Sonic (SSBU)

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Sonic in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Sonic the Hedgehog
Other playable appearances	in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Super Sonic

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

Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Sonic's model features a more subdued color scheme. His fur is now lightly detailed, similar to other furred characters. His model and textures otherwise appear unchanged.
• Like most of the cast, Sonic is more expressive, as he now grins while dashing and now has an angry look when using up tilt and holding his shield.

Ground Attacks

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

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral aerial deals more damage (12% → 12.5%).
• Up aerial connects into each hit less reliably.
• Back aerial deals more damage (14% → 16%).
• Forward aerial, up aerial, back aerial and down aerial have significantly lower landing lag.

Throws/other attacks

• Forward throw now sends opponents at a more horizontal angle.
• Up throw and forward throw deal less knockback.
• Down throw deals more damage (7% → 10%).

Special Moves

• Homing Attack now shows a reticle on the opponent right before Sonic is about to strike.
• Homing Attack deals more damage when charged (12% → 15%).
• Homing Attack comes out much quicker than the previous titles when the attack button is pressed.
• Spin Dash's charge can no longer be canceled by pressing shield. It also now stops upon hitting an opponent's shield, reducing its safety.
• Spring Jump has more ending lag, preventing it from chaining into aerial attacks as easily.
• Final Smash has been changed. The player no longer controls Sonic, but he instead dashes extremely quickly from the left and right of the screen for the duration of the move. This new Final Smash covers an entire horizontal line and therefore splits the available playing ground in half, but leaves the rest of the stage wide open.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

• SSBUWebsite Sonic1.jpg
• SSBUWebsite Sonic2.jpg

  Dashing on Mushroomy Kingdom.

• SSBUWebsite Sonic3.jpg

  Sonic's up tilt.

• SSBUWebsite Sonic4.jpg
• SSBUWebsite Sonic5.jpg

  Attacking Shulk.

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Character Showcase Video

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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 and 1-ups in Sonic Unleashed (when Sonic is not in his Werehog form), as well as the 1-ups from Sonic Colors.
    • It is also one of four to show the character's eyes, the others being Kirby, Meta Knight, and R.O.B..
• Sonic is the only third-party character in the series to be present in more than two installment of Super Smash Bros.