This entity exists outside of the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, where the series is fictional.
EXE
This entity is an EXE, meaning it has the specific goal to either retake, reboot or reimagine Sonic.exe.
Incomplete/Lost Media
This page, through reasons such as lack of archival, or outside measures was never completed, and while the page is in its most complete state of presentation, aspects of the pages, such as design renders, information, lore, do not exist. If you happen to find any media (official or approved by the creator/owner) that fits this, please contact staff, so that we update this page.
Please do not confuse this with the Unfinished tag, Unfinished tag reflects incompletion on the wiki page's development, not the character itself.
The Pretender, Michael or nicknamed Velocity Igelcotten (The Hedgehog in Swedish) by himself, is a malicious urban deity first drawn by Alcks on the 23rd of September, 2022 on a sheet of paper, first posted in a Discord DM. In his story, he is a Swedish urban legend known for mocking the appearance of Sonic, only being able to reveal his true form from one side, it resembling a black tentacled mess with glowing eyes all over.