Sonic and Princess Elise, Sonic the Hedgehog
There are few video game kisses as uniquely off-putting as Sonic the Hedgehog, a blue, humanoid, as we established, hedgehog kissing Princess Elise the Third, who is very much a regular human woman.
Staff writer Zack Zwiezen is still haunted by this 2006 kiss, as was Patrick Klepek in 2015.
“Sonic the Hedgehog tried to justify a hedgehog hooking up with a human woman,” he put it plainly in an article for Kotaku. During their quest together, Sonic is killed, but Elise won’t let it last. She commands him to “come back! To me…to us!” and kisses his hedgehog lips like he’s Sleeping Beauty. A white star of light starts to form the moment her mouth meets his, but it’s too late. The damage is already done.
What makes it unforgettable: There are only so many chances you get in life to see a lady kiss a hedgehog.
