sonic the hedgehog live action memes

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Sonic the Hedgehog live-action memes are so hot right now

After another leak, the internet can't stop roasting this fuzzy monstrosity.

Joseph Knoop 

Joseph Knoop

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Posted on Mar 9, 2019   Updated on May 20, 2021, 5:28 pm CDT

Sonic the Hedgehog is known for going fast, but I can’t help but feel like we’re watching the world’s worst train collision in slow-motion. The live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film, starring Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, and freakin’ James Marsden among others has already sparked enough memes to last a lifetime. There was the mysterious, shadowy poster that refused to let us see Sonic’s new form, there was the weird second leaked poster taken from the point-of-view of Sonic’s crotch, and now the latest leaks from what looks like an internal company slideshow and a screen capture of Sonic running.

We can only imagine what the final move will look like, but here’s the week-in-review for funny, occasionally haunting Sonic the Hedgehog live action memes.

Sonic the Hedgehog memes

First off, here’s the latest leaked images in question. First, a screenshot from what we can only assume is a scene from the film or at least a design still, first reported by TSSZ.

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TSSZ

Here’s the second image, a series of slides posted and then quickly deleted by Hamagami/Carroll Associates Inc, an advertising agency that Paramount Pictures employs. You’ll note the “brand personality” page that lists Sonic’s attractive traits, such as being “irreverent and sarcastic” and “mischievous but not malicious.” Thank goodness!

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Hamagami/Caroll Associates

OK, have you processed all of that? Good, great. Here are the memes that’ll make you question everything.

First up, you’ve got a particularly creepy one that compares Sonic’s live-action form to the “Stoned Fox,” a stuffed fox that was clearly made by someone under the influence of something.

https://twitter.com/kelvinfamaral/status/1103660684699676672

https://twitter.com/NipahDUBS/status/1103104144779501568

Here’s one that parodies a Dr. Seuss tale, although I can’t for the life of me figure out which one this comes from.

https://twitter.com/cutie_png/status/1103090746905640960

I adore this one that pokes fun at a past Nintendo Direct event, where puppet versions of Nintendo executives Reggie Fils-Aime, Shigeru Miyamoto, and the late Satoru Iwata transformed into Star Fox characters.

https://twitter.com/supervalentin4/status/1103939065781669888

Then there’s this blue dude, who could totally convince me to buy some cereal.

Much doge, very fast.

Sonic Adventure 2 fans will recognize the infamous G.U.N. truck, made only more horrifying by Sonic’s live-action face.

You’ve got two memes that bring to mind the infamous chase scene from Terminator 2 and its various imitations.

https://twitter.com/DreamSaturnYT/status/1103448008048459777

Sonic might be a Sega property, but Nintendo fans know all too well the pain of a hilariously botched live-action movie.

https://twitter.com/SamsProStation/status/1103363960961728512

A lot of people noticed that ol’ live-action Sonic looked like he would fit perfectly in a medical ad for children, or seniors looking to boost their Metamucil intake.

https://twitter.com/its_helixD/status/1103367072757702656

https://twitter.com/its_helixD/status/1103072659586179073

Wreck It Ralph 2 just came out, and Sonic’s previous incarnation made a short cameo, but that didn’t stop meme makers from inserting their own joke.

What is a meme compilation without a few Spongebob Squarepants jokes?

You can bet we’ll be keeping an eye on the internet for more Sonic live-action memes, so make sure to check back.

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*First Published: Mar 9, 2019, 7:51 am CST

Joseph Knoop

Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.

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