Salty

"I been think'n ya know... This Lyric business is like a tornado takin' on a dingy. Makes a sailor think about the important things in life..."

- Salty, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Salty is a character from the Sonic Boom series that appears in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and the television series. He is an old anthropomorphic hippopotamus and an overconfident sailor who is captain of his own boat.

Appearance
Salty is a heavyset and burly humanoid hippopotamus over a head taller than Knuckles and possesses a fairly round torso, long muzzle with two small nostril on top, flat teeth and a short tail. He has completely light blue skin, except around his muzzle which is darker due to stubbles, and has white mutton chops. For attire, he wears a black captain hat with a dark blue band, a red life-jacket, pink-colored fingering gloves, black bandage around his belly and short umber shoes with white soles. On each arm, he also has a red mermaid tattoo.

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Salty was raised alongside Pepper by their father to be sailors, where he never once acknowledged his brother. When their father left them a nautical compass, Salty took it for himself, creating a hostile and large rift between them. From there, they would occasionally battle each other when meeting on the open sea. At some point, he sent Pepper to Crater Lake, but eventually forgot where he was.

Salty eventually acquired a residence at Cliff's Excavation Site where he kept his own personal boat, the Riptide, though it would not work since it lacked parts. There, he eventually met Team Sonic who needed a boat to reach the Pit. While Salty would not sell his Riptide, he would let them borrow it, if they could fix it. Team Sonic agreed to the deal and soon had the boat repaired, to which Salty was pleased with and wished them a safe journey.

Afterwards, Salty returned to Bygone Island where the looming threat from Lyric made him think about the important things in his life, including Pepper. Salty decided to make amends with his brother, but had no idea where he was. Fortunately, Salty met Team Sonic again when they came to the island, where he told them what he had been up to and asked for their help in finding Pepper which Sonic agreed to. When Pepper returned, having also decided to forget the past, the two reminisced their mother until Team Sonic arrived. As reward for their help, the brothers gave them a Power Glyph.

Personality
Salty is overly confident in his domain, having proclaimed himself "captain of the ocean," and does not care to take the opinions of others around him into consideration. His egocentric attitude is apparent, even though his words and actions are not always justified. He is also very stubborn and inflexible as it is either his way or the seaway to him.

Salty is not much for telling people about his past with Pepper, telling Team Sonic when they asked about it that was none of their business. He would also hold long-held grudges, as demonstrated by his relationship with his brother, but eventually realized after much reflection that they were pointless.

Pepper
For most of his life, Salty had an estranged relationship with his brother Pepper. When they were raised by their father, Salty never respected his brother. When Salty later took their father's compass, their relationship was strained to the point where they would not speak with each other and had hostile confrontation.

When the danger of Lyric was present, Salty began to reconsider his relationship with Pepper and eventually realized that despite it all, Pepper was an important and dear person to him. As such, he came to miss him a great deal and would willingly let go of their feud and reconnect with him. Once he found him, Salty reunited with his brother on good terms.

Trivia

 * The mermaid tattoos on Salty's arms bare a striking resemblance to Merna the Merhog from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.