Team Chaotix

The Chaotix is a group of Mobians which act as Knuckles the Echidna's assistance as Guardian of Angel Island. The group was originally formed when Knuckles required help in defeating Metal Sonic, after the Knothole Freedom Fighters were all captured. All of its members are close friends with Knuckles, and one of them, Julie-Su, is dating him. The Chaotix are currently in New Mobotropolis helping the Kingdom of Acorn combat the Eggman Empire.

Formation and Early Activities
The Chaotix was formed when Dr. Ivo Robotnik's lackey Renfield Rodent had successfully captured the Knothole Freedom Fighters in the House of Mirrors section of Happy Land theme park. Knuckles, requiring assistance to defeat Metal Sonic, joined up with Mighty the Armadillo, Espio the Chameleon, Vector the Crocodile and Charmy Bee. After their success of capturing Renfield Rodent and forcing Robotnik to flee the island, the Chaotix remained a team. (KCX)

Their early missions included battling the evil Enerjak, who at the time was also Knuckles' great-uncle Dimitri the Echidna. Enerjak managed to place the Chaotix under mind control, but they were freed from this following Enerjak's defeat. The group also tangled with a band of cyborg Echidnas known as the Dark Legion. A defector from that group eventually joined them, Julie-Su, who would later become Knuckles' girlfriend. Charmy Bee temporarily left the group to return home to the Golden Hive Colony. (KtE: #1, #2, #3, #4, KMS: #1, #2, #3)

Assisting Knuckles
The Chaotix assisted Knuckles during his protection of Angel Island. When Robotnik sent a group of Burrobots to the island while on board the Death Egg, the Chaotix ensured that the other citizens of the island were protected. (SQM: #1, #2, #3)

When Reinfield T. Rodent re-emerged and Charmy Bee's friend Mello died from unknown causes, the Chaotix investigated the theme park, as Knuckles was occupied helping the Lost Tribe locate Albion. It was soon discovered that Downtown Ebony Hare had taken over the operation, and was putting a poisonous sauce on the food so that people would keep coming back to the park. After being poisoned the first time and spending time recovering in a hospital, the Chaotix returned and shut down Ebony Hare's operation. (KtE: #13, #14, #15)

Alliance with the Freedom Fighters
Following Knuckles's death and subsequent rebirth, the Chaotix moved to Knothole Village to serve the Kingdom of Knothole, becoming a larger team with the Freedom Fighters. The group also expanded with the addition of Charmy's girlfriend Saffron-who, along with Charmy, joined up with the Chaotix after the Golden Hive Colony was destroyed-and Rouge the Bat. They participated in multiple battles against enemies including the Metal Sonic Troopers, Mammoth Mogul, Ixis Naugus, and the Destructix. However, with the exception of Knuckles, all of them were taken prisoner by Dr. Eggman during Knothole's destruction and transported to the Egg Grape Chamber along with most of the Knothole Freedom Fighters. Both groups were later freed and taken to the city of New Mobotropolis in a rescue mission devised by NICOLE, and the Chaotix joined the Freedom Fighters in destroying Dr. Eggman's Egg Beater. When they learned of Enerjak's rebirth, they tried to fight their way free of New Mobotropolis to reach Angel Island and Knuckles, who had left sometime earlier to return and help his father Locke, but were convinced to stop by the Freedom Fighters. (StH: #118, #138, #158, #159, #163, #164, #175, #176, #177, #178, #180)

Agreeing to stay in New Mobotropolis to help them against Enerjak, the Chaotix were among the group that rushed to meet the new Enerjak when he arrived. Unfortunately, they were also the first to learn the truth behind their old foe's rebirth: Knuckles had been transformed into him thanks to the machinations of Dr. Finitevus. (StH: #181, #182, #183, #184)

After Knuckles was returned to normal, thanks to Locke's sacrifice, he blamed himself for the destruction Enerjak caused, wanting to guard the Master Emarald by himself alone. However as the Chaotix were building a brige to the dislocated Shrine Isle of the Master Emerald, Knuckles returned to them, due to some persuasion from Rouge the Bat. (StH: #186)

Following this, the Chaotix launched a direct assault on the remains of New Mobotropolis to attack the Dark Egg Legion and destroy one of Dr. Eggman's communications relays. However, the Chaotix ran into trouble completing their mission after Sonic was recalled to Freedom HQ, and Dimitri arrived on the scene to support the Dark Egg Legion. (StH: #189, #190)

The Chaotix later played a vital role in the final push against Dr. Eggman. While the Freedom Fighters distracted the Dark Egg Legion, the Chaotix flanked them, catching them off guard and forcing them to retreat. Later, they helped Sonic to get on top of the Egg Phoenix, and while he distracted Eggman, planted Tails' Neutralizing Mines onto it, causing the vessel's destruction. Afterwords, they and the Freedom Fighters stormed the Eggdome confronting the Dark Egg Legion once more. After the D.E.L. retreated, they found themselves divided from Sonic who went to confront Eggman himself and they were left to tear down a barricade along with the others. (StH: #198, #199)

After Mighty and Bunnie Rabbot finished taking down the barricade, all the Freedom Fighters entered to see a defeated and broken Eggman. They then went back to New Mobotropolis to celebrate their victory. (StH: #200)

Losing a Friend
While heading to the Coliseum to investigate the chaos there, Espio came across Lightning Lynx, who explained that he quit the Destructix and that the Bride of Four Houses now ruled over the Iron Dominion. While Espio initially dismissed this all as lies, Lightning gave Espio a note with new orders from the Bride of Constant Vigil. He realized that he had to leave his friends and return to his clan, along with Lightning. They then chased after Sonic and Monkey Khan to New Megaopolis, where Espio would return to his mysterious Clan work. Encountering the chameleon among the Iron Queen's forces, Sonic and Monkey Khan informed Knuckles of this turn of events. Knuckles was confused and distressed by this turn of events, and eventually was confronted by Espio in front of the Master Emerald. Knuckles comes to realize that Espio's betrayal was not willfull but rather a matter of being honour-bound to his clan; he hopes to find a way to free Espio from his duties. (StH: #201, #202, #204).

Background Information

 * Most members of Chaotix made their debut in the game Knuckles Chaotix. However, the game series only considers Vector, Espio, and Charmy as the whole team. This is further shown in the Sonic X comics, as well as Sonic Heroes, that they are a detective agency rather than a fighting force.


 * Despite calling it their home for years and emphatically defending it from many forces that would cause it harm, it has yet to be proven if any of the Chaotix were ever born on Angel Island:
 * Knuckles: Echidnaopolis- pocket zone
 * Julie-Su: Twilight Zone
 * Charmy: Golden Hive Colony- surface of Mobius
 * Saffron: Golden Hive Colony- surface of Mobius
 * Mighty: Kingdom of Mercia- surface of Mobius
 * Vector: Unknown- surface of Mobius
 * Ray: Unknown- surface of Mobius
 * Espio: Unknown
 * Archimedes: Unknown- unsure if born on Angel Island or in Echidnaopolis' pocket zone