Sonic the Werehog

Sonic the Werehog (known by some fans as "Werewolf Sonic", "Nightmare Sonic", or "WereSonic") is Sonic's bestial form in the game Sonic Unleashed. Sonic the Hedgehog was transformed when Dr. Eggman used a machine to painfully suck out the power of the Chaos Emeralds in its entirety from Super Sonic, with which Eggman would fire a specialized laser weapon at the planet, releasing and awakening the creature known as Dark Gaia from the core of the planet. It is stated in-game that it is Dark Gaia's power that causes Sonic's nightly transformation into this form.

Sonic transforms into a monster at night, which makes his quest more complicated. When transforming into the Werehog (or transforming back to normal), a cloud of purple smoke envelops him. Sonic the Werehog also features a different gameplay than Sonic. He attacks with his arms and fists, which can stretch out and punch his foes. Rather than using a counted number of rings, Sonic uses a health bar, collecting rings refills the bar. Aside from the usual ability of Sonic being able to race down ramps throughout the levels, in Werehog form you must get across gaps in a tightrope walking fashion.

Sonic appears to retain most of his normal abilities in this form as well as the ability to speak, though with more of a growl than normal. Therefore, it can basically just be considered a darker, feral form of Sonic's rather than as a split-personality monster like other interpretations of werewolves. Sonic the Werehog still has Sonic the Hedgehog's good heart, even though he is in a wolf-like form. This is primarily due to his will; it's too strong for Dark Gaia to affect.

In the mini-movie Sonic: Night of the Werehog, Sonic the Werehog unknowingly gained the affection of a female ghost that two male ghosts were trying to impress.

Before the battle with Dark Gaia, Dark Gaia reabsorbed its remaining power that Sonic had incidentally taken at the start of the game, returning Sonic to his default form. Sonic the Werehog may appear in future games.

Memorable Quotes
"Oh yeah! That's right baby!" Sonic after getting an "S" rank.

"You've really...gone and done it this time, Eggman!" Sonic after being transformed into a Werehog.

"I know little girls that can use a hammer better than you! Well one, anyway." Sonic after defeating the boss in Shamar.

"Mr. Monster Guy? Looks like things have gotten pretty ugly." Sonic after Chip calls him "Mr. Monster Guy".

Friends

 * Miles "Tails" Prower (Best Friend)
 * Amy Rose
 * Chip/Light Gaia
 * Professor Pickle

Foes

 * Eggman
 * Dark Gaia
 * The photographer ghosts (Sonic: Night of the Werehog)

Trivia

 * The Werehog's ability to stretch his arms to be used for combat is similar to that of Ristar (although Ristar only used said ability to grab opponents). Some fans consider that the Werehog's stretching arms could also be from the character Monkey D. Luffy from the anime/manga One Piece.
 * One can say that the transformation in itself, especially with the full moon, is similar to the Oozaru from Dragon Ball Z.
 * It may also be a reference to Wolf Link from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, as a dark substance transforms the hero into a beast.
 * This form was caused by the negative energy of Dark Gaia infecting Sonic.
 * This is the first forced transformation in the games, unless one counts Darkspine Sonic as a forced transformation.
 * Sonic the Werehog is the third Sonic character to get a Sonic Channel wallpaper after his first appearance, the other two being Silver the Hedgehog and Chip.
 * SEGA have officially announced that fans have not seen the last of the werehog, implying he will appear later on.
 * His voice resembles both Jet the Hawk and Shadow the Hedgehog, as they're all played by the same voice actor. Sometimes his voice sounds identical to Vector the Crocodile
 * Due to Sonic's gloves getting torn up, Sonic's hands might be blue. That may not be a possibility, as they could also be peach due to the arms that connect them when normal.
 * This is also the first time Sonic is not wearing gloves in the entire franchise, though you can see his bare feet in an episode of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * Even though he is a Werehog no-one mentions the word or name Werehog in the game except for in other media like Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 193 where Sonic states "Why am I this werehog ?" in the Sonic Unleashed tie-in comic.

Gallery
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