Sonic the Hedgehog Pins & Keychains of the USA

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The USA did not have nearly the amount of Sonic keychains or pins as Japan did, so they all appear on one page. These items are all fairly sure to have been avialable to the USA Sonic fan population at one time or another. This doesn't mean they're all that easy to find, but some of these you can still get today!

4 old enamel on metal pins. The Sonic 3 one is rumored to be a pre-order bonus item for the Sonic 3 game on the Genisis. The "Sega is #1" is the oldest of the set. The American Flag holding Sonic is uncommon.

A mixed-up pin collection. This contains pins from different sets and times. The Sonic3 pin, you can recognize from the special Sonic 3 Japanese pin pack. The eggman with his spike-ball is a varient on a design which appears on a Japanese patch. The Knuckles design has the un-attractive vertical eyes stock art common to European items.

A close-up of the above Sonic 2 pin.

A real classic pin. Sonic shown in one of his first poses. Notice that his nose is flesh-tone like the bottom half of his face. Was this an accident? Or did someone accidentally chip the enamel of this pin?

An action-pose pin. This one rather ignored a few details, such as the shine spots on his sneakers and the fact that his nose should be black. The cut-out fingers are a nice touch though.

Technically a dog tag is not a keychain or a pin. However, many people used them as key chains rather then wearing a clunky tag about. This one is a Sonic Adventure 1 promo item. Notice the quality rubber case, to guard the user from sharp metal edges.

Flat rubber keychains for Sonic X. These have great detail and a really nice cell-shaded look. There IS a Tails one, but Hot Topic does not carry it. All of these key chains are available right now in the SonicGear Sonic Store.

These ARE currently available at Hot Topic stores: retailers of pop culture & band t shirts. You can get to HotTopic with the link at the top right of this page.

Tails and Rouge are now in your collectible keychain line-up! These are such nice die-cut keychains, the detail is like an animation cell, and the colors are all spot-on. These are appearing in Hot Topic stores right now! (if you have a bunch of Sonics in your Hot Topic, they may not have these guys in yet.) Keep shopping though!

A Plush keychain of Sonic. It seems fairly well constructed for its small size. Don't know where these are supposed to be available. This particular one was being sold by "Toys R Joy" over an Ebay Auction. They're fairly common, so now is your chance to pick one up.

A promotional Key ring for Sonic Adventure 1. Made of flat white rubber and stamped with the common SA pose Sonic. Beware of this type of chain, as it is easy to bootleg, except for the fact that it has custom-cut edges. This is probably part of a promo-pack released around SA1.

2 simple enamel and metal pins. The first was a Sonic 2 Release promo pin, unusual because it only has his name, and no image of Sonic. The other could be a bit older, with a regular Sonic leaping over the "SEGA" symbol. The angle does not show you if the name is enameled as well.

A Super Sonic pin! How rare and interesting! Super Sonic items are few and far between. However. This one does not go into the hall of fame because they failed to color his eye, and his spikes are not "Super" styled. Archie has nearly always failed to notice that his spines turn upward and actually look different when he is super. This actually looks like a work from Archie Sonic Comics, turned into a pin. Notice his lower lip, typical of an artist of Archie. Still, it is notable and a cool pin to add to your collection. It is rare though, so watch out for prices.

Here's a Sonic X keychain, released in 2007 by an unknown company, but currently being sold by ToyCup. Currently, it is avialable on the ToyCup website. www.ToyCup.com and also in the SonicGear Sonic Store. The figures appear to be metal with enamel on slides. Sonic is in a pose from many of the current shirts, Rouge is standing around, and Shadow is in action. You also get the "Sonic X" TV show logo. This doesn't look very large...but there is no real scale to the photo.

The USA selection is not this small. More photos to come as keychains and pins are tracked down! You can see even more keychains than are listed here at the SonicGear Sonic Store