Espio the Chameleon

Espio the Chameleon is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
== Charactah Account ==
Espio is Chaotix' ninja expert and Vector's right-hand man; a quiet and serious-minded individual who constantly hones his skills as a ninja. He prefers not to use his skills for dishonorable means, but is constantly goaded into doing so by his peers.
By his own accords, Espio is a powerful adversary as he says it would take no less than a "mighty foe" to do him in. Having undergone extensive ninja training, Espio is a master of ninjutsu, a form of martial arts that employs stealth and trickery against foes. He is likewise a fierce foe in direct combat as he has been able to match Rouge the Bat in battle, who has undergone similar forms of combat training and could fight Knuckles the Echidna to a standstill.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Knuckles
* Knuckles Archives
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Knuckles' Chaotix
* Mega Man
* Sonic Forces
* Sonic Mega Man Worlds Collide
* Sonic Select
* Sonic the Comic
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill
* Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2020
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle For Angel Island
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Crisis City
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Legacy Series
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Out of the Blue
* Sonic the Hedgehog: The Last Minute
* Sonic Universe
* Sonic X
=== Video Games ===
* Knuckles' Chaotix
* Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
* SEGA Heroes
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Sonic at the Olympic Games
* Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Sonic Colors
* Sonic Dash
* Sonic Forces
* Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
* Sonic Generations
* Sonic Heroes
* Sonic Rivals
* Sonic Rivals 2
* Sonic Runners
* Sonic Runners Adventure
* Sonic the Fighters
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
== Trivia ==
* According to Takashi Iizuka, Espio 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.
* Espio's name is thought to either have been derived from the word "espionage", meaning spying; it also may be a reference to the Spanish and Portuguese word "espío" (literally meaning "I spy").
* Espio is the only member of Team Chaotix to appear in a game (Sonic the Fighters) released between Knuckles' Chaotix and Sonic Heroes.
* Espio is the second-most used member of Team Chaotix. He has less game appearances than Vector but more than Charmy.
* In Sonic Heroes, Espio is the only speed formation character whose shoes are not partly red. He is also the only speed formation character who is not a hedgehog.
* Throughout the series, Espio's color gradually lightens from a dark purple to a light pinkish purple.
* In the Shadow the Hedgehog boss Egg Breaker, when Shadow destroys any of Eggman's robots, Espio says, "Stop that! We can't let Eggman know we're here!" which is repeated from the previous level. However, Eggman already knows that Espio and Shadow were in his base as he is fighting them.
* In Shadow the Hedgehog, Espio is one of the five characters to swear (the others being Shadow, Sonic, Knuckles, and the GUN Commander).
* Espio is the only playable character in Sonic Rivals 2 who did not appear in the story mode of Sonic Rivals.
* In Sonic Generations, Espio is the one of the two characters who did not notice Sonic was different after being rescued. The other was Vector.
* Espio is the only animal character in Knuckles' Chaotix to have been created originally for that game, as Vector, Mighty, Charmy, and Knuckles had all appeared (or in Vector's case, was going to appear) in previous media: Knuckles (Sonic the Hedgehog 3), Mighty (SegaSonic the Hedgehog), Vector (Sonic the Hedgehog), Charmy Bee (Sonic the Hedgehog manga).
* In a cutscene from Shadow the Hedgehog, Eggman calls Shadow and Espio "rodents" although Espio is a reptile and Shadow is a hedgehog.
* Espio is the only new character in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games available from the start in the 3DS version to appear as a playable character in the Wii U version.
* Espio was going to appear in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing as a playable racer alongside Rouge, Vector, Blaze and Silver, but was scrapped from the final product.
* Despite possessing a horn on his face, only one known species of chameleon has horns on its head in real life: Jackson's chameleon.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Espio the Chameleon at Sonic News Network
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