While Sonic is the most obvious character to come to mind when you think of playing
a Sonic the Hedgehog game, the franchise is filled with many diverse members of his supporting
cast that over the years, players have had the option of controlling on their adventures
through Mobius.
And many of them come with their own unique skill set that mixes things up, appeasing
to many a gamer’s playing style.
This isn’t the case with every Sonic title that’s been released, but one thing is for
sure – it’s a feature that Sonic fans all over the world truly adore.
So today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 Best Fighters in Sonic.
And no, we ain’t talking about the game Sonic the Fighters specifically in this video,
in case you’re wondering.
Instead, we’re looking at all the playable Sonic characters and listing off why they’re
great fighters to use over the course of the game.
10 Cream the Rabbit & Cheese – Cream and Cheese are not the first to come
to mind when it comes to fighters in the Sonic series.
But turns out they’re full of surprises, or at least they are in the Sonic Advance
games, where they’re one of the best selections when it comes to fighting bosses.
Cream’s flight abilities allows you to avoid the offensive attacks of bosses real well,
and you can throw cheese at a boss without having to move, making it incredibly easy
to take on those big bads.
And, fun fact, the cheese was originally crafted to be a character to teach beginners and newbies
to the franchise the mechanics of the games but ended up becoming Cream’s sidekick in
order to retain her sweet innocence persona.
9 Vector the Crocodile When Vector was slated to return after Knuckles
Chaotix in Sonic Heroes, he, along with Charmy and Espio the Chameleon, had a bit of an overhaul.
This resulted in Vector being molded into a power type character in order to balance
out Team Chaotix in the game.
Vector uses both his jaws and arms in battle - he can destroy boulders and thick metal
alloys, and can crush enemies with the weight of his blows combined with his body which
has been known to create shockwaves.
His jaw crushes enemies, too, and can shoot projectiles.
All that, and he’s fast too!
When keeping up with the fast-paced characters of the Sonic universe, Vector rolls up into
a ball to accelerate or to jump on enemies and crush them.
8 Espio the Chameleon Espio is a speed type, and is a master of
camouflage.
He’s incredibly acrobatic, has undergone extensive ninja training, and he likes to
employ stealth and trickery when facing off against foes.
One of his stealth techniques is his camouflage trick that allows him to change his colour
scheme in order to appear invisible.
He’s even given Sonic a run for his money back in Sonic Generations in the Espio: Master
of Camouflage Challenge Act.
In Sonic the Fighters, Espio showed off another trick of his - a prehensile tongue, which
he can use as a short-range projectile attack or as a grappling hook.
7 Amy Rose Amy Rose is one of the oldest members of Sonic’s
roster of pals, and she’s definitely proven herself a worthy foe over the years.
She wields a Piko Piko Hammer with little to no effort - a weapon that has enough force
to smash through metal, send enemies soaring, create whirlwinds and shockwaves, and even
allow her to use it as a means of flight.
In addition to that, she’s quite acrobatic, and is proficient in applying attacks while
airborne.
Needless to say, you wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of one of Amy’s moves.
6 Rouge the Bat Moving on to another female fan favourite,
Rouge the Bat is another character with a surprising amount of strength, known to rival
that of Knuckles the Echidna’s.
Her strength is in her lower body, making her kicks tremendously powerful, known to
shatter boulders and leave dents in thick steel walls.
Her precision is also noteworthy, too.
Agile and acrobatic, she’s capable of flight and often glides in combat.
In addition to this, she’s a great climber and digger.
5 Miles Tails Prower Tails are arguably the most intelligent of
Sonic’s crew, but when it comes to fighting, he’s no lightweight.
His genetic abnormality - his two fluffy tails - provide for really powerful attacks, and
allows him to have an airborne advantage.
His tails have also been known to move so fast that they can cut through objects.
While on the ground, talk can run up to speeds of 768 mph on average.
Tails overall is more of a tactical fighter - while he lacks the power that his pals have
in hand to hand combat, he uses his physical differences to his advantage - his tails can
become like whips, and can lash out with significant power, reaching out across a wide range.
In addition to all of this, Tails, combined with one of his inventions or a piece of machinery,
can be quite deadly.
4 Blaze the Cat Blaze’s abilities have been known to rival
Sonic’s in the past.
She’s remarkably fast, can move at high speeds, has wickedly quick reflexes, and is
pyrokinetic.
That last ability of hers has made her an outstanding foe, and she has quite the mastery
over it - she can use her flames delicately enough to defrost frozen creatures without
harming them, and she can even manipulate flames in her environment at her will.
Her fighting style is graceful, being compared to the movements of a ballerina, and she typically
combines physical blows from her legs with fiery attacks.
3 Knuckles If your fists had sharp spikes on them, you’d
probably be considered really tough and dangerous too, no?
Aside from his most obvious trait and namesake, Knuckles is often considered the strongest
character in the Sonic franchise when it comes to muscle.
Knuckles strength is said to be equal to Sonic’s strength - he’s said to be capable
of lifting between 100-500 metric tons.
He can launch punches with enough force to cause air molecules to split and cause explosions,
he can run at speeds that can keep up with Sonic to an extent, and has a ridiculous amount
of stamina to hold off an army of enemies without needing much rest.
Not too shabby for a character best known these days for a meme.
2 Shadow Shadow uses guns.
Why bother using multiple spin dashes to take our your furry adorable opponent when you
can just SHOOT IT IN THE FACE?
That ridiculous fact aside, Shadow has been stated to be almost the equivalent of Sonic
in speed and power.
This means his abilities are practically on par with the best fighter in the series.
While our number one is pretty obvious from that statement, let’s take a quick look
at what Shadow can do before moving on.
Shadow may not equal Knuckles in strength, but he’s been known to lift and toss things
many times his own weight, including buses, trucks and slabs of concrete.
His air shoes is where his speed comes from, but his powerful body is what makes him a
real threat - he’s incredibly athletic, acrobatic and agile, is extremely resistant
to damage, and he too can tap into the power of the chaos emeralds.
1 Sonic Simply put, Sonic is the fastest in his universe
- he’s the fastest thing alive, running at speeds far greater than Mach 1.
He’s incredibly skilled and experienced, having fought against a wide variety of foes
since his early days in 1991 in Sonic the Hedgehog.
In addition to all of his innate abilities, when tapping into the power of the chaos emeralds
- and using all seven - he can enter a superstate commonly known as supersonic, which is considered
is ultimate form, and all of his abilities become that more powerful.
He also can fly, and is near invulnerable.
Although, it’s worth noting that this state eats up a lot of energy, and can’t be maintained
for a prolonged period of time.
He’s also achieved other transformations - hypersonic, dark spine sonic, Excalibur
Sonic, and his most comically received form, Sonic the Werehog.
Regardless of all this, Sonic at his base level has proven to amount to a number of
impressive feats, and minus that one time where he was murdered in Sonic 06, no one
has ever really been able to defeat Sonic in battle.
There we have it!
Which of these Sonic characters are your favourites to play as?
And what other characters in the Sonic universe do you wish were playable?
Give us a shout with your picks in those comments below!
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