Vector the Crocodile/Miscellaneous

For other uses of the term, see Vector the Crocodile (disambiguation).

In other media

Animation

Sonic X

Main article: Vector the Crocodile (Sonic X)

In Sonic X, Vector is the leader of the Chaotix Detective Agency, a trio of underdog detectives accepting any job available, similar to his role in other continuities. He first appeared in "Defective Detectives", where the whole detective office was transported to Earth, the same world that Sonic and the others had ended up in. In a well-meaning, but misguided attempt to reunite Vanilla with her daughter, Vector and the Chaotix ran afoul with Sonic and his friends before all misunderstandings were eventually cleared up. After returning to their own world, Vector and the Chaotix came across the crew of the Blue Typhoon during their space travels a few times before later joining them in the final battle against the Metarex.

Sonic Boom

Main article: Vector the Crocodile (Sonic Boom)

In the Sonic Boom franchise, Vector is a solo detective on Seaside Island with his own crime investigation reality show on the local television network. While big on the attitude, rough-speaking and on the look-out for a good income, Vector is nonetheless a professional and honest detective who always sees his cases through until he deems them solved. He is also known by Team Sonic, whom he once helped when Amy's Hammer went missing.

Comics

Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic

Vector makes a one-frame appearance in Volume One of the Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic (actually a manga) from the magazine Mega Drive Fan. In this manga, Vector is seen playing the keyboard as part of Sonic's band. This manga was released before the original Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991 and used beta concepts scrapped from said game, so Vector appears as he did in the scrapped Sound Test image.

Sonic the Comic

Main article: Vector the Crocodile (Sonic the Comic)

In Fleetway's Sonic the Comic, he is the intelligent leader of the Chaotix Crew and a close friend to the Omni-Viewer. He also has links to the Equinox Research Center, which is staffed entirely by crocodiles.^[8] As with the other members of the group, he is a native of the Special Zone, specifically New Tek City on the Planet Meridian. He acts as the basic straight man of the group and takes out enemies with his powerful jaws.

Archie Comics

Main articles: Vector the Crocodile (Archie) and Vector the Crocodile (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics, Vector is the head of the Chaotix, a detective agency he runs with his two colleagues Espio and Charmy. While often testing others' patience with his directness, Vector is a clever and capable detective who has helped save the world on numerous occasions.

Prior to the Super Genesis Wave affecting both the universe and its history, Vector was the loudmouthed de-facto leader of the Chaotix, a group of freedom fighters and close friends residing on Angel Island. While initially debuting in his design from Knuckles' Chaotix, it was later changed to resemble his modern counterpart, explained as a result of his intense training with Mighty the Armadillo.

IDW Publishing

Main article: Vector the Crocodile (IDW)

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, Vector is the head honcho and leader of the Chaotix and their detective agency. He helped Sonic track down he location of Dr. Eggman, but discovered him to have forgotten his identity and history.

Theme songs

• Team Chaotix: This theme is shared with his team mates Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee. In the song, Vector is mentioned in the two lines "The muscle is Vector, the karma collector, and he's sworn to fight for you!" and "And the green one cheers them on!". At the beginning of the song, Vector can be heard shouting 'brain-damaged!' during the lyrics "Boy, you'd be brain-damaged, just to think that you could get away.".
• EVENT: TEAM CHAOTIX: Heard in two cutscenes in Shadow the Hedgehog, where the Chaotix are attempting to hack Eggman's and the ARK's main computer.
• Unnamed short beat which plays in Sonic Generations during Vector: Pick Up the Beat, which gets more frantic the further the player progresses through the Challenge Act.
• In Team Sonic Racing, Vector's theme is "Team Ultimate: Vector", a remix of "Team Chaotix" that plays during his Team Ultimate.

Quotes

Merchandise

Due to Knuckles' Chaotix receiving no merchandise and the main amount of Sonic merchandise throughout the 2000s being dedicated to Sonic X, Vector didn't receive merchandise until 2010 when Jazwares created the first action figure of him.^[9] The figure was re-released the following year with slight changes as part of a Team Chaotix 3-pack. Great Eastern Entertainment and Tomy later produced plush toys of Vector in 2015 and 2018, respectively. Following the release of Team Sonic Racing, a personalized Team Vector jersey was made available on the Sega Shop. A player piece figurine of Vector will soon be available for the Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers board game.^[10]

Trivia

• According to Takashi Iizuka, Vector and the Team Chaotix in Sonic Heroes were recreated as new characters from the same characters in Knuckles' Chaotix when Sonic Heroes was designed, ignoring certain traits that had been established in Knuckles' Chaotix that would have contradicted their intent in the game.^[11]
• Vector's connection to bubblegum is likely a play on the term "gumshoe", which is an old slang word describing a private detective or investigator.
• As a detective, Vector is often used to hint at a game's final story:
  • In Sonic Heroes, he knew their client was the real Dr. Eggman while the one the Chaotix were fighting was an imposter.
  • In Shadow the Hedgehog, Vector tried to convince Shadow that he may not have been created for evil causes, as would later be revealed in Prof. Gerald's message.
  • In Sonic Generations, he presumed someone was controlling the Time Eater from behind the scenes.
• Vector is the second tallest organic non-human Sonic character behind Big the Cat.
• In the days of the Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega released a game starring a character called Vectorman, who, coincidentally, is also green.

• When walking in Special Stages in Knuckles' Chaotix, Vector puts his Ring around his neck, making it look like a gold necklace, similar to the chain he would later wear in his redesign for Sonic Heroes.
• Vector's Spin Jump in Knuckles' Chaotix resembles the form of the ancient symbol "Ouroboros", depicting a serpent biting its own tail, forming a circle.
  • This form was later referenced in the Dream Long Jump event in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games when the player shakes the Wii remote to make Vector float in mid-air for a few seconds.
• Vector's design in Knuckles' Chaotix is very similar to the design of Fantasia character Ben Ali Gator.
• Vector is part of the most three-person teams at least once in the franchise, being part of Team Chaotix in Sonic Heroes, Team Rose in Sonic Free Riders, and Team Vector in Team Sonic Racing.
  • He is also the only Power Type character in both Sonic Heroes and Team Sonic Racing to be the leader of his respective team.
• In the first cutscene of Team Chaotix in Sonic Heroes, Vector can be heard listening to Team Chaotix, the team's theme song.
• Vector has become popular for his line "Find the computer room!" in Shadow the Hedgehog, which became an internet meme.
• Vector is the only friend character in Sonic Generations to say the same phrase to both Classic and Modern Sonic after being rescued, most likely due to it being relevant to the story.
• In Sonic Generations, Vector made some references to popular music in his quotes.
  • "You've got the power Sonic!" is a reference to the song "The Power" by the German band "Snap", specifically the lyrics "I've got the power!".
  • "Just press the Y/Triangle button and I'll be there!" references the song "I'll Be There" by "The Jackson 5", specifically the lyrics "Just call my name and I'll be there!".
• Early concept artwork of Vector shows him in attire referencing the The Blues Brothers.
• In the Challenge Act Vector: Pick Up the Beat, Vector is standing next to a piano, a callback to his history in the Sonic the Hedgehog Band. Furthermore, among several neon signs found in Speed Highway advertising "Club Vector", a few of them actually read "Band House Vector".

• Vector's arms were miscolored dark green in the intro of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games as well as in the game's official artwork.
  • This error was carried over to Vector's artwork for Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
  • Vector's official artwork for Team Sonic Racing uses the same model as the aforementioned games, and while the color of his arms has been corrected, an early demo version of the game still showed them as dark green.
• In the Mario & Sonic series, Vector acts as a rival to both Bowser and Donkey Kong.

• Although Vector never got to be released in Sonic Jump as the app ceased to get new updates, Vector and the other two unreleased characters are fully functional, and Vector's in-game description indicates he was going to have a powerful stomp as his special ability.
• Vector can be seen as a playable racer in an early roster mock-up for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing alongside Rouge, Espio, Blaze and Silver, but he was not included in the final game.

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