How would you redesign Sonic?

[Cyrus]

Imagine you're Naoto Oshima, sitting in his desk, coming up with a new design for the blue blur. How would you draw it? (Yes, I know this is a topic on Sonic Retro, but I wanna see the creativity of you guys, here at TSS.)

[Vertekins]

I wouldn't. Simple as. The design is graceful in it's simplicity and is still oh-so cool and Badass-looking and he looks lean and streamlined, dynamic, a visage that gels excellently with his unparalleled speed. Sonic's design as of SatSR onwards is perfection to me personally and I see no reason to alter it at all. Perhaps slightly alter where his brows/eye ridges meet above the middle of his eyes so they don't look so exaggerated. Perhaps.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Verte

[sonfan1984]

I wouldn't. I like Sonic the way he is right now. The Sonic Unleashed/Generations design still remains my favorite design for modern Sonic.

[MegaMan_EXE]

Why is Sonic getting a redesign?

[Tori Himemiya]

I wouldn't change him. His new design is just as good as the original.

I don't see the point in changing his design again.

All the fans would complain about it all over again.

[Phantomime]

I wouldn't.

Everyone looks fine, dammit.

Everyone is even more used to the new designs than the old ones.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Old dead account]

Like this

Nah, I wouldn't change him. He looks fine the way he is.

[Soniman]

I'm almost sure we have a topic like this.

[Cyrus]

If I were to redesign Sonic, he'd still be a blue hedgehog with red shoes. I'd alter his shoes a bit, making them look more like high tops, with a slick design. As a reference to him eating chili-dogs again, like in Black Night and Generations, he'd have a bit of a pot-belly, kind of like how his it looked like in Sonic Adventure; not too big, not to thin. I'd make his ears bigger, but not like Rouge the Bat big, but like Tails' ears. He'd be taller, of course, have a longer tail, but not too long or floppy, like a cat's tail, but like 6" long and is stiff, like a dog's. It would be something that Roger C Smith's Sonic voice can fit. Of course, he'd still have green eyes, red shoes, gloves, blue fur and peach colored skin.

I'll post a link to a drawing of it when I make it.

Why is Sonic getting a redesign?

[Jetronic]

Same as generations/colors without the ass between his eyes. Other than that I like the way he is now.

Edit: And the dimples

Edited February 29, 2012 by Jetronic

[Cyrus]

I'm not saying I think Sonic should be redesigned, I love his current look, I just wanna see how you guys would do it.

[Balding Spider]

I'm not saying I think Sonic should be redesigned, I love his current look, I just wanna see how you guys would do it.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Balding Spider

[Diogenes]

Spikier. Sonic really doesn't look sharp anymore; his spikes almost seem fleshy.

Not sure if I'd still like it after seeing it a hundred times, but I ran across this pic a while back and I kind of dig the big mass of spikes.

Aside from that, I'm pretty good with his current design.

[Tori Himemiya]

I'll post a link to a drawing of it when I make it.

[Sean]

I'm going to say this not as a mod action, but as a suggestion:

Rather than fill up this topic with countless replies of "I wouldn't," how about you guys just have fun for a change by at least putting forth theoretical ideas, or even posting your own personal rendition of Sonic?

Speaking of, the topic over at Retro had a rendition of Sonic that's done in Bill Watterson's style. Nothing can top that.

EDIT: Okay yeah, this is officially me saying this as a mod since this is clearly the topic starter's intention.

[Jetronic]

Same as generations/colors without the ass between his eyes. Other than that I like the way he is now.

Edit: And the dimples

Edited February 29, 2012 by Jetronic

[SpyroZap]

I would... give Sonic longer or more spikes, and give him fingerless gloves. thats all i got

[Blue Blood]

I don't know how much I'd redesign Sonic. But if I was in charge, I'd stop giving him botox. Seriously. In the games and renders his eyebrows barely move. It's so annoying. NoTW got it right.

He and everyone else look so much better for it. And heck, they managed it for Classic in Generations, and for everyone in Riders even. Why is everyone so expressionless now?

Edited February 29, 2012 by HYDROCITEE

[Soniman]

I actually thought the CG character models in the Riders games (excluding Free Riders) was pretty damn ugly, they looked like ragdolls.

[Vertekins]

Yeah, SatSR+ Sonic's brows don't move enough to express emotion. Nick Park did it very well when it came to expressing Gromit's emotions in the Wallace and Gromit series so why not Sonic? What also bugs me a little about current Sonic design is that his spines and ears are also not used enough to express emotion. They are on occasion but that's incredibly rarely;

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a257/poridet/sonicexpression.png

Sonic is most probably afraid of imminent transformation here. See how his ears are flopped, spines more lax and eyes look distressed? From NOTW.

Again, spines floppier than usual and sideways ears used to express how Sonic is feeling a little under the weather.

What perhaps gets me a little is how neat and unruffled Sonic's spines are after boosting everywhere. I think they should look a tad more scruffier and ruffled. It'd put across his lifestyle more

Edited March 4, 2012 by Verte

[K.T.E.]

Sonic is a fabulously designed specimen.

However, never hurts to throw a hat on a character!!! Haahahahahah

[Blue Blood]

I actually thought the CG character models in the Riders games (excluding Free Riders) was pretty damn ugly, they looked like ragdolls.

They were hideous. I was talking about the in-game stuff, which was even more hideous but full of expressions.

[Swiss]

Honestly?

Now, now...before anyone just down my throat saying "BAAAWWW CLASSIC FANBOY", no. I love the Modern design too.

The reason I'd go back to a (read: not the) Classic style is because it's a thousand times more timeless than Modern's design. It's got that bouncy, lively feel to it that's made Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat etc.'s design so instantly recognisable and (most importantly) fun. As good as the modern design is for the character, Modern Sonic can just look so lifeless sometimes. Like in his Generations finger wag pose, for instance.

I will update this space with a comedic interpretation soon enough. For now you'll have to settle with my (badly-in-need-of-updating) avatar.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Swiss

[Spooky Mulder]

Sonic should definitely be spikier. I don't hate the modern design, since it had already debuted when I found the series. However, I have to agree that Sonic's quills don't seem like quills at all.

I really like this design. It's sort of a Classic-Modern hybrid.

I think there's something really charming about the Classic design that's been lost in the Modern one. Not to say the Modern one is bad--its not. But I see this design and I just see something that the current design lacks. Merging the two, gives us the best of both worlds

Edited February 29, 2012 by Spooky Mulder

[K.T.E.]

Sonic should definitely be spikier. I don't hate the modern design, since it had already debuted when I found the series. However, I have to agree that Sonic's quills don't seem like quills at all.

I really like this design. It's sort of a Classic-Modern hybrid.

I think there's something really charming about the Classic design that's been lost in the Modern one. Not to say the Modern one is bad--its not. But I see this design and I just see something that the current design lacks. Merging the two, gives us the best of both worlds

Damn that is sexy

I've always loved this 1994 design