Prime VideoSonic Underground (1999)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Sonic, Sonia, and Manic are the children of Queen Aleena Hedgehog, the rightful ruler of Mobius, and are pursued relentlessly by Doctor Robotnik and his bumbling bounty hunters sidekicks, Sleet and Dingo. As infants, the siblings were separated and placed in hiding to fulfill a prophecy made by the Oracle of Delphius that the triplets would grow up to find their estranged mother, overthrow Robotnik, and take their places once more as Mobius' rightful rulers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime Video
Paramount+Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Sonic, Sonia, and Manic are the children of Queen Aleena Hedgehog, the rightful ruler of Mobius, and are pursued relentlessly by Doctor Robotnik and his bumbling bounty hunters sidekicks, Sleet and Dingo. As infants, the siblings were separated and placed in hiding to fulfill a prophecy made by the Oracle of Delphius that the triplets would grow up to find their estranged mother, overthrow Robotnik, and take their places once more as Mobius' rightful rulers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoParamount+Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series' central conflict involves overthrowing an oppressive, industrialist dictator and restoring freedom and environmental balance, aligning its dominant themes with anti-authoritarianism and environmentalism.
The animated series features anthropomorphic animal protagonists, which inherently introduces a form of diversity beyond human racial categories. However, the human characters are depicted in a traditional manner, and the narrative primarily focuses on a classic struggle against tyranny without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The show features Sonia the Hedgehog, a main protagonist, who regularly engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against male-coded robot opponents (Swatbots) using her martial arts and speed.
Sonic Underground, an animated children's series, does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The show focuses on the adventures of Sonic and his siblings fighting Dr. Robotnik, with no elements related to queer identity present in its storyline or character portrayals, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for LGBTQ+ depiction.
The show introduces new main characters (Sonia, Manic, Queen Aleena) who are original to this adaptation and thus do not represent gender swaps. Established characters like Sonic, Dr. Robotnik, and Knuckles retain their canonical genders.
The series features anthropomorphic animal characters and human characters. No character canonically established as one race in prior Sonic media is portrayed as a different race in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.1
6.9
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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