Marcantonio

Marcantonio (マーカントニオ) is a human resident of Spagonia that appears on the PS3/Xbox360 version of Sonic Unleashed. He is aloof, cool and dandy guy, who possesses the unique ability to interact with ghosts.

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''Though he seems aloof and cool, this dandy actually sports an interesting ability. He's also single at the moment.''

History
At the beginning of Sonic Unleashed, Marcantonio had just returned home to Spagonia after having been gone for a while, and wonders what is the cause of the local uproar in the town, oblivious to the fact that the Earth had broken into pieces after Dark Gaia’s awakening, but eventually learns about the situation at an unspecified point in time.

When Sonic the Hedgehog and Chip arrived in Spagonia to find Professor Pickle at Spagonia University, Marcantonio explains the state of the town after the planet's shattering and provides the directions to the duo, while remarking how they would recognize it with the busy student surrounding it. When Sonic and Chip later returns he hears that the professsor had been kidnapped and takes all the latest disasters as bad omens.

As time passes, Marcantonio learns more about the state of the world. He hears from Sonic that he plans to restore the planet with the Gaia Temples, but Marcantonio does not understand who he plans to restore the planet with temples. He also receives a letter from a friend in Apotos, which he used to work with, and reads that people are going crazy at night in his hometown, which Marcantonio have noticed is happening in Spagonia as well, and he believes that it is somehow connected to the planet's shattering. Also, when Sonic and Chip passsed by him, he recommend to them that they should visit Chun-Nan as he had visited it before and had found the culture and scenery enchanting.

Sometime before Sonic passed thorugh Rooftop Run to get the daytime Gaia Key, Marcantonio saw two ghosts, the Bandanna Ghost and Bow Tie Ghost, head into a tower. So chocked about the sight was Marcantonio, that he could hardly believe his own eyes and could just not believe himself, but he was too scared to look after himself. Later, Marcantonio sees Sonic come by and tells him what he saw, though he doubted Sonic would believe him. Despite thinking that Sonic thought he was crazy however, Marcantonio asked Sonic if he go into the tower on his behalf and look for the ghosts. Sonic agrees to help him however, and Marcantonio thanks him greatly. Sonic later returns and confirms that Marcantonio did see the ghost, which causes him to laugh in joy and is happy that he was not seeing things after all. He then asks Sonic if they are still inside the tower, but is disappointed to hear that Sonic startled them and made them run away. Afterwards, Marcantonio starts to wonder where they went and says he would not mind seeing them again.

As it turned out however, Marcantonio could not get the ghost off his mind, and as such resolved to go on journey to track them down. His search eventually took him to Adabat, where the ghost were hiding in nearby forest, but it turned out the forest was infected with Dark Gaia's minions, and Marcantonio became worried for the ghosts safety. He wanted to go there to check them for himself, but it was too dangerous. Just one day after arriving however, Marcantonio sees Sonic and says he is glad to see him. Marcantonio explains his reason for being in Adabat, and asks Sonic to go into the forest and save them from the monster. Sonic then gladly accepts his request, much to Marcantonio joy. After Sonic returns from saving the ghost, Marcantonio says he knew they were in bind and thanks Sonic for his help, and remarks laughing that it was a good thing he kept a eye on them.

Afterwards, Marcantonio continues to watch the two ghost, and finds them too funny as they get cornered by monsters and then hides behind boxes and doors. Eventually the Bandanna Ghost and the Bow Tie Ghost, opens more up to Marcantonio and starts to leap out in front of him and appear in his dreams. Marcantonio however merely announces in joy to Sonic whenever he comes by that it is a sign that they have become quite close.

Missions

 * Tower Terror: Touch both the Bandanna Ghost and the Bow Tie Ghost, and land on the Goal Ring.
 * Jungle Fright: Touch both the Bandanna Ghost and the Bow Tie Ghost within 5 minutes.