Sonic X

For the game, see Sonic X (Leapster game).

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Sonic X logo (English version)

Sonic X is the newest Sonic the Hedgehog television series, based roughly on the storylines of Sonic Adventure series. It was animated and produced in Japan with the partnership of Sega and the Sonic Team. In 2003, 4Kids Entertainment licensed Sonic X for American television broadcasting and is currently airing on 4Kids TV, formerly the Fox Box. The U.S. licensing is a joint effort between 4Kids and ShoPro Entertainment. The show was set to make a 52 episode loop. Fear was it may fail quickly, though, which is why a small conclusion can be seen in episode 13. Despite the series doing less than stellar in Japan, the series gained popularity abroad. This prompted Sega to buy shares in TMS Entertainment, who was in danger of bankruptcy. Soon, a second season of 26 episodes recently aired in France, and was released on DVD in China. The 4Kids version of Sonic X has been criticised for editing out portions, changing the soundtrack and re-wording certain phrases to make it more kid friendly, which is why many Sonic X fans prefer the original Japanese version.

Characters

Along with many characters from the video game series (especially those from the Sonic Adventure series), Sonic X introduces additional cast members exclusive to the anime.

Season 1

• Bokkun - A hyperactive, childish robot who acts as Eggman's messenger. He loves setting off explosives in messages that he sends to Sonic and friends, and occasionally to Eggman as well.
• Chris Thorndyke - A well-off boy who helps out Sonic from the very beginning. Due to past loneliness and emotional distance from his family, Chris becomes strongly attached to Sonic.
• Chuck Thorndyke - Chris' grandfather, a mechanic and inventor of sorts. He and Tails often work together on a number of machines, including the X-Tornado, an upgrade to the Tornado 2.
• Danny, Frances, and Helen - Chris' friends who occasionally lingered with the Sonic cast during the early episodes.
• Decoe and Bocoe - Two comical robots that are constantly by Dr. Eggman's side, working at his every command while making side comments about their job. They play minor roles in virtually every episode they appear in except for episode 48.
• E-Series - Other than the ones established in the games, most E-series robots are Sonic X-exclusive and, for the most part of series 1, act as the generic monsters-of-the-week. See below for a list of them.
• Ella and Tanaka - The Thorndykes' maid and butler respectively.
• Jerome Wise - A man who used to work under the President. At first Jerome tries to prevent the President's reputation from being ruined by Sonic. He gets fired when it was found out that he made a deal with Dr. Eggman, and he ends up homeless on the streets.
• Mongroun - An ancient robot that unsurfaced from deep underground. It was awakened when Dr. Eggman tried to place a bomb to erupt all of the world's volcanoes. Mongroun effortlessly destroyed Decoe and Bocoe (who were either repaired by Tails and Chuck, or reassembled themselves by the end of the episode, depending on which version of the show), but it was destroyed by Sonic, Knuckles, and Rouge.
• Nelson Thorndyke and Lindsay Fay - Chris' parents who are often away working, resulting in a great deal of emotional distance between themselves and their son.
• Sam Speed - Leader of the S-Team and Chris' uncle. Sam attempts to capture Sonic on the highways, but he is effortlessly outraced. Since then, he has always deemed himself as Sonic's rival. He bestows upon himself many nicknames in the Japanese version.
• Topaz - A female GUN agent who often worked alongside Rouge on missions issued by the President.

Season 2

• Cosmo - A girl from another planet that first shows up in episode 53. She journeys to Sonic's planet in hopes of finding him, since it is believed that his usage of the Chaos Emeralds can help save the galaxy from the Metarex.
• Dark Oak - The leader of the Metarex in episodes 53-78 and the primary villain of series 2. As Sonic was unable to defeat him originally even in his super state, he transports the emeralds to distant corners of the galaxy, preventing Dark Oak from obtaining them.

E-Series Robots

Note: Some of the E-Series have no codenames stated in the Japanese version of Sonic X. The names given to E-11, E-14, E-23, E-43, E-47, and E-90 in the American dub by 4Kids are the closest one can get for a name until the official source for the Japanese codenames reveals the original names.

• E-11 Beacon: (episodes 4 and 12) Dr. Eggman summons this robot to accompany him to where a Chaos Emerald has been found. Although it held Sonic at bay by bouncing him around in the air, it was quickly defeated when Sonic obtained a ring. It is later again seen during the attack on Eggman's base.
• E-12: (episode 28) It attacks Sonic and Tails while Tails was having a dream.
• E-13: (episodes 1, 11, 12, and 13). Minor guard robots which have no plot centered around them. All they apparently do is attack intruders.
• E-14 Sneezer: (episodes 1, 11, 12, and 13). Much like the E-13 above, their only function is to pursue intruders.
• E-18 Guerra-Hard: (episode 13) Sonic confronts this powerful, gigantic robot inside Dr. Eggman's base.
• E-21 Ballios: (episode 10) These baseball-playing robots make up Dr. Eggman's "Eggs Team" when a Chaos Emerald is discovered at the Diamond Stadium.
• E-23 Missile Wrist: (episodes 3, 11, and 39 (flashback, dub only)) This is Eggman's first robot used to terrorize Station Square when he announces to take over the human world. It later appears when GUN sneaks into Eggman's base as an empty, nonfunctional shell, and it is brought back to the government base for an analysis.
• E-35 Funfun: (episodes 12 and 13) While Dr. Eggman was away from his base tracking down the most recently discovered Chaos Emerald, he brought along this robot. Funfun has a powerful fan installed in him that is capable of blowing his opponents away, which Tails was barely able to hold off in his X-Cyclone, although Sonic managed to defeat it easily.
• E-38 Octoron: (episode 9) This robot causes havok at Emerald Coast.
• E-39 Quizon: (episode 9) These robots construct a theme park called "Eggman's Sea Park" ("Eggman's Scream Park" in the English version) in place of Hotel de Blanc at Emerald Coast. After Sonic destroys Octoron, they combine themselves into one gigantic robot (referred to as "Serpenter" in the dub). Although Sonic step up to fight it off, Amy was the one to defeat it using her trademark hammer.
• E-42 Torole: (episode 15) These robots show up to wreak everything in sight once Dr. Eggman's recently launched Egg Fort arrives at the mall.
• E-43 Falcon: (episode 15) These robots appear and attack Sonic when he shows up to stop the Egg Fort for the first time.
• E-45 Sumo-Man: (episode 21) He basically acts as a road block during a race between Sonic and Sam Speed. They both manage to get pass him, however, apparently without much notice towards him.
• E-47 Pumpty: (episode 5) This robot has a clear-glass container used to capture Sonic's friends while Sonic is out fighting Knuckles. Although Amy severely damages its main generator, Knuckles ultimately is the one to defeat it.
• E-51 Intelligente (pronounced In-tella-hen-tay): (episode 6) A schoolteacher robot that takes over Chris's class as as the new teacher, to which the children respond positively. He refuses to follow Dr. Eggman's orders until Eggman shows up in person, threatening to dismantle him. Sonic defeats him after E-51 selfishly goes back to being a mindless servant.
• E-57 Clurken: (episode 16) Attacks Sonic and friends when a Chaos Emerald has been found under the ocean.
• E-65 Gorru-Gaooh: (episode 18) Attacks Sonic while he is in Africa with Chris and Tails.
• E-66 Da-Dai-Oh: (episode 22) Attacks Sonic's friends at a Chao colony, tracking mud into the river in the process.
• E-70 Noizi: (episode 11) Guards the Chaos Emerald Dr. Eggman stole at Diamond Stadium. It is capable of making loud deafening noises.
• E-74 Weazo: (episode 23) Attacks Sonic and friends in a movie studio where yet another Chaos Emerald has been found.
• E-77 Lucky: (episodes 25, 26, 45, and 46) Dr. Eggman sends out this petite, bell-shaped robot to look for the final Chaos Emerald. He is made out of lucky charms, but this appears to be merely dumb luck. Lucky has an apparent desire to be praised, as he willingly offers Sonic the Chaos Emerald upon complimenting him. Although his immediate fate was unknown at the time, Lucky is last seen fighting in a martial arts tournament held by the President.
• E-88 Lightning Bird: (episode 24) A huge robot that acts very much like a chicken, it attacks Sonic at a farm. A piece of loose machinery falls into Sonic's ear, eventually causing him to run uncontrollably for nearly the entire episode.
• E-90 Super Sweeper: (episode 8) This robot sucks up all the satellites in space so Dr. Eggman can launch his television channel.
• E-91 Ku-no-i-chi: (episode 17) The only female E-Series robot, and is modeled after a ninja. Quoted from Dr. Eggman in the Japanese version: "Sometimes she's a driver, sometimes she's a female guard, and sometimes she's a sexy dancer... but her true identity is E-91, Ku-no-i-chi!" E-91's codename roughly translates to "Lady Ninja".
• E-99 Egg Emperor: (episode 26) A highly massive E-Series robot that is a reformation of the Egg Fort 2. Using the power of the Chaos Emeralds, he is able to move faster than Sonic himself, appearing to him as a mere blur. Although Eggman enjoyed playing around with Sonic at first, E-99 eventually went out of his control and started pummeling Sonic with full force. Because of this, Sonic was completely unable to fight him and was rendered severely injured. After E-99 seemingly kills Sonic by throwing him into the ocean, Chris (who was being held ransom by Eggman) breaks out of his restraints and accidentally drops the Chaos Emeralds into the ocean. Ultimately, E-99 is destroyed by Super Sonic, although it has proved to be one of the most fierce of Eggman's creations in the series. (Note: In the English version, E-99's codename is "Eggsterminator". This name is shared with that of the normal final boss in Sonic Heroes, although it is unknown if this was the reason for 4Kids altering it.)

Cast List

Main/Recurring Characters

Character	VA (Japanese)	VA (English)
Sonic the Hedgehog	Jun'ichi Kanemaru	Jason Griffith
Chris Thorndyke	Sanae Kobayashi	Suzanne Goldish
Miles "Tails" Prower	Ryo Hirohashi	Amy Palant
Knuckles the Echidna	Nobutoshi Kanna	Dan Green
Amy Rose	Taeko Kawata	Lisa Ortiz
Cream the Rabbit	Sayaka Aoki	Rebecca Handler
Chuck Thorndyke	Bin Shimada	Jerry Lobozzo
Dr. Eggman	Chikao Otsuka	Mike Pollock
Shadow the Hedgehog	Koji Yusa	Jason Griffith
Rouge the Bat	Rumi Ochiai	Kathleen Delaney
Cosmo	Etsuko Kozakura	Amy Birnbaum
Dark Oak	Jouji Nakata	Jonathan Todd Ross
Black Narcissus	Ken Narita	Sean Schemmel

Supporting/Minor Characters

Character	VA (Japanese)	VA (English)
Decoe	Ken Yamaguchi	Andrew Rannells
Bocoe	Bin Shimada	Darren Dunstan
Bokkun	Yumiko Kobayashi	Andrew Rannells
Cheese the Chao	Unknown	Jack Quevas
Ella	Kujira	Mike Pollock
Tanaka	Unknown	Darren Dunstan
Sam Speed	Souichirou Tanaka	Frank Frankson
Danny	Naomi Shindoh	Tara Jayne
Frances	Unknown	Kerry Williams
Helen	Noriko Hidaka	Amy Birnbaum
Nelson Thorndyke	Unknown	Ted Lewis
Lindsay Thorndyke	Naomi Shindoh	Jennifer Blood
Stewart	Unknown	Andrew Rannells
Topaz	Unknown	Kayzie Rogers
The President	Unknown	Ed Paul
Secretary	Unknown	Lisa Ortiz
Scarlet Garcia	Unknown	Megan Hollingshead
Vanilla the Rabbit	Sayaka Aoki	Rebecca Handler
Tikal	Kaori Asou	Unknown
E-102 Gamma	Taiten Kusunoki	Unknown
Big the Cat	Takashi Nagasako	Unknown
Gerald Robotnik	Unknown	Mike Pollock
Maria	Yuri Shiratori	Bella Hudson
Vector the Crocodile	Kenta Miyake	Jimmy Zoppi
Espio the Chameleon	Yuuki Masuda	David Wills
Charmy Bee	Yoko Teppouzuka	Amy Birnbaum
Chris (Adult)	Masakazu Morita	Unknown
Yellow Zelkova	Takeshi Watabe	Ted Lewis
Leon	Yuuki Tai	Unknown
Pale Bay Leaf	Unknown	Jim Napalitano
Scarship	Unknown	Jimmy Zoppi
Red Pine	Unknown	Jonathan Todd Ross

Episodes

Season 1

№	Title	JP Airdate	US Airdate	Character Cards
1	Enter the Supersonic Hedgehog!	06/04/2003	23/08/2003	Sonic / Sam Speed
2	Infiltrate! Area 99	13/04/2003	13/09/2003	Cream / Cheese
3	Dr. Eggman's Ambition	20/04/2003	20/09/2003	Knuckles / Amy Rose
4	Get the Chaos Emerald!	27/04/2003	27/09/2003	Dr. Eggman / Chuck Thorndyke
5	Clash!! Sonic vs Knuckles	04/05/2003	04/10/2003	Chris Thorndyke / Tails
6	Fierce Battle! School Wars	11/05/2003	11/10/2003	Decoe / Bocoe
7	Giant Free For All! Chris' House Party	18/05/2003	18/10/2003	Ella / Mr. Tanaka
8	Emergency Launch! X Tornado	25/05/2003	25/10/2003	Tornado 2 / X Tornado
9	Amy on the Beach	01/06/2003	01/11/2003	E-38 Octoron / E-39 Quizon
10	Fierce Fight! Sonic Baseball Team	08/06/2003	08/11/2003	Bokkun / E-21 Ballios
11	The Beautiful, Mysterious Thief Rouge Arrives	15/06/2003	15/11/2003	Rouge / E-70 Noizi
12	Before the Attack on Eggman's Base	22/06/2003	22/11/2003	X Cyclone / E-35 Fanfan
13	After the Attack on Eggman's Base	29/06/2003	29/11/2003	Danny / E-18 Guerra-Hard
14	Chase After the Hero Sonic!	06/07/2003	06/12/2003	Helen / Frances
15	The Mobile Fortress Attacks	13/07/2003	13/12/2003	Eggfort / E-42 Torole
16	Shoot for the Sunken Ship in the South Sea	20/07/2003	17/01/2004	Crab / E-57 Clurken
17	Knuckles! Clenched Fists of Anger	27/07/2003	24/01/2004	Hawk / E-91 Kunoichi
18	Huge Shoot-out on the Savannah	03/08/2003	31/01/2004	Cheetah / E-65 Gorru-Gaooh
19	The Ghost of King Boom Boo in the Old Castle	10/08/2003	07/02/2004	Boom / King Boom Boo
20	Combat Mission! Egg Fort II	17/08/2003	14/02/2004	BaBang / BaBaBang
21	Speed Match! Sonic vs Sam	24/08/2003	21/02/2004	Rocket Car / E-45 Sumo-Man
22	Summer Vacation Chao Observation Diary	31/08/2003	28/02/2004	E-66 Dadaioh / Chao
23	Mayhem! 6 Chaos Emeralds	07/09/2003	06/03/2004	Bang / E-74 Weazo
24	Sonic's Running Wild! Capture Him!	14/09/2003	13/03/2004	E-88 Lightning Bird / Eggfort II
25	The Last Chaos Emerald	21/09/2003	20/03/2004	E-77 Lucky / Topaz
26	The Birth of Super Sonic	28/09/2003	27/03/2004	E-99 Egg Emperor
27	The Beginning of Disaster	05/10/2003	18/09/2004	Big / Chaos
28	The Puzzle of the Liquid Life Form, Chaos	12/10/2003	25/09/2004	Egg Hornet / Chaos 4
29	Amy the Captive	19/10/2003	02/10/2004	E-102 Gamma / Froggy
30	Egg Carrier Battle	26/10/2003	09/10/2004	Egg Carrier / Chaos 6
31	Gamma the Wanderer	02/11/2003	16/10/2004	Lily / E-101 Kai
32	The Cry of Perfect Chaos	09/11/2003	23/10/2004	Tikal / Perfect Chaos
33	The Secret of Project Shadow	16/11/2003	30/10/2004	Egg Mobile / Gerald Robotnik
34	Sonic the Fugitive	23/11/2003	06/11/2004	Big Foot / Hot Shot
35	Escape From Prison Island	30/11/2003	13/11/2004	Laser Hunter / Flying Dog
36	Threat From Outer Space	07/12/2003	20/11/2004	Space Colony ARK / Egg Golem
37	Space Colony ARK Battle	14/12/2003	27/11/2004	Shadow / Maria
38	Maria's Request, Everyone's Request	21/12/2003	04/12/2004	Biolizard / Final Lizard
39	The Chaotix Detective Agency	28/12/2003	11/12/2004	Vector / Espio / Charmy
40	Eggman Corporation	04/01/2004	18/12/2004	Vanilla / Scarlet Garcia
41	We Can See the Light!	11/01/2004	22/01/2005	Jerome Wise / Christina Cooper
42	Amy, Love's Escape Journey?!	18/01/2004	29/01/2005	Emerl / Bomb Tank
43	Huge Home Electronics Panic!	25/01/2004	06/02/2005	Miranda Curtis / Gatyamecha
44	The Ridiculous Epic Spy Battle	01/02/2004	12/02/2005	Stewart's Car / Egg Spider
45	Sonic Battle - Face Off!!	08/02/2004	19/02/2005	Emer Johnson / Next
46	Sonic Battle - Finale!!	15/02/2004	26/02/2005	Knuckles / Cream
47	Decisive Battle on the Equator!!	22/02/2004	05/03/2005	Dr. Atsumi / Egg Giant-Makan
48	Sonic vs Monster from the Underground	29/02/2004	12/03/2005	Mothmacin / Mongroun
49	The Day the Earth Stood Still	07/03/2004	12/03/2005	Tails / Dr. Eggman
50	Morning of Farewells	14/03/2004	19/03/2005	Amy Rose / Rouge
51	Chris' Long Journey	21/03/2004	19/03/2005	Nelson Thorndyke / Linsey Thorndyke
52	Memories of the Wind	28/03/2004	26/03/2005	none

Music

Openings

• Opening (Episodes 1-78): "Sonic DRIVE" by Hideaki Takatori and Hironobu Kageyama
• Opening (4Kids): "Gotta Go Fast" by Norman J. Grossfield

Endings

• Ending 1 (Episodes 1-13): "Mi-Ra-I" by Run and Gun
• Ending 2 (Episodes 14-26): "The Shining Road" by Aya Hiroshige
• Ending 3 (Episodes 27-52): "T.O.P." by K.P.

Gameboy Advance Video

Two Game Boy Advance Videos (GBA Video Volume 1 and GBA Video Volume 2) with the first four episodes of Sonic X were produced.

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