Commonly known as Sonic SatAM, ), Sonic the Hedgehog has many characters that are literally
at war with e ach other. Who's a Freedom Fighter, who opposes them, and who might fall in between?
I'm Andrew with WickedBinge, and this is Sonic SatAM Characters: Good to Evil.
Here are some notes to follow:
We are focusing on events in the show only…Also, there will be spoilers..
As usual, we’ll be starting with the most noble characters and working our way down
to the most evil... These characters are THE GOOD. Right off the bat, we actually have a tie for the
Gold Medal of heroism. It will be given to both Sonic and Princess Sally. In the case of Sonic,
it IS true that he is a bit cocky, VERY impatient, and doesn't always think things through before he
charges into action. Despite this, however, he is still very much on the side of good,
and he will do whatever it takes to save the day. This is regardless of any possible risk to him in
the process. Multiple times throughout the show, Sonic runs back into the heart of Robotropolis,
sometimes encountering Robotnik directly, just to save one person from being captured and
roboticized. If it weren't for his super speed and the occasional Power Ring, many of these missions
would likely have resulted in him sacrificing himself to save another. Even with these gifts,
there are still multiple instances where he is in trouble and someone else has to save HIM. He also
is a good mentor and like an older brother to Tails, so he gets some extra points for that.
Whether it be a standard rescue mission or one where his own life is at risk, Sonic stops at
nothing to save the world. Thankfully, he is not the only one leading the charge. Princess Sally is
often working alongside Sonic, leading the charge to prevent the world from becoming roboticized,
and bringing the green back to the forest. What really is admirable about her is what she
does despite her stature. Being a princess alone puts her in a position of power where she could
technically stay out of the initial battle and let others fight while she gives the orders. However,
she doesn't take advantage of that. Instead, she is almost always on the front lines,
often also putting herself in risky scenarios to save her people. It is also very clear that,
even off the battlefield, Sally cares about her friends and does what she can to help with their
problems. A highly noteworthy one comes with Sonic. The first time Sonic finds his Uncle
Chuck as a robot, he wants to immediately find some way to snap him out of his mind-wiped state
and bring him back home. Unfortunately, his first attempt only works temporarily and he
is forced to leave his uncle behind. Sally sees how crushed Sonic is, which is a rarity for him,
and goes to comfort him. She then reassures him that they will find a way to save his uncle at
some point. Their support for each other, as well as all others fighting against Robotnik,
are a great source of inspiration as they continue to go up against increasingly difficult odds.
For our silver medal of good, we are giving it to another hedgehog who is commonly known as
Uncle Chuck. While it is true that he was working for Robotnik early on in the show, it was never
of his own free will. When he could think on his own, he immediately stepped into action to stop
Robotnik's plans. He willingly puts himself in a very risky situation on a regular basis,
often acting as a spy and working inside the walls of Robotnik's fortress to help
the Freedom Fighters gain valuable information. Near the end of the series, he is almost caught by
Snively. Despite the increased risk afterwards, he continues working as he has been. At one point,
he actually IS caught, and he is almost brainwashed to work for Robotnik again before
he is rescued at the last second. Despite this happening, Chuck STILL willingly puts himself in
a dangerous situation on a constant basis for the benefit of the Freedom Fighters and their cause.
Chuck should also be acknowledged for creating the Roboticizer. Yes,
it is often seen in a negative light. However, it's original intended use was far more benign.
Chuck invented the for medical reasons, hoping to cure diseases and repair injured body ports
by making them mechanical. Unfortunately, Robotnik stole this technology and twisted it for his own
evil intentions. Thankfully, Chuck wasn't involved in that last part. When his free will was intact,
he did anything he could to stop the evil and reverse the negative effects of
a machine that he made with good intentions. Let's hope we see more of him in the future.
Our Bronze Medal of good actually goes to a lot of people, as it is being awarded to most of the
Freedom Fighters. There is a reason why we say most here, but we will get to that in a little
bit. For now, a few of the characters that ARE here include, but aren't limited to, the likes of
Tails, Bunnie, Rotor, Dulcy the Dragon, Lupe, and Nicole. In the case of Tails, he is a younger boy
and doesn't get to be part of a lot of the action, even though he really wants to be. However,
he is sometimes seen being trained so that he can be ready when his time comes to join the
fight. He doesn't give up, and his persistence eventually pays off. By the end of the series,
Tails is officially called a Freedom Fighter, and he joins Sonic on a crucial mission. Bunnie
is also a unique case. Her body has been partly roboticized at this point, but her free will is
still intact. As a result, she is able to use her roboticized parts to her and the team's advantage.
She still wants her own full body back, of course, but she makes the most of the situation, and uses
Robotnik's own technology against him in a way. With Tails being as young and inexperienced as
he is here, someone else has to fill in the role of technical genius. That's where Rotor comes in.
He occasionally gets a chance to help on the front lines. Otherwise, he is usually behind the scenes,
inventing or repairing things that can benefit the Freedom Fighters or sabotage Robotnik and
his plans. He states at one point, after saving everybody with him on a mission, that he actually
prefers to stay further back. Considering this is where he is most needed for his skills,
we commend him for this! For Dulcy, we don't see much of her until closer to the end of the series,
but when she does show up, it's actually relatively frequent. Being a dragon with
many abilities, she uses all of her skills in very effective ways to fight Robotnik and his
robots. She even goes out of her way to rescue a dragon egg that isn't hers. We also give her kudos
for being the Freedom Fighters' aerial support in many missions, even though it's likely that
Robotnik can usually detect her presence from miles away. She proves time and time and again
that she is a valuable asset to the team. If only she could stick that landing more consistently.
Lupe is in a similar boat to Dulcy in that she isn't really seen much until later in the show.
When we finally do meet her, it turns out she is the leader of her own team of Freedom Fighters,
making her motivations and intentions clear in all the good ways. Our last Freedom Fighter we will
address for now is Nicole. Granted, Nicole isn't a living being like everyone else, but it's evident
that she can still think, feel, and act in similar ways to them. Nicole is almost always with Sally,
helping her with various things. She is able to hack just about anything, display maps of enemy
territory, and give valuable information based on things she already knows about. Near the end,
she works with Sonic a bit as well. It took a little bit for them to get used to each other,
but they still worked together well, and she still helped him accomplish
his missions as well. As a collective group, the Freedom Fighters keep pushing forward,
even when the enemy is many steps ahead of them. Let freedom ring, Freedom Fighters!
Our final character in the good category is another from the village of Knothole: Antoine.
Antoine is the reason why we said MOST of the Freedom Fighters earlier. Antoine is still very
much a Freedom Fighter, so he certainly couldn't be evil or even in the grey area. That being said,
he has just enough problems to keep him out of being in the previous entry. He is kind of like
the Jar Jar Binks of the Freedom Fighters. He is often the comic relief, usually unintentionally,
and he often winds up getting himself in trouble or getting other people in trouble. Multiple times
during the show, his cowardice, arrogance, and/or occasional clumsiness result in a mission he is
a part of being either almost or completely jeopardized. Most other characters are very
much annoyed whenever he is around and up to his typical antics. We also want to bring attention to
two specific moments with him. One comes from an episode with a title that perfectly reflects many
people's thoughts on him: “Fed Up With Antoine”. A biker gang shows up at one point and treats him
like a king at first, and he quickly lets it get to his head. He starts treating other people like
Sonic pretty differently. Only when he finally realizes the gang's true intentions does he come
back to his senses. The other incident comes from the episode “Hooked on Sonics”. After
seeing that Sally is more interested in Sonic than him, Antoine slips into a depressed state.
Later, he is talking with Rotor, who points out that it would take a major act to get
Sally's attention. Despite Rotor clearly joking about capturing Robotnik to do that,
Antoine takes that idea a little too seriously. He then takes a Power Ring, entices Robotnik with it,
and tries to trap him in a pit. To pretty much no one's surprise, this backfires, Antoine is
captured, and Robotnik now has a Power Ring to use against Sonic. He may have been trying to succeed
in one of the most noble acts in the show, but he was doing it to impress Sally, and ultimately
caused more problems than anything else. We actually will be jumping straight past
the Grey Area and right into the characters that opposed the Freedom Fighters or otherwise had
bad intentions. These are THE EVIL. Receiving the Bronze Medal of Evil
goes to Robotnik's nephew and lackey, Snively. With him being Robotnik's second-in-command,
you know he will cause trouble at some point. He mostly does whatever Robotnik asks of him,
as well as being a “yes man” of sorts for him. Some might assume that Snively acts the way he
does most of the time due to his fear of Robotnik. After all, Snively can often be seen sweating and
stuttering in Robotnik's presence, and he sometimes even screams when Robotnik calls
for him. However, Snively actually shows quite often that he is fully capable of thinking for
himself. In multiple episodes, he demonstrates his mutual distaste for Sonic. In addition to this,
any time Robotnik is away, Snively seems to enjoy taking command a little too much.
Another big example is during the last moments of the last official episode. After Robotnik's
Doomsday Machine is destroyed and Robotnik himself retreats, Snively leaves in an escape pod of his
own. After reemerging, Snively cackles, stating that it's now his turn to go up against Sonic and
the rest of the Freedom Fighters. He walks off screen, showing that he isn't doing this alone,
as a pair of glowing red eyes appear behind him. We will get into who those eyes belong to in a
little bit. When it comes to Snively though, there's no denying his own evil intentions. He
just didn't get many opportunities to show it due to constantly being in Robotnik's shadow.
Speaking of whom, our Silver Medal entry goes to the primary antagonist,
Robotnik. It may surprise a few people that Robotnik doesn't get our gold medal of evil here,
but after explaining our gold medal entry in a moment, it will hopefully make a little more
sense. For Robotnik specifically, we doubt he needs much of an explanation. After all,
THIS IS ROBOTNIK! Even if this show was your first introduction to Robotnik in any way,
you wouldn't even have to watch a single moment of any episode to know Robotnik is bad news.
Just watch the video that plays along with the theme song. The lyrics may cover how cool and fast
Sonic is, but the visuals show something entirely different. Very quickly, Sonic approaches his
friends and then points up at the sky. The camera then pans up to show a giant ship approaching that
Robotnik is in. After the ship passes overhead, the scene transitions to show that Robotnik has
turned the area from a thriving forested world into a robotic, dystopian city. When we finally
meet Robotnik during the actual show, we only need to hear his sinister, echoing voice to know
just how nasty he is. From beginning to end, he is constantly up to no good. From torturing people to
enslaving them, he rarely, if ever, shows any kind of remorse for what he is doing. He is incredibly
abusive towards Snively, and easily gets upset with him if he fails or steps out of line in any
way. We then get to some more specific moments. The episode “Sonic Racer” shows that he doesn't
even need to say or nearly do much of anything to convey just how evil he is. Right near the end of
the episode, the lights go out in Robotnik's fortress. Almost immediately, Robotnik's eyes
glow in the dark, terrifying Snively even further. In the episode “Super Sonic”, there is a location
known as the Forbidden Zone. It is said that only the most evil can traverse through there to the
end. To no one's surprise, Robotnik was able to get through there without much of an issue.
Granted, Sonic made it through as well, but that was, in large part, due to his super speed. There
was also an episode called “Sonic Past Cool”. During a conversation that Robotnik is having, it
is revealed that, aside from the Freedom Fighters and a species known as the Terapods, Robotnik has
roboticized just about everyone on the planet. Putting all these things together, it doesn't seem
likely, or even possible, that anyone could be more evil than him. So who could it possibly be?
Our Gold Medal of evil, after much consideration, goes to the wizard by the name of Naugus. Some
may be confused by this, particularly since Naugus wasn't in the show for that long, but
there are a few points that can be addressed with him. For one, when wanting to explore the Void,
he was seen working with Robotnik, which is already not a good sign. After having been in
the Void for years, the likes of Sonic, Sally, and Bunnie also wound up there. Bringing Sonic
there was done intentionally by Naugus, as he discovered that Sonic's speed could get him out of
the Void. Since Sally and Bunnie got there first, Naugus essentially held them there as prisoners
by freezing them in crystal. When he realized that Sonic wasn't willingly going to help him,
he disguised himself as Sally's father, who was also trapped, and tricked Sonic into getting him
out. Upon doing so, he froze Sonic temporarily, then let him go back to get his friends while he,
quite literally, messed with Robotnik's head as an act of revenge against him for sealing him away in
the Void. These acts didn't last long, though, as it turns out that Naugus and Sally's father had
been in the Void for too long a time, and their bodies began to crystallize. This forced both of
them to return to the Void, as that was the only place Naugus could control it. He may have worked
alongside Sonic for a brief moment, but only as a means to an end to get out of the Void and find
Robotnik, rather than actually becoming allies with Sonic. We are also willing to bet that he
was concerned when Sally's dad was beginning to crystallize only since he was undergoing the same
problem. We also want to point out Robotnik and his mindset with Naugus. Multiple times,
even at the sheer sight of Naugus or the simple mentioning of his name, Robotnik
instantly goes into a state of panic. When you have a fellow antagonist that even Robotnik,
of all people, is afraid of, you know you have one nasty guy on your hands. Also,
remember those glowing red eyes behind Snively at the end of the series? For some time,
it was uncertain who or what those eyes belonged to. But it turns out they belonged to Naugus,
who is indicated to be partly roboticized now. Multiple sources have confirmed this, along with
information confirming Naugus was originally going to take over as the main antagonist in
the cancelled 3rd season, going up against the Freedom Fighters and the like. That's right,
Snively's reign that was just beginning in the series finale was apparently not going to be
a long-lasting one. Even if we don't count this extra information since it was never officially
made into an actual 3rd season, we still think that, if an evil guy can make someone
like Robotnik scared, you know this guy means business. Thankfully, this is not the end of
Sonic SatAM. As of writing this, a large, fan-made project is in the works that aims to continue the
story where its official run left off. They even managed to get Crush 40's vocalist to sing the
theme song in a trailer that has already been released. We don't know if this fan-made web
sequel will use what we know of the scrapped 3rd season or not, but we are sure it will be a good
time. Either way, since this is made by fans and not the people behind the original series,
we wouldn't be able to add anything that happens to this list in the future. Working with what we
officially have though, we are giving Naugus the Gold Medal, but we won't blame you if you
think Robotnik is more deserving based on what we saw from both of them in the show.