Chaotix

The Chaotix are a group of fictional characters in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series of video games. They debuted in the game "Knuckles' Chaotix" (simply called "Chaotix" in Japan). The group, or individual members in it, has since appeared in "Sonic the Fighters", "Sonic Heroes", "Shadow the Hedgehog", "Sonic Rivals 2", and "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games". The character Mighty actually made his debut appearance prior to "Knuckles' Chaotix", in "SegaSonic the Hedgehog".

They have also appeared in many other "Sonic" continuties, including several Japanese "Sonic" manga, the American "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic series, the British "Sonic the Comic" comic series and the "Sonic X" anime series and tie-in comic.

In virtually all of their incarnations the Chaotix are presented as a somewhat dysfunctional group. They are often used in stories to add a sense of comedy to otherwise serious situations. In "Sonic X", Team Chaotix seem to be able to see beyond the fourth wall, adding to their humorous image.

Game storyline and appearances

"Knuckles' Chaotix"

The North American and Japanese storylines of "Knuckles' Chaotix" (simply "Chaotix" in Japan) are distinctly different.

According to the Japanese manual, a mysterious island rose from the sea shortly after the events of "Sonic & Knuckles". Doctor Eggman discovered the island, and found a mysterious ring inscribed with descriptions of the Chaos Rings, ancient Rings infused with Chaos Emerald energy. In order to find these Rings, Robotnik built his base, the Newtrogic High Zone, on the island. Mighty the Armadillo, Vector the Crocodile and Charmy Bee also arrived at the island, so Eggman and Metal Sonic captured them and placed them in his Combi Catcher machine.

In the American manual, Knuckles the Echidna is the guardian of Carnival Island, a large island serving as an amusement park with the latest technology. The island is set for its grand opening the following day. Unfortunately, Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik searches for the island's source of electricity, the Power Emerald, which would supply him with fuel. When Knuckles returned from patrolling the far reaches of the island one day, he found his friends, the previously mentioned characters, imprisoned by Eggman's new Combi Confiner. Eggman has also sent out his robots to drain the island's power.

In both versions, Knuckles appears just in the nick of time to save Espio the Chameleon (in the Japanese version, he arrives as he is also curious about the new island). Everyone soon learned how to use the Combi Confiner to their advantage. One of the characters could free another at a time, using Ring Power to bind their forces together with teamwork. They slowly fought Dr. Eggman's minions across the five parts of Newtrogic High Zone. Mysteriously, they were also aided in their quest by Heavy and Bomb, two robots who claimed to have escaped from Eggman's tyranny. In the final showdown, the island was nearly destroyed and Eggman summoned Metal Sonic to battle the Chaotix. He was however defeated, and the island reverted back to normal. [cite video game|title=Knuckles' Chaotix |developer=Sega |publisher=Sega |date=1995-03-22 |platform=Sega 32X ]

Knuckles quickly went back to guard the Master Emerald on his Angel Island and the group of friends dispersed. Mighty went on his own way and traveled the world. The whereabouts of Heavy and Bomb are unknown.

It is unclear if the events of "Knuckles' Chaotix" are still considered canon. Team Chaotix, consisting of Vector, Espio, and Charmy, returned in "Sonic Heroes", though no references were made to their previous adventure with Knuckles. However, they have little contact with Knuckles during the game, and no suitable opportunity to discuss these adventures ever presents itself. Though not canon to the games, "Sonic X" seems to imply a past history between Knuckles and the Chaotix - or at least, that the Chaotix know very well who he is (to Vector and Espio's apparent chagrin).

"Sonic Heroes"

In "Sonic Heroes", Vector, Espio, and Charmy have started a detective agency together, ready to do just about any job for money. As the story in "Sonic Heroes" opens the three friends are enjoying a lazy day at the office when a mysterious package arrives. Inside, they find a transceiver through which a mysterious client promises a handsome payment if they take on a case. In spite of Espio's misgivings, Vector insists that their policy is to “never turn down work that pays”.

The client tasks the Chaotix to hamper Eggman's plot to rule the world. They thus destroy his army of robots and also capture various Chao — this leads to a confrontation with Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit and Big the Cat after they try to steal Cream's Chao, Cheese. They also destroy the capsules meant for Shadow Androids.

From the walkie-talkie through which he gives his instructions, the "client" sometimes takes offence at the insults that the Chaotix make at Eggman's expense. This is probably what fuels Vector's suspicions and, when they eventually free the "client", they are confirmed when he turns out to be none other than Eggman himself ! Rather embarrassed by this, he insists that he will pay them once he has taken over the world. Outraged at being promised something that he does not have, the group beat him to a pulp.

Eggman had been imprisoned by Metal Sonic and the assignments that the Chaotix carried out were intended to thwart his own attempts to conquer the world. However, these actions do not stop Metal Sonic from transforming into his ultimate form, Metal Madness.

The Chaotix and Eggman meet up with the rest of the heroes, and Eggman states that the only way to defeat Metal Madness is by using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds. It turns out that the teams have collected all the Emeralds during the course of the game, with the Chaotix having the red and cyan ones. They hand the gems over to Sonic the Hedgehog, who prepares to transform into Super Sonic. The Chaotix then buy time for him by attacking Metal Madness's left side. After Super Sonic and his friends defeat Metal Sonic, the Chaotix proceed to chase after Eggman before he can sneak away without paying them. [cite video game|title=Sonic Heroes |developer=Sonic Team |publisher=Sega |date=2003-12-30 |platform=GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox ]

"Shadow the Hedgehog"

In "Shadow the Hedgehog", they have gotten a job from yet another unknown client and with an unknown goal. Charmy is seen collecting data discs on Prison Island, Espio hacks into Dr. Eggman's computers, and Vector looks for the main computer room on the Space Colony ARK. If Shadow the Hedgehog follows the "Hero" missions during the game, he may ally with members of the Chaotix crew. In one of the endings of the video game, Vector teams up with Shadow to fight Dr. Eggman and in another he helps Shadow battle Black Doom. The Chaotix also plays a pivotal role in the final canonical ending, where they (accidentally) activate a hidden video of Gerald Robotnik's on the ARK, giving Shadow the determination he needs to defeat Black Doom once and for all. [cite video game|title=Shadow the Hedgehog |developer=Sega Studios USA, Sonic Team |publisher=Sega |date=2005-11-15 |platform=Sega 32X ]

"Sonic Rivals"

In "Sonic Rivals", Espio, Charmy and Vector appeared in cameo roles as two collectible cards each. [cite video game|title=Sonic Rivals |developer=Backbone Entertainment |publisher=Sega |date=2006-11-24 |platform=PlayStation Portable ]

"Sonic Rivals 2"

Espio is one of the eight playable characters in this game. He spends most of his time helping Silver the Hedgehog retrive the stolen Chao and helps hide them from Eggman Nega. Vector makes a cameo in the beginning and ending scene.

"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games"

In the crossover sports game, "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games", Espio and Charmy are referees while their leader Vector is a playable character and acts as a power type. Originally, all three were due to be playable. [ [http://l0nk.org/mschar/?offset=0 Index of /mschar/ ] ]

In other media

"Sonic the Hedgehog" (comics)

The Chaotix were introduced in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic book as a group in an adaptation of their first game appearance, "Knuckles Chaotix". The only difference is that in addition to facing Metal Sonic and Dr. Robotnik, the Chaotix also had to deal with a shifty criminal by the name of Nack the Weasel (also know as Fang the Sniper in America). The Chaotix evolved into something of a support group for Knuckles, serving as his equivalent of Sonic the Hedgehog's Freedom Fighters. Their early missions included battling the evil Enerjak, who at the time was also Knuckles' great-uncle Dimitri the Echidna, who controlled their minds briefly before they managed to defeat him. The group also tangled with a band of cyborg Echidnas known as the Dark Legion, and a defector from that group eventually joined them: Julie-Su, who would later become Knuckles' girlfriend. Charmy Bee would later leave the group to return home to the Golden Hive Colony.

Following Knuckles's death and subsequent rebirth, the Chaotix moved to Knothole Village, becoming a larger team with the Freedom Fighters. The group also expanded with the addition of Charmy's girlfriend Saffron-who, along with Charmy, joined up with the Chaotix after the Golden Hive Colony was destroyed-and Rouge the Bat. They participated in multiple battles against enemies including the Metal Sonic Troopers, Mammoth Mogul, Ixis Naugus, and the Destructix. However, with the exception of Knuckles, all of them were taken prisoner by Dr. Robotnik during Knothole's destruction and transported to the Egg Grape Chamber along with most of the Knothole Freedom Fighters. Both groups were later freed and taken to the city of New Mobotropolis in a rescue mission devised by NICOLE, and the Chaotix joined the Freedom Fighters in destroying Dr. Robotnik's Egg Beater. When they learned of Enerjak's rebirth, they tried to fight their way free of New Mobotropolis to reach Angel Island and Knuckles, who had left sometime earlier to return and help his father Locke, but were convinced to stop by the Freedom Fighters.

Agreeing to stay in New Mobotropolis to help them against Enerjak, the Chaotix were among the group that rushed to meet the new Enerjak when he arrived. Unfortunately, they were also the first to learn the truth behind their old foe's rebirth: Knuckles had been transformed into him thanks to the machinations of Dr. Finitevus.

Possible Future

Of the Chaotix, only Espio and Vector appeared in the possible future of "". In this future, the two reptilian Chaotix are both married, Vector with a son named Argyle and Espio with two daughters named Salma and Juanita. Vector's social status is unknown, but Espio works as Knuckles's secretary. In the alternate version of this future, the name Chaotix applies to members of the Dark Legion, having become pledged to the service of King Shadow following his alliance with Lien-Da. These Chaotix, like their more noble predecessors, are commanded by Knuckles.

"Sonic the Comic"

Some time after Robotnik abandoned his Special Zone operations, the Chaotix Crew were assembled (presumably by the Omni-Viewer) to act as guardians for the Zone and all the worlds within it. They had some success, making a nemesis in the supervillain Lord Sidewinder and defeating the evil Fundamental Four, but were also framed for bank robbery on the planet Meridan. Their first appearance in the comic was when Knuckles was accidentally transported to the Zone; believing he was still working for Robotnik, the Chaotix - Vector, Mighty, Espio, Charmy and Nack the Weasel - attacked him. They soon realised he was no longer on Robotnik's side, but they had little time to apologise as they came under attack by two agents of the Brotherhood of Metallix. The Metallix had established themselves in Robotnik's abandoned Special Zone base and had, unknown to the Chaotix, bribed Nack to betray his team-mates and help them capture the Omni-Viewer. The Chaotix pursued the Metallix and, with the help of Knuckles, just barely managed to save Omni; the entire team was nearly killed in the process, and Nack was both revealed as a traitor and badly injured.

The Chaotix (sans Nack) soon discovered that the Brotherhood had not, as they thought, been destroyed but had instead relocated to the Miracle Planet. They went to Mobius and, teaming up with Sonic the Hedgehog and later Porker Lewis, they battled against the Metallix and their attempt to rewrite history. With that done, they remained on Mobius for a while and helped Knuckles stop Nack from looting the Sandopolis Zone before returning to the Special Zone.

After a brief rematch with the Fundamental Four (who were turned into a vase), the Chaotix continued business as usual until Sonic arrived, bearing warning that the demonic Super Sonic was loose in the Special Zone. They travelled to New Tek City on Planet Meridan to investigate, and discovered their old enemy Lord Sidewinder had found Super Sonic and made a deal - he'd bring Sonic to Super and Super would work for Sidewinder. Super, of course, had no intention of working with Sidewinder and when Sonic was brought to him, he went on a rampage until he was trapped within the Omni-Viewer. As a result, Sonic was left stranded in the Special Zone and had to stay with the Chaotix; the Chaotix, meanwhile, buried Omni-Viewer within the Black Asteroid to prevent Super Sonic ever escaping or anyone trying to release him for their own gain (battling Sidewinder's gang and Nack in the process). Over the next several months, Sonic and the Chaotix battled random villains, defeated an invasion of Wasps on Charmy's Hive, and cleared the Chaotix of the bank robbery. Eventually Super escaped the Omni-Viewer and began supercharging the Asteroid in order to break out, a feat that would blanket Meridan with an electromagnetic pulse; at the last second, the Omni-Viewer transported the Asteroid to Mobius where the pulse took out all Robotnik's Badniks.

The Chaotix continued to battle evil within the Zone, especially Meridan, and several times Charmy Bee went to Mobius to assist the Freedom Fighters. The next major case, also involving Mighty's senile dad Blockhead Bill, Bill's friend Society Max and Sonic, had the Chaotix go up against the legendary Root, a sentient plant living in New Tek Swamp who could control minds & wield powerful magics. Root, attempting to conquer New Tek City, ended up taking control of Blockhead Bill, Max and the Chaotix, forcing Sonic to battle them until Root & his control were defeated. The next big clash saw the Chaotix come under systematic attack by the Crimson Cobra, a Lex Luthor style archvillain - Vector was transformed into a rampaging monster, Mighty & Espio were hit by a ray that made them ultra-belligerent, and Charmy Bee was hit by a ray that messed up his mind. The Chaotix were seemingly beaten and discredited in the eyes of the public. However, the ray caused Charmy to go crazy enough to come up with a plan - to buy out the Crimson Cobra's company, and thus his villainous law, evil minions, weapons and even his robot arms ("Mr Bee owns this company now!"). The Chaotix had their reputations restored and the Cobra's menace was definitively ended.

While the Crimson Cobra story was the last STC appearance of the Chaotix, Lew Stringer originally intended to have them assisting the rescue operations in the apocalyptic "Planet In Peril" storyFact|date=March 2007. They also made a return appearance in the unofficial online continuation "Sonic the Comic Online"; joining Sonic and Knuckles in attempting to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds, they battled Shadow the Hedgehog but were unable to prevent him from destroying the Special Zone. They now reside on Mobius, helping Sonic and trying to re-create the Special Zone.

"Sonic X" (anime)

In the anime "Sonic X", Vector, Espio and Charmy play a very minor role in Season 2, only appearing in one episode. They were hired by Vanilla the Rabbit (with whom Vector the Crocodile had been infatuated) to find her daughter, Cream the Rabbit. After finding Cream at the Thorndykes' residence, they start to believe that Sonic kidnapped her, which couldn't be more wrong. After a failed sneak attack from Espio, (which involved becoming invisible, but Amy accidentally hit him on the head with her hammer) Vector and Charmy get in a fight with Tails, Amy, Cream, and Ella. When Sonic comes in to see the fight, they accuse him of the kidnapping, but the fight ends when Sonic brings Vanilla in. The heroes explain what is going on to the Chaotix, and they are not seen for the rest of the season.

The Chaotix play a much larger role in season 3, where they take supplies from Chris Thorndyke's parents to the Blue Typhoon, the spaceship that Tails built that Chris is aboard. When they arrived, they were attacked numerous times on the thought that they were evil Metarex aliens. After later reaching an understanding, they deliver Chris's things, but then plan to catch Cream and bring her to their home planet, going on a misunderstood direction from Vanilla to check up on Cream. However, they capture Cosmo as well, and they eventually end up back at the Blue Typhoon. They decide to leave without Cream, but get lost on the way back and meet up with the heroes some time later. They help Sonic and the rest of their friends, numerous times, and end up, being important pieces in the last battle against the Metarex.

"Sonic X" (comic)

Chaotix have made two appearances in the "Sonic X" comic book series. They first appeared in issue #10, when they help Vanilla the Rabbit find her daughter, Cream (indicating that issue #10 may take place right after episode 39 of the anime). They eventually disappear without a trace, along with their office. It's later revealed that they did eventually return to Station Square in issue #16, in which Sonic gives in and takes Amy out on a date for Valentine's Day. Realizing he doesn't have any plans for the date, he turns to Vector, Charmy and Espio for ideas. They suggest taking her out for a night on the town, a romantic dinner, and an evening at Twinkle Park.

Members

Game members

Vector the Crocodile

General CVG character|width=240px
name=Vector the Crocodile


caption=Vector the Crocodile is the team leader of Team Chaotix and the brains on all detective operations.
creator="Sega Corporation" (32X)
"Nobuhiko Honda (Sonic Team USA)"(2003 - Present)
firstgame="Knuckles Chaotix"
series="Sonic the Hedgehog"
voiceactor=Marc Biagi (Games) (2004)
Jimmy Zoppi (Anime/Games) (2005-2006)
Dan Green (Games) (2007 - Present)
japanactor=Kenta Miyake
inuniverse=Sonic character
species=Crocodile
gender=Male
age=20 [http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/vector/index.html ソニックチャンネル/キャラクター/キャラクターデータ/ベクター ] ]
height=180 cm (5 ft 10½ in)
weight=200 kg (440 lb)
likes=Money, Performing in a band
dislikes=Working for the landlord
skills=Detecting, Powerful jawsChaotix members' bios from the Sonic Heroes manual]

Vector the Crocodile (ベクター・ザ・クロコダイル, Bekutā za Kurokodairu) is a large, strong, anthropomorphic crocodile. His name comes from a "vector", this being a reference to his ability to air dash in 8 directions.

Characteristics

Official profiles call Vector the "head honcho" of and the brains behind the Chaotix Detective Agency.cite manual|author = Sega |title = Sonic Heroes Manual|section = Team Chaotix |publisher=Sega|date=2003|accessdate=2008-07-10|quote=pp 13] Divided between being "bossy" and "easy-going," his rough speech and outward appearance mask his clear reasoning and ability to resolve cases.cite web |url=http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/vector/index.html |title=Sonic Channel |accessdate=2008-07-10 |work=Characters: Vector |publisher=Sega |date= ] For the right price he'll take on most jobs, unless they involve doing something immoral. Vector has a strong sense of justice and kindness, despite his argumentativeness. He often does unpaid work due to his charitable nature, leaving the agency constantly short on money. Vector hates having to work for the landlord; but he enjoys performing in a band, and his trademark is a set of headphones. He is physically strong and his powerful jaws are a formidable weapon.

Appearances

Vector was first slated to appear in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" sound test, but it was cut to make room for the "SEGA" jingle, and he appeared in "Knuckles' Chaotix". The Japanese manual states that after an island rises from the ocean depths, Vector travels there as he interpreted the islands sudden appearance from out of nowhere as a miracle from God. Vector is a playable character that can do mid-air dashes and climb on walls.

In "Sonic Heroes", Vector is the "power" character, meaning that he can destroy enemies and obstacles with ease by biting them and throwing his partners with his mouth. He can also punch the ground, float above fans with a bubblegum, and spit music, fire and exploding bubblegum at enemies.

In "Shadow the Hedgehog", Vector is a partner character on the "Cosmic Fall" stage. Vector is looking for the main computer room on the Space Colony ARK, and the player can choose to help him as the "hero" mission (His most well-known speech here is "Find the computer room!"). Vector then helps the player with the following boss battle, either against Eggman or Black Doom. After Black Doom is defeated, he reveals that Shadow is just a failed experiment, and Shadow slowly walks away as Vector desperately tries to comfort him. That ending is however only a possibility, and not canon to the storyline.

Vector is playable in "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games" as a power type character, unlike the other two Chaotix who are referees. [ [http://www.gamespot.com/wii/sports/mariosonicattheolympicgames/images.html?sid=6179771 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Screens for Wii at GameSpot ] ]
Dan Green, who voices Knuckles the Echidna (as of the 2005 video game, "Shadow the Hedgehog"), provides his voice.

Vector appears in "Sonic Rivals 2", issuing Espio with the task of solving the case of the Chao disappearances.

Vector makes a cameo appearance in being hired by G.U.N to find clues about Knuckles dissapearence.

In the Comics

In "Sonic the Comic" Vector is the scientifically intelligent leader of the Chaotix crew and a close friend to the Omni-Viewer, with links to the Equionix Research Center. He acts as the basic straight man of the group and takes out enemies with his powerful jaws.

The "Sonic the Hedgehog" Archie comics depicted Vector as Knuckles' oldest friend and the first member of the Chaotix. In typical Knuckles continuity, they got into a fight upon their first meeting but soon became friends. Vector continued to support Knuckles as Mighty, Charmy, Espio, and Ray joined the group. However, upon Julie-Su's joining, Vector distrusted her due to having previously been attacked by her while she worked for the Dark Legion. Later, following Knuckles' death, they reconciled and have since maintained a good relationship. As is the case with the rest of the Chaotix, Vector was captured by Dr. Robotnik and transported to the Egg Grape Chamber. Thanks to the efforts of Knuckles and other escapees, he and the others were soon rescued, and Vector gained a measure of revenge by helping defeat Robotnik's first attack on New Mobotropolis.

Espio the Chameleon

General CVG character|width=240px
name=Espio the Chameleon


caption=Espio the Chameleon is the fastest running member in the Chaotix team, and is the brains on most normal situations.
creator="Sega Corporation" (32X)
"Nobuhiko Honda (Sonic Team USA)"(2003 - Present)
firstgame="Knuckles Chaotix"
series="Sonic the Hedgehog"
voiceactor=Bill Corkery (Games) (2004)
David Wills (Anime) (Games) (2005-present)
japanactor=Yuuki Masuda
inuniverse=Sonic character
species=Chameleon
gender=Male
age=16 [http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/espio/index.html ソニックチャンネル/キャラクター/キャラクターデータ/エスピオ ] ]
height=110 cm (3' 7")
weight=36 kg (79.3 lb)
likes=Training and self discipline
dislikes=Crooked dealings
skills=Ninjitsu, Invisibility

Espio the Chameleon is a pinkish purple anthropomorphic chameleon, who is an expert ninja.Espio's name is thought to either have come from the word "espionage", another word for spying, or to be a reference to the Spanish word "espío" (meaning literally "I spy").

Characteristics

Espio is described as the "guardian of honor" of the Chaotix.cite web |url=http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/espio/index.html |title=Sonic Channel |accessdate=2008-07-10 |work=Characters: Espio |publisher=Sega |date= ] He has a "militaristic discipline" while also being quiet and laidback.cite manual|author = Sega |title = Sonic Heroes Manual|section = Team Chaotix |publisher=Sega|date=2003|accessdate=2008-07-10|quote=pp 12] Confident in his skills, opinionated and self obsessed, he revels in training and self discipline. He is not concerned by danger, and in fact yearns to face it for the satisfaction of using his Ninja skills. With his extensive training in Ninjutsu and his "stealth camouflage trick," in which he makes his body transparent, he is able to move around unnoticed. However, a blunder like a sneeze could cause him to inadvertently become visible.

Appearances

In Espio's first appearance in "Knuckles' Chaotix", the Japanese manual states that Espio, being a detective, goes to investigate the mysterious island that has emerged from the sea. He is the first unlocked character, and his abilities include walking on walls and ceilings, and uses his own Whirl Attack instead of the common Spin Attack.

Espio next appeared as one of eight playable fighters in the arcade game "Sonic the Fighters". In the story, Espio is one of the eight characters who try to collect the eight Chaos Emeralds in order to travel into space and destroy Eggman's Death Egg II. Espio is the fourth character to fight in story mode, and his stage is Mushroom Hill, a part of Angel Island that appeared in "Sonic & Knuckles". In the game, Espio is a medium-strong fighter, and his special abilities include spinning like a tornado and hitting enemies from afar with his long tongue.

In "Sonic Heroes", Espio is the "speed" member of Team Chaotix, meaning he can run quicker than the others, and creates small whirlwinds for various purposes. Unlike the speed members of the other three teams, Espio can also turn invisible, throw large shuriken and stick to walls.

In "Shadow the Hedgehog", Espio appears with the Chaotix in the cutscene prior to the "Mad Matrix" stage, in which he and Shadow the Hedgehog somehow enter the cyberspace of Eggman's computer system. The player can then choose whether or not to help Espio retrieve encrypted data from the computer, with Espio being a partner character. He is also present for the following battle against Eggman.

In "Sonic Rivals 2", after a very long absence, Espio returns as a playable character. [ [http://www.gamespot.com/pages/image_viewer/frame_lead.php?pid=941460&
] ] On orders from Vector, he investigates the Chao disappearances and follows Silver the Hedgehog, who has hidden most of them. At first, they don't see eye-to-eye, but eventually they work together to save the world alongside the rest of the rivals and form a friendship in the end.

Espio appears in the cross-over game, "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games", although he presents himself as a referee.

In the Comics

In "Sonic the Comic" Espio is a not-so-friendly rival to Mighty and has an extremely short temper. The two of them will end up clashing and arguing who's the best on almost any subject, to the extent of demanding a defeated enemy says which of them had punched him the hardest.

In the "Sonic the Hedgehog" Archie comic, Espio became friends with Knuckles like the other Chaotix, and joined the group some time prior to Knuckles' first meeting with Sonic. In Mobius: 25 Years Later, he has two daughters named Salma and Juanita. When the Chaotix were staying in Knothole to aid in the fight against Eggman, Espio went on a mission (with NICOLE) to investigate the state of Charmy's former home, the Golden Hive Colony. After discovering that there were no survivors present and that Eggman had turned the hive into another of his outposts, Espio had it destroyed. At roughly the same time as the wedding of Antoine D'Coolette and Bunnie Rabbot, Espio appeared to have been killed by Eggman after going on a solo mission into New Megaopolis. However, it was revealed in the next issue that he was not killed, but was teleported to the Egg Grape Chamber. During Eggman's destruction of Knothole, all of the other members of the Chaotix were teleported to the Egg Grape Chamber, but both the Chaotix and Espio were soon rescued by the efforts of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose, and were transported to New Mobotropolis.

Charmy Bee

General CVG character|width=240px
name=Charmy Bee


caption=Charmy Bee is the youngest member of Chaotix and enjoys goofing off.
creator="Sega Corporation" (32X)
"Nobuhiko Honda (Sonic Team USA)"(2003 - Present)
firstgame="Knuckles Chaotix"
series="Sonic the Hedgehog"
voiceactor=EN: Emily Corkery
(Games) (2004)
Amy Birnbaum (TV/Games) (2004-present)
JP: Youko Teppouzuka (Games/TV) (2003-present)
inuniverse=Sonic character
species=Bee
gender=Male
age=6 [http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/charmy/index.html ソニックチャンネル/キャラクター/キャラクターデータ/チャーミー ] ]
height=70 cm (2 ft 3 in)
weight=10 kg (22 lb)
likes=Flowers' honey
dislikes=Boredom
skills=Playing games, Stinging tail, flying

Charmy Bee is a young, childish anthropomorphic bee.In the US Manual of "Knuckles' Chaotix", Charmy was labeled as being 16 years of age; [http://www.knuckleschaotix.info/char.html Knuckleschaotix.info - About Knuckles the Echidna, Espio the Chameleon, Vector the Crocodile, Mighty the Armadillo & Charmy bee ] ] however, with the release of "Sonic Heroes", his age has been retconned to 6. It should be noted however that the Japanese manual for "Chaotix" didn't list an age for Charmy, as it did for the other characters.

Characteristics

Profiles portray Charmy as the "scatterbrained funny-kid" of the Chaotix. Cheerful, curious, frivolous, careless, attention-loving and greatly energetic, he is in perpetual motion and often talks about things no one else cares about.cite web |url=http://sonic.sega.jp/chara/charmy/index.html |title=Sonic Channel |accessdate=2008-07-10 |work=Characters: Charmy |publisher=Sega |date= ] Charmy's fooling around makes the rest of the detective agency staff look professional, and he is generally seen as a "cute mascot." Despite a normally innocent, good natured and light hearted personality, he'll use his stinging tail on the rare occasion that he gets angry. And although Charmy is not clever or strong, he makes up for it by intuitively following hunches and uncovering hidden things.

Appearances

In "Knuckles' Chaotix", Charmy makes his first game appearance. According to the Japanese manual, Charmy is out doing what bees do best when he arrives at an island and is captured by Doctor Eggman, who is currently taking over the island. When used as a playable character, Charmy can fly, and can as such do a dash in any direction instead of jumping. He can also start hover, which allows him and his partner to fall at a much slower and controlled rate.

In "Sonic Heroes", Charmy is the "flight" member of Team Chaotix, which lets him lift the other two to higher areas, or kick them at enemies to do some damage.

In "Shadow the Hedgehog", Charmy's most notable part of the game is on the "Prison Island" stage, where he is a partner character. When Shadow goes to the island, he finds Charmy, who explains that Vector sent him there to find five "top secret discs" that belongs to GUN. The player can choose whether or not to help him find these discs. Unlike most partner characters in the game, Charmy cannot be controlled by the second controller in the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions, as he is constantly airborne. In the Last Story, Charmy inadvertently saves Earth when ramming his stinger into a computer aboard the Space Colony ARK while helping Espio and Vector hack in. By doing this, Charmy activates a videotape that allows Shadow to break free of Black Doom's mind control.

Charmy appears in "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games", acting as a referee.

In the Comics

In "Sonic the Comic" Charmy is scatter-brained, demented and generally infuriating, similar to his "Sonic Heroes" portrayal (though STC predates it). He is the prince of the bees from the Hive, but successfully kept this a secret to the rest of the Chaotix for most of the comic, worrying they might treat him differently. His mother, the Queen Bee, is not at all happy about him being a hero, while Charmy enjoys being a Chaotix member and is seemingly oblivious to how much he irritates everyone on the team. In both Chaotix solo strips, Charmy has defeated the villains and saved the day in extremely bizarre ways - turning the Fundamental Four into a big pot and doing a hostile takeover of the Crimson Cobra's business. He teamed up with Miles "Tails" Prower once and assisted him in finally defeating the Doctor Robotnik Appreciation Tribe.

In the "Sonic the Hedgehog" Archie comics, Charmy is a prince of bees and again keeps this a secret to the Chaotix, but when it gets out he is forced to resign from the group. The comic also features his only love interest, a female bee named Saffron. Both of them later join the Chaotix following the destruction of the Golden Hive Colony, the kingdom Charmy previously ruled. Together with the other Chaotix, he was taken prisoner during an attack on Knothole that resulted in the city's destruction. Fortunately, he and the others were rescued by Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, and NICOLE. Charmy was briefly subjected to the effects of the Egg Grape Chamber before he was freed, though appeared to be stable according to a preliminary examination with the exception of an unknown amount of memory loss.

In the comics, Charmy's natural size is a little shorter than the average character, but he usually stays in "flight mode", his bee-sized form.

Mighty the Armadillo

Mighty the Armadillo ("Maiti za Arumajiro") is a male anthropomorphic armadillo with a red shell who first appeared in "SegaSonic the Hedgehog" arcade game. In the game, he is captured by Eggman, along with Sonic and Ray the Flying Squirrel, but manages to escape, destroying the island in the process. In SegaSonic the Hedgehog his voiceactor was Yusuke Numata. Mighty reappeared in "Knuckles' Chaotix" for the Sega 32X. According to the Japanese manual, he just happened to stumble across the island which the adventure is set on during his explorations. The American manual states that he is a friend of Knuckles the Echidna and happens to visit "Carnival Island" when Eggman attacks.

According to the Japanese booklet of "Chaotix", Mighty is a gentle and caring pacifist, only using his strength and fighting abilities when there is no other option. He loves to travel, and his dream is to journey to all places of the world. Mighty enjoys forest bathing, likes peace and nature, and detests violence.cite manual|author = Sega |title = Chaotix Manual|section = Characters |publisher=Sega|date=1995|accessdate=2008-07-10|quote=pp 7]

In the Comics

In both of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic series, Mighty is shown to have super strength.

In the "Sonic the Hedgehog" Archie comics, Mighty is a pacifist and one of the friendlier members of the Chaotix-- a stark contrast to Espio's stoicism and Vector's hostile, rough-around-the-edges demeanor. He's quick to make friends, as shown in his first encounter with Charmy Bee, and quite protective of a flying squirrel named Ray, as illustrated when Mighty went berserk after Ray was abducted during Robotnik's raid on Mobotroplis and Knothole.

Mighty lived a relatively happy life as he grew up with his two outlaw parents and his younger sister. The two found themselves little more than orphans when their parents were arrested, and the naive Mighty appealed to Mammoth Mogul for the strength to save them. Mogul granted his wish, but Mighty was unable to save his parents, and the Mammoth turned the situation to benefit himself by erasing Mighty's memory and planting a hypnotic suggestion in Mighty's mind. He and Sonic became close friends when they met several years before becoming fellow combatants in the war wracking Mobius in an unknown base run by Robotnik that they shut down with the help of Ray. Mighty also knows Fiona Fox quite well. Once, Mighty, Sonic, and Ray had tried to save her during their escape, but Ray got stuck to a power stone and disappeared. In frustration, Mighty started to throw Robotnik's machines around, causing Robotnik to flee the base, taking Fiona with him, saying he "had other plans for her".

Mighty later joined up with the Chaotix when Robotnik threatened the Happyland Amusement Park. Since then, Mighty has helped Knuckles in his task of guarding the Floating Island and is loyal to Knuckles' cause as one of the founding members of Chaotix. Mighty also had his hand in being the first to meet Charmy Bee upon his venture to the Floating Island and introducing the bee to all his friends there. He accompanied the other Chaotix in going to Knothole, where he was later one of the roughly 12 prisoners taken during the city's destruction. Knuckles and other escapees freed Mighty and the others, and the Armadillo was quick to join in the defense of his new home-for the time being-of New Mobotropolis. He and the other Chaotix remained in the city for the duration of the new Enerjak's rise and fall, but Mighty soon found himself tangled up with another enemy: Mammoth Mogul, who decided to collect on Mighty's debt to him by brainwashing him into joining a new Fearsome Foursome, together with the similarly entranced Tails and Mina Mongoose, all three of them obeying their master in going to forcibly "recruit" the fourth intended member of their team: Sonic. The Armadillo failed to achieve his new master's goal, so Mogul sent him on a suicide mission into Robotnik's territory, forcing him to do nothing to defend himself so that he could coerce Sonic into freeing him, which he did in exchange for Mogul releasing Mighty and the others.

In "Sonic the Comic" Mighty represents the brute force of the team, and his father is Blockhead Bill. Mighty is portrayed as a strong and brave character whose main flaws are his lack of forethought and tendency to forget his own strength. Mighty's sheer strength has proved to be a valuable asset to the team, though his father's demented activities are a source of embarrassment and keep dragging the team into problems. As with the rest of the crew, he often vents his frustrations on Charmy, though not in a physical manner.

Heavy and Bomb

Heavy and Bomb are two robots who first appeared in "Knuckles’ Chaotix".

Heavy is a clunky, silver robot with red boxing gloves for hands, who resembles a Kettle and was Dr. Robotnik’s chief mechanic. In the game, Heavy was invincible to all attacks, could destroy badniks by just touching them, and could walk on spikes without being hurt, but (as his name suggests) is extremely heavy, causing him to be very slow and unable to jump very high. Heavy's invincibility, however, is actually very handy when used in combination with Charmy's flying (as long as Charmy is the leader).

Bomb is a small, black and red bomb robot. His abilities are the reverse of that of Heavy: He is very weak, and explodes when hit (albeit he can regenerate himself almost immediately afterward, while the explosion can damage both enemies and his ally) but is rather quick on his feet (though not anywhere near as fast as Espio) and has a decent height jump.

The two robots claimed to have escaped from the clutches of the evil Dr. Robotnik, and are simply trying to help Knuckles and his friends. However no one knows if they speak the truth or if they were simply planted by Eggman to slow them down. After Robotnik’s demise at Newtrogic High, the duo disappeared and has not been seen since.

Heavy and Bomb also made appearances in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comics, serving in King Acorn's Secret Service under Geoffrey St. John. However, on one mission, the two were reprogrammed to assassinate the Acorn family, and were destroyed by the defending Sonic and co. Later, rebuilt versions of the two were sent to assassinate Mina Mongoose. However, they were also thwarted, and presumed destroyed, although they are never seen being so. The new Heavy was last seen sinking in a lake, while Bomb blew himself up (repeatedly).

Members in "Sonic the Hedgehog" comics

Archimedes

Fire ant master of the magician's art, Archimedes is the mentor of Knuckles the Echidna. The latest in a long line of fire ants, he is the descendant of Christopheles, mentor and friend to Edmund and Steppenwolf, the original Guardians. Archimedes, like his ancestors and the Guardians, is long-lived, having served as mentor to Knuckles and his father Locke, among others. Archimedes is also one of the few residents of Mobius proper in constant communication with the Brotherhood of Guardians.

Archimedes first appeared when Knuckles and the Chaotix were investigating the Grand Conservatory. Testing their skills, Archimedes proved quite an aggravation-as well as an asset-with his fire-breathing, teleportation, and survival skills. Cast out into the desert of Sandopolis, he teamed with Knuckles to get back to the Conservatory and beat Enerjak. Ever since then, he has been a friend and mentor to Knuckles and the Chaotix. His focus has traditionally been on Knuckles, particularly in helping him come to terms with how he feels about his role as a Guardian. Unfortunately, Archimedes also seems to have no problem letting Knuckles suffer in order to achieve what he feels should be achieved. An example of this is when he didn't tell Knuckles that exposure to the Master Emerald, though it would restore his Chaos powers, would also cause him intense agony and weakness until this came about, similar to the effects of kryptonite on Superman. Afterwards, Archy remained on Angel Island while Knuckles returned to the surface, helping out the Angel Island resistance as best he could. He later sensed Knuckles' return to the island, and was the only party of good witness to the horrifying chain of events as his student was captured, led to Dr. Finitevus, stirred to anger and tricked into absorbing the energy of the Master Emerald, finally becoming the reincarnation of Archy's worst nightmare: Enerjak. Combined with the apparent demise of Knuckles' grandfather Sabre and Locke going rogue to find his missing family, Knuckles' corruption left Archy despairing that perhaps it was his influence that had led to the corruption and seeming downfall of the Guardian line.

Regardless, he joined Sonic, Julie-Su, and Locke in fighting the Destructix in order to reach a weapon intended to destroy Enerjak, but like Sonic and Julie had no intention of allowing Locke to use it on Knuckles. Archy made Locke realize that the Brotherhood was as much to blame for Enerjak's rebirth as Finitevus was, having intended for Knuckles to become as powerful as Enerjak if not more so through their experimentation. He and Julie then confronted Finitevus while Super Sonic fought Enerjak, and Archimedes was ready to give his life to undo the doctor's spell on the Master Emerald and so free Knuckles. Locke took the role instead, and Archy used his teleportation abilities to take Dr. Finitevus away long enough for Locke to do what he needed to.

To his friends, Archimedes goes by the nickname Archy (pronounced ar-kee). Archy is a respected member of the Fire Ant Council, the ruling body of his race, and is the only known member to have escaped being transported to the Egg Grape Chamber by Dr. Robotnik's henchman Hunter.

Versed in magical lore, Archimedes is master of smoke and mirrors and sleight of hand, allowing him to fool even the most clever of enemies. Like all members of his species, he can also breath fire, allowing him to take on opponents several times his size. Archy can teleport from place to place in a puff of smoke, though in order to do so for others he must be in physical contact with them, and he can also communicate telepathically with other Mobians. He also speaks with an Australian accent.

:"Archimedes's name is the same as the Greek philosopher who discovered the principles of water displacement while taking a bath (and subsequently ran naked through the streets shouting "Eureka!") His nickname may be a reference to Archie Comics."

Ray the Flying Squirrel

While only appearing once in the games, Ray the Flying Squirrel was a close friend of Mighty and for a while a member of the Chaotix. He originally appeared as a prisoner in the same facility that held Fiona Fox, as well as Mighty and Sonic for a brief time. After a failed rebellion (which was also an attempt to rescue Fiona), Ray grabbed the base's power source, a large gemstone. This caused him to disappear, leaving behind his distraught friends. When Mighty came back later, he found Ray alive and well, but stuck to the gem and unable to leave the base. With a little help from Fiona and Nic the Weasel, Mighty freed Ray and brought him home to the Floating Island.

As time went on, Ray became a more confident member of the Chaotix, even joining in battle against powerful enemies. Sadly, his escape from further torment at Robotnik's hand came to an end when he was captured during the destruction of Knothole. Fortunately, he escaped along with the others when Sonic and the few others who had escaped capture came to rescue them.

Ray is very timid, often stuttering when nervous, and when he was captured by Robotnik, he was depicted huddling in his "cell" in a traumatized, fetal position. Despite his insecurities, he has become more confident since he met Mighty, and the two share a sort of big brother/little brother relationship. Ray is also quite kind and polite. He is an anthropomorphic, yellow squirrel, who was depicted for a long period only in the attire of shoes and gloves. In more recent appearances, he wears a blue jacket and blue tennis shoes.

Julie-Su the Echidna

Exclusive to the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comics, Julie-Su was a later addition to the Chaotix team and a defector from the Dark Legion, and is now a love interest of Knuckles. She is good friends with the rest of the Chaotix, except for Vector, who doesn't seem to be able to trust her at all..

affron

Saffron is one of Charmy Bee's earliest friends. She was also his fiancee, but Charmy fled from his family and friends to avoid his royal responsibilities. Being a little naive, she did not understand why Charmy would do this, but when Charmy later accepted his fate, the two began dating, and Charmy developed romantic feelings for her. However, tragedy struck when Dr. Eggman attacked the Golden Hive Colony, Saffron and Charmy's home city.

With nowhere else to turn to, Saffron went with Charmy to join the Chaotix and Freedom Fighters. Since then, she has aided the Chaotix against such foes as Mammoth Mogul, the Destructix, and Ixis Naugus. During the attack that destroyed Knothole City, she and Charmy were hit simultaneously by a beam that transported the two of them to the Egg Grape Chamber along with 12 other members of both the Chaotix and the Freedom Fighters, but was later freed by Sonic. Unfortunately, freedom came a little too late, and Charmy suffered some memory loss as a result of his imprisonment-though fortunately for Saffron, he still remembers her.

Saffron's abilities are identical to Charmy's own; she can shrink to insect size and fly. Somewhat similar to Cream the Rabbit in personality, she is more timid than most of the other characters and is accompanied by a Chao-like entity called a Nightopian plushie, an obvious reference to "Nights into Dreams...".

Rouge the Bat

Rouge joined the Chaotix following her escape from Dr. Finitevus, though it is unknown how long she intends to remain with the group. Working with them, she helped to thwart a scheme of Dr. Robotnik's which involved creating an army of androids in Casinopolis. She also helped the Freedom Fighters with a sting operation, in which she claimed to have the Master Emerald up for auction. The scheme allowed them to capture Mammoth Mogul, Ixis Naugus, Nack the Weasel, Bark the Polar Bear, and Bean the Dynamite. Like the rest of the Chaotix and most of the Freedom Fighters, she was teleported to the Egg Grape Chamber but later escaped thanks to a rescue mission launched by Sonic and a handful of others who weren't captured.

"Sonic the Comic" members

Nack the Weasel

In "Sonic the Comic", Nack the Weasel was one of the original members of the Chaotix Crew, but he betrayed the team to the Brotherhood of Metallix for money. Since then, he twice battled his former allies.

Omni-Viewer

The Omnipotent Omni-Viewer, or Omni for short, was a sentient energy field who served as the founder and guiding force for the Chaotix team. It resembled a floating flat-panel television with a force field instead of a screen, and a face formed out of deviations on its surface. Introduced in "Sonic the Comic" #8 as an old friend of Sonic the Hedgehog, the Omni-Viewer was forced by Dr. Robotnik to transport Sonic and his friends into the future, thereby allowing the evil scientist to take over.

Omni could travel anywhere in the Special Zone or Mobius instantly (or transport other characters if they passed into his energy field). For a lengthy run, Omni attempted to imprison Super Sonic, a murderous and powerful entity who by that time had been separated from Sonic entirely, within his energy field by stopping time. However, Super Sonic was not completely trapped in Omni, a hand remained outside the field, allowing a small allowing time to pass, the best Omni could achieve then was to slow time down to a crawl. Because of Super Sonic's great speed, he eventually managed to escape, and was instrumental in ridding Mobius of Robotnik's rule as the explosion he used to escape caused and EMP wave destroying all electronic circuitry, freeing every badnik on the planet.

Theme Songs

* Team Chaotix (2005 Gunnar Nelson) in Sonic Heroes. Interestingly, it is the only genuine team theme, as the others mostly refer to one person or thing - Team Rose's theme is purely from Amy's point of view and the lyrics are mostly about her, Team Dark's theme is based mostly on Shadow, with only mild references to the others, and Team Sonic's theme refers far more to the act of working together than the team itself.

External links

* [http://www.sonic-city.com/en/characters/vector/index.html Sonic City Vector the Crocodile]
* [http://www.sonic-city.com/en/characters/charmy/index.html Sonic City Charmy Bee]
* [http://www.sonic-city.com/en/characters/espio/index.html Sonic City Espio the Chameleon]

References