Chris Thorndyke
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Christopher "Chris" Thorndyke (Japanese: クリストフア "クリス" ソンダイク Kurisutofua "Kurisu" Sondaiku) is a fictional character and the main human protagonist from the Sonic X anime series. He, however, doesn't appear in any of the games. He is the son of Nelson Thorndyke, the CEO of a fictional engineering corporation, and his wife, actress Lindsay Thorndyke (born Lindsay Fair). Though he was raised in a wealthy family, he rarely lets that affect his lifestyle. His parents cannot spend much time with him, he prefers action and love, although he should avoid any hazard at all costs, and he was mostly raised collectively by his grandfather Chuck Thorndyke and the house servants - Mr. Tanaka the butler and Ella the maid. For most of the series, Chris is 12 years old, 140 cm (4ft 7 1/2in) tall, and weighs 35kg (77lbs)[1].
In the Japanese version of the anime, Chris is voiced by Sanae Kobayashi, and in the English version, his voice was performed by Suzanne Goldish. During a brief segment near the end of episode 52 and for most of episode 53 where he is seen as an adult, he is voiced by Masakazu Morita in Japanese and Matthew Charles in English.
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[edit] Storyline in Sonic X
In the first episode of Sonic X, Chris is introduced after he saves Sonic from drowning in his backyard swimming pool. He quickly makes friends with the hedgehog, who goes on to live with him throughout the original 52-episode run of the show. In Sonic, as well as Sonic's friends (each of whom forge deep connections to other members of the household), Chris receives attention from his parents. By the end of the season, Sonic and his friends go back to their own dimension. After Chris grows up, he makes a machine to go to Sonic's dimension. When he arrives, he is turned back to a young boy, which is due to the different time dimensions. He travels through space with Sonic and his friends to defeat the alien Metarex in season 3 (season 2 for the japanese version). However, his friends and family miss him, and send him his belongings.
In the season finale, after the death of Cosmo, Dr. Eggman builds a shuttle to carry Chris back to Earth, but the shuttle ride is a one-way trip. If Chris does go back home he might never see Sonic or any of his other friends again. Upon his departure, Eggman immediately begins to scheme a counterattack against Sonic now that Chris is "out of the way". Eggman's true intentions remain ambiguous to the viewer.
Chris has also appeared in most issues of the Sonic X comic book series. Of the series' 31 issues to date, only two do not feature him.
[edit] Personality
Chris grew up as a lonely child,[2] so he can often become very attached to the few friends he manages to hang on to. Chris never made friends easily, supposedly because many people were intimidated by his wealth and important parents.
On many occasions, Chris helps Sonic and his friends to find the Chaos Emeralds, and he even lets them stay at his parent's mansion. This shows that Chris is very caring for the friends that he has. Chris also enjoys the many adventures he goes on with Sonic and his friends, even though they face much danger at times.
In Episode 3 & Episode 15, Chris wears a football helmet to join Tails during battles, and in Episode 4, he wears skate safety gear and roller skates to follow Eggman, which may possibly mean that he goes skating a lot. In the Sonic X comic book series, Chris sometimes plays soccer with his friends after school.
Chris doesn't always wear his usual clothing (as do most people). Some examples of different styles can be seen once in episode 20, when he is wearing summer clothing taking a cruise on his father's cruise ship. Another one is his winter clothes, seen in episode 57. In episode 59, he wears an orange space suit with a white helmet, similar to that made famous by Yuri Gagarin.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.teamartail.com/sonicx/viewimage.php/05/images/083chris.jpg
- ^ A scene cut from the English dub of Episode 51.[1]
[edit] External links
[edit] Official English websites
[edit] Official Japanese websites
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