Silver the Hedgehog
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 Silver the Hedgehog brings psychic power and telekinesis to the Sonic series.
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| Game series | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| First game | Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 |
| Voiced by (English) | Pete Capella |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Daisuke Ono |
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| Species | Hedgehog |
| Skills | Psychokinesis[1], Chaos Control, super transformation |
Silver the Hedgehog (シルバー・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shirubā za Hejjihoggu?) is a video game character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. He made his debut for the series in the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game.
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[edit] Design
Official concept artwork shows an early design of Silver The Hedgehog with a few differences. The main differences from the current final design include a long orange mane around his neck, bright blue eyes and different looking boots. More concept art of Silver was released in an interview with IGN, which was generally less similar to his current design. Notable designs include a hedgehog wearing a futuristic headset and another with markings on its quills. It is also revealed that Silver was originally named "Venice"[2] after Venice, Italy, the place Soleanna is based on. He was also considered to be a mink, but the idea was later abandoned. Silver is said to have gone through over 100 different designs before reaching his final look.[3]
[edit] Game appearances
[edit] Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Silver's introductory appearance is in Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. His individual episode revolves around him traveling back in time to find the "Iblis Trigger" (Sonic the Hedgehog), who was the cause of his world being destroyed in the future. He is partnered with Blaze the Cat, a female cat who first debuted in Sonic Rush . Over the course of the game, Silver learns the truth about the "Iblis Trigger", and how his world can be saved from destruction.
Silver's stages stray away from traditional Sonic elements as his stages center on the usage of his telekinetic abilities. Silver must use his psychic abilities to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. He is capable of altering surrounding environments at will, enabling access to various paths in the levels that other characters cannot, or require springs and other devices to reach. He is one of the three main characters.
[edit] Sonic Rivals
Silver is another one of Sonic's rivals, as he is a main character in Sonic Rivals for the PlayStation Portable. His story involves him responding to a distress signal, though he doesn't know who is sending it. Over the course of the game, he finds out that Eggman Nega is linked to this distress signal. Silver states that he will bring Eggman Nega back to the future where he belongs.
Silver's abilities are similar to that of the other characters (Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic) as the game is based on competition. He is able to confuse opponents by altering their controls. He is also given several alternate costumes. As the events of Sonic the Hedgehog never happened, Silver and Sonic are introduced to each other in the storyline for the first time ever.
[edit] Sonic Rivals 2
Silver, along with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Espio, Rouge & Metal Sonic, appears in the sequel to Sonic Rivals: Sonic Rivals 2.[4] He comes from the future once again to save both the past and his own time, somehow by collecting and hiding Chao from Eggman Nega. Espio, on orders from Vector, follows after Silver and eventually the two work together.
[edit] Other Appearances
While Silver is not part of the story in Sonic and the Secret Rings, however he is playable in the game's Party Mode. He is unlocked by collecting 87 Fire Souls.
Silver is a playable character in the sequel to Sonic Riders, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.[5] He is a Flight Type character and his default gear is Psychic Wave, which can turn into an Air Ride to access new areas.
Silver makes a cameo appearance in Sega Superstar Tennis along with Knuckles, Blaze and Big in the Green Hill Court.[6]
Silver makes three cameo appearances in the third installment of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros Brawl as a background character in the Green Hill Zone stage with Tails and Knuckles,[7] as a collectible sticker, and as a trophy.
It has been revealed that along with Espio the Chameleon, Big the Cat, Cream the Rabbit, Charmy Bee, Birdo, Donkey Kong, Toad, Jet the Hawk and others he was originally planned to be playable in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, and his character model is available through hacking in the European version of the game.[8]
[edit] Personality
Silver has been described as having "a strong sense of justice" on his trophy description in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and it is this personality trait that motivates him to head back into the past to correct the future. Silver is also very caring and believes in standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, which is why he accepted Blaze The Cat when everyone else was teasing her because of her pyrokinetic abilities. Although seemingly serious in nature, an interview states that Silver is somewhat immature.[9] During cutscenes in Sonic the Hedgehog Blaze mentions that Silver is naïve several times, and also states that "He gets insecure when he's alone".
[edit] Abilities
Silver's primary ability is Psychokinesis. He is shown to use the powers in a wide variety of ways. Offensive uses for his psychokinesis include being able to lift and throw anything in his path including objects, enemies, projectiles, and even other characters. He can also fire shock waves that can paralyze and kill enemies. Defensive abilities include freezing incoming objects and altering the control scheme of opposing players, and making them forget how to fight temporarily. Other uses for Silver's psychokinesis are hovering, flying, and warping through time and space during a jump. There is a second type of Psychokinesis which is called Psychokinesis All and it grabs things in a wider range and everything is thrown at once in the direction that Silver is facing.
Silver at the beginning was shown to be slow at speed (due to a cut speed upgrade), compared to the other Sonic characters, but in the game Sonic Rivals he is shown to be very fast. Silver also uses many of the standard Sonic moves and attacks. These include Homing Attack, Spin Dash, and Spin Attack. Silver is also shown to be able to use Chaos Control on several accounts to warp through time and space.
Silver the Hedgehog is the latest character to use super transformation. While transformed, Silver's eyes turn red and his fur becomes a white gold color, and his quills float in the same fashion as Knuckles's second transformation. In addition to the standard super transformation power ups, Silver gains a new ability called the "Shield of Light". This allows him to put a circular force field around himself and grab and throw any object (or objects) in that field. He is also able to use charged dashes[10].
[edit] Associated songs
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game): "Dreams of an Absolution" by Lee Brotherton which has had 3 remixes.
The bridge in Silver's theme song bears a resemblance to the Green Hill Zone music from the original Sonic the Hedgehog in terms of both tone and beat. Composer Lee Brotherton stated that this was not intentional, but was noted and appreciated.[11] On the game's vocal tracks soundtrack: Sonic the Hedgehog: Vocal Traxx Several Wills, a remix was made with Jun Senoue.
[edit] References
- ^ Sonic Channel profile for Silver the Hedgehog (Japanese).
- ^ Sonic CulT :: Sonic The Hedgehog
- ^ IGN: Creating Silver the Hedgehog
- ^ Sega of America
- ^ Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - Shift into Zero Gravity!
- ^ Gametrailers.com - Sega Superstars Tennis by JunkyFM
- ^ Smash Bros. DOJO!!
- ^ Index of /mschar/
- ^ Nakamaru interview [1]
- ^ Sonic the Hedgehog: Prima Official Game Guide by Fletcher Black
- ^ TSS= Articles > INTERVIEW: Remix Factory
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