Other characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (games)

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The Sonic the Hedgehog universes and continuities have dozens of minor characters, many of whom are anthropomorphic animals. Minor characters are arranged here according to the continuity in which they appear.

• For information on the less prominent antagonists in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, see Other villains in Sonic the Hedgehog (games)". For robotic characters who fit the same category, see "Eggman's robots".
• For characters that appear exclusively in the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon and Sonic the Hedgehog comic book continuities, see the separate articles List of characters in Sonic the Hedgehog and Minor characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series).
• For characters that appear exclusively in the British Sonic the Comic comic book, see List of characters in Sonic the Comic.
• For characters that appear exclusively in the Sonic Underground cartoon, see List of characters in Sonic Underground.
• For characters that appear exclusively in the Sonic X anime, see List of characters in Sonic X.

Contents 1 Bark the Polarbear 2 Bean the Dynamite 3 Big the Cat 3.1 Froggy 4 Princess Elise 5 The Coconut Crew 6 Emerl 6.1 Gemerl 6.1.1 Gemerl naming issues 7 Professor Gerald Robotnik 7.1 Maria Robotnik 8 Lumina Flowlight 9 Marine the Raccoon 10 Mecha Knuckles 11 Omochao 12 Pachacamac 12.1 Tikal the Echidna 13 Tails Doll 14 The President 14.1 The President's Secretary 15 Ray the Flying Squirrel 16 Shahra the Ring Genie 17 Small Animals 18 Vanilla the Rabbit 19 References

[edit] Bark the Polarbear

For information on Bark's appearance in the comics, see here

Bark the Polarbear (バーク・ザ・ポーラーベアー, Bāku za Pōrābeā^?) is a yellow polar bear who appears in the games Sonic the Fighters and Fighters Megamix alongside Bean the Dynamite. He lacks speed, but his incredible strength makes up for it. He has the comical ability of flattening an opponent's head in Sonic the Fighters.

[edit] Bean the Dynamite

See also: Dynamite Dux#Bean The_Dynamite

For information on Bean's appearance in the comics, see here

Bean the Dynamite (ビーン・ザ・ダイナマイト, Bīn za Dainamaito^?) is a green duck in the game Sonic the Fighters, also formerly known in North America and Europe as Sonic Championship.

Bean likes to throw bombs at his enemies, and seems to have an endless supply of them (it is believed that he has the comical ability to instantly manifest any type of explosive). The character was modeled after Bin and Pin, two characters in the arcade game Dynamite Dux. He has also starred in Fighters Megamix, along with Bark the Polarbear, and made a cameo in Virtua Striker 2 where Bean is featured in an unlockable team. When Sonic Riders was being produced, many fans mistook Jet the Hawk for Bean due to their similar color schemes.

[edit] Big the Cat

Big the Cat (ビッグ ・ザ ・キャット, Biggu za Kyatto^?) is a large yet gentle purple cat with yellow eyes. He first debuted in Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast, and later appears as a playable character in Sonic Shuffle and Sonic Heroes whilst making various cameo appearances in other games such as Sonic Adventure 2 for the Dreamcast. He is 18 years old, weighs 280 kg (616 pounds), and is 200 cm (6ft 6in) tall.^[1] He has been voiced by Syun Yashiro and Takashi Nagasako in Japanese, and Jon St. John and Pete Zarustica in English.

Big is a fisherman, and brings his fishing rod with him wherever he goes, (which can be used as an umbrella). He lives in a hut at the Mystic Ruins with his best friend, Froggy. Big is simple minded and appears to be somewhat slow witted, but is also very humble, friendly and protective of his friends.

His first appearance was during Sonic Adventure. At the beginning of the game, Big is sleeping in his hut, where he awakes to find that his friend, Froggy, had grown a tail, and proceeds to swallow his lucky charm, the yellow Chaos Emerald, (purple in Sonic X). As soon as he swallows the Chaos Emerald, Froggy runs off, causing Big to chase after him. Big chases him through various locations and eventually captures him, but Dr. Eggman's robot, E-102 Gamma steals the frog. He pursues Gamma to the Egg Carrier where he finds Froggy, but ends up being captured by Eggman and Chaos. Sonic shows up and assists Big in rescuing Froggy, and beating Chaos. After Chaos is defeated, Big finds the Tornado 2 biplane and decides to fly home with it, crash landing the plane right next to his house. Later, when Perfect Chaos destroys the city of Station Square, Big gives one of the seven Chaos Emeralds to Sonic in order to let him transform into Super Sonic.

In Sonic Heroes, Froggy is captured again along with Chocola, a Chao that Cream knows. This causes him to team up with Cream and Amy Rose. They travel for a while, eventually learning that it was Eggman who took Froggy and Chocola. After defeating Dr. Eggman and his Egg Emperor robot, they find Froggy and Chocola in a puddle of liquid. The Eggman they had just defeated, however, was actually Metal Sonic, who had stolen Froggy and Chocola to copy Chaos's data within them. In the Final Story, they gave their two Chaos Emeralds to Sonic, and help out by fighting Metal Sonic while Sonic and his friends prepare to transform into their Super Forms.

Big is an unlockable character in Sonic Shuffle along with E-102 Gamma, Chao, and Super Sonic, but has no role in the storyline. Big also makes cameo appearances in all of the stages in the Dreamcast version of Sonic Adventure 2 except for kart racing stages and the Green Hill stage (although he only appears in certain CG sequences of the GameCube port, and the player must insert a little cheat) and in some of the Sonic and the Secret Rings stages, This is accomplished by braking and standing still in a certain spot for a few seconds, revealing a short cutscene with him. This, in turn, unlocks entries in his own "diary" in the Special Book that contains many bonus pictures of him in some of the stages. The empty spaces give instructions on where these spots can be found. Rather than portray any Arabian Nights character, he appears as himself, because a character in the book (Described as a "fairy") mistook him for Sonic and teleported him to the book, thinking he would defeat Erazor Dijin. He also appears in Sonic Rivals, as three collectible cards, and appears in Sonic Rivals 2 as one collectible card. He also appears on the Green Hill court in Sega Superstars Tennis as a cameo, and has numerous cameos in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, during the aquatics events, rowing events, and the award ceremonies. He can also be seen in Field sports, near the entrance to the field.

His role is unknown, but in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, he will be one of the playable characters. He is supposedly smarter, more sensitive and more developed; nothing else is known as of yet.

Besides appearances in the games, Big also appears in Sonic the Hedgehog comic books, by making cameos appearances or appearing as a main character. He also appeared in Sonic X in the first episode sitting and fishing with Froggy until Chaos Control occurs; although we are never seen it enveloping him, it is assumed the light reached him. Later in Sonic X, during the Sonic Adventure storyline and briefly cameos in the Sonic Battle storyline, Big is seen again as part of the story, but taking the same role he did in the Sonic Adventure game. Also, he then makes cameos in very few later episodes as sitting in a park with Froggy, and later in a match against Ella in the tournament, but this is removed from the 4kids English dub. Big also appeared on the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book, during the Adventure series, and occasionally makes a few appearances as a cameo, and also on the Sonic X comic book as one of the main characters, on issues #8 and #9, made a cameo on the cover of #21, and appeared once again, as one of the main characters in #33. His theme song is "Lazy Days: Livin' in Paradise" by Ted Poley.

[edit] Froggy

Froggy (カエル-クン, Kaeru-kun^?, "Kaeru-kun") is a large frog, and the pet and best friend of Big the Cat. During the course of Sonic Adventure and part of Sonic X, Froggy swallows both a part of Chaos (his tail, this causes Froggy to grow a tail as well) and a Chaos Emerald. Abducted by E-102 Gamma, Froggy was taken to the Egg Carrier as Doctor Eggman wanted the Emerald and Chaos' tail inside him. Big pursued him, and recovered his friend. However, the Chaos Emerald and the part of Chaos he had swallowed were absorbed into Chaos, allowing it to become Chaos 6, but was eventually rescued by Big with the aid of Sonic. Big and Froggy then took the Tornado 2 back to Mystic Ruins.

In Sonic Heroes, Froggy and Chocola, a Chao, were abducted. Big, Amy and Cream went to look for them under the impression that Sonic had taken them. During the adventure they instead figured out that Eggman had kidnapped Froggy and Chocola, and defeated him. However, it turned out that Metal Sonic had framed Eggman, and had kidnapped Froggy and the Chao in order to copy the residual data of Chaos. Froggy was not seen in the final scenes of the game, but it can be assumed that he and Big went back to Mystic Ruins.

It is unknown if Froggy will appear in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.

[edit] Princess Elise

Princess Elise The Third is a one time character from Sonic the Hedgehog as the princess of Soleanna. She is voiced by Lacey Chabert in English and Maaya Sakamoto in Japanese.

When she was seven years old, she was with her father (the Duke of Soleanna), when he tried to extract energy from Solaris, the sun god of Soleanna. The experiment accidentally split the deity in two entities, but the Duke managed to transfer one half, Iblis, into Elise. He then tells her that she must never cry, as that would release the destructive Iblis, also known as the "Flames of Disaster".

When she first met Sonic, she thought he was the 'silver' hedgehog she saw as a child. It's later revealed in Silver the Hedgehog 's story that he and Shadow went back in time to uncover the truth of Solaris. Shadow encased Mephilis in the dark sceptor while Silver helped the young Elise after Iblis was sealed within her. The blue Chaos Emerald that she's had since she was a child was given to her by Silver.

In the present time of the game, Elise celebrates the Festival of the Sun in Soleanna. Doctor Eggman then attacks the city and kidnaps Elise, out to get the power of the Flames of Disaster she keeps inside her. Sonic quickly chases after them. Elise is later killed when the Egg Carrier explodes due to unstable engines, but Sonic and Silver use Chaos Control to go back in time and save them.

In the "Last Story", Sonic is killed by Mephiles the Dark. Elise breaks down and cries, releasing the eternal flames of Iblis, who fuses with Mephiles into Solaris. After Sonic's friends find the seven Chaos Emeralds within the distorted reality, Elise uses their powers to heal Sonic.Super Sonic then gives some of his power to Shadow and Silver, transforming them into Super Shadow, and Super Silver. After Solaris is destroyed by Super Sonic, Super Shadow, and Super Silver, Sonic and Elise go back in time to when Solaris was just a flame. Elise takes the flame and tells Sonic that if it blows out, the flame that will become Solaris in the future, it will result in her and Sonic never meeting. Though she doesn't want their friendship to end, Sonic convinces her to abandon their meeting. With tears in her eyes and a small smile, Elise gently blows Solaris from existence, thus erasing the whole game's events and happenings.

[edit] The Coconut Crew

The Coconut Crew is a crew of seven koalas and one Viking polar bear who live on Sonic Rush Adventure's Southern Island, the main hub of the game. Most are hiding on various islands around the ocean and must be found in-game before their services can be accessed. The various members of the crew provide different activities for Sonic or Blaze:

• Deikun: Constructs buildings to house the various vehicles as they are made available in the game.
• Colonel: Puts up decorations around the island after Sonic or Blaze completes certain missions for him.
• Muzy: Never without his guitar, Muzy plays music for Sonic and later allows him to access the Sound Test.
• Kylok: Allows the player to view FMVs of the game.
• Tabby: Places animals around the island after certain missions are completed. These are only for decoration.
• Gardon: Provides missions for Blaze to gather the Sol Emeralds. He wars a hat similar to that of Napoleon.
• Setter: Allows Sonic to access the Options menu, where the player can change Wi-Fi settings, among other things.
• Norman: Provides Time Attack races on the sea.

[edit] Emerl

Emerl (エメル, Emeru^?), (pronounced em el in the English dub of the anime) is a character from Sonic Battle and appeared on several episodes of Sonic X. He is an ancient weapon, known as the Gizoid, that was created over 4,000 years ago by the "Fourth Great Civilization," which he is responsible for the destruction of. Around fifty years ago, he was discovered by Professor Gerald Robotnik. Gerald attempted to nullify his destructive programming, but failed. In an attempt to curb it, he gave it the same qualities as his other creation, Shadow the Hedgehog, a "soul" based on that of Gerald's granddaughter, Maria Robotnik. Emerl establishes a link to anyone with great power, with those whose power is greater than his current master being favored, and remains loyal to that master until the link is broken. His greatest ability, Skill Copy, allows him to learn and mimic the personality traits, knowledge, and fighting abilities of others; he amplifies this copying ability by absorbing Chaos Emeralds. However, the Gizoid is prone to being overloaded by the power of the Emeralds or from absorbing too much data, in which case he goes on a mindless rampage. Emerl is 110cm (3ft 7in) tall and weighs a mere 14kg (30.8lbs).^[2]

Emerl was originally found and studied by Gerald Robotnik, but he eventually absorbed a large amount of weapons, and decimated a large section of the ARK. Years later, he was found by Dr. Eggman. While experimenting, Eggman gave Emerl a Chaos Emerald which it absorbed. As he couldn't retrieve the jewel, Eggman got angry at the robot and threw it away on a beach, and went to create his own robots, the E-121 "Phi", from the Gizoid's blueprints, empowering them by shards of Chaos Emeralds.

He was later found by Sonic, who Emerl viewed as powerful, so he formed a link with him. At first Emerl had no personality, and could not speak, but as he stayed with Sonic, he developed. He continued to travel with Sonic and his companions while learning from them, forming bonds with them, and fending off Eggmans various attempts to capture him. Before Emerl could settle down to a normal life, Eggman finished his Final Egg Blaster, placed on his newly rebuilt Death Egg, and threatened the Earth with it. He teleported there and defeated him, but due to the power of the blaster, his old Gizoid programming overcame him, causing him to go on a rampage. The only option left was to destroy him. Sonic did this, and as Emerl started to break down, he reverted to his old personality and thanked Sonic for all the good times they had together. Sonic desperately tried to save his friend, but Emerl disappeared in a flash of light, leaving only the shards of the Chaos Emeralds behind. It is said at the end of the game that Emerl is still alive in the emerald shards.

He also has a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

His role in Sonic X, and the Sonic Battle arc in general, was vastly different then in the games, Notable differences include Emerl apparently being constructed by Dr Eggman himself, rather than a fourth civilization and being found by Prof Gerald, Eggman's grandfather. Emerl's history was barely talked about. Eggman never attempted to capture Emerl or design the Phi robots, and Emerl went berserk when being in contact with one emerald rather than all seven (thus being far weaker than his original form in Sonic Battle). Also notable characters never returned for the arc (such as Shadow and Gamma) while others specifically from the anime made small cameos. The whole plot for the Arc, changed from being centered around Emerl, to being about a tournament to lure Eggman and others to a Chaos Emerald.

[edit] Gemerl

Gemerl (ジーメル, Jiimeru^?, G-mel)^[3] is a robot that appeared in the Game Boy Advance game Sonic Advance 3. According to the official Japanese website of Sonic Advance 3, Dr. Eggman created Gemerl from the remaining "data" of Emerl^[4] in order to use him to fight Sonic. Gemerl has the ability to "merge" with other machines, and as such co-pilots all of Eggman's boss vehicles. Unlike Emerl, Gemerl often uses his jetpack, either to fly or to tackle enemies. He can also teleport, fire barrages of missiles, and create a red energy shield around himself. By his fighting tactics, he is like Mecha Sonic.

If the player collects all of the Chaos Emeralds in the game, Gemerl becomes extra final boss of the game and uses the power of the Chaos Emeralds to transform into a powerful orb-shaped machine. The Chaos Emeralds cause Gemerl to become destructive, like the last time Emerl had encountered the seven Emeralds together back in Sonic Battle, and Gemerl betrays Eggman by throwing him at Sonic before escaping. Sonic takes the discarded Emeralds, turns into Super Sonic, and teams up with Eggman to defeat Gemerl during the final boss stage. This round form of Gemerl has four extend-able arms with claw-like hands that can fire energy beams and missiles. His only weak point is his gem, which is protected and impossible to harm unless Super Sonic charges Eggman with energy and throws him at Gemerl.

After Gemerl is defeated, Cream and her mother, Vanilla, find his broken body on the beach, and take him to Tails. Tails then proceeds to repair Gemerl. In the final scene of the game the now apparently good-natured Gemerl is seen playing with Cream at hers and Vanilla's house. A small ending scene after the credits show Cream chasing Gemerl, falling, and starting to cry. Gemerl comes back to Cream and pats her on the head; Cream then feels better and runs off-screen with Gemerl.^[5]

[edit] Gemerl naming issues

When Sonic Advance 3 was first released, the character's name went unmentioned in the game, manual and promotional materials. However, the official Japanese website for the game featured an image of the character with the filename "gmel.gif".^[6] Some time later, Sega's official European Sonic fan site revealed the character's English name as Gemerl.^[3]

[edit] Professor Gerald Robotnik

Professor Gerald Robotnik (ジラルド・ロボトニック, Jirarudo Robotonikku^?) is the grandfather of Maria Robotnik and Dr. Ivo Robotnik, otherwise known as Doctor Eggman, as well as the creator of Shadow the Hedgehog, Space Colony ARK, the Biolizard, Artificial Chaos, and various others. According to Sonic X, Gerald was 170 cm (5ft 7in) tall and weighed 88 kg (195 lb).^[7] He was voiced by Marc Biagi in Sonic Adventure 2 and by Mike Pollock in Shadow the Hedgehog in English, and Chikao Ōtsuka in Japanese. After launching the ARK fifty years before the main series, the current president of the United Federation came forth and requested his expertise on a project involving prevention of death: an immortality formula. He was reluctant at first, but his granddaughter Maria Robotnik had been suffering from an illness known as Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which had no known cure. Knowing that otherwise she might die, Gerald reluctantly agreed to work on the project.

While he himself called it the Ultimate Life Form, his doubtful coworkers frequently referred to it as "Project Shadow", due to its high impossible goal, akin to catching one's shadow.^[8] The name stuck, and eventually Gerald officially referred to the project as Project Shadow. After various attempts, some reaching results such as the dangerous Biolizard, he contacts the alien Black Doom and, with his DNA, he would finish the ultimate lifeform: A creature who wouldn't age even from time itself, Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow's purpose was to serve both of them, as part of an agreement: Gerald would have Shadow to further his research, while Black Doom would have Shadow to collect the Chaos Emeralds for his own secret and sinister purposes: to use Chaos Control to bring the Black Comet, the home of his alien species the Black Arms, down to Earth and conquer it. Once Gerald learns of Black Doom's intentions he creates his own plan; he creates the ARK's Eclipse Cannon to destroy the comet that Black Doom travels in.

As revealed in Sonic Battle, at some point during his time working on Project Shadow, he also came across an ancient robot known as the Gizoid, which was able to copy melee and weapon abilities and use them. When the government and its military organizations became uneasy about Project Shadow, believing that is could be a potential threat to Earth, Gerald gave them the Gizoid to buy some time in completing his work. However, this did not change their feelings about Project Shadow. Sometime after the creation of Shadow the Hedgehog, G.U.N. attacked the ARK. Maria was killed and Shadow was launched toward Earth.

It was also revealed in Sonic Rivals 2 that he had been researching a creature called the Ifrit for unknown reasons.

When the professor found out that Maria was killed by the G.U.N. military, he lost his grip on sanity. During his remaining time, he created a program that would smash the ARK into the Earth, destroying it, and tampered with Shadow's memories so that he would carry out the plan. In order for the program to work, it needed to be powered by the seven Chaos Emeralds. His final act before his video recorded execution was to condemn the world to destruction for the pain humanity has caused him.

It should be noted that in the game "Sonic Adventure 2", Gerald was only seen in one picture, which was during his imprisonment after the ARK was stormed by G.U.N. forces. The picture showed him as rather thin, certainly much thinner than his grandson Dr. Eggman. In the game "Shadow the Hedgehog", Gerald was seen animated and in a few CG pictures, which displayed him as much fatter, though not as fat as his grandson Eggman. Presumably, he lost the weight during his time in prison.

In character his appearances have appeared somewhat contradictory. In Sonic Adventure 2 he is depicted as an eerily desperate depressed and bitter man determined to bring pain to the world as can be illustrated in this quote "All of you ungrateful humans who took everything away from me will feel my loss and despair". But later in the game "Shadow the Hedgehog" instead of his "ultimate lifeform" being the ideal bane to creation strangely and contradictoraily it becomes his gift of protecting the world as he is depicted as understanding and caring.

[edit] Maria Robotnik

Maria Robotnik (マリア‧ロボトニック, Maria Robotonikku^?) is a character that appeared in flashbacks during Sonic Adventure 2, and Shadow the Hedgehog, along with the anime series Sonic X, where she mirrored her role in Sonic Adventure 2. She is voiced by Yuri Shiratori in the Japanese version, and Shelly Fox and Bella Hudson in the English dubs.

She is the granddaughter of Professor Gerald Robotnik, and is the cousin of Doctor Ivo Robotnik, (better known by the alias Doctor Eggman.) Before Shadow was created, she was friends with the G.U.N. Commander. Maria suffered from the illness known as "NIDS" (Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome), which was considered incurable at the time. An information card from Sonic X states she is 12 years old, 140cm (4ft 7 ½in) tall, and weighs 32kg (70 lb)^[9].

While Professor Gerald's government-sponsored research aboard the Space Colony ARK was initially intended to attain an immortal being, Gerald took on the task to try and save his granddaughter, and named the project 'Project Shadow'. After the final product, Shadow the Hedgehog was created, and he and Maria became best friends. While this was going on, someone had been leaking information that the Biolizard was a potential danger. So, G.U.N. sent troops up there in what they called an "accident", which was really a raid. Maria and Shadow attempted to flee the invading soldiers, but when they couldn't, Maria encased Shadow in an escape pod to escape the ARK. However, Maria was shot by a soldier, and as Shadow watched in horror, unable to help her, Maria asked him to bring hope to humanity and give humans a chance to be happy, before triggering the capsule's escape. This experience scarred Shadow for life, but ultimately his determination to keep his promise to Maria led him to become friends with Sonic.

Maria had made a few appearances in the Archie Sonic Comic, in Sonic #171 where Shadow's origins were finally revealed. In the alternate version of Mobius: 25 Years Later, the Mobians appear to view her as a deity of sorts as several of them are seen praying to a statue of her with angel wings in Portal, while a statue of her also appears in the throne room of Castle Acorn. Sonic even states the phrases "Maria have Mercy" and "Maria help me" at the loss of his family. Notably, in Maria's first appearance in the comic she was portrayed with brunette hair instead of blond.

[edit] Lumina Flowlight

Lumina Flowlight appears in Sonic Shuffle as the guardian of the Precioustone in Maginary World, along with the world's goddess, Illumina. She is a pink, fairy-like being that Cosmo bears some resemblance to. In the beginning of the game, she brings Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and (unknowingly) Eggman to Maginary World in order to get their help to repair the Precioustone, which was shattered by Void. Later, she and Void cancel each other out, following her revelation that Void is the nothingness in the imagination that allows people to dream. She and Void are actually the two halves of Illumina that make her a complete entity. Lumina and Illumina are voiced by Elara Distler in the game. She also appears in an archie sonic comic adaptation (no.91) of sonic shuffle where she appears in sonic's dreams.

[edit] Marine the Raccoon

Marine the Raccoon (マリン ・ザ ・ラクーン Marin za Rakūn) is a character who debuted in Sonic Rush Adventure. Marine lives in Blaze's dimension, on Southern Island where her house is located. She speaks with an exaggerated Australian accent, using Australian slang words such as 'strewth' and 'bonza' and adding the word 'mate' to the end of sentences. Marine dreams of becoming a captain one day, so she can sail around the world, but wrecked her ship, the S.S. Marine, by forgetting to install the brakes. Tails decides to help her repair her ship, and Sonic goes to find parts to repair Marine's vessel. Unfortunately, Marine and her new-found friends find themselves confronted by a dangerous menace: the pirate Captain Whisker.

In terms of personality, she is rather scatterbrained and so often acts before she thinks. She is relatively bossy and attention-seeking, but has many koala friends who are pleased to help Sonic and his companions. Marine is afraid of ghosts and is over-protective by them. She also runs off multiple times, causing trouble almost every time she does. Despite having been able to built an (incomplete) sailing ship, before the game's events she appears to have no idea what a submarine or a hovercraft are, or how to read her book on shipbuilding. She also offers to read ancient text in Sky Babylon, but actually cannot. She is extremely embarrassed of facts like these and tries to hide them, although she does this very poorly.

Marine appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic adaptation of Sonic Rush Adventure in which she comes across Sonic and Tails having crashed their plane in the storm. As in the game she is brash and pushy, quickly "recruiting" the two with her being captain. She also mentions pirates and treasure, producing a Chaos Emerald she found. When asked if she knows what exactly it is she's holding, she replies "Duh! It's a giant, pretty gem!" Her accent is missing here as at the time of writing her Australian accent had not yet been finalized.

[edit] Mecha Knuckles

A robotic version of Knuckles that appeared in Sonic R. He has all of Knuckles abilities but is faster than him. Another robot version of Knuckles appears in Sonic Advance as a boss. The only difference is that he is more pinkish and has golden gloves, he has the ability to shoot giant homing missles from his mouth. The Sonic R version of Metal Knuckles was able to be unlocked by collecting five Gold Coins in the Reactive Factory level.

[edit] Omochao

Omochao (オモチャオ, Omochao^?) is a robotic Chao with a propeller on its head. Its name is a portmanteau of the Japanese word omocha, meaning "toy", and Chao. Shaped like a Chao, Omochao is small, has stubby limbs, and a large blue head. He has a blue body and head with orange eyes, although in Chao Races where he used as a guide his eyes are yellow. When Omochao is activated a red propeller comes out of his head, letting him achieve flight. Omochao has the ability to talk, and in Japan, or with Japanese language settings, he almost always adds "Chao" at the end of his sentences. Omochao had many look alikes in Sonic Adventure seen in the sidelines of the Chao Races. Possibly his most known appearance is in Sonic Adventure 2, where he served as an in-game manual to teach players how to play the game. He can also be picked up and thrown, or in the case of Tails and Dr Eggman's stages, shot at (responding afterwards with an angry comment). Since then he has appeared in a multitude of Sonic games, such as a commentor on the options and training level in Sonic Heroes, or as a type of gun named Omochao-gun (it looks like Omochao's head, and shoots out Omochao heads that can bounce off walls) in Shadow The Hedgehog. In the Wii game Sonic and the Secret Rings he acts as a guide through the party mode, and is even a alternate cursor sprite in one particular mini-game.In Sonic and the Secret Rings he is given a turban currently exclusive to that appearance to mimick the Arabian theme of the game. On the Japanese dub, he was voiced by Etsuko Kozakura, and by three voice actresses on the American dub: Lani Minella in Sonic Adventure 2 and its remake Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, and also in Sonic Heroes. Liza Jacqueline voiced him in Sonic Riders, and Rebecca Handler voiced him in Sonic and the Secret Rings.

Omochao has also made a cameo appearance in the Sonic the Hedgehog Archie Comics, in which he was an ordinary Chao who transformed after spending time around Sonic's Roboticized father, Jules.

[edit] Pachacamac

Pachacamac (or Chief Pachacamac, spelled Pochacamac in his Sonic the Comic appearances) is a reddish-brown Echidna who is Tikal's father. He only appeared in Sonic Adventure in various flashbacks to the past that the characters experience due to Tikal (in the form of a glowing ball). He is named after an Incan deity. In Sonic Adventure, Pachacamac's English voice actor was Steve Broadie. In his appearance in the Sonic X anime, he is voiced by Dan Green.

Pachacamac inherited his chief rank from his mother and he is a greedy warmonger. Although at first he loved his daughter, he lost all compassion when his wife died, as can be heard from various Echidnas in his city. Tikal did try to talk her father out of his warring ways but ultimately failed. Later, along with a group of echidna warriors, he tried to take the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald as he considered them a key to the Echidna tribes' survival. Tikal tried to defend the shrine and the Chao living there, but Pachacamac ignored her pleas and ordered the warriors to go on. Tikal was pushed aside and the Chao of the shrine were knocked out in the process. This angered their guardian Chaos who appeared and used the Chaos Emeralds to become Perfect Chaos. Pachacamac and his warriors were killed and the Echidna city was largely destroyed. This caused his daughter Tikal to rush to the Master Emerald to plead that it got Chaos under control.

[edit] Tikal the Echidna

Tikal (ティカル, Tikaru^?) was designed by Yuji Uekawa to be a light orange, female, anthropomorphic echidna. She first appeared in the game Sonic Adventure, cameoed in later games, and played similar roles in other mediums of the series. She is 14 years old, 95 cm (3 ft 1 in) tall, and her weight is unknown.^[10] Tikal's Japanese voice-overs are done by Kaori Asoh, while Elara Distler did her English voice in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2, as Bella Hudson did her voice in the English language version of Sonic X.

Tikal is the daughter of Chief Pachacamac and is said to have originated from the same tribe as main character Knuckles the Echidna.^[10] Her mother had died when she was young, so she depended on her grandmother to raise her. Tikal respected her and believed everything she taught, resulting in her becoming a pacifist. After her grandmother died, Tikal always cherished her words and followed her wishes to oppose Pachacamac's power-hungry ways in invading other countries.^[11]

Sometime during her life she found the altar of the Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds near the Echidna city, and there she met and befriended the peaceful creatures known as Chao. Unlike the other Echidnas she could come close to the altar despite a mysterious barrier protecting it. During one visit to the altar, she was introduced to Chaos, the guardian of the Chao, who let her stay and play with the Chao, due to her friendliness to them. As time passed, Pachacamac and a group of his men raided the altar to steal the Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds in order to obtain total power. After knocking Tikal and the Chao away, Chaos became angered, causing him to kill Pachacamac and his men. Running to the Master Emerald, Tikal remembered the ancient poem about Chaos. Now realizing what it meant, she recited it. The Master Emerald then responded by sealing Chaos and Tikal's spirit in itself.^[12]

Several thousand years passed, and Dr. Eggman read the story about Chaos on an ancient stone tablet. In order to recruit Chaos' help in his quest to rule the world, Eggman shattered the Master Emerald, awakening Chaos and Tikal's spirit. While Chaos is a puddle of water that got bigger and grew bones from the Chaos Emeralds, Tikal has become a orange-red ball of light that appears to give the group instructions. Subsequently, Tikal transported Sonic and his friends (most notably Knuckles and once to E-102 Gamma) to the past to know the trouble that befell her world before. Despite this, Chaos managed to obtain the Chaos Emeralds and used their negative energies to become Perfect Chaos. As he began destroying Station Square, Tikal appeared and told Sonic that Chaos had to be sealed in the Master Emerald once again. However, Sonic disagreed, as Chaos would still be angered, and history would likely repeat itself once again. Instead, he used the positive energy of the Chaos Emeralds to become Super Sonic, then battled and defeated Perfect Chaos. After being defeated by the positive energy of the Emeralds, Chaos was neutralized and calm. A bunch of Chao appeared and Tikal explained to him that the Chao were alright and happy, then she and Chaos rose into the air and disappeared in a flash of light.^[13]

She, along with Chaos, appears as a playable character in the multiplayer mode of Sonic Adventure 2 and its remake where the goal is to find the Master Emerald pieces before the opponent.

[edit] Tails Doll

A doll version of Tails that appears in Sonic R. A character with bad handling and good speed the Tails Doll is actually a good character to have, to unlock him you must collect the five Gold Coins in Radical City and then challenge him.

[edit] The President

The President is the head of state of the United Federation, a fictional nation similar to the United States. He resides in Central City, in a building very similar to the White House. He first appeared in Sonic Adventure 2, when Sonic and Tails catch up to his limousine in order to use his computer to pinpoint the location of Dr. Eggman, as the doctor had contacted the President seconds earlier. He is then briefly mentioned by Rouge the Bat during Sonic Heroes; if Team Dark stays still for some time, she will say "I haven't seen the President lately." He reappears in Shadow the Hedgehog, where he holds an admiration for Sonic and Shadow for previously saving the world, and appears in several cutscenes trying to deal with the alien invasion of the Black Arms. His presence in the Shadow the Hedgehog game is much more emphasized than in earlier appearances, as he is a major representative to the player on G.U.N. (Guardian Units of Nations)'s actions. Shadow attempts to assassinate the President in one story of the game. In the ending, the President concludes that Professor Gerald Robotnik was actually a hero to the world and should be praised.

In Sonic X, a different president is seen, taking the place of the president seen in the games during the animated adaptations of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2. This president is gray-haired and stockier than the one seen in the games. After Perfect Chaos's attack on Station Square, he is seen signing papers with "Michael R," likely a nod to Michael Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan.

[edit] The President's Secretary

The President's Secretary appears in Sonic Adventure 2 and is heard in Shadow the Hedgehog. In Sonic Adventure 2, she is seen with the President in his limousine and appears to be oblivious to the events happening around her when Sonic and Tails leap into the limo to pick up Eggman's coordinates, but it might be because she received a message from the agent, Rouge the Bat. In Shadow the Hedgehog she speaks to the President via an answering machine in several cutscenes, and during Expert Mode, she twice reminds him of his casual meetings (such as sharing tea) with other world leaders. In Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, she could be unlocked as an easter egg for the in-game theme.

A different secretary, but with the same role, appears in Sonic X. She is named Christina Cooper, is 170 cm (5ft 7in) tall, weighs 50kg (110lb) is African American, and is 38 years old.^[14]

[edit] Ray the Flying Squirrel

Ray (Rē za Sukuwuru) is a flying squirrel that only appeared as a main character in SegaSonic the Hedgehog, although he has an expanded role in certain other Sonic continuities. This is particularly notable in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series, in which he is a member of the Chaotix team (see here for information about his role in that series).

During SegaSonic the Hedgehog, Ray was captured by Dr. Robotnik along with Mighty the Armadillo and Sonic himself and imprisoned at his Eggman Island. During their escape, the three jointly foiled one of Robotnik's plots and destroyed the entire island. In the game, one of the earliest to feature a voice cast, Ray's voice was provided by Hiroko Yoshino (credited as Hiroko Kanamaru).

Ray was recently shown in the Sonic Channel character poll.

[edit] Shahra the Ring Genie

Shahra the Ring Genie made her first appearance in Sonic and the Secret Rings. The story begins with Shahra popping out of a book of the Arabian Nights and into Sonic's world. She reveals that an evil entity known as Erazor Djinn is absorbing the power of the book and causing pages of it to disappear. If he is not stopped, his power will be unleashed onto the real world unless the "Legendary Blue Hedgehog" told of in the stories, can stop him. Shahra gives Sonic a ring that seals a contract between her and her new master. She has a habit of calling Sonic "Master", especially when he is about to ask for something. Later on, when Sonic and Shahra arrive inside the book, Erazor shows up, and threatens Shahra's life by shooting a fire arrow at her; however, Sonic jumps in front of her and gets shot instead. Shahra then blames herself for what happened to Sonic, but he comforts her and tells her not to worry. At the end of the game Erazor tries to sacrifice Sonic, the collector of the World Rings, in order to gain their full power and gain the abilities of the creator. However, Shahra blocks Erazor's blade and is struck down in Sonic's place. As she dies she admits to Sonic that she had used him all along and begs for his forgiveness. Sonic makes one final wish for Shahra to grant - asking her to "not die, and to go back to the way you were". Although she does not have the power to grant the wish, the mysterious relic she gave to Sonic returns to its original state. After a vicious battle, Sonic destroys Alf Layla wa-Layla and Erazor is returned to his original state as well as Sonic. Sonic, now controlling Erazor with his lamp, wishes to bring Shahra back to life. Shahra, though back to life, is still overcome with grief from her earlier betrayal of Sonic. Sonic understands this, and wishes for mountains of handkerchiefs so she can cry for as long as she needs to, touchingly alluding to the start of the story. Sonic's relationship with Shahra was pretty similar to his erased relationship with Elise.

Her English voice actor is Bella Hudson while her Japanese voice is provided by Mai Nakahara. She is similar in appearance to Pullum Purna from Street Fighter EX. Sonic calls on Shahra's power to use Time Break and the Speed Break which are gained on the game at Level 10.

Shahra also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a collectible sticker.

[edit] Small Animals

Sonic's universe is populated with 'normal', less distinctive animals as well as anthropomorphic ones. These small animals (or "Sonic's friends") are often used by Dr Eggman as "organic batteries" to power his robot armies. The trapped animal inside can be freed usually by hitting the robot and destroying its metal case. The small animals originally served as the major population of Sonic's world before Sonic Adventure introduced human populations and cities.

The original seven animals from Sonic 1 were characterized in different ways in different markets. In Japan, they were given profiles and names in the game's instruction manual; the Western manuals, conversely, made no mention of them, leaving various SEGA media such as Stay Sonic guidebook and the UK's Sonic the Comic to establish the Western names for these characters. The original seven animals are:

• Flicky: perhaps the most prominently used in Eggman's badnik implantations, this small bird's first appearance in the gaming industry actually out dates Sonic. Flicky and its respective game were alluded to in Sonic 3D Blast. Of the seven initial animals, this is the only one to have a consistent name in all regions. Flickies were last used by Eggman to power his E-Series line in Sonic Adventure.
• Ricky/Sally Acorn: This brown squirrel (or chipmunk) was given a gender change in its translation to the west (distinguished in most media by a pink bow on its head).
• Pocky/Johnny Lightfoot: A grey rabbit that is freed in the Green Hill zone, the first Sonic level. A humanoid version was a prominent character in Sonic the Comic; an exceptionally fast runner, Johnny is credited with training Sonic early in his life.
• Rocky/Joe Sushi: A white walrus or seal.
• Picky/Porker Lewis: a small pig. A humanoid version was a recurring character in Sonic the Comic, where he was the team's timid technological expert.
• Pecky/Tux: a black penguin usually freed in aquatic levels.
• Kucky/Churps: a white chicken.

When the concept of a Sonic animated series was being developed, one of the earliest known concepts saw these seven characters massively redesigned as the "Freedom Team." ^[15] Although the concept was ultimately abandoned, some artwork from this series was showcased in Sonic the Comic, and apparently inspired a redesign of Johnny Lightfoot and Porker Lewis in the comic, who went from looking like their game sprites to humanoid versions of themselves, wearing some of the clothing the artwork shows them garbed in.

It is likewise apparent that some of these characters inspired the cast of Sonic cartoon and Archie comic. Undoubtedly, Sally Acorn was the basis for the character of the same name in both these continuities, although she was hugely visually redesigned, and cast in the role of Princess. Similarly, it is highly likely that the walrus and rabbit characters were the basis for Rotor and Bunnie Rabbot.

Characters introduced in additional games, who did not received characterization in western media, include:

• Locky: a bald eagle that debuted in Sonic 2.
• Wocky: a small monkey. According to Sonic X, one of these seemingly cute simians bullied Tails before he befriended Sonic.
• Becky: A small bear that makes one sparse appearance in the Casino Night in the second revision of Sonic 2. A variation of Becky picked on Tails for his inventive skills in Sonic X.
• Tocky: A turtle that appears as sparsely as Becky. Its one (rather unfortunate) appearance is in the groundless Sky Chase zone.

In later titles such as Sonic Adventure, the small animals were replaced with minimized versions of more realistic animals (though sometimes more bizarre creatures such as fish-like creatures and skeleton dogs were found), often collected and used as an item for Chao, which the pet could 'feed' off of to enhance its stats and appearance according to the creature. The original seven animals (along with all variations of Flicky) last appeared in the anime Sonic X, cameoing as civilians of Sonic's world (which was separate from earth in this continuation), though Flicky has still made notable appearances in later games such as Sonic Adventure and Sonic Rush.

[edit] Vanilla the Rabbit

Vanilla the Rabbit (ヴァニラ・ザ・ラビット, Vanira za Rabitto^?) is a cream-colored, anthropomorphic rabbit, introduced as Cream the Rabbit's mother in Sonic Advance 2 (where she was originally unnamed). An eyecatcher card in from the Japanese version of the anime series Sonic X states that she is 128 cm (4ft 3in) tall, and keeps both her weight and age a secret.^[16] In Sonic Advance 2, Vanilla and Cream were kidnapped by Doctor Eggman and separated. Cream was rescued by Sonic the Hedgehog, and Cream then rescued Vanilla. She also takes in G-mel after the events of Sonic Advance 3, and makes a brief appearance in Sonic Rush.

In Sonic X, Vanilla was separated from her daughter when Cream was kidnapped by Doctor Eggman and sent to Earth via Chaos Control, and eventually Vanilla is sent there herself. Vanilla asks the Chaotix detective crew to help find Cream, and Vector the Crocodile mistakenly believes that Cream was kidnapped by Sonic. While the Chaotix team investigates, Vanilla comes across Sonic, who then takes her to see Cream at the Thorndyke house. The staff at the mansion meets Vanilla for the first time, and Cream is overjoyed to see her mom. Cream stays with her mother throughout the new episodes, helping her with meals as she did with Ella and Amy at the mansion.

In the comic book based on the Sonic X anime, Vanilla voices concern for Cream's safety being around Sonic and company, given their frequent and harrowing adventures and wants Cream to come back with her where Vanilla can assure she will not get in harm's way. She tries to voice these concerns to Chris Thorndyke's mother, but she and many others are possessed by King Boom Boo's ghosts before she can fully convey these concerns. Cream's role in helping free her mother and the others convinces Vanilla that Cream can handle herself and is in safe company with Sonic and the Thorndykes. She then understands that Cream will not be a little girl forever and accepts that Cream is starting to grow up.

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