Sonic Superstars Makes Sonic’s Original Rabbit Design Playable The design was revealed alongside an October 17th release date for Sonic Superstars.

Sega's has also thrown in a special "Rabbit skin". And it's not just any old design, this one is based on one of Naoto Ohshima's original designs of Sonic the Hedgehog, before he became the blue blur.

Screenshots of test footage from the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie have leaked online, offering a new look at "ugly Sonic." ...

Why Was Ugly Sonic So Funny? Prior to the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog film, Paramount Pictures released a teaser trailer that featured a strange design for the titular hero that many ...

The original creator of Sonic The Hedgehog has said that he’s still somewhat unhappy with the design of the character for the forthcoming movie. A new, redesigned version of Sonic was unveiled ...

In a bid to drum up excitement for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie, Paramount Pictures is resurrecting the original, ill-fated Sonic design for an ugly sweater that you can potentially win ...

However, Sonic designer Naoto Ohshima has revealed that the speedy chap was human like Mario in his original design pitch, rather than an animal.

Sonic fans rejoiced (mostly) over the new movie redesign, but let's not forget how absolutely rough those early reactions were.

Sonic 2 stars James Marsden and Ben Schwartz have commented on the original character design controversy – take a look at the interview above.

Chao may not play the biggest role in the Sonic the Hedgehog series these days, but a fan revisits character Chao with a Cream the Rabbit plush toy.