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AoSTH Santa

Santa Claus, from Sonic Christmas Blast.

Santa Claus, is a jolly man who is the spirit of Christmas. He usually resembles a rotund human male in a red coat with white trim. He has a big, bushy white beard.

He delivers presents to children on Christmas Eve, flying through the sky on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. He is aided by a workshop full of elves.

Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)[]

In Chapter 10 of Shogaku Rokunensei, Eggman disguises himself as Santa Claus to trick the kids of Hedgehog Town.

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog[]

Santa Claus has appeared in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog special, Sonic Christmas Blast as a major character. He was kidnapped by Dr. Robotnik, who usurped him as "Robotniklaus". Robotnik planned to steal Christmas and rule the world. Santa apparently announced his retirement, but in truth he had been replaced by Robot Santa, a dim-witted robot who was only programmed to say things revolving around Christmas.

Robotnik held Santa captive in an ice cave in the North Pole. Sonic rescued him but it still seemed hopeless, even by his abilities, to save Christmas. However, Santa recognized the Ring of Ultimate Velocity on Sonic's finger and, with Sonic's help, was able to save Christmas.

Impressed by Sonic's abilities to deliver all the presents in the world in a matter of minutes he passed his signature red cap to Sonic, trusting him to continue delivering presents on Christmas Day. While Santa himself, would just plan out Christmas.

Santa Claus was voiced by Jay Brazeau.

Sonic the Comic[]

Main article: Father Christmas
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Father Christmas from Sonic the Comic #93. Art by Andy Pritchett and coloring by Steve White.

Due to being a British product, Santa Claus is replaced with a similar character from British Christmas traditions known as Father Christmas instead of Santa Claus, and made several appearances in the British series Sonic the Comic. This Father Christmas possesses incredible magical abilities, the limits of which are unknown, which include the ability to appear and disappear at will and the ability to predict the future. He is also invisible to robots.

Father Christmas first appeared to Doctor Ivo Robotnik while he was dictator of Mobius, offering him a chance to do a good deed (although Robotnik refused) and predicting that Robotnik's empire would soon fall if Robotnik did not change his ways.[1] Father Christmas later appeared to apprehend a villainous elf named Vile Peter, who had been kidnapping children from the Emerald Hill Zone.[2]

Sonic X (comics)[]

In Sonic X #15, Sonic has a hard time believing that Santa is real. Sonic goes so far as to run to the North Pole and look for Santa's workshop. Later on, Dr. Eggman impersonates Santa, saying he will only deliver presents if the world delivers Sonic to him. Sonic is rescued by Chuck Thorndyke who claims to have the real Santa with him. Eggman is scared off by Santa, but it turns out it was actually Ella in a Santa suit. Now, Sonic and Christopher Thorndyke both doubt that Santa exists. On Christmas morning, Chris declares that Santa is real and Sonic (after getting a pair of Rings as a gift from Santa) agrees that it is good to believe in things.

Other references[]

Artwork[]

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The first illustration of Sonic wearing a Santa suit, notably without the hat.

Sega has produced a lot of 2D Sonic artwork of the hero wearing a loose fitting Santa suit. This suit first appeared on the cover illustration of the December 1992 issue of Harmony. It then appeared in a bonus wallpaper on the Sonic Adventure disc, then Sega continued to produce new Santa Sonic art on their official Japanese website, Sonic Channel, almost every year. From 2013-2016, more characters were given Santa-inspired suits for Sonic Channel artwork.

1993 Calendar[]

In the SegaSonic the Hedgehog 1993 Calendar, Santa can be spotted in the background of the illustration for December.

Sonic Adventure 2[]

For the 2P Play mode in Sonic Adventure 2, a Santa suit Outfit for Sonic was available as the Christmas seasonal DLC.

Sonic Rivals 2[]

In Sonic Rivals 2, one of Silver the Hedgehog's alternate outfits in the game is titled "Christmas" and has a red, green, and white color scheme.

Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide[]

In Mega Man #26, after kidnapping and checking in on Dr. Light, Eggman disbelieving that he's a threat to him and Dr. Wily, referred to Light as Santa in a lab coat.[3]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[]

VIP Santa Invitation

Santa Claus was a VIP at Dream Events during Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Santa Claus makes a cameo appearance in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as a VIP where he shows up in Dream Events during December. Unlike most VIP characters, you receive three hundred star tokens for finding Santa rather than the standard hundred. A Santa hat, coat, mittens and boots can all be purchased in the boutique and then fashioned on a Mii.

Stock artwork[]

Style guides for 2D and 3D stock artwork of the Sonic series like Sonic the Hedgehog Modern Style Guide include themed artwork of Sonic and other characters in Santa outfits.[4]

Sonic Runners[]

During the Christmas Event in Sonic Runners, Sonic in a Santa suit was made available as a playable character. Christmas NiGHTS and a Christmas Nightopian, both with Santa-inspired designs, also appeared during the Christmas NiGHTS Collaboration Event.

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle[]

In Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, Big the Cat was re-released as a playable character called "Santa Big". Big is dressed as Santa Claus during matches.

Sonic Forces[]

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The Avatar in Santa's outfit, from Sonic Channel.

In Sonic Forces, some of the Costume parts for the Avatar include Santa's attire.

Chao In Space[]

In this holiday short, Dr. Eggman makes an appearance dressed as Santa Claus, planning to steal presents.

Sonic Frontiers[]

In Sonic Frontiers for Christmas 2022, a Santa suit for Sonic was released as free DLC titled the "Holiday Cheer Suit".

Sonic Superstars[]

In Sonic Superstars for Christmas 2023, a Santa suit for Sonic was released as free DLC.

Trivia[]

  • In most of Sonic Christmas Blast, Santa's gloves are green, but in one scene they are white.
  • The red color scheme of Sonic's shoes were inspired by Santa Claus.

References[]

  1. Sonic the Comic #93, "Season of Goodwill"
  2. Sonic the Comic #119, "Black Christmas"
  3. Mega Man #26, "When Worlds Collide Part Seven: Evening The Odds"
  4. Sega Seasonal

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