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Sonic Boom Is Adding a New Character to the Sonic-verse

Finally, a character that appeals to the all-important paranoid, introverted shut-in demographic.

May. 29 2014

Posted by: Alex

In This Episode:

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

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Oh Knuckles, what have they done to you! (and why is Sonic in a scarf??!, and why did everyone's legs get long!)

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@5p3ktro: Nah, it's probably farm-raised pleather.

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@krataur: slant rhyme dawg.

I find it more bizarre that she's wearing animal skins.

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Despite the video above, I still have complete faith this will be better than all the other Sonics titles over the past decade combined. Take from that what you will.

Also,

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Goddamn wasn't sega trying to faze out all the side character furries in the sonic universe? Why the hell are you going to start increasing it again? I just don't care anymore... sigh.

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they couldn't wait? they cut down on the characters and made it somewhat decent... but they could not hold it in. Something must be in the water over in sega... why cant they just not add lame characters, atleast for a while!

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Oh no.....

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Our long national nightmare continues.

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@angethedude said:

The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

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Uh...ok.

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Hot. Garbage.

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This looks like a fantastic character and as always adding a new character to the Sonic roster is an amazing idea that can in no way backfire.

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reminds me of ty the tasmanian tiger

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The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

Oh my god why am I A Baby!

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@angethedude said:

The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

Could've been worse I guess.
Could've been worse I guess.

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The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

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Oh no.

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I absolutely hate this character.

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The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

Well, that was certainly unexpected.

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Especially since I'm a guy.

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@paulunga:

Also you're awful for doing your own rimshot.
Also you're awful for doing your own rimshot.
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"Finally, a character that appeals to the all-important paranoid, introverted shut-in demographic."

So, your average Sonic fan, then? BADUM-PSH!

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Needs more Sonichu.
Needs more Sonichu.

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original character do not steal

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Funny, i thought she would have an Australian accent. Guess I'm just racist.

also...

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Meet the new tails...

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And we still can't get them to finally just include Sally in the Sega-verse of Sonic games or the cyborg Rabbit, or the Purple Walrus.

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I had to stop at the 'new character' part

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@cdub901 said:

Well, she's at least so far a better character than Big The Cat or any other asshole they've put into Sonic games for the last 15 years, so that's something I guess

Knuckles is still the best character of them all though (including Sonic)

You take that back!

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What has Knuckles been taking?

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Those are some CLAMP ass character designs.

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oh god that intro voice...WTF

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@angethedude said:

The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

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i'm sonic with some sick hot rod flame tattooed on to his body (and hair?).

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Oh god...that voice....*shudders and cringes*

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Whatever niche market Sonic Games appeal to nowadays, it must be big enough for Sega to make money off of it, which is kind of scary.

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@yummylee said:

@hunter5024 said:

Oh man... it works.

Your real name's Hunter? Is your surname like, Steele or Power or Raven or... something?

I hope it's something. Hunter Something is a pretty great name.

EDIT: Oh my... That's...

Hunter is actually my surname, though I have Rorie syndrome, where my last name is used more often than my first. I feel my first name was a missed opportunity, which I hope to capitalize on with my children. If someone introduces themselves as Dragon Hunter, they're either the coolest or the nerdiest motherfucker in the room. No middle ground for my kids.

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Probably worth mentioning that this characters involvement in the game could be very limited compared to their plans for expanding into that Sonic Boom cartoon show. I doubt this new character will have a significant role in the game.

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It's like they learned NOTHING!

I would be okay if Sonic met an occasional friend or two during an adventure and it was temporary, but I was really hoping they would reset the Sonic cast down to 4 and leave it at that for a while.

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Sonic is rad.

Sonic Boom does not look rad.

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The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

Evidently I am the ULTIMATE LIFE FORM. The perhaps saddest part: my theme is "Live and Learn" and I actually un-ironically love that wonderfully terrible song...I have become the monster.

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Came to hear Knuckles' voice. Goddamnit Sega

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The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

You are very right:

http://ninjitsusentaitokusouldier.wikia.com/wiki/Brandon_The_Hedgehog

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The art style on this game is super creepy to me. It just looks like they went and made a game out of ultra weirdo creeper sonic furry fan art shit.

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I wish Sonic would die, I know this is "for kids" but there's stuff for kids that isn't cringe-worthy garbage. Also the general Sonic fan community are dreadful, sure there's plenty of legitimately worse people in the world, but it's still some of the most painful, sad shit ever.

Also the video games are rarely above mediocre after Sonic CD.

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@jesushammer: It says a lot about Sonic fanart communities that I literally have no idea whether this is real or not. I mean, all signs point to it being a joke, but holy shit I really don't know.

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@thehbk said:

@twolines said:

Eh, it's a game/show for kids. Whatever.

Yeah, but even we know what made kids shows good. You tone it down but don't treat kids like fucking idiots.

Ninja Turtles. Power Rangers. Kids shows with not much but kicked ass.

X-men TAS, Batman TAS. Kick ass kids shows that had substance.

Sticks. That is the name. God fucking damn it.

Did you actually watch Power Rangers? I loved that show, but that shit was dumb as fuck. Also, the main villain in Ninja Turtles was called "Shredder"; that's easily as dumb as a character named Sticks.

Yes, I still watch it sometimes, those first 2 seasons. Dumb as shit but in a good way and the fighting was kick ass. And they always killed the monster at the end. No mercy. Here it is just gonna be like, Oh bop him in the head! We win! As for the shredder. That was the name of the shotgun in Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. It is a bad ass name.

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Because if their is one thing the sonicverse needed its more generic (and annoying) characters no-one gives a fuck about.

At this stage I honestly think Sega would be smarter to just say fuck it and make a porn game starring Rouge and Cream for all the furries.

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Well I couldn't make in a minute in. What a "hilarious" character.

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Yikes

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Eh, still a better character design than Rouge the Bat.

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@hunter5024 said:

@angethedude said:

The scariest game you can ever play: Google your name followed by "The Hedgehog". Post your results.

Oh man... it works.

Your real name's Hunter? Is your surname like, Steele or Power or Raven or... something?

I hope it's something. Hunter Something is a pretty great name.

EDIT: Oh my... That's...

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Welp, there you go then.