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==Homages==
''Sonic the Hedgehog'' occasionally features homages to other mainstream or third-party comic books. The most prominent among these include:
*The [[Anti-Freedom Fighters]] (a "bad" version of Sonic and his friends) hail from the '''Anti-Verse''', a parallel universe where evil replaces good. They are a spoof of [[w:c:dc:Crime_Syndicate|Crime Syndicate]], an evil counterpart to the [[w:c:dc:Justice_League|Justice League]], which inhabits a universe where [[w:c:dc:Superman|Superman]], [[w:c:dc:Batman|Batman]], and their fellow DC Comics superheroes are corrupt.
*The villain Mammoth Mogul bares similarities to famous comic book villains such as [[w:c:dc:Lex_Luthor|Lex Luthor]], [[w:c:marvel:Kingpin|Kingpin]], and [[w:c:dc:Vandal_Savage|Vandal Savage]]. His similarities to the former come from him being a powerful businessman who is nigh-untouchable by the law. His similarities to Vandal Savage come from him gaining incredible powers and immortality from coming into contact into with a meteor (one of the trillions of [[Chaos Emerald]]s that fell to Mobius' surface during the [[Coming of the Chaos Emeralds]]) plus he has tried taking over the world numerous times, and has played key roles throughout history, namely the [[Forgotten War]].
*The [[Bunnie Rabbot|Bunnie]]-[[Antoine D'Coolette|Antoine]] relationship slightly mirrors that of [[w:c:marvel:Rouge|Rogue]] and [[w:c:marvel:Gambit|Gambit]], one of the better-known couples from ''[[w:c:marvel:X-Men|X-Men]]''; Bunnie is famous for calling people "Hon" or "Sugah" (like Rogue), and Antoine often peppers his dialog with French phrases (similar to Gambit).
*A multiverse exists in Sonic's world that allows for travel to parallel universes, similar to the DC multiverse. Sonic and other characters navigate the dimensions using a literal superhighway called the '''Cosmic Interstate'''.
*Certain 48-page specials of ''Sonic'' have been devoted to thinly-veiled spoofs or crossovers with different comic publications. The ''Sonic Super Special'' "'''Parallel Paradigm'''" features a mass crossover with ''[[w:c:imagecomics:Savage_Dragon|Savage Dragon]]'', ''[[w:c:imagecomics:Shadowhawk|Shadowhawk]]'', ''[[w:c:imagecomics:The_Maxx|The Maxx]]'', and other characters from Image Comics. A later issue chronicles Sonic's stint in another reality, where he meets a superhero-themed version of the Freedom Fighters that are based on Marvel Comics' ''[[w:c:marvel:Guardians_of_the_Galaxy|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''.