#Super vectorizer sonic series

His belly, snout and arms are light green, while the rest of his body is dark green.įor attire, Vector wears small, black shoulder pads, white gloves with black-and-orange cuffs, embellished with gold buckles as well as black shoes figured with white and orange colors. By contrast, his arms start out thin and thicken closer to the wrist. Vector sports a thick body that resembles an S-shape, with his broad upper body getting slimmer towards his tail and legs. Vector is a large, green-skinned crocodile with spiky red scales down his tail and goldenrod eyes. This version of Vector made cameo appearances in the April 1992 issue of Shogaku Gonensei and the August 1992 issue of Shogaku Ichinensei, alongside the Sonic the Hedgehog manga cast, and appeared as a playable character in 1995's Knuckles' Chaotix. Sometime prior to the release of SegaSonic the Hedgehog, Naoto Ohshima revised the character design. Sprites for them were also found in a prototype of the unreleased game, SegaSonic Bros.Ĭoncept art of Ray, Mighty, Sonic, Vector and a character named Max (a redesigned version of Sharps), illustrated by Naoto Ohshima. 1 as well as in various gaming publications around the game's release. The design was found alongside concepts for the Sonic the Hedgehog manga published by Shogakukan, where characters Amy Rose and Charmy Bee debuted.ĭespite the band's appearance being scrapped from Sonic the Hedgehog, they briefly appeared performing in the tie-in manga Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic Vol.

8 created an alternative design for Vector, illustrating the character wearing sunglasses, hat and tie. Vector in a The Blues Brothers-esque get-up. While missing most of his attire such as his gold chain, Vector was already wearing his pair of headphones, which later returned as his trademark accessory.Ī later revision of the band artwork stepped away from Vector's bulky build and made him more lanky, shortened his neck, and also reworked his head, eyes and snout, looking closer to following interpretations of the character. He also wore shoes identical to Sonic's, just like every other member of the band. Furthermore, Vector's belly, neck and the underneath of his tail were gray rather than light green. The scales seen on his back and tail lacked their red color, and despite his taller and sturdier build, his hands and feet were smaller than in later designs. In the early development of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, Vector looked quite different compared to his later designs and was more resembling an ordinary crocodile.

#Super vectorizer sonic series

In terms of game appearances, Vector is thus among the oldest characters of the series alongside Flicky, Eggman and Sonic himself. Many early concept sketches featured in the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Collected Works art book show Vector and the other band members having a more prominent role in the game, appearing even on the Sega screen and in the game's ending. Vector was going to be the keyboard player of Sonic's band. The Sonic the Hedgehog Band was created to be part of the early idealized Sound Test, which was eventually dropped from the final version of the game due to time constraints. Vector was originally going to appear as one of the members of the Sonic the Hedgehog Band during the early development of the original Sonic the Hedgehog.

Vector's original appearance as the keyboard player of the Sonic the Hedgehog Band, illustrated by Naoto Ōshima. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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