List of characters from Sonic the Hedgehog

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This is a complete list of characters who have appeared in Sega's video game franchise Sonic the Hedgehog. They are in order of appearance in the franchise.

  • Sonic the Hedgehog: The main protagonist of the series. Sonic is a male hedgehog with blue fur. His primary ability is super speed; in fact, Sonic is capable of running faster than the speed of sound.
  • Doctor Eggman: The main antagonist of the series, also known as Dr. Robotnik. A mad scientist who is constantly trying to take over the world. He specializes in robotics and advanced technology.
  • Animal Friends: The tiny animals Eggman traps in his robots.
  • Flickies: A race of birds that live on Flicky Island. First appeared in the game, Flicky.
  • Badniks: The original name for Eggman's robots in the series, until Sonic Adventure.
  • Miles "Tails" Prower: Sonic's best friend, Tails is a young fox with two tails hence his nickname, which he can twirl like helicopter blades to fly. Tails is also incredibly talented with technology and robots; his skill equal to that of Dr. Eggman's.
  • Mecha Sonic: A robotic copy of Sonic that was destroyed in Sonic & Knuckles. Mecha Sonic is currently being repaired in the Final Egg. It is called "Silver Sonic" by some American fans.
  • Super Mecha Sonic: Mecha Sonic's more powerful form unleashed when using the Master Emerald.
  • Super Sonic: Sonic's more powerful form unleashed when using the power of the Chaos Emeralds.
  • Mighty the Armadillo: An armadillo who has not appeared since Knuckles Chaotix. He was a traveler.
  • Ray the Flying Squirrel: A friendly flying squirrel.
  • Amy Rose: A female hedgehog with pink hair, Amy is Sonic's self-appointed girlfriend. As a result, she is perpetually chasing Sonic, who isn't really interested in a serious relationship.
  • Metal Sonic: Eggman's most powerful and adaptable robot, who is equal to Sonic in terms of speed. He eventually betrayed Eggman.
  • Knuckles the Echidna: A hotheaded echidna with red hair, Knuckles is the guardian of the Master Emerald. Knuckles is also a friendly rival to Sonic.
  • Super Knuckles: Knuckles' more powerful form unleashed when using the 7 Chaos Emeralds or the Master Emerald.
  • Super Tails: Tails' more powerful form unleashed when using the 7 Super Emeralds.
  • Egg Robo: Eggman's own robotic take on himself.
  • Fang the Sniper: A sneaky and devious weasel, who cares only about money. In the Archie comics, Fang is an assassin.
  • Espio the Chameleon: A purple chameleon, who is a detective and a skilled ninja. Compared to Vector and Charmy, Espio is rather cool, cautious and collected.
  • Vector the Crocodile: A comical crocodile and Leader of Chaotix. Vector is hotheaded and rude yet still a very capable leader.
  • Charmy Bee: A hyperactive 6-year old bee and mascot of Chaotix. Charmy is constantly aggravating Espio and Vector with his antics.
  • Heavy and Bomb: Two robots that "betrayed" Eggman to help Chaotix, but it is unknown what happened to them.
  • Bark the Polarbear: A rough and tough polar bear.
  • Bean the Dynamite: An expert with bombs.
  • Tails Doll: A freakish doll version of Tails, built by Eggman.
  • Metal Knuckles: A robotic version of Knuckles, built by Eggman.
  • Chaos: A godlike creature made completely out of water.
  • Tikal the Echidna: The young daughter of the chief, who sacrificed herself 3000 years ago to stop Chaos from destroying the planet.
  • Pachacamac the Echidna: Tikal's power-hungry father, who was killed by Chaos.
  • Chao: Blue creatures raised in the Chao Garden. These are virtual pets similar to a Tamagotchi.
  • E-Series Robots: Eggman's new brand of robots. These are upgraded into newer and sleeker models in each game.
  • E-102 Gamma: The third unit of Eggman's E-100 Robots. Gamma sacrificed itself, and is now a pink Flicky. An upgraded model of Gamma appeared in Sonic Adventure 2 (as E-1000) and Sonic Battle (as Chaos Gamma).
  • E-101 Beta: The second unit of Eggman's E-100 Robots. Destroyed by Gamma.
  • E-100 Zero: The first unit of the E-100 Robots. Destroyed by Amy Rose.
  • E-103 Delta: The fourth unit of Eggman's E-100 Robots. Destroyed by Gamma.
  • E-104 Epsilon: The fifth unit of Eggman's E-100 Robots. Destroyed by Gamma.
  • E-105 Zeta: The sixth unit of Eggman's E-100 Robots. Destroyed by Gamma.
  • Big the Cat: A laid-back tabby cat.
  • Froggy: Big's "polliwog pal", that often either runs away or gets captured by Dr. Robotnik, so Big has to go catch him.
  • Void: An evil creature who plans to steal the Precioustones.
  • Lumina Flowlight: The queen of Maginaryworld. Lumina needs Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy's help to save Maginaryworld from Void.
  • The Guardian Unit of Nations: The franchise's military, which often uses the initials G.U.N..
  • Rouge the Bat: A secret agent working for G.U.N., and jewel thief in her spare time.
  • Shadow the Hedgehog: A black hedgehog created by Gerald Robotnik with use of DNA of Black Doom. He almost died saving the world, and after falling from space he was cloned by Metal Sonic
  • The President: The president of the United Federation, who lives in the White House in Central City.
  • King Boom Boo: The king of all ghosts, King Boom Boo was defeated by Knuckles in the Death Chamber.
  • Egg Golem: The guardian of the Egg Quarters.
  • Maria Robotnik: Eggman's late relative, who sacrificed herself to save Shadow from GUN. Maria was like a sister to Shadow and the G.U.N. Commander.
  • Gerald Robotnik: Eggman's late grandfather, who created Shadow. Killed by the GUN forces.
  • The Biolizard: The prototype of the ultimate life-form, who was killed by Shadow and Sonic. Biolizard was able to merge with the ARK to create the Final-Hazard.
  • Super Shadow: The super form of Shadow. Super Shadow is reached when Shadow uses the Chaos Emeralds. His name is often mistaken for "Hyper Shadow".
  • Cream the Rabbit: A young rabbit. Cream is often considered Amy's sidekick, and her best friend.
  • Cheese the Chao: Cream's pet Chao. Cheese is identified by wearing a red bow tie.
  • Vanilla the Rabbit: Cream's mother. She is never officially named in the games.
  • Emerl: An ancient robot that can copy the attacks of other people, and can also become smarter and more humanoid if in the presence of a Chaos Emerald. When Emerl gained all the emeralds, he went insane and was destroyed by Sonic.
  • E-121 Phi: Advance Robot made by Dr Eggman based on Emerl.
  • NiGHTS: From NiGHTS Into Dreams.... An unlockable character in Sonic Riders and Sonic Pinball Party.
  • Amigo: A monkey from Samba de Amigo. An unlockable character in Sonic Pinball Party, and makes a few cameos in the game Sonic Riders.
  • Chocola Chao: Cheese's brother.
  • E-123 Omega: The final robot of Eggman's E-100 Series. Omega betrayed his creator and wants revenge on him.
  • Metal Madness/Metal Overlord: Metal Sonic's ultimate form. This form resembles a giant monstrous dragon.
  • Gemerl: Gemerl is a robot built from Emerl's damaged parts. Gemerl was damaged by Super Sonic and Eggman, but repaired and re-programmed to be heroic.
  • Black Arms: An evil alien race.
  • Doom's Eye: Black Doom's third eye.
  • Black Doom: Leader of the Black Arms, who was possibly killed by Shadow.
  • G.U.N. Commander: The highest ranking officer in the GUN Federation Forces. He is one of the few people who knows of Shadow's past.
  • Black Bull: A monster controlled by Black Doom and the Black Arms.
  • Devil Doom: The ultimate form of Black Doom. Devil Doom is a monstrous gargoyle-like beast with two heads, with Doom's Eye providing sight for one of them. It was defeated by Super Shadow.
  • Blaze the Cat: A princess of an alternate world. She possesses inherent control over fire.
  • Burning Blaze: Blaze's more powerful form unleashed when using the 7 Sol Emeralds.
  • Eggman Nega: The Eggman from Blaze's world. He is more cruel than the regular Eggman.
  • Jet the Hawk: The leader of the Babylon Rogues. Jet is famous because of his skills with Extreme Gear.
  • Storm the Albatross: The muscle behind the Babylon Rogues. He is very clumsy, and lacking in the intelligence department.
  • Wave the Swallow: The mechanic of the Babylon Rogues. She loves insulting others, and built the Rogues' Extreme Gear.
  • E-10000G: A robot with incredible strength.
  • E-10000R: A speedy robot running on Metal Sonic's engine.
  • Babylon Guardian: The guardian of Babylon's greatest treasure. He was defeated by Sonic in a battle/race.
  • AiAi the Monkey: A monkey from the Super Monkey Ball series. An unlockable character in Sonic Riders.
  • Ulala: From Space Channel 5. An unlockable character in Sonic Riders.
  • Silver the Hedgehog: Character that will debut in Sonic 2006. Has telekinetic powers.
  • Super Silver: Silver's more powerful form unleashed when using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Like Sonic, his powers are limited and are dependant upon the amount of rings he acquires.
  • Princess Elise: Princess of Soleanna debuted in Sonic 2006. She is a protector of a dark secret known as the 'Flames of Disaster'.
  • Mephiles the Dark: A shape shifting demon whose appearance is often similar to Shadow. Making his first debut in Sonic 2006, this creature is one of the two forms that make up Solaris, the entity that destroys and ruins the world in the future.
  • Iblis: A giant monster made of lava and destruction that Silver and Blaze fought in the future. Debuted, first, in Sonic 2006, this monster is one of the two forms that make up Solaris, the entity that destroys and ruins the world in the future.
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