Whenever a celebrity or other public figure says something inappropriate or offensive, it’s not uncommon to see a hashtag on Twitter declaring that the person is “over,” meaning that they are essentially being “canceled” for their actions. Sometimes these hashtags get a little out of hand, as is the case with the currently trending #SonicIsOverParty, which is jokingly trying to “cancel” Sonic the Hedgehog for a bizarre reason.
From what we can gather by going through the SonicIsOverParty hashtag, it seems as though a Sonic role-playing account on Twitter called aShadow the Hedgehogrole-playing account the N word. This started the tongue-in-cheek hashtag to cancel Sonic, because if a real person was involved in this situation, that’s exactly what would happen. The hashtag has taken on a life of its own, though, with people now using it to make up a variety of controversial things that Sonic has supposedly done.
Of course, Sonic is a fictional character, and the person who tweeted the racial slur doesn’t represent theSonic the Hedgehogfranchise in any way, so fans of the franchise shouldn’t have to worry about this causing any real backlash for Sega or the blue hedgehog to deal with.
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Sonic the Hedgehoghas been a hot topic on social media this past year, largely thanks to the controversy surrounding theSonic the Hedgehogmovie design. As some may recall, there was an overwhelmingly negative response to Sonic’s design in the upcomingSonicmovie, to the point where the filmmakers actually delayed it so they could change the way he looks in the film.
Besides theupcomingSonic the Hedgehogmoviethat’s coming out next year, fans also have a newSonicvideo game to look forward to as well. Unfortunately, specific details on the newSonic the Hedgehoggame are unavailable at the time of this writing, but we do know that it is in development at some capacity. Luckily, fans may not have to wait too much longer to learn more about it, if a new rumor is any indication.
It’s been teased thatSonic the Hedgehogwill be at The Game Awards 2019 in some capacity. Though it may just be a way to promote the upcomingSonicmovie, it’s also possible that Sega will officially show off the newSonic the Hedgehoggame atThe Game Awards on December 12. The Game Awards is known for its world premiere game reveals, and so it seems like a good opportunity for Sega to reveal what’s next for Sonic.
