SEGA

SEGA is the Japanese video game company that owns the rights to the Sonic the Hedgehog brand, which is the company's flagship series.

The company has often provided various pieces of stock-art for use in the comic, mostly for promotional material. In recent years, their official 3D renders have been used for variant covers.

Comic Issues

 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 226- San Diego Comic Con Variant Cover
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 230- Variant Cover (Sonic Generations promo art)
 * Archie Sonic Universe Issue 42- SEGA Variant Cover (Silver render)
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 240- SEGA 16-Bit Variant Cover (character and level sprites)
 * Archie Sonic Universe Issue 51- Rivals Variant Cover (Sky Sanctuary Zone background)
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249- Game Sprite Variant Cover (Sonic sprites)
 * Archie Mega Man Issue 26- Game Sprite Variant Cover (Sonic sprites and Stardust Speedway background)
 * Archie Sonic Universe Issue 55- SEGA Variant Cover (Blaze render)
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 252- SEGA Variant Cover (Sonic render)
 * Archie Sonic Universe Issue 56- SEGA Variant Cover (Amy render)
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 254- SEGA Variant Cover (Dr. Eggman render)
 * Sonic Halloween Comic Fest 2013- Cover (Sonic Lost World) promo art)
 * Archie Sonic Universe Issue 61- SEGA Variant Cover (Shadow render)
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 259- SEGA Variant Cover (Sonic and Egg Train renders)
 * Archie Sonic Universe Issue 64- SEGA Variant Cover (Knuckles render)
 * Archie Sonic Universe Issue 65- SEGA Variant Cover (Vector, Espio and Charmy renders and Knuckles Chaotix title screen background)
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 262- Monster Movie Variant Cover (Sonic render)
 * Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 264- Unleashed Variant (Sonic Unleashed promotional art)

Graphic Novels and Magazines

 * Sonic Super Special Magazine Issue 10 - Cover
 * Sonic Super Special Magazine Issue 11 - Cover

Major Characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Super Sonic
 * Sonic the Werehog
 * Dr. Ivo Robotnik/Dr. Eggman
 * Orbot and Cubot
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Amy Rose
 * Metal Sonic
 * Metal Overlord (mentioned only)
 * Titan Metal Sonic
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Rouge the Bat
 * E-123 Omega
 * Cream the Rabbit & Cheese
 * Big the Cat
 * Chaotix
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Espio the Chameleon
 * Charmy Bee
 * Silver the Hedgehog
 * Blaze the Cat

Minor Characters

 * Mighty the Armadillo
 * Ray the Flying Squirrel
 * Mecha Sonic
 * Nack the Weasel
 * Bean the Dynamite
 * Bark the Polar Bear
 * Heavy & Bomb
 * Battle Bird Armada
 * Grand Battle Kukku XV
 * Speedy
 * Dr. Fukurokov
 * Tails Doll
 * Metal Knuckles
 * Chaos
 * Knuckles Clan
 * Tikal
 * Pachacamac
 * E-100 Series
 * E-100 Alpha
 * E-101 Beta
 * E-102 Gamma
 * E-103 Delta
 * E-104 Epsilon
 * E-105 Zeta
 * Illumina (Lumina/Void)
 * Maria Robotnik
 * Gerald Robotnik
 * United Federation
 * President
 * Vanilla the Rabbit
 * Guardian Units of the Nation
 * Abraham Tower
 * Black Arms
 * Black Doom
 * Devil Doom
 * Gemerl (mentioned only)
 * Babylon Rogues
 * Jet the Hawk
 * Wave the Swallow
 * Storm the Albatross
 * Babylonians
 * Angelus (Babylon Guardian)
 * Dr. Nega
 * Captain Whisker
 * Johnny
 * Marine the Raccoon
 * Light Gaia/Dark Gaia
 * Dark Gaia's Minions
 * Dark Gaia Titan
 * Dark Guardian
 * Professor Pickle
 * Q. Cumber (Professor Pickle's unnamed assistant from the games)
 * Gregorios
 * Wisps
 * Yacker
 * Time Eater (mentioned only)
 * Deadly Six
 * Zavok
 * Zazz
 * Zomom
 * Zik
 * Zeena
 * Zor

Scrapped Characters

 * Honey the Cat
 * Mach the Rabbit
 * Max the Monkey
 * Sharps the Chicken

Enemies

 * Classic Badniks
 * Eggbot
 * Crabmeat
 * Moto Bug
 * Buzzbomber
 * Caterkiller
 * Bat Brain
 * Newtron
 * Roller
 * Orbinaut
 * Burrobot
 * Ball Hog
 * Jaws
 * Octobot
 * Grounder
 * Coconuts
 * Slicer
 * Kiki
 * Spinner
 * Skorp
 * Dragonfly
 * Batbot
 * Zero
 * Ferron
 * Rexxon
 * Scorpius
 * Egg Pawn
 * Egg Mite
 * Boo (mentioned only)
 * Guardian (Sandopolis Zone)
 * E-1000
 * Biolizard
 * Egg Antlion
 * Fire Breath

Scrapped Enemies

 * Splats

Vehicles

 * Egg Fleet
 * Death Egg
 * Egg Carrier
 * Egg Jet
 * Egg Train
 * Eggman's Vehicles
 * Egg Mobile
 * Egg Destroyer Battlesuit (Death Egg Robot)
 * Egg Hawk
 * Egg Viper (mentioned only)
 * Hyper Eggrobo (in flashback)
 * Tornado
 * Sea Fox
 * Babylon Rouges' zeppline
 * Battle Fortress
 * Mole Mech
 * Extreme Gear
 * Marvellous Queen
 * Ocean Tornado

Items

 * Chaos Emeralds
 * Master Emerald
 * Super Emerald
 * Time Stones
 * Sol Emeralds
 * Jeweled Scepter
 * Golden Ring
 * Red Ring
 * Sling Rings
 * Flame Shield
 * Star Posts
 * Piko-Piko Hammer
 * Air Necklace

Not Yet Used in the Comic
The following are characters or concepts created by SEGA or featured in SEGA games with Sonic who either haven't appeared in the comics yet or have appeared only in game adaptation stories, cameos, the now defunct Sonic Universe blog, and The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia:
 * Tails Sky Patrol - Witchcart, Bearenger, Carrotia, and Focke-Wulf
 * Sonic & Knuckles - Mecha Sonic (design appears to have influenced the original Robian Mecha Sonic)
 * Sonic Adventure 2 - King Boom Boo, President's Secretary, Big Foot, Hot Shot, Flying Dog, Egg Golem
 * Sonic Advance - Super Egg Robot
 * Sonic Advance 2 - Super Eggrobo Z, True Area 53
 * Sonic Advance 3 - Ultimate Gemerl
 * Sonic Battle - Emerl, Guard Robo, E-120 Phi (mentioned on SU Blog)
 * Sonic Heroes - Egg Albatross, Egg Emperor
 * Sonic Rush - Egg Salamander
 * Shadow the Hedgehog - Black Bull, Diablon, Blue Falcon, Heavy Dog, Shadow Androids, Egg Breaker, Egg Dealer, Eggman Fleet
 * Sonic Rush Adventure - Egg Wizard, Ghost Rex, Ghost Pendulum, Ghost Kraken, Ghost Pirate, Ghost Whale, Ghost Condor, Ghost Titan, Norman
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - Princess Elise, Solaris (Mephiles/Iblis), Mephiles/Iblis' Minions, Egg Wyvern, Egg Cerberus, Egg Genesis, Egg Gunner series
 * Sonic Rivals - Egg Destroyer
 * Sonic Rivals 2 - Ifrit, Metal Sonic 3.0 (design appears to have influenced Shard the Metal Sonic)
 * Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood - Nocturnus Clan: Shade, Imperator Ix; the Zoah, the Kron, the Voxai, and the N'rrgal
 * Sonic and the Black Knight - King Arthur, Merlina, Gawain, Lancelot, Percival, the Lady of the Lake, the Blacksmith, Caliburn
 * Sonic Colors - Mother Wisp/Nega-Mother Wisp
 * Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Egg Heart

Characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Boom)
 * Amy Rose (Sonic Boom)
 * Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic Boom)
 * Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic Boom)
 * Sticks the Badger
 * Dr. Eggman (Sonic Boom)
 * Orbot and Cubot (Sonic Boom)
 * Comedy Chimp
 * Fastidious Beaver
 * Mayor Fink
 * Admiral Beaverton
 * Lady Walrus
 * Mike the Ox
 * Wolfie
 * Wild Cat
 * Dave the Intern
 * Hayward
 * Lyric the Last Ancient
 * Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic Boom)

Items

 * EnerBeam

Game Chatacters

 * Chef Woody
 * Cliff
 * Dr. Ginger
 * Foreman Fred
 * Hokey & Pokey
 * Old Tucker
 * Perci
 * Q-N-C
 * Salt & Pepper

TV Characters

 * Gogobas
 * Leroy Turtle
 * Lightning Bolt Society
 * Weasel Bandits
 * Willy Walrus
 * T.W. Barker
 * Soar the Eagle

Other Characters and Concepts
SEGA characters from outside the Sonic franchise have made appearances in the comic, either in SU #45 or in the Worlds Unite crossover with Capcom. One character also appeared during the Champions arc of Sonic the Hedgehog, specifically in StH #269.

Characters

 * Aiai (Super Monkey Ball)
 * Aika (Skies of Arcadia)
 * Alex Kidd (Alex Kidd)
 * Base Wing (Panzer Dragoon)
 * Beat (Jet Set Radio)
 * Billy Hatcher (Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg)
 * Danica Patrick (Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed)
 * Gilius Thunderhead (Golden Axe)
 * NiGHTS (NiGHTS into Dreams...)
 * Segata Sanshiro
 * Tyris Flare (Golden Axe)
 * Vyse (Skies of Arcadia)

Background Information

 * In addition to incorporating many elements from the Sonic the Hedgehog and other SEGA video games, the comics have featured the following:
 * A Mobian based on Jane from Fighting Vipers appeared as a contestant in the Chaos Emerald Championship. (StH: #269)
 * Ristar, Astal & Leda, and Deku from Fighters Megamix appear during Robotnik's flashback of the Great War, fighting against a squadron of Overlander soldiers; many of which are characters from Virtua Fighters. (StH: #50)
 * Astal of the self-titled Sega Saturn game is known for making cameo appearances throughout various issues of the comic drawn by Patrick Spaziante.
 * Bin and Pin, protagonists of Dynamite Dux, were mentioned in The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia as part of a possible origin story for Bean the Dynamite, who was based on them.
 * Vector Man of the Roboticized Masters shares his name with Vectorman, the eponymous protagonist of the Vectorman games.
 * Echo the Dolphin of the Meropis City Guard is a nod to the Ecco the Dolphin video game series.
 * The title character of NiGHTS of NiGHTS into Dreams and its sequel Journey of Dreams has made occasional appearances in the comics, mostly as a background cameo. The ChuChus and KapuKapu of ChuChu Rocket also make irregular appearances.
 * According to Ian Flynn, several elements originating from the games are currently off-limits for unknown reasons, despite them being properties of SEGA. Notable examples include Dr. Nega, Black Doom, and Solaris (which also includes Iblis and Mephiles). Despite this, the characters have made appearances in the comics as shadowy figures, in flashback, or in brief mention respectively.
 * For a brief time, characters like Cream, Cheese, Vanilla, and Emerl were also off-limits due to SEGA believing them to be properties exclusive to the Sonic X series. However, this restriction has since been lifted, although Emerl has still not been used.
 * SEGA also owns the rights to exclusive characters from separate continuities. This includes Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, its Saturday morning counterpart, Sonic Underground, and the spin-off series Sonic Boom. The exceptions to this are Sonic the Hedgehog: the Movie, Sonic X, and Fleetway's Sonic the Comic which belong to Studio Pierrot, TMS Entertainment, and their original writers respectively.
 * However, due to a mandate regarding the franchise's modern image, a majority of these characters are off-limits. As of now, only SatAM and AoStH characters may be used.