Knuckles' Chaotix - Characters

Characters

Knuckles' Chaotix marks the debut of the Chaotix. The group has five members, including Knuckles the Echidna, Mighty the Armadillo (who previously appeared in the 1993 arcade game SegaSonic the Hedgehog), Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee. The game also featured two additional partners known as Heavy the Robot and Bomb the Bomb.

Vector and Charmy did not return to the Sonic video game universe until Sonic Heroes in 2004. Espio made an appearance as one of the playable characters in Sonic the Fighters a year later, and went on to join his friends in Sonic Heroes. Mighty, Heavy and Bomb have not appeared in another Sonic game since Chaotix.

Each character in Knuckles' Chaotix has his own special abilities. Knuckles still glides and climbs as he did in Sonic & Knuckles. Espio has the ability to walk upright on walls and ceilings, and instead of curling up into a ball when performing the spin dash, he twists into a tornado, and can destroy unguarded enemies by running headlong into them at full speed. Mighty is the fastest runner in the game, and he has the ability to scale walls with his feet and push himself upward. Vector is the largest member of Chaotix. His moves include a mid-air dash and the ability to climb on walls. Charmy is the smallest character in the game but his ability to fly gives him a definite edge over the other characters.

Heavy and Bomb are two robots who claim to have escaped from Dr. Robotnik's evil clutches and want to help Chaotix. Heavy and Bomb cannot be selected from the character select screen, but instead are picked up through the combi catcher. Neither of the two robots can attack. As his name implies, Heavy is heavy and slow, yet he is indestructible and has the ability to destroy enemies and monitors by simply walking into them. Bomb is tiny and quick, but he explodes when he's hit, hurting friend and foe alike. Both of these characters can only be playable directly if the Stage Select is activated through the game's Color Test. They can also be played as normally in Special Stages if the player has one of them as their partner and throws them into the Special Stage ring.