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Baby Sonic

Baby Sonic

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Added Dec 27, 2019 at 11:26AM EST by Sophie.

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Baby Sonic refers to the child version of Sonic the Hedgehog featured in the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog. The character was revealed in a Japanese trailer for the film in December 2019 and caused widespread commentary on what the character may have looked like before the redesign and numerous fan art posts.

Origin

On December 26th, 2019, Japan's Sonic The Hedgehog Film official Twitter account posted a trailer for the 2020 film which included a short clip of a younger Sonic (shown below). The video gained over 3,200 likes and 1,400 retweets in a day.



That same day, @Sonic_MovieJP[1] also tweeted a poster featuring "baby" Sonic (shown below). The tweet garnered over 1,800 likes and 820 retweets in a day.


『ソニック·ザ·ムービー』公式の ソニック @Sonic_MovieJP ソニックが日本発のキャラクターであることから、特 別に日本で全宇宙最速デビューを飾ることとなった# ベビーソニックー 超音速で走り抜けるクールな大人気キャラクターの子 供時代とは!? はじめて描かれるストーリー 3.27(金)公開をお楽しみに #映画ソニック Translate Tweet どんなヒーローだって、 はじめはベビーだった。 ベピー ソニック 『ワイルドスピードフプロデューサー最新作 ソニック ザ·ムーピー ヨ.27(金) 6:00 PM - Dec 26, 2019 - Twitter Web App

Precursor

On March 11th, 2019, @MemeBeanRegime tweeted that Toywiz has a Baby Sonic plush listed which hints at a Baby Sonic character (shown below).[2] The listing was quickly deleted.



Spread

On December 26th, 2019, Twitter users began responding to the small character with fan art and references to the redesign. Twitter user @NitroRad[3] tweeted, "There being a baby Sonic means at one point there was a baby Sonic with the old design, and that thought terrifies me" which received over 17,700 likes and 3,100 retweets in a day (show below, left). That same day, Twitter user @Ls1389[5] accumulated over 2,400 likes and 600 retweets for their fan art (show below, right).


James @NitroRad There being a baby Sonic means at one point there was a baby Sonic with the old design, and that thought terrifies me. Tails' Channel · Sonic News & Updates · @TailsChannel . 17h First official look at Baby Sonic in the #SonicMovie! #SonicNews Show this thread ЛE- ソニック 7:07 PM · Dec 26, 2019 · Twitter Web Client Natalie Haines Lightningstar1389 @Ls1389 Baby Sonic, what will he, oh no #SonicMovie #CatchSonic 11:12 PM · Dec 26, 2019 · Twitter Web App

On December 27th, Redditor Mr-Oof-28 posted a pre-redesign version of Baby sonic they created to r/SonicTheHedgehog[4] (shown below). The post gained over 50 points (91% upvoted) in a day.



Various Examples


BabySonic @BabySonicBaby Baby Groot, Detective Pikachu, Baby Yoda and me Baby Sonic The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse 8:25 PM · Dec 26, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone your faves on the joker stairs @joker_stairs7 Baby sonic on the joker stairs 6:45 PM · Dec 26, 2019 · Twitter for Android podunk | *clever name/joke here* @PlasmaMagician since we're talking about baby sonic, remember this monstrosity from sonic underground? 6:19 PM · Dec 26, 2019 · Twitter Web App Alex @chibiirose T HAD to doodle baby Sonic! #SonicMovie #Babysonic 3. "Alexy 7:46 PM · Dec 26, 2019 · Twitter Web Client toy story meme of andy throwing woody to the ground while holding buzz lightyear in his other hand and caption that reads "i don't want to play with you anymore". in this meme woody is replaced with baby yoda and buzz replaced with baby sonic. kung fu panda meme about baby yoda coming across baby sonic and finding him equally cute. "finally! a worthy opponent! our battle will be legendary!"

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – Sonic_MovieJP

[2] NintendoSoup – Baby Sonic Plush

[3] Twitter – NitroRad

[4] Reddit – r/SonicThe Hedgehog

[5] Twitter – Ls1389

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