Sonic the Hedgehog (%u30BD%u30CB%u30C3%u30AF%u30FB%u30B6%u30FB%u30D8%u30C3%u30B8%u30DB%u30C3%u30B0, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu?), trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog,[2] is a video game character and the protagonist of the video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons and books. The first game in the franchise was released on June 23, 1991, in order to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character Mario (see 1991 in video gaming).[3][4] Since then, Sonic has become one of the world's best-known video game characters, with his series having sold 50 million copies.[5] In 2005, Sonic was one of the first game character inductees into the Walk of Game, alongside Mario and Link.[6] Artist Naoto %u014Cshima, designer Hirokazu Yasuhara and programmer Yuji Naka are generally credited with the creation of the character,[7] a blue-furred 15-year-old anthropomorphic African pygmy hedgehog, who has the ability to run faster than the speed of sound[8] and the ability to curl up into a ball, primarily to attack enemies. This is a major part of the gameplay of the series. Throughout the game series, Sonic seems to have an avatar-like position, as many of his adventures coincide with the fulfillment of ancient prophecies.

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