For characters from the games, the character must have made a substantial (e.g. non cameo) appearance in at leasttwoSonic games. Because Sonic has such a large cast of characters, this list is primarily dedicated to major ones. One-off or minor characters are considered out of this list's scope and should be covered within their respective game's article rather than here.
An example of a character who meets this criteria is Ray the Flying Squirrel, who makes substantial appearances in SegaSonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Mania Plus. This is the minimum required for a character to be considered noteworthy for this list.
An example of a character who does not meet this criteria is Princess Elise, whose only substantial appearance is in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). Unless she makes another non-cameo appearance in the future, she fails the inclusion criteria.
For characters from other media (TV shows, movies, and comics), the character must have made a substantial appearance in at leasttwo different forms of media. Because Sonic is primarily a video game franchise and there are too many Sonic characters exclusive to non-video game media to be listed here, a separate criteria exists to determine if a non-game character can be listed.
An example of a character who meets this criteria is Princess Sally, who made substantial appearances in the Saturday morning Sonic cartoon and the Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog series. Therefore, she can be listed, even though she has never made a substantial appearance in a Sonic game.
An example of a character who does not meet this criteria is Geoffrey St. John, who, while a fairly significant character within the Archie Comics Sonic series, never appeared outside it. Thus, unless he makes an appearance in another form of media in the future, he fails the inclusion criteria.
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Sonic series may have a huge cast however, despite the oversize cast of the series, only about six of them get their own independent article while characters like Amy Rose can get into argument over she can have her own article. For Big, I have been writing a draft about Big within a sandbox and I think it's ready and loaded to become an independent article on Wikipedia because I was able to find my three best sources which are 14 or 21, 22 and 24. Also for some still-in-topic discussion, I also to believe other Sonic characters might get it own independent article instead of being a section the list article so. NatwonTSG2 (talk) 02:49, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Which new sources that are significant coverage have you found? (It's best to link them rather than mention them by number like that since the numbering may change as it's being edited and altered.) Sergecross73msg me15:05, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I only think Big can really get his own article if other more important/prominent characters like Amy (who really needs one), Rouge, the Chaotix, etc. ever get their own first. Tribal-Mand0 (talk) 21:59, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They published their draft without waiting for any feedback. I'm not particularly convinced either should have articles in their current state/what people have proposed in the past. Sergecross73msg me22:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Still though, I think at the very least Amy deserves her own page then, considering she is one of the core main characters of the franchise. Tribal-Mand0 (talk) 23:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's supposed to mean that @Rtkat3 has seen an AFD discussion for Big and wanted to know how minor he is. For the minor question, in my opinion, Big is not really a minor character in the series since he has made some important appearances in games like Sonic Adventure, Heroes and maybe Frontiers I guess? NatwonTSG2 (talk) 13:26, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking frankly the "minor character" reasoning never sat right with me for that AfD, the bigger problem was the sourcing not really saying a lot about him to substantiate the article (no offense meant by that, I dug a bit too and struggled to find anything that could really carry it). But minor characters in a franchise can work perfectly fine as articles if they're picked up as fan favorites by media outlets or get some solid discussion behind them.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 13:07, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure why you described the cast as "oversized." But I would agree that if Big is to get an article, other more well-known and more popular characters should get an article first. Onuzurike424 (talk) 15:01, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Probably because video game critics and journalists have gone after the series for how many characters have been added over the years. I’m away from my sources to pull right now, but I’d thought on adding a section to this list about that criticism. (I’ll mention the quote “Silver the Unnecessary Hedgehog” is one that vividly sticks in my mind). Red Phoenixtalk16:02, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've noticed how Sage is absent from the list of Sonic characters detailed despite her prominent role within Sonic Frontiers as a driving force behind the game's plot and boss battles, so I thought I'd give a heads up and suggest she's added to the list. 149.50.164.55 (talk) 23:05, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Does Sally Acorn or any of the characters from SatAM/Archie series deserve their own pages? I've dug up plenty of wiki-worthy info for the former, and I know there are more prominent characters that need their own pages (such as Amy or Metal Sonic), but I think I'd be nice to lift a candle to the original American continuity for Sonic somewhat. NintenBOUND (talk) 13:23, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Although that’d be nice, so would many of the propositions in this talk page for their own character articles. The question is, when you say “wiki-worthy”, do you mean reliable sources and are they noteworthy? What we need for a full article on Wikipedia is well-sourced information in multiple reliable sources about the character’s development and reception, in source material focused on that character specifically and not just listicles. That’s pretty rare for all but the most well-known characters. Otherwise it’s probably more appropriate for a Fandom project. Red Phoenixtalk13:47, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good point. When I said wiki-worthy, I meant that I had found info regarding her concept/creation, history, appearances, and design. I'll see if I can dig up some more sources. NintenBOUND (talk) 22:47, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
