Vector the Crocodile

Template:CharacterSheet Vector the Crocodile is the leader of Team Chaotix in the games since Sonic Heroes, and in Sonic the Comic. He is 20 years of age and wears a set of headphones as his trademark. He's 5'11" tall, and weighs 440 lbs. He has a rough demeanor, and at times he is even downright rude, but deep down he's actually quite a kind soul, and has been known to occasionally help people for charity, as stated in the Sonic Heroes manual. He is a skillful detective and the 'power' member of the Chaotix Detective Agency. He indeed possesses great strength (though not as great as that of Mighty or Knuckles) and (in Sonic Heroes) has shown some evidences of being able to breath out fire from his mouth. Although his loud, brash attitude might make him appear otherwise, Vector is in fact very intelligent, and while not a genius on the level of say, Tails, he is nonetheless a very clever and capable leader. Besides money, Vector's main joys in life are music, food and sports drinks.

Vector was originally slated to be one of the characters in the scrapped Sonic the Hedgehog sound test, and is thus among the oldest of the Sonic characters alongside Sonic himself and Eggman. His first game appearance was in Knuckles' Chaotix. He also appeared in Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog.

In the Archie comics, Vector is a punk who likes having things his way and listening to loud music. He also somewhat dislikes Knuckles' girlfriend Julie-Su in the past issues. In the Sonic the Comic, he is the intelligent leader of the Chaotix crew and a close friend to the Omni-Viewer. In Sonic X, Vector reads way too many detective magazines, and also has a strong conviction for settling favors. When Tails has to repair the Chaotix's ship, Vector decides to help him get involved with Cosmo, a girl that Tails likes. He also appears to have a crush on Cream's mother, Vanilla the Rabbit.

Vector's appearance has changed a bit since Knuckles' Chaotix. In Chaotix, Vector seemed slightly taller and was much skinnier. However, in his newer appearances, he seems a tad shorter and definitely more muscular.

In Sonic Heroes, Vector was voiced by Marc Biagi. As of Shadow the Hedgehog, Biagi was replaced by Carter Cathcart. In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Cathcart was replaced by Dan Green, who notably also voices Knuckles the Echidna. In Sonic X, Vector was voiced by Jimmy Zoppi. In Japanese, in all media, Vector is voiced by Kenta Miyake.