Find out where each Sonic game clocks in on the speedometer!

Protecting people and thwarting Eggman at every turn might be difficult if not for Sonics super speed.

We’ve added a lore dump concerning what the movies have to say about his velocity.

Split images  of Sonic the Hedgehog across various games

Why Is Sonic So Fast?

What Do The Games Say About Sonic’s Speed?

A few hints have been dropped over the years.

A collage showing three close shots of Sonic in three different games: Black Knight, Generations, and Superstars.

What Do The Fleetway Comics Say About Sonic’s Speed?

Various pieces of secondary media have attempted to offer definitive origin stories for Sonic as we know him today.

By far the most notable is that ofDr.

Zoomed shot of Sonic Labyrinth on the Game Gear.

Kintobor, as depicted in the Fleetway Sonic comic book.

And not just the ones Sega would prefer you to forget.

Doctor Kintobor was a scientist who lived on Earthuntil one day he was mysteriously teleported to Mobius.

Sonic, in his original brown form, meets Dr. Kintobor in the Fleetway comic.

His main goalwas to purge Mobius of all evil, and eventually, he met Sonic.

The hedgehog agreed to work with Kintobor bylocating the Chaos Emeralds for his Retro-Orbital Chaos Compressor.

How Fast Is Sonic?

A collage showing gameplay screenshots of three different obscure Sonic games.

What Figures Have Been Provided About Sonic’s Speed?

How Fast Is Sonic In The Games?

In terms of the canon games, an exact reading on the speedometer is tougher to come by.

Sonic running through Kingdom Valley in Sonic 2006.

Sonic Frontiers has an optional HUD speedometer you’re free to toggle on and off in the menu.

How Fast Is Sonic In The Movies?

Sonic wasborn with supercharged speed that causes his quills to gain electromagnetic properties when he maxes out.

Split image of Eggmanland, Sonic and Chip, Jungle Joyride stage and Sonic.

The Sonic games feature a huge cast of characters who don’t get all that much recognition.

These are the best of them.

Game art from Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Lost World and Sonic Frontiers.

Shadow, Sonic, and Amy Rose standing in Green Hill Zone.