Obscure Sonic Facts Masterpost
- Sonic suffers from hay fever. [SOURCE] [SOURCE]
- Dr Eggman is fond of more than three meals a day. [SOURCE]
- Shadow went from being named after the sarcasm involved in being unable to manufacture and/or catch a shadow to being named after the direction from which a light shines (According to Maria) [SOURCE for Shadow being named after futility of manufacturing shadows] Â Â [SOURCE for Maria being the origin of Shadowâs name]
- Knucklesâ whole design concept stems from ST wanting a character that could smash through walls. [RESEARCHING SOURCE]
- Sonic likes to read. Especially on rainy days. [SOURCE - One of the Joypolis Sonic statues quotes in Japanese confirms]
- Press Garden Zone in Sonic Mania was originally named Pulp Solstice Zone. [SOURCE]
- Tails was originally supposed to have only one tail and not have visible sclera. [SOURCE - Stated in Japanese in description]
- Sonic has a weird molecular structure, explaining why he can change form. [SOURCE KNOWN BUT I CANâT FIND THE VIDEO WHEREIN THIS WAS STATED]
- Shadow is physically 15. [SOURCE]
- Nack/Fang isnât a Weasel/Wolf hybrid but a Jerboa/Wolf hybrid. [SOURCE]
- Bean is not a Duck but a Woodpecker. [SOURCE]
- âSonic Crackersâ is likely to be a mistranslated title with the real one likely to instead be âSonic Clackersâ [No source but it makes sense given the âconnected by a bandâ dynamic and fickleness of translitering Lâs and Râs from Japanese]
- Sonic has a deep dislike of secrecy. [SOURCE]
- Vector believes in God according to Chaotixâs manual. [SOURCE]
- The Hard-Boiled Heavies were independent from Dr Eggman and were not acting under his command until presumably late into the game. [TRYING TO FIND SOURCE AGAIN]
- Sonic inscribed his name on his shoe soles in Sonic Adventure. [SOURCE]
- Heavy Magicianâs name was originally Heavy Mystic. [SOURCE]
- The original Genocide City/Cyber City Zoneâs layout in Sonic 2 eventually became Metropolis Act 3. [SOURCE]
- Chaos is a mutant Chao. [SOURCE]
- Sonicâs world has two moons. [SOURCE]
- Sonic actually has two separate eyeballs. Theyâre not âconjoinedâ [SOURCE]
- Shadowâs original name was âTeriosâ [SOURCE]
- The white cuffs on Sonicâs shoes are not socks. Theyâre part of the shoe itself. [SOURCE]
- Mightyâs favorite thing to do is forest bathe and he dislikes violence. [SOURCE]
- Charmy was the first insect to exceed the speed of sound and he has the moniker âFastest insect in the worldâ [SOURCE]
- The unused line in SA2 that Omochao says regarding the doctorâs mustache being fake does not actually refer to Dr Eggman but to the Chao Professor in the Kindergarten. [Chao Professor is referred-to as âHakaseâ, which is Japanese for âProfessorâ. Dr Eggman is not referred-to in this fashion]
- Sonic does not have a home. [SOURCE]
- Chip is genderless. [SOURCE]
- Darkspine Sonic does not wear gloves, shoes or socks.
- Maria Robotnik is 12 years old, 4âČ 07âČâ tall and weighs 32kg (70lbs) [SOURCE]
- The ring that Sonic wears in SatSR has an inscription engraved into it that confers good luck upon the wearer. [SOURCE]
- â*******â AKA âWechniaâ in Knucklesâ Chaotix is the remains of Tailsâ data. He and Sonic were originally planned to be in the game. [SOURCE] [SOURCE]
- Professor Gerald Robotnik is 5âČ07âČâ and weighs 88kg (194lbs). His age is not known. [SOURCE]
- Sonic is not fond of Twinkle Park (His idle comment in the entrance area has him state that he doesnât like the place) [SOURCE]
- Birdie is male and the yellow and pink birds are his brothers. [SOURCE]
- Tikalâs mother died when she was young. This is specifically why she was raised by her grandmother. [SOURCE]
- Sonic has actually been voiced by at least two women; Keiko Toda in Sonic Underground and Meg Inglima in Sonicâs Schoolhouse. [SOURCE] [SOURCE]
- A young boy inside Station Squareâs train station mentions Little Planet and Angel Island in the Japanese script when talking to Sonic at one point in his story. These references are not in the English script. [SOURCE]
- E-10000R (The red robot playable character in Sonic Riders) has the same engine as Metal Sonic. [SOURCE]
- Classic Sonic is 76.5cm (2âČ05âČâ) tall as his sprites are equal in height to Metal Sonicâs in Sonic CD. Whoâs height was given as 76.5cm in his profile in the manual. [SOURCE]
- According to text on the World Ringsâ concept art, theyâre made out of a glass-like substance. [SOURCE]
- Knuckles hates the city. [SOURCE]
- Amy dislikes the main area (Not the Jungle) of Mystic Ruins. [SOURCE]
- Caliburn was originally female. Shiro Maekawa was surprised to see she was changed to male. [SOURCE]
- Earthia is a conservative leader of Cosmoâs homeworld whilst Lucas is the leader of the war faction. This is stated (In Japanese) on their eyecatch cards. [SOURCE]
- The flower Merlina holds that wilts is a Strawflower/Straw Chrysanthemum. This was an intentional choice, as Strawflowers/Straw Chrysanthemums represent eternity in the language of flowers, a direct reference to Merlinaâs desire to make the Grand Kingdom last forever. [SOURCE - Note that this is Shiro Maekawaâs Twitter post. Who wrote the Storybook games.]
- Clove the Pronghorn is/was regarded as lesbian by her creator Aleah Baker. [SOURCE]
- Dr Eggman went to the effort of collecting the Hyudoroâs in the Sandopolis pyramid himself and placed them inside that capsule. [SOURCE]
- According to Shadowâs SONIC CHANNEL profile, he does not have a âfavorite thingâ or anything that he likes. [SOURCE]
- Silverâs age originally wasnât set in concrete. It was given as being 13-15 in SONIC â06âČs script. His final age is given as 14. [SOURCE]
- Rouge dislikes Dry Lagoon. [Idle dialogue in Dry Lagoon confirms this]
- Sonic Jamâs title was originally conceived as âSonic Agesâ [SOURCE]
- âNazoâ is one and the same as Super Sonic and is not a unique, independent character. This was outright stated on a Japanese Sonic X poster. [SOURCE]
- Blaze is put-out by her small breasts and comments about them rouse her anger. [SOURCE]
- Metal Sonic idles in his spare time. [SOURCE]
- Sonic does not live in Green Hill Zone, he just enjoys running around there. [SOURCE]
- Emerald Coast is the hottest vacation destination in Sonicâs world. [SOURCE]
- The female ghost in Night of the Werehog is named Raa/Laa, the short, fat ghost is named Suu and the thin, taller ghost in named Wuu. Their fused form with the horns is named Baker. [SOURCE] [SOURCE] [SOURCE] [SOURCE]
- Knucklesâ design was originally Dinosaur-like. This was due to the popularity of Jurassic Park at the time. [SOURCE]
- Sonic is capable of reaching the speed of light. This is stated in his profile in one of the official JP Sonic Adventure guides. [SOURCE]
- Sonic does not recall memories of his actions in Purple Frenzy form when he reverts to normal. This is stated in the Sonic Colours manga. [SOURCE]
- The cackling one-eyed creatures that accompany Mephiles in the first boss fight against him are named âZerophilesâ [TRYING TO RE-FIND SOURCE]
- Jimmy (Heavy Riderâs steed) is described as being like a rampaging bull in the JP Sonic Mania manual. [SOURCE]
- Jari-Thure in JP Unleashed wonders if Sonic is perverted given that he wears only gloves. This is not mentioned in the English script and he wonders if Sonic is a weirdo instead. [SOURCE]
- Chip refers to itself/himself in the third person in the JP script of Unleashed.
- Omochao adds the word âChaoâ onto the end of every sentence in Japanese. This quirk is not present with English Omochao.
- Cheeseâs favorite food is Coconuts. [SOURCE]
- Orbot is noted in his SONIC CHANNEL profile to have a âpoisonousâ sort of sarcasm towards Dr Eggman. He is also noted as being quite intelligent. [SOURCE]
- Cubot has the same CPU as Orbot but is dense despite that. This is stated in his SONIC CHANNEL profile. [SOURCE]
- One of Sonicâs originally conceived names was âLighspeeâ (âRaisupiâ), derived from âLightspeedâ [SOURCE]
- Pumpkin Hillâs theme song âA Ghostâs Pumpkin Soupâ was the very first track composed for Sonic Adventure 2. [TRYING TO RE-FIND SOURCE]
- Windy Valley was the first stage designed for Sonic Adventure and the last to be remade. [SOURCE]
- Some of the files in SA2âČs data still refer to Shadow by his original name Terios. [SOURCE]
- Cosmo loves to bask in the sun according to her eyecatch card. [SOURCE]
- If you duck a small distance away from Knuckles in Sky Sanctuary Zone in Sonic (3) & Knuckles, he will gesture for Sonic and/or Tails to go on without him. This can be seen in action here.
- Speaking of Sky Sanctuary, it is considered holy territory that only Knuckles is permitted to enter. This is stated in the official JP Sonic Jam startegy guide. [SOURCE]
- Sonic Team had a survey to decide whether to reverse the controls for up and down in Death Egg Zone when the gravity is reversed. [SOURCE]
- The name of Emerald Hill Zone came from a location in San Francisco. STI were located in the city at the time. Which is how they were inspired. [SOURCE]
