Sonic the Hedgehog (SMBZ)

Sonic the Hedgehog is a resident of his home world, and one of the main protagonists in Super Mario Bros. Z. He debuted in the first episode alongside Shadow.

Appearance
Sonic is a slim anthropomorphic hedgehog with blue spines that covers most of his body and peach skin that covers his arms, muzzle, and front torso. He has green eyes, and sports white gloves and two light-weight, hyper friction resistant red sneakers with white cuffs around the ankles, gray soles, and white straps across the top, the last of which are held down by a golden buckle.

History
Sonic is a fleet-footed hedgehog who is known by the residents of Mobius as a great hero. He was born with the ability to run at supersonic speeds and has used this gift to fight against the evil Doctor Eggman and keep him from enslaving innocent animals and taking over the world.

Personality
Sonic is famous for his carefree nature and love for adventure. He is always on the move, seeking new challenges and excitement. During his downtime, he enjoys hanging out with his friends. Sonic is also famous for his values of freedom above all else. His heroism, sense of justice, and kindness drive him to rush in and defend those in need, as shown when he kicks Kamek away when he was holding Princess Peach hostage. He enjoys a good fight and never backs down from an enemy regardless of their strength. Some of his most definitive traits are his smug attitude, overconfidence, and his tendency to mock his opponents. These qualities have earned Sonic the bane of many enemies throughout his life, most notably that of his arch-nemesis, Doctor Eggman.

Powers & Abilities
Sonic is known to many as "the fastest thing alive" due to the unnaturally high running speeds he can achieve, even going as far as running infinite speed (used in Sonic Battle). Due to such speed, he can easily scale upright vertical surfaces and ceilings, run over water, outspeed lasers and missiles, and even cause the ground to explode in his wake. However, he has trouble keeping his balance when coming to an unexpected halt.

Sonic has incredible and flawless acrobatic skills and agility, alongside superhuman reflexes that let him avoid any incoming obstacles with precise and delicate movements. He also has incredible jumping skills, capable of jumping up to several hundred meters. In battle, Sonic primarily uses his fast footwork as his greatest strength lies in his legs, though he will also sometimes use his arms and fists. What Sonic lacks in strength he makes up for in speed by delivering lightning-fast strikes, either by landing several hits in a split second or striking foes using sheer momentum.

Sonic's signature technique is his Spin Attack - he can roll himself into a ball like hedgehogs do, and the resulting spinning form damages everything it makes contact with. His Spin Attacks are strong enough to cut through metal, pierce gigantic boulders, and damage foes countless times his size. It can also be utilized in mid-air as the Homing Attack, where he locks on to a target and shoots towards it in a ball form.

Sonic has also demonstrated the ability to harness the power of the Chaos Emeralds for his own use, although nowhere near the extent Shadow does. He can transform into Super Sonic when he possesses all seven Emeralds.