Why does Sonic wear gloves?

Because back in the 1900s, almost every cartoon character wore gloves. Also because Sonic's design is based off of Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat. Some would look weird with gloves. It's probably a design choice, and has nothing to do with lore.
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Does Sonic the Hedgehog wear gloves?

Sonic the Hedgehog sports only sneakers, socks, and white gloves as he chases rings. Mickey Mouse wears a pair of pants and gloves, and Bugs Bunny just wears gloves.
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Why does Sonic wear a scarf in Sonic boom?

It's kind of ingrained now in our consciousness what an action adventure character should wear, and we experimented with different items, and the bandanna really resonated with us. It comes down to a practical need of the character adventuring and not vanity."
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Why does Mickey wear gloves?

Walt Disney famously put this into practice with his very own Mickey Mouse in 1929 in The Opry House. "We didn't want (Mickey Mouse) to have mouse hands, because he was supposed to be more human," Walt Disney wrote. "So we gave him gloves. Five fingers looked like too much on such a little figure, so we took one away.
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Why do Mario characters wear gloves?

Miyamoto: Then we gave Mario a pair of white gloves, in order to make his movements easier to spot when he jumped.
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Why does Mickey Mouse have 4 fingers?

Maybe they chalk it up to tradition or didn't give it much thought, but the AV Club explains that there's a very good reason for it that goes back to the old days of animation. Before computers, you see, artists drew cartoons by hand. By sketching characters with only four digits, it saved time — and money.
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Why does Mario have a black mustache?

What really happened was that, when drawing the character, it became much easier to draw the mustache as an extension of the outline of his nose. Using that same color of black, we drew the mustache.
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Why does Donald Duck not wear pants?

A user with the Twitter handle @rajandelman recently explained why Donald Duck does not wear pants. “Donald Duck does not wear pants because they would interfere with production of preen oil, created in a gland in the rump, that makes his feathers resistant to water,” she wrote.
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Why do cartoons have 4 fingers?

To date, animators find it easier to draw animations using characters with four-fingered hands than those with five fingers. Another reason for choosing four-fingered hands for cartoons was the fluffy hands of each character. Most of the characters have fluffy and squishy hands, which only fit four fingers.
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Why does Mickey Mouse always say hot dog?

Mickey Mouse is clearly a huge fan of hot dogs. He chose to reveal that to the world in 1929 in his ninth film, “The Karnival Kid,” and even did a hot dog dance. Sure, he had laughed and squealed before, but he didn't show us he could utter words until this film.
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Why is Knuckles dumb in sonic boom?

Knuckles was stupid in Boom because the writers thought it would make the show better. They were wrong. In Sonic 3, Knuckles is introduced as someone who was fooled by Dr. Robotnik to believe Sonic was after the Master Emerald.
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How many quills does Sonic have?

Sonic has 6 head quills. One at the top, 4 on the sides, and 1 more in the middle. Then he has 2 back quills.
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What does Sonic wear around his neck?

Sonic with a scarf might uncover the sort of ancient curse that can only be defeated by bonking a mummified robot on the head three times. The scarf represents rugged charm. Sonic with a scarf can open a treasure.
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Why does Sonic call Robotnik Eggman?

Eventually, he receives the moniker "Eggman" from Sonic after the egg-shaped designs of his robots. Robotnik uses one of Sonic's quills to power up his machines to match Sonic's speed, but is eventually defeated by Sonic.
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Do all Sonic characters wear gloves?

Why do most sonic characters wear gloves? Because back in the 1900s, almost every cartoon character wore gloves. Also because Sonic's design is based off of Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat.
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Why are Sonic's eyes green?

Well, this is actually very 'what if', sadly. But think of it like this; Sonic is almost always portrayed with a Green Chaos Emerald. His artwork of him and an emerald normally depict the green emerald. It's his signature.
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Does Mario have five fingers?

It's strange for me to say this, but I am glad that Mario (along with the humans) in Mario cartoons have five fingers, with the notable exception of Toads and cavemen. For comparison, Sonic's DIC cartoons have four fingers.
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What is the oldest cartoon show?

1908 – Fantasmagorie, considered by animation historians as the world's first cartoon, is released.
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Is thumb a finger?

The thumb's anatomy and function differ slightly from the other fingers, so some people may not consider it a finger. However, as one of the five terminal members of the hand, most medical guides refer to the thumb as a finger.
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What country banned Donald Duck?

Did you know Donald Duck was once banned in Finland because he didn't wear any pants and "cavorted" with an unmarried female duck -- Daisy? Well, not exactly, but those were the rumors that ran rampant in the late 1970s and many believed -- and to this day some still subscribe to the urban legend.
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Why Winnie the Pooh has no pants?

He practices daily affirmations and self-love, blissfully pursuing his wants, dreams and honey. He goes about his life, pouch out, with a quiet confidence and never any pants. Pooh's dedication to a pants-free lifestyle is dedication to his self-identity.
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Why does Donald Duck talk weird and Daisy doesn t?

Speech made when breathing helium gas is often called Donald Duck talk. This gas mixture alters sound waves due to its low weight and density. This raises the resonating frequency of the vocal cords by an octave shift up. Such speech is unintelligible largely due to the upward pitch shift in speech formants.
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What is Mario and Luigi's last name?

In September 2015, at the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary festival, Miyamoto stated that Mario's full name was Mario Mario. As a result, this indirectly confirms Luigi's full name to be Luigi Mario.
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Is Mario bald?

Originally referred to as "Jumpman", he was later christened Mario and his story was fleshed out. However, in early artwork for Donkey Kong he was portrayed as a thin and crafty-looking fellow with a noticeably bald head. Presumably in the years that followed he managed to secure a hairpiece and put on a bit of weight.
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Is Jumpman Mario's dad?

Fan theories have suggested that Jumpman may actually be the father of Mario, however it is confirmed that Jumpman and Mario are the same character, and Cranky Kong, formerly known as Donkey Kong Sr., is also the grandfather of the current Donkey Kong.
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