Buddy

Buddy
A Chip-based buddy, from Sonic Runners.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic Runners
Game appearances	Sonic Runners Sonic Runners Adventure
Statistics and overview
User(s)	Amitie-Style Amy Amy Rose Big the Cat Blaze the Cat Charmy Bee Cream the Rabbit E-123 Omega Christmas Knuckles Christmas Sonic Christmas Tails Classic Sonic Espio the Chameleon ESP Silver Gothic Amy Halloween Omega Halloween Rouge Halloween Shadow Knuckles the Echidna Metal Sonic Mephiles the Dark Miles "Tails" Prower Rouge the Bat Shadow the Hedgehog Silver the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Werehog Sticks the Badger Tikal Vector the Crocodile
Purpose	Granting abilities
Description	A floating companion.

Buddies, also known as companions, are objects that appear in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are a type of ability-granting follower that a playable character can bring along in stages to aid their performance.

Description

Buddies are floating followers, akin to RC Vehicles, that take various forms. Some of them take the appearance of different forms of RC Vehicles. Most of them however, look like objects and characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, such as Chip, Caliburn, Chao, the Tornado, the Death Egg, etc. For certain crossover events in their respective games however, buddies resembling elements from other franchises, like NiGHTS and Carbuncle, are also introduced.

In gameplay, buddies can be equipped to playable characters and brought along with said characters for their runs through stages. During a playthrough, buddies can be seen floating right behind the playable characters. In stages, buddies each grant unique and special abilities to the playable characters. This can include raising scores or even enhancing item effects. Buddies also have different mechanics and attributes that depend on the games they appear in.

Game appearances

Sonic Runners series

Sonic Runners

Knuckles with two buddies accompanying him in Lava Mountain, from Sonic Runners.

In Sonic Runners, buddies were originally called companions before being renamed in a game update. Twenty buddies were available at the game's debut, which expanded to 94 buddies by the time the game's servers closed.

In gameplay, the playable character can be equipped with up to two different buddies during a stage, each one granting its own ability at the same time. In addition, each buddy in this game has two fundamental attributes applied to it. The first is its rarity level, which can be "Normal", "Rare", or "S Rare" (Super-Rare); the rarer the buddy, the more powerful its ability is. The second attribute is its character type, which can be Speed, Fly, or Power. If a buddy is paired up with a matching character type (for example, a Speed Type buddy with a Speed Type playable character), then the buddy's ability will receive a performance boost that amplifies its ability. In addition, while following a playable character in a stage, the buddy can pick up any Animals it touches on behalf of the playable character. Also, some buddies are bigger than others when out in the stages, As such, the bigger the buddy, the more Animals it has the chance of picking up.

The player can obtain buddies from Chao Eggs. These can be earned by playing the Premium Roulette. The rarity of the buddies earned from the Premium Roulette are determined accordingly:

• Normal: Only available on the BIG and SUPER roulette wheel within the Premium Roulette
• Rare. Only available on the Premium Roulette and the Special Roulette, unlocked when the spinner lands on a segment with a grey, Rare Egg.
• S Rare: Only available on the Premium Roulette and the Special Roulette, unlocked when the spinner lands on a segment with a golden, Super-Rare Egg.

The game also features event buddies. These buddies are acquired by playing the Premium Roulette while an event is underway. Event buddies have extra event-specific powers in addition to their normal abilities. Using event buddies is highly recommended when aiming for the top on the Event Rankings.

Should the player earn a buddy that they already have, that buddy's level will increase by one, improving its ability. A buddy can be leveled to a maximum of level ten. If the player gets a buddy that they already have and it is also at maximum level, the player will get a Special Egg instead. Collect ten Special Eggs and the player will be rewarded with a a Rare or S Rare buddy when playing the Special Roulette.

Sonic Runners Adventure

Shadow with two buddies accompanying him in Green Hill, from Sonic Runners Adventure.

In Sonic Runners Adventure, the buddies made a return. In this game, there are a total of eleven buddies to choose from.

In gameplay, the buddies' mechanics have been significantly simplified. Although they still grant special abilities to the playable characters during a playthrough, they have no other mechanics beside that. In this game, the playable character can be equipped with up to two different buddies during a stage, each one granting its own ability at the same time.

The player can obtain buddies by purchasing them from the Team menu with Rings while others are unlocked as the player progresses with the game.

List of Buddies

Sonic Runners

Icon	Name	Character Type	Rarity Level	Effect	Unlocking Requirement
	Hero Chao (ヒーローチャオ, Hīrō Chao?)	Speed	Normal	Boosts all score elements	Available on Item Roulette.
	Gold Chao (金チャオ, Kin Chao?)	Fly	Normal	Boosts Rings acquired.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Dark Chao (ダークチャオ, Dāku Chao?)	Power	Normal	Boosts score for destroying enemies.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Jewel Chao (ジュエルチャオ, Jueru Chao?)	Speed	Normal	Boosts distance run.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Normal Chao (ノーマルチャオ, Nōmaru Chao?)	Fly	Normal	Boosts score.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Omochao (オモチャオ, Omochao?)	Power	Normal	Boosts the number of Animals saved.	Available on Item Roulette.
	RC Monkey (おサルのラジコン, Osaru no Rajikon?)	Speed	Normal	Combo bonuses last longer.	Available on Item Roulette.
	RC Spring (スプリングのラジコン, Supuringu no Rajikon?)	Fly	Normal	Springs last longer.	Available on Item Roulette.
	RC Electromagnet (電磁石のラジコン, Denjishaku no Rajikon?)	Power	Normal	Magnets last longer.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Baby Cyan Wisp (ベビーシアンウィスプ, Bebī Shian Wisupu?)	Speed	Normal	The Laser effect lasts longer.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Baby Indigo Wisp (ベビーインディゴウィスプ, Bebī Indigo Wisupu?)	Fly	Normal	The Asteroid effect lasts longer.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Baby Yellow Wisp (ベビーイエローウィスプ, Bebī Ierō Wisupu?)	Power	Normal	The Drill effect lasts longer.	Available on Item Roulette.
	RC Pinwheel (風車のラジコン, Kazaguruma no Rajikon?)	Speed	Normal	Has a chance of producing the magnet effect during spin dashes	Available on Item Roulette.
	RC Piggy Bank (空飛ぶブタ, Soratobu Buta?, lit. "Flying Pig)	Fly	Normal	Restores Rings when damaged.	Available on Item Roulette.
	RC Balloon (気球のラジコン, Kikyū no Rajikon?)	Power	Normal	Has a chance of automatically performing a big jump when using jump panels.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Easter Chao (イースターチャオ, Īsutā Chao?)	Speed	Normal	Has a chance of producing the magnet effect when passing through Dash Rings and Rainbow Rings.	Available on Item Roulette.
	Purple Papurisu (むらさきパプリス, Murasaki Papurisu?)	Fly	Normal	Every X combo destroys all iron balls.	Limited to Puyopuyo!! Quest Collaboration.
	MAG (初期型マグ, Shokikei Magu?, lit. "Initial-Type Mag")	Power	Normal	Every X combo destroys all spikes.	Limited to Phantasy Star Online 2 Collaboration.
	Egg Chao (たまごチャオ, Tamago Chao?)	Speed	Rare	Boosts distance run.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Pumpkin Chao (カボチャオ, Kabochao?)	Fly	Rare	Boosts score.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Skull Chao (ガイコツチャオ, Gaikotsu Chao?)	Power	Rare	Boosts the number of Animals saved.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Yacker (ヤッカー, Yakkā?)	Speed	Rare	All Color Power items last longer.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Golden Piggy Bank (金のブタ, Kin no Buta?)	Fly	Rare	Restores Rings when damaged.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Wizard Chao (魔法使いチャオ, Mahōtsukai Chao?)	Power	Rare	All items (except Color Power items and shields) last longer.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Turtle (カメのラジコン, Kame no Rajikon?)	Speed	Rare	Every X combo turns Rings into Super Rings.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC UFO (ＵＦＯのラジコン, Yūfō no Rajikon?)	Fly	Rare	Every X combo saves all on-screen Animals.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Bomber (爆撃機のラジコン, Bakugeki-ki no Rajikon?)	Power	Rare	Every X combo destroys all enemies on ordinary stages.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Easter Bunny (イースターバニー, Īsutā Banī?)	Power	Rare	Adds 25 to every X combo.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Magic Lamp (魔法のランプ, Mahō no Ranpu?)	Fly	Rare	Chance of producing a Gold Flicky.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Star-Shaped Missile (星型ミサイル, Hoshi-gata Missairu?)	Speed	Rare	Increases the area of the magnet effect.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Suketoudara (すけとうだら, Suketōdara?)	Power	Rare	Chance of springs appearing when taking damage.	Limited to Puyopuyo!! Quest Collaboration.
	Rappy (ラッピー, Rappī?)	Speed	Rare	Chance of a Rappy appearing.	Limited to Phantasy Star Online 2 Collaboration.
	Blowfish Transporter (フグ型輸送機, Fugu-gata Yusō-ki?, lit. "Pufferfish-type Transport Craft")	Fly	Rare	Every X combo provides an equippable item.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Genesis (メガドライブ, Mega Doraibu?, lit. "Mega Drive")	Fly	Rare	A chain of combos lasts longer before resetting.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Cartridge (カートリッジ, Kātorijji?)	Speed	Rare	Start each stage with a combo.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Fighter (戦闘機のラジコン, Sentō-ki no Rajikon?)	Speed	Rare	Boosts score in Laser form.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Hovercraft (ホバークラフトのラジコン, Hobākurafuto no Rajikon?)	Fly	Rare	Boosts score in Asteroid form.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Helicopter (戦闘ヘリのラジコン, Sentō Heri no Rajikon?, lit. "RC Combat Helicopter)	Power	Rare	Boosts score in Drill form.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Green Crystal Monster (S) (小水晶獣：緑, Ko Suishō-jū: Midori?, lit. "Small Crystal Monster: Green")	Speed	Rare	Every X combo turns all small crystals green.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Green Crystal Monster (L) (大水晶獣：緑, Dai Suishō-jū: Midori?, lit. "Large Crystal Monster: Green")	Fly	Rare	Every X combo turns all large crystals green.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Airship (飛行船のラジコン, Hikōsen no Rajikon?)	Power	Rare	Boosts combos at Star Posts.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Desert Chao (砂漠チャオ, Sabaku Chao?)	Power	Rare	Has a chance of producing the magnet effect when using a cannon.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Satellite (人工衛星のラジコン, Jinkō Eisei no Rajikon?)	Fly	Rare	Has a chance of producing the magnet effect when using a jump panel.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Marine Chao (マリンチャオ, Marin Chao?)	Power	Rare	Chance of auto-tricks at jump panels.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Nightopian (ナイトピアン, Naitopian?)	Power	Rare	Chance of destroying iron balls, spikes and enemies when damaged.	Limited to NiGHTS into Sonic Runners... Event.
	Orca (シャチ, Shachi?)	Speed	Rare	Every X combo destroys platforms and increases ring appearances.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Sonic Omochao (ソニックオモチャオ, Sonikku Omochao?)	Speed	Rare	Chance of a magnet effect with the Speed-type action.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Tails Omochao (テイルズオモチャオ, Teiruzu Omochao?)	Fly	Rare	Chance of a magnet effect with the Fly-type action.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Knuckles Omochao (ナックルズオモチャオ, Nakkuruzu Omochao?)	Power	Rare	Chance of a magnet effect with the Power-type action.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Boo (ブー, Bū?)	Power	Rare	Boosts score for destroying super enemies, and every X combo turns enemies into super enemies.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Halloween Chao (ハロウィンチャオ, Harowin Chao?)	Speed	Rare	Chance of keeping Rings when damaged.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Heavy Bomb (ヘビーボム, Hebī Bomu?)	Fly	Rare	Defeating X enemies destroys all enemies on-screen. Sometimes produces a Gold Flicky.	Limited to Fantasy Zone Collaboration Event.
	Block Bomb (ブロック爆弾, Burokku Bakudan?)	Speed	Rare	Chance of destroying all enemies on screen when performing special actions.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Hunk of Meat (骨付き肉, Honetsuki Niku?, lit. "Meat on the Bone")	Power	Rare	Extra Rings for every Super Rings you collect.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Yeti (イエティ, Ieti?)	Speed	Rare	Every X combo triggers the Cyan Laser effect.	Limited to Christmas Event.
	Snow Chao (雪国チャオ, Yukiguni Chao?, lit. "Snow Country Chao")	Fly	Rare	Every X combo triggers the Indigo Asteroid effect.	Limited to Christmas Event.
	Ideya (イデア, Idea?)	Fly	Rare	Every X combo switches an equipped item for another item.	Limited to Christmas Nights Collaboration Event.
	Christmas Nightopian (クリスマスナイトピアン, Kurisumasu Naitopian?)	Power	Rare	Every X combo triggers the Yellow Drill effect.	Limited to Christmas Nights Collaboration Event.
	Orbot (オーボット, Ōbotto?)	Speed	Rare	Every X combo causes you to lose Rings but triggers an item effect.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Cubot (キューボット, Kyūbotto?)	Power	Rare	Every X combo occasionally triggers an item effect.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Light Chaos (ライトカオス, Raito Kaosu?)	Speed	S Rare	Boosts all score elements.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Hero Chaos (ヒーローカオス, Hīrō Kaosu?)	Fly	S Rare	Boosts Rings acquired.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Dark Chaos (ダークカオス, Dāku Kaosu?)	Power	S Rare	Boosts score for destroying enemies.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Chip (チップ, Chippu?)	Speed	S Rare	Produces one last dash.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Shahra (シャーラ, Shāra?)	Fly	S Rare	Every X combo activates a non-color power item at random.	Get promoted in Story Mode's Runners' League.
	Caliburn (カリバーン, Karibān?)	Power	S Rare	Performs auto-attacks during boss battles.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	King Arthur's Ghost (アーサー王の亡霊, Āsā-Ō no Bōrei?)	Speed	S Rare	Boss battles extended/damage against bosses.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Tornado (トルネードのラジコン, Torunēdo no Rajikon?)	Fly	S Rare	Restores Rings when damaged.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	RC Battle Cruiser (宇宙戦艦のラジコン, Uchū Senkan no Rajikon?, lit. "RC Space Battleship")	Power	S Rare	More Red Star Rings appear during boss battles.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Merlina (マリーナ, Marīna?)	Fly	S Rare	Every X combo activates a Color Power effect.	Limited to Windy Hill in Spring Event.
	Erazor Djinn (イレイザー・ジン, Ireizā Jin?)	Speed	S Rare	Every X combo produces a shield.	Limited to Desert Ruins Event.
	RC Moon Mech (エッグムーンのラジコン, Eggu Mūn no Rajikon?, lit. "RC Egg Moon")	Power	S Rare	Chance of an additional attack on bosses.	Available on Raid Boss Roulette.
	Carbuncle (カーバンクル, Kābankuru?)	Speed	S Rare	Every X combo grabs certain on-screen objects.	Limited to Puyopuyo!! Quest Collaboration.
	Kuna (クーナ, Kūna?)	Fly	S Rare	Chance of an item effect at Star Posts.	Limited to Phantasy Star Online 2 Collaboration.
	Chaos (カオス, Kaosu?)	Power	S Rare	Chance of using an item without losing it.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Death Egg (デスエッグ, Desu Eggu?)	Power	S Rare	Chance of continuing after being defeated.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Red Crystal Monster (S) (小水晶獣：赤, Ko Suishō-ju: Aka?, lit. "Small Crystal Beast: Red")	Speed	S Rare	X combos turn all small crystals red.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Red Crystal Monster (L) (大水晶獣：赤, Dai Suishō-ju: Aka?, lit. "Large Crystal Beast: Red")	Fly	S Rare	Every X combo turns all large crystals red.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Golden Goose (金のガチョウ, Kin no Gachou?)	Power	S Rare	X combos turn all enemies into golden enemies.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Mother Wisp (マザーウィスプ, Mazā Wisupu?)	Speed	S Rare	Boosts score when using Color Powers.	Limited to Tropical Coast Event.
	RC Pirate Spaceship (宇宙海賊船のラジコン, Uchū Kaizoku-sen no Rajikon?, lit. "RC Space Pirate Ship")	Fly	S Rare	More Super Rings appear during boss battles.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Golden Angel (金のエンジェル, Kin no Enjeru?)	Power	S Rare	More golden enemies appear.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	NiGHTS (ナイツ, Naitsu?)	Speed	S Rare	Big combo bonus after a loop.	Limited to NiGHTS into Sonic Runners... Event.
	Reala (リアラ, Riara?)	Fly	S Rare	Magnet effect after a loop.	Limited to NiGHTS into Sonic Runners... Event.
	RC Tornado 2 (トルネード２のラジコン, Torunēdo Tsū no Rajikon?)	Fly	S Rare	Extra Rings when Rings are banked.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Chao Walker (チャオウォーカー, Chao Wōkā?)	Speed	S Rare	Every 200 combo allows Buddies to absorb Rings for X seconds.	Awarded for every 10 Daily Battle win streaks.
	Dark Queen (黄泉の女王, Yomi no Jo'ō?, lit. "Queen of the Underworld")	Power	S Rare	Every X combo provides an item.	Get promoted in Timed Mode's Runners' League.
	King Boom Boo (キングブーブ, Kingu Būbu?)	Fly	S Rare	Chance of a score boost when defeating enemies.	Limited to Halloween Event.
	O-Papa (オパパ, Opapa?)	Power	S Rare	Every X combo destroys everything except terrain and produces a magnet effect.	Limited to Fantasy Zone Collaboration Event.
	Opa-Opa (オパオパ, Opaopa?)	Speed	S Rare	Every X combo banks a certain number of Rings.	Limited to Fantasy Zone Collaboration Event.
	RC Block Face (ブロックフェイスのラジコン, Burokku Feisu no Rajikon?)	Fly	S Rare	Chance of destroying everything on screen except terrain when performing special actions.	Available on Premium Roulette.
	Christmas Yeti (クリスマスイエティ, Kurisumasu Ieti?)	Power	S Rare	The bonus score when combos are performed is boosted.	Limited to Christmas Event.
	Christmas NiGHTS (クリスマスナイツ, Kurisumasu Naitsu?)	Speed	S Rare	Chance of reducing the game speed.	Limited to Christmas Nights Collaboration Event.
	Dark Chao Walker (ダークチャオウォーカー, Dāku Chao Wōkā?)	Fly	S Rare	Every 200 combo makes your Buddy absorb nearby Crystals for X seconds.	Available on Premium Roulette.

Sonic Runners Adventure

Icon	Name	Effect	Unlocking Requirement
	Chip	Chance of continuing after being defeated once per run: 100%	Buy for 2,500 Rings
	Dark Chao	Chance of defeating a missed enemy on the screen: 25% Deflects Eggman's Yellow Balls	Buy for 2,500 Rings
	Dark Chaos	Chance of defeating an enemy or destroying an obstacle instead of getting damage: 50% Deflects Eggman's Yellow Balls	Buy for 1,500 Rings
	Hero Chaos	Chance of keeping all the Rings when damaged: 50%	Buy for 1,500 Rings
	Knuckles Omochao	Increases booster item duration for Power-type characters by 5 seconds	Unlock chapter 3
	RC Tornado	After the player's character is defeated, their buddy flies ahead collecting Rings for the next 10 seconds Does not work in boss levels	Buy for 2,500 Rings
	RC UFO	Chance of collecting missed Rings: 25%	Buy for 2,500 Rings
	Sonic Omochao	Increases booster item duration for Speed-type characters by 5 seconds	Get to level 4 of Green Hill
	Tails Omochao	Increases booster item duration for Fly-type characters by 5 seconds	Unlock chapter 2
	Wizard Chao	Chance of producing the Magnet effect when using a Cannon or a Jump Panel: 35%	Buy for 1,500 Rings
	Yacker	Increases the area of effect of the Magnet by 50% Compatible with RC Tornado and RC UFO	Buy for 2,500 Rings

References

Sonic Runners

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