Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26973802-20150610041656

Does anyone else think Espio is an underrated character? I know he's probably not meant to stand out any more than his inspirations Yamcha and Tien, but Vector is also Yamcha and Tien's counterpart and he's playable in more games than Espio (though I guess because he's leader of Team Chaotix).

Vector is playable in all the Mario & Sonic games, Knuckles' Chaotix, Sonic Heroes, and Sonic Free Riders, and probably more.

But the only games Espio is playable in are Knuckles' Chaotix, Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Heroes, and Sonic Rivals 2. And I'm not just talking mainstream games - I do not believe he is playable in any spinoff games, even if he appears as a supporting character and part of a bonus game in the Olympics. ("His tail is cute and curly," says Shy Guy)

I wish he was playable in more games. I only have two of the four games where he's playable, Sonic Heroes and Sonic Rivals 2, which I got a PSP for and have already beaten the Ifrit as Espio as I did his story immediately.

Yes I know Charmy's playable in even fewer games (only Knuckles' Chatoix and Sonic Heroes), but still

At least Shadow, Blaze, and especially Tails are still getting the glory they deserve 