Alright I wrote an article about the Detective Hierarchy, I think it's only right to do the same thing for the physical strength of the Chaotix! I'm sure a couple readers have been wondering how strong Mighty is compared to Vector, how strong Charmy is compared to Espio, etc. So let me just clear that up for you guys!
Before I get into it though, I want it to be clear, each and every one of The Chaotix are strong. They're all good in a fight and each of their fighting styles are different enough to challenge each other in interesting ways. So this is not going to answer the questions: "Who would win in a fight, Mighty or Espio?" This is merely the physical strength level that each character has, weakest to strongest.
So here we go:
The weakest member is, of course, Ray. I'm sure you guys saw this one coming, I mean, Ray's not a powerhouse by any means. He's the brain of the group, not the muscle so yeah. But just how strong is Ray? Well, thinking about all the other characters in the series, of varying degrees of strength, I'd say he's about as strong as Wave the Swallow. Capable of picking up big tools, but anything heavier than 200lbs is pretty impossible for him.
Next up is Charmy. I mean, he's super strong, capable of picking up Espio and Vector easily, whose combined weight is a little over 500lbs. However, this is the only evidence of strength that we have for the little guy, which sucks I would totally want to see more of Charmy's strength being utilized in the games. But so far, this is all we got. So he can pick up approximately 500lbs with relative ease, which makes him stronger than Ray. Probably at his full strength, he could pick up 1 ton. But, compared to the other members of the team, he's on the lower end of strength.
Which brings me to the next character, Espio. The thing about Espio, that people keep forgetting, is Espio can keep up with the powerhouses of the series better than most, including the previous two members of his team. He can fight on par with Knuckles, one of the top 10 strongest characters in the series, and destroy robots in a single chop, instead of using an actual technique like the homing attack or spin dash or anything like that. I'd say he's capable of picking up 2 tons. Plus, it just makes more sense for the Charmy Nonsense continuity that Espio, a highly trained ninja assassin with a pension for being the most capable fighter in the room, is stronger than a 6 year old. It just... it wouldn't make sense for Espio to be under Charmy.
Next up is the strong brawler, Mighty. I had the most trouble with placing Mighty in this list, he's quite possibly in the top 10 strongest heroes in the series. However, the game evidence we have of this strength is slim. Mania Adventures has him throwing a decent sized rock with one arm, throwing Ray relatively high up in the air, again one-handed, in Mania he was strong enough to shake the ground with his Hammer Drop and potentially break spikes, but that could just be the durability of his shell. However, for the sake of Charmy Nonsense's continuity, it just makes more sense for Mighty to be stronger than Espio, just enough for it to be noticeable. So at full strength, he can lift 5 tons, which is still absolutely impressive. Mighty's super strength is literally one of his most prominent traits, so having him above Espio was necessary, but placing him above Vector... well...
That brings me to the absolute strongest member of the Chaotix, the main man himself, Vector. Yeah, I had to go with the abundant evidence in the game canon that shows just how powerful Vector is. I mean, without a doubt, he's in the top 5 strongest heroes of the series. While other members of the team can throw things at considerable distances, Vector can throw things out of eyesight. He is in the same strength tier as Big the Cat, E-123 Omega, and Knuckles, the other shoe-ins for top 5 strongest heroes of the series. And I mean, just look at him! Characters that are built like this are automatically the strongest in the cast. As far as just how strong he is in the Charmy Nonsense continuity, well, he's probably a couple notches above Knuckles himself. I'd say, at his full strength, he could pick up 10 tons or something like that.
So that's that, the strength levels of each of our boys. Poor Ray is at the bottom of the totem pole again, but he doesn't mind. Power is not his strong suit (get it? XD), but he's still the smartest so it all balances out. And like I said, this has nothing to do with fighting prowess and utilization of techniques and combat tactics to win a fight. That's a topic for another time ;)
