Sonic, Amy, Metal Sonic and Robotnik
Meet the central cast of the original Sonic CD and distinguish its physical rival from the Past’s holograms.
Original 1993 Mega-CD / Sega CD game, with Sonic as the playable character. Regional soundtracks differ. Tails, widescreen changes and the Special Stage retry features of the 2011 remaster and Sonic Origins are outside this guide.
4 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Character directory
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic runs, rolls, jumps and travels between time periods. His movement opens routes through Little Planet, while his attack spin breaks monitors and robot generators.
Amy Rose
Amy appears in Palmtree Panic before Metal Sonic takes her away. Her rescue connects Sonic’s exploration of Little Planet to the later rivalry at Stardust Speedway.
Metal Sonic
Metal Sonic is Robotnik’s mechanical rival for Sonic. The Past also contains projector images of him; those holograms are separate objects from the physical rival encountered later.
Dr. Robotnik
Robotnik fills Little Planet with robot-making machines and defends the ends of the rounds in different contraptions. Destroying his Past generators changes the future scenery and threats.
Quick notes
- Follow Sonic’s two jobs. Sonic’s immediate work is to survive each zone, but freeing Little Planet asks him to change its future as well.
- Recognise Amy and the rival. Amy’s appearance in Palmtree Panic gives the adventure a personal thread before the later race against Metal Sonic.
- Read Robotnik through his machines. Robotnik’s local machines explain the time-travel objective more clearly than a simple chase to the final boss.
The original CD release has Sonic as its playable character; selectable Tails belongs to later revisions.
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