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Summary

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Description	Sonic the Hedgehog's original Japanese design, as illustrated by Naoto Ohshima and airbrushed by Akira Watanabe
Author or copyright owner	Sega
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Sonic Wiki Zone
Date of publication	1991
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Sonic the Hedgehog (character)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	For visual identification of the object of the article. The article as a whole is dedicated specifically to a discussion of this work.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Any derivative work based upon the artwork would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	It will be used in one article; in one section
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog (character)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naoto_Ohshima_Sonic_Design.pngtrue

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