The Sonic the Hedgehog movie did pretty well at the box office, earning the best opening weekend numbers of all time for a video game adaptation, besting 2019's Detective Pikachu. The film's road to success wasn't smooth, though. The reaction to the original, more "lifelike" CGI version of the hedgehog was met with widespread disdain, so the studio decided to redo the character to make him look more like his inspiration. The redesign was a hit, though it did push back the movie's release date (the studio behind the redesign also closed shortly after).

　　Sonic has been a household name since the early '90s, so there's already an endless supply of toys, plushes, and random doodads of the Blue Blur available for purchase. Nevertheless, the Sonic movie gives Sega another opportunity to push Sonic merchandise on fans both old and new. The thing is: The merch is...strange.

　　You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.

　　Click To Unmute

　　Tears Of The Kingdom Is A Technological Marvel

　　Resident Evil 4 Is A Perfect RemakeHow Alan Wake II Made Me Face My Fear of Horror GamesGameSpot's Top 10 Games of 2023Thompson: The Pop Culture Icon’s Strange Legacy - LoadoutFirearms Expert’s FAVORITE Weapons Of 2023State Of Gaming Handhelds In 2023Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Ichiban Kasuga Character Spotlight TrailerHow Lies of P Cracked the Souls GenreLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Chitose Fujinomiya Character Spotlight TrailerLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Eric Tomizawa Character Spotlight TrailerLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Kazuma Kiryu Character Spotlight Trailer

　　Share

　　LinkEmbed

　　Size:640 × 360480 × 270

　　Start at: End at: Autoplay Loop

　　Want us to remember this setting for all your devices?

　　Sign up or Sign in now!

　　Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos.

　　This video has an invalid file format.

　　00:00:00

　　HTML5

　　Auto HD High Low

　　Report a problem

　　Sorry, but you can't access this content!

　　

Please enter your date of birth to view this video

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Year2023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900

　　By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

　　Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

　　enter

　　Now Playing: Sonic The Hedgehog - Official New Trailer

　　If you don't believe us, check out some of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie merch below.

　　Sonic Talking Plush

Sonic talking plush | $20

This talking Sonic plush repeats seven phrases when pressing his left hand and makes three sound effects when you shake him. Even if he sounds pleasant when he talks, it's hard to get past the design. I understand that Sonic often has a determined look on his face, but this plush looks kind of creepy. The "fur" looks a bit like the pattern of an edgy silk shirt mapped onto a plush.

　　See at Amazon

　　Baby Sonic Plush

Baby Sonic plush | $10

You're probably familiar with the phenomenon that is Baby Yoda. But have you met Baby Sonic, the cute little hedgehog that will try to steal our sweet son's thunder? The Baby Sonic plush is decidedly less cute than his movie design. It looks like the love child of original movie design Sonic and updated Sonic. There is a much cuter Sonic plush that is not a little creepy available at Amazon for $12.

　　See at Amazon

　　Spin Dash SonicGallery

　　

Spin Dash Sonic | $30

There's also "Spin Dash Sonic," which basically turns Sonic into a Hot Wheels-type toy that launches through a gold ring. The box has a picture of the redesigned Sonic. All good, right? Nope. When you open the box, you'll be greeted with a Sonic toy based off of the original movie design. On the bright side: When spinning towards the gold ring, all you'll see is a blur, not the Sonic we'd all love to forget.

　　See at Amazon

　　Sonic Mad Libs (left), Sonic novelization (right)

　　

Sonic Mad Libs and movie novelization

On the less strange side of things, there's a Sonic movie novelization in the works. The middle grade novel clocks in at 144 pages and costs $5.69 at Amazon. You can also grab an official Sonic movie version of Mad Libs at Amazon for $6.49.

　　See Sonic Mad Libs at Amazon

　　See Sonic novelization at Amazon

　　Sonic notebook

Sonic the Hedgehog "Speed Freak" notebook | $15

Meanwhile, Sega's own storefront has a Sonic the Hedgehog spiral notebook that simply repeats the phrase "Speed Freak" over and over again in English and Japanese on the front cover. The $15 notebook is listed as movie merch, though we can't really determine why. You can browse more Sonic movie merch at Sega.

　　See at Sega