Ray the Flying Squirrel

* Modern
* Classic

## Bio

**Ray the Flying Squirrel** is a character that appears in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series. He is an anthropomorphic flying squirrel who is Mighty the Armadillo's closest friend.

## History

### Past

#### SegaSonic the Hedgehog Comic

In *SegaSonic the Hedgehog*, Ray was captured by Dr. Robotnik and imprisoned on Eggman Island where he was to be executed along with Mighty the Armadillo and Sonic the Hedgehog himself. The trio joined forces though and managed to break out of their cell, only to get blown to the other side of the island by a geyser triggered by Robotnik. Regardless, Ray and his friends managed to get through the island's defenses and confront Robotnik in his control room. However, Robotnik proceeded to activate the island's self-destruct sequence. Despite that, Mighty, Sonic, and Ray managed to get off Eggman Island in time, which got destroyed in the process. then Sonic used a shuttle to get to South Island to stop eggman.

#### Sonic Mania Comics

In *Sonic Mania Plus*, Ray got captured by Dr. Robotnik, now known as "Eggman", and imprisoned together with who appeared to be Mighty in a capsule on Angel Island. Eventually, the Phantom Ruby showed up at their location, with Sonic arriving soon after. After the hedgehog freed Ray and Mighty from their capsule however, Mighty was revealed to be the Heavy Magician in disguise. The robot proceeded to take the Phantom Ruby and flee with it. Though Sonic and Ray gave chase, they were too late to stop the Heavy Magician from using the Phantom Ruby to revive the Hard Boiled Heavies who had been destroyed. The robots' resurrection also warped them all to Green Hill Zone. There, the revived Hard Boiled Heaves ran off with the Phantom Ruby. Ray subsequently teamed up with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and the real Mighty to search for the Phantom Ruby.

The group was eventually attacked by Dr. Eggman and his Death Egg Robot. Even so, they managed to defeat the doctor, causing him to fall into a hole. Following the villain, Ray and his friends saw him take the Phantom Ruby from the Hard Boiled Heavies, who refused to obey him. Once Eggman obtained the ruby, Ray and his group got sent to the Chemical Plant by the gem's power. Not set back by their displacement, the heroes continued their pursuit of Eggman, occasionally clashing with the Hard Boiled Heavies and other foes along the way. Whenever they caught up to Eggman however, the doctor either gave them the slip or sent them away with the Phantom Ruby.

Eventually, Ray and the others found out that Dr. Eggman had used the power of the Phantom Ruby to make Little Planet reappear in its mechanized state again. There, Eggman and the Hard Boiled Heavies had rebuilt their base of operations: the Titanic Monarch. Eventually, the heroic group made their way to the heart of the rebuilt Titanic Monarch where they faced Eggman in his Phantom Egg mech and four of the recently re-upgraded Phantom Heavies. Despite the odds, Ray and co. managed to defeat Eggman, resulting in the Phantom Ruby creating a rift that began devouring the Titanic Monarch. Assuming their Super States with the aid of the Chaos Emeralds however, Ray and his group escaped the rift, whereas Eggman got swallowed by it. Afterward, Ray and co. closed off their adventure with a trip to an ice cream parlor, only for the Heavy King to make an appearance and surprise them with a sundae.

### Modern Era (Sonic Adventures Comics)

#### Fighting Championship

In Sonic Adventures Comics, Mighty & Ray signed up for the Fighting Tournament with chaos emerald as a prize.

#### The Big meeting

The president held a meeting where everyone on earth was invited. in the background Mighty & Ray are seen confirming their presence at the event.

## Personality

Ray is friendly, eager and very energetic. What he lacks in raw strength, he makes up for with pure enthusiasm and excitement. Although stressful situations can get him a bit teary-eyed, he is far from cowardly and will show no hesitation to head into danger when his friends are in a pinch. He is also quite resourceful.

Ray loves adventure, and often glides to high places to get a view of the land below. He is also shown to be highly curious (if not scatterbrained), as seen when he forgot that he was engaging with Knuckles after the Master Emerald caught his interest. Though he is a little shy in regard to meeting new people, he is nonetheless helpful and possesses a strong sense of justice, being unwilling to leaving those in need without aid or leaving villains to carry out their evil schemes.

## Power & Abilities

Ray is capable of running at speeds greater than Mach 1, which is at the blistering speed of about 768 mph (1236 km/h), and keep up with even Sonic, who can run at supersonic speeds (which ranges from 915-3,840 mph). He is rather agile as well. Being a flying squirrel, he also has a prehensile tail that he is seen capitalizing as a third hand.

Ray can also perform the Spin Attack, Spin Jump, and the Spin Dash, which are techniques where he curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs himself at his targets. With them, Ray can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Being a flying squirrel, he is also able to glide on the wind using his skin flaps.

## Relationships

### Mighty the Armadillo

Ray and Mighty the Armadillo are best friends, and they are inseparable, even outside of their quests. When mighty got missing, Ray badly missed his presence, so he decided to go looking for him. Ray is taken as a person quite dear to Mighty, so much so that he once surrendered a Chaos Emerald he had in his possession to Metal Sonic to save him. Ray also supports Mighty in any of his decisions and always manages to cheer him up.

### Friends

* Mighty the Armadillo (best friend)
* Sonic the Hedgehog (good friend)
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Amy Rose
* Lanolin the Sheep

Team Chaotix

* Espio the Chameleon
* Charmy Bee
* Vector the Crocodile

* Honey the Cat
* Big the Cat
* Pete the Cat

### Enemies

* Dr. Robotnik
* Metal Sonic
* Lamera
* Metal Knuckles
* Tails Doll
* Fang the Sniper
* Bean the Dynamite
* Bark the Polar Bear