Roger Craig Smith



Roger Craig Smith is the new voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, having succeeded Jason Anthony Griffith in the role. His first appearance as Sonic will be in Sonic Colors. His other noticeable roles include Chris Redfield in Resident Evil series starting with Resident Evil 5, Ezio in the Assassin's Creed series starting with Assassin's Creed II, Siegfried Schtauffen in Soul Calibur series starting with Soul Calibur Legends, Deidara in Naruto Shippuden, and Shinji Hirako and Noba in Bleach.

Alton Towers Controversy
Sonic Stadium member T-Bird visited the Alton Towers resort in the UK which featured the "Sonic Room," a Sonic-themed room. When the entry door to the room opens, patrons are greeted by audio recording of Sonic. People heavily criticized the Sonic voice saying it sounded too "surfer, cheesy, and very weak." People wondered who the person behind the Sonic voice was until the Sonic Stadium contacted Smith and asked him if he was the voice. He simply responded "yes." A commercial he did for Alton Towers sounded better than the room's actual voice but many fans have claimed it was simply sped up.

The video containing the audio clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7M7QrKzr8&feature=player_embedded

As of August 16, 2010, however, it was revealed that the audio clips of Roger Craig Smith performing Sonic at Alton Towers were edited and slowed down, and some of the original unedited voice clips were released on the internet for download.