Sonic would not be an awkward fighter, and I think he will be among one of the best, his speed and relative strength are amoung the best!
Am I the only person who truthfully believes that Sonic will
not be in Brawl?? Sure, from a fan's viewpoint it's a no-brainer. But do you honestly think Nintendo (and Sakurai, personally) are willing to go through all the red tape in order to secure Sonic?
This isn't like Snake. No, not at all. Snake's creator personally requested to have Snake be put in. In fact, he wanted him for Melee. If Snake was never announced, he wouldn't be expected, and thus fans can literally take him or leave him. What I'm saying is he wouldn't hurt sales if he didn't show up in Brawl.
Sonic, however, could hurt sales if he didn't make an appearance in Brawl, and that gives Sega some control that Nintendo and the Brawl team certainly wouldn't want them to have. Do you realize how much money Sega could ask for if they let them use Sonic? Also, think about it from a pure gaming standpoint. How many people have already said they wanted to main Sonic? How many people are already planning out his moveset, and deciding his Final Smash? Sonic is ALREADY more popular than Mario in Brawl!! Do you really think Sakurai would want to give a Sega character so much love?
See, that's more than likely the reason why he showed Snake from the getgo. He's old news, now. Everyone knows he's going to be in. The initial shock has passed. If Sonic ends up in this game, it's going to take away so much publicity from other aspects of the game. Something like that, I'm sure Sakurai wouldn't want to do.
Consider all of that. And seriously, don't expect Sonic. If he makes it, that's awesome. But just don't expect him to be there.
~Dac