Grouchio

Grouchio Marxio is a character that appears in the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions. He is a human hailing from Super Marxio World and one of the Marxio Brothers.

Appearance
Grouchio is a short middle aged man with dark brown curly hair, and a mustache shaped like two hearts coming out of his nose. He wears red overalls with a yellow shirt underneath and brown shoes. He also has a white bowtie with pink polka dots.

History
Grouchio met Robotnik in the Casino Night Zone, where he and his brothers were given the task of stopping Sonic. The brothers released Badniks to attack Sonic, and while the hedgehog was distracted with taking them down, the Marxio Brothers captured Porker, and through holding him hostage, tied both him and Sonic on a train railroad for a train to run them over.

Sonic managed to get him and his pig pal out of the trap, and gave chase after the brothers. He then engaged in combat with them in an attempt to take the Disruptor from them, but despite failing to do so, the tool was destroyed, allowing the casinos in the park to become non-rigged.

The Marxio Brothers were soon put in charge of the Carnival Night Zone on the Floating Island. Upon the arrival and intrusion of Knuckles into their park, Grouchio attempted to shoot Knuckles with a rifle, but with Knuckles evading and cornering them, they quickly offered him a deal.

Grouchio offered Knuckles some of the profits that they'd be making from the amusement parking, arguing that Knuckles could use the money to fix up the island while he waited for his lost people to come back. Agreeing, Knuckles was taken to try out the Hell House Ride. Unbeknownst to him, Grouchio and his brothers will planning on using the ride to kill Knuckles.

With Knuckles accepting their proposal soon after the ride, he was shown his knew office. Grouchio and his brothers, however, were soon forced to turn on Knuckles when the echidna attempted to destroy the Launch Base Zone and rid the isle of Robotnik, since the brothers were secretly working for the mad man unbeknownst to Knuckles. Confronting Knuckles in the Marxio Kart, they battled and took down the echidna.

However, while the brothers were distracted on the phone with Robotnik, Knuckles managed to escape, but the brothers gave chase. However, Knuckles caught a break from them when the first visitors to the new park arrived, forcing the brothers to go off and welcome them. In the mean time, Chicio called a horde of Badniks to deal with Knuckles, but the echidna destroyed all of them and, by using a fault line, punched the entire park off his island alongside the brothers.

Grouchio would later be put in charge of the Chemical Plant. With his brothers and him seemingly reformed thanks to no longer being under the rule of Robotnik, they asked Sonic and Tails to help with a problem they had with their factory. The heroes then discovered and defeated Megatox, the source of the problems, garnering thank and praise from Grouchio and his brothers, although Sonic still remained skeptical about their true intentions.

Personality
Grouchio is the boss among the brothers, and is the brains behind the various plans they come up with. He is very condescending to Chicio, constantly mocking him for the stupid things he says and does. He likes to smoke, often being seen with a cigar in his hands.

Trivia

 * Grouchio is a clear mockery and parody of the Super Mario Brothers, Mario and Luigi.
 * The Marxio Brothers even have a video game series based off of them, which Sonic is shown playing, though he mentions his disdain for the game.
 * Grouchio and his brothers are said to be from Super Marxio World. However, whether this is another dimension, planet, or simply another location on Mobius is left unknown.
 * Grouchio, along with his brothers, are also based on the Marx Brothers.