Nazo

Nazo is a mysterious blue-gray hedgehog that appears in this picture from an early trailer for Sonic X. The image also appeared on Sega's Japanese website and was entitled Nazo.jpg, so it was assumed that Nazo was to be his name. He has not appeared in the actual show and Sega has given no more information about him, so much debate has followed about who he was to be. Some say the image was really an initial design for Super Sonic in the show, but others believe he is a separate entity. Many assume that he was to be a villan, but there is nothing to support this but one's interpretation of the image. The name, Nazo, is japanese for "Mystery", which he is. The characters name could be Nazo, or Nazo could imply that the character is a mystery. The original Sonic X trailer in which Nazo is in is below.

See Sonic X pilot for more info.

Sonic: The Power of Nazo
Chakra-X created a flash movie, released in 2004, entitled "The Power of Nazo." According to this, Nazo was born from the residue of negative energy left whenever the Chaos Emeralds were used for evil. Accordingly, all his powers were chaos based, and included Chaos Control, and the ability to shoot red balls of energy, similar to Shadow's Chaos Spear. Like Shadow, Nazo was able to use these powers without a Chaos Emerald. Nazo was also able to heal from major injuries in seconds, which may have been related to the Chaos Regeneration used by Shadow in Sonic X. Nazo's non-Chaos powers include the Spin Dash and Homing Attack. The movie is here below. u0Sgx_NR_Hc&hl=en

Sonic: Nazo Unleashed
Chakra-X later remade/expanded "The Power of Nazo" into a trilogy of flash movies entitled "Nazo Unleashed," which has a full plot, much better graphics, and dialogue made by combining clips of speech from the Sonic games and shows. The only original recording done was for Nazo's voice, by Edwyn "Omahdon" Tiong. Nazo has the similar abilities as he does in the "The Power of Nazo," but at one point transforms into a super form known as "Perfect Nazo." His fur turns maroon, his eyes become yellow with red irises, and the quills on his back make an X shape. He is very strong; Super Sonic hits him with a spin dash and he does not even move. He fires more powerful black and purple energy spears and can stop Chaos Control. In order to defeat him, Sonic and Shadow fuse together, and turn the Chaos Emeralds into Super Emeralds, becoming Hyper Shadic. Perfect Nazo also absorbs energy from the Super Emeralds and becomes "Hyper Perfect Nazo," but he is defeated and obliterated by Hyper Shadic.The movies are here below. Nazo's personal self is probably based on Cell, a villain from Dragon Ball Z. When Nazo transforms, he calls himself Perfect Nazo, and when he gains extra power, Ultra Perfect Nazo. xOJWOZfc_-A&hl=en CJJuIZQJJs8&hl=en tV0k9B2MUM4&hl=en 83DWzlLapt4&hl=en