Sonic the Hedgehog USA Accessories

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If it isn't considered clothing, but you can still wear it, chances are, it's a Sonic the Hedgehog Accessory item. There are all kinds of things to obtain to complete a Sonic look or collection. The USA had no shortage of watches and ties to choose from, as well as a few other quirky and unexpected items. Some of these had a dual-release with Japan, or were brought over from Japan after a while.

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Green Sonic the hedgehog mittens. Released around the time of Sonic 2, in places which get cold. (naturally) They are not all that common, but also not all that desireable...after all, it is a mitten. Appropriatly, the wrist guards are checkered. The Sonic & Tails are a plastic decal stuck to the knitted fabric.

This is an interesting item. Supposedly from America..but look at the watch face. It has VERY Japan-like renditions of Eggman, Flicky Bird and the bunny as line-art in the background. You can find these on Ebay currently, and they're nearly always out of the USA, which is odd due to the art style.

Sonic Adventure body stickers by okie dokie

Tattoos and Body Stickers. What is the difference? The tattoos are fairly simple, can't read who they're made by, though. This is probably the earliest set of Sonic Tattoos produced. There was a second set after it, (photos pending) which included a better art variety, and also Tails.

The body stickers are by OkieDokie sticker company. They're small time, and are not available in many areas. This Sonic Adventure set was released at the same time as a regular sticker set, and a sticker play-map thing.

Set of 3 watches produced around the time of Sonic and Knuckles & Sonic 2. These are believed to have been mail order-available, at the time, through some offer.

Sonic 2 watch, produced for the release. Closeup of first pic.

Sonic Adventure 1 watch. Is it offical? It is quite plain compared to the rest, featuring only simple stock art.

A classic analog watch. Using a JP stock art, this was one of the first Sonic watches.

Sonic the Hedgehog ties. There are MANY more where these came from, pending photos. The USA ties all seem to be fairly busy, design wise. The designers fling stock art and random crazy patterns all over the place. The tie to the right is shown with a night-light, as a size comparison. (It is slimmer than many others) Notice Sonic's mis-colored shoes. Also the "Dude with a 'Tude" face re-appears here. The other looks like it is trying to imitate game screens right on the fabric.

More ties to come.

A LCD Game Watch. This worked as a watch (Although a huge and klunky one) and had a mode where you could play a mini-game in it. Made by Tiger Electronics, these are not too common. The Sonic head is also fragile, so you can find broken ones.

A confusing pink watch for girls. The face (hands and all) appear like the above classic one. But look at the clear/white plastic strap. That LOOKS like a Sonic Adventure 1 stock art on there. If so, is this just a mix-n-match-up, or is it some odd bootleg?

Swatch City .beat Sonic watch and door hanger

Swatch City did a Sonic Adventure 1 promotion with this really expensive watch. Why did it cost so much? It came with a plastic door sign thing. Is the watch measuring in Beat Time? Like on Phantasy Star Online? Was this what kicked off the unique time measurement system? The instruction manual would say...

Giveaway by Quaker Oats Digital Watch. It definately looks like a freebie item, despite the highly detailed band ...what is that floating red & white junk? Is it like Oat pieces or something? And what's Sonic doing running around in it? I guess if you got it for free though...

A Poncho! This is some sort of cheap plastic 1-size-fits-all raincoat. Usually these are give-aways if it tries to rain on you at an amusement park. Where in the USA could this have come from?

Raincoat let you down? Dry off with this Sonic Adventure towel. This time with an Engrish incident. Notice the speech bubble "No speed limited". This is supposed to be a full size beach or pool towel. With Engrish on it, you'd think it would be a Japan item, but it was supposedly released in the USA anyway.

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Sonic House Slippers. The mismatch-on-purpose Sonic and Knuckles is a fun idea. Too bad the implementation looks rather silly. Knuckles is innacurate, and Sonic looks annoyed at being so fuzzy.

These slippers have little hands, just like plushes. The likeness is as good as you can expect for the times, but someone has chipped his eye off.

Sonic sneaker toppers or lace clips for shoes

Sneaker Toppers. These things are little plastic clips that go on your laces to keep them tied all day. These were fairly common when they were being sold, so they shouldn't be too hard to run across. Sometimes they are marketed 1 at a time as a hair clip. (whoops) It is unknown where they were sold.

Sonic 2 giant embroidered patch for clothing

A fancy embroidered patch! This is debateable if it was a USA release. It is very large with lots of good-quality stitching. (over 12 inches!) You can still find it, but expect expensive-ness.

Sonic plastic full body kiddy costume in bag Studio Club

Mutant Costume!

Horrible rug beast Sonic costume that is lame

You are supposed to scare people at Halloween, but don't scare them with horrible quality! That's not cool. This would look like Sonic, if he was a mutated carpet ape of some kind. What is this thing made of? Who decided it looks like Sonic? How much money did you waste if you bought it? These are all scary questions!

As opposed to the rug-beast over there, this is a fairly normal kiddie Sonic costume. This is by Studio Classics, and features a jumpsuit with hood that serves as the mask. There is a logo of "Sonic the Hedgehog" on the chest so you can at least pretend to know who they are dressing up as. The likeness isn't very good still, but at least it is trying. These are usually trotted out on Ebay every Halloween, but go for around $50 to $60 bucks each time.

Near Halloween, be sure to check Ebay for the costumes, if you want to collect them. That is about the only time that you can find them.

A Sonic mask and the much less common Tails mask from a different set of costumes. If you see the Tails, pick it up as it is not easy to come across. Photos pending for what the rest of the suits look like.

Are snow boots an accessory, or a clothing item? Oh well, here they are. These have an unusual theme of Sonic & Knuckles, which looks like it's mixing with Adventures of Sonic (weekday) cartoon. These boots look small.

Sonic Knuckles Robotnic plastic snow boots kids

Hot Topic is at it again with 2 more all NEW Wrist cuffs. These are released after the Knuckles and Shadow cuffs seen above.

More wrist cuffs! Their original Sonic Cuff was a hit at Hot Topic stores, so now you can select Shadow and Knuckles! The embroidery remains quality, and shadow's design is really nice looking. You can buy them now!

Classic Sonic the hedgehog embroidered design

This watch is nearly the same as the Quaker Oat watch, but it was sold instead of given away. Where? Why? And what is that odd red splatter drop at the tip of the band? It's somewhat disturbing in the design. Did they put it too close to a Freddy Kruger watch?

The classic Sonic cuff is the first to feature a colored band. Watch out for this cuff in the stores though, as the embroidery may have a problem with some of the threads sometimes. (Pick a good one!)
Finally Tails gets into the Wrist cuff scene with a Sonic Adventure type name and graphic. This one seems a nice quality, with a big bright design.

It was only a matter of time before they added a logo for SonicX on one of these. This band isn't as detailed as the others, but it's still nice to collect.

This is not the end of accessories! The US had plenty more where these came from, expect more photos and updates as they are discovered on Page 2.