Sonic the Hedgehog is Getting An Official Tarot Card Deck

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The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is getting an official deck of tarot cards, based on the ones used by recurring supporting character, Amy Rose. While the franchise is best known for its video games, cartoons, comic books, and recently feature-length films, there's still plenty of merchandise being created revolving around the blue blur. This ranges from action figures, plushies, and even Sonic-themed LEGO sets. One of the more unique pieces of merchandise coming out soon is an officially licensed recreation of Amy Rose's Fortune Card deck.

Amy Rose's character in the Sonic franchise has fluctuated quite a bit over the years, but has remained an integral part of the overall cast. One of the lesser-known facts about the character is that she believes a lot in fate, even having some ability in fortune-telling. This aspect was shown in the very early games, which is how she met Sonic himself, but was slowly dropped with subsequent appearances. Recent media like Sonic Origins and the IDW Comics series have gone back and revisited this part of her character, with Origins' animated cutscenes and the IDW comics actually depicting the Tarot cards that she uses. Now fans can get themselves a full deck of these cards for themselves, which will release this October.

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This official deck is created between the partnership of Insight Editions and Sega, which features a deck of 78 different cards, depicting several major and minor arcana from the Tarot deck. It will also have custom artwork that convey these motifs, along with a comprehensive 128-page guidebook that fans can use to do their readings. Some of the early art was previewed as well, showing off three cards: the