Sonic the Hedgehogis one of the most iconic and easily recognizable video games characters out there, making his transition into a Vtuber not too farfetched. With his friend Tails the Fox joining him as a Vtuber, the gates for appearances by otherSonic the Hedgehogcharacters have seemingly been opened.
Streamers are constantly coming up with new ways to entertain their audiences, andVtubing has been very successfulin the last few years. Using facial recognition and body mapping, “Virtual Tubers” (or Vtubers) can portray themselves as fictional characters, so that as they talk and move around, it is the character that their audience sees and not them themselves.Sonic the Hedgehogbecame a Vtuber earlier this year, being rendered as a 3D model but appearing flat and with minimal shading, almost like a drawing. Not much has been done with this though within the United States, as Vtuber Sonic has primarily been for Japanese audiences.
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In a new post from the official JapaneseSonic the HedgehogTwitter account, Miles “Tails” Prower makes his Vtuber debut. Tails appears in the same clear art style as Sonic that provides a clear look at their facial features so that they can emote and speak expressively. As Tails looks from the camera to Sonic and back, fans can see some slight physics at work, with his hair bobbing in place and the shadows changing on his forehead, like how Sonic’s spines move with him too. It is generally reminiscent of theSonic: Rise of the Wispsanimated seriesin terms of coloration, but is quite different animation-wise.
As for the post itself, Sonic and Tails have a quick message for fans regarding recent developments in the franchise. According to a Twitter translation by kohane01, it first starts with Sonic asking if fans watched the latestSonicStation Live broadcast, to which Tails says he did, and heard something about “theSonic Frontiers,” obviously referring to the recently announced game. They go on to express their excitement over the start of a new adventure, the both of them shouting in unison, “Can’t wait!”
Seeing Sonic and Tails interact with one another in this very candid way will be a treat for manySonicfans, even for those who do not speak Japanese. The technology does a solid job at capturing the characters' liveliness, as Sonic and Tails glance back and force between each other, blink, and sway. It would be awesome to see this technology makes its way to the United States, as theSonicTwitter team already does character conversationsin a still format. One can imagine the potential hilarity of four-or-fiveSonic the HedgehogVtubers on one stream.
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