Sonic the Hedgehog designs seem to be a popular topic among people. From his transition to 3D to the highly criticized original movie design, the look of the Blue Hedgehog has been under a strange microscope for quite some time. Many have voiced their opinions on the topic, but the artist of God of War went as far as to show his Instagram followers how the Sonic characters would look under his jurisdiction.
God of War's artist, Raf Grassetti, previously showed his Instagram followers how he would have designed the likes of Metroid's Samus Aran, The Legend of Zelda's Link, the plumber-terrorizing Bowser, and more. Now, he's taken the opportunity to illustrate his version of Sonic and friends.
The Blue Blur can be seen below.
Very similar to the movie design, Grassetti's Sonic is less cartoony than his game installment counterparts.
Above is Sonic's two-tailed pal, Tails. Similar in style to Sonic, the Tails above boasts a very innocent expression while maintaining a grounded-as-possible design for the flying fox.
Knuckles the Echidna appears somewhat menacing in the above picture. With his spike-bearing gloves, he coldly stares at onlookers with a smirk.
Grassetti notes in the post with Knuckles that he enjoyed the Sonic movie and hopes that producers will be more hip to game-to-movie adaptations going forward. Grassetti also gives followers a preview at what is next to come by stating that we will see "more dark comic stuff next."
The designs above are very impressive and directly in line with what he published on Instagram at the time of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's release. As well, it would be unsurprising if Knuckles ended up looking like Grassetti's incarnation in the Sonic sequel.
The Sonic the Hedgehog movie debuted very successfully last weekend, garnering $57 million in revenue at the U.S. box office within the first three days of release. This will likely send a signal to producers about the reemerging appeal of video game movies. However, they should be wary. For every well-liked Detective Pikachu, there has been an equally disdained Hitman: Agent 47 and Super Mario Bros. movie.
In other words, it's important to cautiously optimistic going forward.
Source: Instagram