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30 People That Roasted New Sonic Character Design So Bad, That The Creators Decide To Change Its Appearance
Pokémon Detective Pikachu is coming out this month to the excitement of many fans across the world. However, when it comes to beloved video game characters jumping to the big screens, not everyone is as lucky as Pikachu. When it was announced that Sonic the Hedgehog is getting his own live-action movie, fans were pretty excited. Unfortunately, the hype died down with the first glimpses of the animated character design, and people's reactions turned into a complete riot by the time the first trailer for Sonic movie dropped at the end of April.
Why is everyone unhappy? Well, one only needs to take a single look at Sonic to see that something is... off. The majority of people couldn't help but notice that their once beloved cartoonish hedgehog now has human-like anatomy that makes him look simply uncanny. The other feature that many couldn't overlook without freaking out is his teeth. Fans kept poking fun at the cartoon character, drawing comparisons, and creating hilariously funny memes.
The public outcry soon forced the creators to take another look at what they've created and soon enough, the director of the film, Jeff Fowler, made an announcement on Twitter. Fowler reassured fans that the creative team behind Sonic the Hedgehog takes fans seriously, and their message has been heard. He went on to confirm that they intend to change Sonic's design by finishing the tweet with a hashtag #gottafixfast
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Sonic The Hedgehog game franchise was produced by Sega back in 1991 and it played a major role in many of today's millennial's childhoods. Sonic was created after the team of creators were requested to make a new mascot that would replace Alex Kidd and would also compete with Nintendo's mascot, Mario.
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Usually, Sonic's main goal is to stop its antagonist, Doctor Eggman, who wants to dominate the world. In the new Sonic movie, the role of Doctor Eggman was given to Jim Carrey and many state that he might be the best part of the upcoming movie.
Back in March 2011, the Sonic series had sold 89 million physical copies and grossed more than $5 million by 2014. The Sonic game has also been listed more than once in lists of the greatest games of all time.
Once the trailer for the new Sonic movie was released, the Internet went absolutely wild. All of the social media platforms were filled with memes and comments about the terrible representation of this iconic character. Luckily, the creators quickly understood their mistake and changed it. Now everyone is waiting impatiently to see what will be changed in this character's appearance.
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Luis Milian 5 years ago
they might as well have done this...good thing they are going to "fix" him
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Ryo Bakura 5 years ago
Let's face it, the Sonic design from Sonic X/Adventure/Adventure 2 made him look badass, instead of fat, and this makes him look like a kid is trapped between human form, and morphing into his hedgehog form. I do like Ben Schwartz' voice for him, though.
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Ryo Bakura 5 years ago
Sonic is the Donald Trump of the movie world! Which makes Jim Carrey the PERFECT Robotnik!
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panda_legerdemain 5 years ago
What is the point in making him look like a man? He is a game character..
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Ryo Bakura 5 years ago
Anyone want to come over to my place when this bastardised Sonic hits our screens? We can watch Jim Carrey's greatest hits.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
That’s not an insult. That’s why everyone works. The sonic looks terrible but please don’t ever think any big budget movie is ever made for any reason other than money. Avengers, Harry Potter, Pikachu, all those movies are made for money also.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
I don’t get how they can’t see that that isn’t Sonic. It just doesn’t look like him! I can accept a messed up story line or for eggman to not be egg shaped I guess, but you can’t just make sonic look like a ten year old human boy.
LuckyL 5 years ago
The combination of the two fan-corrections would be great. (body and face design)
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Bobbi Newell 5 years ago
I'm impressed that the creators listened to the fan feedback, apologized, and have committed to making changes. Refreshing after being told by D&D that we were watching S8E3 of GOT all wrong...
Bunzilla 5 years ago
I think they realized that if they DIDN'T appeal to the fans... nobody would watch the movie, and they'd lose a crapton of money.
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Mommyofboth 5 years ago
My 6 year old daughter mentioned this when we were watching the trailer. She kept saying "That's not sonic" "Why does he look weird?"
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
I don’t get how they can’t see that that isn’t Sonic. It just doesn’t look like him! I can accept a messed up story line or for eggman to not be egg shaped I guess, but you can’t just make sonic look like a ten year old human boy.
LuckyL 5 years ago
The combination of the two fan-corrections would be great. (body and face design)
Load More Replies... Bobbi Newell 5 years ago
I'm impressed that the creators listened to the fan feedback, apologized, and have committed to making changes. Refreshing after being told by D&D that we were watching S8E3 of GOT all wrong...
Bunzilla 5 years ago
I think they realized that if they DIDN'T appeal to the fans... nobody would watch the movie, and they'd lose a crapton of money.
Load More Replies... Mommyofboth 5 years ago
My 6 year old daughter mentioned this when we were watching the trailer. She kept saying "That's not sonic" "Why does he look weird?"
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