Classic Sonic, Sonic's past self straight from the Genesis era, was brought to the present to help the resistance by Silver, who had come from the future. In the present time, Sonic has become a villain known as the "Illusionist," selling mind control devices in his empire to other villains. Classic Sonic is mute, relying on sign language and sound-effects, being a hedgehog of few words, but he's got just as much attitude, snark, heroics, and charm as you'd come to expect from Sonic himself.