Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Reviewįang in his Marvelous Queen, from Sonic Superstars.įang is an anthropomorphic jerboa with black eyes and purple and white fur. According to Ian Flynn, this was done to simplyfy things, and also to introduce an obscure animal in a Sonic game. As of his appearance in Sonic Superstars, Fang is known as 'Fang the Hunter', and is solely referred to as a jerboa in all regions. His Sonic Generations wanted poster cameo broke this trend reading as 'Nack The Weasel A.K.A Fang The Sniper.' The official Sonic Central website described the character as a wolf-weasel hybrid. In subsequent video game appearances, he has been called 'Fang' regardless of region, with no reference to his species. When Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble was localized for North American and Europe, he was designated as a weasel and renamed to 'Nack the Weasel'. In Japan, Fang was designated as half jerboa and half wolf, although Higashi only had a jerboa ( トビネズミ, tobi nezumi ?) in mind when designing him. In later titles, he would instead wield a cork-shooting popgun.

Early screenshots of Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble featured Fang pulling out his gun to hold up or shoot Sonic, but this was entirely removed from the final game. The early development of Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble.ĭuring development of his debut title, Fang had what appeared to be a revolver or silver magnum as a weapon, but Sega eventually scrapped it for unknown reasons (likely due to the general stigma against realistic firearms in children's media franchises). This name was discarded, and instead the name 'Nack' was retained for Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble in North America and Europe, since the Japanese pronunciation issues do not apply in English and his and Knuckles' names were distinct enough from each other. Overseas, the character was originally revealed to the public as 'Jet'. In the end, the name 'Fang the Sniper' was decided upon. A contest to decide upon a name for Sonic's new rival ran in the gaming magazine Shūkan Famicom Tsūshin. ('Knuckles' is pronounced 'Na-ku-ru-zu', while 'Nack' would be pronounced 'Na-ku'.) Therefore it was decided to change the name. However, the pronunciation of that name and Knuckles, who had recently been created for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, would be overly similar in Japanese. ĭuring development, the character was known as 'Nack'. His original four fingers, instead of the usual five for a Sonic character, are derived from the species he was based on. Since he likes to collect valuables, Fang was designed with attire evoking that of an explorer. The pointed look of Fang's face with his nose and hat both pointing forward was inspired by the simple design of Opa-Opa. Fang was his first professional character he designed. After Sega hired him, Touma worked in many departments, including at Sonic Team. According to an interview on, Touma became interested in Sonic after studying for designing in art school.

Higashi himself worked for Sega between 1994-2002 and later became known as popular freelance figure artist in Japan. While he was designed by Shinichi Higashi with permission from Naoto Ohshima, Tadashi Ihoroi, who was responsible for the planning and setting for Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble, was the one who came up with Fang's personality. 3.1.2 Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Troubleįang was conceived as a Sega Game Gear-exclusive character.Although he tries to stay cool and in control, his plans tend to backfire on him due to his arrogance and bad luck, and he tends to flee from danger when things go wrong.

Fang has been known by many different names over the years, likely due to his status as a wanted criminal. He sometimes wields a cork-firing popgun. His primary mode of transportation is his flying 'aero bike', the Marvelous Queen, which he is constantly modifying and upgrading. Greedy and mischievous, Fang seeks to obtain valuables such as the Chaos Emeralds for monetary gain, which has often caused conflict between him and Sonic and his friends. He is an anthropomorphic jerboa bounty hunter who lives in subspace.

Fang the Sniper, Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble įang the Hunter ( ファング・ザ・ハンター, Fangu za Hantā ?), previously known as Fang the Sniper ( ファング・ザ・スナイパー, Fangu za Sunaipā ?) and Nack the Weasel, is an antagonist that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Heheheh! Neither Sonic nor Eggman count for squat! While they were at it, the Chaos Emeralds were obtained by me, none other than Treasure Hunter Fang the Sniper!

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