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Old Man Owl
From Sonic Retro
Old Man Owl, referred to as "Oji-san" (おじさん) in Japan (Oji-san also means old man), is the President's kooky old messenger. With his age he has become a bit senile and his eyesight is pretty bad too. He serves as the standout character and comic relief of Sonic the Movie.
He is voiced by Charles Campbell in the english dub and by Chafūrin in the Japanese dub.
Story
When Robotnik shows up at the Presidential Palace Old Man Owl is sent by the President to summon Sonic there. He leaves for Sonic's Island in his mini-jet to find him. As he approaches the island he begins to land but due to his bad eyesight he nearly clips Tails with the front propellers. The engine on his jet then catches fire and the starts flying erratically. Tails attempts to rescue him and is unable to which causes Sonic to leap into action, saving them both. On the island Old Man Owl begins to cry but is pinched by a Crab Meat, which snaps him out of it. He then regains his composure and delivers the message. With his plane being wrecked he remains on the island and Sonic and Tails go to visit the President.
A night or two later Hyper Metal Sonic shows up on the island and is mistaken to be Sonic by Old Man Owl. As Hyper Metal Sonic closes in, he starts to panic fearing that Sonic is angry. The next day Tails returns with Knuckles to the island and realizes that Old Man Owl is missing. After calling for him a few times he answers back and reveals himself, but is scolded by Tails as he is wearing Sonic's clothes. He explains that Sonic was there the night earlier and made him wear the clothes.
They all go into the Sonic's home (which is an abandoned jet air-liner). Old Man Owl picks up his portable music player and begins to dance in the background. After receiving a phone call from the President, Tails and Knuckles leave together leaving Old Man Owl alone again. It is later revealed that the President picked him up as well as he is shown in the final scene beside the President after their plane has a crash landing.
