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(It's not mentioned that she adopted Sonic, only that she took care of him.)
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|caption = Longclaw
 
|caption = Longclaw
 
|first = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
 
|first = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|games = ''[[Sonic Forces: Speed Battle]]''
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|games =
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*''[[Sonic Forces: Speed Battle]]''
|episodes =
 
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*''[[Sonic Dash]]''
|issues =
 
|media =
 
 
|realcreator = [[Bayard Wu]]<ref>https://www.artstation.com/artwork/9eJGqO</ref>
 
|realcreator = [[Bayard Wu]]<ref>https://www.artstation.com/artwork/9eJGqO</ref>
|artist =
 
|actor =
 
 
|englishactor = [[Donna Jay Fulks]]
 
|englishactor = [[Donna Jay Fulks]]
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|japanactor = [[Rie Ishizuka]]<ref>https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=13973</ref>
 
|otheractor =
 
|otheractor =
 
*[[Arianne Borbach]] {{C|German}}
 
*[[Arianne Borbach]] {{C|German}}
 
*[[Agnieszka Kunikowska]] {{C|Polish}}
 
*[[Agnieszka Kunikowska]] {{C|Polish}}
 
*[[Aaysanee Samranthananan]] {{C|Thai}}
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*[[Cathrine Bang Norum]] {{C|Norwegian}}
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*[[Françoise Cadol]] {{C|French}}
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*[[Francesca Fiorentini]] {{C|Italian}}
 
*[[Karen Ramalho]] {{C|Brazilian Portuguese}}
 
*[[Karen Ramalho]] {{C|Brazilian Portuguese}}
 
*[[Kadri Rämmeld]] {{C|Estonian}}
 
*[[Kadri Rämmeld]] {{C|Estonian}}
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*[[Olga Cano]] {{C|Spanish - Spain}}
 
*[[Olga Cano]] {{C|Spanish - Spain}}
 
*[[Sharon Shachal]] {{C|Hebrew}}
 
*[[Sharon Shachal]] {{C|Hebrew}}
*[[Verónica López Treviño]] {{C|Spanish - Latin America}}
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*[[Verónica López Treviño]] {{C|Latin Spanish}}
*[[Aaysanee Samranthananan]] {{C|Thai}}
 
 
|age = Unknown
 
|age = Unknown
|creator =
 
|birthplace =
 
|family =
 
|nickname =
 
 
|species = [[wikipedia:Owl|Owl]]
 
|species = [[wikipedia:Owl|Owl]]
 
|gender = Female
 
|gender = Female
|height =
 
|weight =
 
|color scheme =
 
|fur color =
 
 
|feather color = Purple, mottled brown, white
 
|feather color = Purple, mottled brown, white
|hair color =
 
 
|skin color = Black {{c|beak}}
 
|skin color = Black {{c|beak}}
 
|eye color = Blue
 
|eye color = Blue
 
|attire = Golden armor
 
|attire = Golden armor
 
|alignment = Good
 
|alignment = Good
|affiliation =
 
|food =
 
 
|likes =
 
|likes =
 
*Flowers
 
*Flowers
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|dislikes = Sonic disobeying her
 
|dislikes = Sonic disobeying her
 
|skills = Flight
 
|skills = Flight
|moves =
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|moves =
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*[[Dash Boost]]<ref name="Dash Longclaw">Could use this move in ''Sonic Dash''.</ref>
|ability type =
 
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*[[Grind Step]]<ref name="Speed Battle Longclaw"/>
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*[[Homing Attack]]<ref name="Dash Longclaw"/>
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*[[Slide]]<ref name="Speed Battle Longclaw">Could use this move in ''Sonic Forces: Speed Battle''.</ref>
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*[[Spin Attack]]<ref name="Speed Battle Longclaw"/>
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*[[Spin Jump]]<ref name="Speed Battle Longclaw"/>
 
}}
 
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{{Quote left|That's Longclaw. She took care of me. She was basically [[w:c:starwars:Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan Kenobi]], if Obi-Wan Kenobi had a beak and ate mice.|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)|Sonic]], ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''}}
 
{{Quote left|That's Longclaw. She took care of me. She was basically [[w:c:starwars:Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan Kenobi]], if Obi-Wan Kenobi had a beak and ate mice.|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)|Sonic]], ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''}}
'''Longclaw''' is a minor protagonist that appears in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' film. She is an anthropomorphic owl from another planet and was the protector of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)|Sonic the Hedgehog]].
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'''Longclaw''' is a minor protagonist that appears in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' film. She is an anthropomorphic owl who was the protector of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] from another planet.
   
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
Longclaw is an anthropomorphic owl. She has purple-brown feathers, while her face is white. Her eyes are blue and she has two feathers coming from behind her ear-tufts, reminiscent of a [[Wikipedia:Great horned owl|great horned owl]]. Her wings are mottled brown. She wears golden armor around her torso. She has small dexterous digits at the end of where her actual hands are, and these are separate to her primary feathers, not unlike the forelimbs of a small feathered dinosaur.
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Longclaw is an anthropomorphic owl with purple-brown feathers, while her face is white, blue eyes, she has two feathers coming from behind her ear-tufts that is a reminiscent of a [[Wikipedia:Great horned owl|great horned owl]] and mottled brown wings.
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She wears golden armor around her torso, a small dexterous digits at the end of where her actual hands are and these are separate to her primary feathers, not unlike the forelimbs of a small feathered dinosaur.
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Longclaw is a wise and noble owl. She is very protective of Sonic and urges him to hide his abilities, and cares about his well being. Sonic describes her as "basically Obi-Wan Kenobi, if Obi-Wan Kenobi had a beak and ate mice". Although she was upset with Sonic for disobeying her, she appreciated Sonic's gift to her.
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Longclaw is a wise and noble owl who is very protective of Sonic that she urges him to hide his abilities and she cares about his well being. Sonic describes her as "basically Obi-Wan Kenobi, if Obi-Wan Kenobi had a beak and ate mice". Although she was upset with Sonic for disobeying her, she appreciated Sonic's gift to her.
   
 
In a deleted scene, she showcases a slightly more close-minded aspect of herself: despite observing humans in secret with Sonic, she believed that they, like all beings, wanted to hoard power to themselves when they encountered it.
 
In a deleted scene, she showcases a slightly more close-minded aspect of herself: despite observing humans in secret with Sonic, she believed that they, like all beings, wanted to hoard power to themselves when they encountered it.
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Longclaw was the last of her kind, which was a noble line of warrior owls dedicated to maintaining balance for all living creatures. Her order had fought for many years to protect the [[Sonic's world (Paramount)|world]].<ref>[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization]]: "Longclaw was the last of her kind, a noble line of warrior owls dedicated to maintaining balance for all living creatures. Outfitted in blades and battle armor, Longclaw's order had fought for years to protect their world—a world where the animals of the forest and the fields had evolved to be the dominant species; a world ruled by claw and fang."</ref>
 
Longclaw was the last of her kind, which was a noble line of warrior owls dedicated to maintaining balance for all living creatures. Her order had fought for many years to protect the [[Sonic's world (Paramount)|world]].<ref>[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization]]: "Longclaw was the last of her kind, a noble line of warrior owls dedicated to maintaining balance for all living creatures. Outfitted in blades and battle armor, Longclaw's order had fought for years to protect their world—a world where the animals of the forest and the fields had evolved to be the dominant species; a world ruled by claw and fang."</ref>
   
Longclaw raised Sonic, urging him to hide his abilities. Sonic, however, did not listen and was discovered by a tribe of [[echidna|echidnas]] when Sonic brought her a flower. Wounded by the tribe, Longclaw sent Sonic to another planet with a bag of [[Ring (Paramount)|Rings]], telling him to never stop running. It is unknown what happened to her afterward. Sonic would take her advice to heart, and believed he would never have friends and be alone forever.
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Longclaw raised Sonic, urging him to hide his abilities, but he did not listen and they were discovered by a tribe of [[echidna|echidnas]] when Sonic brought her a flower. Wounded by the tribe, Longclaw sent Sonic to another planet with a bag of [[Ring (Paramount)|Rings]], telling him to never stop running. Sonic would take her advice to heart, and believed he would never have friends and be alone forever.
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Afterwards, it is unknown on what happened to her as she was not seen or heard again.
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==In other media==
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===''Sonic Forces: Speed Battle''===
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In promotion of the film, Longclaw makes an appearance as a playable character in ''[[Sonic Forces: Speed Battle]]''. She was added to the game's roster in the version 2.17.0 update. She has the following stats in gameplay:
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Rarity
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!Speed
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!Acceleration
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!Strength
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!Utilizable items
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|-
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|Special
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|8/10
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|10/10
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|6/10
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|
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*[[Lightning (Item)|Lightning]]
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*[[Wind Boost]]
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*[[Cyclone Charge]]
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*[[Shield]]
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|}
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===''Sonic Dash''===
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In promotion of the film, Longclaw makes an appearance as a playable character in ''[[Sonic Dash]]''. In this game, she can be unlocked after participating in her event.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*Longclaw somewhat resembles the owl head-shaped tiles which can be seen in [[Labyrinth Zone]] in the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
 
*Longclaw somewhat resembles the owl head-shaped tiles which can be seen in [[Labyrinth Zone]] in the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
 
**One of said tile designs makes an appearance near the start of the film engraved into a rock.
 
**One of said tile designs makes an appearance near the start of the film engraved into a rock.
*Longclaw's relationship with Sonic in the film may be a reference to ''[[Stay Sonic]]'', a book in which Sonic was stated to be found by an owl named Sophocles.<ref>[http://info.sonicretro.org/images/thumb/c/cd/StaySonic_Book_UK.pdf/page23-646px-StaySonic_Book_UK.pdf.jpg Stay Sonic, pg. 17]: "No-one is quite sure how Sonic arrived in the Green Hill Zone. He was found wandering in a daze one day by Sophocles, a sharp-eyed owl. A number of different possibilities have been suggested, though there is little hard evidence to support any of them. Quite simply, one day he wasn't there, the next he was."</ref>
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*In the film, Longclaw's relationship with [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] may be a reference to ''[[Stay Sonic]]'', a book in which Sonic was stated to be found by an owl named '''Sophocles'''.<ref>[http://info.sonicretro.org/images/thumb/c/cd/StaySonic_Book_UK.pdf/page23-646px-StaySonic_Book_UK.pdf.jpg Stay Sonic, pg. 17]: "No-one is quite sure how Sonic arrived in the Green Hill Zone. He was found wandering in a daze one day by Sophocles, a sharp-eyed owl. A number of different possibilities have been suggested, though there is little hard evidence to support any of them. Quite simply, one day he wasn't there, the next he was."</ref>
*Longclaw is notably more realistic in appearance than any of the other anthropomorphic animal characters present in the movie.
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*Longclaw is notably more realistic in appearance than any of the other anthropomorphic animal characters present in the movie.
*In a deleted scene, her original fate is revealed to be different from the final film's: after the Echidnas attack, she flees to Earth with Sonic, and lives in isolation with him until she dies of old age.
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*In a deleted scene, Longclaw's original fate is revealed to be different from the final film's: after the echidna attack, she flees to Earth with Sonic and she lives in isolation with him until she dies of old age.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog (film) characters]]

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That's Longclaw. She took care of me. She was basically Obi-Wan Kenobi, if Obi-Wan Kenobi had a beak and ate mice.


Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog

Longclaw is a minor protagonist that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog film. She is an anthropomorphic owl who was the protector of Sonic the Hedgehog from another planet.

Appearance

Longclaw is an anthropomorphic owl with purple-brown feathers, while her face is white, blue eyes, she has two feathers coming from behind her ear-tufts that is a reminiscent of a great horned owl and mottled brown wings.

She wears golden armor around her torso, a small dexterous digits at the end of where her actual hands are and these are separate to her primary feathers, not unlike the forelimbs of a small feathered dinosaur.

Personality

Longclaw is a wise and noble owl who is very protective of Sonic that she urges him to hide his abilities and she cares about his well being. Sonic describes her as "basically Obi-Wan Kenobi, if Obi-Wan Kenobi had a beak and ate mice". Although she was upset with Sonic for disobeying her, she appreciated Sonic's gift to her.

In a deleted scene, she showcases a slightly more close-minded aspect of herself: despite observing humans in secret with Sonic, she believed that they, like all beings, wanted to hoard power to themselves when they encountered it.

History

Longclaw was the last of her kind, which was a noble line of warrior owls dedicated to maintaining balance for all living creatures. Her order had fought for many years to protect the world.[5]

Longclaw raised Sonic, urging him to hide his abilities, but he did not listen and they were discovered by a tribe of echidnas when Sonic brought her a flower. Wounded by the tribe, Longclaw sent Sonic to another planet with a bag of Rings, telling him to never stop running. Sonic would take her advice to heart, and believed he would never have friends and be alone forever.

Afterwards, it is unknown on what happened to her as she was not seen or heard again.

In other media

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

In promotion of the film, Longclaw makes an appearance as a playable character in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle. She was added to the game's roster in the version 2.17.0 update. She has the following stats in gameplay:

Rarity Speed Acceleration Strength Utilizable items
Special 8/10 10/10 6/10

Sonic Dash

In promotion of the film, Longclaw makes an appearance as a playable character in Sonic Dash. In this game, she can be unlocked after participating in her event.

Trivia

Labrinthtilemovie

The owl-shaped tile in the movie.

  • Longclaw somewhat resembles the owl head-shaped tiles which can be seen in Labyrinth Zone in the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
    • One of said tile designs makes an appearance near the start of the film engraved into a rock.
  • In the film, Longclaw's relationship with Sonic may be a reference to Stay Sonic, a book in which Sonic was stated to be found by an owl named Sophocles.[6]
  • Longclaw is notably more realistic in appearance than any of the other anthropomorphic animal characters present in the movie.
  • In a deleted scene, Longclaw's original fate is revealed to be different from the final film's: after the echidna attack, she flees to Earth with Sonic and she lives in isolation with him until she dies of old age.

References

  1. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/9eJGqO
  2. https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=13973
  3. 3.0 3.1 Could use this move in Sonic Dash.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Could use this move in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.
  5. Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization: "Longclaw was the last of her kind, a noble line of warrior owls dedicated to maintaining balance for all living creatures. Outfitted in blades and battle armor, Longclaw's order had fought for years to protect their world—a world where the animals of the forest and the fields had evolved to be the dominant species; a world ruled by claw and fang."
  6. Stay Sonic, pg. 17: "No-one is quite sure how Sonic arrived in the Green Hill Zone. He was found wandering in a daze one day by Sophocles, a sharp-eyed owl. A number of different possibilities have been suggested, though there is little hard evidence to support any of them. Quite simply, one day he wasn't there, the next he was."