The Sonic movie’s lead character design has been leaked, and not even series creator Yuji Naka has anything nice to say about.
If you haven’t seen the Sonic movie character design leak yet, be forewarned: it’s absolutely abhorrent.
This is your last opportunity to back out before you suffer a miserable fate.
Final call.
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Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Yeah. I know.
Creator Naka spoke of the differences from his original character design for Sonic, and hasn’t really had a lot of nice things to say about it. The following tweet translates to, “Is this a Sonic movie?” Yep, he used a meme to call out how horrible Sonic’s redesign is.
これがソニックの映画なんですかね https://t.co/mTvyl3CVC2
— Yuji Naka / 中 裕司 (@nakayuji) March 5, 2019
In one of his latest tweets about the Sonic character redesign, Naka spoke of how he believes “that it is strategically leaked.” Meaning, he is with us when we all hope that they fix this. “It is shocking that bare hands are white,” he says.
ソニックの映画の画像が公式からではなくこれだけ出てくると、戦略的にリークしてるのだと思うのですが、良くない方向で話題になるとソニックのIPをきそんして行くことになるので良くないですよね。まあファンメイドの可能性もありますが、しかし手袋は付けて欲しいですね。素手が白いのは衝撃的です。 pic.twitter.com/TtJM6G88Ov
— Yuji Naka / 中 裕司 (@nakayuji) March 5, 2019
One particularly bad part of Sonic’s design is his proportions. His shoulders are oddly shaped, his torso too extended, and those creepy furry eyebrows have taken on a life of their own. And what’s up with the gloveless hands? They’re supposed to be a well-known characteristic of Sonic, so why take them off? Lastly, the legs. They look too human, and the gross fur texture covering his whole body looks even uglier on them.
Beyond all questionable design choices, the Sonic movie will be released November 9, 2019. To create a new design for Sonic after such an uproar from even the creator of the character’s original design would be quite the feat. While it’s highly unlikely, one can hope.
Source: Nintendo Everything
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