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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? |
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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? |
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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. Look at the Tails though! He is made from a 1960's carpet gone horribly awry! And are those eyebrows? Tails doesn't have eyebrows. Also, the Sonic is kind of scary with a giant mouth and um..flappy neck thing. |
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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. |
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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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| This can't be all the costume characters & mascots for the USA... |
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