Chip

Chip (チップ Chippu?), real name Light Gaia (ライトガイア Raito Gaia?), is a character featured in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and appears as the deuteragonist of Sonic Unleashed. He is a primordial entity from the dawn of time and the incarnation of light, day and rebirth. Since the earth's beginning, Chip has been in an eternal conflict with Dark Gaia to protect the planet, where they maintain a cycle of destruction and rebirth of the world.

In the present day, Chip was awoken prematurely by Dr. Eggman when he tried to harness Dark Gaia, losing his memories as a result. He later met Sonic the Hedgehog and the two of them worked together to recover Chip's memories and bring the planet back together after Dark Gaia shattered it. After restoring his cycle with Dark Gaia, Chip returned to dormancy.

Physical Appearance
Chip is a small, imp-like creature. Resembling somewhat of an anthropomorphic chihuahua as well, he has small hands with five fingers, three-toed feet, a relatively large head, a flat muzzle with a small black nose, bronze eyes, large and slightly pointy ears on top of his head, and a pair of light green, fairy-like wings on his back. He is also mostly covered in burgundy fur with white fur on his hands, feet, front torso, inner ears, and muzzle area. He also has a collar of extra thick fur around his neck, a round turf of fur on his rear for a tail, and a white Mohawk on his head. For attire, he wears a green bauble necklace.

Daily Dose of Hydro's Life Lost World: The Movie
In the present day, Chip was alive and woken up prematurely by the Pandemonicon Exmortis and Mecha Hydro when he tried to harness Pandemonium, regaining memories and being able to live above the Earth forever. He later met Hydro Pilgrim and the two of them worked together to find out what's going on, find Sonic the Hedgehog, and bring the planet back together after Pandemonium was able to wake up and shatter the Earth on Earth-XXXL8, resulting all the Universes will glitch. After restoring his cycle with Pandemonium, Chip has a gift that he may be able to protect Earth above.

Portrait

 * Name: Light Gaia
 * Nickname: Chip, The emissary of light
 * Age: 1,000,000+ years
 * Gender: Male
 * Alignment: Good
 * Friends: Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Enemies: Dark Gaia

Official Media

 * Tony Salerno (English)
 * Ryoko Shiraishi

Fanon

 * Tony Salerno (English)

Trivia

 * Chip is Sonic's travelling companion
 * When Chip is explaining the time of awakening to Sonic after regaining his memories in the Japanese version of the game, he pluralizes his name "Chip" and continues saying that they, "Chips," have been sealing Dark Gaia into the core of the planet since a distant past. This seems to imply that Chip is not the only "Light Gaia."
 * A Souvenir fashioned after Chip, called the "Chehaya Charm," can be bought from the Flying Fish Beach Shop in Adabat in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed. The description of this object hints towards Chip's true identity as Light Gaia.
 * Chip was first seen in the Japanese manga adaption of Sonic Unleashed.
 * Throughout Sonic Unleashed, Chip uses a similar camera to the one Su and Uh used in Sonic: Night of the Werehog.