Sonic Underground
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Sonic Underground is an American animated television series that follows the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and his siblings, pink hedgehog Sonia and green-hued Manic. Sonic Underground bears little relation to the often convoluted Sonic universe (including previous animated series, as well as Sonic comics and games), and shared few established characters. There were originally 65 episodes produced; of those, only 40 were released.
Jaleel White provided the voices for all three siblings. The main theme was composed by Robbie London and Mike Piccirillo. The musical underscore was composed by Jean-Michel Guirao and Mike Piccirillo. The series featured 40 songs spread over the series as featured music videos. Each of these songs were composed by Mike Piccirillo.
The three are the children of Queen Aleena Hedgehog. They are chased by Doctor Robotnik and his bumbling bounty hunter sidekicks Sleet and Dingo. The reason that he is chasing the three is because of a prophecy made by the Oracle of Delphius (a spoof of the Oracle of Delphi of Ancient Greece) - saying that the Queen's three children will one day find their mother and together destroy Robotnik's reign and become the rulers again.
The three siblings have powerful medallions that not only change into musical instruments but change into weapons when the triplets are in perfect harmony with each other. Sonic's medallion is an electric guitar/gun, Sonia's medallion is a keyboard/gun, and Manic's medallion is a drumset/Earth controller. The three use the amulets not only to fight Robotnik's forces but to also have instruments for their underground rock band Sonic Underground.
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Program history
During the run up to the launch of the Sega Dreamcast, Sega heavily advertised all their big products. For Sonic, they contacted DiC, who previously made both SatAM and AoStH, to make a new Sonic cartoon. Due to low popularity, Sonic Underground ran for only one season, 1998 to 1999. Since then, the show can now be found in syndication.
Characters
- Sonic the Hedgehog: The world's fastest hedgehog and leader of the Sonic Underground. He is the lead singer, his medallion transforming into a laser-blasting electric guitar. As fast as the speed of sound, Sonic can easily outrun and outsmart Robotnik's forces. He is a big fan of chilli dogs and is rarely far from a chilli dog stand. He is terrified of water as he cannot swim. In an alternate reality, Sonic and his siblings were the rulers of Mobius, but Sonic was an obese hedgehog from eating so many chilli dogs, and had banned music on the planet. Sonic's most used phrases in the series include "It's juice and jam time!" and "Let's do it to it!"
- Sonia the Hedgehog: The female member of the Sonic Underground and Sonic's sister. Unlike Sonic and Manic, she was raised by an aristocratic foster family, and she hates getting dirty. Her medallion can transform into a laser-blasting keyboard. Sonia has a motorbike to go as fast as Sonic. Sonia gains a crush on Knuckles at the end of the series. Fans consider Sonia to be a clone for Amy Rose. In an alternate reality, Sonia and her brothers are rulers of Mobius, but she likes fashion.
- Manic the Hedgehog: A cool and calculating hedgehog who was raised by thieves, unlike his siblings. Manic became an expert thief and eventually met his siblings, who disapprove of him stealing. Manic is the drummer of the Sonic Underground, his medallion hiding his drums, which can cause earthquakes. Manic is the most often captured of the siblings and was once put under mind control, becoming Robotnik's spy. In an alternate reality, Manic and his siblings are rulers of Mobius, but he took away everyone's money for his own greed and enjoyment. In the last episode, Manic's drum kit is destroyed by Dingo when he is a giant monster.
- Queen Aleena Hedgehog: Sonic's, Sonia's and Manic's mother. She had to give them up in order for the prophecy to work. She now is on the run from her own children, until the time is right. Aleena has many allies, including the Oracle of Delphius and Knuckles.
- Knuckles the Echidna: The guardian of the Master Emerald and Angel Island . He is very protective of his island home, and has set many traps about the island. He has a pet dinosaur called Chomps. His great-grandfather Athair warns him he must stay on the island, in order to play his part in the freedom of Mobius. In the series, the Master Emerald has been changed to a Chaos Emerald.
- Dr. Robotnik: Robotnik is the ruler of Mobius, after conquering it with his army of SWATbots. Robotnik lives in Robotropolis where he captures Freedom Fighters and roboticizes them into his robotic servants. Robotnik's main minions are Sleet and Dingo. Robotnik's round shape doesn't help him stand up straight and when he is caught in an earthquake, he bounces about like a frenzied volley ball.
- Sleet: One of Robotnik's canine bounty hunters. This cunning wolf leads the bumbling Dingo about on missions to capture the hedgehogs. Sleet has a voice like that of Igor and has a morphing device that can transform Dingo into anything he wishes.
- Dingo: One of Robotnik's canine bounty hunters. Dingo is a huge, muscle-bound dingo who has a relentless crush on Sonia. Sleet has a morphing device which can morph Dingo into anything he chooses (e.g. a chilli dog cart, a carpet, or even a woman!) In the finale, Dingo breaks a Chaos Emerald which transforms him into an enormous out-of-control beast that threatens to destroy Mobius, but eventually reverts back to normal.
- The Oracle of Delphius: An odd warty reptillian anteater in a cloak. The Oracle prophecised that when Robotnik invaded Mobius, Aleena and her children would form the Council of Four to overthrow Robotnik and free Mobius. The Oracle lives in a cave somewhere in a cold region of Mobius, and is quite good at making chilli dogs.
- Bartleby: A posh mink who is one of Robotropolis' richest aristocrats. Bartleby is Sonia's former fiancé, who dislikes her brothers and works as an agent for Robotnik. Eventually, Bartleby flees from Robotnik and joins the Freedom Fighters.
- Cyrus: Cyrus is a lion and a technician in the Freedom Fighters. He is an old friend of Sonic. In his first appearance he was working as a spy for Robotnik but later quit. Cyrus has appeared several times afterwards. His father was roboticized.
- Trevor: A mouse who is an old friend of Sonic Underground and resembles a hippy. He is easily captured but is equally freed.
- The Freedom Fighters: The Freedom Fighters play a large role in the show, as Robotnik's enemies. Notable members include Sonic, Sonia, Manic, Knuckles, Queen Aleena, The Oracle of Delphius, Cyrus and Trevor.
Other Characters
The Freedom Fighters plays a large significant role in Sonic Underground, opposing Dr. Robotnik's evil reign over Mobius. The leaders are the Sonic Siblings. Cyrus is the head technician, with Trevor as his somewhat assistant. Other notable members are Knuckles, Queen Aleena and the Oracle. Below is a list of other one-time characters, many are Freedom Fighters.
- Uncle Chuck: Sonic's uncle from the Archie Comics. Like in the comics, he is roboticized.
- Lady Windimire: Sonia's foster mother. She was roboticized.
- Ferral: An odd insect-like creature who was Manic's foster father. He was a thief, but he too was roboticized.
- Argus: Queen Aleena's body guard. He was captured and roboticized.
- Mayor Winniham: A horse who is the mayor of Mobodoon, the Sonic Underground's hometown.
- Mindy LaTour and Mr. LaTour: Mindy is Sonia's old friend and a fashionist. Her father is very protective, but was forced to create robotic watches for Robotnik.
- Max: A pickpocket who leads a small group of thieves. After helping the Sonic Underground, he and his posse are given homes.
- Captain Squeege: A sea sponge who is the captain of the Queen Aleena ferry.
- Moby Deep: A giant whale mistaken for a sea monster. A parody of Moby Dick.
- Raphi: A desert dweller who lives in the city of Mobia with his mother, father and grandmother. He befriends Sonia while she momentarily loses her memory. He is half roboticized.
- Stripes: A tiger who lives in Lake Valley. He has a crush on Sonia, but originally was a spy for Robotnik only to protect his home.
- Speed-Bot: A roboticized chimera-like robot made up of some of the fastest creatures on Mobius. Used by Robotnik in a race to capture Sonic.
- Berlock: An elderly vampire bat who is the caretaker of Worst Castle, which is supposedly Sonia's ancestral home. He has a pet owl called Hooter. He cannot stand loud noises and is very humourous. His famous quote is "I am Berlock, the castle caretaker."
- Chomper: Knuckles' pet dinosaur. He tries to eat Sleet and Dingo but instead eats their hologram projector.
- Mantu: The chief of the Speedster Island tribe.
- Ifyoucan: The tribe leader of a desert clan. He has actually been half-roboticized and hides his mechanical limbs.
- Aman-Rapi: A deceased pharoah who is Sonic's ancestor. Like Sonic, he adores music.
- Do-Bot: A robotic hairdresser who hypnotises her patients into revealing secrets to her which are sent to Robotnik via a cassette tape.
- Titus: A scientist who has built a De-Roboticizer. It is revealed it is a fake and it is made into a Roboticizer. Titus falls into it and is roboticized.
- Queen Sauna: An ancient queen who resembles Sonia. She is worshipped by penguins.
- A.R.T.: A learning robot built by Robotnik. He betrayed Robotnik and joined Sonic Underground. ART was sadly crushed when Sleet activated a shrinking room in Robotnik's base.
Episode list
(Note: There are many different orderings for the Sonic Underground episodes, each with conflicting information.)
- Beginnings
- To Catch a Queen
- Mobodoon
- The Price of Freedom
- Underground Masquerade
- Tangled Webs
- The Deepest Fear
- Who Do You Think You Are
- The Last Resort
- Come Out Wherever You Are
- Winner Fakes All
- A Hedgehog's Home is Her Castle
- Artifact
- Bug!
- Sonic Tonic
- Friend or Foe
- Head Games
- When in Rome
- The Jewel in the Crown
- Three Hedgehogs and a Baby
- Dunesday
- Mummy Dearest
- The Hedgehog in the Iron Mask
- Six is a Crowd
- Flying Fortress
- Wedding Bell Blues
- No Hedgehog is an Island
- Getting to Know You
- New Echidna in Town
- Harmony or Something
- Country Crisis
- Haircraft in Space
- Healer
- Sonia's Choice
- The Big Melt
- Sleepers
- Bartleby the Prisoner
- The Art of Destruction
- The Pendant
- Virtual Danger
Trivia
- This cartoon was originally made in France and titled Sonic Le Rebel.
- This is the first American Sonic series to feature Knuckles and to not feature Tails.
- It is also the only show to feature a relative of Knuckles': his great-grandfather Athair, who was voiced by Sean Connery. By pure irony, Connery is the mascot of YTMND, a site that Sonic is heavily parodied on.
- Something of a casting coup for the program, this was the first TV guest appearance Connery had made playing a character (as opposed to playing himself) since 1956.
- The Archie Sonic comics consider Sonic Underground as an alternate universe version of Sonic, and has made one appearance in the series, in Sonic Super Special #10.
- There are somewhat one or two references to the games, including a circular floating fortress that resembles the Death Egg and a large Freedom Fighter-eating spaceship called Predator which closely resembles the Egg Carrier.
See also
External links
- Sonic Underground at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Suneet.com- - Doesn't have all the episodes, but has information on Sonic Undergroundfr:Sonic le rebelle