modern version of Rooftop Run, sourced from this game.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

• Playable characters:
  • Several of Sonic's English voice clips are recycled from this game.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

• Spirits:
  • Amy's spirit uses her artwork for this game.

Sonic Lost World

• Playable characters:
  • Several of Sonic's English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish voice clips are recycled from this game.
• Stages:
  • Windy Hill Zone, the first Zone in this game, appears as a stage in both Smash for Wii U and Ultimate.
• Trophies:
  • Fauna of Windy Hill Zone and the Deadly Six appear as trophies.
• Spirits:
  • Dr. Eggman and Tails's spirits use their artwork for this game.
  • Sonic's fighter spirit uses his artwork from this game.
• Music:
  • "Wonder World": The main theme, sourced from this game
  • "Windy Hill - Zone 1": The theme of the first Zone of Windy Hill

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

• Playable characters:
  • Several of Sonic's English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish voice clips are recycled from this game.

Sonic Runners

• Spirits:
  • A Hero Chao and Rouge's spirits use their artwork for this game.

Sonic Mania

• Music:
  • "Lights, Camera, Action! (Studiopolis Zone Act 1)": The theme of the first Act of the third Zone, Studiopolis Zone, sourced from this game.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

• Assist Trophies:
  • Knuckles' model is a modified version of his model from this game.

Sonic Forces

• Spirits:
  • Metal Sonic, Knuckles, Chaos, and Shadow's spirits use their artwork for this game.
  • Infinite appears as a spirit.
• Music:
  • "Fist Bump": The main theme, performed by Hoobastank's Doug Robb, sourced from this game.
  • "Sunset Heights": The theme of the stage, Sunset Heights, sourced from this game.