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Description	The original American design for Sonic the Hedgehog, illustrated by Greg Martin for the first Sonic the Hedgehog game in 1991.
Author or copyright owner	Sega, Greg Martin
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:Greg_Martin_Sonic_Design.pngtrue

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