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If any puzzling cases occur, Charmy will be on the case with his flexible mind.[7] It appears that Charmy has a fondness for money as well, much like Vector, as they got the same glint in their eyes when they were promised a handsome reward for their services at the beginning of the Neo Metal Sonic incident.[11] He also loves to prank around, like when he annoyed Vector for being wrong, and is rather gullible, having an easy time to quickly forgive and forget, as seen by how he was the first to befriend Dr. Eggman after he had seemingly turned over a new leaf due to amnesia while the rest of his team remained apprehensive.[12] Because he is a child, Charmy would rather play than work, as shown by his disgruntled disposition whenever he is called into action while busy playing. That does not mean he does not enjoy his work, as he can often find ways to play and entertain himself while on the job, even while fighting Badniks. He also loves anything flower-related, be it either flowers themselves or honey tarts.[12] Though young, Charmy is a very trusting individual and tends to see the good and fun in people, sometimes even when they are evil. He also has a strong sense of justice and is willing to help those in need, no matter the situation.[12][13] Sometimes though, he does not understand the rules of the world or the decisions of his friends. He can thus be stubborn when it comes to pursuing his goal, refusing to listen to anyone if he thinks he is right.[13] Powers and abilities Although neither clever nor strong,[10] Charmy has proven himself an asset to the Chaotix Detective Agency. Thanks to his wings, he is capable of flight.[9] In fact, unlike most other fliers and their Propeller Flying methods, the bee appears capable of sustaining flight indefinitely on his own without his flying appendages ever tiring out, as he is always seen flying around. The self-proclaimed fastest insect in the world, Charmy is the first of his species to break the sound barrier (at 767 mph),[5] making him almost as fast as Sonic himself, who can surpass the speed of sound as well. He is even able to fly around so fast that he can create miniature vortexes of such density that they can be stood on. Despite his age, the bee is also quite strong in his own right; during Sonic Heroes, he was able to carry his team through the air and across large distances on his own. In addition, while not being an expert in the field, he is also shown to have great reflexes and acrobatic skills, enough to let him do unique tricks and movements while in mid-air, pull off various Spin Attack maneuvers at high speed, and grind on Grind Rails with ease. Charmy possesses a powerful stinger that is capable of dealing painful stings.[6][3] With it, he can land sharp strikes strong enough to pierce lesser Badnik armor, and he knows how to use it with both speed and agility.[14] His stinger aside, the bee is also able to perform the Spin Attack, a technique where he curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs himself at him targets. With it, he can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Adept in its usage, he can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both ground- and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash, Spin Jump, and Homing Attack. s seen during Dodon Pa's CrossWorld Grand Prix, Charmy also has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in race cars like Long Stinger. As a member of the Chaotix Detective Agency, Charmy has some investigative skills, but he is far from being as clever a detective as Vector or Espio. Out of everyone on Team Chaotix, the bee is the tracker, his innocent nature giving him an excellent sense of intuition that lets him point out important details that others would have missed.[3] These sharp moments result in him occasionally contributing the most actual detective work out of the trio.[15] Charmy excels as well in following hunches and uncovering hidden objects.[10] He also has some mysterious talent which enables him to warp between flowers[10] and activate bee-themed devices at will.[16] Thanks to his wings, Charmy is capable of nearly perpetual flight as he is always flying around. He can also fly very fast.[17] He is also gifted with a sharp stinger that can pierce even metal.[18] Despite his size, Charmy is surprisingly strong as well, being able to carry his two teammates through midair, though with noticeable effort.[19] Cream is a very sweet, lovely, polite and well-mannered girl. While still young with an attitude befitting her age, Cream is extraordinarily brave and noble. Noted to possess a lot of potential, Sonic himself has remarked that she is going to become an amazing person when she grows up. She has also been noted for her sensibility, her empathy towards others and her understanding. Notably, she stood up to Gemerl to protect some Zombots while convincing Gemerl to use non-lethal means against the Zombots by reminding Gemerl that they were just regular people forced to do evil things, which meant they deserved a chance to be happy, a situation that Cream noted was not all that different from that of Gemerl.[17] During the {{char}} plague, she also helped the survivors by bringing them refreshments and comforting them in difficult times.[18] Though Cream never wishes to disobey orders from anyone, especially her mother, Vanilla, or her friends, she will do so extreme cases in the name of justice and what she feels is right. She is also shown to care deeply for other people and creatures, especially her family, as she broke down in tears when Cheese and Chocola and later Vanilla got infected with the {{char}} and refused to leave them behind as they got converted into hostile Zombots.[17] When challenged with intense hardship though, Cream's optimism can fade away.[19] While she dislikes violence, Cream will not hesitate to fight if she must, going so far as directly striking Zeena when the latter took control of Gemerl. She also hates cruelty, furiously condemning Zeena for her show of it during their battle in Sunset City.[20] Powers and abilities On her own, Cream has demonstrated very little physical prowess and relies more on her friends in tense situations. However, she has been taught some combat skills, as seen during the Emerl incident, in order to help her friends.[21][22] Also, with her faithful Chao companion Cheese at her command, Cream is a very capable individual in a fight, with the two of them having been able to defeat Dr. Eggman's various combat mechs on their own during their first adventure with Sonic. Also, if motivated or pushed, Cream can fight exceptionally better, as seen when she was able to defeat the Emerald Shard-empowered Chaos Gamma while she was stuck in the Gimme Shelter and had to defend Emerl. Emerl himself has also noted that Cream is not as weak as she appears to be.[23]Because of her mother's teachings in the importance of manners, Cream is a princess-like figure; she is very polite, graceful and well-behaved.[5][1][9] She is similarly well-spoken[10] (often referring to people as "Mr." and "Miss", followed by their first name) and does what she is told. With her politeness being like second nature to her, Cream acts out her teachings with a cheerful smile on her face and a soft voice. Regardless of the situation and being used to getting what she wants,[11] Cream never forgets her manners, even showing respect and offering a polite curtsy to her enemies, like Eggman, before attacking them with extreme prejudice.[12][13] Sweet-natured, Cream does not have a bad bone in her body.[10] As such, she is honest, shy, innocent and has a generally happy attitude. She is similarly very considerate, charitable and friendly,[13] always eager to lend her friends a hand whenever the situation calls for it and tries to be close to everyone she meets.[10] For this reason, she is loved by everybody.[13] Cream is likewise extraordinarily brave, courageous and noble for someone her age, not afraid to face danger for the sake of those she cares about. She is likewise full of curiosity and has a thirst for knowledge.[5][1] She is also not afraid to voice her anger and disgust, but never does so in a rude way. A spirited go-getter, Cream is very hardworking and always tries her best in everything she does.[10][14][15] Because of her curiosity, Cream loves fun and adventures and is always eager to bravely charge off into the next one.[10][13] However, she can also be somewhat rash, as she has been known to charge into adventures without really taking into account the dangers she can end up facing on her own, thus leaving her in situations beyond her capabilities.[13] Because of her age and upbringing though, she is a little naïve and simple-minded at times.[12] As such, she does not always see things right away and can accidentally speak out others' flaws or get herself in over her head when wrapped up in other people's problems.[12] Despite this, she has a very grounded personality that helps her being the all-important restraint for her team.[9] She can also be sensitive and childish,[15] being prone to start crying over smaller things, misfortune or sadness in general. She also tends to scoff and pout childishly when people treat her like a little kid, especially when it is because she cannot go on an adventure.[13] Cream is one who enjoys the simpler things in life and loves spending most of her time outdoors playing with her friends or collecting flowers.[10] Indoors, she enjoys watching television. Cream loves being happy and seeing others the same way, and hates seeing others sad. As such, she is a pacifist and detests violence.[10] Even when beaten back by Chaos Gamma, Cream refused to fight back. However, she is willing to fight, but only to protect her friends if their safety is threatened, and there is no telling what she would do in such cases.[10][16] That said, she would much rather spend her time picking flowers and eating ice cream.[10] Cream's trademark skill is her ability to achieve flight by flapping her two large ears as wings, allowing her to move freely through midair.[24] While in flight, Cream can fly long distances[10] and move around at super speeds, and knows how to keep up with even Sonic while in flight.[25] As an offspring of her good-hearted nature, Cream is able to heal herself using only the pureness of her heart. Like many of her friends, Cream can run at fast speeds, though she cannot run as fast as Sonic, she can fly very fast.[26] While she still cannot match Sonic's speed, she knows how to catch up with quick-footed people like him using shortcuts.[13] When running, Cream uses a unique hopping running style that makes it difficult for her opponents to track her. Despite her age, Cream is also quite strong; during the Neo Metal Sonic incident, she was able to carry her team through the air on her own. She is also rather durable, having survived going through atmospheric re-entry and then land on the ground unharmed.[27] In addition, while not being as great an expert in the field as her friends, Cream is also shown to have great reflexes and acrobatic skills, enough to let her do unique tricks and movements while in mid-air, pull off various Spin Attack maneuvers at high speed, and grind on Grind Rails. Cream is also able to perform the Spin Attack, a technique where she curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs herself at her targets. With it, Cream can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Adept in its usage, Cream can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both ground- and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash, Spin Jump, and Homing Attack, though this is just a game mechanic and not actually canon. When not using her Spin Attack-based maneuvers, Cream fights by working in collaboration with Cheese, commanding the Chao to attack the opponent for her in various ways. Their most basic collaboration attack is the Chao Attack, a technique where Cream commands Cheese to charge into her target. This allows her to attack from long distances almost instantly. Over time, Cream has utilized numerous variations of the Chao Attack using Cheese. These include arch, winder and salom combos using Cheese, centrifugal Chao spins to blow opponents away, Jump Attacks, various spinning attacks where Cheese circles around Cream to shield her from damage, full-charge bodyslams with Cheese, miniature twisters stirred up by Cheese, or even guards with Cheese that protect Cream from damage. Other maneuvers include the Chao Ball Attack where Cheese spins into a target and the Chao Spinning Attack where Cheese somersaults into a target. As displayed during the second World Grand Prix, Cream is a talented Extreme Gear rider when on her personal gear Smile. During said event, she proved herself able to hold her own against some of the best Extreme Gear riders the world has to offer. While riding on an Extreme Gear, Cream can pull off highly advanced tricks and techniques with her Extreme Gear while moving through midair at incredible speeds. She is also able to ride her Extreme Gear through mid-air with great skill. As seen during Dodon Pa's CrossWorlds Grand Prix, Cream also has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in race cars like the Little Lady. Equipment and weapons During the Emerl incident, Cream would utilize Omochao-based flash mines. A beloved mother and respected elder, Vanilla is a calm and composed woman, never raising her voice. Like her daughter, Vanilla is kind, polite, and always ready to help those in need.[4] Apparently possessing a strong faith in Cream and her friends, Vanilla is not bothered by how Cream goes out on dangerous adventures with Sonic and his friends.[5] However, she does seem to prefer a quiet lifestyle, as she has been known to get somewhat frazzled by Sonic and his friends' adventurous ways.[6] In spite of all the adventures her daughter has been on, Vanilla is not willing to let Cream endanger herself on her watch or without the supervision of Sonic and his friends. Still, she can be trusting and understanding and has been known to make decisions she feels will benefit others.[10] Relationships Cream the Rabbit is Vanilla's daughter and she loves her unconditionally. Vanilla is very caring for Cream and always puts her safety before her own. Though Vanilla has been known to be protective of Cream, she has allowed her to go on adventures with Sonic and his friends before, but only under their supervision.[11][1][12] Cream similarly greatly respects her mother and does not want to disobey her. Even though Cream can make mistakes at times, Vanilla would always forgive her no matter what. Vanilla cares dearly for Cream, ensuring that she is well-mannered, dressed and nourished. She is even ready to sacrifice herself for her sake, showing that she puts her daughter's welfare above her own life; during the {{char}} plague, when Vanilla was surrounded by Zombots, her only concern was Cream's safety and would thank Amy for saving Cream.[1] Chocola Chocola is known to be Vanilla's companion while Cream goes out on adventures. He also will protect her from the danger of Dr. Eggman and his badniks. Vanilla is very kind toward Vector the Crocodile and the rest of the Chaotix Detective Agency. After the {{char}} plague, she and her family brought them refreshments and offered to help them run their office so that the Chaotix could get to the practical part of their work. Vector in particular seems to get flushed when in Vanilla's company as well.[13] Gemerl Being a devoted defender of her daughter first and foremost, Vanilla trusts Gemerl as her guardian and protector.[14][15] In addition, his often-excessive actions come from a genuine emotional desire to protect her and Cream from any and all threats.[14]. Concept and creation It was revealed by Ian Flynn that the {{char}} was originally conceived long before the conception of IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. It was revealed some time later that the {{char}} was made for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series by Archie Comics as a replacement for the original Roboticizer in the post-Super Genesis Wave world and was going to be introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog #300 if the comic series had not been cancelled.[4] Description Appearance At a microscopic level, the {{char}} are nanobots that resemble bacteriophages. As such, they appear as spheres with the Eggman Empire decal emblazoned on them and bodies with six legs each. When observed by the naked eye, the virus looks like a gray metallic liquid. Powers and traits When the {{char}} makes contact with active organic tissue, be it either in flora or fauna, the virus will spread across the cells of the subject and infect them, transmuting them into a metal-like substance on a molecular level.[1][5] However, it cannot transmute processed or inorganic matter, such as food, processed wood, metal, or stone, although clothing worn by living beings appears to be an exception.[1][6] RoughGrowBack Zombot Rough easily recovering from a blow in his chest, from Sonic the Hedgehog #15. In the case of fauna fully infected by the virus, their bodies' organic matter will have been transmuted into a liquid metallic composition.[7] This makes their bodies stronger and more durable than they were before.[6][8] In addition, such subjects can manipulate their own liquid body composition, allowing them to instantly reconstitute their bodies whenever they receive a damaging blow.[7] Also, the virus will rob the subjects of their free will and any personality traits once they are fully transformed, essentially turning them into soulless machines that are programmed to be subservient to Dr. Eggman's orders.[1][7] The virus also causes the infected subjects to display aggressive tendencies without direction.[1] Fauna that have been fully converted by the {{char}} are referred to as "Zombots", a term originally coined by Sonic.[7] Similarly, flora are transformed into metal constructs, and as such do not absorb water or nutrients.[9] MetalVirusInfection The {{char}} infecting a Ricky, from Sonic the Hedgehog #14. The virus can make slight changes to an infected subject's anatomy. This includes making a plant's parts more mechanical in shape and granting Zombots sharp claws, spikes, and red eyes.[1] According to Gemerl, He cannot bond with the virus to control it and those who are infected.[10] Like an actual virus, the {{char}} is contagious, and its infection can be transferred immediately to others through the slightest touch with subjects infected with the virus.[1] The rate of which the {{char}} spreads its infection across an organism depends on the situation though. Full saturation in the virus causes an immediate and total transmutation, while infections received through touch from infected subjects will spread at a considerable slower rate.[1] However, repeated physical exposure to the virus through Zombots will speed up the process.[11] As the infected subjects' bodies are converted into metal, the subjects will experience "unpleasant", or "nasty", sensations.[8][12] Weaknesses VirusBreakdown Eggman explains the eventuality of the {{char}}, from Sonic the Hedgehog #25. The {{char}} can't infect robots because they are immune as shown with Gemerl [10] , E-123 Omega [13], Metal Sonic [3], and Belle.[14] Owing to its virus-like nature, the {{char}} is capable of evolving through mutations in its coding, which are brought about by spreading through exposure. Over time, these mutations caused the Zombots created from the {{char}} to grow steadily more disobedient of Eggman's orders.[10] Disobedient Zombots can be controlled by directly manipulating the electromagnetic signals operating them or by deploying override signals, although Eggman noted that the latter would only be a temporary solution as the virus's mutations would eventually render such signals moot.[5][15] In addition, the {{char}} could adapt to the point where otherwise potential cures for it would be rendered ineffective.[12] If left to mutate on its own for too long however, the {{char}} ultimately becomes unsustainable. Any infected heterotrophic eukaryote cells will eventually suffer a form of apoptosis, In other words, those infected by the virus will ultimately disintegrate after two hundred years.[5] So far, no known vaccine, antidote, or cure for the {{char}} has been created, Tails managed to get a sample of the virus to make models for immunization, as well as the reversal of the contagion, but sadly Zombot Cheese and Chocola cuts Tails' lab's main power supply while a Zombot broken in and destroyed the server blades containing the information on a cure.[16] However, speed seems to counteract it to a degree. Sonic, for example, was able to drive the virus into remission and burn it off by moving at super speeds while his infection was still underway. However, it could not cure him of it, and he would have relapses once he started to slow down again.[6] Over time, Sonic's infection evolved further until his speed would lose its ability to counter and reverse the virus.[12] Chaos Emerald-empowered Zetis also appear to be able to protect themselves from the {{char}} by using their enhanced electromagnetic abilities to keep the virus from sticking to them.[17] Also, as was the case with Super Sonic, performing a super transformation with all seven Chaos Emeralds can fully purge the {{char}} from an infected individual's body and cure them, although whether or not others besides Sonic can perform this feat is not known. Also, while lesser sources of harm do little to deter the virus, an overwhelming amount of exposure to damage, such as contact with the surface of the sun, can destroy it.[3] History Silver Empty Future Silver's bad future, from Sonic the Hedgehog #8. A previous version of Silver's future saw the world conquered by the Eggman Empire. In this timeline, everyone was living in fear and choking on polluted air. This was changed after Silver the Hedgehog went to the past to aid the Resistance in combating the Eggman Empire. When Silver later returned to his time however, he found the world in another dire situation; while the Eggman Empire had vanished, the world had become barren with no people and animals, with only water and sparse, metallic plant life remaining. This caused Silver to return to the past once again to solve the mystery.[18] Past The {{char}} was created at some point by Dr. Eggman. However, it was put on file as his research found that as the {{char}} mutates, it becomes unsustainable.[19] Battle For Angel Island After having his memory restored, Dr. Eggman began his plans to synthesize the {{char}}, with the intention of unleashing it upon the world to make an army for himself and make everyone suffer for the indignities that he endured while he was an amnesiac.[1][19] Infection and Reflections {{char}} transmute A Pocky being transmuted by the {{char}}, from Sonic the Hedgehog #13. After making his first {{char}} batch, Eggman began experimenting with it to see the full extent of its abilities. The first test subject was a flower, which it successfully transmuted. The second test was with vertebrate specimens. Eggman covered a Pocky with the {{char}}, causing an instant transmutation. For the next test, Eggman had the Zombot Pocky touch a Picky, causing the virus' infection to gradual transmute the Picky. After observing the behavior of the Zombot Pocky, Eggman moved onto test four, which involved having a Ricky pick up the transmuted flower and make it touch various objects. The {{char}} showed no signs of transmuting the objects, but having touched the flower, the Ricky was infected with the virus as well. Deeming the {{char}} a success, Eggman began implementing it into the next phase of his plan.[1] However, Eggman soon noticed how slow the {{char}} was to transmute subjects who had been infected with it through touch with infected subjects, which made Eggman worry that the {{char}} could not be spread very far. As a test to see if greater exposure to the virus could move things along, Eggman had the Zombot Pocky touch the partially-infected Ricky repeatedly. As expected, this caused the infection of the Ricky to spread faster, which Eggman noted was beneficial and began planning to administer the {{char}} in different locations. When Rough and Tumble then came to Eggman to demand new weapons to use for their revenge against Sonic, Eggman got an idea and told them that "his latest weapon just got out of beta".[11] FaceshipMixingRoom The {{char}} factory on the Faceship, from Sonic the Hedgehog #16. Secretly plotting to turn the skunk brothers into Zombots when they faced Sonic, Eggman prepared backpacks loaded with the {{char}} which he told Rough and Tumble were back-ups they should open if Sonic got the upper hand. Facing Sonic and Amy Rose in Echo Mine soon after, Rough and Tumble would open their backpacks, causing the {{char}} to gush over them and turn them into Zombots. Although Sonic got rid of Rough and Tumble by knocking them into a refuse pit, he got infected with the {{char}} in the process. Meanwhile, Eggman got ready to share the {{char}} with the world.[7] While on the Faceship, Metal Sonic dipped his finger in a vat of {{char}} to see the effects for himself. As he was not organic, the virus had no effect on him.[20] Sonic soon discovered that he could burn off the virus and keep it in check with his speed. In the meantime, Eggman, Starline, Orbot, and Cubot took off in the Faceship. On the Faceship, Eggman had a room dedicated to creating the {{char}} en masse. He had also dedicated a large hatch in the Faceship to distribute the {{char}} from a high altitude. Soon, the Faceship arrived at Windmill Village. There, the Faceship doused the villagers in the {{char}}, quickly turning the population in Zombots. Following up on this, Eggman sent the infected villagers and animals off to infect other people with the {{char}}.[6] Crisis City FloralForestVillage The Faceship pouring out a large batch of the {{char}} into Floral Forest Village, from Sonic the Hedgehog #18. Eggman next went to Seaside City where he spilled the {{char}} into the city with his Faceship, transforming many of the residents into Zombots. However, a small part of the population was saved by the Chaotix and escaped aboard a Rescue Shuttle with Vector and Espio. Charmy, on the other hand, tried to save one of the survivors who had been partially infected with the {{char}}. However, he was caught by Zombots, who overwhelmed him with their numbers and infected him with the {{char}}.[8] Continuing onward, Eggman went to Floral Forest Village where he created another Zombot outbreak by pouring the {{char}} agent into the village from his Faceship. However, when the new Zombots ignored Eggman's orders, Orbot revealed that there had been a steady decline in Zombot obedience. This made Eggman theorize that the {{char}}'s coding had begun mutating due to the virus spreading through exposure. While Starline got worried, Eggman remained certain he could regain control of the virus. Meanwhile, the {{char}} steadily spread across the village. While keeping the Zombots at bay, Sonic's own {{char}} infection grew stronger due to his exposure to the Zombots. Meanwhile, Cheese and Chocola got infected with the {{char}} while trying to protect their family from Zombots, and quickly became Zombots themselves. Regardless, Sonic and Gemerl managed to get villagers like Cream and Vanilla to safety.[10] The next location to receive a batch of the {{char}} from Eggman's Faceship was Sunset City, which created a colossal Zombot outbreak. While helping the survivors, Sonic fought through the Zombots, which only made his {{char}} infection grow worse. Shadow arrives with a military truck and blames Sonic for the outbreak as they wouldn't be having this problem if he had dealt with Eggman in Windmill Village. Sonic defends that it was Dr. Starline who reverted Eggman back to his evil ways but Shadow passes this off as a poor excuse, even believing that Sonic deserves to be infected. Frustrated with Shadow for lack of empathy, Sonic runs off to take care for his infection and tells Shadow not to let the Zombots touch him, if that happens, he should be fast enough to run the {{char}} off and resist the infection. While Shadow proved more resilient to the {{char}} (presumably due to his "Ultimate Lifeform" physiology), it ultimately infected him too after he touched too many Zombots. Rouge's instructs Shadow to run in order prevent the virus to resist his infection, Shadow refuses and was overwhelmed by Zombots, allowing the infection to turn him into one too. The Zombot Shadow began to rampage and fight against Sonic and his growing infection. After Rouge took off with the uninfected civilians, Omega stayed behind to fight more Zombots. Soon, Sonic and Omega found themselves at the mercy of the Sunset City Zombots but they were saved by Tails and Silver. Sonic then ran back to Restoration HQ, thereby burning off a massive {{char}} infection that nearly turned him into a Zombot.[21] The Last Minute and The Catalyst IDWAmy22 Amy fighting a horde of Zombots, from Sonic the Hedgehog #22. Another Zombot outbreak occurred at Central City after Dr. Eggman used the Faceship to distribute a batch of {{char}} there. One hour later, Zombots freely roamed the streets. The {{char}} had also reached Ice Paradise, casting the city into chaos and Zombots. Meanwhile, Tails researched the {{char}} in secret in his lab using the data gathered from Sonic's biometrics via his bio-scanner in an attempt to develop a cure for the {{char}}. Just as he found the cure however, the Zombots destroyed his lab and the data he had collected. Regardless, Tails and his allies managed to escape the {{char}} in Central City uninfected.[16] Meanwhile, in Restoration HQ, a person infected with the {{char}} managed to sneak himself in with the survivors because he did not want to be alone. However, the {{char}} soon took hold, and he became a Zombot, thus causing panic among the survivors. Meanwhile, Zombot Charmy joined the fray when he broke out of his Containment Bubble after Vector and Espio had brought him to Restoration HQ. In the end, most of the survivors got infected by the {{char}} during the chaos, including Vanilla. When Zombot Charmy then tried to get to the Rescue Shuttle, Vector restrained him, causing the {{char}} to infect him as well. In order not to endanger his friends when he became a Zombot, Vector had himself get sealed off from the survivors. With the fall of Restoration HQ, Tails realized that he had lost all the data that might have enabled him to invent a cure for the {{char}}, and that Sonic was the last hope.[22] At the same time, the {{char}} had reached Barricade Town and turned all the inhabitants into Zombots. There, Dr. Eggman and Dr. Starline tried taking control of the Zombots with different override signals. When Sonic found the two and engaged Eggman, Sonic tried to infect Eggman with the {{char}} to give him an incentive to make a cure for it. During the fight, Starline found an override signal that gave Eggman control over the Zombots again. However, Sonic destroyed Starline's discovery before he could save it or upload it to the Faceship, although this also destroyed Tails' bio-scanner. As the villains fled, Sonic was almost overtaken by the {{char}}, but he managed to gather his resolve and escaped, running his infection down to a low level again.[15] TangleZombot Tangle becoming a Zombot, from Sonic the Hedgehog #24. On the way to Spiral Hill Village, Eggman distributed {{char}} at Spiral Hill farms twice. This resulted in the majority of the members of the Sonic Fan Club turning into Zombots. After the first wave, the president and vice president of the club touched the virus without knowing what it was, and following the second wave they unintentionally infected Jewel the Beetle in the process. Afterwards, the Faceship flew directly over Spiral Hill Village and dumped more {{char}} down into it.[12][23] As a result, several citizens were turned into Zombots. When Tangle later arrived in the Mineral Museum, a fully-transformed Zombot Jewel infected Tangle with the {{char}}. While the survivors of the village were evacuated by the Restoration, Gemerl performed a scan of Sonic when he arrived and noticed that Sonic's speed was starting to lose its ability to counter the {{char}}. Soon after, Tangle would fight the Zombots in her village alone to allow the Restoration to escape. However, she soon succumbed to the {{char}} and became a Zombot.[12] Big's Big Adventure Meanwhile, at Restoration HQ, one of the refugees was infected with the {{char}}, but hid himself under an anorak. Due to Big distracting Gemerl from scanning, the infected citizen slipped in while nobody was aware. Eventually, the infected citizen was revealed whilst in the midst of transforming into a Zombot, causing a panic in Restoration HQ, in addition to Zombot Charmy breaking out of his containment capsule. During the breach, both Vector and Vanilla were lost to the Zombots, those still uninfected managed to escape in a sole shuttlecraft. Big and Froggy eventually came across Zombots. While Big fought them, Froggy jumped on the head of one of them, unintentionally infecting himself. After tying the Zombots up, Big went back to the Mystic Ruins with Froggy. As he recounted his long adventure to his friend, Froggy became a Zombot and began to infect the cat and the surround flora around them, with Big woefully unaware of what was happening.[24] All or Nothing ZeenaGetsInfected Zeena gets infected by Zombots, from Sonic the Hedgehog #27. Upon arriving at Angel Island, Sonic was already mostly covered by the {{char}}, so he had go on a quick run around the island while avoiding touching and infecting the flora along the way. Later, Sonic received a treadmill to keep himself running in place. Meanwhile, the Deadly Six took over the Faceship and its {{char}} production plant. They also empowered themselves with the Chaos Emeralds to control thousands of Zombots around the world with their electromagnetic powers. Forced to flee from the Faceship to Angel Island, Dr. Eggman and Dr. Starline met up with Sonic and his crew. There, Eggman explained, after they others pressed him for a cure on the {{char}}, that in about 200 years, the Zombots and all else infected by the {{char}} would be gone, as the virus would eventually become unstable as it will cause eukaryote cells to eventually suffer apoptosis and that the Zombots will disintegrate. The heroes and villains alike then brainstormed for a solution, and eventually devised a plan to combine Super Sonic's power with the Warp Topaz to warp all of the {{char}} away in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, the Deadly Six took off to the farthest corners of the world and began using the Zombots to infect everything they came across with the {{char}}.[5] Soon after, the heroes and their allies set off to get the Chaos Emeralds from the Deadly Six.[25] While facing the heroes, Zeena and Zomom lost their Chaos Emeralds and thus lost control of all their Zombots. Zeena in particular ended up getting infected by the {{char}}. Cream, who helped fight Zeena, also got hit by the {{char}} during the fight, but Gemerl promised to stay by her side until she was well again.[26] In the meantime, Master Zik, Zazz and Zor had their Emeralds taken as well and were thus left at the mercy of the Zombots they could no longer command. Lastly, Rouge caused the Faceship to crash when she stole the Chaos Emerald powering it, thereby destroying its {{char}} production plant as well.[17] GetRidOfVirus Super Sonic and Super Silver remove the {{char}} from around the world, from Sonic the Hedgehog #29. Becoming Giant Zavok, Zavok threw his Zombot army up to Angel Island to spread the {{char}} around the island. In addition, Sonic's infection, having now developed an almost complete resistance to his speed, slowly began to overtake him. In an attempt to buy Sonic time and protect his island, the Master Emerald and the survivors, Knuckles started fighting Zombot Shadow, but became infected himself. Still, Knuckles persisted until he succumbed to the {{char}} and became a Zombot. Meanwhile, Tails got infected while escaping from Zombot Cheese and Chocola. Amy also got infected when Eggman pushed her into Zombot Big. While escaping however, Eggman himself tripped over Zombot Froggy, who tried to infect him. Ultimately though, Sonic managed to snatch the last Chaos Emerald from Zavok, just as he was almost completely overrun by the {{char}}. Immediately after, Sonic got rid of his infection when he transformed into Super Sonic, while Silver became Super Silver, with the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic then opened a Super Warp Portal to the sun using the Warp Topaz, and Super Silver began removing the {{char}} from its victims with his psychokinesis and dragging it into the Super Warp Portal. Noticing that the Warp Topaz was not reacting well to all that power though, Super Sonic and Super Silver circled the entire planet several times, removing every trace of {{char}} from it along the way. After the {{char}} was eradicated, everything living on Sonic's world was returned to normal. However, Sonic himself then disappeared in an explosion created by an overloaded Warp Topaz.[3] SilverFutureIDW (Good Future ver) The future has been restored to it's peaceful state. In the future, Silver went flying towards a city. Wondering if everything has been restored. Looking over the bright city with flourishing life, Silver smiles and thanks Sonic and the others for their help in making a good future. [27] Aftermath Despite the destruction of the {{char}}, effects of its infection remained. Many people were displaced from their time as Zombots, and in that state had damaged infrastructure across the board, including Eggman's own bases.[28] At the Forest Ridge Zone Campground, the {{char}} had struck during the winter season, preventing the local flora from absorbing the amount of water they needed and leaving the forest dry during subsequent seasons after the {{char}} was removed.[9] Knuckles would later spent most of the time scouting Angel Island for remains of the {{char}}, causing him to find new sections of Angel Island he did not know.[29] WindmillDislikesBelle Belle being ostracized by the villagers for the {{char}}, from Sonic the Hedgehog #44. At Windmill village, everyone blamed Belle for the attack, being thought of as an Eggman spy. The villagers broke down everything Mr. Tinker had built and recycled it including the indoor amusement park he had made for children, they also got angry at Belle if she tried to help fix anything. Due to this, Belle ran away.[30] Dr. Starline would later repurpose the code for the {{char}} to make cellular upgrades for Surge and Kit's cybernetic enhancements, thereby making them much more physically resilient and allowing them to survive damage that could be considered deadly to others.[31] As part of his tests for them, Starline sent Surge and Kit to cause a wildfire at the drought-stricken Forest Ridge Zone Campground, hoping to kill Amy's group and demoralize Sonic. However, this plan failed.[32].