"Ah, Yeah! This is happenin'!"
— Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Adventure
"You'll pay for this, Sonic!!"
— Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, Sonic Rush
"I hate that hedgehog!"
— Dr. Robotnik, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
"Nothing starts until you take action. If you have time to worry, then run!"
— Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
"C'mon! Step it up!"
— Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Smash Bros. Brawl
"Not that irritating hedgehog again!"
— Dr. Eggman, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
"I despise that hedgehog, Cluck. Despise him with all my metallic heart."
— Dr. Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
"No copyright law in the universe is going to stop me!"
— Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Colors
"Don't just sit there and waste your precious time. When you want to do something, do it right away. Do it when you can. It's the only way to live a life without regrets."
— Japanese tagline, Sonic the Hedgehog
"To live a life of power, you must have faith that what you believe is right, even if others tell you you're wrong. The first thing you must do to live a life of power is to find courage. You must be ready to reach beyond the boundaries of Time itself. And to do that, all you need is the will to take that first step...."
— Japanese tagline, Sonic the Hedgehog CD
"Ask not what others can do for you, but what you can do for others."'
— Sonic the Hedgehog (Quote from behind the box cover), Sonic the Hedgehog CD
"Sonic races through the green fields. The sun races through a blue sky filled with white clouds. The ways of his heart are much like the sun. Sonic runs and rests; the sun rises and sets. Don't give up on the sun. Don't make the sun laugh at you."
— Japanese tagline, Sonic & Knuckles
Eggman: Gah! Not nearly enough aliens!
Orbot: Want us to get more?
Eggman: No; I want a cheeseburger and a shake!
Cubot: That'll be easier! Cheeseburgers don't run as fast as them alien varmints!
Eggman: Idiot. GET ME MORE ALIENS!
Orbot: Want us to get more?
Eggman: No; I want a cheeseburger and a shake!
Cubot: That'll be easier! Cheeseburgers don't run as fast as them alien varmints!
Eggman: Idiot. GET ME MORE ALIENS!
"Hey, Sonic! Enjoy your future - it's gonna be great!"
— Sonic, to his past self, Sonic Generations
"And SONIC continues to spin towards the future. Nothing will stop him!"
— Last words in retrospective, Sonic Jam
"Extraordinary things can happen, if you believe in yourself,
You've got to have some faith in yourself, if you want respect from your friends!
When you feel tight, look at yourself,
Inside your heart you will find a special place to unwind,
When you feel right, look at yourself,
Inside your mind you will see cosmic eternity!"
You've got to have some faith in yourself, if you want respect from your friends!
When you feel tight, look at yourself,
Inside your heart you will find a special place to unwind,
When you feel right, look at yourself,
Inside your mind you will see cosmic eternity!"
— "Cosmic Eternity / Believe in Yourself" (Japanese Ending Theme), Sonic the Hedgehog CD
"It doesn't matter now what happens, I will never give up the fight,
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights,
Long as the voice inside me says go, I will always keep on running,
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top,
It doesn't matter, who is wrong and who is right..."
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights,
Long as the voice inside me says go, I will always keep on running,
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top,
It doesn't matter, who is wrong and who is right..."
— "It Doesn't Matter" (Sonic's Theme), Sonic Adventure
" Merlina... every world has its end. I know that's kind of sad, but... that's why we gotta live life to the fullest in the time we have. At least, that's what I figure."
— Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic and the Black Knight
"A fast blue hedgehog, a two-tailed fox, and a red echidna who protects a bunch of Green Rocks go down to the local pub. A floating fat man with a penchant for robots bursts in on their Happy Hour martinis to announce his schemes to Take Over the World with the aforementioned green rocks. The hedgehog, fox, and echidna put down their drinks, mutter something along the lines of "Aw, hell naw!", and proceed to kick the floating fat man's ass from here to New Brunswick. Rinse and repeat, adding lots and lots more characters (some of which can be found here).
And that's Sonic the Hedgehog in a nutshell— well, except for the pub part (and the "hell, naw" part… usually)."
And that's Sonic the Hedgehog in a nutshell— well, except for the pub part (and the "hell, naw" part… usually)."
— TV Tropes' original description for Sonic the Hedgehog
"It's time to face your FEAR!
'Cause when your time has come and gone,
I'll be the one to carry on! (CARRY ON!)
And you can throw me to the WOLVES! (Throw me to the wolves!)
'CAUSE I AM UNDEFEATABLE!
I'm hanging on to the other side!
I won't give up till the end of ME!
I'm what you get when the stars COLLIDE!
Now face it: You're just an ENEMY!"
'Cause when your time has come and gone,
I'll be the one to carry on! (CARRY ON!)
And you can throw me to the WOLVES! (Throw me to the wolves!)
'CAUSE I AM UNDEFEATABLE!
I'm hanging on to the other side!
I won't give up till the end of ME!
I'm what you get when the stars COLLIDE!
Now face it: You're just an ENEMY!"
— "Undefeatable" (VS Giganto), Sonic Frontiers
"Nobody understands Sonic. After all, he's been around for so long that everyone has their own idea of who Sonic is. But for me, Sonic isn't a character that can be altered to fit a story, or a theme, or even a brand; that's why we love him. When you try and turn him into something else, you lose that fun, rebellious, youthful simplicity that makes him so fascinating. There is no great power or great responsibility. He's not fighting for truth, justice and the American way. Sonic is just… one of a kind."
"Sorry for being brash. People who are all talk are the worst. I don't do what I do out of righteousness. I do what I do because I love to do it. But I'd never betray you."
— Intro message from the Japanese manual for the original Sonic the Hedgehog
