Should Sonic Characters Have ACCENTS?

wait, Blaze has fire powers, has a forehead gem, and her early concept designs have an Arabian influence. if that's the case, then shouldn't she have a high-class Arabian accent? they've got nobility there too y'know, with a little posh British for good measure.

As soon as I saw the title, I already knew Ugandan Knuckles would be mentioned somewhere, it's inevitable.

I believe Blaze should have an Arabic or Indian accent. It just matches her astetic and overall attitude. I always thought Shadow would have a slight transatlantic accent since he grew up in the 50's haha.

Shadow's British accent in SA2 is my favorite across the series. It adds to various things he says in gameplay. I specifically like when he says "oops" when you run near a ledge

Knuckles was originally going to be given a Jamaican 🇯🇲 accent. I remember looking at the Sonic 3 & Knuckles guide book & seeing "yea mon" in the text for when he spoke. I am of Jamaican & Antiguan background - & I personally enjoyed this Caribbean representation of Knuckles. His shoes give off a Caribbean Rastafarian colour scheme with the red, yellow & green so it fits his character. He can also sound tough too with a Caribbean or an African accent. All he needs to be done is written well to convey the accent. Knuckles is a black inspired character - from his locks down to his shoes. People should not seat away from his roots being "black" inspired. Idris Elba did well voicing Knuckles & giving him a black tough American/British accent. It worked well - way better than the voice actors for Sonic Adventure 1, Sonic Heroes, Shadow The Hedgehog, Sonic Boom & others. Once he is written accordingly, the writers can bring out that personality wise through an excellent story or script

I agree with every accent except French for Blaze. Being a huge Blaze fan, I just can't see her having a French accent at all! Her whole look and demeanor scream Arabian or Indian accent. Just my personal opinion though. Rouge's Bronx/Latina accent fits perfectly. ❤❤

I think so. It could give each character their own feel and make them all sound distinct in their own ways.

2:46 I kinda thought you were going to mention Knuckles’ Jamaican accent from an old magazine covering Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Hard pass on the French Blaze. She should have an Arabic or Indian accent. If any character was going to have a French accent, it would be Rouge due to her name and the French accent's association with sensuality but that Bronx-Latina accent you showed was perfect too. And despite what some people might say, Shadow doesn't strike me as "African American", but rather just a white emo kid. Here are some that come to my mind: Espio: HEAVY Japanese accent. Amy: Valley Girl accent. Big: Southern accent (think of Engineer from TF2). The Babylon Rogues: New York accent. Tails: Quaint British accent. Eggman: Slight German accent. Mephiles: VERY POSH British accent. Vector: African American Vernacular English (He has the N word pass but refuses to say it). Sonic: Surfer Dude accent.

Sonic with an Italian accent… Mario would have a field day with that one.

I think a British accent would be fit for Rouge the Bat because like Rouge, the British love stealing things from other countries and putting them in their own museums.

I personally like the idea of rouge having like a new york accent or latina, Seriously the idea of it makes me have a huge hit of dopamine

I love how he says that Cream is basically a normal person with no powers and completely forgets how she can casually lift Big The Cat who is 616 pounds and still fly in the air with her bunny ears. And that's not even counting that she also carries Amy and her giant metal hammer. Oh and if that wasn't crazy enough she is also only 6 years old.

Very interesting topic to dive into. I really liked your takes, British cream and vanilla just seem perfect.

What's really funny is when i was playing Murder of Sonic over call with some friends, one of my friends (who isn't really familiar with Sonic) gave Blaze a British accent and Rouge a southern accent. On the topic of accents, Espio should totally get a Japanese accent.

Some accents I think could work with some Sonic characters Espio - Japanese Vector - Boston/New York Storm - Russian (It Just Sounds Funny)

wait knuckles is British in the movie? I thought that was supposed to be like knuckles using some obscure tribal accent?????? That did NOT come off as british at ALL

God, please make this a series!! I love this kind ideas and experimentation! It definitely gives the characters a different feel, kinda like TF2

Giving Knuckles a Bronx/New York accent is interesting, but I feel like right now, the VAs for Team Sonic are all perfectly fine and should probably remain untouched. Your takes on the other 4 though sound really interesting, especially for Rouge. I'd actually really like to see that experimented with, whether it be a new game or the next show. Also, yeah, the VA for Shadow in Omens was pretty eh. I'm fine with the portrayal Kirk Thorton gives him, even if I prefer Griffith's voice.

i want a Jamaican knuckles