Pokey

"I bet you didn't except me to be here, eh? THAT'S RIGHT! Cause I do what I want, how I want, and when I want... no matter what she tells you!"

- Pokey, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Pokey is a character from the Sonic Boom series that appears in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. He is an old jellyfish who lives in Crater Lake with his wife, Hokey.

History
Pokey was born as the son to her mother who was a pearl. Over 175 years ago, he met Hokey and the two of them ended up getting married. On their wedding day, Pokey received from Hokey her family heirloom, a Power Glyph, as a gift.

When Pokey and Hokey moved to Crater Lake, they found the Radiant Crystal, but because its constant glow made it impossible for them to sleep, they tossed it up the local waterfall. Over the long course of their marriage, Pokey and Hokey began arguing with each other over even the smallest things.

Over 175 years after their weeding, Pokey and Hokey met Team Sonic who came to their home looking for the Radiant Crystal and Pokey told them where to find it. Sometime afterwards, Pokey had a huge argument with Hokey about how he was allowed to do what he wanted, which ended with him being send deep in the doghouse on Bygone Island. There, Pokey met Team Sonic again where he admitted he missed Pokey and wanted to make her happy again. He therefore requested Team Sonic to find some of the rare shells Hokey liked in Coral Bay so he could make a gift for her. When Team Sonic returned with the shells, Pokey was grateful to the team and decided to give them his Power Glyph as reward, not caring what Hokey would think of it.

Following Lyric's defeat, Pokey and Hokey joined the celebration on Bygone Island where the elderly couple began arguing over which ice cream flavor they should celebrate with.

Personality
Pokey is a grizzled, grumpy and stubborn old man. He hates being told what to do, insisting that he can do what he wants, how he wants, and when he wants as he is his own man, and will even do things that will not sit well with others to prove it, like giving away Hokey's heirloom that she gave to him. Nevertheless, he does have a soft and caring spot as he wanted to make Hokey happy after one of their fights. He also appears slightly senile, believing Knuckles to be a lobster due to his red fur and being unsure that his heart still works. Because nobody has never really helped him before, Hokey is not entirely sure how to react when actually receiving help.

Powers and Abilities
Being a jellyfish, Pokey is capable of aquatic respiration, allowing him to breath underwater. However, he is unable to breath air.

Equipment
Pokey wears an ancient quadruped robotic carriage with a transparent water tank that he can resides in. With it, Pokey is able to move around on dry land. It appears to be controlled by Pokey's thoughts alone.

Hokey
Hokey is Pokey's wife, whom he has been married with for over 175 years. The two of them embodies the concept of an elderly couple and is each other's soul mate. While Pokey shares an everlasting spark with his wife, their many years of being together has caused them to always bicker and argue (either out of irritation or boredom), and they are always poking fun at each other and arguing over who knows best. Pokey especially does not like how Hokey tries to run his life and will do whatever he wants in order to disapprove her. Despite their arguments, Pokey is incapable of staying mad at her for long, admitting after being separated from her for a short time that he missed "that old barnacle," and wanted to make her happy again after their fallout.

Trivia

 * Pokey and Hokey's names are a pun of the participation dance, the hokey pokey.
 * An unused character profile for Pokey in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric say that he and Hokey originally lived much closer to Bygone Island than they do now.