Did you know: Sonic’s footwear was inspired by Michael Jackson’s boots from the Bad album cover?
[…] Sonic’s blue pigmentation was chosen to match Sega’s cobalt blue logo, and his shoes evolved from a design inspired by both Santa Claus and Michael Jackson’s boots with the addition of the color red, which was inspired by the contrast of those colors on Jackson’s 1987 album Bad […]
Sonic’s shoes being inspired by Michael Jackson’s boots from the Bad cover is still the coolest thing in the world to me and one of many reasons why he’s Black in my headcanon. The thought behind everything with all the references is incredible to me, considering how that is lacking in a lot of popular media nowadays. And it’s not to say “Everything In The Past Was Better” but the effort was way higher back then and carefully considered compared to now where it’s all about getting media out fast and at scale. In contrast, it’s ironic that the measured development of Sonic’s character is the inverse of his speed.