Vector the Crocodile

Vector the Crocodile
Vector the Crocodile
'Sonic the Hedgehog' character
	File:Vector001.jpg Vector the Crocodile as he appears in Shadow the Hedgehog.
First game	Knuckles Chaotix

Vector the Crocodile is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series and leader of the Chaotix detective team who debuted in the game Knuckles Chaotix. He is 20 years old, 180 cm (5' 10 ½") and weighs 200 kg (440 lb),^[1] making him the 2nd heaviest non-robotic character (characters such as E-123 Omega weigh well over one ton) in the series, Big being the 1st. Vector's trademark is a set of headphones which he always listens to, even during missions.

Character

Personality

Vector is the head honcho of the Chaotix Detective Agency, and will take almost any job so long as the pay is right. He has a rough demeanor, and at times he is even downright rude, but deep down he's actually quite a kind soul, and has been known to occasionally do cases for free (such as finding children's lost toys). He often acts very goofy and childish.

According to the Japanese manual of Chaotix, Vector is quite a religious person. It states that his original purpose for traveling to the new island (Newtrogic High Zone, AKA "Carnival Island" in the western manual) was that he interpreted the islands sudden appearance from out of nowhere as a miracle from God.

Abilities

Vector is known to be quite powerful, as he was the power team member in Sonic Heroes. He also has super speed, as seen in Chaotix, although he isn't as fast as Sonic or Shadow or even Espio. Vector can use bubbles blown up with bubblegum to slowly descend and is able to slam his body on the ground to cause massive damage. In Sonic Heroes, he can also hold and throw Espio and Charmy using his mouth, spit musical notes, fire and exploding bubblegum, and can use his sharp teeth to bite through hard obstacles. He can also sing somewhat well, which he does during the Team Chaotix' Team Blast, "Chaotix Recital" thou it could be argued that his singing is so bad that it destroyed the robots.

Relationships

Friends

Foes

Television and other media

Sonic X

In the anime Sonic X, Vector and the rest of the Chaotix play a very minor role in Season 2, only appearing in one episode. They were hired by Vanilla the Rabbit to find Cream. After finding Cream at the Thorndykes' residence, they start to believe that Sonic kidnapped her. After a failed sneak attack from Espio, Vector and Charmy get in a fight with Tails, Amy, Cream, and Ella. When Sonic comes in to see the fight, Vector calls him "Sonic the Kidnapper", but the fight ends when Vanilla arrives with Sonic. Vector is thanked by Vanilla for finding Cream and he gets confused when she thanks Sonic for taking care of Cream. They play a much larger role in Season 3, where Vector and they take supplies from Chris's parents to the Blue Typhoon, the warship that Tails built that Chris is aboard. When they arrived, they were attacked numerous times on the thought that they were Metarex. After a understanding between Vector and others, they deliver Chris' stuff and Vector plans to catch Cream and bring her to Earth. However, he captures Cosmo as well and they end up back at the Blue Typhoon. Vector and the others soon leave for Earth without Cream. However, they get lost on the way back and meet up with them later. The 2nd time, they help Tails impress Cosmo, a girl Tails likes, as repayment for him fixing their ship, (Vector tried to render Knuckles unconscious and disguise him as a Metarex, with Espio holding him up invisible, for Tails to protect Cosmo from, which fails) and later appear to help fight the Metarex. Vector also seems to be in love with Vanilla the Rabbit.

Comics

In the Archie comics, Vector is a crazy punk who likes having things his way and listening to loud music. So loud are his "tunes" that he once single handedly stopped the Dark Legion army in its tracks by turning his music volume up to its highest setting and pointing it at the enemy. Vector and Knuckles met some time after Knuckles' father left to join the Brotherhood of Guardians, and after a few tussels, the two became fast friends. Vector also somewhat disliked Knuckles' girlfriend Julie-Su for some time after her first apperance, but they later came to mutually respect each other.

In Fleetway's Sonic the Comic, he is the intelligent leader of the Chaotix crew and a close friend to the Omni-Viewer, with links to the Equionix Research Center. He acts as the basic straight man of the group and takes out enemies with his powerful jaws.

In the Archie comics Sonic X comic, Vector and the Chaotix appear in issue #10, when they help Vanilla the Rabbit find her daughter, Cream. They later disappeared without a trace. It's possible that they might appear in future issues.

Voices

Vector's Japanese voice actor is Kenta Miyake.
In Sonic Heroes, Vector was voiced by Bill Corkery.
In Sonic X, Vector was voiced by Jimmy Zoppi in episode 39, and from episode 59 onward Carter Cathcart.
Starting with Shadow the Hedgehog, Vector was voiced by Carter Cathcart in the games. This is a controversial among fans, as many find Cathcart's voice very annoying and out of character, as opposed to the gruffer, New Yorker-accented voice Corkery provided for the character. There are rumors that after the game Sonic and the Secret Rings is released (if the Chaotix appear in it) Cathcart will no longer provide the voice of Vector, due to the fact that the run time of Sonic X on television has ended.

Games Featuring Vector

Knuckles Chaotix - Playable character.
Sonic Heroes - Power character of Team Chaotix.
Shadow the Hedgehog - Appears as the hero partner in the Cosmic Fall level. He also partners with Shadow during the "Black Doom" and "Egg Dealer" boss battles following Cosmic Fall.

Trivia

Vector was originally slated to be one of the characters in the scrapped Sonic the Hedgehog sound test, and is thus among the oldest of the Sonic characters alongside Sonic himself and Eggman.
Vector's appearance has changed a lot since Knuckles Chaotix. In Chaotix, Vector was slightly taller and much skinnier. In his new design, he is considerably broader, especially in the chest.
Vector's line in Shadow the Hedgehog, "Find the computer room!" has become an internet meme, often used in sarcastic, melodramatic leet, such as "FIND DA COMPUWTER WUMM!!!1!"

History

As said in the history section, Vector was a scrapped character in the Sonic the Hedgehog sound test. But that was not the end before his appearence in Sonic Heroes. In the game Knuckles Chaotix, he was with a group whom called themselves the Chaotix. The group consisted of Knuckles the Echidna, Charmy Bee, Espio the Chameleon, and Mighty the Armadillo. In the game, they set up Carnival Island (which is rumored to be Angel Island). Just days before opening, Eggman takes over and takes all but knuckles to be robotized. Knuckles quickly retreives Espio, and then they go find the others; one by one.

Afterwords, the Chaotix were considered scrapped from existance {except for Espio who appeared in Sonic the Fighters) until Sonic Heroes came where they took on new appearances (except Mighty) and a whole new story line. And the rest was said already, so the end!

References

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