Sonic the Hedgehog

<h3>Cameos/popularity/Trivia</h3>
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</dd><dd>Sonic has proven to be an extremely popular character. After having been around only three years, he had already surpassed Nintendo's Mario in popularity according to a June 1993 Q-Survey in Gameplayers magazine. As a result of this popularity, he has been referred to in various parts of culture. One of a class of genes involved in fruit fly embryonic development, called hedgehog genes, has been named "sonic hedgehog" after the character.
</dd><dd>Sonic has sometimes appeared in relation to various sports teams Sega have sponsored. Between 1993 and 1997, Sega sponsored the JEF United Ichihara Chiba football team, during which period Sonic appeared on the team's uniform. During the 1993 Formula One championship, Sega sponsored WilliamsF1, which won the season. Sonic was featured in the cars, helmets, and rival McLaren used to paint a squashed hedgehog after winning races over Williams. In the 2K series of sports games, Sonic can be picked as a logo to be placed on the uniforms of the created team.
</dd><dd>Sonic has also made appearances as a character in parades. In 1996, Sonic was the first video game character to be seen in a Rose Parade. Sonic was also in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; the only other video game character to ever be in the parade was Pikachu.
</dd><dd>Other references are present in television programs, including a brief appearance in the episode of <i>The Simpsons</i> entitled "Marge Be Not Proud". Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, he appears (along with Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, and fictional pro golfer Lee Carvallo) attempting to convince Bart Simpson to steal a video game. Other humorous references to Sonic have appeared in TV series such as <i>Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi</i> (in the episode "Camp Capers"), <i>Megas XLR</i>, <i>15/Love</i> and <i>Space Ghost Coast to Coast</i>. The Sonic character and games have also made brief appearances in films, including <i>Jingle All The Way</i>, <i>Hitch</i> and <i>Wayne's World </i>. He was also mentioned in an episode of <i>MADtv</i> &amp; <i>Roseanne</i>.
</dd><dd>It was once rumored that Sonic &amp; Tails were unlockable characters in <i>Super Smash Bros. Melee</i> by clearing Cruel Melee. This turned out to be a hoax when the cheat was entered. In August 2006 however it was confirmed that Sonic was the most requested third-party character to appear in its sequel <i>Super Smash Bros. Brawl</i> for the Wii.<span data-rte-entity="lt">&lt;</span> Around the same period of time,Tips &amp; Tricks reported that Nintendo has already contacted <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sega%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yuji%20Naka%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYuji%20Naka%7CSega%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1881-11211139735df6c410d803d" href="/wiki/Yuji_Naka" title="Yuji Naka">Sega</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yuji%20Naka%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sonic%20the%20Comic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSonic%20the%20Comic%7CYuji%20Naka%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1881-11211139735df6c410d803d" href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Comic" title="Sonic the Comic">Yuji Naka</a>, but Nintendo is still waiting for a final decision. In the October 2006 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that Sonic would be a perfect character for <i>Brawl</i>. On October 10th, 2007, Sonic was officially announced for Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Smash Bros. Dojo.
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