Knuckles' dad attempted to genetically modify himself to become stronger, but then saw Knuckles' unhatched egg and decided to microwave his unborn baby with Chaos Emerald radiation which resulted in a genetic mutation of Knuckles having sharp protruding knuckles from his hands.
EGGMAN FUCKS, GET OVER IT. FUCK MORE THAN HIM IF THAT BOTHERS YOU SO MUCH.
Archie's Sonic X #6 implies that Tikal has offered Cheese the Chao the sweet release of death multiple times, as well as offering her services of ascending him to the afterlife at his request.
In a Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary mini-comic, Shadow's name is revealed to have been given by Maria.
In Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic's family owns what appears to be an Omochao. This is because the family Chao had bonded closest with Sonic's Robian father Jules, prompting it to evolve and take after him.
Amy Rose seems to be the only character in the main Sonic the Hedgehog cast who can handle a casual punch from Knuckles.
Scott Pilgrim's high school band "Sonic & Knuckles" is a very subtle reference to the 1994 Sega Genesis game Sonic & Knuckles.
Sonic the Hedgehog does not know what hedgehogs look like.
Whisper the Wolf's design began with an in-game custom character in Sonic Forces. From there, she would gradually evolve into her final look.
Tails is very discontent with the fact that Eggman has settled on making Tails Doll rather than a Metal Tails. Moreover, this suggests that he finds Metal Sonic and Knuckles to be particularly cool.
When robots or lackeys fail, Eggman uses his built-in command grab
In 2015, it was revealed that Ian Flynn, Tracey Yardley!, and Ben Bates of Archie Sonic the Hedgehog fame had pitched a line of Super Mario comics to Nintendo. It was ultimately rejected. Allegedly, Mario was also intended to cross over with Sonic and Mega Man in comic form.
Knuckles the Echidna's father dies of pancreatic cancer in the Archie Comics.