A seemingly innocent little bit of Sonic trivia has made sufficient waves for an official Sega supervisor to publicly stress it’s truly not true.
For a sequence all a few blue mammal that runs quick, Sonic The Hedgehog followers are fiercely explicit about its ongoing continuity and lore.
Sega has recognised that sufficient folks care about it to attempt to tidy up 30+ years’ value of Sonic lore, with current video games like Sonic Frontiers and Sonic X Shadow Generations chockful of references and call-backs to older titles.
The firm is so devoted to protecting issues constant that, following the discharge of a brand new Sonic The Hedgehog annual for teenagers, it’s needed to difficulty a correction relating to Sonic’s residing scenario.
As shared on X, one web page within the annual gives a easy profile on Sonic himself, and it mentions he lives in Green Hill Zone. Seems innocuous sufficient and is smart contemplating that’s the long-lasting introductory stage within the first ever Sonic sport.
However, as this element gained traction, affiliate Sonic lore supervisor (sure, that’s an precise job title for somebody at Sega) Chris Hernandez took to social media to emphasize that this isn’t true in any respect and Sonic is definitely homeless.
‘This was one thing we caught early on, however it appears to be like like an older draft received via on accident,’ explained Hernandez. ‘Sonic doesn’t have a house, he’s nonetheless a drifter.’
For such a innocent element, fan responses have been bizarrely constructive and counsel followers take this matter fairly severely. ‘Thank you, it’s fairly apparent however not for everybody so it’s good to have an official assertion,’ replied X user Zoom.
Others like Rubber duck and CoralReefee are particularly enthusiastic in regards to the concept of Sonic being homeless. Who would’ve guessed that Sonic’s lack of a home was so pivotal to his character, however there you go.
One fan, childishgamzeno, was particularly stunned to be taught of this data, with Hernandez replying with the ‘all the time has been’ meme.
So, Sonic’s been residing on the streets for over 30 years? You’d assume he’d have sufficient to purchase a home with all of the rings he’s picked up. Either rings aren’t authorized tender or home costs are stupidly costly in Sonic’s world.
Some followers, like Musicedge2 and DWN_Infinty, nevertheless, have introduced up how Sonic has been proven residing in homes in different video games. These are the arguments Sonic followers have these days, apparently.
It’s such a wierd factor to get hung up on when different media, just like the Sonic Boom cartoon and the stay motion films, have given Sonic a home to stay in (he even has adoptive dad and mom within the latter) and no one had a problem with these. Or possibly folks did, and we’ve simply mercifully prevented these social circles.
Whatever the case, this reveals that Sega is making an attempt to take Sonic lore simply as severely because the followers do. It doesn’t appear to be everyone seems to be totally happy with no matter solutions the corporate offers, however when have Sonic followers ever agreed on something?
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