File:Sonic modern and classic designs.png
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Summary
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| Description |
Promotional cartoon artwork of the Classic and Modern iterations of Sonic, from Sega press kits. |
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| Article | |
| Portion used |
Cropped image from source, removing nonessential background. |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
To show modern and classic versions of a central character who appears in multiple bestselling video games. This provides a point of reference for readers and a recognizable image, as well as aiding commentary on discussion of design (the deterioration of quality Sonic the Hedgehog games accompany the modern design). |
| Replaceable? |
No free equivalent exists. |
| Other information |
© 1998–2008 Sega. Use of the screenshot in the article is believed to comply with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog (character)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sonic_modern_and_classic_designs.pngtrue | |
![[1]](https://info.sonicretro.org/File:Classic_sonic_foldarms.svg){kind=link}
![[2]](https://info.sonicretro.org/File:Sa_sonic_02.svg){kind=link}
| Description | Promotional artwork of the Classic and Modern iterations of Sonic, from Sega press kits. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Sonic Team / Sega |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Sonic Retro ([3] and [4]) |
| Date of publication | 1998–2008 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | For visual identification of the Sonic series' title character, in a section of the article critically discussing the character. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
No free depiction of the character can exist because Sonic the Hedgehog is a copyrighted character. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | The file is of low-resolution and is used minimally for critical commentary on the subject. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
This file is not being used for any commercial purpose, and its use here will not infringe upon the copyright holder's commercial abilities. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sonic_modern_and_classic_designs.pngtrue | |
Licensing:
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 | This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely held by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork:
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File history
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| current | 23:02, 29 August 2024 | | 364 × 274 (97 KB) | TheJoebro64 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 18:53, 29 August 2024 (UTC): The previous revert was not a mistake. We should keep the two Sonics consistent, so flat colors are better. |
| 22:47, 29 August 2024 | No thumbnail | 365 × 300 (31 KB) | NintenBOUND (talk | contribs) | Fixed it slightly. Hope it displays better. | |
| 18:53, 29 August 2024 | No thumbnail | 364 × 274 (97 KB) | TheJoebro64 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 00:08, 28 August 2024 (UTC): Flat colors for consistency | |
| 15:25, 29 August 2024 | No thumbnail | 378 × 300 (31 KB) | NintenBOUND (talk | contribs) | Updated with nicer line art on the right. | |
| 00:08, 28 August 2024 | No thumbnail | 364 × 274 (97 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 16:41, 27 August 2024 | No thumbnail | 574 × 431 (176 KB) | TheJoebro64 (talk | contribs) | Line art from Sega's press kits; line art doesn't age like renders do, so we won't need to update the image constantly | |
| 02:35, 20 June 2024 | No thumbnail | 297 × 336 (28 KB) | MrNoobNub2 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 06:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC) | |
| 02:34, 20 June 2024 | No thumbnail | 387 × 437 (165 KB) | MrNoobNub2 (talk | contribs) | slightly larger but best looking compression | |
| 06:38, 18 June 2024 | No thumbnail | 297 × 336 (28 KB) | MrNoobNub2 (talk | contribs) | same size but more colors | |
| 00:05, 10 June 2024 | No thumbnail | 297 × 336 (25 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
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