Editing Sonic the Hedgehog (section)

==Weaknesses==
While not [[Wikipedia:Aquaphobia|aquaphobic]],<ref>{{Cite book |date=September 6, 2013 |title=[[The History of Sonic the Hedgehog]] |publisher=Les Editions Pix'n Love |page=225 |chapter=Characters |isbn=978-1-926778-96-9 |quote='''Trivia''' - Sonic's creators have admitted that the hedgehog a very bad swimmer, and this fact can be seen in several of his games. Sonic is not afraid of water, but he has a tendency to sink right into the bottom of any body of water he enters.}}</ref> Sonic is a very poor swimmer,<ref name="SaSASRProfile" /><ref name="JamProfile" /> and he is incapable of swimming properly.<ref name="LabyrinthZone8-bit">''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' ([[Sega Game Gear]]) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 20.</ref><ref name="JamGuide" /><ref>[[Sonic Team]] (December 9, 2008). ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''. [[PlayStation 3]]. [[Sega]]. Area/Level: [[Adabat]]. "'<nowiki/>''[[Brenda Hernandez|Brenda]]''': Is there anything you CAN'T do, Sonic? Any weaknesses? / ['''''<nowiki/>'''Answer is revealed to be 'I can't swim.'''] / '''[[Brenda Hernandez|Brenda]]''': Great! What a scoop! This matches all my other data perfectly!"</ref> Furthermore, whilst underwater, Sonic's speed will be greatly decreased.<ref name="LabyrinthZone8-bit" />

It has been stated that if Sonic does not sleep for eight hours during the night, it will spoil his running.<ref>{{cite web |author=[[Sega/Sega of America|Sega of America]] |publisher=[[Sega/Sega of America|Sega of America]] |url=http://www.sega.com/sonic/globalsonic/post_sonicteam.php?article=nakainterview |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040124111152/http://www.sega.com/sonic/globalsonic/post_sonicteam.php?article=nakainterview |title=Sonic Central |archivedate=January 24, 2004 |date=February 2004 |quote='''Sega.com''': Sonic sure is busy -- how many hours of sleep does he need per night? / ''[[Yuji Naka]]''': Hmm, I suppose he sleeps the ordinary eight hours a night or so, because unless he sleeps well, lack of sleep will affect his run...}}</ref> In addition, he has trouble keeping his balance when coming to a sudden halt when running at high speed.

Because of Sonic's giant internal ego, he often banters and plays around with his enemies. This usually makes him underestimate his opponents and leave his guard down, as seen during his encounter with [[Infinite]] in [[Mystic Jungle]] during the [[War to Take Back the Planet]] and when he got trapped by Eggman onboard the [[Chaos Energy Cannon]] at the start of the [[Dark Gaia]] [[Sonic Unleashed|incident]]. Also, his impulsiveness and recklessness can often cause trouble, such as during the [[Lost Hex]] [[Sonic Lost World|incident]] where he got rid of Eggman's [[Cacophonic Conch]], which Eggman used to keep the [[Deadly Six]] in line, before listening to Tails' warnings about the conch.

===IDW Publishing===
Although well-versed in his own super speed, Sonic has trouble building up his speed in unfavorable environments, like in deep snows where it is hard to get traction or inside small rooms.<ref name="StH14">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 14|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #14]], "Misdirection"</ref><ref name="StH34"/> Additionally, Sonic's stamina is not unlimited; if pushed to run often for several days on end with little to no sleep, Sonic's stamina can reach its limits, causing him to feel actual fatigue and exhaustion.<ref name="StH19"/><ref name="StH23"/>