

The aforementioned Spin moves give Sonic a plethora of options to attack and confound the opponent, which can make it incredibly difficult to hit Sonic, while also aiding Sonic's ability to time out opponents. His movement is boosted farther by his Spin Dash and Spin Charge moves, which allow him to rip across the stage at incredible speed while simultaneously attacking and/or jumping. Sonic is most known for his incredible movement speed, possessing by far the fastest dashing speed, as well as among the fastest walking and air speeds. Sonic is placed at 22nd on the Brawl tier list in the middle tier, which makes him the lowest ranked unlockable newcomer. Sonic is voiced by Jason Griffith in the English and by Jun'ichi Kanemaru in Japanese, both reprising their roles from Sonic the Hedgehog games and anime. A majority of Sonic's moves are also influenced by SEGA's Sonic the Fighters and (to a much lesser extent) Sonic Battle. Nintendo Power states that since Sonic is not well known for his fighting skills, some of his fighting moves were influenced by SEGA's fighting property, Virtua Fighter. A swift character, Sonic runs at an extremely fast pace that surpasses even Captain Falcon. He was first playable in Nintendo Media Summit in October 2007, shortly after he was confirmed to be in the game. Sonic was the first unlockable character to be playable prior to the game's release. Brawl as one of the two third-party characters (the other being Snake from Konami).

Sonic, also referred to by his full name Sonic the Hedgehog ( ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Sonic the Hedgehog), is a character from SEGA who appears in Super Smash Bros.
