'''Sonic Team''' is a major development studio within [[Sega]], handling the '''''Sonic''' the Hedgehog'' franchise, as well as the ''NiGHTS'' and ''Phantasy Star'' game series. The initial team was formed in 1990 by Takashi Iizuka, Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima and Hirokazu Yasuhara. Following their first game, ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', which was a huge success for the Genesis in 1991, the team stayed dormant until 1995, when they were officially incorporated as "Sonic Team". In 1999, twelve members of the team relocated to San Francisco, California and formed "Sonic Team USA" (later "Sega Studios USA"), but eventually moved back to Japan in 2008.
=== 1st Logo (February 11, 1995-)===
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*In trailers for ''Sonic Forces'', the logo is {{color|darkgray|dark gray}} with concrete texturing.
*In the ending credits for ''Sonic Forces'' where it starts inside the tower (with a shiny bloom effect) in Eggman Empire Fortress, an in-credit version appears from outside the black 16:9 box and scrolls up until it stops above it. Then it disappears seconds after the box fades out in the Metropolis location.
*On ''Sonic Frontiers'', the logo has been animated again. On a black background, we see a bright light on the right of the screen. The light later reveals rings along with grass below (which likely resembles Green Hill Zone from ''Sonic the Hedgehog''). The light later reveals to be a {{color|blue}} aurora trail resembling Sonic the Hedgehog collecting rings with sparkles and particle effects when collected. More rings appear and the trail goes faster until it creates an outline of the Sonic silhouette seen in the Sonic Team logo. The blue trail goes away and forms the Sonic head, but is now followed by a {{color|gold|yellow}} and {{color|red}} trail (likely resembling Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna), forming the "'''SONIC TEAM'''" text on the right. A four-way splitscreen comparison video of the animation test version, the two work-in-progress versions and the final version can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyKoaFEQa4 here]. Furthermore, comments from the logo's producer and the creative director of ''Sonic'' series, Kazuyuki Hoshino, the logo's sound director, Kenichi Tokoi, Yota Suzuki and Taiyo Yamamoto of flapper3 and Akira Ito of Marza Animation Planet can be seen on the ''Sonic'' series' official Japanese portal page, Sonic Channel, [https://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/topics/information/20220915_003006/ here]. ▼
*On ''Sonic Origins'' (beginning with the version 2.0 update and ''Sonic Origins Plus'') and ''Sonic Superstars'', the animated logo described above is in a white background.
'''Technique:''' The logo fading in and out.
*On ''Sonic Adventure'', the jingle is accompanied by synthesized crashing of waves.
*On ''NiGHTS Journey of Dreams'', the whoosh in the jingle is missing, the voiceover is different, and the ring sound is normal pitch.
*On ''Sonic Frontiers'', it starts off with a quiet whoosh (not the whoosh heard in older games like ''Sonic Jam'' and ''Adventure'') with the iconic ring sound when the Sonic trail collects the rings (now in normal pitch, like on ''NiGHTS Journey of Dreams''), with the whoosh sound becoming louder and more like the sound we hear when boosting in Sonic games beginning in ''Sonic Unleashed''. When the Sonic head outline is formed, an epic orchestral arrangement of the Chaos Emerald jingle heard in many Sonic games (which later became the Extra Life jingle since ''Sonic Adventure'') is heard. ▼
'''Availability:''' Common.
*The variants listed above are seen on the aforementioned games on which they are seen. It was first seen on ''NiGHTS into Dreams'' for Sega Saturn.
*The ''Puyo Puyo'' variant can be only found on ''Puyo Pop'', ''Puyo Pop Fever'', and ''Puyo Puyo Fever 2 Chu!'' from 2001-2006.
=== 2nd Logo (November 8, 2022-)===
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▲*On '' Sonic Frontiers'Logo:''' , the logo has been animated again. On a black background, we see a bright light on the right of the screen. The light later reveals rings along with grass below (which likely resembles Green Hill Zone from ''Sonic the Hedgehog''). The light later reveals to be a {{color|blue}} aurora trail resembling Sonic the Hedgehog collecting rings with sparkles and particle effects when collected. More rings appear and the trail goes faster until it creates an outline of the Sonic silhouette seen in the Sonic Team logo. The blue trail goes away and forms the Sonic head, but is now followed by a {{color|gold|yellow}} and {{color|red}} trail (likely resembling Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna), forming the "'''SONIC TEAM'''" text on the right. A four-way splitscreen comparison video of the animation test version, the two work-in-progress versions and the final version can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyKoaFEQa4 here]. Furthermore, comments from the logo's producer and the creative director of ''Sonic'' series, Kazuyuki Hoshino, the logo's sound director, Kenichi Tokoi, Yota Suzuki and Taiyo Yamamoto of flapper3 and Akira Ito of Marza Animation Planet can be seen on the ''Sonic'' series' official Japanese portal page, Sonic Channel, [https://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/topics/information/20220915_003006/ here].
'''Trivia:''' A four-way splitscreen comparison video of the animation test version, the two work-in-progress versions and the final version can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyKoaFEQa4 here]. Furthermore, comments from the logo's producer and the creative director of ''Sonic'' series, Kazuyuki Hoshino, the logo's sound director, Kenichi Tokoi, Yota Suzuki and Taiyo Yamamoto of flapper3 and Akira Ito of Marza Animation Planet can be seen on the ''Sonic'' series' official Japanese portal page, Sonic Channel, [https://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/topics/information/20220915_003006/ here].
'''Variant:''' On ''Sonic Origins'' as of the 2.0.0 update, the logo takes place on a white background.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation, done at Marza Animation Planet.
▲*On '' Sonic Frontiers'Music/Sounds:''' , itIt starts off with a quiet whoosh (not the whoosh heard in older games like ''Sonic Jam'' and ''Adventure'') with the iconic ring sound when the Sonic trail collects the rings (now in normal pitch, like on ''NiGHTS Journey of Dreams''), with the whoosh sound becoming louder and more like the sound we hear when boosting in Sonic games beginning in ''Sonic Unleashed''. When the Sonic head outline is formed, an epic orchestral arrangement of the Chaos Emerald jingle heard in many Sonic games (which later became the Extra Life jingle since ''Sonic Adventure'') is heard.
'''Availability:''' Brand new and current. First appeared on ''Sonic Frontiers'', and later on newer versions of ''Sonic Origins'', plastering the previous logo.
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