13 Facts About Sonic X

1.

Sonic X is a Japanese anime television series based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game series.

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Sonic X is chased by the police, lands in a mansion's swimming pool, and is rescued by a twelve-year-old boy named Chris Thorndyke, who lives there with his movie-star mother Lindsey, corporate executive father Nelson, scientist grandfather Chuck, maid and chef Ella, and butler Mr Tanaka.

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3.

The other anthropomorphic residents soon join the crusade and, when Eggman is defeated by Sonic X with help from his friends, he is hailed as a hero along with his friends.

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4.

Sonic X sees through his greedy motivations and exposes Eggman who is then arrested for fraud.

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5.

Sonic X is understanding, yet teaches Chris that as a fellow person neither can force the other to feel a certain way and that their friendship is free will.

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6.

Yuji Naka, then the head of Sonic X Team, filled in as executive producer, and Satoshi Hirayama designed all of the original characters, basing the designs on Yuji Uekawa's original concept.

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7.

In 2006, near the end of the show's American production, Haigney stated in an interview that he had never played a Sonic X game, read the comics, or watched any of the previous Sonic X animated series.

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8.

Sonic X held consumer product rights to the series in Pan-European territories.

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9.

Sonic X was extensively merchandised in various forms of media and other products.

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10.

Six Sonic X novels were published between 2005 and 2007: Aqua Planet, Dr Eggman Goes to War, Battle at Ice Palace, and Desperately Seeking Sonic by Charlotte Fullerton, Meteor Shower Messenger by Paul Ruditis, and Spaceship Blue Typhoon by Diana G Gallagher.

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11.

Soon, Sonic X finds a machine in the desert and thinks nothing of it, but after fighting with Eggman in Paris and a bizarre world created by the doctor, Eggman reveals the desert machine was his and it begins to wreck Station Square.

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12.

In 2003, McDonald's packaged five different single-button dedicated console games, mostly based on various sports, with Happy Meals to promote Sonic X: two featuring Sonic and one each for Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow.

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13.

Sonic X found the backgrounds "nice to look at" but did not like the use of CGI for Sonic's homing attack.

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