History Characters / SonicTheHedgehogRecurringCharacters

* HeroicSacrifice: She stayed on the ship while letting Shadow initiated his escape pod, as she begged him to protect all the people on Earth. It's also heavily implied in ''Shadow the Hedgehog'' she took the bullet meant for Shadow from a G.U.N soldier.

* HeroicSacrifice: She stayed on the ship while letting Shadow initiated his escape pod, as she begged him to protect all the people on Earth. It's also heavily implied in Shadow the Hedgehog she took the bullet meant for Shadow from a G.U.N soldier.

* HeroicSacrifice: She stayed on the ship while letting Shadow initiated his escape pod, as she begged him to protect all the people on Earth.

* MeaningfulName: Although it's easy to interpret her name as being a reference to [[ASaintNamedMary the Virgin Mary]], "Maria" also refers to the [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20240514_123652_chrome.jpg Lunar Maria]], the dark spots that can be seen on the Earth's Moon.

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriShiratori (Japanese), Moriah Angeline (English, 2001), Rebecca Honig (English, 2005)

* NotHelpingYourCase: When Team Chaotix meets Team Rose in Frog Forest, they get into a conflict with each other immediately because of a misunderstanding. But then Espio tells Team Rose to hand Cheese over to Team Chaotix "nice and easy" (since they were on a mission to protect Chao in the forest), and that just deepens the conflict.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: Most evident in the ''VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy'', Amy and Cream are the two girls of the 5 members of the heroes, the other three being [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogTeamSonic Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles]].

!!!'''Debut:''' ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]''\\

* ActionGirl: Whenever she's playable, as shown in ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]'', ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', and ''VideoGame/SonicDreamTeam''.

* CrutchCharacter: In her debut playable appearance, ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]'', Cream is the first character unlocked, and effectively works as the game's easy mode. Cheese allows her to engage bosses from a safe distance, and her flight, while not as prolonged as Tails' own capabilties, has much better acceleration, which fits ''Advance 2's'' fast pace. If the player is having any trouble with the bosses or later stages with pits, she's a safe way to train for Sonic's use in the given area. This is turned on its head in the sequel, where Cream maintains her power but is the last playable character unlocked.

* DemotedToExtra: Cream was very prominent around her debut in the early-to-mid 00's, being fully playable in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and the latter two games of the ''VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy'', being one of the main characters in ''Anime/SonicX'', and having a big role in ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' due to befriending Blaze. After the latter game, however, Cream's appearances were relegated to spinoff games and occasionally mere cameos. She went completely absent and unmentioned in ''VideoGame/TeamSonicRacing'' despite Team Rose being present, and wouldn't make an appearance as a playable character again until ''Dream Team''.

* ExtremelyProtectiveChild: As seen in her [[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy debut]], she's more than willing to fight through hordes of Eggman's robots to rescue her mother.

!!!'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'' (Emerl); ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 3]]'' (Gemerl)

Emerl only appears in ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', but has been referred to since. ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 3]]'' has Robotnik build his own Gizoid, '''Gemerl''', that can merge with machines. It's stated that Gemerl was created from the remains of Emerl.

* SuperpowerMeltdown: As shown in ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'' and ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 3]]'', too much energy or too many copied abilities causes him to go berserk.

* BookEnds: [[spoiler:At the beginning of ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', Emerl is found deactivated on Emerald Beach by Sonic. In the ending of ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 3]]'', he's found deactivated by Cream and Vanilla on a beach which may or may not be Emerald Beach.]]

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Gemerl, despite living with Cream and her mother, hasn't made an appearance in the franchise since his debut in ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 3]]''. He doesn't get mentioned nor appears when Blaze visits Cream's house in ''VideoGame/SonicRush'', and in ''Videogame/SonicChroniclesTheDarkBrotherhood'' he is referenced as '''Emerl''', but otherwise doesn't get acknowledged even if Cream is recruited by the player. When he got a more prominent role in the IDW comics, he would get more appearances in official artwork and Sonic Channel material, such as the Isekai Ogiri stories.

!!!'''Debut:''' ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]''

* ParentsInDistress: Kidnapped twice by Eggman during the events of ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]''. The first time she's kidnapped, her daughter has to rescue her. The second time, Super Sonic rescues her.
* SatelliteFamilyMember: First introduced in ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 2]]'', she was kidnapped by Dr. Eggman, motivating Cream to go and rescue her alongside Sonic and his friends. She's responsible for teaching Cream proper manners, which is why the Rabbits are more polite than any of the other characters. Her appearances are usually tied to Cream if the latter is involved in the plot, and doesn't actively take part in fighting against Dr. Eggman. Other media like ''Anime/SonicX'' and the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW IDW Comics]] mixes things up by having Vector the Crocodile of Team Chaotix having a slight crush on her, but the motherly rabbit still usually only appears whenever Cream is involved.

* {{Foil}}:
** She's a HumanoidFemaleAnimal with DrearyHalfLiddedEyes, like Rouge the Bat, but Vanilla is nether an ActionGirl nor MsFanservice.
** Cream is bright and energetic, while Vanilla is calmer and more composed. This is reflected in their palette, which is warmer for Cream and cooler for Vanilla.

'''Voiced by:''' Yuri Shiratori (Japanese), Moriah Angeline (English, 2001), Rebecca Honig (English, 2005)

* NotSoAboveItAll: In the Expert Mode of Lost Impact (arguably the most infamous stage in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''), you're expected to find and heal all ten scientists, but unlike in the normal stage, wherein they're spread out in various rooms, they're all waiting for you in the same room at the very end. The Hint Ring at the beginning features Maria's voice, meaning she (or her ghost, rather) knows you're being trolled and doesn't say a word because she finds it funny.

* NotSoAboveItAll: In the Expert Mode of Lost Impact (arguably the most infamous stage in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''), you're expected to find and heal all ten scientists, but unlike in the normal stage, wherein they're spread out in various rooms, they're all waiting for you in the same room at the very end. The Hint Ring at the beginning features Maria's voice, meaning she (or her ghost, rather) knows you're being trolled and doesn't say a word because sh finds it funny.

* NotSoAboveItAll: In the Expert Mode of Lost Impact (arguably the most infamous stage in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''), you're expected to find and heal all ten scientists, but unlike in the normal stage, wherein they're spread out in various rooms, they're all waiting for you int he same room at the very end. The Hint Ring at the beginning features Maria's voice, meaning she (or her ghost, rather) knows you're being trolled and doesn't say a word.

In the original timeline, Silver's future was destroyed by the "Flames of Disaster", known as Iblis. He and his friend Blaze spent their days defending their home from Iblis in an never-ending conflict. One day though, a mysterious individual named [[ObviouslyEvil Mephiles the Dark]] approach him with the opportunity to travel to the past, and destroy the one who awakens Iblis, the Iblis Trigger: Sonic the Hedgehog. Silver goes to the past alongside Blaze to kill Sonic, but is eventually stopped by Shadow, who reveals Mephiles true intentions: to reunite with Iblis and destroy all of existence. Silver eventually make amends with Sonic, and returns to the future with the method to seal Iblis with the Chaos Emeralds. Once he defeats Iblis, Blaze seals Iblis within herself, saving the future.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Espio has always been quiet and reserved, but his appearance in ''Heroes'' has him as prone to ham his phrases, like "Behold! Ninja power!". Later games would portray him as straight up serious, without much comical traits other than being the StraightMan to Vector and Charmy.

* MeaningfulName: Espio's name comes from either "espionage", or the Spanish word for "I spy."

* WallCrawl: Of the three characters that can use the triangle jump in my ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'',[[note]]Sonic and Shadow being the other two[[/note]] Espio is the only who can stick to walls indefinitely. Being a ninja chameleon probably helps.