This article covers all the characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series by Sega, as well as the comic books and the cartoon series based on the video games. NOTE: This gallery only covers significant characters from the Sonic multiverse. For a comprehensive list of every Sonic.
Sonic CD introduced Amy Rose, a female hedgehog with a persistent crush on Sonic. Sonic 3 introduced Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic's rival and later friend. All five of these have remained major characters and appeared in dozens of games.
The series has introduced dozens of additional recurring characters over the years. Explore all Sonic the Hedgehog characters, from Sonic and Tails to villains like Dr. Eggman.
Learn about their abilities and backstories. The sequel, Sonic 2, gave Sonic a fox friend named Tails. Sonic CD introduced Amy Rose, a female hedgehog with a persistent crush on Sonic.
Sonic 3 introduced Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic's rival and later friend. All five of these have remained major characters and appeared in dozens of games. A variety of Sonic characters gathered.
Characters Sonic 290 Sonic is a hedgehog gifted with the power of Speed, he is based on the character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video games that are made by Sega and Sonic Team. Sonic the Hedgehog is the main character of the series and debuted on the game of the same name. He's a blue hedgehog and is generally regarded as one of the most popular video game characters of all time.
He's best known for his speed, which overtime seems to have increased. This set contains the following corresponding characters of Sonic the Hedgehog in this set: Sonic the Hedgehog Miles Tails Power the Fox Knuckles the Echidna Amy Rose the Hedgehog Cream the Rabbit Cheese the Chao Chao Chao Walker Dark Chao Walker Silver the Hedgehog Vector the Crocodile Espio the Chameleon Charmy Bee the Bee Tikal the Echidna Marine the Racoon Blaze the Cat Big the Cat Shadow. A variety of Sonic characters gathered.
Clockwise from top: Doctor Eggman, Rouge the Bat, Shadow the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Miles "Tails" Prower, Cream the Rabbit, Cheese the Chao (flying, center), and Blaze the Cat. Art by Yuji Uekawa. For better or worse, the characters of the Sonic series are one of the defining features of the franchise.
From Sonic the Hedgehog 2 onward, there has been a new character or two in nearly every video game in the series. Along with "core" characters Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose and Dr. Eggman, there have been major additions throughout the franchise's timeline, such as the Chaotix, Shadow.
Characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. This is a very large category! To of it, click the links below for specific letters, or click the "Next" (or "Prev") links. Also note that subcategories are sorted alongside articles, so not all subcategories are visible on the first page.