User blog comment:MetalShadow272/Sonic=Dragon Ball Z OR Sonic=Super Mario/@comment-115265-20110613014657/@comment-115265-20110613213802

Well, I used the word "based", but "inspired" kind of fits more appropriately, I agree.

Yes, I noticed these similarities between Super Saiyans and Super Transformations. This is the point I was making.

There are more similarities between Sonic and DBZ than there is between Mario and DBZ, I know. I was just pointing out that some present-day Mario elements (even a few in the past) can be somewhat traced to DBZ, coincidence or not. Just like Sonic.

In any case, what I said is true. There are elements of both sides in the Sonic franchise, and it's not really one-or-the-other here. It's both, really. Even if some elements are coincidences, that does not change the fact that Sonic has inspiration from both worlds.