Charles (option)

Charles is an option in the Henry Stickmin series. It appears in Infiltrating the Airship, Fleeing the Complex, and Completing the Mission. When chosen, Charles will have a "plan" to fly his Helicopter (or, in Valiant Hero, his spaceship) directly into where Henry is, for varying unknown reasons. This ends in a fail, except in the Valiant Hero ending.

It is found in the Government Supported Private Investigator path in ItA, the International Rescue Operative path in FtC (arguably the most famous incarnation of the option), and in the Valiant Hero path in CtM, the latter being the only time it doesn't result in a fail.

A similar option called Charles' Plan is also found in the Triple Threat path in CtM, and the Helicopter option in Toppat King is a direct homage to the Charles option.

Infiltrating the Airship
When this option is chosen, Charles rams his chopper to the Airship, resulting in a fail.

Fleeing the Complex
When this option is chosen, Charles rams his chopper to Henry and Sten Vilo, resulting in a fail.

Completing the Mission
When this option is chosen, Charles rams his Prototype Spaceship into the station. The impact causes critical damage to the core and leads to a meltdown, effectively priming the station's destruction. This results in a success.

Infiltrating the Airship
"Hey look! Charles is here!"

Fleeing the Complex
"Not again! You should know better!"/"Report Charles: Bad Teammate." (Legacy)

Infiltrating the Airship
Charles: "Alright here I come! ♪ Da-da-dada-dada-da-da-da-da-DAAAAAAAAAAAA! ♪ (singing fanfare)"

(Charles is about to ram his helicopter into the Airship as the fail message shows up)

Fleeing the Complex
Charles: "I've got the perfect plan... ♪ THIS IS THE GREATEST PLANNNNN! ♪"

(Charles rams his helicopter into The Wall as the fail message shows up)

Completing the Mission
Charles: "Y'know what? Naw. This calls for some bold action. ♪ I'M THE BOLD ACTION MAAAAAN! ♪"

(An explosion is seen as he rams his spaceship into the Toppat Station. The crashed spaceship is shown stuck in the core)

Overhead Voice: Warning. Critical damage to core. Please evacuate immediately.

(Henry is seen and Charles drops down, with a broken set of headphones. Charles coughs)

Charles: I've always wanted to do that. (He and Henry get up) Anyway, we should probably find a way off the station before it explodes.

(The scene goes to a new room with a messed up door. Henry is in front of the door and Charles is looking at the panel next to it)

Charles: Looks like the door's jammed. This is the only way through.

(This immediately leads to the next choice screen)

Trivia

 * This option is referenced in several options, including Helicopter and Charles' Plan.
 * This is one of the most famous options in the entire series, along with Distract/Diversion and Teleporter.
 * Among Us, another Innersloth product, later reused the FtC silhouette of Charles' chopper in the "Avert Crash Course" critical sabotage.