CHARACTER INFORMATION


Name: Charmy

Nicknames: "Fastest Insect in the World"

Race: Bee
(Speculation: If you choose to get technical, Charmy is probably a worker Honey Bee when you factor his evident ability to pollinate, considering his relations with the warp flowers in Sonic Heroes.)

Gender: Male

Age: 6

Date of birth: Unknown

Birthplace: Unknown
(Speculation: Isolated Island or Angel Island maybe? Just logical suggestions.)

Height: 70 centimeters (2 feet and 3 inches)

Weight: 10 kilograms (22 pounds)

Physical techniques:
(1). Spin Jump
Description: Also referred to as the "spinball jump," Charmy is able to leap into the air and curl into a spinning, tightly compacted ball of destruction which can destroy enemies and break barriers.
In-game debut: Sonic Heroes, Nintendo GameCube/Sony PlayStation 2/Microsoft Xbox, 2003

(2). Buzz Dash
Description: While in flight, Charmy is able to perform a quick and abrupt dash in a linear path. This can be done in any direction and is meant to attack foes or break barriers.
In-game debut: Knuckles' Chaotix, Sega 32X, 1995

Abilities and aptitude:
(1). Of course, since Charmy is a bee, he can fly and hover about the air for as long as he wants.
(2). He also flies quite fast; capable of making sudden boosts or darts in his trajectory.
(3). Although, Charmy is generally docile, when he is angered, his stinging tail is an extremely lethal weapon and he knows how to use it with speed and agility. This is something Eggman found out the hard way.

Hobbies and talents:
(1). Charmy may not be the most sophisticated out of his comrade detectives, but when Charmy is onto a hunch, he is able to track down almost anything. Out of the three of them, this little guy is definitely the tracker of the motley crew.
(2). Has some strange talent of being able to pollinate and thus warp between flowers (however, the flowers in Sonic Heroes were suspiciously mechanical-like, so this could be unique to just those particular flowers).
(3). Plays a drum, although it's more of a hobby since his actual playing questionable in quality and talent.

Weaknesses:
(1). Small size and frailty is a hindrance for larger and more powerful foes.
(2). Although, he is fast in flight, Charmy can barely run. If he tries to run, his on-feet motion eventually makes a transition into flight. It's no big deal since he usually chooses to fly anyway.
(3). Charmy is incredibly mischievous, obnoxious, and immature. This obscures his judgment and perspective at times.

Physical Appearance:
- Charmy's body is striped in yellow and black, while black takes up his head, waist, and legs
- Tan muzzle and arms
- Amber eyes
- Two club-shaped antennas coming out of his forehead, striped in yellow and black
- Large, translucent blue bee wings
- Small, black and shiny nose
- Gray stinger on the end of his posterior

Attire:
- White gloves backed by thick black, ring-shaped cuffs
- Wears a black pilot's helmet with red trim that his antennas can stick out of
- The helmet has integrated flight goggles that are brown with silver and black accents, they are barely ever worn over Charmy's eyes
- Wears an orange vest with gold-colored zipper/zipper pull, white v-collar, and a patch on the left chest area that depicts an odd bee symbol that has no known meaning or significance
- Orange sneakers with gold-colored zipper/zipper pulls, black collars, and white rubber soles
- Black… shoulder pads? (not sure what those are)

Items & weapons: Unless you want to count his stinger, then Charmy has no weapons.

Vehicle(s): N/A

Personality details: Loud, rowdy, immature, scatterbrained, hilarious to watch, mischievous, and hyper. These are the words that most aptly describe one Charmy Bee of the Chaotix Detective Agency. Vector and Espio like to see Charmy as just a cute kid mascot, but his tracking skills for when he has a hunch are definitely of value to the Detective Agency's success. Anyone would suspect such a conduct out of a 6 year old kid, though. Especially when he hangs out with a near equally as childish 20 year old and a silent 16 year old. Their clashing personalities probably leave a large impression on Charmy. Everything Charmy does is something you'd suspect out of a 6 year old. He is always moving when he is awake; hovering in the air and zooming back and forth and from side to side, or flailing his legs when he is sitting. It is unknown as to whether or not Charmy is just naturally hyper or if he eats a lot of sugar. But the conduct has taken its toll on Espio and Vector since they sometimes find Charmy's loud and obnoxious antics rather annoying. But Charmy usually takes it to his advantage and bugs his two friends even more! But in the end, Charmy is invaluable to the team and Vector and Espio treat the little guy as an equal nonetheless, and express quite perceptibly that he is a crucial part of the Chaotix Detectives.

Historical biography:

           Charmy's past clashes right with Vector's, mostly in a sense that it is just as blurry. However, like Vector and Mighty, Charmy was one of the three first travelers to Eggman's newly-mounted Newtrogic High Zone that were captured and thus frozen in time in Eggman's new Combi-Confiner. Why he went, though? Charmy Bee went to the island on a quest for new flowers.

           As you've probably read in Vector and Espio's profile, Knuckles eventually freed Espio, which soon led to the rescue of Charmy, Vector, and Mighty as well.

           As stated with Vector and Espio, it is unknown as to whether or not the three of them had the Chaotix Detective Agency going on beforehand or after the Eggman/Newtrogic High Zone incident. But these days, the three of them remain thick as thieves, ever vigilant as long as the price is right and the work is fair and legal!

Personal information:

Greatest friend(s): Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, Mighty the Armadillo, and Knuckles the Echidna.

Other friend(s): Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose, Cream the Rabbit & Cheese, Big the Cat and Shadow the Hedgehog.

Rival(s): N/A

Enemy(s): Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik and Metal Sonic.

Likes: Charmy likes goofing around a lot, whether it is just zipping back and forth in mid-air, or deliberately bugging Vector and Espio. He also likes the sun and honey from flowers.

Dislikes: Above all else, Charmy hates being bored or when the atmosphere is dull and bland, which promotes boredom. It is highly recommended that you avoid subjecting him to this pet-peeve of his, since there is no telling what he'll do when he is real bored! He also hates being made a fool of more than Espio, which is well evident considering Charmy had absolutely NO problem attacking Eggman once he found out the Chaotix was ripped off for their mission.

Favorite food(s): Unknown. Charmy is very hyper, so he probably eats a lot of sweets and candy.

Favorite color(s): Unknown. Could be orange.

Occupation: Detective.

Place of residence: The Chaotix Detective Agency office.


GAME INFORMATION

Franchise name: Charmy Bee

Original purpose: Supporting role in Knuckles' Chaotix.

Current purpose: Mascot of the Chaotix detectives; supporting role.

Date of first promotion/presence in the industry: Charmy's debut in the industry came along with the release of the 32x title, Knuckles' Chaotix, released first in the US on March of 1995.

Years in service: 11, and still going…

Original Designer: Unconfirmed. Could've been any of the six character designers for Knuckles' Chaotix.

Design process: Unconfirmed. Charmy's design process was probably similar to how all of the others were made. Many design sketches were made and Charmy was chosen. Simple as that. In fact, Charmy was designed and named before Chaotix. His history is much like Amy's in a sense that the Shogaku Yonensei Sonic manga had a bee character named Charmy as well. The Charmy seen in Knuckles' Chaotix seems to be the "prototype" Charmy from the manga except redesigned for widescale promotion and for the games.

Possible design inspirations: The most obvious design inspiration for Charmy was the fact that there was a character with an identical name and species in the Shogaku Yonensei Sonic manga released in 1992.

Prestigious design variations: 2
+ - current design
— - original design

- 2, Knuckles' Chaotix, 1995 — (image)
- 3, Sonic Heroes, 2003 + (pictured to the left)

Known Game Voice Actors:
Sonic Heroes (JP): Yuki Masuda
Sonic Heroes (US): Emily Corkery
Shadow the Hedgehog (JP): Yuki Masuda
Shadow the Hedgehog (US): Amy Birnbaum

Sonic Games he has been playable in:
(1). Knuckles' Chaotix (Mega 32X)
(2). Sonic Heroes (GameCube/PlayStation 2/Xbox)
       - Sonic Heroes (PC)

Sonic Games he has made an appearance in:
(1). Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube/PlayStation 2/Xbox)

Non-video game portrayals:

(1). Sonic the Hedgehog, SOA-licensed by Archie comics (Comic series)
(2). Sonic the Comic, SOE-licensed by Egmont Fleetway (Comic series)
(3). Sonic X, made in Japan, then later dubbed for US release (Anime TV Series)

Personal character analysis/commentary (by Nuclear Envoy):

           Charmy Bee is a unique character, as he is the only insect in the Sonic Universe. Trying to pull off the Sonic-style appearance for an insect was remarkably well done for Charmy. His personality is fitting for his style, appearance and age, and his abilities are not far off the scale from fair and original. Overall, Charmy is your basic, well-rounded kid character.

            However, that's what I was so disappointed with. His descriptions in both the American and Japanese manuals for Knuckles' Chaotix are generally the same with the exception of age. (The old Chaotix Japanese manual didn't tell Charmy's age. It's obvious the new Sonic Heroes renditions of the characters were based off of the Japanese version of Knuckles' Chaotix.) However, said descriptions were vague, which left room open for a lot of edit for his personality in Sonic Heroes. Yet, Sonic Team decided to make Charmy yet ANOTHER juvenile, cute kid character. Cream and Tails are quite enough.

            Luckily, they managed to make the save by making Charmy, unlike Cream and Tails, very mischievous and obnoxious. So basically, Charmy tipped the iceberg for the children's character line-up. Now we have a clever, docile kid character (Tails), a cute, well-mannered and sensitive one (Cream), and a mischievous, scatterbrained one (Charmy). So in the end, it all evens out. Hopefully that tops it off for children's characters.

             In the long run, Charmy was much needed for the Chaotix to give some diversity to the group, since Vector and Espio are both old and have clashing personalities. Out of the kid characters, Tails is always liked the most in the fanbase (even by me), but Charmy is definitely a good second.