Mighty the Armadillo
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| Mighty the Armadillo | |
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 Mighty, as seen in Knuckles' Chaotix |
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| Game series | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| First game | SegaSonic Arcade (aka Sonic Arcade) |
| Creator(s) | Manabu Kusunoki[citation needed] |
| Voice actor(s) (English) | None |
| Voice actor(s) (Japanese) | None |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Species | Armadillo |
| Age | 16 |
| Birthday | October 18 |
| Birthplace | Unknown |
Mighty the Armadillo is a fictional character in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. In some continuities, he is a member of the Chaotix group. His character designer is Manabu Kusunoki.
Mighty's first appearance was in the game SegaSonic Arcade, two years before the likes of Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee appeared. He reappeared in the game Knuckles' Chaotix, alongside Espio, Charmy and Vector the Crocodile. In Sonic Heroes the Chaotix were reinvented with Espio, Charmy and Vector all being members of a detective agency, in which Mighty was not included.
Mighty is an explorer and a long time acquaintance of Sonic the Hedgehog, who just happened to stumble into the adventure portrayed in Knuckles' Chaotix during his exploration.
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[edit] Games
Mighty is one of the oldest characters in the Sonic franchise; he may have been a prototype for Sonic. Mighty has appeared in two games, SegaSonic Arcade (aka Sonic Arcade) and Knuckles' Chaotix, and he also made a cameo appearance in Gale Racer, the Sega Saturn version of the Arcade game Rad Mobile. In SegaSonic Arcade, Mighty is voiced by Yusuke Numata. It has been rumored that the reason Mighty no longer appeared in games was because his creator left SEGA and took the rights to use the character with him. However, this rumor has been proven to be a hoax, as Sega of Japan recently had a poll regarding popular characters, with Mighty the Armadillo finishing in 10th place, Sega commenting this by a possible return for Mighty, which proves the rumor to be invalid. Adding to this, Mighty's picture is unlockable in Sonic Gems Collection. It is a possibility that Mighty was cut from the games merely so the Chaotix could fit into the three person team arrangement of Sonic Heroes, the first game in many years to include the Chaotix.
In the prototype of Knuckles Chaotix, dubbed in the thought-to-be ROM form as "Sonic Crackers", Sonic the Hedgehog was originally playable along with Miles "Tails" Prower. Sonic's movements and standing animations are exactly the same as Mighty's, thus leading to the belief that Sonic was taken out of Knuckles Chaotix fairly late in game production and got replaced by Mighty.
[edit] Personality
In the games, 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. According to the Japanese booklet of Chaotix, Mighty enjoys forest bathing, likes peace and nature, and detests violence.
[edit] Comic books
[edit] Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)
In the Archie comics, Mighty is quite impatient and has a bad temper. He has a strong rivalry with Espio the Chameleon and likes to lift weights and brag about his strength. Despite this, Mighty is actually quite humble, even if he doesn't show at times.
Mighty lived a regular life on the Floating Island as he grew up. He and Sonic are close friends as they met several years ago in an unknown base run by Robotnik that they shut down with the help of a squirrel named 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 and Fiona were once a fanon romantic item, but this has been severely disrupted by Sonic's dates with Fiona.
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.
[edit] Sonic the Comic
In Sonic the Comic, the UK Sonic Comic, Mighty is introduced alongside Vector, Charmy, Espio and Nack the Weasel in the 'Knuckles: Total Chaotix' storyline, with the group collectively being known as the Chaotix Crew. Mighty is portrayed as a strong and brave character whose main flaws are his lack of forethought and tendency to forget his own strength.
For instance, when Knuckles and Chaotix attempted to break into the Brotherhood of Metallix fortress, Mighty smashed in through the hull and set off several alarms, jeoporadising the mission. And he once punched a dinosaur through the wall of the Chaotix headquarters.
In this continuity, Mighty has proved to be a valuable asset to the team on a number of occasions and is one of the top fighters in the comic, running very close to Knuckles, making him an ally of Sonic. He has an intense yet friendly rivalry with Espio. They remain close friends and allies, but neither one will ever admit the other is better and have gotten into some heated arguments and occasional fight over the matter. As with the rest of the crew, he often vents his frustrations on Charmy, though not in a physical manner.
Aside from Charmy, he is the only member of the Chaotix to have his family life revealed. He is the son of a senile super-strong superhero known as Blockhead Bill, who is constantly getting into trouble by mistaking random people (like Sonic) for his old enemies, much to Mighty's exasperation. His partner is Society Max, a similarly-elderly lizard who uses a serum to turn into a mighty dinosaur; unlike Bill, Max remains quite smart and affably points out when his friend is being daft.
[edit] Abilities
Mighty can use the spin attack, which is quite fast and able to defeat a multitude of enemies. He also has the spin jump (or spinball jump), which involves Mighty jumping into the air as a ball. Mighty has the spin dash (originally "Super Spin Dash") as well, which allows him to run faster.
Mighty's unique move in Chaotix was a wall kick. Despite his namesake, Mighty has never demonstrated a single feat of super strength in the games continuity and it is never directly stated in any official literature related to Chaotix or SegaSonic Arcade that he has such an ability. However, when the player selects him in SegaSonic Arcade, he flexes his arm and proclaims "Mighty Mighty!" indicating that at least he believes he possesses some degree of strength. He is widely regarded in fanon and in other media to be a character with great physical power or even super strength.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Official games
- SegaSonic Arcade (a.k.a Sonic Arcade)
- Gale Racer (cameo)
[edit] Comics
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ sonic.sega.jp. Poll results of Sonic characters. Retrieved on November 26, 2006.
- ↑ Knuckleschaotix.info. Mighty hacks and his profile in the original Knuckles' Chaotix. Retrieved on November 26, 2006.
[edit] External links
| Heroes | Sonic (Super Sonic) | Tails | Knuckles | Amy | Cream | Silver | Big | Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy) | Mighty | Blaze | G.U.N. | Tikal |
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| Neutral/Anti-heroes | Shadow | Rouge | E-123 Omega | Chaos | E-102 Gamma | Emerl | Babylon Rogues |
| Villains | Dr. Eggman | Metal Sonic | Fang the Sniper | Badniks | E-Series | Biolizard | Black Arms | Black Doom | Mephiles |
| Miscellaneous | Gerald Robotnik | Maria | Chao | Princess Elise | Vanilla | Flicky | Minor characters | Echidnas | Aliens | Deities | List of all game characters |
