Intro: Sonic Spin Dashes from the foreground onto the stage and strikes a pose.
Stance/Idle 1: Sonic’s idle pose from Sonic Rush
Idle 2: Sonic strikes an “I’m waiting” pose with an annoyed look.
Idle 3: Sonic looks at the camera and wags his finger.
Notable Palette Swaps:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (default)
- Tails (yellow; cuffs resemble the blue Chaos Emerald)
- Knuckles the Echidna (red; cuffs resemble the green Chaos Emerald)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (black/red; cuffs resemble the yellow Chaos Emerald)
- Jet the Hawk (green; cuffs resemble the red Chaos Emerald)
- NiGHTS (lavender; cuffs resemble the purple Chaos Emerald)
Walk: Sonic does a casual jog
Dash: Sonic does what he does best, which is run at the speed of sound
Damage: His damage animation from the Classic games
Jump: His jump from the games
Crouch: His crouch from the games
Normal Attacks
Jab: P / PP / PPK; Sonic performs a 3-hit combo (7%, small knockback), but with a rapid punch in between P and K (1% each hit, small knockback)
Forward+A: Horse Kick; Sonic turns around for a second to kick the opponent (11%, OK knockback)
Up+A: Skip Kick; Sonic performs a 540 kick with both legs (12%, OK knockback)
Down+A: Split Kick; Sonic kicks on both sides of himself (8%, small knockback)
Dash Attack: Super Skid; Sonic slides along the ground at such high speeds, a small bit of boost energy appears around him (11%, OK knockback)
Edge Attack: Sonic Eagle; Sonic gets up and performs an overhead axe kick (9%, OK knockback)
Get-Up Attack: Dizzy Spin; Sonic Spin Dashes back and forth (7%, small knockback)
Aerial Attacks
Air+A: Insta-shield; A single white circle appears around Sonic, knocking away opponents (9%, OK knockback)
Air Forward+A: Sonic Rocket; Sonic performs a diagonally downwards aerial kick (11%, OK knockback)
Air Back + A: Humming Top; Sonic performs a backwards spin kick (14%, OK knockback)
Air Up+A: Sonic Updraft; Sonic kicks opponents into the air with a somersault kick (11%, OK knockback)
Air Down+A: Stomp Dive; Sonic dive kicks at high speed (11%, OK knockback)
Smash Attacks
Forward+A: Wind-Up Punch; Sonic winds up and punches the opponent (17%, OK knockback)
Up+A: Short Spin Attack; Sonic jumps up while performing a Spin Dash (16%, OK knockback)
Down+A: Sonic Flare; Sonic break dances to hit opponents multiple times (21%, medium knockback)
Grab Game
Grab: Sonic grabs the opponent with two hands
Pummel: Grab Kneebutt; Sonic quickly pummels the opponent with his knee (1%)
Forwards+Throw: Close Kick; Sonic nonchalantly kicks the opponent like a soccer ball (9%, OK knockback)
Back+Throw: Spin Throw; Sonic quickly backflips multiple times before performing a tomoe nage (11%, OK knockback)
Up+Throw: Hedgehog Needle: Sonic heaves the opponent upwards before stabbing them with his quills (12%, OK knockback)
Down+Throw: Double Spin; Sonic pins the opponent on the ground and Spin Dashes into them multiple times (11%, OK knockback)
Special Moves
B : Homing Attack; Sonic curls into a ball and homes in on the nearest opponent.
- Tapping B has Sonic home in instantly (10%, OK knockback)
- Holding B has Sonic charge up before homing in with a powerful strike, albeit with some endlag (20%, medium knockback)
B + Forwards : Light Speed Boost; Sonic charges with a Spin Dash, then speeds forward in a short burst as he travels a fair distance forward.
B + Up : Spring Jump; Sonic uses a spring to jump in the air, and he can move freely afterwards.
B + Down : Spin Dash; Sonic charges himself in a ball to dash towards opponents (14%, OK knockback)
Final Smash: Super Sonic; Sonic uses the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic, and can then ram into opponents for about 11 seconds (20% each hit, medium knockback)
Gimmick: N/A
Taunts
Up: Sonic does a front flip, then crosses arms with his index finger pointing out while making a teasing clicking tune, which forms into one of his signature poses.
Side: “You’re too slow!” Sonic runs in place doing a figure-8 peel dash
Down: Says "C'mon, step it up!" while performing a windmill, similar to his victory animation in Sonic Advance 3.
Winposes
1: Sonic sprints to the right and back to the left before stopping, giving a thumbs-up and saying “Sonic’s the name, speed’s my game!”
2: Sonic break-dances and then does a pose with his fist, and says "Hey, we should do this again sometime!"
3: Sonic spins once and poses while holding a random Chaos Emerald in his hand, and says "Too easy! Piece of cake!"
Applause: Sonic’s continue animation from Sonic the Fighters
Icon: The Sonic Team logo, with Sonic’s eyes
Star K.O.: “NOooooo…!”
Victory Music:
What else?
Kirby Hat: Sonic’s quills
