Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25819077-20150121210329/@comment-679780-20150123174849

Beren Camlost wrote: No. And I REALLY  am starting to think that Eggman had a summer job as a hedgehog exterminator and killed Sonic's parents. Does anyone know what the Japanese origin story for Sonic was? Sonic bible was for SEGA of America only. I think they just made a hedgehog, called him Mr. Needlemouse and set him off his way.

At the time Sega wanted to make a game that can rival with Mario in awesomeness than put too much thought in his backstory.