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    Sonic’s Original Name was Mr. Needlemouse

    Much like Mario’s original name was Jumpman, Sonic’s original name was Mr. Needlemouse. He also lent his name to the original Sonic project tile, Project Needlemouse. The title Project Needlemouse was once again used as the project title for Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

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    Eggman’s Moustache is Fake

    There is an unused voice file in Sonic Adventure 2 which has Omochao saying that Dr. Eggman’s moustache is fake. It’s possible that this was removed from the final version of the game because SEGA did not want to make this particularly odd fact canon.

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    Nack the Weasel’s Real Name is Fang the Sniper

    Knack the Weasel, the gun wielding character from Sonic: Triple Trouble, was originally called Fang the Sniper, and instead of a pop-gun, the character was to wield a silver magnum. SEGA deemed this too serious for younger audiences and changed his weapon in all versions along with his name in the American version. Later, certain promotional materials would display Nack’s name as, “Nack the Weasel a.k.a. Fang the Sniper” another piece of skillful SEGA retconning. This would allow SEGA to refer to him as Fang in American games from that point on. Unfortunately, Fang hasn’t had a Sonic game appearance since Sonic the Fighters and may never have another one again.

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    Eggman Was Almost a Hero

    Before Sonic became the hero he is today, Sega tried out several different mascot designs. One was an old man with an orange brown moustache wearing pajamas, a sort of competing rival to Mario and his moustache. When Sonic was eventually chosen, SEGA didn’t want to lose the old man design. Instead, he was redesigned to look more like an antagonist and introduced into the games as Eggman. Since the original Eggman design was meant to compete with Mario, it can almost be said that Sonic has been battling a Mario analog all these years. Just another part of Sonic and SEGA’s edgy attitude.

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    Sonic Was Almost Called Feel the Rabbit

    As we said before, SEGA went through many different mascot ideas before they landed on Sonic the Hedgehog. One of these ideas was the truly awfully named Feel the Rabbit. Feel would pick things up with his ears and then attack them with his body or throw them. This design would later become the blueprint for another SEGA game, Ristar. The idea of a rabbit that used her ears for special abilities would later be revisited in the equally awfully named Cream the Rabbit, who used her ears to fly.

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