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Sonic X characters

Sonic X (ソニックX, sonikkuX) is the newest Sonic the Hedgehog animated series, based roughly on the storylines of Sonic Adventure series. Its rated genres are: action, adventure, sci-fi and comedy. It was animated and produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and the Sonic Team. In 2003, 4Kids Entertainment licensed Sonic X for American U.S. licensing is a joint effort between 4Kids and VIZ Media (it was formerly with ShoPro Entertainment before ShoPro and VIZ, LLC merged into VIZ Media). It is also showed in Europe, Australia and Brazil by Jetix, in Canada by YTV, and in Malaysia by ntv7. Originally planned as a 52 episode series which would be inspired by the storylines of the Sonic Adventure series, Sonic X has now expanded to 78 episodes which was shown in USA, Thailand, and France in January 2005.

The 4Kids version of Sonic X has been criticized for editing out portions and re-wording certain phrases to make it more child-friendly (This also applies to other 4Kids dubs), and rejecting Sonic's English game voice actor Ryan Drummond who wanted to voice for Sonic in the anime. 4Kids rejected him simply because he didn't live in New York City, which is the location of the production studio (and it certainly didn't help that this eventually led to him being replaced in the games because Sega wanted to make all the voices uniform). Ironically, the Japanese version has the original Japanese seiyu from the Sonic Adventure series, as well as direct quotes from the games, which were almost all changed in the 4Kids version. Even Sonic Adventure 2's theme song, "Live and Learn" which was in Episode 38, was gone. This infuriated many Sonic X fans as well as general Sonic and anime fans which is why they prefer the unedited Japanese version. Many fans have sent petitions for uncut DVDs; 4kids has made no comment on the subject.

In September 2005, Archie Comics, publishers of the North American Sonic the Hedgehog comics started a new series based on Sonic X; the first six issues will take place in the TV continuity between episodes 32 and 33, which falls between the Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 story lines. Template:Spoiler The series has gained popularity with preteen audiences and has a wide range of fans within the Sonic fandom. However, it is fair to note that many Sonic fans are disillusioned with the series because of its sharp contrast to the games (even though Sonic X does cover and adapt three of the games, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Battle) the plot is often very different. Perhaps the most notable difference is that while all games canonicaly takes place on Earth (one official Japanese game manual even mentions where on Earth sonic was born; Christmas Island) a major plot element in Sonic X is that Sonic and his friends got transported to Earth from another world. Also, many of the character's personalities have been changed. Tails, for example, takes on a light Shinji Ikari persona by the second series and rarely flies or fights, making him look slightly geeky. The series is also criticized for needlessly making relationships between characters, Christopher Thorndyke and Sonic are so close that it seems to eclipse Tails' position as Sonic's best friend, and the Sonic/Amy relationship. In addition the relationships between Knuckles and Rouge as well as Shadow and Rouge have annoyed people, as well as the love relationship between Tails and Cosmo in the second series which ends in her sacificial death to rescue Tails.

List of characters

Video game characters

Major

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Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • Sonic the Hedgehog ~ The universe's fastest supersonic hedgehog. Since his debut on the 16-bit SEGA Mega Drive in Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic has become a recognizable icon worldwide and even has appeared on various non-SEGA consoles lately, including the Nintendo Gamecube, Microsoft's Xbox, and Sony's Playstation 2. He is very carefree and laid-back, though cannot stand evil and it would go against his kind nature to not help someone in danger. He utilizes his special trademark abilities, speed and spin attacks (Kaiten Attack), to thwart any enemies that may threaten the landscape, including Doctor Eggman and the ruthless Dark Oak. Also note that Sonic has a knack of uttering English wisecracks, such as, "YES! HERE WE GO~!" and "READY, GO!" Needless to say, it was bound to confuse children who didn't understand a word of English, so SONIC project included a special "Sonic English" featurette with each DVD.
  • Miles "Tails" Prower ~ A unique two-tailed fox with special mechanical abilities. Miles met Sonic on Westside Island many years ago, and while the hedgehog did not take much notice of him at first, he was surprised at the young fox's ability to keep up, and he allowed him to tag along. From there on up until the incident with the Egg Carrier, the two had been stuck together like superglue. In Sonic X, while Tails is hardly found with Sonic anymore and is able to set out on missions by himself, he still holds a special admiration for his once-idol. Tails's most unique feature is the Propellor Hikou (spinning his tails together like a helicopter and gaining limited flight ability), although he rarely resorts to flight until he feels it is absolutely necessary (which tends to aggravate many extremely faithful Tails fans in regard to Sonic X).
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Knuckles and the Master Emerald.
  • Knuckles the Echidna ~ The guardian of the Master Emerald on Angel Island. Knuckles is very gullible and cannot seem to ever trust Sonic, especially since Dr. Eggman had once tricked him into thinking that Sonic and Tails were the ones after the Master Emerald. Even while Knuckles learned that Dr. Eggman was the bad guy and not Sonic, he still holds some resentment toward him. Sometimes he gets carried away showing off and trying prove he is better than Sonic. Throughout the first season of Sonic X, Knuckles prefers to wander by himself. His special abilities include Glide Hikou, Wall Climb, and Dig, most utilizing his special spiky knuckles.
  • Amy Rose ~ A pink girl hedgehog who just decided that she is Sonic's girlfriend. Once nicknamed "Rosy the Rascal," most notably in Sonic the Fighters, and mistakenly once known as "Princess Sally" (an entirely different character) in the U.S. Sonic the Hedgehog CD game manual. She and Sonic first crossed paths on "The Planet of Miracles," where Sonic sabotaged Dr. Eggman's plan of clutching the Little Planet as a massive metallic base with the power of the seven Time Stones. Ever since, Amy has followed Sonic (much to his dismay) and will never let him go, regardless of his awkward feelings towards her. Her primary weapon is the Piko-Piko Hammer, which she seems to retain an unlimited amount of and can seemingly pull out of nowhere.
  • Cream the Rabbit ~ A friendly young rabbit who is very polite towards her friends. Because of her age, the older characters tend to look after her in almost every situation, and she mainly spends her time watching television in Chris's mansion to keep out of danger. At first she is not able to defend herself at all during battles. Later she learns to utilize her two massive ears for flight (Fan Hikou), as well as use her best friend, Cheese the Chao, in a missile attack.
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Shadow and Rouge.
  • Shadow the Hedgehog ~ A black, solemn hedgehog who claims to be the "Ultimate Lifeform." Created over fifty years ago aboard the Space Colony ARK by Professor Gerald Robotnik, Shadow had remained in the captivity of G.U.N. until Dr. Eggman, Gerald's heir, awakened him. Shadow began to wreck havoc in the Capital City, which caused the government to believe that Sonic was the one committing these crimes. Eventually, Shadow realizes his memory had failed him, and helps destroy the Eclipse Cannon to prevent the annihilation of Earth. Recently, Shadow has been seen to team up with Dr. Eggman, though he assists both sides depending on the situation. Shadow's special abilities are exactly the same as Sonic's, ranging from speed to spin attacks.
  • Rouge the Bat ~ A government agent silver hair bat who is infatuated with jewels. She tends to work for herself and conceals personal details. Her past remains a mystery to this day, though she has an obvious crush on Knuckles. Her special abilities include Glide Hikou and Screw Kick, an extremely powerful maneuver which can pierce the strongest of materials, including Dark Oak's machines.
  • Dr. Eggman ~ A very determined villain set on collecting all seven Chaos Emeralds and destroying Sonic for good. At first Dr. Eggman attempts to conquer islands (first South Island and then Westside Island); later he attempts to build his own doomsday machine, which fails on two consecutive occasions. Ever since, Dr. Eggman has dependended on other forms of attack. First a mysterious water creature named Chaos, then Shadow, and then his grandfather's doomsday device, the Eclipse Cannon. His IQ is said to be 300, although he acts quite immature.

Minor

  • Big the Cat: A huge cat who likes fishing.
  • Chaotix: Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee make up this gang of crack detectives.
  • Vanilla the Rabbit: Cream's kind mother.
  • E-100 Zero: Prototype of the E-Series. He resembles a trash can with arms.
  • E-101 Beta: Member of the E-Series. He took up a lot of Zeta's roles in the Sonic Adventure saga and was able to talk. He had a grey Flicky inside him.
  • E-102 Gamma: Member of the E-Series. He betrayed Eggman and destroyed his brothers, but died in the process. He had a pink Flicky inside him.
  • E-103 Delta: Member of the E-Series. He was the first robot to be destroyed.
  • E-104 Epsilon: Member of the E-Series. He was the second robot to be destroyed.
  • E-105 Zeta: Member of the E-Series. He was the third robot to be destroyed.
  • Chaos: A mysterious, but powerful liquid lifeform that transforms when he absorbs one or more Chaos Emeralds.
  • Tikal: A mysterious echidna girl who sacrificed her body and trapped herself and Chaos in the Master Emerald, 3000 years ago.
  • Emerl: A robot found by Eggman. He's known as Emell in the dub version due to a mistranslated "r". Eggman used Emerl to copy all of his enemies' moves and then get the red Chaos Emerald. Cream defeated Emerl, who fell into the ocean and exploded.

Sonic X-clusive characters

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Chris and Francis.
  • Chris Thorndyke - A well-off boy who helps out Sonic since episode one.
  • Danny - Chris' friend
  • Bokkun - Acts as Eggman's messenger
  • Decoe and Bocoe - Two robots that are constantly by Doctor Eggman's side. They once tried to form together in Episode 48, but then realised that they weren't able to do so, much to the dismay of Mongroun and Chris. In Episode 49 they did so in order to summon Bokkun so they can find out where Eggman is.
  • E-Series - Other than the ones established in the games, most E-Series Robots are Sonic X-exclusive and appear constantly, at least for the first 26 episodes. See below for a list of them.
  • Chuck Thorndyke - Chris' grandfather (It is said his name is a reference to SatAM's chracter, Charles "Chuck" Hedgehog, Sonic's uncle in SatAM)
  • Ella - The Thorndykes' maid
  • Mr. Tanaka - The Thorndykes' butler
  • Topaz - A female GUN agent
  • Nelson and Lindsey Thorndyke - Chris' parents
  • Sam Speed - Leader of the S-Team and Chris' uncle (possibly a nod to American fictional mascot Uncle Sam). In the Japanese Version, He has many nicknames, like "Highway Star" and "Love Express", and changes them frequently.
  • Francis - Another one of Chris' friends
  • Helen - Little girl in a wheelchair
  • Jerome Wise - At first he tries to prevent the President's reputation from being ruined by Sonic. He gets fired when it was found out that he made a deal with Dr. Eggman and ends up homeless on the streets.
  • Mongroun - An anicent robot that came from deep undergound. It was awakened when Dr. Eggman is trying to place a bomb that will make all the volcanoes in the world erupt and destroy mankind so that he will create the Eggman Empire. Mongroun effortlessly destroyed Decoe and Bocoe (who were either repaired by Tails and Chuck, or reassembled themselves by the end of the episode, depending on which version of the show), but was destroyed by Sonic, Knuckles, and Rouge. Its character design is inspired by Moguera from the Japanese film Teido Zero Daisakusen a.k.a. The Mysterians, which later inspired MOGERA in Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla..

Series 2 (Season 3)

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Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Sonic, Cosmo, Cream and Cheese.

Back in early 2005, Jetix France has started airing episodes 53-78 (a.k.a. Series 2 in Japan, and Season 3 in America/England) before Japan has even started. Then a channel in China aired it, too. Next to air "Season 3" is 4Kids TV on September 10, 2005. Jetix in England is expected to get it sometime in November 2005, but this isn't 100% completely accurate. Season 3 began showing in Australia on November 5. While many fans wanted the Japanese version of Series 2, a member from SonicAnime.net has found bootlegs at a Blockbuster in China and ripped some of them off the disks and are out for download at some sites on the internet. The Japanese version still uses the second version of the Sonic Drive opening from Series 1 (Season 2, in America), and used the Shining Road (Second opening in Japan) for the closing. But, subject is to change seeing it hasn't aired on TV Tokyo in Japan yet.

New characters for Series 2 (Season 3) include:

  • Cosmo- A female alien/plant hybrid that is the last survivor of her species, come to get Sonic's help. Then has a relationship with Tails, and dies in episode 77.
  • Dark Oak- The evil leader of the Metarex, capable of challenging even the power of Super Sonic. Wields a large sword.
  • The Metarex- An intergalactic army that scours the galaxy for the life forces of planets, as well as for objects of great power.

One of the more notable things about Sonic X Series 2 is the fact that the show does become quite dark at times, many of the main cast are hurt very badly during the fights, a female chracter dies as her plane is blown up and Chris is even stabbed (non-fatally) during a Metarex attempt at Cosmo's life. Also, Cosmo dies at the hands of the Sonic Driver's final shot (controlled by a then grieving Tails). Also, the story contains no indication that the deaths occurred were negated and it's implied that Dark Oak survived the final fight.

The second series does not adapt any of the games, making a more original approach, but again contrasting from the games. It is unknown whether a third series is in syndication, however, many Sonic X fans wish for it to happen.

Who Is Nazo?

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The mysterious Nazo.

When the Sonic X series was first announced, early screenshots of the show were released with it. The most interesting shot had a mysterious "Super Hedgehog" that looked similar (and different) from Super Sonic. Unlike Super Sonic, this mysterious hedgehog (named Nazo, which is Japanese for "mystery") glowed with Blue Aura, his quills pointed upward, and has a more wild expression in his eyes. Nazo appeared directly at the end of the Pilot Trailer for Sonic X. But in the end, like a lot elements that appeared in the Pilot Trailer, Nazo never appeared in the series. However, whatever Nazo was, he continues to be a strong debate among Sonic X fans. (Some think he was a "fusion" form between Sonic and Shadow, while others theorized Nazo as Hyper Sonic or Shadow, or possibly a new higher Super form of Sonic or Shadow, or an entirely new character in Super or Hyper form.) The Pilot Trailer most likely indicates that Sonic X went through a large number of changes in design and story elements before its debut in Japan. (Bocoe and Decoe had different and more simplistic designs, Shadow appears on Eggman's Island Base and an Orange Tornado plane was also eventually changed to the X-Tornado on the show.) However, in series 2 Sonic transforms into "Dark" Super Sonic, an evil version of himself who Nazo is possibly another prototype of.

Official Cast List

Japanese version

English version

E-Series robots

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Sonic vs. Eggman's Guerra Hard robot.

Note: Some of the E-Series have no codenames stated in the Japanese version of Sonic X. The names given to E-11, E-14, E-23, E-43, E-47, and E-90 in the American dub by 4Kids are the closest one can get for a name until the official source for the Japanese codenames reveals the original names.

  • E-11 Beacon: Dr. Eggman summons this robot to accompany him to where a Chaos Emerald has been found. Later seen during the attack on Eggman's base. Seen in Episodes 4 and 12.
  • E-12: Group of large robots that attack Sonic at the beginning of Episode 1. Also attacks Sonic and Tails during a dream Tails is having in Episode 28.
  • E-13: Makes short appearances in Episodes 1, 11, 12, and 13. All they do is attack intruders.
  • E-14 Sneezer: Makes short appearances in Episodes 1, 11, 12, and 13. All they do is attack intruders.
  • E-18 Guerra-Hard: Sonic confonts this powerful E-Series robot inside Dr. Eggman's base. Seen in Episode 13. This robot bares a striking resemblance to Mazinger Z of Go Nagi's series of the same name (even so far as to have the "Egg-o-matic" (Eggman's hover craft) work like Koji's Pilder hover craft).
  • E-21 Ballios: These baseball-playing robots make up Dr. Eggman's "Eggs Team" when a Chaos Emerald is discovered Diamond Stadium. Seen in Episode 10.
  • E-23 Missile Wrist: Attacks Station Square when Dr. Eggman tries to take over the new world for the first time. Seen in Episodes 3 and 11 (flashback only). Also seen during a flashback during the dub version of Episode 39.
  • E-35 Funfun: While Dr. Eggman was away from his base tracking down the most recently discovered Chaos Emerald, he brought along this robot. Funfun has a powerful fan installed in him that is capable of blowing his opponents away. Seen in Episodes 12 and 13.
  • E-38 Octoron: Causes havok at Emerald Coast. Seen in Episode 9.
  • E-39 Quizon: These robots construct a theme park called "Eggman's Scream Park" (or rather, "Eggman's Sea Park" in the Japanese version) in place of Hotel de Blanc at Emerald Coast. They eventually combine themselves into one gigantic robot (called "Serpenter" in the dub). Seen in Episode 9.
  • E-42 Torole: These robots show up to wreak everything in sight once Dr. Eggman's recently launched Egg Fort arrives at the mall. Seen in Episode 15.
  • E-43 Falcon: These robots appear and attack Sonic when he shows up to stop the Egg Fort for the first time. Seen in Episode 15.
  • E-45 Sumo-Man: He basically acts as a road block during a race between Sonic and Sam Speed. They both manage to get pass him, however. Seen in Episode 21.
  • E-47 Pumpty: Captures Sonic's friends while Sonic is out fighting Knuckles. Seen in Episode 5.
  • E-51 Intelligente (pronounced In-tella-hen-tay): He takes over Chris's class as the new teacher and enjoys teaching the children. He refuses to follow Dr. Eggman's orders until Eggman shows up in person, threatening to dismantle him. Seen in Episode 6.
  • E-57 Clurken: Attacks Sonic and friends when a Chaos Emerald has been found under the ocean. Seen in Episode 16.
  • E-65 Gorru-Gaooh: Attacks Sonic while he is in Africa with Chris and Tails. Seen in Episode 18.
  • E-66 Da-Dai-Oh: Attacks Sonic's friends at a Chao colony, tracking mud into the river in the process. Seen in Episode 22.
  • E-70 Noizi: Guards the Chaos Emerald Dr. Eggman stole at Diamond Stadium. He is capable of making loud deafening noises. Seen in Episode 11.
  • E-74 Weazo: Attacks Sonic and friends in a movie studio once yet another Chaos Emerald has been found. Seen in Episode 23.
  • E-77 Lucky: Dr. Eggman sends out this robot to look for the final Chaos Emerald. He is made out of lucky charms, but his type of luck appears to be dumb luck. He is last seen fighting in a martial arts tournament held by the President. Seen in Episodes 25, 26, 45 and 46.
  • E-88 Lightning Bird: Attacks Sonic at a farm. A piece of him falls into Sonic's ear for quite a while. Seen in Episode 24.
  • E-90 Super Sweeper: This robot sucks up all the satellites in space so Dr. Eggman can launch his television channel.
  • E-91 Ku-no-i-chi: The only female E-Series robot. She is a ninja robot. Quoted from Dr. Eggman in the Japanese version of Sonic X, "Sometimes she’s a driver, sometimes she’s a female guard, and sometimes she’s a sexy dancer... but her true identity is E-91, Ku-no-i-chi!". This, incidentally is reffrence to the anime sereis Cutie Honey where Honey's speach was almost exactly like that (Sexy Dancer included!). On a side note, Ku-no-i-chi's name is roughly translated out to "Lady Ninja." Seen in Episode 17.
  • E-99 Eggsterminator: A highly massive E-Series robot that is a re-formation of the Egg Fort 2. Using the power of the Chaos Emeralds, he is able to move faster than Sonic himself. He eventually went out of Eggman's control and started brutally attacking Sonic. Ultimately, E-99 was destroyed by Super Sonic. He is certainly a very worthy opponent. Seen in Episode 26. (Note: In the Japanese version, E-99's codename is "Egg Emperor." This name clashes with the final boss of the individual teams' stories in Sonic Heroes. The name "Eggsterminator" is used because it was the name given in the dub.)

Episode Guide

See Sonic X media and release information

Theme Songs

Japan

  • Opening
  1. "SONIC DRIVE" by Hironobu Kageyama & Hideaki Takatori
  • Endings
  1. "Mi-Ra-I" by RUN&GUN
  2. "Hikaru Michi" by Aya Hiroshige (more commonly referred to as "The Shining Road")
  3. "T.O.P." by KP & URU
  • Inserts
  1. "Kotoba ni Dekinai" by OFF COURSE (episode 26)
  2. "Live & Learn" by Johnny Gioeli & Jun Senoue (episode 38) (From Sonic Adventure 2)
  3. "Natsu no Hi" by OFF COURSE (episode 52)
  4. "Midori no Hibi" by OFF COURSE (episode 52)

U.S.

  • Openings
  1. "Gotta Go Fast" by 4KIDS5
  • Endings
  1. "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened version) by Norman J. Grossfeld of 4KIDS5

U.K.

  • Opening
  1. "Sonic X" by Jetix
  • Endings
  1. "Sonic X" (Instrumental) (only on ITV broadcasts)
  2. "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened version) (only on Jetix braodcasts).

Official English sites

Official Japanese sites

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