Gentlemen, this is how we fix Sonic.

In fact, an OCD n00b like you probably spent hours playing with the Chao system ~_^

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? MY CHAO WAS FRICKIN' LEGENDARY UNTIL IT DID THAT REBIRTHING WHATEVER THE HELL AND MADE ITSELF WEAK AGAIN. THEN I WAS TOO DEPRESSED TO EVER CARE.

And yeah I can agree with bombing all the supporting cast. I'd miss Shadow, but I'd get over it.