Helen



Helen is a character in Sonic X. She is one of Chris Thorndyke's closest friends, and one of the few who readily accept Sonic and his residential friends from the beginning. Helen was born with a condition that restricts her to a wheelchair and has spent much of her life a paraplegic. Her first appearance was in episode 4, "Chaos Emerald Chaos".

Helen is 126 cm tall, weighs 36 kg, and is 11 years old.

Personality
Helen, despite being confined to a wheelchair, is a young girl who thrives for adventure. She showed very little fear when Sonic pushed her chair faster then anyone else and carried her higher then she's usually used to going. She is a very kind and considerate person. She also has a huge love for flowers.

Her personality is a little more outgoing in the scenes shown of her 6 years later. She acts more sarcastic and is a bit more excitable when speaking with Chris. She turned out to excel in the field of science along with Chris. It is speculated that Chris is the better of the two when it comes to their field but she made it clear that she was the one better at driving.

Role in the Anime
Though Helen's role in the series is minimal, she has the most communication with Sonic aside from Chris, and becomes quite important to Chris himself. Sonic abandoned a dinner outing with the President to take Helen to the mountains, fulfilling a promise he had made to her earlier in the episode, all while evading armed troops attempting to retreive him under the President's aid's orders.

At the beginning of season three, Helen and Chris are seen 6 years in the future, having developed a relationship. Chris's efforts to return to Sonic's world are encouraged, and when he arrives there, she and his other friends send him reminders of their support.

Helen was originally depicted on Sonic X trading cards as being a healthy young girl, but when the series was fully developed, she underwent a slight change and was made a paraplegic.

She also looks a bit like Maria Robotnik. Helen's Japanese voice actress is Noriko Hidaka, and in the dub she is voiced by Amy Birnbaum.