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Hero Chao are small creatures with pudding-like bodies. In general, Hero Chao have round, waterdrop-like heads with large eyes but no noses, round torsos smaller than their heads, smooth feet with no legs, and arms with no visible hands. Neither their arms or feet have digits. They also have a short tail, small wings, and a floating emotion indicator above their heads.
While Hero Chao can have various looks and features, the most basic form of a Hero Chao have white skin with dark blue and sky blue tips on their hands and feet, and their wings resemble angel wings with yellow tips. They also have a pale yellow oval color in their bellies' center, and the mood indicator above their heads is blue and shaped like a halo. Their eyes are also white with black sclera, and the point of their heads is shaped like two tuffs with blue tips. Lastly, they possess (usually) small, but genuine, smiles and small round tails.
Characteristics and culture
The Hero Chao are good Chao children on the Hero side who are warm, kind, and polite.[1]
In terms of biology, all Hero Chao are by default genderless.[3][4]
Hero Chao can usually only speak one word which is their own species' name. However, they have a very distinct form of communication: their emotion-dot. This dot floats above a Hero Chao's head and will change shape depending on what they think or feel: It becomes a heart when the Hero Chao is happy, a question mark when the Hero Chao is confused, an exclamation point when the Hero Chao is alarmed, and a swirl when the Hero Chao is unhappy.
Powers and abilities
As Chao, Hero Chao can absorb and learn skills and traits from other life-forms, adapting their shapes as they do. Like all Chao, they are also capable of flight.
Game appearances
Sonic Adventure 2
The Hero Chao made their first appearance in Sonic Adventure 2, and its enhanced port Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, as a form that the player can raise a Chao towards. In this game, one can evolve a Chao into a Hero Chao by feeding them Hero Fruit and raise that Chao with Sonic, Tails and/or Knuckles. Once they go into their first cocoon, the Chao will become a Hero Chao.
One can evolve a Hero Chao into a type of Chaos Chao called an "Angel Chao". To get this kind of Chao, a Chao must be a Hero Chao that has already gone through two reincarnations. Once the Chao is on its third life, they will have to receive at least one of all the small Animals before the Chao has evolved to the second stage of its third life. They will then evolve into an Angel Chao.
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
In Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, the player can raise Chao into Hero Chao. In this game, one can evolve a Chao into a Hero Chao by feeding them Hero Fruit. Once they go into their first cocoon, the Chao will be a Hero Chao.
One can evolve a Hero Chao into a type of Chaos Chao called an "Angel Chao". To get this kind of Chao, a Chao must be a Hero Chao that has already gone through two reincarnations. Once the Chao is on its third life, they will have to receive at least one of all the small Animals before the Chao has evolved to the second stage of its third life. They will then evolve into an Angel Chao.
Sonic Rivals
In Sonic Rivals, the basic Hero Chao appears on two of the collectible cards in the game. The first card, which is the 96th one in the game, depicts a 3D artwork of the Hero Chao, and the second one, which is the 99th one in the game, depicts the 2D artwork of the Hero Chao from Sonic Adventure 2. There is also the 105th collectible card in the game, which depicts an Angel Chao, which is just called the "Hero Chao" here.
Mario & Sonic series
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
In both the Wii version and Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, the Hero Chao appear as non-playable characters. They primarily appear among the audience in the background of several events.
In the Wii version of the game, the Hero Chao appear exclusively among the audience in the background of various events.
In the Nintendo DS version of the game, the Hero Chao appear in the background of various events, as a part of the audience. In the game's Adventure Tours mode, various variants of Hero Chao also appear as interactable characters that host events and set challenges for the playable characters.
In the Wii version of the game, Hero Chao appear in several events as a part of the audience seen in the background.
In the Nintendo 3DS version of the game, the Hero Chao repeat their previous roles by appearing amongst the audience seen in the background during different events. A Badge of a Hero Chao can also be obtained from the Badge machine.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
In Sonic Runners, the standard Hero Chao make a few appearances throughout the game's story. In addition, the standard Hero Chao appears as a Normal Speed Typebuddy which boosts all score elements. The game also features an Angel Chao buddy, which is called "Hero Chaos" here. This Chao is a S Rare Fly Type buddy that boosts the Rings acquired.
Sonic Runners Adventure
In Sonic Runners Adventure, the standard Hero Chao does not appear. However, the game does include the Angel Chao variant (here called the "Hero Chaos"), which is featured as a buddy that gives the playable character a 50% chance of keeping all their Rings when taking damage.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Hero Chao appears as a Primary Spirit with the following characteristics:
In Team Sonic Racing, a Hero Chao makes up the team of Chao (which include Omochao, a Dark Chao, and a Neutral Chao) on Team Rose that drive the Chao Pod. In addition, several Hero Chao appear among the audience in the background of many of the racing tracks.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Hero Chao were a type of Chao inhabiting various regions of Mobius, most notably Chao Gardens. Chao could be turned into Hero Chao if they were raised by a virtuous person.
Following the Super Genesis Wave, Hero Chao became nearly indistinguishable from their game counterparts.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, the Hero Chao is a breed of Chao that a Chao can be raised towards.
References
↑ 1.01.1Prima Development (20 June 2001). "The Chao Primer". Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. p. 168. ISBN 978-0761536147.
↑Evan Stanley (@spiritsonic) on Tumblr. Tumblr (15 October 2020). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. "Evan Stanley: ...SEGA asked that it be changed to they/them for Cheese and any other Chao. They are indeed genderless, and it’s now official policy to use gender-neutral pronouns to match!"
↑Sonic Channel(Japanese). Characters: Chao. Sega. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved on 30 April 2021.
