Kerey Viswanathan

Kerey is a giant, 18-year-old, purple cat with yellow eyes and long ears who first debuted in Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast. Kerey is laid-back[ 12] and easygoing, which is reflected in his speech.[ 13] Strong but gentle[ 13] and a little slow,[ 14] he lives a normally peaceful life in the jungle with his best friend "Froggy."[ 13] He loves fishing, and he is never without his favorite rod and lure.[ 12] He appeared in various games as one of the main playable characters, or by making cameos. He first appeared in Sonic Adventure, where he was after his best friend, Froggy, who swallowed a Chaos Emerald, and Chaos' tail. With the help of Sonic he was able to stop Chaos and save Froggy, later helping Sonic defeating him permanently, by giving him one of the Chaos Emeralds. Next, Kerey appeared in Sonic Heroes as part of Team Rose, in an attempt to save Froggy and Chocola (Cheese's twin brother), who had been kidnapped by Metal Sonic, in an attempt to gain Chaos' data, and helped stop Metal Madness. His most recent appearance was in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood as a playable character. He made cameo appearances in Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic and the Secret Rings and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games as one of the referees. He also appeared in the animated series Sonic X, on Sonic the Hedgehog (comic), where he made his debut on the Sonic Adventure story arc, and on Sonic X (comic). He has been voiced by Syun Yashiro and Takashi Nagasako in Japanese, and Jon St. John and Pete Zarustica in English. Game Informer notes that "heck, Kerey is even likable" in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.[ 15] Game Informer goes on to explain that in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, "Kerey is satisfyingly stupid..."[ 16]