He first appeared as a Metropolis Zone resident, caught up in Windy Wallis's freak weather attacks. He panicked in the belief that this was the "Curse of Doctor Robotnik", as chronicled in his magazine "Doom and Gloom". He later turned up as a Badnik spotter, noting down the serial numbers of Badniks (which didn't exist, meaning he had to make them up). This hobby made him a target, and Amy Rose and Tekno had to save him. He both took up measuring sports star bootprints as a new hobby, and treated the girls to a Fabian Vane concert.