Gold Chao

Gold Chao (金チャオ, Kin Chao^?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a type of Neutral Chao that can increase their bonded individual's rewards.

Appearance

The Gold Chao is a Neutral Chao with two light fuchsia/magenta pink butterfly-like wings and a small circular tail and whose body is coated fully in gold.

Game appearances

Sonic Adventure

In Sonic Adventure and its enhanced port Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, the Gold Chao marks its first appearance. In the game, it can be hatched from a golden egg, which can be found in a luxury items store in Station Square. First, the player must go down to the lawn/garden area where Sonic had fought Chaos 0, placed close to the store where the egg is found. The player will see a rock shaped like an egg:

1. The player must pick it up and bring it to the store.
2. The player must then take the golden egg off its place, which will then cause the player to be locked in the store.
3. The player then must put down the golden egg, and pick up the rock.
4. The player should then place the rock on the place where the golden egg was, unlocking the store again, so the player can get out of the store.
5. The player can now take the golden egg to the Chao Garden and grow the Chao.

Sonic Adventure 2

In Sonic Adventure 2, the Gold Chao can only be obtainable if the player has sent a Gold Chao from Sonic Adventure to the game via the VMU.

In its enhanced port Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, the method was changed to be sent through the Tiny Chao Garden. Although, the method stays identical.

Sonic Advance

Golden Chao eggs can be bought in Sonic Advance's Tiny Chao Garden for a thousand rings.

Sonic Runners

In Sonic Runners, the Gold Chao appears as a Normal Speed Type Buddy that will boost collected Rings by a set percentage.

Sonic Speed Simulator

In Sonic Speed Simulator, the Gold Chao is a collectible pet of the "Exotic" rarity. It can be hatched from the Golden Egg system.

• Wave 1 Free: 59%
• Wave 3/4 Free: 60%
• Wave 1/3/4 Premium: 42.5% (Level 25)

In gameplay, Gold Chao can be equipped to the player character, allowing them to fly by the side of the player as they move around. When equipped, Gold Chao give enhancements to the players XP, Rings, Magnet and Event stats. The player can level up Gold Chao for a cost of Rings and/or Red Star Rings at the Upgrade Machine, with level 25 being the maximum level. Leveling up a Gold Chao will improve its stats. Additionally, the player can fuse a Gold Chao by collecting five Gold Chao, leveling all of them up to maximum, and bringing them to the Fusion Machine. Fusing a Gold Chao will multiply the stats by 2.5,

Stats

Sonic Rumble

In Sonic Rumble, the Gold Chao is a collectible pet of the "Epic" rarity. It can be unlocked for logging in on 5 seperate days.

In gameplay, Gold Chao can be equipped to the player character, allowing them to fly by the side of the player as they move around. In addition, Gold Chao gives boosts to the players score even when it is not equipped. Gold Chao can be upgraded using certain amounts of Fruit

• Level 1: +20% Base Score Bonus, +10% Small Fry Bonus
• Max Level: +50% Base Score Bonus, +25% Small Fry Bonus

Trivia

• The 2012 remaster of Sonic Adventure 2 remains the only port of said-game that is impossible to obtain a Gold Chao, due to the lack of a trading mechanic between this game and Sonic Adventure.

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