Without “Ugly Sonic”, there would be no Sonic movie franchise

The face that launched oh-so-many memes and lately a change in the appearance of Sonic in the Sonic the Hedgehog the movies went from something Paramount Pictures wanted to forget to an important touchstone in the history of the franchise. And it’s all thanks to the heritage fans of the beloved Sega video game who knew Ugly Sonic it wasn’t his Sonic.

During an interview with the Hollywood Reporter at the extreme for Sonic the Hedgehog 3the voice of the Sonic movie, Ben Schwartz, talked about how Ugly Sonic is something he embraces now: “Maybe sometimes you need a little push to really look in the mirror and to listen to the fans, to really understand if you want . and we did.”

It really was as if an internet audience of Sonic fans and casual moviegoers gave a collective scream of horror at the teeth, eyes, and just a disturbing sight of the update’s misguided abomination of the movie about the classic look of Sonic. Fortunately, the studio and creative team worked quickly to restore the icon in its true form. “How many times can you think of a movie that actually listens to the fans and the studio takes money and time to change it because they think it would make the movie better? I think that’s rarely happened before, if ever,” Schwartz said.

But Ugly Sonic never really died.

The memes continue and audiences are quick to tremble in fear of social discourse thanks to Ugly Sonic PTSD when it comes to turning beloved characters into live action. One piece fans are holding their breath that Netflix does not pull an Ugly Sonic in the live action Tony Tony Chopper for example in the second season.. And both How to train your Dragonis toothless and Lilo & StitchStitch has maintained his original cuteness in recent teasers for his upcoming live-action features. It’s really all thanks to Ugly Sonic’s cautionary tale, because hey: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Ugly Sonic would go on to be featured as a supporting character in Disney’s 2022 live-action hybrid film. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers and was last seen in a Christmas sweater officially released by Paramount Pictures in a giveaway. At the end, Sonic 3 Director Jeff Fowler also gave Ugly Sonic its due: “It was out of the ashes of Ugly Sonic that this beautiful trilogy of movies, this phoenix, was going to rise. It was a necessary sacrifice but yeah, thanks Ugly Sonic for the memories “.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 opens in theaters this Friday.

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