Sonic

Blue speedster character

Sonic is a blue hedgehog character from Sega video games, known for extreme speed.

First appearing in 1991, Sonic became one of gaming's most recognizable mascots, spawning sequels, cartoons, and films.

The name plays on his supersonic velocity: My kid wants a Sonic birthday party. (Lowercase sonic relates to sound.)

character

hedgehog

Spiny nocturnal mammal

  • SegaJapanese gaming company
  • EggmanBald person's nickname
  • ringsCircular bands worn

chili dog · emerald · speedster · mascot · platformer · Genesis · Dreamcast

franchise

video game

Electronic interactive visual entertainment

  • cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
  • movieRecorded visual narrative
  • spinoffDerived work from original

sequel · merchandise · birthday party · costume · plushie · collectible · fandom

Categories
Opposites
speed/velocity

Sonicslow

Lacking in speed

sluggish · stationary · motionless · glacial · snail-paced

sound transmission medium

Sonicsilent

Producing no sound

soundless · visual · optical · inaudible · mute

video game mascot rivalry

SonicMario

Italian masculine name

Luigi · Nintendo · Donkey Kong · Link · Pikachu

Phrases
Family

consonant, unison, sonnet, sonorous, resonate, dissonant, sonar, sonata, supersonic

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G