10 Videogame Characters Who Inexplicably Survived A Sh*tload Of Punishment

8. Sonic €“ Sonic The Hedgehog Series

Sonic Sonic The Hedgehog has always been a very simple game which only got problematic if you messed with the magic formula. Namely €“ the blue one runs across in a the screen in a two-dimensional world, collecting rings while travelling through assorted obstacles at high speed. If the game€™s feeling fruity, he€™ll have a partner following him who's just not quite as quick. Everything about Sonic the creature yells risk €“ he travels at high speed through spiky environments, not truly aware of what€™s coming next. Technically, the guy is nuts. Granted, I€™m calling something strange in an environment where a personalised blue hedgehog sprints at lightning pace to take on a fat, floating doctor but still, it does sound all sorts of crazy. Yet don€™t worry, the Hedgehog€™s got a plan which means his health will never be in danger. And it€™s probably the most ridiculous plan you€™ve ever heard of. Simply, Sonic has arguably the most pimp-worthy health system in the world €“ as long as he€™s carrying bling, the man€™s going to be alright. He can be immolated, shot, drowned, impaled and have all sorts of nastiness happen to him but as long as there€™s something in his wallet he could survive just about anything, seemingly given a second chance as the gold rings go flying. It€™s like a billionaire€™s wet dream €“ if such rules applied to reality then you just would not be able to stop Donald Trump from jumping off his tower for money, peel himself off the pavement and take the lift back up again. It€™s a tremendous health system, and utterly mad to boot.
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