List of characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (comic book)

This article lists all the fictional characters featured in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.
*For information on characters seen in the television series of the same name, see List of characters in Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series)

Cast Creation and Influence

Main Characters

Heroes

ally Acorn

Princess Sally Acorn is the "de facto" leader of the Freedom Fighters. In the television series, her goals are to overthrow Doctor Robotnik and free her father, the King. In the first few episodes, Sally remains in Knothole while assisting the rest of the team. Later in the series, however, she takes more of an active role during missions. A degree of romantic tension is shown to exist between Sonic and Sally; at the conclusion of the series finale, they exchange a kiss following Robotnik's apparent defeat. Sally also made a cameo appearance in "Sonic Christmas Blast", a Christmas episode of "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog", in which Sonic tries to get her a gift for Christmas.

In the series of comic books, Sonic first meets Sally while in the process of trying to rescue his uncle, who has been captured by Robotnik's troops. Soon afterward, Sally invites Sonic to join her resistance group. In this incarnation, Robotnik is shown to view the young Princess as a grave threat to his reign; an early miniseries revolves around Robotnik's failed attempt to replace Sally with a robotic doppelgänger. In addition to her tumultuous courtship with Sonic, Sally is also shown to have an interest in Geoffrey St. John, a rougish skunk.

Once Robotnik is overthrown, Sally is forced to leave the Freedom Fighters in order to reconstruct the old kingdom.

In the television show, she is voiced by Kath Soucie. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815718/ imbd.com - Kath Soucie] . Retrieved on 2007-7-21.] In the two-part episode "Blast to the Past", however, her younger self was voiced by Dana Hill. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384162/ Dana Hill (I) at the Internet Movie database.] ]

Bunnie Rabbot

"Bunnie Rabbot" is a cyborg rabbit with a metallic arms and legs, the result of a thwarted attempt by Robotnik's minions to turn her into a robot. Upon being rescued by Sonic, Bunnie gladly enlists in the Freedom Fighters. Her robotic limbs grant her a certain degree of super-strength, as well as the ability to elevate by telescoping her legs. She speaks with a southern accent and refers to other characters as "Hon'" or "Sugah" (a possible reference to the "X-Men" heroine Rogue). Bunnie is seen in her natural form only twice during the TV series; in the episode "Sonic Conversion" a de-roboticizer is tested on her and is successful, although the effects are only temporary, and she returns to her previous state later in the same episode. The two-part episode "Blast to the Past" features Bunnie as a child, prior to her transformation. Bunnie is also shown to be knowledgeable in martial arts, even attempting to teach some of the other Freedom Fighters such as Antoine, with mixed results.

In her comic incarnation, Bunnie's wardrobe later evolved to consist of a jacket (usually a cowboy jacket with tassels) and cowboy hat. More recently, she can be seen carrying a pair of revolvers. Bunnie was also depicted wearing an outfit reminiscent of Daisy Duke from "Dukes of Hazzard" while attending Knothole High School ["StH" #94-95] . After being tossed into into one of Robotnik's mobile roboticizers by SWATbots, Bunnie is rescued by Sonic and Rotor, who shut down the machine in mid-process: the result is that Bunnie's left arm, internal organs, and lower body are replaced by cybernetics. In gratitude for saving her life (and partially out of reverence for Sally, her idol), she offers to join the Freedom Fighters. Bunnie is one of few characters whose parentage is never explored.

Although Bunnie rarely uses her super-strength to violent ends, she is forced to battle Sonic after the hedgehog is captured by robotnik and changed into a murderous robot. During the fight, Bunnie displays a Mega Man-esque laser attached to her arm, as well as a shield generator. Further compliactions occur when Bunnie's cyborg half begins to corrode her 'living' side. As a price for upgrading her hardware to be more suitable with her organic half, Bunnie can never be restored to her original form, despite earlier hopes that a cure could be found.

In the cartoon, Bunnie was voiced by Christine Cavanaugh.

Antoine

Antoine D'Coolette is a former member of the Royal Guard. He is a brown coyote with blond hair. He is occasionally depicted with a small mustache, although he has not been seen with one for some time. Although it was suggested that Antoine wore a hairpiece in the early issues of the comic, modern continuity has established it as his natural hair. Though Antione is dressed in a regimental blue uniform, he is shown to be the most inept member of the team by far. He is also harboring a romantic crush on Sally, and is frequently seen competing with Sonic for her favor. He speaks in a French accent and often mispronounces words or phrases.

In the Archie Comics continuity, Antoine rivalry with Sonic escalates to all-out enmity. After Sonic is temporarily roboticized and forced to attack Knothole Village, Antoine gleefully serves as the prosecutor at his subsequent trial for treason. Despite Antoine's best efforts, Sonic is eventually welcomed back into the fold. Bunnie Rabbot later develops a romantic interest in Antoine, which encourages him to abandon his hopeless pursuit of Sally; in effect, he gradually becomes a more reliable member of the team.

In the animated series, Antoine was voiced by Rob Paulsen.

Rotor

Rotor is a purple walrus who serves as the team's engineer and technician. He created many of Knothole Village's surveillance and security systems. Although a bit clumsy, Rotor is a trusted friend to everyone who knows him. In his cartoon incarnation, Rotor's attires consists of a toolbelt and a yellow baseball cap. During the second season, Rotor was drastically re-designed. He became chubbier and the shape of his snout and tusks became smaller. His toolbelt was now a darker red, and he now wore black gloves. Though Rotor's background is rarely touched upon, it is revealed that he had been friends with Sonic and the others for a long time. Rotor met Sonic, Sally, and Bunnie as well as Antoine later on when they were children.

In the Archie comic, Rotor's past is briefly expanded upon: Rotor hails from a northern continent, where his family resides in the artic tundras. They were unwittingly brainwashed by Robotnik, forcing Rotor to flee home. Rotor's father Sherman worked with Sonic's father and Uncle Chuck as their personal pilot. Although briefly seen, Rotor exhibits remarkable piloting skill.

Rotor is voiced in by two people in the cartoon, Mark Ballou (season one) and Cam Brainard (season two).

NICOLE

NICOLE is a sentient portable computer that belongs to Princess Sally. She bears a resemblance to the tricorders seen in "", and serves a similar function (though NICOLE is more versatile). In the cartoon, Sally carries NICOLE attached to one of her boots. The origin of NICOLE was never explained in detail in the series, although Uncle Chuck mentions that Sally's father, King Acorn, programmed NICOLE. She is highly technical in her speech, frustrating Sonic with her incessant technobabble, to the point where he nearly shakes her apart in the Sonic the Hedgehog episode "The Void"; This forces her to adapt by using slang terms and speaking in a manner similar to Sonic himself. She continues to speak in this manner for the remainder of the series, aggravating Sally.

In the Archie comics, NICOLE is from a possible future, designed and created by Rotor and sent back in time by Sally herself (an ontological paradox). NICOLE is designed with a firewall to prevent the Freedom Fighters from learning about the future, which the present day Rotor attempts to crack without success. Also noted is the fact that the future Rotor created NICOLE as a request from Sally's future counterpart.

Sally has been shown carrying her via a retractable shoulder strap attached to NICOLE (à la the tricorders), though was shown carrying her in a special pouch in a belt around her waist in issue #159. NICOLE has grown envious of Sally and her organic body over the years. On occasion, she has taken holographic form, able to walk, touch, and interact in ways that she is unable to normally. Her appearance in this mode is a female lynx with black hair, clad in a purple toga. Fans question whether this animal form was a bit of a joke, since NICOLE is a handheld computer, and the "Lynx" was a handheld game system.

In both the cartoon and the comic, NICOLE's size will occasionally vary dramatically from one appearance to the next, being the size of a book and then appearing to be the size of present-day cellular phones, though it appears to be an artistic goof as none of the characters have ever commented about this or given a canonical explanation for it. NICOLE was present in almost every episode of the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon; however, in the pilot episode "Heads or Tails", Sally used a large, bulky, yellow computer on wheels instead. [ [http://www.theemeraldstarpost.co.uk/Images/displayimage.php?pos=-466 Heads or Tails screenshot.] ] This machine had the same voice and analytical traits as NICOLE.

NICOLE is voiced by Kath Soucie.

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Minor Characters

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