Carl

*"I know you're out there, and I know you're real!"
"No, I'm not!"*
―Carl and Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
**Carl** is a citizen of Green Hills, Montana. He was well-known in the town for his belief in the 'Blue Devil', a real creature who only he knew existed. As the people of the town ridiculed him, he was given the title "**Crazy Carl**."

## Biography

### Moving to Green Hills

*"He always put the people of this town first. Never judged anyone. I don't know where this town would be without a Wachowski looking out for us."*
―Carl to Tom Wachowski[src]
Carl, living in an RV, moved and later stayed in Green Hills sometime during the 1970s. He was fond of Tom Wachowski's father, the sheriff of the town, as he was protective over the lives of many civilians and was not judgemental.

### Meeting Sonic

*"I tells ya, you was a Blue Devil when ya first showed up on my property, and that's still the best name for ya!"*
―Carl to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
One day in Green Hills, Sonic the Hedgehog suddenly shows up on Carl's property, which shocks Carl. Sonic then toys with him and leaves shortly after. Carl comes up with the name "Blue Devil" for the hedgehog, and believes it to be the best name for him. Following this event, Carl tries to tell the townspeople of what he saw, but is only mocked at for touting Sonic's existence as the Blue Devil and becomes infamous as a result. Carl tries to capture Sonic to prove to the people that he is real, but fails. He later finds out that the hedgehog collects batteries.

One night, Carl set up several bear traps and whirligigs in order to catch Sonic. He placed batteries at the center of one of the traps. As Carl rose from his sleep and began to look around at his scene, Sonic quickly pieced together the puzzle Carl had been using to entertain himself, baffling Carl. When Carl then heard the bear traps going off, he quickly ran towards them hoping that he had caught Sonic. When he saw Sonic run past the trap that he had placed the batteries into, he became very angry and disappointed that he had failed at catching him once again. Sonic then lured him toward the whirligigs, which Carl walked over straight into his rope trap. Carl, now hanging upside down from a tree, yelled out that he knew Sonic was real, to which Sonic taunted him by claiming he wasn't. Sonic then drank Carl's soda, much to the owner's dismay.

The next day, Carl showed a sketch of the "blue devil" that he had almost caught the previous night to a group at a local bar, which included sheriff Tom Wachowski. Believing him to be on drugs, Tom escorted Carl out of the building and drove him home.

### Skirmish at Green Hills

*"That's our sheriff you're messing with."
"And our Blue Devil, who as everyone can see is a very real creature and not at all invented by me!"*
―Wade Whipple and Carl to Ivo Robotnik[src]
Carl arrived at the scene of Sonic being defeated by mad scientist Doctor Robotnik with a chainsaw in hand, setting forth deputy sheriff Whipple's sentence by saying that he is also messing with the "Blue Devil", who he clarifies is not his invention. He watched Sonic rise up and beat Robotnik and was ordered to leave by Whipple amongst other people, who took his chainsaw.

### Another Day in Green Hills

When Sonic talked to "Sergeant Sprinkles" about his heroism, designing a superhero alias, Carl commented that "Blue Devil" fits him best since their encounter. Receiving a response of Sonic approving his name over that of "Crazy" Carl's, Carl states he is not as crazy as he looks.

## Personality

*"Ain't as crazy as I look, ya Blue Devil!"*
―Carl to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Considered Green Hills' town looney, Carl is quite eccentric, which has alienated him from the rest of the town. However, he is not a malicious person by default, having come to the aid of the town sheriff and his rival in despite of having been laughed at by the former. He is also extremely observant. In addition, he has proven himself quite determined when it comes to achieving his goals, namely in regards to his obsession with catching Sonic and proving that he had not made him up in spite of numerous failures. He is as well laid back enough to interact with the townspeople without feeling threatened by them.

## Abilities

*"I can't believe Crazy Carl was right all this time!"
"Yeah, you should call him Super-Observant Carl instead."*
―Tom Wachowski and Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
* **Master Planner**: Carl is experienced in setting up tricks and traps to capture his enemies.
* **Theorist**: Carl creates legends on the mysterious beings he encounters, such as the 'Blue Devil'.

## Equipment

### Weapons

* **Bear traps**: Carl used bear traps to capture Sonic the Hedgehog amongst many other tricks and traps.

## Facilities

* **RV**: Carl owns a recreational vehicle in which he travels and resides in.

## Relationships

* Green Hills Sheriff's Department
	+ Tom Wachowski
	+ Wade Whipple
* Maddie Wachowski
* Sonic the Hedgehog - Former Enemy and Former Rival

## Appearances

* *Sonic the Hedgehog*
* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*

## Trivia

* When Carl had shown a sketch of Sonic the Hedgehog to Woody's Tavern bar patrons, he held a drawing resembling the real life 'Sanic' internet meme.
* In a deleted scene of *Sonic the Hedgehog*, it is revealed that Carl knew Tom Wachowski's Father. Since Tom's father was the sheriff of Green Hills for over 50 years, it can be said that Carl has at least visited Green Hills prior to the 1970s.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 *Sonic the Hedgehog*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Sonic the Hedgehog* Deleted Scene