

Some of his shuriken are also modified to explode within a certain time once they make contact to a target, like small time bombs (also seen in Sonic X episode 59). He is quite skillful with shuriken, and is said to own the biggest collection of them known to man.
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He is also able to see through Eggman's tricks very easily in Shadow the Hedgehog, and tells Shadow to destroy the villain.īeing a chameleon, Espio can render his skin to match the environment, which makes him completely invisible, unless he gets something on him, such as paint, that allows him to be seen (and he did get paint smeared on himself in Sonic X episode 59). During a cut-scene in Sonic Heroes, the usually civil and soft-spoken chameleon even threatened the doctor's life. Eggman, although it's not stated precisely why.

According to the Japanese Chaotix game manual, Espio especially dislikes Dr. In Sonic Heroes, he plays the instrument in the Chaotix' Team Blast, "Chaotix Recital". He is talented with computers, and plays the samisen as a hobby. He is seen as a ninja-typed character his battle poses and shuriken stars support that portrayal. Unlike the majority of the Sonic characters, Espio is very serious, calm, mature and disciplined. At first, they don't see eye-to-eye, but eventually they work together to save the world alongside the rest of the rivals and form a friendship in the end.Įspio appears in the crossover game, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, although he presents himself as a referee.

On orders from Vector, he investigates the Chao disappearances and follows Silver the Hedgehog, who has hidden most of them. In Sonic Rivals 2, after a very long absence, Espio returns as a playable character. He is also present for the following battle against Eggman. The player can then choose whether or not to help Espio retrieve encrypted data from the computer, with Espio being a partner character. In Shadow the Hedgehog, Espio appears with the Chaotix in the cutscene prior to the "Mad Matrix" stage, in which he and Shadow the Hedgehog somehow enter the cyberspace of Eggman's computer system. Unlike the speed members of the other three teams, Espio can also turn invisible, throw large shuriken and stick to walls. In Sonic Heroes, Espio is the "speed" member of Team Chaotix, meaning he can run quicker than the others, and creates small whirlwinds for various purposes. In the game, Espio is a medium-strong fighter, and his special abilities include spinning like a tornado and hitting enemies from afar with his long tongue. Espio is the fourth character to fight in story mode, and his stage is Mushroom Hill, a part of Angel Island that appeared in Sonic & Knuckles. In the story, Espio is one of the eight characters who try to collect the eight Chaos Emeralds in order to travel into space and destroy Eggman's Death Egg II. He is the first unlocked character, and his abilities include walking on walls and ceilings, and uses his own Whirl Attack instead of the common Spin Attack.Įspio next appeared as one of eight playable fighters in the arcade game Sonic the Fighters.
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In Espio's first appearance in Knuckles' Chaotix, the Japanese manual states that Espio, being a detective, goes to investigate the mysterious island that has emerged from the sea.
