The Sonic the Hedgehog Technical Files, also known as the Original Story, is a text written internally by Sega of Japan and translated by the Sega Technical Institute.[citation needed] Though the exact date of the entire document is unknown, as is the original author, the first half of the document is based on work developed during the initial creation of the first Sonic the Hedgehog.[1] Part of the origin story would be shown in the third volume of Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic with some modifications, but the original text would be revealed in the Japanese Sonic Jam Official Guide. An abridged form of this document, entitled "Episode 1", was later published in the history pamphlet contained in the limited edition Birthday Pack of Sonic Adventure 2 in both Japanese and English.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - Original Story and Character Profiles[]
Character Outline: Sonic the Hedgehog[]
- Approximate age: 18 (but it's kind of hard to tell).
- Legendary blue hedgehog with an attitude.
- Is the fastest in the land.
- Strong sense of justice but irreverent to authority.
- Impatient (does not like to stand around).
- Not detail-oriented (short attention span).
- Likes anything fast.
- Loyal to his friends but enjoys his independence.
- Street smart, but warm at heart.
- Loves beauty, nature, cool music and adventure!
- Not a hero, but has lots of self confidence and courage.
- But, above all else, he is FAST!
The Background Story: Sonic's Origin[]
These are three Sonic episodes, each unfolding into another "world", which were talked about since the early stages of development for Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit).[2][1]
Sonic Episode: 1[]
Sonic in this world is the protagonist of a fairy tale. The old enemy Dr. Eggman also appears in this fairy tale. Perhaps the game Sonic was created based on this fairy tale.[2]
- Mary Grannet is a well-known fairy tale writer during the 20th century, but only few people know that her husband was a pilot at the Airforce.
- Her husband's hair was always sharpened straight because of his helmet. So Mary said teasingly.
- "Your hair looks like a hedgehog."[1]
- There was a daughter between them named Sherry. But most of the time her father was flying in the air, so she had very few chances to meet with her father. Not to make her daughter feel lonely, Mary used to let Sherry hear a fairy tale. A fairy tale, which is about:
- "SONIC: the Hedgehog who runs faster than sound".[1]
- As time goes by, the world of this fairy tale has spread rapidly. An adventure at the world of wonder, a mystic jungle, a stormy ocean, an ancient city, the lost continent... SONIC's actvity has pushed forward. Wherever SONIC finds the bad guy, he immediatly appears with his boastful speed to help people. [The] story of the hedgehog, who has a mind of justice, wisdom and courage, has eased up her [Sherry's] loneliness very well. Sherry was especially pleased about the story of love between SONIC and his girlfriend, because her mother seems to be very young and beautiful when her story comes to the point. Later on, Sherry will realize that her mother's story was a true story.[1]
Sonic Episode: 2[]
The story of an unnamed pilot who exceeded the speed of sound. Whether or not he was Mary's husband in Episode 1 is uncertain, but Sonic was still a symbol of supersonic speed during this era. The faster-than-sound hedgehog became a legend.[2]
- In 1947, Airforce pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
- On the same day, it is said that there was a test pilot who crossed the sound barrier. Shortly after reaching the speed of sound, his plane collapsed with the sound of an explosion and was never seen on ground radar again.
- It is said that he had the "SONIC" emblem shining on the back of his flight jacket.
- No one knows his name anymore. However, there isn't anyone who doesn't know the legend of "SONIC".
- Faster and higher, the men who chase their dreams in the sky think of "SONIC" the hedgehog, who is faster than sound, and take off from the ground.[2]
Sonic Episode: 3[]
The story of the Sonic that appears in the present day. Given the time, is Meg Mary's grandaughter? It's not strange to think that, but the truth is a secret. The flight jacket that appears in this story is said to be owned by the people in the department, including the middle manager of Sonic Team.[2]
- In the 1980s, antiques dealer Jeff adquired a vintage flight jacket. It was covered in dust, but it was made of good quality leather and had a nice atmosphere.[2]
- He took it home and found something while taking care of it.
- "Oh, isn't this cute.....? S - O - N - I - C..... You are SONIC....."
- On the back of the jacket was a cheeky blue character drawn. Jeff muttered to himself.
- "Are you a lion or a cat...... Hmm...... I don't know......"[2]
- One day, a young woman came into Jeff's shop for the first time in years. With a beautiful face that seemed completely unrelated to the antiques, she was looking around the store and saw that flight jacket displayed in the glass case behind Jeff. It seemed to have stolen her heart.
- "Young lady, you seem to like that jacket."
- "Yeah, SONIC is written under the picture. I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."
- "Hoho..... SONIC seems to be the name of that lion-like dude."
- "Yes, SONIC...... SONIC! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG! I remember! SONIC, the hedgehog of justice, wisdom and courage. It was a fairy tale I heard when I was a child! He's a hedgehog. The fast hedgehog SONIC!!"
- "It looks like you haven't seen this guy for the first time...... Ma'am, would you like to take this jacket?"
- "Yes, please give it to me!"[2]
- Her name is Meg. She works as a freelance technical photographer. Her favorite companion nowadays is a vintage flight jacket she picked up at an antiques shp on a trip, and she always wears it to in her job. Strictly speaking, it wasn't the jacket itself, but the cheeky-looking hedgehog character named SONIC drawn on its back, and it felt like taking him with her. She thought he liked her.[2]
- The accident happened one day. It occured when she went to an air field show held at a suburban airfield for coverage. During one of the show's selling points, an aerial acrobatics performance, two planes crashed with each other, one was wrecked, and the other crash-landed on the ground. The other aircraft was trying to land, staggering, attempting to regain its balance. Meg continued to shoot the moment of the crash in front of the spectator seats with the motor drive roaring.[2]
- "No way!" The crashed plane roared and burst into flames. Unable to hold back, Meg jumped out of her seat, grabbed her camara, and was about to run to the scene, when the other accidental plane, which had just landed nearby, swerved in a direction and slid into her.[2]
- She could see the wings and iron plates fluttering like paper from the large lump of iron approaching in front of Meg. Just as she crouched over her hear, the engine exploded, engulfing Meg in a blaze of fire.[2]
- A jet of ignited fuel hit the audience and wreacked havoc.[2]
- Meg saw something in the flames. A blue creature stood in front of her and pulled her hand and said,
- "This way, run!"
- When she stood up and she was told, he said "Hurry up!". Meg ran while being pulled by her hand. He's SONIC, thought Meg, now running hand in hand with SONIC. He said to her when they arrived to an unknown hill,
- "Darn, from now on you'll have to look ahead and walk!"[2]
- After Meg nodded, she ran off somewhere in no time. When she woke up, she was in a hospital bed. Was she just dreaming... she couldn't figure it out. She was told that she had fallen unconscious on a hill overlooking the airfield. Everyone was asking how she survived the explosion.
- As expected, she couldn't say, "To SONIC.....", and had no choice but to reply that she didn't understand. The jacket she was wearing was tragically scorched black by the heat of the fire.
- She didn't even know where the SONIC emblem was.[2]
- A photograph of the incident was developed and stretched. Meg suddenly looked at the picture and let out an awk. There was a photo that she didn't remember taking. There was a red pointy shoe on the picture.[2]
- "SONIC!"
- Meg took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled as she caught her breath. Meg thought of SONIC... and was determined to meet him.[2]
The Game Story: (adapted from the Sonic Stories of Mary Garnet)[]
Sonic was born on a small island called Christmas Island. But his love for adventure called him away and he has visited so many different places on Earth that he doesn't really have a place he considers to be home. The Sonic stories center around his favorite group of islands including South Island (Sonic 1), Westside Island (Sonic 2) and Angel Island (Sonic 3). The first Sonic Story is located on South Island which is quite beautiful. This island is known for the curious fact that it floats around in the ocean. That is why it cannot be found on any map. Sonic is fond of sitting on its beach in his beach chair, wearing sunglasses and listening to cool rock music. Sonic loves to sing in his own rock band and enjoys being with his friends but he is just as happy to be alone.
Sonic would be very happy enjoying his own pastimes were it not for the constant intrusions of his arch rival Dr. Robotnik (also sometimes known as Eggman because of his round shape). The evil doctor seems to have an endless supply of fiendish plots to take over the world, but Sonic seems to always find a way to frustrate his plans and keep him at bay. This has given Sonic somewhat of a celebrity status with the local inhabitants and he is loved by all as much as Robotnik is hated by all.
Westside Island is a very ancient island with plenty of treasures and ancient ruins. It is also said to contain a small supply of a very powerful natural crystals called "Chaos Emeralds". These multi-colored emeralds have tremendous energy and could be used to create the most powerful nuclear bombs and laser weapons if they fell into the wrong hands. Legend says that they exist here, but nobody can remember actually seeing them. The reason for this is that the Chaos Emeralds exist in a different dimension and no one has yet been able to find a way to actually possess them.
One day, Dr. Robotnik heard the stories of the Chaos Emeralds and he vowed to do whatever it took to acquire them for his own evil purposes. He and his henchmen, built a huge fortress where he made robots of many types and sent them off to find the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic stood up in defiance of Robotnik's troops and kicked them all back into the fortress telling them never to come out again. But the evil doctor had other plans. as he sulked away, he vowed that he would find the Chaos Emeralds and he would get his revenge on Sonic the Hedgehog.
A short time later, Sonic made an amazing discovery. His friends had all disappeared! Robotnik had been capturing all of the defenseless animals in the countryside and had changed them into robots! Dr. Robotnik was converting Sonic's friends into slaves and now only Sonic to save them! Can Sonic do it?
Will Robotnik succeed in his quest for the emeralds while exacting his revenge on Sonic? Can Sonic subdue the hoards of robot animals without hurting his friends inside? Will Robotnik take over the whole world?
So begins the video game saga of Sonic the Hedgehog......
Primary cast of Game Characters[]
Sonic[]
Sonic is the star. He is a cool blue dude with an attitude. He is not a "do-gooding" hero. He is loyal to his friends and has a good sense of right and wrong, but he is a very independent guy who is mostly interested in doing his own thing. He is not book smart, but he is very street smart. He loves beauty, nature, and adventure, but his primary passion is for speed and indeed he can run faster than anyone on the planet. Two things he does not do are; swim (he sinks like a stone), or ride around in cars, motorcycles, etc. (why should he when he can run faster than them all!). He fancies himself as a bit of a ladies man, but he does not like to be chased by girls. He is generally impatient and likes to get things done quickly. Sometimes this can work against him because he is not very detail oriented. But for the most part, Sonic is as quick witted as he is fast footed and this gives him an extraordinary combination of talents that keep him the idol of kids around the globe.
Miles (Tails) Prower[]
Miles Prower (from Miles-per-hour), nicknamed "Tails" is a two-tailed flying fox with the amazing ability to use his twin tails like the blades of a helicopter allowing him to fly (and mostly keep up with Sonic). He made his first appearance in Sonic 2, and he is truly the little brother that Sonic never had. Miles worships Sonic and wants to be just as fast and cool as his hero. He is about 10 years old, weighs 15 pounds, and is about 2.9 feet tall.
Miles is a very smart little fox and is also very good with mechanics. He has been known to help Sonic by giving him a helicopter lift when needed. His inquisitive nature and tag-along style get him into trouble occasionally, but Sonic always seems to be able to help out his little buddy when the chips are down.
Dr. Robotnik[]
The evil doctor (also known as Eggman) has been a bad egg from the very beginning. Nobody knows quite where he came from, but he is definitely behind any problem that comes up. Dr. Robotnik loves machines. He loves them so much that his idea of a perfect world would be to have it full of nothing but machines. He thinks they are beautiful and he likes that he can control them. A genuine genius megalomaniac, he spends all of his time trying to replace the natural world with his beautiful machines. He is not very concerned about saving the planet (being a notorious polluter), and he particularly likes the idea of exploiting the oceans for their riches (This really gets to Sonic, because Sonic loves the oceans and can't stand the idea of Robotnik messing with them). In order to have ultimate control in his quest, Robotnik must find and control all of the Chaos Emeralds, and most importantly.....Sonic.
Fortunately for everyone, Sonic is an incredibly fast moving target and is usually one step ahead of him.
Knuckles[]
Long ago, an ancient civilization called the Echidnas lived on Angel Island and had mastered the secrets of the Chaos Emeralds. so powerful were these emeralds that the entire island floats high in the sky. The island's existence has long been a secret because not many people have ever seen it as it is always obscured by clouds. But the Echidna Tribe mysteriously disappeared leaving Knuckles as their lone descendant and guardian of these secrets.
Knuckles is about 15 years old, wears his hair in "dreadlocks" and has a generally cool aura about him. He is quite athletic and can run almost as fast as Sonic, climb vertical rock walls, and float down (like flying) from high places. He can also use the spikes on his knuckles to help him dig which is one of his favorite activities. Knuckles has a strong sense of honor and has a good heart (he is the equivalent to Doronpa in the Oba-Q story). He is very clever and smart, but had lived his life in solitude and was not accustomed to dealing with characters from the outer world, much less such a cunning one as Dr. Robotnik. This is why he was easily deceived by Robotnik into thinking that Sonic was a bad guy trying to steal the Chaos Emeralds. This deception allowed Robotnik to pit Knuckles against Sonic as a powerful adversary.
Knuckles snatched up the Chaos Emeralds from Sonic and then used his vast knowledge of the Island and his ability to dig to expertly escape from Sonic and Tails and to set up hidden traps and obstacles to slow their pursuit.
Fortunately, this deception could not last because both Sonic and Knuckles ultimately discovered they were fighting on the same side of the same cause.
They finally vowed to work together to protect Angel Island and ultimately defeat Robotnik.