Omochao (Sonic the Hedgehog)

"Hi, I'm Omochao! I'm here to help you!" — Omochao, Sonic Adventure 2

Omochao (Sonic the Hedgehog)

What were Sega and Sonic Team thinking when they made that annoying Chao robot who's just as annoying as Tokkori and Navi? The regular Chaos are better than him!

Gender:	Genderless(referred to as Male)
Type:	"Annoying Knowledge Robot"
Species:	Robotic Chao
Portrayed by:	Lani Minella
Status:	Alive
Media of Origin:	Sonic the Hedgehog

Omochao (オモチャオ Omochao) is a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a robotic Chao with virtually unlimited knowledge about the world. He's known for being hated for players with his information.

Bad Qualities

His information can be very annoying for players, especially if they have already figured out how to play. As a matter of fact, he can be as useless and annoying as Tokkori (Kirby).
His old English voice from Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes is very grating. Especially when he gets mad in the former said game. In other words, he wasted the talent of Lani Minella.
When you play Team Rose's story for the first time in Sonic Heroes, you're not able to skip it because you're forced to listen to Omochao's lecture.
He and the other Chao replaced Cream in Team Sonic Racing which angers multiple Cream fans to the point where they wish that she was in the game as DLC.
He's also kinda a hypocrite. For example, he says "Keep your health meter above zero. Collecting rings will slowly recover health" and "Did you know that the doctor's mustache is fake?". Which is a lie since part of Eggman's mustache got ripped off at one point.
Rebecca Honig's performance as Omochao in Sonic and the Secret Rings is atrocious and cringe-worthy. Instead of sounding like a little boy, Rebecca's performance made Omochao sound more like a grandma.

Good Qualities

He can be pretty helpful for beginners if they don't know how to play Sonic Adventure 2.
He's more tolerable in Sonic Riders since Liza Jacqueline made him sound less annoying and more laid-back, levelheaded, calm and tolerable.
Thankfully, you have the option to turn Omochao off in Sonic Generations if you find him annoying.
Laura Bailey and Erica Lindbeck did pretty good at voicing Omochao.
In Sonic Adventure 2, you have the option to shut him up by throwing him against a wall or even off a cliff, and shooting him while playing as Tails or Eggman.
To be fair, at least Omochao doesn't seem like a jerk to Sonic and his friends, and he's often willing to help Sonic out when he needs to.

Trivia

There is a Sonic Rom Hack known as Sonic the Hedgehog: Omochao Edition where it is a game that pokes fun on Omochao's annoyance with Omochao in said game announcing anything the player does.
Omochao's name is a portmanteau of the Japanese word "omocha"(Japanes for "toy") and "Chao".