Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog universe boasts a slew of spunky characters. Let's discuss Irish the Hedgehog's odd origin story.
A sensible anthropomorphic hedgehog once said "Gotta go fast!" No subject your age, if this is unfamiliar to you, you're most likely now not a large consumer of mainstream media, let on my own a gamer. No colour, though.
Sega's spiky, fast little mascot Sonic the Hedgehog was once created in 1991 to go head-to-head in opposition to Nintendo's uber-popular Mario Bros. Well, not actually, but the Japanese video game corporate wanted an edge, and Sonic proved to be the answer.
With his blue spines and red running shoes, Sonic the Hedgehog is now a mythical video game character, having spawned dozens of games, TV displays, and movies since the '90s. But just because Sonic is the titular character, that doesn't imply he's the best superstar in the franchise. Other characters in the Sonic universe come with the evil Doctor Eggman, Shadow the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, and Miles 'Tails' Prower.
We're right here to discuss a Kelly green character, alternatively — one that goes through the name Irish the Hedgehog.
'Sonic Prime'
Is Irish the Hedgehog in Netflix's 'Sonic Prime'?
The Sonic the Hedgehog universe simplest got bigger with the Dec. 15, 2022, liberate of Netflix's TV-Y7-rated animated series Sonic Prime. Currently ranked at No. 4 on Netflix's Top 10 list of TV shows in the U.S., Sonic Prime follows Sonic (D. Mack Jr.) as he fights to save lots of the global after a combat along with his arch-nemesis, Dr. Eggman (Brian Drummond), literally shatters the universe. Yeah, it is a beautiful intense feat for one little super-powered mammal.
And while Sonic meets a number of buddies and foes alongside the manner, Irish the Hedgehog is not one in all them.
Let's wind the clock again to March 2019, when well-known gaming YouTuber Jacksepticeye — whose real title is Seán William McLoughlin — individually requested Sega to create a new Sonic character called Irish the Hedgehog. Naturally, he hoped to voice the lad. At the time, Irish was just a pipe dream.
Fast-forward to March 17, 2020, and Jacksepticeye's myth turned into a reality. Perhaps it used to be the success of the Irish.
One yr later, Irish the Hedgehog is real.
Happy St. Paddy's Day! pic.twitter.com/Ua1PM1qYBF
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) March 17, 2020 Source: Twitter/@sonic_hedgehog"One year later, Irish the Hedgehog is real. Happy St. Paddy's Day!" the reliable Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account wrote.
The tweet is accompanied by means of an reliable Illustration of the character, who seems donning a brimmed leprechaun-like hat, buckled sneakers, and holds a four-leaf clover. Per Polygon, Sega credited Mark Hughes as the artist who introduced the now-canon character to lifestyles. And yes, the submit comprises a campy voiceover by means of Jacksepticeye himself.
The online gamer — who boasts a whopping 28.9 million YouTube subscribers — is in reality Irish, but he hammed up his accent for the sake of Irish the Hedgehog. Put it this manner, Irish the Hedgehog sounds a bit like the Lucky Charms mascot.
Given that Netflix firstly ordered 24 episodes of Sonic Prime, and Season 1 is best constituted of eight episodes, there will likely be many more opportunities for Irish the Hedgehog to make his presence recognized. Do we predict that'll occur? Well, perhaps good fortune will be on our facet.
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