As Sega’s iconic hedgehog mascot turns 25, David Snook examines its enduring, multi-platform appeal
WHOEVER decided that Sonic should be a hedgehog? He doesn’t look like a hedgehog; he doesn’t act like a hedgehog. Hedgehogs are shy, docile little creatures that you don’t normally see… except plastered into the middle of the road!
Yet here we have a racy hedgehog, full of mischief, who doesn’t amble along intent only on the next slug for breakfast; this one bounds lightly from obstacle to obstacle and appears more akin to a lovable imp.
