Chaika

Chaika (チャイカ) and her twin sister Pooshika are Russian girls fighting with Project Blue to earn money for their sick father's medicine.

Description[]

Chaika is the twin in blue with glasses, while Pooshika wears red. Pooshika is bolder and more daring than the cautious Chaika, who tries to keep her in line. Nevertheless, Chaika seems to be the better fighter of the two.^[1] Despite them being identical twins, Chaika is described as being the older sister.

Both girls are blue-eyed and blonde with their long hair in ponytails; Chaika's ponytail hangs to the right side of her head, and Pooshika's hangs to her left. They wear traditional Russian-style outfits with caps, white shirts, black vests, and colored skirts and boots over white pants.

Chaika's name in Russian (чайка) means "seagull." She is named for a Russian restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo.^[1]

Sonic Wings 3[]

Chaika and Pooshika fight to earn money to buy medicine for their ill father.

In two-player mode, the twins fight with Whity the dolphin. They admire Whity's flying abilities, and although he gets tired of the twins' bickering, overall the three get along well.

One-Player Mode Endings[]

JP Bermuda final stage; US: Lord River-n-White tells the twins that he's given the financial reward to another pilot, leaving the girls no money for their father's medicine. Angela appears and suggests that the twins become music stars, but she puts them to work as janitors instead.
JP Mars final stage: The twins return home to find that their father only had a hangover. Chaika tells Pooshika that it feels good to have done a good deed, but Pooshika is still frustrated.

Two-Player Mode Ending[]

Chaika and Pooshika spy on Whity, trying to figure out how he can fly a plane. To their amazement, he takes off his head, revealing himself to be Captain Silver and Flint in a dolphin costume! But when the girls ask, "Really?" the game declares, "Well, no, not exactly," along with the images of two Martians. This enigmatic ending is never explained.
Chaika and Pooshika in Sonic Wings 3.
The twins spying on Whity.
They get a surprise...
Angela's suggestion.
The twins get another surprise.
Profile from the Sonic Wings 3 Strategy Special guidebook.
Artwork from the guidebook.
Artwork with Tenukie Chaudo and Pictus from the guidebook.
Artwork with Tenukie Chaudo and Pictus from the guidebook.
Artwork from the guidebook.
Artwork from the guidebook.
Artwork from the guidebook.
Decal from the Sonic Wings 3 Soundtrack.
Chaika and Pooshika in an image from a 1996 Gamest magazine calendar.
Sketch from Gamest magazine.
Cover of the Sonic Wings 3 Soundtrack.

Sonic Wings Special/Sonic Wings Limited[]

Harasho^[2] Russian Girls

Two blonde, semi-long-haired Russian twin girls who participated in the project to earn money to buy medicine for their sick father.

Chaika (older sister): The one wearing round glasses is the older sister, Chaika. She has a calm personality and is good at fighting.

—Sonic Wings Special manual

Chaika and Pooshika are again fighting to earn money for their father's medicine. In two-player mode, the twins are paired with the Russian cyborg Volk.

One-Player Mode Endings[]

Fight in Orbit final stage: The twins are shown trying to decide how the game should end. Pooshika prefers the ending to show the girls exhausted from defeating all the enemies, while Chaika suggests that they should fight a mob instead.
Another Dimension final stage: The girls try to get their payment from Lord River-n-White and instead end up cleaning for Angela.
Bermuda or Mars final stage: The twins return home to find their father up and well. When he reveals that he only had a hangover, they promptly clock him over the head with a Russian doll.

Two-Player Mode Endings[]

Fight in Orbit final stage: Chaika and Pooshika ask Volk about what he'll do now that he's had his revenge on the enemy; Volk replies that he's going to open a candy store in Pakistan. When the girls don't understand, he warns them not to play with fire then storms off. Pooshika still has a crush on him, but Chaika's just annoyed.
Another World final stage: Pooshika challenges Volk to a fight. Despite her loss, she vows that she'll win next time, while Chaika scolds her.
Bermuda or Mars final stage: Pooshika challenges Volk to a fight, but he tells her to quit annoying him. Volk disappears and reappears right behind the twins, freaking them out so much that they pass out and he can escape.