After a run of 10 years, it seems Sonic the Hedgehog’s foremost voice actor in recent times is backing away from the position. Writing on Twitter, Roger Craig Smith teased as a lot with out mentioning Sonic by title, however he included a hedgehog emoji in his message and a reference to venturing ahead to “new zones.”
“Welp, 10 years was a tremendous run,” he mentioned. “Onward to new zones!” A lot like to the followers who’ve been so form. It has been an honor.”
Sega’s Hardlight studio within the UK, which developed Sonic Sprint and Sonic Racing, responded to Smith’s tweet, saying, “Thanks for every thing” with a blue coronary heart connected.
Thanks for every thing 💙
— SEGA HARDlight (@SEGAHARDlight) January 28, 2021
It is not clear why Smith is ending his run as Sonic, or if it was his resolution to step away. We’ll report again with extra particulars as they’re made accessible.
Some of the widespread and prolific voices in video video games, Smith additionally voices Mirage in Apex Legends, Ezio from the Murderer’s Creed sequence, and Chris Redfield from Resident Evil. One other main position was Batman from Batman: Arkham Origins.
Smith didn’t voice Sonic within the 2020 film, with Ben Schwartz taking over the position of the blue blur.
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