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Lego (stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group in Denmark. As of 2021, Lego was the largest toy company in the world. Since 2016, several Sonic the Hedgehog sets have been produced by Lego.
History[edit | edit source]
Lego released the Lego Dimensions Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack set on 18 November 2016. The pack unlocks a playable Lego Sonic world in Lego Dimensions, and Sonic is playable character in the game.
In 2021, it was announced that a Classic Sonic the Hedgehog-themed set will be produced as part of the Lego Ideas line.[1] The set was later released on 1 January 2022. A key chain of the Sonic minifigure will release on 1 August 2023.
On 19 April 2023, four new Sonic sets were announced. The sets were part of a new Lego Sonic the Hedgehog line, set to release on 1 August 2023. A promotional video accompanied the announcement, which showed off all four sets, and teased the fifth unannounced set which was later formally revealed in another promotional video during the 2023 Sonic Central. The sets were 76990: Sonic's Speed Sphere Challenge, 76991: Tails' Workshop and Tornado Plane, 76992: Amy's Animal Rescue Island, 76993: Sonic vs Dr. Eggman's Death Egg Robot, and 76994: Sonic's Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge. These release on 1 August 2023. New minifigures included an updated Sonic with two face variants, Tails, Amy, and Dr. Eggman. Other characters included were animals, Badniks and Cubot. At Lego's booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, the upcoming sets were on display as well the first look at the BrickHeadz figures of Sonic and Tails which released 1 September.
On 24 October 2023, the new minifigures of Knuckles, Shadow and Rouge were revealed.[2]
List of Sonic products[edit | edit source]
| Image | Name | Release date | First appearances |
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| File:Lego 71244 box.jpg | 71244: Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack | November 18, 2016 | |
| File:Lego 21331 box.jpg | 21331: Sonic the Hedgehog – Green Hill Zone | January 1, 2022 |
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| File:Lego 854239.png | 854239: Sonic the Hedgehog Key Chain | August 1, 2023 | |
| File:Lego 76990.png | 76990: Sonic's Speed Sphere Challenge |
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| File:Lego 76991.png | 76991: Tails' Workshop and Tornado Plane |
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| File:Lego 76992.png | 76992: Amy's Animal Rescue Island |
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| File:Lego 76993.png | 76993: Sonic vs Dr. Eggman's Death Egg Robot |
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| File:Lego 76994.png | 76994: Sonic's Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge | ||
| File:Lego 40627 box Sonic.png | 40627: Sonic the Hedgehog BrickHeadz | September 1, 2023 | |
| File:Lego 40628 box Tails.png | 40628: Miles "Tails" Prower BrickHeadz | ||
| File:Lego 76995.png | 76995: Shadow's Escape | December 1, 2023 | |
| File:Lego 76996.jpg | 76996: Knuckles' Guardian Mech | January 1, 2024 |
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| File:Lego 30676.png | 30676: Kiki's Coconut Attack | ||
| File:Lego 40672.png | 40672: Knuckles & Shadow BrickHeadz | February 1, 2024 | |
| 76997: Tails' Adventure Boat | August 1, 2024 | ||
| 76998: Knuckles and the Master Emerald Shrine |
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| 76999: Super Sonic vs. Egg Drillster |
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| File:Lego 77000.png | 77000: Shadow the Hedgehog | October 1, 2024 | |
| 77001: Sonic's Campfire Clash | January 1, 2025 |
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| File:Lego 77002.png | 77002: Cyclone vs. Metal Sonic |
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| 77003: Super Shadow vs. Biolizard |
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| 30704: Balkiry Attack |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- In the "Amy's Animal Rescue Island" set, Amy's Piko Piko Hammer has an original design that uses pink faces, with a heart on one end. Unlike in the "Sonic's Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge" set, where her hammer uses its standard design with yellow faces.
- In the Lego Dimensions collaboration, Dr. Eggman uses a custom mold for his design. In the "Green Hill Zone" set, his design is changed and is put together using individual pieces. In other sets released afterwards, his design is changed once again and more closely resembles the traditional Lego minifigure, although without a separate head piece; this design is carried over into both Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Superstars.
- In the "Sonic's Speed Sphere Challenge" set, a red and white parasol, a chili dog, a white and turquoise striped beach chair, and a cooler of Chaos Cola are featured. This setup appears to be modeled after a similar one seen on cover B of Sonic the Hedgehog #41.
- This similarity is more apparent on the back of the set's box, which places the setup against an ocean background resembling that seen on the aforenoted cover.
- Near the end of Lego Sonic the Hedgehog (2023) sets announcement, Sonic's torso is incorrect as his LEGO Ideas counterpart’s (Classic Sonic) is used instead, using a perfect circle for the belly rather than an upside-down egg shape.
- All of the Badniks in the 2023 set have a small space in which they can hold a captive animal inside.
- In the LEGO® Sonic Show Mishap trailer, one of the viewers of the stream is Kirk Thornton; Shadow the Hedgehog's current voice actor who also plays him within the trailer.
- Karen Strassman, voice actress of Rouge the Bat, is also seen in the chat.
- Takashi Iizuka can also be spotted in the chat in one of the frames alongside other popular streamers within the Sonic community.
- Alpharad and GamesCage, two popular YouTubers that have done numerous Sonic content before, also appear as cameos within the chat.
- With the "Super Shadow vs. Biolizard" set, it is notable for including the first ever action figure and merchandise of the Biolizard.
Videos[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog on Twitter. Twitter (4 February 2021). Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved on 14 November 2021.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1716439433677865226
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official website
- Lego at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Sonic the Hedgehog™ – Green Hill Zone 21331 at Lego
- LEGO® Sonic the Hedgehog™ at Lego