Charlie

**Charlie** is a character that appears in *Sonic Boom Retold*. He is an anthropomorphic desert rat from Hedgehog Village and an enemy of Knuckles the Echidna. A former archaeologist, Charlie turned to a life of villainy after Knuckles ruined his life with his buffoonery.

## Appearance

Charlie is a lanky anthropomorphic desert rat with green eyes and light blue fur. In terms of height, he is more than a head shorter than Knuckles. He has short cheek tuffs, small round ears on top of his head, and a light peach medium-long muzzle with a black nose. He also has long fur on his head arranged in a comb over and a long tail with a tuff on the tip. His attire consists of a white shirt with pens in the left chest pocket, square black glasses, white gloves, grey socks, and beige shoes with grey soles.

## Personality

Charlie is usually a mild-mannered guy taking diligent pleasure in his work. Originally, he was not much for confrontations. As such, he was unwilling to stand up for himself when mistreated, and allowed people to walk over him. He was also not one to carry around grudges for long and was willing to forgive past transgressions. Even when angered and pushed around, Charlie would suppress his frustrations in a passive-aggressive way.

After losing his job, his home and his wife, Charlie suffered a nervous breakdown that drastically changed his worldview. Growing aggressive and vengeful, he became an unreasonable and sadistic bully who picks on his victims mercilessly. His attitude towards others also changed radically, as he would begin holding long-time grudges at his foes. Nowadays, his ambition is to receive recognition by unleashing a reign of terror on Hedgehog Village that he will be remembered for by the next countless generations.

On a positive note, Charlie would become much more assertive following his turn to villainy. Having sworn to never let anyone wrong him again after becoming a supervillain, Charlie shows no hesitation to seek strife against those who have wronged him, and will fight dirty if needed. However, Charlie is also a dedicated husband, even after becoming a supervillain; most noticeably, he put aside the perfect opportunity to have his villainous dreams come true in order to get the perfect gift for his wife. Also, despite his growth, his former submissive attitude tends to resurface when he is faced with his wife's wrath.

## Powers and abilities

Charlie is an accomplished archaeologist, having unearthed and fully restored many millennium-old and shattered artifacts, including an old weapon from the Ancients.

### Equipment

Charlie wields a powerful mech suit from the time of the Ancients which he stole from a dig site. This weapon raw strength lets him fight on even grounds with the likes of Knuckles. It can also fire energy beams that can either immobilize or blow away opponents. At first, Charlie had trouble controlling it, but he has since mastered it. However, he still has trouble using it for more delicate operations.

## Relationships

### Knuckles the Echidna

Charlie's arch-nemesis is Knuckles the Echidna, whom he holds responsible for the losses of his past jobs and for nearly ruining his marriage. During the early stages of their relationship, Charlie did get frustrated over how Knuckles' foolery affected him, yet he always suppressed the anger he had for him. However, after Knuckles nearly ruined his life, Charlie finally snapped and gained an explosive hatred for the echidna. He subsequently became a super villain and made it his mission to torment Knuckles as revenge. He thus gets really mad when Knuckles, in his stupidity, cannot remember him. Despite being evil himself though, Charlie thinks of Knuckles as a menace and a "demon incarnate". Regardless, he remains aware of Knuckles' low intelligence, which is an endless source of frustration for him.

While Charlie hates Knuckles with a passion, Knuckles is responsible for making him start standing up for himself, which ironically changed his life for the better. Also, while Charlie cannot stand Knuckles' company, he is willing to endure it for the sake of his schemes.

### Belinda

Charlie is very fond of Belinda, referring to her as "sweetheart" and "honey," even though they have their fair share of arguments. There is also a strong contrast between them in their relationship, with Charlie being reserved and meek towards Belinda and Belinda being assertive and outgoing. Charlie in particular appears to be very uncomfortable about disappointing Belinda and gets very submissive towards her when she threatens him with her wrath. Despite this, he genuinely loves his wife.

Belinda leaving him was the final straw that pushed Charlie over the brink into villainy, showing that she means a great deal to him. However, Charlie would win her back by proving his newfound assertiveness after becoming a villain. In turn, Belinda would fully support his new career choice with an evil glee by faking a truce with Knuckles.

Since Charlie became a supervillain, Belinda has acted as his partner in villainy. While Charlie provides the muscle with his mech suit, Belinda provides him with plans and tactics to use. In addition, she helps rein Charlie in when his anger gets the better of him. Charlie would in turn back up Belinda's decision to join his evil career by eventually getting her a weaponized flight harness that let her be just as active a supervillain as he is, a gesture of which made them closer than ever.

### Friends/allies

* Belinda
* Team Eggman (formerly)

### Enemies

* Team Sonic
	+ Amy Rose
	+ Knuckles the Echidna (arch-enemy)
	+ Miles "Tails" Prower
	+ Sonic the Hedgehog
	+ Sticks the Badger