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Sonic the Hedgehog fans have banded together to generate a viral hashtag demanding that Dr. Eggman’s video game voice actor be recast.

Tonight, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, along with Oded Lifshitz, were returned to Israel after being killed while in Hamas captivity.

They say it takes a village to raise a child — but it takes a whole lot more to bring a talking hedgehog to life. Here's what the Sonic movies look like without all those special effects.