Sonic (SSBU)
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Sonic in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
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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
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% → 15%.
- It is harder to land both hits with Sonic's Up aerial.
- Back aerial deals more damage: 14% → 16%.
Throws/other attacks
- Forward throw now sends opponents at a more horizontal angle.
- Sonic's up throw and forward throw has 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 has decreased start-up with the attack button pressed.
- Homing Attack has more start-up.
- 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.
Sonic the Hedgehog universe | |
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Fighter | Sonic (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) |
Assist Trophies | Shadow · Knuckles |
Stages | Green Hill Zone · Windy Hill Zone |
Enemy | Eggrobo |
Other Characters | Tails |
Trophies, Stickers and Spirits | Trophies (SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |