Here’s hoping they’ll release a Nack the Weasel plush too.
Continue reading 10-Inch Fang the Sniper Now Available from GE EntertainmentDepending on which region you grew up in, you might have come to know one of Sonic Triple Trouble’s main antagonists as either Fang the Sniper in Japan or Nack the Weasel in the west. But why the two names? Character creator ‘TOUMA’, explained to fans via twitter this week as to the origin of the two aliases, amongst other bits of character information!
Continue reading Fang the Sniper or Nack the Weasel? Character Creator TOUMA Explains The Two NamesShinichi Higashi, also known as TOUMA, has shared some early concept sketches of Sonic Triple Trouble / Sonic the Fighters character Fang the Sniper! Continue reading Concept Sketches of Fang the Sniper Revealed By Former Sega Artist
Ex-SEGA European Product Manager Tony Takoushi has recently created an account on instagram, and has shared an array of incredible images from early 90s Sonic merchandise, to original and development artwork from Sonic the Hedgehog designers.
Sonic’s circle of friends and foes has grown huge as of recent, but there’s a cheeky purple weasel who dates all the way back to Sonic Triple Trouble (Or Sonic & Tails 2 if you hail from Japan) who has been long since forgotten by SEGA since Sonic the Fighters. Fang the Sniper (or Nack the Weasel, again, depending where you are from!) has become a cult fan favourite, particularly it seems, amongst like-minded merchandise hunters!
First 4 Figures, the creators of the Sonic, Super Sonic, Metal Sonic and the upcoming Knuckles statues amongst many other Sonic-themed figurines have posed a question on their facebook page…would you buy a Fang the Sniper / Nack statue? Now while this question is likely purely out of interest, how cool would it be to see this character immortalised in figurine form?
If you’re interested, head over to the facebook group and cast your vote – who knows what might come of registering interest!
I’ll take three – 2 regulars, and a special addition…with a working cork gun and light up Marvelous Queen please!
