Sega's famed characters from Sonic the Hedgehog will become superheroes thanks to a new partnership with DC Comics. It's Batman's 85th birthday this year, and on Sept. 21, Sega hinted at the mash-up by sharing a short video where the bat-signal pulls in not the regular Caped Crusader,

The Sonic the Hedgehog movies wisely sell themselves off the strength of their characters. No movie would have ever gotten away with the nightmarish depiction of the character in the initial trailers,

Of course, the most iconic Sonic the Hedgehog character is probably Sonic the Hedgehog, a character design so strong that he's become more popular than characters like Mickey Mouse. It's kinda reasonable to say that half the reason this franchise is still going strong is just because Sonic is an incredibly appealing guy.