Roger Craig Smith to return to voice Sonic the Hedgehog

As reported four months ago, Roger Craig Smith tweeted out that he was stepping down as the voice of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. However, just yesterday on the 26th, Roger posted a tweet that reveals he is returning to voice the blue blur.

I can't fully express my gratitude for the @sonic_hedgehog crew and community.🙏

I hope to honor your support and passion as I'm officially back voicing #SonicTheHedgehog in games.

Can't wait for ya to see what we have planned!

THANK YOU...from the bottom of my blue heart.💙 pic.twitter.com/KOLi2MJnUi

— Roger Craig Smith (@RogerCraigSmith) May 26, 2021

While the exact details of why Roger initially left is unknown, fans who've come to know him as the voice of Sonic are no doubt happy.

For those not in the know, Roger Craig Smith is Sonic's third American voice actor for the games, following Jason Griffith and Ryan Drummond respectively. Roger first took on voicing Sonic in the poorly received "Sonic Free Riders," which was released for the XBox 360 back on November 4th, 2010.

Whether or not Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Cindy Robinson, who voiced Tails and Amy Rose respectively, are set to return to voice their respective characters is currently unknown. At the very least, Sonic's archnemesis Dr. Eggman will still be voice by Mike Pollock, who first voiced the bad doctor in the 2003 animated anime "Sonic X" before taking over as the voice for the games as well, starting in 2005's "Shadow the Hedgehog". 

UPDATE: It appears that Colleen has returned to voice Tails, judging by the Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps short revealed in today's Sonic Central Live Stream.

Notably, this announcement comes right off the heels of SEGA announcing that they are going to hold a special livestream on the 27th of this month at 9 a.m. PT to celebrate Sonic's 30th Anniversary, where they plan to unveil various things.