Sonic (SSBB)

This article is about Sonic's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Universe	Sonic the Hedgehog
Appears in	SSBB
Availability	Unlockable

Sonic (ソニック, Sonikku) is a character from SEGA that has been confirmed to appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A swift character, Sonic runs at an extremely quick pace that surpasses even Captain Falcon, who is now the second fastest character.

Role in Subspace Emissary

Near the end of the Subspace Emissary, Sonic appears at the end and prevents Taboo's attack. This is his only appearance in the Subspace Emissary. This is most likely due to the fact that much of the Subspace Emissary was already planned out and developed before the inclusion of Sonic.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Fastest running speed
• Very fast attacks
• Very fast forward and backwards rolling
• Attacks have low lag
• Fairly small target
• Can Wall Jump
• Can rack up damage quickly
• Down smash has very good range
• Up Air attack juggles relatively well
• Spin Dash can open up fierce aerial combos
• Neutral B can be used to gimp certain recoveries
• Up B has great vertical height
• Up B allows attacking afterwards
• Down B can stop upwards momentum and can spike
• All B attacks are recoveries
• Down B fully charged is faster then regular dashing speed
• Can edgeguard very well because the falling Spring of his Up B can spike.
• Very effective Forward Smash due to its good knockback, fast startup speed, and little lag after
• Opponent may be confused by which Spin attack you are performing, due to they are similar in appearance

Cons:

• Lacks a good killing move.
• Fairly light
• Up-B is one of the few that cannot auto-sweetspot the ledge.
• No Projectiles
• Fighting style is fairly predictable because combos are similar
• His Neutral B can lock on to items as well as projectiles with similar properties such as peaches turnips to make him follow those while recovering (see in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk4soVWrNts at 1:33 provided by youtube.

Standard Moves

Ground Attacks

• Standard Combo - A left-handed punch, then a right-handed punch, then finally a side kick with the left leg.
• Dash Attack - Rolls into a ball to hit anyone in his way, similar to when you press down while running in the Genesis Sonic games.
• Forward Tilt - Stick out both of his feet, with both of his hands planted on the ground (appearance and knockback comparable to Pikachu's F-Tilt in Melee).
• Up Tilt - Kicks upwards (appearance comparable to C. Falcon's Up Smash in Melee). Very minimal knockback.
• Down Tilt - Foot sweep (appearance and knockback comparable to Sheik's D-Tilt in Melee).
• Forward Smash: Winds up his arm during the charge and attacks with a short range punch. It has a good knockback, has a fast startup speed, little lag after, but the range isn't too impressive.
• Up Smash - Sonic does a short jump and hangs at its apex for a bit doing a spin. Enemies that get hit are caught into this attack, and gets hit multiple times until the final hit, which does decent knockback (low knockback in relative to a Smash attack's standard). This has a lot of priority.
• Down Smash - Spin Dashes back and forth over a short distance around him. It has good knockback, and very good range.

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral Aerial - Spins in place. Properties are similar to the properties of the Sex Kick.
• Forward Aerial - Drills at the enemy head first rotating his body. Imagine Pikachu's F-Air (more similar to the 64/Brawl version than the Melee version).
• Back Aerial - Kicks behind him (appearance and knockback comparable to Samus's B-Air in Melee).
• Up Aerial - A flip kick similar to Fox's U-Air. First he splits his legs apart and out (capable of hitting enemies a bit to his sides) doing no significant knockback. Then he kicks up, knocking his opponents up with significant knockback. Very similar to Fox's Up-Air in Melee.
• Down Aerial - Sonic stalls for a brief moment, then shoots downwards foot first (regardless of momentum before executing this move). Appearance is comparable to Ganondorf's Wizard's Foot. This attack does NOT continue downwards until landing (although it does go down very far before stopping). It has a good amount of lag when hitting the ground, and due to its unique characteristics, is impossible to l-cancel. When hitting a grounded opponent, the angle of knockback is similar to C. Falcon's Falcon Kick, but when hitting an airborne opponent, it spikes them.

Grabs and Throws

• Forward Throw - Oddly enough, it kicks them upwards using a straight up kick (think Sonic doing the splits vertically). Can follow with Up-Air juggles, but it can be heavily DI'ed backwards.
• Back Throw - Does a back flip while spinning (and while holding the opponent) and slams them on the ground, sending them backwards with a good amount of knockback.
• Up Throw - Tosses the opponent slightly above him and then lands on his hands as if to do a push-up. His quills harden just before they make contact and the foe is shot upwards and at an angle.
• Down Throw - Throws them down and spins on them (similar to Jigglypuff's down throw but not quite the same), then knocks them a bit forward. Does a good amount of damage.

Trophy Description

The world's fastest hedgehog, who can run at supersonic speeds. Generally speaking, he loves being able to do what he wants and loathes being constrained. Holding still is something he would never consider. He's got a bit of an attitude but can't pass by someone in trouble. When he collects the seven Chaos Emeralds, he transforms into the mighty, gold Super Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog
1991

Special Movements

Taunt

Up: Does a front flip, then crosses his arms with his index finger pointing out, giving a tisk tisk noise.

Side: Runs in place with a figure eight below him, and says "You're too slow!".

Down: Says: "C'mon, step it up!" and break dances.

On-Screen Appearance: Spins into view and gives a thumbs up with his right hand.

External Links

• Sonic's page at Smash Bros Dojo!!
• A video demonstration of Sonic against Link