Is Sonic a ripoff of Dragon Ball?

Is Sonic a ripoff of Dragon Ball?

A lot of people beleive that Super Sonic was a ripoff from the 'Super Saiyan' from DragonBall Z. Super Sonic's first arrival was in 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' on Novem. While the Manga release of Dragonball Z: "The Legendary Super Saiyan", was released in 1991. ... So, Super Sonic had to be planned before November.

Did Sonic the Hedgehog copy Dragon Ball?

The visual design of Super Sonic was certainly a homage to Dragonball by Yuji Naka. So we're left with a strange grey area where the concept of Super Sonic was created independently from the Super Saiyan transformation, but the design was a direct reference to it.

Is Sonic related to Dragon Ball Z?

Sonic Z is a crossover fan-fiction between the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the series Dragon Ball Z.

Is Super Sonic invincible?

Super Sonic is a special form that Sonic takes on after collecting the seven Chaos Emeralds. His super form grants him increased speed, the power of flight and turns his blue quills upward and golden yellow. Super Sonic is usually invincible to attacks, though he can die by being crushed or falling off screen.

Who came first Sonic or Mario?

The first Sonic game, released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis, was developed after Sega requested a mascot character to compete with Nintendo's mascot Mario. Its success helped Sega become one of the leading video game companies during the fourth generation of video game consoles in the early 1990s.

Is it possible to rip off Dragon Ball Z?

• Yes, they've ripped off the Dragon Ball franchise, but carved out their own path in the manga and anime world too. Others are in here because they openly admitted to borrowing concepts and ideas, either by paying respect to them or using them in a comedic fashion.

Are there any similarities between Super Sonic and DBZ?

• But there are some people that tell me DBZ came after the Super Sonic transformation and that there are no similarities between Super Sonic and SSJ. Some say it's okay, things are inspired by other things all of the time, but it wasn't like an inspiration, it's like a blatant oh let's do EXACTLY what they did with DBZ.

When did Super Sonic the Hedgehog come out?

• Two minutes of Google and I found out that the Super Saiyan form debuted in the August of 1991. Super Sonic first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which was released in November of 1992. I'd say that Super Sonic is more of an homage to Dragon Ball Z then a rip off.

How are Naruto and bleach inspired by DBZ?

• Naruto and Bleach were inspired by DBZ but I don't see Super Ninja and all this. I dunno, this is more like a rant than anything else. I just can't stand it that it was such a rip-off and some think it's the other way around... I believe I read somewhere that the creator of Sonic is an out-spoken DBZ fan.