Sega created an all-new Sonic to bring Sonic to Fortnite

Sonic the Hedgehog is the face of Fortnite's Chapter 7 Season 4 Battle Pass, but as it turns out, it's actually not Sonic at ...
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Sonic Team lead Takashi Iizuka says Fortnite's Sonic is allowed to shoot you because he's a robot

To be fair, that does seem like something a 'metal Sonic' might do.

Random: Sonic Is An Android In Fortnite Because The Real Sonic "Will Never Hold A Gun"

Speaking to IGN, Sonic team was approached by Epic Games "more than a couple of years ago", but the blue blur is a character ...
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Sega made a fake Sonic so he could hold a gun in Fortnite

Override was sold on Sora, Crash, Spyro, Mega Man, Joker and Pac-Man.

Sonic creative officer Takashi Iizuka explains how Sega found a loophole to let Sonic shoot enemies in Fortnite

Gotta go fast!
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Sonic is allowed to fire guns in Fortnite because he’s an android, not the real one, Sonic Team boss says

Because he’s not the real Sonic, he doesn’t run extremely quickly and instead runs at the same speed as other Fortnite ...
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Fortnite makes a comeback on Android mobiles and some iPhones

The immensely popular battle royale game Fortnite finally makes a comeback on mobile devices after a long gap. After a monumental legal battle, the Epic Games Store was launched for iOS and Android ...