Manic the Hedgehog
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| Manic the Hedgehog | |
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 Manic's appearance in Sonic Underground. |
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| Voiced by | (TV) Jaleel White Tyley Ross (singing voice) |
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| Species | Hedgehog |
| Skills | Master thief, computer hacking skills, seismic/laser drums |
Manic the Hedgehog is a fictional character in the animated series Sonic Underground, that takes place in an alternate universe. Here, Manic is Sonic the Hedgehog's brother, on a quest with Sonic and his sister Sonia to find their mother, Queen Aleena the Hedgehog.
Manic is an anthropomorphic hedgehog like his siblings but his spines are more shaggy than those of Sonic and Sonia, and he is green while Sonic is blue and Sonia is pink. He wears a reddish-brown vest and a fanny-pack, which he seems to fit anything and everything in, from his drumsticks to his lockpicks to whatever he steals. On his wrists, are what appear to be, two black metal wristbands with white spikes. In the first episode, he is seen wearing sunglasses, but in that show he was without his armbands. Interestingly, his shoes are almost identical to those of Miles "Tails" Prower. He has his left ear pierced with two small loop earrings. Manic was voiced by Jaleel White. It is possible that Manic was named after the Radiohead demo tape Manic Hedgehog.
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[edit] Role
Manic plays the drums in the band of the three siblings Sonia, Sonic, and himself. Like his siblings, he possesses a medallion resembling a drum kit that doubles as a weapon.
Manic's character is a pickpocket, placing him in the lowest role of growing up for the siblings: Sonic lived in an average home, while Sonia lived like a princess. When their mother was forced to separate them, his basket was stolen and brought to the thief, Ferrel, who raised Manic to be a thief. Though Sonia has a distaste for Manic's lifestyle (and his tolerance for sewers), his thieving skills and mastery with computers and machines is greatly needed. Manic seems to be the only one of the three that can pick locks, get away with stealing, fix auto machinery, and hack into computers. While he gets defensive when his old background is criticized, he grew up without ever feeling he had a real home until he met his siblings. Manic is the "laid back" sibling, and slangs sometimes in the show. Even though many people might think differently, Manic has some of the best view points in any situation. As from being from the lowest to the low, his looks on life and situations are better than Sonic's and Sonia's.
Manic possesses neither his brother's super speed nor his sister's strength. However, when used properly, his drum set can control the earth, creating seismic activity under Manic's direction. His cymbals can even reflect laser fire. According to the Oracle, his drums are the most powerful weapon of the three. He rides on a hover board which also acts like a surfboard.
[edit] Manic the Performer
Manic, of course, plays the drums in Sonic Underground. He can twirl his sticks with his left hand (later episodes show with his right hand), twirl both sticks in his right hand (shown twice), and throw them in the air and catch them like most drummers do. His sticks are small, and "bend".
Manic's singing voice was done by Tyley Ross. His voice is smoother (in the French shows it was scratchy like Sonic's singing in the American), and can go pretty high in songs like "Working Together In Harmony" and "Fun In The Sun".
However, for some reason, in the episode "Sleepers", Manic's speaking voice is lower than normal.
[edit] Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic story line, there is a character called Manik that is the future child of Sonic the Hedgehog by Princess Sally Acorn and appeared in the miniseries Mobius: 25 Years Later. He is, for the most part, unconnected to the Manik of Sonic Underground save for his name.[1] Manik was also known to have a crush on Lara-Su, one that she didn't reciprocate. Espio's daughter, Juanita, was known to have a crush on him.
In the alternate Mobius: 25 Years Later, Manik and his sister ceased to exist, due to their mother being married to Shadow the Hedgehog instead of their father Sonic. However, following Shadow's defeat, Sonic and Sally got back together and discussed having children, thus making it possible that Manik will be born at a later time in the alternate timeline.
Mobius: 25 Years Later Manik did not look like his Underground namesake, instead appearing as a younger duplicate of his father Sonic. He also has a younger counterpart in the future from which Sally's computer NICOLE originated, and both possess the power of super speed.
Manic himself also made a small appearance when he teams up with Sonic, Sonic Underground Sonic, and Sonia to battle Evil Sonic in "Sonic Super Special #10". While their Sonic teamed up with his alternate self to battle Dr. Robotnik, Manic and Sonia freed Evil Sonic from prison, only to turn him over to Zonic the Zone Cop, who placed him in custody. Manic, when introduced to Sonic Prime and told a little about Mobius Prime, was incredulous that his "brother" had a sidekick named Tails.
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[edit] Notes and References
- ^ According to the writers, the naming of Sonic and Sally's children was a nod to Sonic Underground
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