Silver the Hedgehog
From Sonic Earth
Silver the Hedgehog (シルバー・ザ・ヘッジホッグ , Shirubā za Hejjihoggu?) is a video game character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. He made his debut for the series in the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game, currently appears in three games and, is one of the main characters of the upcoming Sonic Rivals 2. Official concept artwork shows an early design of Silver with a few differences. The main differences from the current final design include a long orange mane around his neck, bright blue eyes and different looking boots. More concept art of Silver was released in an interview with IBG, which was generally less similar to his current design. Notable designs include a hedgehog wearing a futuristic headset and another with markings on its quills. It is also revealed that Silver was originally named "Venice" after Venice, Italy, the place Soleanna is based on. He was also considered to be a mink, but the idea was later abandoned. There was also a brief mention of a hedgehog from the future in Sonic Adventure 3, a designed game that never got released by Sega.
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[edit] Game appearances
[edit] Sonic the Hedgehog 2006
Silver's introductory appearance is in Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. His individual episode revolves around him travelling back in time to find the "Iblis Trigger" (Sonic the Hedgehog), who was the cause of his world being destroyed in the future. He is partnered with Blaze the Cat, a female cat who first debuted in Sonic Rush. Over the course of the game, Silver learns the truth about the "Iblis Trigger", and how his world can be saved from destruction.
Silver's stages stray away from traditional Sonic elements as his stages center on the usage of his telekinetic abilities. Silver must use his psychic abilities to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. He is capable of altering surrounding environments at will, enabling access to various paths in the levels that other characters cannot, or require springs and other devices to reach. He is the slowest of the three main characters, Sonic and Shadow.
[edit] Sonic Rivals
Silver is another one of Sonic's rivals, as he is a main character in Sonic Rivals for the PlayStation Portable. His story involves him responding to a distress signal, though he doesn't know who is sending it. Over the course of the game, he finds out that Eggman Nega is linked to this distress signal. Silver states that he will bring Eggman Nega back to the future where he belongs.
Silver's abilities are similar to that of the other characters (Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, and Metal Sonic) as the game is based on competition. He is able to confuse opponents by altering their controls. He is also given several alternate costumes. As the events of Sonic the Hedgehog never happened, Silver and Sonic are introduced to each other in the storyline for the first time ever.
[edit] Sonic and the Secret Rings
While Silver is not part of the story in Sonic and the Secret Rings, he is playable in the game's Party Mode. He is unlocked by collecting 87 Fire Souls.
[edit] Personality
Silver has "a strong sense of justice" and it is this personality trait that motivates him to head back into the past to correct the future. Silver also believes in standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. This led him to accept Blaze when everyone else was teasing her because of her pyrokinetic abilities. Although seemingly serious in nature, an interview states that Silver is somewhat immature. [5] He is emotionally dependent upon Blaze, and gets insecure when she is not around. Blaze claims that Silver is naive several times, and says that this is something she always liked about him.
[edit] Major interactions with other characters
Blaze the Cat is from the same time and world as Silver. Although Blaze is shy around strangers and strict with herself, she works well with Silver as a partner. They constantly work together to fight Iblis in the future. Due to the fact that the events of the game were erased, the relation between Silver and Blaze is questionable.
In Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic is said to be the legendary "Iblis Trigger" that set "Iblis" free years before Silver's time. As the events of that game are erased from the time line, their first meeting is in Sonic Rivals. Sonic first notices Silver's confrontational attitude when they first meet, and they do not exactly get along at first. In the end, the two help each other out during the final stage of the game fighting Eggman Nega.
In Sonic the Hedgehog, Silver's frustration at Iblis's constant resurrections is used against him by Mephiles the Dark to ensure Iblis is released in the past. Mephiles informs Silver that in the past Sonic served as the "Iblis Trigger," and uses his powers to send Silver and Blaze back in time in order to kill Sonic before this can occur. In reality, Sonic's death would serve as the catalyst. Silver initially believes Mephiles's lies, but his encounters with Sonic and the others begin to make him question Mephiles's intentions.
Silver is also a rival of Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic Rivals, and they both also appear in Sonic the Hedgehog. In Sonic the Hedgehog, when Silver first meets Shadow, he mistakes him for Mephiles. This and other events help Silver learn more about Mephiles and his intentions. In Sonic Rivals, Shadow, at first, does not trust Silver's instincts about "Doctor Eggman's" real personality. After realizing that Silver's speculations were right, the two form a bond and they help each other in the final stage of the game.
A primary enemy of Silver is Eggman Nega. Upon learning that "Eggman" was really Eggman Nega in disguise, Silver plans to defeat him and bring him back to the future. In the end Eggman Nega is transformed into a card himself. Silver plans on going back to his time with Nega after he finds all of the people who are transformed into cards.
[edit] Abilities
Silver's primary ability is psychokinesis. He is shown to use the powers in a wide variety of ways. Offensive uses for his psychokinesis include being able to lift and throw anything in his path including objects, enemies, projectiles, and even other characters. He can also fire shock waves that can paralyze and kill enemies. Defensive abilities include freezing incoming objects and altering the control scheme of opposing players, and making them forget how to fight temporarily. Other uses for Silver's psychokinesis are hovering, levitating, and warping through time and space during a jump.
Silver at the beginning was shown to be slow at speed (due to a cut speed upgrade), compared to the other Sonic characters, but in the game Sonic Rivals he is shown to be very fast. Silver also uses many of the standard Sonic moves and attacks. These include Homing Attack, Spin Dash, Spin Attack, and super transformation. Silver is also shown to be able to Chaos Control on several accounts.
[edit] Super form
Silver the Hedgehog used the energy from Sonic in the 2006 game Sonic the Hedgehog to use super transformation. While transformed, Silver's fur becomes a white gold color, and his quills float in the same fashion as Knuckles's second transformation. In addition to the standard super transformation power ups, Silver's telekinetic powers also have an improved range. This allows the player to grab objects from a farther distance. He is also able to use charged dashes.
[edit] Associated songs
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game): "Dreams of an Absolution" by Lee Brotherton.
The bridge in Silver's theme song bears a resemblance to the Green Hill Zone music from the original Sonic the Hedgehog in terms of both tone and beat. Composer Lee Brotherton stated that this was not intentional, but was noted about it and appreciates it, mainly because it's appropriate to have a song reminiscent to the music from a game of the same name.
