It might be hard to believe, but there is apparently an evenuglierversion ofSonic the Hedgehogthat was meant to serve as the mascot for thenow-highly-successful Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise.
In other words, an Uglier “Ugly Sonic.”
As first shared on Twitter by a user named Doctor Caboose, test footage of the first Sonic the Hedgehog film is now out in the wild. The user alleges they watched the footage as part of an old job, and these pictures serve as proof of what Paramount thought they werecooking.
The entire thread is chock-full of some horrendous stills of what Sonic was supposed to look like, and apparently that’s not the end of it, either. The uploader has access to some still video they shot thatthey will post down the line after editing out any kind of identifying informationthat might tie their account to their real-life persona.
The Original “Ugly Sonic” Was Oh So Close To Happening
As the original story goes, when Paramount first revealed its live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, the reception was less than positive, with many dubbing the design of Sonic as “Ugly Sonic.”
The reception was so bad that Paramount and the film’s director, Jeff Fowler, announced that Sonic would undergo a re-design,a decision that actually delayed the movie.
That re-design of Sonic ended up being received positively, and here we are three movies and a spin-off TV show later. However, “Ugly Sonic” has lived on in infamy,even becoming a parody in a Disney movie. Recently,it seemed like “Ugly Chopper,” a response to the live-action design of Tony Tony Chopper from One Piece, was set to take “Ugly Sonic’s” place, but these latest posts have ensured that “Ugly Sonic” is still the king of ungodly live-action designs.
