Characters in Sonic Dash

SDCharacterSelectScreen — The character selection screen in *Sonic Dash* as of 2025

Sonic Dash features several characters from across the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released in 2013 with just four playable characters; that number has expanded to over 100 characters as of 2025. The game includes characters from the mainline and spin-off games, the IDW Publishing comics, Sonic Prime, the live-action film series, and even other brands such as Sanrio, Angry Birds, and Pac-Man.

Characters are divided into four categories based off their rarity: Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary. The player unlocks and upgrades characters by collecting Cards for them. They also feature five different stats, which serve to improve their performance in-game.

Overview[]

Upgrades for *Sonic Dash* characters
Lvl.	Cards required	Rings required	XP gained
2	1	100	4
3	5	200	6
4	10	400	8
5	20	800	10
6	40	1,600	15
7	80	4,000	20
8	100	8,000	30
9	150	16,000	40
10	200	25,000	55
11	250	40,000	70
12	300	60,000	85
13	400	80,000	100

Currently, characters are unlocked over time by collecting Cards, the number of which depends on the character's rarity. Each character has their own type of Cards–meaning that Cards for Classic Sonic are only used for that character, for example–which can be found in the track, by performing Trick Actions, and in Missions. Once unlocked, every character can be upgraded upwards of twelve times, with each upgrade increasing all five stats for the character and rewarding XP for the player's Level. Each stat determines the duration of the Dash Boost and certain power-ups like the Magnet and Shield. Upgrading characters requires Cards and Rings, although the amount of which does not change across rarities.

Cards for most characters can only be obtained in Trick sequences after reaching the required Level to unlock them. Cards to unlock holiday-based or crossover characters can be obtained exclusively through Events. Once the player has unlocked them, they will be able to get their Cards during Trick sequences.

The only differences between the four rarities are the amount of Cards needed for unlock and the frequency they can spawn. All of them require the exact same amount of Cards to upgrade. The four types of characters are as follows:

Common: Identified by a blue background, they are usually the first characters that the player will unlock. They require 50 Cards to unlock. Currently, there are 17 Common characters.
Rare: Identified by a green background, these characters require 100 Cards to unlock. Currently, there are 22 Rare characters.
Epic: Identified by a yellow background, these characters require 250 Cards to unlock. Currently, there are 30 Epic characters.
Legendary: Identified by a purple background, these characters require 500 Cards to unlock. This rarity also features characters from other brands. Currently, there are 47 Legendary characters.

The method to unlock characters has had several changes over the years. Since its release up to version 6.7.0, characters could be unlocked after obtaining a certain amount of Character Tokens (some could be purchased with either Red Star Rings or real money), and upgrading them only required Rings. All stats had to be upgraded separately, each one having a different amount of upgrades.

As of the version 7.0.0 update, the Card system was introduced, which also has had some changes since its introduction. Each rarity had a different amount of upgrade costs, and Cards for Legendary characters could only be obtained through events. In the version 8.3.0 update, the system was tweaked to unify all stat upgrades and introduce the current Level system.

List of playable characters[]

Common[]

Character	Stats (Max Level)					Affinity Bonus
Character	Dash Boost	x2 Multiplier	Magnet	Shield	Headstart	Affinity Bonus
Sonic the Hedgehog	9.8s	11s	14.1s	9.4s	9s	Flicky
Miles "Tails" Prower	8.2s	12.6s	15.7s	12.6s	7.3s	Pocky
Knuckles the Echidna	7.3s	14.1s	12.6s	15.7s	7.3s	Rocky
Amy Rose	7.3s	15.7s	14.1s	11s	8.2s	Pecky
Silver the Hedgehog	7.3s	9.4s	15.7s	14.1s	9s	Pecky Ricky
Rouge the Bat	9s	15.7s	15.7s	9.4s	6.5s	Flicky Rocky
Cream the Rabbit	6.5s	14.1s	11s	9.4s	9s	Pecky Rocky
Espio the Chameleon	9s	12.6s	15.7s	12.6s	9.8s	Pecky Ricky Rocky
Big the Cat	7.3s	12.6s	15.7s	17.3s	9s	Pecky Pocky Ricky
Vector the Crocodile	7.3s	12.6s	15.7s	15.7s	6.5s	Cucky
Charmy Bee	8.2s	12.6s	15.7s	9.4s	9s	Ricky
Jet the Hawk	9s	15.7s	9.4s	12.6s	8.2s	N/A
Tangle the Lemur	8.2s	12.6s	14.1s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Whisper the Wolf	7.3s	15.7s	9s11s	15.7s	9s	N/A
E-123 Omega	9s	11s	14.1s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Surge the Tenrec	8.2s	12.6s	14.1s	12.6s	8.2s	N/A
Marine the Raccoon	8.2s	12.6s	14.1s	12.6s	8.2s	N/A

Rare[]

Character	Stats (Max Level)					Affinity Bonus
Character	Dash Boost	x2 Multiplier	Magnet	Shield	Headstart	Affinity Bonus
Blaze the Cat	8.2s	12.6s	12.6	15.7s	7.3s	Cucky Pocky
Andronic^{[note 1]}	7.3s	14.1s	14.1s	11s	6.5s	N/A
Classic Sonic	9s	17.3s	14.1s	12.6s	8.2s	Cucky Pocky Ricky
Metal Sonic	8.2s	14.1s	17.3s	15.7s	7.3s	Cucky Picky Rocky
Witch Rouge	9s	15.7s	15.7s	11s	7.3s	N/A
Elf Classic Sonic	9s	15.7s	14.1s	11s	8.2s	N/A
Santa Big	7.3s	11s	15.7s	15.7s	9s	N/A
Slugger Sonic	9s	11s	14.1s	14.1s	9s	N/A
All-Star Amy	7.3s	14.1s	14.1s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Treasure Hunter Knuckles	7.3s	14.1s	15.7s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Elite Agent Rouge	9s	15.7s	15.7s	12.6s	6.5s	N/A
Jingle Belle Amy	7.3s	15.7s	14.1s	14.1s	8.2s	N/A
Pirate Sonic	9s	14.1s	14.1s	15.7s	6.5s	N/A
Lunar Blaze	8.2s	14.1s	12.6s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Linebacker Omega	8.2s	14.1s	14.1s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Sir Percival	9s	14.1s	12.6s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Rusty Rose	7.3s	15.7s	15.7s	12.6s	8.2s	N/A
Sir Gawain	9s	14.1s	12.6s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Popstar Amy	8.2s	15.7s	14.1s	12.6s	8.2s	N/A
Knuckles the Dread	7.3s	15.7s	12.6s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Thorn Rose	9s	15.7s	12.6s	14.1s	7.3s	N/A
Sinbad the Sailor	9s	14.1s	12.6s	14.1s	8.2s	N/A
Sheriff Sonic	9s	15.7s	14.1s	15.7s	6.5s	N/A

Epic[]

Character	Stats (Max Level)					Affinity Bonus
Character	Dash Boost	x2 Multiplier	Magnet	Shield	Headstart	Affinity Bonus
Shadow the Hedgehog	9s	15.7s	12.6s	12.6s	6.5s	Picky
Vampire Shadow	9s	15.7s	14.1s	15.7s	5.6s	N/A
Captain Shadow	9s	15.7s	14.1s	14.1s	6.5s	N/A
Sir Lancelot	9s	15.7s	11s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Reaper Metal Sonic	8.2s	12.6s	15.7s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Nutcracker Silver	8.2s	9.4s	15.7s	15.7s	9s	N/A
Paladin Amy	7.3s	15.7s	14.1s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Boscage Maze Sonic	9s	14.1s	14.1s	14.1s	7.3s	N/A
Unicorn Cream	9s	12.6s	12.6s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Rockstar Rouge	9s	15.7s	15.7s	9.4s	8.2s	N/A
Darkspine Sonic	9s	9.4s	15.7s	14.1s	9s	N/A
Panda Amy	6.5s	17.3s	15.7s	12.6s	6.5s	N/A
Sir Galahad	6.5s	14.1s	11s	17.3s	9.8s	N/A
Mummy Knuckles	6.5s	17.3s	11s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Infinite	7.3s	15.7s	15.7s	14.1s	9s	N/A
Chrono Silver	7.3s	12.6s	15.7s	17.3s	7.3s	N/A
Valentine Rouge	7.3s	14.1s	15.7s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Alpha Grim Sonic	7.3s	14.1s	15.7s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Drummer Cream	8.2s	12.6s	14.1s	12.6s	9.8s	N/A
Valiant Tails	8.2s	12.6s	15.7s	14.1s	8.2s	N/A
Extreme Gear Sonic^{[note 2]}	9.8s	12.6s	14.1s	12.6s	9.8s	N/A
Detective Vector	7.3s	12.6s	15.7s	12.6s	9.8s	N/A
Pyromancer Blaze	9.8s	14.1s	12.6s	11s	9s	N/A
Dulce Amy	7.3s	14.1s	14.1s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Blossom Amy	8.2s	15.7s	12.6s	12.6s	9s	N/A
Bassist Blaze	8.2s	12.6s	15.7s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Ninja Espio	8.2s	12.6s	14.1s	14.1s	9s	N/A
Extreme Gear Shadow	9s	17.3s	12.6s	11s	8.2s	N/A
Sir Lamorak	9s	14.1s	11s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A

Legendary[]

Character	Stats (Max Level)					Affinity Bonus
Character	Dash Boost	x2 Multiplier	Magnet	Shield	Headstart	Affinity Bonus
Epic-Red^{[note 3]}	7.3s	12.6s	11s	14.1s	7.3s	N/A
Epic-Chuck^{[note 3]}	8.2s	12.6s	11s	11s	8.2s	N/A
Epic-Bomb^{[note 3]}	6.5s	12.6s	12.6s	14.1s	7.3s	N/A
My Melody^{[note 3]}^[1]	7.3s	12.6s	11s	12.6s	8.2s	N/A
Badtz-Maru^{[note 3]}^[1]	7.3s	12.6s	12.6s	11s	8.2s	N/A
Chococat^{[note 3]}^[1]	7.3s	14.1s	11s	12.6s	7.3s	N/A
Hello Kitty!^{[note 3]}^[1]	6.5s	14.1s	14.1s	11s	7.3s	N/A
PAC-MAN^{[note 3]}	7.3s	11s	14.1s	14.1s	6.5s	N/A
Ms. PAC-MAN^{[note 3]}	8.2s	11s	14.1s	12.6s	6.5s	N/A
Movie Sonic	9s	12.6s	14.1s	12.6s	9s	N/A
Baby Sonic	9s	12.6s	15.7s	11s	9s	N/A
Longclaw the Giant Owl	7.3s	15.7s	12.6s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
Excalibur Sonic	9s	11s	15.7s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Bongo^{[note 3]}^[2]	7.3s	14.1s	15.7s	12.6s	7.3s	N/A
Sonic the Werehog	7.3s	15.7s	15.7s	15.7s	6.5s	N/A
Movie Tails	9s	12.6s	15.7s	14.1s	7.3s	N/A
Movie Knuckles	8.2s	15.7s	12.6s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Movie Super Sonic	9.8s	12.6s	12.6s	17.3s	8.2s	N/A
Super Sonic	9.8s	12.6s	12.6s	17.3s	8.2s	N/A
Nine	8.2s	15.7s	15.7s	12.6s	7.3s	N/A
Super Shadow	9.8s	17.3s	14.1s	14.1s	6.5s	N/A
Super Silver	9.8s	14.1s	17.3s	12.6s	7.3s	N/A
Dragon Hunter Lancelot	9s	12.6s	12.6s	15.7s	8.2s	N/A
LEGO® Sonic^{[note 3]}	9.8s	15.7s	12.6s	11s	6.5s	N/A
LEGO® Amy^{[note 3]}	9s	12.6s	11s	17.3s	6.5s	N/A
LEGO® Tails^{[note 3]}	7.3s	11s	17.3s	15.7s	6.5s	N/A
Mephiles the Dark	7.3s	15.7s	15.7s	14.1s	9s	N/A
Classic Super Sonic	9.8s	12.6s	14.1s	12.6s	9.8s	N/A
Snowdrift Sonic	9.8s	17.3s	12.6s	14.1s	7.3s	N/A
Dragonfire Sonic	9.8s	14.1s	12.6s	12.6s	9.8s	N/A
Dragonclaw Tails	7.3s	15.7s	17.3s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A
Red^{[note 3]}	8.2s	12.6s	15.7s	17.3s	8.2s	N/A
Chuck^{[note 3]}	9s	17.3s	12.6s	12.6s	9s	N/A
Jester Sonic	9.8s	12.6s	12.6s	14.1s	9.8s	N/A
Series Knuckles^{[note 3]}	8.2s	17.3s	14.1s	14.1s	8.2s	N/A
Metal Sonic 3.0	8.2s	12.6s	17.3s	17.3s	7.3s	N/A
Burning Blaze	9.8s	12.6s	12.6s	17.3s	8.2s	N/A
Idol Shadow	9.8s	14.1s	12.6s	12.6s	9.8s	N/A
Karate Knuckles	7.3s	15.7s	12.6s	14.1s	9s	N/A
Fortune Teller Amy	9s	12.6s	14.1s	15.7s	9s	N/A
Valhalla Surge	9.8s	14.1s	14.1s	12.6s	9s	N/A
Oni Mephiles	7.3s	15.7s	14.1s	17.3s	8.2s	N/A
Warrior Shadow	9.8s	14.1s	12.6s	14.1s	9s	N/A
Movie Shadow	9s	15.7s	14.1s	12.6s	7.3s	N/A
Movie Super Shadow	9.8s	17.3s	14.1s	14.1s	6.5s	N/A
Unicorn Knight Cream	9s	12.6s	11s	15.7s	9s	N/A
Neo Metal Sonic	8.2s	15.7s	15.7s	15.7s	7.3s	N/A

Upcoming[]

Characters
Outlaw Shadow

Notes[]

↑ This character is exclusive to the Android version.
↑ Formerly Legendary.
↑ ^3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 ^3.12 ^3.13 ^3.14 ^3.15 This character could only be unlocked for a limited time and will not be available again.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 SEGA HARDlight (@SEGAHARDlight) on Twitter. Twitter (December 1, 2016).
↑ Game Informer (@gameinformer) on Twitter. Twitter (May 18, 2021). Retrieved on May 21, 2021. "Game Informer: Sonic Dash is adding Bongo, the Danimals mascot, as a playable character."

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Playable characters	Common	Sonic · Tails · Knuckles · Amy · Silver · Rouge · Cream · Espio · Big · Charmy · Vector · Jet · Tangle · Whisper · Omega · Surge · Marine
	Rare	Blaze · Andronic · Classic Sonic · Metal Sonic · Witch Rouge · Elf Classic Sonic · Santa Big · Slugger Sonic · All-Star Amy · Treasure Hunter Knuckles · Elite Agent Rouge · Jingle Belle Amy · Pirate Sonic · Lunar Blaze · Linebacker Omega · Sir Percival · Rusty Rose · Sir Gawain · Popstar Amy · Knuckles the Dread · Thorn Rose · Sinbad the Sailor · Sheriff Sonic
	Epic	Shadow · Vampire Shadow · Captain Shadow · Sir Lancelot · Reaper Metal Sonic · Nutcracker Silver · Paladin Amy · Boscage Maze Sonic · Unicorn Cream · Rockstar Rouge · Darkspine Sonic · Panda Amy · Sir Galahad · Mummy Knuckles · Infinite · Chrono Silver · Valentine Rouge · Grim Sonic · Drummer Cream · Valiant Tails · Extreme Gear Sonic · Detective Vector · Pyromancer Blaze · Dulce Amy · Blossom Amy · Bassist Blaze · Ninja Espio · Extreme Gear Shadow · Sir Lamorak
	Legendary	Epic-Red · Epic-Chuck · Epic-Bomb · My Melody · Badtz-Maru · Chococat · Hello Kitty! · PAC-MAN · Ms. PAC-MAN · Movie Sonic · Baby Sonic · Longclaw · Excalibur Sonic · Bongo** · Werehog · Movie Tails · Movie Knuckles · Movie Super Sonic · Super Sonic · Nine · Super Shadow · Super Silver · Dragon Hunter Lancelot · LEGO® Sonic · LEGO® Amy · LEGO® Tails · Mephiles · Classic Super Sonic · Snowdrift Sonic · Dragonfire Sonic · Dragonclaw Tails · Red · Chuck · Jester Sonic · Series Knuckles · Metal Sonic 3.0 · Burning Blaze · Idol Shadow · Karate Knuckles · Fortune Teller Amy · Valhlla Surge · Oni Mephiles · Warrior Shadow · Movie Shadow · Movie Super Shadow · Unicorn Knight Cream · Neo Metal Sonic
Non-playable characters		Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky) · Bash · Dr. Eggman · Dr. Babble*** · Paramount Robotnik* · Koco* · Orca · Wisp (Blue, Jade, White, Yellow)* · Zazz
Zones		Seaside Hill Zone · Beach Zone · Snow Mountain Zone · Green Hill Zone · Temple Zone · Sky Sanctuary Zone · Mushroom Hill Zone · Golden Bay Zone* · Emerald City* · New Yoke City*** · Metro City*
Enemies		Chopper · Crabmeat · Moto Bug · Spikes · Drone* · Eggforcers*** · Ghosts (Blinky, Clyde, Inky, Pinky)*
Bosses		Eggman · Zazz · Bash* · Dr. Babble*** · Paramount Robotnik*
Moves/techniques		Dash Boost · Homing Attack · Spin Attack · Spin Jump · Tricks
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bomb · Dash Panel · Spikes · Spring · Totem Pole
Items	General	Character Token · Gem · Item Box (Magnet, Random Ring Bonus, Shield, x2 Multiplier) · Red Star Ring · Ring
	Boosters	Enemy Combo · Final Score Bonus · Golden Badnik · Ring Streak · Spring Bonus
Music		"Escape from the City"* · "Living in the City"*
Other		Air Shoes · Air Shoes (Paramount) · Angry Birds · Arondight · Banking · Chaos Emeralds · Combo · Corkscrew · Dash Meter · Ddraig Goch · Egg Mobile · Eggpod* · EMP-Charged Boots · Doctor Babble's Mech Suit · Excalibur · Extreme Gear (Black Shot, Blue Star II, Temptation, Type-J) · Fortune Cards · Galatine · Headstart · Holo-Tech Sword · Laevatein · Loop · Moon Mech · Outfit · Phantom Ruby · Prism Shard · Psycokinetic Enhancers · Regulator · Sol Emeralds · Sonic's shoes · Super Headstart · Variable Wispon · XP

*Only appears in certain events. · **Only available in the United States. · ***Only appears in Sonic Prime Dash.
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[Andronic-1] This character is exclusive to the Android version.

[EGS-2] Formerly Legendary.

[OneOffCharacter-3] 3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 ^3.12 ^3.13 ^3.14 ^3.15 This character could only be unlocked for a limited time and will not be available again.

[HelloKitty-4] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 SEGA HARDlight (@SEGAHARDlight) on Twitter. Twitter (December 1, 2016).

[5] Game Informer (@gameinformer) on Twitter. Twitter (May 18, 2021). Retrieved on May 21, 2021. "Game Informer: Sonic Dash is adding Bongo, the Danimals mascot, as a playable character."

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