78-459: [REDACTED] Look up BIG or big in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Big or BIG may refer to: Big, of great size or degree Film and television [ edit ] Big (film) , a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks Big , a 2023 Taiwanese children's film starring Van Fan and Chie Tanaka Big! ,
156-819: A Sonic platformer as a playable character was in Sonic Adventure ; she is playable in Sonic Heroes (2003) and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), and appears as a non-player character in games such as Sonic Unleashed (2008). While some journalists have called Amy cute and powerful, others find her annoying. Justin Towell of GamesRadar+ and writers from Mean Machines expressed general displeasure at her introduction in Sonic CD . Additionally, some have criticized developers' treatment of Amy as
234-407: A 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks Big , a 2023 Taiwanese children's film starring Van Fan and Chie Tanaka Big! , a Discovery Channel television show Richard Hammond's Big , a television show presented by Richard Hammond Big (TV series) , a 2012 South Korean TV series Banana Island Ghost , a 2017 fantasy action comedy film Music [ edit ] Big:
312-499: A 2007 album by Macy Gray "Big" (Brassmunk song) "Big" (Dead Letter Circus song) "Big" (Fontaines D.C. song) "Big" (Juice Wrld song) "Big" (Sneaky Sound System song) "Big" (Rita Ora and Imanbek song) "Big" (Young M.A song) "Big", a 1990 song by New Fast Automatic Daffodils "Big", a 2021 song by Jade Eagleson from Honkytonk Revival "B.I.G.", a 2015 song by X Ambassadors from VHS The Notorious B.I.G. , an American rapper B.I.G (band) ,
390-548: A 2021 song by Jade Eagleson from Honkytonk Revival "B.I.G.", a 2015 song by X Ambassadors from VHS The Notorious B.I.G. , an American rapper B.I.G (band) , a South Korean boy band Places [ edit ] Big River (disambiguation) , various rivers (and other things) Big Island (disambiguation) , various islands (and other things) Transportation [ edit ] Allen Army Airfield (IATA code), Alaska, US Billingshurst railway station (National Rail station code), West Sussex, England BIG,
468-625: A Belgian information centre for dangerous goods Breast International Group , for breast cancer research Fictional characters [ edit ] Big the Cat , in the Sonic the Hedgehog game universe Big, a Buddhist monk in the 2003 film Running on Karma Big, in The Perhapanauts comic book series Big, in Big & Small children's TV Series Big (character) , from Sex and
546-403: A Danish architecture firm Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft , an Austrian quasi-governmental company Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen , a Belgian information centre for dangerous goods Breast International Group , for breast cancer research Fictional characters [ edit ] Big the Cat , in the Sonic the Hedgehog game universe Big, a Buddhist monk in
624-399: A Discovery Channel television show Richard Hammond's Big , a television show presented by Richard Hammond Big (TV series) , a 2012 South Korean TV series Banana Island Ghost , a 2017 fantasy action comedy film Music [ edit ] Big: the musical , a 1996 musical based on the film Big Records , a record label Big! (Betty Who album) Big (album) ,
702-585: A South Korean boy band Places [ edit ] Big River (disambiguation) , various rivers (and other things) Big Island (disambiguation) , various islands (and other things) Transportation [ edit ] Allen Army Airfield (IATA code), Alaska, US Billingshurst railway station (National Rail station code), West Sussex, England BIG, a VOR navigational beacon at London Biggin Hill Airport Organizations [ edit ] Badan Informasi Geospasial ,
780-435: A VOR navigational beacon at London Biggin Hill Airport Organizations [ edit ] Badan Informasi Geospasial , the national mapping agency of Indonesia Beijing Institute of Genomics , a Chinese institute for genetic research Big Ten Conference , an American college sports conference which uses the singular word "B1G" (the numeral "1" replacing the letter "I") within their logo Bjarke Ingels Group ,
858-589: A female character and analyzed her implications on gender representation in video games . The Electronic Gaming Monthly staff found her pink coloring and tendency to run from danger to be stereotypical and common in Japanese-created female characters, while feminist blogger Anita Sarkeesian cites Amy as an example of the "Ms. Male Character" trope, in which female characters in games with male protagonists often resemble those protagonists, but with stereotypically feminine features added. Despite this, Amy
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#1732766153324936-514: A formidable weapon. Vector was, originally, supposed to be in the sound test of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game as part of a rock band that Sonic was part of, but the band and the feature itself were removed prior to its release. Vector and the band made a brief appearance in the promotional manga Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic . Vector then made his official game debut in the 1995 video game Knuckles' Chaotix . And in 2003, he
1014-490: A fox friend named Tails . Sonic CD introduced Amy Rose, a female hedgehog with a persistent crush on Sonic. Sonic 3 introduced Knuckles the Echidna , Sonic's rival and later friend. All five of these have remained major characters and appeared in dozens of games. The series has introduced dozens of additional recurring characters over the years. These have ranged from anthropomorphic animal characters such as Shadow
1092-475: A game starring Big is a possibility. Despite this statement, Big has continued to appear in other titles, including Sonic Runners , Lego Dimensions , Team Sonic Racing , and Sonic Frontiers . Chaos is a water-like being that can easily manipulate its body and highly intelligent. Without any of the Chaos Emeralds, it is known as "Chaos Zero", but with each of it absorbs, it transforms into
1170-489: A group of initially four characters who debuted in the game Knuckles' Chaotix as the main characters, later forming their own detective agency in Sonic Heroes where only three of them (Vector, Espio and Charmy respectively) returned, after the three were redesigned and rebooted into essentially new characters. IGN described the characters as "charming" and noted that they were introduced before fans became weary of all
1248-514: A lost Chao called Chocola. He is a minor playable character in other Sonic games, like Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, and a non-player character in games such as the Nintendo DS version of Sonic Colors . Reflecting the story of Adventure , Big appears in the Sonic X anime and the Sonic the Hedgehog comics. Big has been derided by
1326-456: A more powerful form, eventually becoming "Perfect Chaos" with all seven Chaos Emeralds. Its first appearance in Sonic Adventure , Dr. Eggman attempts to use it to conquer the world. Chaos tracks down the emeralds, becomes "Perfect Chaos", and floods all of Station Square, but is ultimately defeated by Super Sonic. Chaos is also a mutated Chao ( / tʃ aʊ / ) , a small creature with a pudding -like body and behave much like human infants . By
1404-501: A playable athlete. Espio also made a cameo in the film franchise in the film Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-quill comic. Voiced by: Charmy Bee is a bee who is the "scatter-brained funny-kid" of the Chaotix. He is cheerful, curious, playful, careless, and greatly energetic, often talking about things no one else cares about. Charmy's fooling around makes the rest of the detective agency staff look professional, and he
1482-595: A playable character in the tie-in mobile game; Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom . Vector also made a cameo in the film franchise in the Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-quill comic. Voiced by: Espio the Chameleon is a chameleon who is a ninja warrior . He is described as the "opinionated number one" of the Chaotix, also being the calmest. He has a "militaristic discipline" while being quiet and laid back. Confident in his skills, opinionated and self-obsessed, he revels in training and self-discipline. He
1560-455: A separate continuity from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics published by Archie Comics and other Sonic media and, as a result, feature a distinct yet overlapping array of many characters. Sonic the Hedgehog, trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog , is a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog and the main protagonist of the series. Developed as a replacement for their existing Alex Kidd mascot, as well as Sega's response to Mario , his first appearance
1638-583: A series of electronic noises. The only notable time Metal Sonic was able to talk was in Sonic Heroes in which he was voiced by Jun'ichi Kanemaru in Japanese and Ryan Drummond in English. GameDaily placed Metal Sonic 13th on their "Top 25 Video Game Robots" list, describing him as Dr. Robotnik's "greatest creation" and praising the strength of his abilities. Knuckles the Echidna is a red echidna and one of Sonic's friendly rivals . First introduced in
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#17327661533241716-430: A strong sense of justice and kindness, despite his argumentativeness. He often does unpaid work due to his charitable nature, such as finding a lost child or taking up meager chases for children. This leaves the agency constantly short on money. Vector hates having to work for the landlord, but he enjoys singing, and his trademark accessory is a set of headphones . He is physically very strong and his powerful jaws are
1794-447: A term in wine tasting See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "big" on Misplaced Pages. Mr. Big (disambiguation) The Big Show (disambiguation) Big cat (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Big or Bigs All pages with titles beginning with BIG All pages with titles beginning with BiG All pages with titles beginning with Big Topics referred to by
1872-660: A type of Non-RAID drive architectures used to concatenate multiple disks to appear as a single big disk Business is a Game , a type of business war games The Bigs , 2007 video game Big (wine) , a term in wine tasting See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "big" on Misplaced Pages. Mr. Big (disambiguation) The Big Show (disambiguation) Big cat (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Big or Bigs All pages with titles beginning with BIG All pages with titles beginning with BiG All pages with titles beginning with Big Topics referred to by
1950-657: A very high IQ and excellent mechanical skills. Voiced by: Amy Rose is a pink hedgehog and Sonic's self-proclaimed girlfriend, who is an energetic tomboy . Amy was created by Kazuyuki Hoshino for Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993), although she appeared in Kenji Terada 's Sonic the Hedgehog manga a year before. Hoshino created her in-game graphics, with many staff members contributing ideas to her design. Her headband and trainer shoes reflected Sonic CD director Naoto Ohshima 's tastes, and her mannerisms reflected
2028-466: Is a large, purple anthropomorphic cat, who is depicted as—while unintelligent—sweet, easygoing, and physically strong. In Sonic Adventure , Big's story involves fishing his frog friend Froggy out of various bodies of water after Froggy swallows a Chaos Emerald and part of the tail of Chaos, the game's antagonist. In Sonic Heroes , Big teams up with Amy Rose and Cream the Rabbit to search for Froggy and
2106-402: Is a two-tailed fox who is Sonic's best friend and sidekick. His name is a pun on " miles per hour ". He can use his tails to propel himself into the air like a helicopter for a limited time. Yasushi Yamaguchi , originally the main artist and zone designer for Sega 's Sonic Team, designed Tails for an internal competition for a sidekick to Sonic. His first appearance was in Sonic 2 for
2184-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages BIG (Redirected from BIG ) [REDACTED] Look up BIG or big in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Big or BIG may refer to: Big, of great size or degree Film and television [ edit ] Big (film) ,
2262-555: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Big the Cat The Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise began in 1991 with the video game Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis , which pitted a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic against a rotund male human villain named Doctor Eggman (or Doctor Ivo Robotnik). The sequel, Sonic 2 , gave Sonic
2340-587: Is generally seen as a "cute mascot". Despite an innocent, good-natured and light-hearted personality, he uses his stinger on rare occasions where he gets angry. In addition to being a playable character in Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog , he made cameos in all the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games installments as a referee. Mighty the Armadillo is a black and red armadillo who debuted in
2418-422: Is not concerned by danger, and often yearns to face it in order to use his ninja skills. With his extensive training in ninjutsu and an ability to turn himself invisible, he is able to move around unnoticed. However, a blunder like a sneeze could cause him to inadvertently become visible. Espio's debut was in the video game Knuckles' Chaotix . In the game, his color subtly changes while he moves to demonstrate
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2496-410: Is one of the series' most popular characters, coming in fifth place in a Japanese popularity poll in 2006. Her likeness has been used in Sonic merchandise, and she appears in the television adaptations Sonic X (2003–2005), Sonic Boom (2014–2017) and Sonic Prime (2022–2024). Voiced by: Metal Sonic is an evil robotic version of Sonic created by Dr. Robotnik. He first appears in Sonic
2574-488: Is then reincarnated as an egg; the cycle then restarts and the Chao remembers the player. If, however, it has been treated poorly, the cocoon is gray and the Chao dies, removing every trace of itself from the game. Chao can breed to produce fertile eggs. Chao were designed as a "relative neutral entity" in this game. However, to remain consistent with the good–evil dichotomy of Sonic Adventure 2 , they were designed so that
2652-660: The Sonic Boom episode, "It Wasn't Me, It Was the One-Armed Hedgehog". Metal Sonic appears as a boss in the Sonic story mode of Lego Dimensions . Metal Sonic appeared as a playable character in the multiplayer mode of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle , as well as Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing , Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed , and all the Mario & Sonic titles beginning with Mario & Sonic at
2730-644: The Chao Garden restaurant in Tokyo , Japan . Chao and the Chao-raising system have received generally positive reviews. In a review of Sonic Adventure , GameSpot 's Peter Bartholow stated that "with the Chao-breeding simulation and the minigames, Sonic offers much more beyond the completion of its story." IGN stated that " SA more than has the extras department covered." This enthusiasm
2808-588: The 2003 film Running on Karma Big, in The Perhapanauts comic book series Big, in Big & Small children's TV Series Big (character) , from Sex and the City Other uses [ edit ] Kunimaipa language (ISO 639-3 code: big), of Papua New Guinea Basic income grant BIG Namibia, the basic income grant pilot project at Omitara , Namibia Operation Big , an Allied task force assigned to obtain German nuclear secrets during
2886-462: The Armadillo. Both Ray and Mighty appeared as playable characters in the Sonic Mania expansion Sonic Mania Plus , as well as appearing in the accompanying web series Sonic Mania Adventures . Voiced by: Big the Cat first appeared in the 1998 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure , where he was placed to justify the presence of a fishing rod in the game, although he was conceived beforehand. Big
2964-539: The Chaos Emeralds that acts as a guardian for its species, protects the Master Emerald, and provides clear water around its altar. Takashi Iizuka stated that he wanted to create an antagonist who would have been impossible to create on older hardware. He settled on one relating to liquid and transparent and created Chaos. Iizuka presented the concept to Naka, who was impressed. Chaos was originally intended to have realistic blue scales in his final form, but this
3042-640: The Chaos Rings, but he is stopped by the Chaotix team. Metal Sonic notably acted as the main antagonist in Sonic Heroes , appearing in a new form as Neo Metal Sonic before transforming into the game's final boss, the Metal Overlord. Upon being defeated by Super Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, he reverts to his traditional appearance. He appears as the main antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA) , where Eggman records Sonic's abilities and uploads them to Metal Sonic, who proceeds in attempting to destroy
3120-564: The City Other uses [ edit ] Kunimaipa language (ISO 639-3 code: big), of Papua New Guinea Basic income grant BIG Namibia, the basic income grant pilot project at Omitara , Namibia Operation Big , an Allied task force assigned to obtain German nuclear secrets during the final days of World War II Big (video game player) , American player Terry Chuong A nickname of Fred T. Long (1896–1966), American Negro league baseball player and college football coach <big></big> , an HTML element BIG,
3198-593: The E-100 series and considered the prototype of the line. He was created by Dr. Eggman and ordered to capture the Chaos Emerald from Amy Rose's Flicky friend, Birdie. He first appeared in Sonic Adventure as the main antagonist in Amy's story, where he repeatedly tries to capture Birdie. At the end of Amy's story, she destroys him. In Sonic Advance 2 , he appears in special stages, trying to prevent players from getting
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3276-480: The Eggman Empire and Robotnikland. When Sega had petitioned its research and development department to create a character who would replace Alex Kidd as its company mascot, a caricature of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was among the proposed designs. It lost to Sonic the Hedgehog, but the design was kept for the basis for Dr. Eggman instead. Miles Prower, better known by his nickname , Tails,
3354-660: The Emeralds for an easier job. Fang tries hard to outwit others, but is held back by his clumsiness and often fails. Outside of Triple Trouble , Fang has had playable roles in Sonic Drift 2 and Sonic the Fighters in 1995 and 1996, and had been planned to be in the cancelled Sonic Xtreme . He did not have any significant roles for over two decades however, though he did make a cameo appearance on an in-game poster in 2011's Sonic Generations , and as an illusion during
3432-675: The Game Gear, where he was kidnapped by Doctor Robotnik for a "hefty" ransom. He was first made playable in the Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 . Tails has appeared in almost every Sonic game since his first appearance. Tails starred in two solo spin-off games for the Sega Game Gear in 1995 – Tails' Skypatrol , and Tails Adventure . Frequently portrayed as a sweet-natured and humble fox, Tails used to be picked on because of his twin tails, before he met Sonic. Tails has
3510-465: The Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , Knuckles lives on Angel Island, which hovers in the sky due to the power of the Master Emerald . As the last surviving member of the Echidna people who once inhabited the island, his duty is to guard the Master Emerald. During conception of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , the development team wanted to create a new rival for Sonic. The final design of Knuckles was
3588-485: The Hedgehog and Cream the Rabbit to robots created by Eggman such as Metal Sonic and E-123 Omega, as well as human characters such as Eggman's grandfather Gerald Robotnik. The series features three fictional species, in order of appearance: Chao, which have usually functioned as digital pets and minor gameplay and plot elements; Wisps, which have been used as power-ups ; and Koco, which when collected grant new abilities for Sonic, among other things. The Sonic games keep
3666-530: The Hedgehog CD . He is given orders to go back in time and change the past so that Dr. Eggman can rule the future. Sonic must race him in Stardust Speedway to free Amy Rose. He is severely wounded when he crashes and falls, but is rejuvenated by Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II , only to be defeated again in a similar style. He returns in Knuckles' Chaotix , where he attempts to obtain
3744-644: The Olympic Winter Games . Collecting all the emblems in Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut unlocks Metal Sonic as a bonus playable character in Sonic's stages, and purchasing both episodes of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I unlocks bonus levels in which Metal Sonic is playable. He possesses great strength, including a laser cannon , a jet engine and a force field device he can use to protect himself from projectiles and certain attacks. He usually only communicates with
3822-730: The Sniper, initially known as Nack the Weasel in English localizations, is a purple jerboa that first appeared in the Game Gear video game Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble in 1994. His character is a treasure hunter in search of the Chaos Emeralds ; however he does not know of their true power and merely wants to sell them for his own profit. He is a slick, sneaky, and mischievous character who will steal
3900-626: The accompanying web series Sonic Mania Adventures . Ray the Flying Squirrel is a yellow flying squirrel who debuted in the arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog . While he can run as fast as Sonic, Ray can also climb trees and glide. His long period of absence was alluded to in Sonic Generations , in which he is shown on a missing persons poster during the City Escape level alongside fellow SegaSonic character Mighty
3978-486: The arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog and later appeared in the 32X game Knuckles' Chaotix . The character is described as a traveler who loves nature and desires to see every place. Mighty hates to see weaknesses in others and detests violence. He prefers to be gentle but undergoes a drastic change and is capable when needed. Mighty's only appearance as part of the Chaotix was in Knuckles Chaotix , and
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#17327661533244056-592: The boss fight with Heavy Magician in Sonic Mania in 2017. In 2023, he was announced to be returning in a main role as a central villain in Sonic Superstars , now under the name "Fang the Hunter"; a tie-in comic released by Sega prior to the game's launch offered the in-fiction explanation that Fang frequently operates under different aliases in order to conduct his criminal activities. The Chaotix are
4134-498: The feature in the game, comparing Chao to Tamagotchi digital pets. GameSpot's Frank Provo noted the appeal to "those people who might only enjoy pinball in passing" that Chao brought to Sonic Pinball Party . 1UP.com 's Chris Baker called the Chao feature in Sega Superstars "ultimately worthless... but some might find it amusing." In a review of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood , GameSpot's Shiva Stella praised
4212-473: The final days of World War II Big (video game player) , American player Terry Chuong A nickname of Fred T. Long (1896–1966), American Negro league baseball player and college football coach <big></big> , an HTML element BIG, a type of Non-RAID drive architectures used to concatenate multiple disks to appear as a single big disk Business is a Game , a type of business war games The Bigs , 2007 video game Big (wine) ,
4290-482: The game's story mode. In Sonic Generations , he appears in his classic form as a rival boss, battling Classic Sonic in Stardust Speedway before ultimately being destroyed. In the 2024 remaster Sonic X Shadow Generations , his Metal Overlord form returns as a boss that Shadow battles. Metal Sonic returns as a boss character in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal . He appears in
4368-547: The games, Amy is depicted as driven and competitive. She spends much of her time following Sonic to get his attention or make sure he is safe while demonstrating her affection. Series co-creator Yuji Naka said that Amy was designed "to always chase Sonic", and has made it her life goal to one day marry him. Not possessing the speed or strength of the other characters, Amy uses a hammer to defend herself instead. In Sonic CD , Metal Sonic kidnaps Amy and Sonic must rescue her. When he does, Amy kisses him. Amy's first appearance in
4446-408: The level of strategy that the game's Chao system added. Destructoid 's Jim Sterling voiced a similar opinion, though they said that Chao had been "rubbish" in previous games. The E-100 Series is a group of robots created by Doctor Eggman , who uses them in his quest to conquer the world; however, some of their members have since gone rogue. E-100 Alpha, better known as Zero, is the first of
4524-473: The main antagonist of the series. Debuting in the first game of the series, Sonic the Hedgehog , he was shown attempting to collect the Chaos Emeralds and turn all of the animals inhabiting the land into robots. He is a self-proclaimed or certifiable genius with an IQ of 300. His fondness for mechas has made him a renowned authority on robotics. Ultimately, Eggman's goal is to conquer the world and create his ultimate utopia, Eggmanland, alternatively known as
4602-454: The musical , a 1996 musical based on the film Big Records , a record label Big! (Betty Who album) Big (album) , a 2007 album by Macy Gray "Big" (Brassmunk song) "Big" (Dead Letter Circus song) "Big" (Fontaines D.C. song) "Big" (Juice Wrld song) "Big" (Sneaky Sound System song) "Big" (Rita Ora and Imanbek song) "Big" (Young M.A song) "Big", a 1990 song by New Fast Automatic Daffodils "Big",
4680-465: The national mapping agency of Indonesia Beijing Institute of Genomics , a Chinese institute for genetic research Big Ten Conference , an American college sports conference which uses the singular word "B1G" (the numeral "1" replacing the letter "I") within their logo Bjarke Ingels Group , a Danish architecture firm Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft , an Austrian quasi-governmental company Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen ,
4758-551: The new characters in the series. Voiced by: Vector the Crocodile is a large crocodile who is the "head honcho" and brains of the Chaotix Detective Agency. Divided between being both "bossy" and "easy-going", his rough speech and outward appearance mask his clear reasoning and ability to resolve cases. For the right price he will take on most jobs, unless they involve doing something immoral. Vector has
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#17327661533244836-481: The player could raise them as "Hero Chao" or "Dark Chao". Chao were given the ability to socialize and interact in Sonic Adventure 2 in order to make the game unique, and to more resemble "a real artificial life form." Chaos would reappears in other games included his perfect form appeared in Sonic Generations as a boss with updated appearance. Chao will appear in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , as mascots of
4914-522: The player jumps, spins around, or throws them. A Chao's diets consist of tree fruit and coconuts . They hatch from eggs found in Chao Gardens. When the player spends enough time with a Chao in the Chao Garden, it eventually develops into a cocoon and hatches from this as an adult. Eventually it develops into another cocoon. If the Chao has been treated well, the cocoon is pink and the Chao
4992-443: The result of dozens of possible designs inspired by numerous different animals. A character with many different abilities and skills, he is physically one of the strongest characters of the Sonic series. His strength and mastery of martial arts, specializing in punches, enables him to perform feats such as shattering boulders with his fists, while he can trap air underneath his dreadlocks in order to glide for short distances. Fang
5070-498: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Big . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big&oldid=1258895918 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Indonesian-language text Articles containing Dutch-language text Short description
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5226-434: The seven Chaos Emeralds. Voiced by: E-102 Gamma also primarily appears in Sonic Adventure . He is a red, bulky robot with a powerful gun built into his arm. Gamma turns against his master after a heartfelt conversation with Amy Rose, who becomes his friend, and destroys the other E-100 Series robots to free the trapped animals inside them before ultimately doing the same to himself. He offers shoot-'em-up gameplay to
5304-458: The technical capabilities of the Sega 32X console. Espio was incorporated into Sonic Heroes as part of a move to reintroduce neglected characters, and because the development team considered him to have a unique, interesting personality. He was the designated "speed" character in Sonic Heroes while teammates Vector the Crocodile and Charmy Bee respectively represented "power" and "flight". Espio
5382-594: The traits Hoshino looked for in women at the time. Her fur color was red at first, and her skirt orange. The character had two other names in game previews: Rosy the Rascal and Princess Sally (a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series and comics). Amy received her present design, with a red dress and knee-high leather boots, in Sonic Adventure (1998), courtesy of designer Yuji Uekawa . In
5460-444: The video game critics and fans for his obesity, low intelligence, one-dimensional development and uselessness within his games; he has appeared on several lists of the worst video game characters of all time and within the Sonic cast. Due to his poor reception and apparent uselessness, Sonic Team claimed they would be retiring the character from appearing in future games in 2012, although head Takashi Iizuka has since stated that
5538-470: The world before being tossed into lava by Sonic. Metal Sonic appears as a bonus playable character in Sonic Rivals , reprogrammed to aid Eggman Nega in his attempt to take over the world. He returns as a playable character in Sonic Rivals 2 , under orders from Eggman to aid Shadow in stopping Eggman Nega's plans. In Sonic Free Riders , Metal Sonic is a playable character and the final opponent in
5616-529: Was abandoned because of the technological constraints of the Dreamcast . Iizuka stated in an interview with video game publication 1UP.com that Chao were incorporated into Sonic Adventure "so that new players would be forced to go out, explore the action sections, and find Flickies and things." Professor Chao, a minor character in Sonic Adventure 2 , states that Chao are cute, and enjoy toys and being held or petted. However, they dislike being held while
5694-407: Was absent when the rest of the group was reintroduced into the series with Sonic Heroes in 2003. His long period of absence was alluded to in Sonic Generations , in which he is shown on a missing persons poster alongside fellow SegaSonic character Ray the Flying Squirrel. Both Mighty and Ray appeared as playable characters in the Sonic Mania expansion Sonic Mania Plus , as well as appearing in
5772-406: Was added to Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rivals 2 to help "round out our cast of characters", and because designer Takashi Iizuka appreciated the character's "stealthy agility". Espio appeared as a playable character in the arcade fighting game Sonic the Fighters , and has also appeared in all installments of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games as the referee in various events and later
5850-470: Was also the one of only mainline game characters to appear in the Sonic Boom franchise, making his debut into the sub-franchise in the season two episode; Vector Detector . He later made a few cameo appearances such as in the finale. Like the other characters he was redesigned for the series, sporting an arm tattoo and a leather jacket in place of his traditional headphones. In 2021, he was later added as
5928-493: Was extended to IGN 's reviews of Sonic Adventure 2 , Sonic Advance , and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut . GameSpot 's Shane Satterfield was critical of the Chao raising feature in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle , stating that "there's little in the way of interactivity" and that "the Chao training aspect using the Game Boy Advance is little more than a novelty." However, GameSpy 's Shane Bettenhausen praised
6006-417: Was in the arcade game Rad Mobile as a cameo, before making his official debut in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). Sonic's greatest ability is his running speed, and he is known as the world's fastest hedgehog. Using the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds , he becomes Super Sonic and can achieve even greater speeds. Doctor Ivo Robotnik, better known by his alias Doctor Eggman, is a human mad scientist and
6084-527: Was part of Team Chaotix in Sonic Heroes and is featured in Shadow the Hedgehog , Sonic Generations , Sonic Forces and several other games (alongside both Espio and Charmy in said games). In all instalments of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games , he is a playable athlete. He has also been playable in other spinoff titles such as Sonic Free Riders and Team Sonic Racing , and mobile games like Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and Sonic Dash . Vector
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