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(https://youtu.be/8O-ZUXGcuWU?t=4h17m49s button pressed version is much quicker.)
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*{{buff|Neutral aerial deals more damage.}}
*{{buff|Neutral aerial deals more damage.}}
*{{nerf|It is harder to land both hits with Sonic's Up aerial.}}
*{{nerf|It is harder to land both hits with Sonic's Up aerial.}}
*{{buff|Back aerial deals more damage.}}
*{{buff|Back aerial deals more damage (14% → 16%).}}


===Throws/other attacks===
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*{{change|[[Homing Attack]] now shows a reticle on the opponent right before Sonic is about to strike.}}
*{{change|[[Homing Attack]] now shows a reticle on the opponent right before Sonic is about to strike.}}
*{{buff|Homing Attack deals more damage when charged (12% → 15%).}}
*{{buff|Homing Attack deals more damage when charged (12% → 15%).}}
*{{buff|Homing Attack has decreased start-up with the attack button pressed.}}
*{{nerf|Homing Attack has more start-up.}}
*{{nerf|Homing Attack has more start-up.}}
*{{nerf|Sonic cannot shield cancel his Spin Dash anymore. It also now stops upon hitting an opponent's shield.}}
*{{nerf|Sonic cannot shield cancel his Spin Dash anymore. It also now stops upon hitting an opponent's shield.}}

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Sonic
in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sonic
SonicSymbol.svg
Universe Sonic the Hedgehog
Other playable appearances in Brawl
in SSB4

Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Super Sonic
Sonic (SSBU)

Sonic (ソニック, Sonic) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed as a playable character on June 12th, 2018.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Ground Attacks

  • Change Neutral attack's third hit has a slightly different animation.
  • Change Down tilt launches at a more upward angle, improving its combo potential but worsening its edgeguard potential.
  • Change Sonic's previous dash attack, which resembled the Spin Attack from his games, has been changed into a lunge kick.

Aerial Attacks

  • Buff Neutral aerial deals more damage.
  • Nerf It is harder to land both hits with Sonic's Up aerial.
  • Buff Back aerial deals more damage (14% → 16%).

Throws/other attacks

  • Change Forward throw now sends opponents at a more horizontal angle.
  • Nerf Sonic's up throw and forward throw has less knockback.

Special Moves

  • Change Homing Attack now shows a reticle on the opponent right before Sonic is about to strike.
  • Buff Homing Attack deals more damage when charged (12% → 15%).
  • Nerf Homing Attack has more start-up.
  • Nerf Sonic cannot shield cancel his Spin Dash anymore. It also now stops upon hitting an opponent's shield.


Trivia

  • Sonic's default head icon in Ultimate bears a striking resemblance to several logos and icons in the Sonic series, namely:
    • The logo for Sonic Team.
    • Sonic's character icon in some Sonic spin-off games.
    • The life icon in Sonic Unleashed when Sonic is not in his Werehog form.