Sonic the Hedgehog (Fandom)

Sonic the Hedgehog is a franchise that consists of games by Sega and various other media based on them. It has a large fandom.

Plot
As the Sonic series consists of various different media with separate canons, there is no clear plot. Even the game series contains various spin-offs that don't follow the main storyline.

Games
In the main game universe, Sonic’s origins are unknown. He has been an enemy of Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik for a long time and has saved the world from him multiple times.

Manga
In the 1992 Shogakukan manga, Sonic’s normal self is a young boy hedgehog called Nicky who is dating a girl hedgehog called Amy. Nicky can transform into Sonic, though he is unaware that Sonic is in fact him.

Archie comics
The Archie Comics series is the longest Sonic series besides the games, lasting from 1993 to 2017. It was split into two main continuities: the Pre-Super Genesis Wave universe and the Post-Super Genesis Wave universe.

Sonic the Comic
Sonic the Comic was a British comic book series by Fleetway Editions, lasting from 1993 to 2002. Loosely based on the video games, it features the many adventures of Sonic and his team of Freedom Fighters as they fight back against Dr. Robotnik's tyrannical rule. It also featured stories for many Non-Sonic related games such as Ecco the Dolphin, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Sparkster (Rocket Knight), Decap Attack and many more.

Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)
The 1993 series features Sonic and the Freedom Fighters defending Knothole against the evil Dr. Robotnik and his assistant Snively.

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
The 1993 series features Sonic and his best friend Tails fighting against the evil Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his minions Scratch and Grounder on various occasions. It heavily deviates from the video games and is more comedic than other continuities.

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
This 1996 original video animation has Sonic fighting Dr. Robotnik’s new creation Hyper Metal Sonic as the doctor took the president and her daughter Sara hostage.

Sonic Underground
The 1999 series features Sonic and his two siblings Sonia and Manic in search of their mother while fighting against Dr. Robotnik, and bounty hunters Sleet and Dingo.

Sonic X
The 2003 anime series features Sonic and friends transporting to Earth and eventually taken under the care of Christopher Thorndyke and his household. Contains many elements from the Sonic Advance and Sonic Adventure series.

Sonic Boom
The 2014 series features Sonic in an alternate universe rife with fourth-wall breaking and references to popular culture including from the Sonic the Hedgehog games themselves.

IDW Publishing comics
This 2018 comic series is the tie-in sequel to Sonic Forces, with many elements from the video games being referenced.

Sonic the Hedgehog (film series)
In the 2020 film, Sonic flees his homeworld to Earth after being chased by a group of echidnas. He teams up with Tom Wachowski and his family in search of his pack of rings while running away from Dr. Robotnik and his robot inventions.

Ships
Ships that originated in Super Smash Bros. are already listed on that page. Please don't list them here Multiple = Ships between two or more characters that appear in multiple continuities

Cargo
Ships featuring a character that only appears in the mainline games and major spinoffs
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Cargo
Ships featuring a character that only appears in the comic series from Archie Comics as well as the TV series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM), and Sonic Underground
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Family
Ships featuring a character that only appears in the anime Sonic X and related media
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Friend
Ships featuring a character that only appears in the TV series Sonic Boom and related media
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Cargo
Ships featuring a character that only appears in the comic series from IDW Publishing
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Family
Ships featuring a character that only appears in the Paramount movies and related media
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Family
Ships featuring a character that only appears in continuities without a dedicated section or between two or more characters that only appear in different continuities
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Fanon
The series started gaining popularity in the 1990s and it was the Mario series’ biggest rival. The first game who offered incredible visuals and astonishing speed, its series mascot become a popular video game icon, and went on to establish a franchise which continues to this very day.

However, it is considered one of the most fractured and worst fandoms due to their notoriously divided, different canon fanbases (i.e. main series fans, Archie comics fans, Sonic X fans, Sonic Boom fans, among others) with conflicting opinions.

In terms of shipping, the fandom has the remarkable distinction of having the largest collection of ships available compared to any other fandom, many of which are spread out between different canons and it is quite popular to see canon characters being shipped with fan made characters, even some cross-over characters from other fandoms have been seen being shipped with the official Sonic characters. The two most popular ships which involve Sonic, Sonamy and Sonally, both of which have notoriously been in shipping wars against each other.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Sonic the Hedgehog on FanFiction.Net
 * Sonic Boom on FanFiction.Net
 * Sonic Underground on FanFiction.Net
 * Sonic Boom on FanFiction.Net
 * Sonic Underground on FanFiction.Net

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