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Sonic the Hedgehog Costume Characters in the USA |
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The USA does not have all that many Sega related events, so naturally there are not as many opportunities to see Costume characters around. However, Sonic Gear is bringing the photos of the ones that were...even if they're scary!
A curious note is that the recent costumes (Sonic Adventure and after) Are really an uncommon sighting in the US. Wonder why... |
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Here is a giant plastic-ey head costume (A recent one too! See the green eyes?) posing with some guy who might be named "Marcus". They seem to be infront of a Mario Kart display, this is likely to be at a game show. |
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Everyone said they'd never see the day, Sonic and Mario walking down the street having a nice conversation. Well, here it is! Not sure where this took place, but it's interesting to see both the costumes together NOT in a game show setting. |
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Sonic is in a room...somewhere. This seems to be one of the later old-style costumes, but why does it look like it's in some office? It may be a fan suit, but it is unconfirmed. |
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| A tiny picture of a big-head suit! Doesn't this remind you of one of the older plushes from the Japan Sonic Plushes page? It looks like his arms are coming out of his neck though... |
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A wierd looking Sonic Mascot and...none other then Michael Jackson! He's still fairly mutated in this photo, but he has not yet completed his transformation into a Zalthrobian Underdweller. The costume's not that accurate either, Sonic looks somewhat like a teddy-bear with small eyes and a big strange mouth. The body-part is also giant as well. Why does this photo exist? What was the occaision?
It has long been rumored that Michael Jackson was a Sonic fan, and even contributed to the music of Sonic 3. The issue may be debated, but it is interesting nonetheless. You can read an article about it at Sonic Retro complete with sound samples, interview pieces and more! It's really an interesting issue to read up on. Fact provided by David Baker |
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| A day gone wrong at the races? This is supposed to be from some Race-Car area, with possibly a famous guy, Chris Evans. Look at the Tails though! He is made from a 1960's carpet gone horribly awry! And are those eyebrows? Tails doesn't even HAVE eyebrows. Also, the Sonic is kind of scary with a giant mouth and um..flappy neck thing. This photo was in Fleetway of the UK's Sonic the Comic. Extra info by Redkun. |
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Around the time of SonicAdventure McDonalds had a big Sonic promotion, and this photo is a part of that. Here, a mascot is tending the drive-thru and wearing a McDonalds hat. Yes, the happy-meal box is collectible and they also released toys to go with it. You can see those on the Sonic Fast Food Page. |
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| And you thought all the scares were over with the pictures above! Mutant alert! |
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| Oh man, this is like some vaguely-shaped Sonic alien thing. It looks like it's all lycra, but what is that head! This misfortune is shown with a Soccer guy wearing a Sega Shirt...so this can't be a misguided fan-attempt. It's from a real 1990s event, and the photo was in a UK Annual. |
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| There are some really 'whoops' interperatations of Sonic the Hedgehog out there...and this is one of them. Perhaps that flying soccer-ball will save our dignity and end it all. |
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Perhaps the USA is under a curse.
A curse to never get Sonic suits right! Argh they are always so terrible and look nothing like him. Here we have a velour-looking interperatation of Sonic with wrinkly arms, small belly-dot, and green Sonic Adventure style eyes. Look at the huge nose and 1-finger hands!
With how awful many of these darn suits are, Sonic Costume Characters USA is fast spiraling into being a sub-page of the mutant section. When will the tyranny of horrible costumes end?
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Here is a mysterious (yet not very good) mascot suit. It is obviously amongst other mascots (note decapitated animal mascot head pile in the background) The head is trying, but it is huge and the wiggly mouth just rather ruins it. It is possible it could be a fan suit...but usually you don't see the big stuffed heads on such items. Note the wrinkly arms and bunched up legs. Also, the hands only have 4 fingers...
Apparently this was attempting to be sold on ebay as a "Flesh Suit" because the listing was somewhat 'engrish', but it was taken down before it could sell. (odd...usually bootlegs (if thats what this is) get away with it on ebay.)
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To promote Sonic Riders...they did the closest thing they could find.
They shoved a mascot suit onto this strange hover craft disk! It creates an effect that is absolutely nothing like the game. In fact, this would just look like a Sonic costume at some amusement place, if not for the "Sonic Riders" stickers applied to the sides. These hover-craft disks can be ridden around on smooth floors at some amusement areas. It must be difficult to ride one while also being a mascot. Still, this is interesting to see. |
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Well, someone had to do it.
You knew it couldn't be long until a mascot suit of "Werehog" Sonic showed up from Sonic Unleahed on the Wii. Well, here it is, in all of it's somewhat black/white looking spectacle. Whether or not you agree with the concept, it seems here to stay. The suit is actually really decent (for such a thing) with well made big rubber monster hands, wierd arms, tufty fur and curling ears. It looks vaguely menacing...but the guy in the background was left in on purpose, as he looks to be trying (and failing) at stifleing a laugh at it. The TV in the background has the game's logo, and the big pannel to the right is an actual background to the game being used as a back-drop. Photo by: Das Gamer, taken at: E3 2008 |
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Here's a mascot suit which can appear at GameWorks arcades in the USA. A Gameworks is an arcade for teens/adults, with a large variety of modern arcade games and sometimes even laser tag arenas. Unlike Chuck E Cheese's it's meant for everyone, not just little kids, and most serve food. To keep the excitement going, some of them can have Sonic mascot suits appearing. This one has annoyingly small hands, which makes it look kind of wierd. The head is ok, and the spikes certainly seem well placed/3D from the back. The shoes are decent too, though he is rather rolly-polly looking more like Classic Sonic, though it does have green eyes. |
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These mascot suits appeared at E3 2009, which was held in Los Angeles Convention Center. They were there to promote Sonic & Mario at the Olympic Winter Games game for the Wii. Both the suits are of an unusually good quality. Sonic & Mario are both really proportional (though it appears something's gone a bit wrong with Mario's fingers) and Sonic actually looks pretty cool and not mutated. The surface isn't overly fuzzy, appearing more like a crush-velvet fabric, which creates an even enough tone that's not super shiny or inappropriate. If you want to see these in action a video should appear with this link: Mascot Suit Winter Games. The banners are also a good backdrop, full of action and excitement for the game. This is def. one of the better suits to appear in the USA!
Photo & info by Surferbrg. |
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This mascot suit may be recent/modern, but it's certainly not the best. Look how fat and square it is! It has such a case of 'big body', it makes the arms look short and strange. By looking at the 'M' symbol in the background, you can tell this likely appeared at a Sonic/Mario Olympic Games (summer or winter) type of event. However, why in this day and age, where you can clearly see loads of better suits in and outside the USA, would they let such a fat one appear? Photo discovered by Silverknux |
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This can't be all the costume characters & mascots for the USA... |
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