Top 10 Reasons Why Sonic the Hedgehog is Better Than Super Mario
Here are some reasons why our speedy anthropomorphic hedgehog is cooler than the fat plumber.
I am willing to bet that the reason they attack Mario is because they heard he is evil, so they try to rid the world of him. Sonic, known for eating chili dogs, does so only because they have not been harmed by him or anyone else, or he doesn't know that. Either way, this makes Sonic Lost World a genius game to play.
The animals (other than Yoshi and a couple of others) try to kill Mario, even at the beginning of a Mario game. Completing a game without killing dangerous obstacles is a hard challenge, mainly because, at the end of many games, you need to either drop Bowser into lava or kill him with fireballs.
I agree with this! One of the things I love most about the Sonic series is that the characters carry the story better and have better dialogue. Sonic is enjoyable for all ages due to this, whereas Mario (fun though the games may be) can often feel very "kiddy," too family-friendly and vanilla. Sonic brings more depth, humor, and insight to each game plot. It's far more versatile. Also, Sonic music over Mario music any day!
Some Mario characters are fine, but few people choose to play as Peach, Toad, or Bowser... maybe Luigi in the main Mario games.
On the other side, Sonic is fast, Tails can build cool planes even though he is young, Knuckles is strong, and Shadow is Sonic but has more power and chaos energy, which is also cool.
Not saying Mario has bad music. I love the main theme, and I will jam to the Bob-Omb Battlefield theme any day.
But Sonic music is consistently great. Even the older 8-bit tracks.
I love Sonic and Mario almost equally, but as a fan of both, I must say Sonic's OST in games 1, 2, and 3, including Knuckles in Sonic games and CD, honestly have the best soundtracks for the single levels that I've ever heard! If you don't believe me, listen to Ice Cap Zone, Lava Reef Zone, Green Hill Zone, Flying Battery Zone and more. The OSTs are ridiculous, and for 16-bit era games on the Genesis, they still hold addictive and people still love the OST.
The women in Sonic aren't stereotypical and lazy. They actually stand up for themselves. Princess Peach is a literal stereotype who is boring to save. Peach is not the best aspect of Mario, and I would rather see Sonic with Elise than Mario with Peach, who does not even seem to love him.
Every main character girl: princess.
Every Sonic girl character: things that make them not a princess who gets stolen by a turtle 15 times a second.
Sonic has better diversity than Mario. Why? Let me explain.
Sonic saved animals in Sonic the Hedgehog. He has to save the world from the Space Colony in Sonic Adventure 2. He has to team up with his younger self to restore the timeline in Sonic Generations.
Mario, on the other hand, is just him saving the princess who never defends herself. That's it.
Sonic finds himself in a candy amusement park in Sonic Colors, a city in Sonic Adventure 2, and even a prison.
Mario, however, is constantly navigating through grass, desert, tropical island, jungle, snow, mountains, sky, and castles. He has to go through this in multiple games. Doesn't it get repetitive, boring, and uncreative after a while? Yeah, I thought so.
Even if you say it was staged, it was still a pretty mean thing to do in the play. Personally, I think all Mario has done is make his name associated with being sadistic. This is Classic Sonic saying, just because I eat chili dogs doesn't mean I eat all kinds of animals.
Why, Mario, why? After everything Yoshi did for you? Why?
Yeah, now there's something that comes up every single time, almost everyone says it. Sorry for the weird wording, but just think about it - it can get annoying. Add pink, feminism, and a girly princess, and what do you get? Toadstool. Now, think cool, awesome, quirky, and fun-loving. Add blue, dancer, modern, and heroic, and what do you get? Sonic the Hedgehog, with an attitude to match. He is the best of the best because people want to be like him, and they learn to defend themselves. But the Mario characters often make people depend on them for success. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, they can come off as somewhat clueless, which might explain why some people find them funny. Sonic, however, is morally better.
The Newcomers
There was Sonic '06 (which was the worst Sonic game, but as of 2014, it's in third place behind Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric) where Sonic saved a princess. But that was only once, and Sonic doesn't even know her anymore. Sonic is way too cool for a princess.
That's true. One of them was, but we all want to forget that one... flashback It's no use! That car is being sucked up by a tornado! Elise! flashback ends Dark ages... still better than Rise of Lyric!
I LOVE how fast you go in Sonic games. Making Sonic speed through all of those levels is better than Mario saying, "Go slowly through this world, then at the castle, waste your power-ups destroying a fake version of the villain, only to hear a mushroom person say your girlfriend is in another castle." That makes me sick. Sonic would clear all of Mario's levels in three seconds.
This is tied with playing as Sonic when it comes to what I like most about Sonic games. Making Sonic run around all the awesome stages is just so much fun. When I play Mario, it's just so slow and tedious.
An excerpt from a Sonic issue explains it all:
"Even though he tries to maintain a certain level of 'cool,' at heart he's a lovable goof who loves his family and friends dearly. You can always count on him to come through in a tough spot. He's all for speaking his mind for what he believes in, and he really cares."
That's Sonic's personality in a nutshell.
Mario does have a personality. He's brave and cheerful. However, when you put him next to Sonic, Sonic just has a more colorful personality. Being outgoing, cocky, brave, caring, and optimistic, he basically takes the cake from the red plumber.
Super Mario Sunshine ripped off Sonic Adventure 2. Super Mario Odyssey ripped off Sonic Unleashed. I'd say that's enough evidence right there.
Then again, Sonic Lost World was a Super Mario Galaxy clone, so I think both franchises copied off each other at different points. At least Sonic has more gameplay variety, though - like come on, Mario never turned into a werewolf or wielded a sword.
But unlike the coins, you keep the ring total over 100. And they can protect you from losing a life. Plus, your ring total at the end of each zone can be added to your score. And don't forget the light ring dash, which first appeared in Sonic Adventure (1998-99).
While Underground wasn't canon, I think it's important to note that Sonic treats Tails like his little brother and treats him well. Mario has Luigi and treats him poorly.
You can see Sonic's siblings in the show, Sonic Underground. I don't know if Luigi jumps higher than Sonic.
Mario's sibling: Luigi. That's all. Sonic's siblings: Manic and Sonia.
Even though Sally hasn't shown up in a game (which sucks), that is SO true!
Even if Mario racing games were never made, Sega would have still made some too. Mario Kart 64 wasn't the first racing game, you know.
Y'all all know well that Sonic is better. Their racing games look more realistic than Mario.
Sonic racing games are awesome. I never played one, but they are cool. In Mario Kart, you get attacks and throw them at your opponent, which is just cheating.
Look, I'm a Sonic fan, but the only Sonic spin-offs I like are Sonic Spinball and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. That's good because Sonic is known more for his main series than his subpar spin-offs. Mario, on the other hand, is now known more for Mario Kart than for Super Mario. That's another reason Sonic is better in its own way.
Sonic has Sonic Spinball, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Sonic R, and Sonic Rivals 1 and 2 (play as Sonic in the last three for the maximum fun experience). Those are the best Sonic spin-offs and they make Mario's look like a joke.
I agree. Mario fights Bowser as the final boss in almost every game.
How many times has Mario defeated Bowser already? The only cool fight I can remember is when Mario took down a dragon in the Lost Kingdom, but Sonic has been there and done that in Black Knight.
Now it's right! He defeated Dark Gaia, Deadly 6, Time Eater, and many more. P.S: To Nintendo: Be more creative, guys! Don't get stuck on one villain.
Shadouge isn't fanon. Have you even played the later Sonic games? They interact with each other many times, and Rouge flirts with him, for god's sake.
Shadow and Rouge are a creative couple. Luigi and Daisy are an unfair couple.

I still like Waluigi, but I agree with this, so I voted.

I have to admit, this is somewhat true. Sonic did have a better cartoon trilogy than Mario's (even though they are both good). However, we should like both games.
When I was younger, I was more into Mario, yet I watched WAY more Sonic cartoons.
This is true for the live-action movies. Even with the hideous original design, the Sonic movie is at least 9,999 times better than the live-action Mario movie.

Yes. His friends are actually fun to play as in the games. Plus, Luigi is the best Mario character, but nobody treats him well. Mario abuses him, abandons him, and even the Toads, who are more useless than Peach, abandon Luigi.
Sonic is a speedy hedgehog who broke a speed record for fastest thing alive. Tails is an engineering fox with two tails, and Knuckles is an echidna (Mario fans take note of that word) who is the last of his kind, living on an island in the sky guarding the ultimate power. I could go on.
Sonic cares about all his friends. Mario hits and sacrifices his dino friend in Super Mario World, grabs his helpers, and throws them in a pit of death, and he treats his brother Luigi poorly.

Alright... I will admit that Bowser is pretty impressive. He ruined a festival that happened once every 100 years. He kidnaps the love of Mario's life like a zillion times. Probably a bunch of other things, but I can't remember them right now. Anyways, Dr. Eggman is also pretty formidable. He roboticized Sonic's entire family, destroyed Knothole, and enslaved a bunch of adorable animals. Mephiles (according to other sites) is arguably the best villain in the entire Sonic series. He almost destroys everything that ever was, betrays Silver, and... spoiler alert... kills Sonic. He is the only villain to do so. Metal Sonic... Don't even get me started with him. He is just bad.
Oh well, I've said my piece... What do you think?

Bowser is a lackluster villain. What does he do with Peach when he kidnaps her? Play Checkers until Mario arrives? You'd think after 34 years he'd come up with something new.
Eggman, with an IQ of 300, builds robots and would even control a creature of darkness that can control time! He uses animals as a power source for his robots. He's a great villain.
Goombas are worse than mechanics and the Time Eater. Did Bowser ever turn someone into a Werehog or nearly destroy the world? No! But Bowser only wants a princess, and Eggman caught Sonic in his Super form. Also, Sonic '06 is better than all the Mario games!
Modern Sonic has some moments where it gets kind of dark and realistic at the same time. Mario, however, has so many games based around this Princess who is a liar that it's no wonder why people say it's for kids. You know, while we have a mutant fox and other weird animals, I think that it's more likely that we would live with animals in harmony rather than teach kids to kill some plant life just because they are depicted to be evil.
Sure, but Mario is for all ages. Even if little kids still play Sonic, it still doesn't change the fact that Sonic is really made for older audiences. So, wouldn't this limit Sonic's popularity and use? I think so.