Sonic the Hedgehog X Angry Birds

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Sonic the Hedgehog X Angry Birds, also known simply as Sonic X Angry Birds (ソニック×アングリーバード, Sonikku × Angurī Bādo^?), was a crossover between Sonic Team's Sonic the Hedgehog and Rovio Entertainment's Angry Birds franchises, both of which are subsidiaries of Sega. The crossover, which began on March 14 and ended a week later on March 21, 2024, features characters from each franchise appearing across five games, with Sonic characters appearing in Angry Birds 2, Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds Dream Blast, and Angry Birds characters in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Dash. This is the second crossover between both series after they first collaborated in Sonic Dash and Angry Birds Epic in 2015.

Summary

In a story made for the event, the Piggy kingdom, the antagonists of the Angry Birds series, has created a portal to Sonic's universe and teamed up with Doctor Eggman to cause chaos in the world. To drive back their respective adversaries, Red and Sonic join forces and save their friends.

Features

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle

During the Friends Unite event, you'll have the opportunity to race against Red for the chance to win an exclusive Challenger Chest. You'll also find Chuck, a special character with new power-ups to play with. Earn gold rings and character cards throughout the event.

— Description from Google Play

Red and Chuck appear in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and were added on 14 March 2024 as playable characters in their movie designs. Their event runs between March 14 - 21, 2024. The characters have the following gameplay statistics:

Image	Rarity	Stats	Items
			Projectile	Boost	Trap
Chuck	Special	Speed: 10/10 Acceleration: 5/10 Strength: 3/10	Lightning Bolt	Slingshot Boost	Tricky Towers

Image	Rarity	Stats	Items
			Projectile	Boost	Trap
Red	Challenger	Speed: 9/10 Acceleration: 7/10 Strength: 5/10	Shockwave	Slingshot Boost	Tricky Towers

Despite the fact the crossover ended on March 21, 2024, Red and Chuck are set to appear for a further nineteen days in Sonic Forces: Speed battle; being the following three main events' Bonus Event.

Sonic Dash

Collect exclusive Red and Chuck character cards as you dash through levels to add these two Angry Birds characters to your roster. During the crossover event, you'll also be able to collect daily-themed collectible items on the track.

— Description from Google Play

In Sonic Dash, Red and Chuck were re-added to the game in their movie designs, unlike their Angry Birds Toons designs that featured in the original collaboration in 2015, in which those designs were renamed as "Epic-Red" and "Epic-Chuck" (along with "Epic-Bomb"). They were added to the game on March 14, 2024 and the event swapped daily between the pair. They are Legendary rarity and required 150 cards to unlock. They have the following statistics:

Image	Rarity	Affinity Bonus	Upgrade Profile
			Power-Up	Highest level
Chuck	Legendary	N/A	Dash Boost	11
			x2 Multiplier	12
			Magnet	9
			Shield	9
			Headstart	11
Red	Legendary	N/A	Dash Boost	10
			x2 Multiplier	9
			Magnet	11
			Shield	12
			Headstart	10

Additionally, the "Angry Birds" Daily Collectible event was active. Players could collect four Angry Birds-themed items once per day to earn rewards.

• Reward Schedule:

Day	Reward
Day 1	16 Red Star Rings
Day 2	2,000 Rings
Day 3	300 Gems
Day 4	3,000 Rings
Day 5	24 Red Star Rings
Day 6	15 Chuck Cards
Day 7	15 Red Cards

Angry Birds

Angry Birds 2

Explore the Tower of Fortune to find eight new Sonic Friends hats. These fully upgradable hats not only increase your flock power, but also grant you entry to the Sonic-themed 'You're too slow adventure'. Speed through challenges for exceptional rewards.

— Description from Google Play

Within Angry Birds 2, the player could acquire the "Sonic Friends" hat set, which are based on various Sonic the Hedgehog characters for the flock to wear. Each hat had three levels the player could upgrade to by paying a certain amount of Event Coins in the dedicated "Green Hill Shop" during the event. Each hat could be acquired by scaling the Tower of Fortune, apart from Terence's which could be obtained in the "You're Too Slow!" hat adventure. The hats are the following:

Angry Bird	Sonic character	Apperance
Red	Sonic the Hedgehog
Chuck	Miles "Tails" Prower
The Blues	Knuckles the Echidna
Stella	Amy Rose
Bomb	Shadow the Hedgehog
Matilda	Rouge the Bat
Terence	Big the Cat
Melody	Cream the Rabbit

Additionally the "Sonic the Hedgehog" spell is avaiable. The ability, being a promotional spell, works exactly like the Golden Duck spell; launching Sonic causes Rings to rain from the sky causing damage to anything that is hit by them.

Finally, a giveaway was held on the Angry Birds 2 Facebook page. Players would share their childhood memories of playing Sonic and Angry Birds, and ten winners would receive either Bomb's Shadow hat or an alternative Sonic Friends hat if the former was already owned, ten "Sonic the Hedgehog" spells, and gems.

Angry Birds Friends

Take down the Bad Piggies with the help of Sonic in a special tournament. With Dr. Eggman reinforcing the piggy towers, these themed levels are sure to put your skills to the test.

— Desciption from Google Play

In Angry Birds Friends, the "Hetching the Hogs Tournament" was hosted throughout the week, with a series of special Green Hill-inspired levels being made for it. The levels feature several Easter eggs such as Goal Plates and "No Fun Allowed" Signs. Rings can also be found and collected in the levels. Within the levels, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy can be spotted. One of the levels has the player destroy a massive structure modeled after Doctor Eggman's face. Additionally, pigs wear 'hats' based off Eggman and various Badniks.

Players on the Angry Birds Friends Facebook page were also tasked with finding the seven Chaos Emeralds hidden in the wallpaper made for the tournament. The winners were rewarded with Bird Coins and power-ups in their Piggy Mail.

Angry Birds Dream Blast

Channel your speediest hedgehog to complete levels in a race against fellow players. The faster you burst those bubbles, the better rewards you'll receive.

— Desciption from Google Play

In Angry Birds Dream Blast, players would have a chance to get a Sonic the Hedgehog icon. Classic Sonic also temporarily replaces Chuck in his Flash Race, which was called "Sonic's Flash Race" during the event.

Eight players would compete to see who can beat ten levels the fastest. The top winner would receive coins and power-ups.

A giveaway was also held on the Angry Birds Dream Blast Facebook page where random commenters who commented "Gotta go fast!" on the post were rewarded with coins and a free booster pack.

Trivia

• Prior to this collaboration, the Sonic series was referenced in the "Retro Games Tournament" which ran in Angry Birds Friends in May 2021.
• The 'No Fun Allowed' decoration used during the collaboration in Angry Birds Friends is a reference to an illustration from Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic's Shoes Blues, popularized online.
• On page four of the promotional “Two Worlds Collide” comic, the teeth on the Construction Pig weren't colored in, this error was fixed when the comic was released on the Angry Birds website in their comics library.
  • In addition, the two parts of the comic also got new covers.

Ruby wearing a Sonic-themed outfit, from the Rovio Gaming Discord server.

• On the Rovio Gaming Discord server, one of the emojis features Ruby, Red's sister, dressed in a Sonic outfit, similar to the one Red can obtain in Angry Birds 2.
• The collab marks the first time Sonic Forces: Speed Battle has non-Sonic characters appear.
• The background music used in the Angry Birds 2 trailer is "Racing Hearts", by Mattie Maguire.
• Way before this crossover and the one in 2015, Red appeared as a cameo in Sonic Universe #32 published by Archie Comics.

Gallery

Artwork

Gallery
Main promotional image (without text) Sonic and Red Sonic Dash Sonic Forces: Speed Battle Angry Birds Friends Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds Dream Blast Angry Birds Dream Blast Classic Sonic render made for Angry Birds Dream Blast

Promotional comic

Gallery

Promotional

Gallery
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds Dream Blast

Screenshots

Gallery

Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 Sonic hats in Angry Birds 2 The 'Sonic the Hedgehog' spell instructions in Angry Birds 2 "You're Too Slow!" Hat Adventure in Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds Friends Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy in Angry Birds Friends One of the level layouts from Angry Birds Friends The special offer in the shop during the tournament in Angry Birds Friends The Classic Sonic avatar in Angry Birds Dream Blast Sonic's Flash Race in Angry Birds Dream Blast

Miscellaneous

Gallery
The background used for the Sonic & Angry Birds Friends Special Tournament. Sprites made for the Sonic & Angry Birds Friends Special Tournament. A picture made celebrating the end of the collaboration.

Videos

• Event trailer
• Angry Birds 2 promo
• Dynamic Duo
• The Great Ring Chase
• Angry Birds Friends promo
• Angry Birds Friends event music
• Angry Birds Dream Blast promo

External links

• Sonic X Angry Birds on the Angry Birds Wiki

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