SilverConceptScetch.jpg

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Description	Early concept artwork of the character who would become Silver the Hedgehog
Author or copyright owner	Sonic Team/Sega
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/26/creating-silver-the-hedgehog
Date of publication	2006
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	Silver the Hedgehog is a major part of the Sonic the Hedgehog game. He went through more than fifty concepts during development before the final design came out. I believe this is extremely useful for understanding the character of Silver and his creation.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	No such free equivalent exists.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	First, there is no image of Silver anywhere in the article. Second, this is an important part of development, and should provide visual aid for the average reader.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Silver has no page for himself; there is nowhere else on Wikipedia that it is relevant to.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	This artwork in no way will affect Sega's attempts to market the Sonic the Hedgehog series and related material.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SilverConceptScetch.jpgtrue

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current	06:53, 22 November 2017		376 × 264 (13 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	02:25, 18 August 2017	No thumbnail	460 × 324 (26 KB)	TarkusAB (talk \| contribs)	cropped out IGN logo
	21:54, 17 August 2017	No thumbnail	460 × 360 (56 KB)	TheJoebro64 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard