Yasushi Yamaguchi He is the character designer of the unforgettable Sonic the Hedgehog and used his art to pay tribute with a drawing combining Dragon Ball and Sonic to Akira Toriyama, creator of the Goku saga, who died on March 1 at the age of 68 . . The mangaka He was no stranger to the world of video games. and his talent can be seen in sagas such as Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger and Blue Dragon, among others.
The influence of Toriyama’s work has also reached other franchiseslike that of the popular Sega blue hedgehog.
Thanks for Sonic too, sensei
Many Sonic fans have noticed Sega’s nods to Toriyama’s work over the years, from collecting magical items to acquiring power. Sonic’s similarity to a super saiyan when he reaches Super Sonic’s level. Looking closer, some fans have even compared Sonic and Shadow’s rivalry to that of Goku and Vegeta, although that may be a bit more questionable.
As I wrote in a previous Twitter post and in a series of columns, the relationship between these two in Sonic 2 was created based on the image of Piccolo and Gohan.
So, without the Dragon Ball artwork, the relationship between these two would not exist today.
Thank you very much, Mr. Toriyama. pic.twitter.com/tKC8yg2hdm– Judy_totoya (@judy_totoya) March 8, 2024
A tweet from Yamaguchi fr your Twitter/X account This seems to clarify the tributes a little more. In one image you can see Sonic dressed as Piccolo and Tails in Gohan’s kimono. In the description, the creative admits that when he was working on the relationship between Sonic and Tails was based on Piccolo and Gohan. Indeed, to thank Toriyama posthumously, the Japanese admits that the couple would most likely not have existed in the second Sonic game if the influence of Dragon Ball had not been there.
