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I'm Omochao! I'll tell you anything you want to know. Look me up if you ever need some help!

— Omochao, Sonic Generations (console/PC)

Omochao (オモチャオ, Omochao^?) is a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a mass-produced, robotic Chao with virtually unlimited knowledge about the world. A close friend and ally of the Animals and Chao, he is also a television personality, working as both a news reporter and commentator for various sports competitions.

Since his introduction, Omochao has become a staple in the Sonic series as a support character, serving as an informant to the characters and a universal Hint to the players.

Appearance

Omochao is a small robot modeled after a Neutral Chao. As such, he has a round waterdrop-like head with large eyes but no nose and a round torso smaller than his head. Both his head and torso are light blue with a stripe of darker blue running down the middle. He also has smooth yellow feet with orange soles and tips but no legs, and gray cable-like arms with round yellow balls at the end for hands. Neither his arms or feet have digits. He also has small rivet studs around his framework and orange and yellow ripple-like eyes. Lastly, he has a small two-bladed propeller on top of his head and a wind-up key on his back, giving him the appearance of a wind-up toy.

Game appearances

Sonic Adventure

Omochao made his debut in Sonic Adventure and later its enhanced port, Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut. In this game, Omochao appears in the Chao Stadium by the door inside the Station Square Garden. He also during Chao Races. Here, several Omochao show which direction the Chao are to go. However, the Chao can sometimes disobey him and head in another direction.

Sonic Adventure 2

OmochaoSAdventure2 — Omochao in *Sonic Adventure 2: Battle*.

In Sonic Adventure 2 and its enhanced port Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, various Omochao appear as Hints in the Stages, replacing the Hint Orbs in Sonic Adventure. This is a role he would repeat in future titles. To receive a hint from Omochao, all the playable character has to do is touch him. He will then follow the playable character around while speaking out his hint, before returning to his spot. He may also give tips during certain loading screens. In Stages, he can as well be picked up and thrown as a weapon to destroy enemies and breakable obstacles, and be damaged by stray bullets from enemies or the player's own attacks. He is also vulnerable to effects in the environment in Stages, such as being sucked into outer space through an opened window in Eternal Engine. When ending up in a bottomless pit or falling off the game map though, Omochao will respawn in his earlier location soon after.

When attacked, picked up, thrown, or put down, Omochao makes remarks. When recovering from being thrown or attacked in particular, Omochao will express his displeasure of such rough treatment and stop offering the playable character hints in that location. Comically, he may also fall unconscious for several seconds with smoke coming from his injuries, only to wake up to ramble at the player. Similarly, Omochao has a distinctive sound when he initiates flight and when getting "hurt".

Omochao appears frequently in Chao World. In the Chao Competition, he holds signs in both the Lobby and races, and even fills the roles of referees in Chao Races and Chao Karate. In Chao Races in particular, he appears at the start of such races where he fires the starting pistol to mark the start of the races. There are also more Omochaos along the routes of the Chao Races which show direction the Chao are supposed to go by waving flags. Also, in one of the Chao Races, the player's seven opponents will all be Omochao.

Outside regular gameplay, Omochao also appears as an unlockable menu theme. Also, in 2-Player Battle Mode, the Chao Walker's melee attack is an Omochao-based projectile. In a reversed fashion, the Dark Chao Walker's melee attack uses a red and black version of the Chao Walker's Omochao attack, called the Dark Omochao.

Sonic Pinball Party

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Sonic Battle

In Sonic Battle, Omochao himself does not appear, but Cream's C. Air Cracker and Cream Cracker maneuvers utilize an Omochao to set traps for opponents. These moves are some of the strongest in the game in terms of damage.

Sonic Heroes

In Sonic Heroes, Omochao serves as the tutorial guide in Sea Gate and the guide for the menu screen. To have Omochao explain a feature on the menu screen, the player has to press // while at said feature.

Sonic Advance 3

In Sonic Advance 3, Omochao again serves as an in-game Hint. He can be found on the Zone Maps, in the Sonic Factory and the Action Stages, where he gives information, if the player stands beside him and presses up on . He also appears during the ending, where he takes a picture of the game's heroes right before the incomplete ending credits.

Shadow the Hedgehog

In Shadow the Hedgehog, there is an unlockable Weapon called the "Omochao Gun" that shoots Omochao heads. These projectiles have a wide range and can bounce off walls. When upgraded, this weapon is capable of destroying most enemies with a single shot, and can take out multiple enemies in a single shot by bouncing off walls.

Sonic Riders series

Sonic Riders

In Sonic Riders, Omochao commentates on the races, and appears as a news anchor in Story Mode. He also appears as the store clerk for the shop where the player can buy new Extreme Gear.

Sonic Free Riders

In the storyline of Sonic Free Riders, Omochao is a commentator of the World Grand Prix, covering the latest races for the competing teams by interviewing the participants. He is also present in the game's Tutorial mode, instructing the player with the game's controls.

Sonic and the Secret Rings

In Sonic and the Secret Rings, Omochao appears in Party Mode to provide hints to the players for some of the mini-games.

Sonic Rivals 2

In Sonic Rivals 2, Omochao appear as a collectable card, and referee, the former of which can be obtained by defeating the Ifrit with Silver.

Mario & Sonic series

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Omochao makes a cameo appearance. Here, he can be spotted in the crowd for most of the events, as well as briefly during the game's opening.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Omochao appears as a non-playable character in both the Wii and Nintendo DS version.

In the Wii version of the game, Omochao appear amongst the audience in different events. In addition, he will occasionally send some mail to the player.

M&SOWGHosts — Omochao on the unlockable ending picture int he Nintendo DS version of *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games*.

In the Nintendo DS version of the game, Omochao can be spotted in the crowd for most of the events as well. In the game's Adventure Tours mode, Omochao also appears as an interactable, non-playable character. In this mode, he can be found in various barrels and crates in each area, more often than not multiple times. WHen he is discovered, he will thank the playable character for helping him out of the container he was in. Talking to him following this allows the player to ask him about hints and infomration that will help them advance through Adventure Tours mode. In addition, during the ending, an unlockable photo of Omochao with many of the other hosts alongside him can be obtained.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

In Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Omochao makes a non-playable appearance in both the Wii and Nintendo 3DS version.

In the Wii version of the game, Omochao can be spotted amongst the audience in different events. He also appears as an interactable character in London Party Mode. Here, the player can speak to Omochao in order to play minigames and earn stickers, and also obtain a sticker with him on it. He will also occasionally send the player different pieces of mail.

In the Nintendo 3DS version of the game, when the player first starts the game, Omochao will appear as a TV reporter, announcing the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, as well as introducing the player to a series of sporting events to warm up. During the game, Omochao can be spotted amongst the audience in different events. He also appears in the 20km Race Walk, Omnium and Triathlon events to provide the player with hints and information about said events. He also serves as the acting referee in the Tennis (Singles) and Fencing - Epée events. He also appears to host the Party News event that occasionally happens in Party Mix medleys.

M&S 2012 Flapper and Egg Pawn — Omochao and a Chao being harassed by an Egg Pawn and a Flapper.

In addition to the above, Omochao also appears as a part of the game's story mode. During the events of this mode, Omochao and a neutral Chao were in the beginning attacked by an Egg Pawn and Flapper near the London Bridge. However, these Badniks were destroyed when Bowser Jr. fell from the sky. Omochao and the Chao proceeded to thank him for saving them and encouraged him to face Shadow and Silver in an event by noting that it would impress Bowser. After Bowser Jr. beat the hedgehogs, Omochao and the Chao came with Shadow and Silver. A while later, Omochao arrived at the Main Stadium, which was soon covered in a dense fog. He then lost Toad, whom he only found after Sonic and Mario arrived. Toad claimed that they were attacked by Sonic and Tails, but Omochao knew that they were fakes made of fog. Omochao then suggested that they looked for the source of the fog. During their search, they lost Mario and Luigi, but ran into Dry Bowser and Dry Bones, who told them to join forces with them. However, when Omochao and Toad refused, Dry Bowser and Dry Bones began to become aggressive. Fortunately, Mario and Luigi soon showed up and defeated Dry Bowser before chasing him away. The plumber duo then destroyed the local Fog Machine, thus clearing the stadium of the fog. Omochao then decided to stay and look after the stadium while Mario, Luigi and Toad set off to destroy more Fog Machines.

OmochaoAndToadLondonGames — Omochao giving Toad a walkie-talkie.

Omochao soon after welcomed back Sonic, Tails, Mario, Luigi, Espio, Charmy, Omega and Toad at the Main Stadium after they had destroyed all the Fog Machines. However, the fog soon returned, except much denser than before. The heroes thus gathered again and Omega prepared to lead them to Stonehenge where a possible clue to the fog could be found. Upon the mention of Stonehendge, Omochao explained what the place was, before giving Toad a walkie-talkie just in case. Some time after, Omochao, Charmy, Espio, Omega and Toad managed to clear the fog from the Msin Stadium. When the fog was neutralized for good by Sonic and Mario, Omochao participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

OmochaoInSochi — Omochao as a TV reporter in *Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games*.

In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Omochao make a few appearances. During different events, Omochao can be spotted among the crowd on the stands. He also acts as a TV reporter who appears whenever the player makes a new record. When this happens, Omochao holds his microphone up the playable character and asks the player to share a few words about their recent success, before suggesting that they take a photo together.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

OmochaoInRio — Omocho in the WIi U version of *Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games*.

In the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Omochao makes a few appearances. During different events, Omochao can be spotted among the crowd on the stands. He can also be found on Copacabana Beach where he runs the Rio 2016 booth on Copacabana Beach, which is unlocked after winning a medal in three tournaments, where the player can buy various items. In addition, Omochao appear on the Sonic and Dr. Eggman Rio Carnival floats, which occasionally pass through Rio. When this happens, the player can talk to him to take part in an event with a character standing on the float.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

In the Nintendo Switch version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Omochao appears on a few occasions. Like in previous titles, Omochao can occasionally be spotted among the crowd during different events. In addition, he also appears during the game's story mode. In this mode, several interactable versions of him can be found in the explorable areas of Tokyo 2020. When talking to these Omochao, they will provide the player with facts about the location and the Olympic Games, as well as occasionally providing them with a piece of trivia as well.

Sonic Generations

In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations, Omochao again fills the role of in-game Hints in the Stages. In this game, he acts exactly like Tikal's Hint Orbs in Sonic Adventure, acting upon being passed by and will float around the player. This function is only optional though, and he can be turned on and off from the game's Options menu. Similarly, Omachao appears on the loading screen for the Acts to remind players of controls, objects and other features. He also runs the Skill Shop in the White Space.

In the Stages, Omochao uses the exact same sounds from Sonic Adventure 2 when flying or getting hurt. However, since he cannot get harmed like in Sonic Adventure 2, his "hurt" sound is played when he flies into a wall or object instead.

Sonic Lost World

In the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World, Omochao appears on the world map and assigns optional missions for the player to complete.

Sonic Runners

In Sonic Runners, Omochao appears several times through the storyline, where he helps Team Sonic on the sidelines in their ongoing fights with Dr. Eggman.

Omochao also appears as a Normal Buddy available on the Item Roulette that boosts the amount of Animals saved.

Team Sonic Racing

In Team Sonic Racing, Omochao and his group of Chao friends (a Neutral Chao, a Hero Chao and a Dark Chao), who were affiliated with Team Rose, were having a picnic with Amy and Big when Team Sonic showed up, having been invited to this location. Soon after, a stranger appeared, a Tanuki calling himself Dodon Pa. Introducing himself as the one who sent the invitation, Dodon Pa told Team Sonic that they would be racing as a team in the most advanced cars he could create in a Grand Prix that would test their limits. After Team Sonic agreed to join Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, Big was invited into the competition as well when he took an interest in coming along. Not wanting Big to go alone, Omochao insisted that, as Big's teammates, they would be joining him. This lead to Omochao and his team joining the Grand Prix.

For the races, Omochao and his Chao friends received the Chao Pod to race in. Between the races, Omochao would provide Amy with exposition on the different types of cars. When Dodon Pa later took his racing challenges up a notch, Omochao was surprised. Not long after that, Omochao and his team were joined in the competition by Team Vector, Team Dark, and Team Eggman.

While waiting for the next race, Omochao and his team were radioed by Tails, who instructed them to join Team Sonic and Team Dark on the racetrack in order to help them take down Dr. Eggman, who had intruded on the two teams' race in order to compete against them on his own as a "special guest" (which Dodon Pa permitted despite knowing it was a lie). Being all about teamwork, Omochao confirmed to Tails on the racetrack that they had gotten the racecars' abilities down before helping Amy get into position using the Skim Boost. Omochao and his Chao friends then joined forces with the rest of Team Rose, Knuckles, Tails, Rouge, Omega and Team Vector. Together, they surrounded Eggman on the racetrack before delivering a massive beatdown on the doctor with their combined Wisp power-ups. However, Dodon Pa was too busy watching Eggman's beating to see who crossed the finish line first.^[1]

Omochao later helped tell Big of what Omega planned to do with Dodon Pa after he seemed to be in cahoots with Dr. Eggman. Not long after, Omochao detected some strange telemetric signals coming from Dodon Pa that contained information on the teams' teamwork. With Omochao confirming that Dodon Pa was sending these signals to an unknown receiver, everyone but Big concluded that Dodon Pa was sending their information to Eggman. Not long after, Omochao would discuss strategy with his team. Shortly thereafter, Omochao was approached by Silver, who needed help keeping an eye on the whole racing track, as he sensed that something bad was coming. In response, Omochao told Silver to watch the Chao on the stands, as they would surely react if they saw something wrong. Later, after it was revealed that Dodon Pa was a good guy, Omochao learned from him that he was using the Grand Prix to gather information for his corporation's Ultimate Energy Engine, which Dodon Pa wanted to use for philanthropic purposes. This explained the telemetric signals Omochao detected.

Soon after, the heroes learned from Big that Eggman had kidnapped Dodon Pa and brought him to the Final Fortress. Wanting to rescue Dodon Pa, Omochao and co. went to the Final Fortress. There, Eggman had them compete in a number of races with Team Eggman and his army of Eggpawns in exchange for Dodon Pa, not knowing Eggman was using them to gather the Ultimate Team Energy needed to finish the Ultimate Energy Engine. Once the engine was complete, Eggman stole it from Dodon Pa and incorporated it into his Death Egg. Omochao and his crew subsequently faced the Death Egg, and beat it in a race. However, the Death Egg soon after went crazy and drove into the Final Fortress's core. As the Final Fortress crashed, Omochao and his companions were forced to abandon their cars and evacuate the airship while Team Sonic saved Dodon Pa. Down on the ground, Omochao was reunited with Team Sonic when they arrived with Dodon Pa. Just as the Grand Prix seemed over since the cars had been destroyed when the Final Fortress crashed, Dodon Pa decided to give everyone new cars, thus allowing Omochao and his friends to race once more.

In gameplay, Omochao appears as a playable Technique-Type character alongside a Neutral Chao, a Hero Chao and a Dark Chao, all driving the same car.^[2]

Sonic Racing

Omochao appears in Sonic Racing as an unlockable playable character along with a Neutral Chao, Hero Chao and Dark Chao with their vehicle, the Chao Pod. They become available upon reaching League 4.

Personality

Omochao is a friendly, helpful and happy robot who is always willing to provide aid to those who seeks his help. However, his patience has its limits when it comes to people who are roughhousing with him. Deviating from normal Chao, Omochao is able to talk in regular language, though he exhibits a verbal tic (in Japanese): he nearly always adds "Chao" to the ends of his sentences.

Powers and abilities

Omochao has extensive knowledge of just about any subject in the universe. He is also one of the few, if not only individual who can understand the language of Animals.^[3] However, he is not omniscient, as he cannot predict future outcomes and can still fall for deception.

With the propeller coming out of his head, Omochao can achieve flight. He can as well survive many injuries, including being scorched by Dr. Eggman's or Tails' cannons, and being used as weapon to throw at enemies.

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+[[File:OmochaoSAdventure2.png|thumb|250px|right|Omochao in ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]''.]]
-In ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' and ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'', Omochao replaces [[Tikal]]'s hint orbs from ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' as [[Hint]]s in the [[Stage]]s. He can as well be picked up and thrown as a weapon to destroy enemies, and be damaged by stray bullets from enemies or the player's own attacks. When thrown into a [[bottomless pit]], Omochao will soon after reappear in his earlier location.
+In ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' and its enhanced port ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'', various Omochao appear as [[Hint]]s in the [[Stage]]s, replacing the [[Hint Orb]]s in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''. This is a role he would repeat in future titles. To receive a hint from Omochao, all the playable character has to do is touch him. He will then follow the playable character around while speaking out his hint, before returning to his spot. He may also give tips during certain loading screens. In Stages, he can as well be [[Grab|picked up]] and thrown as a weapon to destroy enemies and breakable obstacles, and be damaged by stray bullets from enemies or the player's own attacks. He is also vulnerable to effects in the environment in Stages, such as being sucked into outer space through an opened window in [[Eternal Engine]]. When ending up in a [[bottomless pit]] or falling off the game map though, Omochao will respawn in his earlier location soon after.
-When attacked, picked up, thrown, or put down, Omochao makes remarks. When recovering from being thrown or attacked in particular, Omochao will express his displeasure of such rough treatment. Comically, he may also fall unconscious for several seconds with smoke coming from his injuries, only to wake up to ramble at the player, such as saying that he will not help the player anymore, or ask of who and where he is, due to amnesia. Similarly, Omochao has a distinctive sound when he initiates flight and when getting "hurt".
+When attacked, picked up, thrown, or put down, Omochao makes remarks. When recovering from being thrown or attacked in particular, Omochao will express his displeasure of such rough treatment and stop offering the playable character hints in that location. Comically, he may also fall unconscious for several seconds with smoke coming from his injuries, only to wake up to ramble at the player. Similarly, Omochao has a distinctive sound when he initiates flight and when getting "hurt".
-Omochao appears frequently in [[Chao World]]. In the Chao Competition; he holds signs in both the Lobby and races, seven of him races in one race, and even fills the roles of referees in [[Chao Karate]].
+Omochao appears frequently in [[Chao World]]. In the Chao Competition, he holds signs in both the Lobby and races, and even fills the roles of referees in [[Chao Race]]s and [[Chao Karate]]. In Chao Races in particular, he appears at the start of such races where he fires the starting pistol to mark the start of the races. There are also more Omochaos along the routes of the Chao Races which show direction the Chao are supposed to go by waving flags. Also, in one of the Chao Races, the player's seven opponents will all be Omochao.
-Outside regular gameplay, Omochao is an unlockable menu theme, and in 2-Player Battle Mode, the [[Chao Walker]]'s melee attack is an [[Omochao (attack)|Omochao-based projectile]]. In a reversed fashion, the [[Dark Chao Walker]]'s melee attack uses a [[Dark Omochao|color-swapped version]] of the Chao Walker's melee attack.
+Outside regular gameplay, Omochao also appears as an unlockable menu theme. Also, in 2-Player Battle Mode, the [[Chao Walker]]'s melee attack is an [[Omochao (attack)|Omochao-based projectile]]. In a reversed fashion, the [[Dark Chao Walker]]'s melee attack uses a red and black version of the Chao Walker's Omochao attack, called the [[Dark Omochao]].
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