Top 10 Reasons Why Sonic the Hedgehog is Better Than Super Mario
The ten reasons Sonic fans argue their hedgehog beats Mario, ranked by persuasiveness. Speed is the obvious one — Sonic's entire identity is being fast, while Mario is a plumber who jumps. But the arguments go deeper: Sonic's attitude, his music (Crush 40 vs. Mario's beeps), and his willingness to have actual storylines.
The counter-arguments write themselves (Mario's games are consistently better-reviewed), but this list is for Sonic fans making their case. The rivalry defined '90s gaming and still generates passionate debate. Sonic's modern struggles (Sonic '06, Sonic Boom) haven't killed the fandom — if anything, they've made fans more defensive. Vote for the arguments you find most convincing.
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Sonic saves animals, Mario kills animals
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Sonic characters are more fun
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Sonic girls seem to dress more modernly
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Sonic has better music
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Sonic has more siblings
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Mario is a copycat and idea thief
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Sonic has a personality
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Sonic has a variety in plot, while Mario lacks that variety
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Sonic racing games are better than Mario racing games
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Sonic saves the world. Mario saves a princess who hasn't learned to save herself
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Sonic has better spin-offs
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Sonic fights more villains than Mario
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Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is way better than The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
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Sonic is for older audiences
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Sonic has cool villains
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Mario's live action movie sucks
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Sonic has a more interesting cast
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Eggman is better than Bowser
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Sonic's had plenty of good TV shows
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Sonic's speed makes his games so much fun
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Sonic lives in a more interesting world
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Sonic has fun stages
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Classic Sonic is better than Classic Mario
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Sonic's first games are better than Mario's.
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Sonic's power-ups are far superior to Mario's
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Sonic has better classic games than Mario
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Sonic is sexier
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Sonic has a better variety in friends and foes
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Sonic is by SEGA while Mario is by Nintendo
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Sonic doesn't kill his helpers without any shame
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Sonic looks cooler than Mario
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Sonic isn't fat like Mario
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Sonic is funnier
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Rings are better than coins
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pSonic has better crossover SEGA characters than Mario has crossover Nintendo characters
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