Update: Today Sonic’s most important look yet was revealed. The upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie’s titular character received a full redesign based on fan criticism of the initial design. We’ve added these designs to our gallery of every Sonic appearance ever below.
Until Sonic the Hedgehog debuted on the SEGA Genesis, a fat plumber somewhat inexplicably served as the game industry’s most recognizable icon. All of that changed when gamers saw SEGA’s blue blur careening off springs, zipping through loops and wagging his finger disapprovingly at people still playing “baby games” on Super Nintendo.
Source: IGN.com We Collected 25 Years of Weird and Wonderful Sonic Images