Long before the film’s release, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine began cataloging Sega and Paramount’s digital footprint. The initial teaser trailer, released in April 2019, introduced the world to a hyper-realistic, uncanny Sonic with human-like teeth and disproportionate legs. Public outcry was immediate and visceral. While official channels quickly scrubbed this version from YouTube and Twitter to prepare for the redesigned “cinematic Sonic,” the Internet Archive preserved it indefinitely.
: The archive includes digital scans of tie-in materials, including IDW comic previews and other "Story So Far" booklets released around the movie's launch. Preservation of the "Redesign" Era sonic the hedgehog 2020 internet archive