Sally Acorn (SatAM)

"-to be filled-"

Name: Princess Sally Alicia Acorn
Nicknames: Sal (from Sonic), Sally-Girl (from Bunnie), Bean (from King Acorn)
Species: Squirrel/Chipmunk hybrid
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Alignment: Lawful Good
Stats: Physical: 5 | Mental: 10 | Luck: 6
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Residence: Knothole Village
Occupation: Leader of the Knothole Freedom Fighters
Likes: Instrumental music, the colour pink, sunny days, solving puzzles, "girl talk" time with Bunnie, making Sonic jealous (it makes her feel loved).
Dislikes: Robotnik, pollution, childishness from anyone not a child, recklessness, obnoxiousness, special treatment because of her royal background.
Hobbies/Talents: Archeology, inventing, teaching and playing with Tails, playing Tetris on Nicole, reading, writing in her journals, botany (and science in general, really).
Played By: Leda
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Personality

At first glance, you probably wouldn't even know that Sally was part of the royal family, let alone the current heir; Sally has a very down-to-earth style of presenting herself and relating to those around her. Although she had a bossiness problem as a child, as she matured the Acorn Princess grew into a humble, cooperative, and empathetic young woman. Sally makes a conscious effort to keep her opinions unbiased and to respect all parties involved in any given situation. She does not hold herself on any kind of pedestal because of her lineage, and it frequently embarrasses her when those around her do so. Still, upon further examination, the fact that she was raised as a noble becomes more clear, as her general behavior is best described as "diplomatic". Sally is by no means stiff, but clearly tries to keep formality first at all times. She rarely expresses extreme emotion in front of others, save for when she's angry with either Sonic or herself.

Sally, as an appreciative person by nature, tends to be very forgiving of those around her for their mistakes, and instead praises the effort they put forth — that is, of course, unless the folly is her own. With the weight of the war and the fate of her citizens constantly on her shoulders, Sally allows herself no room for error, and is excruciatingly hard on herself should one ever occur. She's not necessarily a private person, but she still bottles many of her feelings, in the mindset that she needs to be strong for those around her. To help herself deal with the stress, Sally spends a lot of time writing in her journals.

Despite her consistently high stress levels, however, the princess is generally a happy person and able to keep a positive frame of mind in most situations. She cares deeply for her friends, and considers the safety of every person in her kingdom her own personal responsibility. She has especially close bonds with Tails, whom she regards as somewhere between a little brother and a son, and Bunnie, whom she feels is like the sister she never had. As for Sonic… Well, Sally's never really hidden her affectionate feelings for him in terms of body language, yet at the same time she smirkingly reminds him that she is "not his girl" and isn't afraid to pummel him if he's being a doof.

Abilities

Physical

As the child of both a squirrel and a chipmunk, Sally naturally has an excellent sense of balance, and can climb almost any textured surface. While she doesn't necessarily have an exceptional amount of physical strength, Sally's body is extremely athletically fit (largely due to favoring gymnastics as a child); this allows her to pack a considerable punch when preceded by a momentum-building maneuver. Additionally, she's very flexible (though by no means a contortionist), and her slender build allows her to fit through some tight squeezes. Her greatest attribute, however, is easily her intellect. Sally's mind is naturally left-brain oriented, and even from a young age her critical thinking skills were honed by her interest in academics.

Learned

This could go on for a while; Sally lived in the palace for nearly six years, and they teach those royals everything. Abilities of significance are things like gymnastics, swimming, science/engineering, biology, and cartography. During the years since the coup, she's also come to accel at battle strategy and computer use/programming/hacking, thanks to constant work with her personal computer, Nicole. Sally has also learned to pilot most aircrafts, and the ones she can't immediately fly she can usually figure out.

Weaknesses

Physical

While her body IS mostly composed of muscle, she can't inflict much damage from a dead stand-still, which makes her relatively easy to overpower if caught. She's also not all that heavy, making her easy to toss. Additionally, Sally happens to be ticklish, which could potentially be used against her if one actually knew what they were doing.

Mental

Sally's usually under a great deal of stress, and could easily be called a workaholic. This frequently leaves her teetering on the brim of exhaustion. Additionally, Sally has a deep fear of failure, given that the stakes are so high and she's had to step up and lead from such a young age. When she does happen to fail, she takes it very, very harshly. She has an incredibly deep ache for the presence of her father, both for personal comfort and for want of his guidance. Most of the time she's able to distance herself from the pain, but at the times she does allow herself to feel it, it all but incapacitates her.

Pre-RP History

Sally's early life was just what one would expect for one born into a royal family: elegant parties, fine dining, exotic entertainment, and lavish doting from her father. However, the young princess never developed a seniority complex thanks to the very wise move to raise her alongside other children, both noble and common. Sally knew Sonic, Bunnie, Rotor, and Antoine from a very, very young age, as they were all other wards of her nanny, Rosie. Instead, Sally reveled in the fact that she could share elements of the life she lived with those that would otherwise never get to experience such things.

It was a good thing they appreciated the privileges while they were able, because Sally was only five (going on six) when her father's war adviser overthrew the monarchy. Robotnik sealed King Acorn into the Void, and probably would've done the same to his heir had Rosie not escaped with the children to the secret village of Knothole: a refuge built deep in the Great Forest for just such an emergency. With their lives turned upside down, the residents all struggled to adjust to the new era in which they lived. Sally struggled through many lonely nights aching for a hug, a whisper, even a glance from her father… But she knew as well as anyone that it would not come.

The agony of King Acorn's absence eventually morphed from a crushing depression into an unrelenting motivation to restore him to his throne. Sally poured herself into her studies more than ever, and accelerated her education even further with the assistance of her handheld computer, Nicole. By age eleven, Sally had the confidence that she could begin leading the war against Robotnik herself — much to the dismay of many of her caretakers. However, the princess quickly proved herself competent, and her determination to succeed inspired those around her. Now at age sixteen, Sally continues to lead the resistance, and is more focused than ever on restoring the kingdom to its former glory.

Post-RP History

>> Integrating New Residents <<

Despite having dealt with a few major headaches that day, Sally was pleased to greet Dash and Lance as newcomers to Knothole. With Sonic having already given a rather disorienting tour, Sally and Bunnie set about helping Dash find residency in one of the huts only being used for storage. Several hours of work later, the trio seemed pleased with their results — until Lance arrived and seemed intent on reaping the fruits of their labor. Sally attempted to handle the situation as firmly but respectfully as possible, but Lance's egregious attitude offended her so deeply that she stormed off to her hut to cool her temper.

>> Trouble at Never Lake <<

Another headache later, Sonic arrives to inform Sally that a message was received from Uncle Chuck, and he'd just gone to check out a lab that was mentioned in the message. After the princess scolded him for going on such a mission alone, Sonic produced photos he'd taken while in Robotropolis, featuring a robot clearly designed to resemble himself. Troubled by this development, Sally instructed Nicole to attempt intercepting any messages she could find in Robotropolis, in hopes of attaining additional information on the metallix. What they got instead was a transmission regarding a hostage being held at Never Lake. Upon realizing that Tails was ominously absent, Sonic and Sally take off to investigate.

The biggest surprise awaiting them upon arrival was a literal little planet hovering above the lake. Sonic negotiated the tricky terrain, and eventually the pair was able to infiltrate the base set up near the shore. Sally hacked into the computer systems for necessary data, and in the process was able to confirm that Tails had indeed been kitnapped. However, just as the duo left to retrieve their young ward, a trap door in the flooring gave out, depositing each in a different room. Sally found herself having lost Nicole in the fall, and now trapped in a storage closet. Swatbots arrived a moment later and hauled her off to the docking bay.

Just as Sally was being secured in a cargo bin for transport, Sonic reappeared and disposed of the Swatbots. After launching the hover unit and freeing Sally from the storage bin, their ship was quickly attacked by persuing bots. Sally quickly hopped to the controls, and successfully out-manuevered the Swats. It was at that point that Sonic confessed that he had Nicole with him, though in desperate need of repair. He also mentioned having heard that there was about to be a second prisoner on Little Planet. Out of reluctant curiosity, Sally checked the records of all messages sent and received for the day, only to discover that Tails was being transported there as well. The pair concluded that Little Planet would have to be their next destination.

>> Mission to Little Planet <<

Upon landing in a factory region of Little Planet, Sonic left Sally behind to repair Nicole while he ventured on ahead to search for Metal Sonic. Sally carefully worked on her computer, and once the work was done, immediately set about digging for more detailed information. Nicole reported that a spyorb had spotted Sonic fighting with Knuckles, and Sally took off in hot persuit. Luckily, she managed to break up the fight, and furthermore gain the Guardian's alliance. Confessing that he'd lost a ward of his own, the three took off together in the hover unit and returned to Metallic Madness to find the missing children.

Just as the group arrived, Robotnik sent out a city-wide transmission offering Amy up to Knuckles in exchange for the Master Emerald. In a fit of rage, Knuckles attempted to respond, but Sally cut off the line of communication. However, she hadn't quite been fast enough, and Robotnik was able to trace the message back to their hover unit. Within minutes, Metal Sonic appeared and shot the ship down. While Sonic led his doppleganger elsewhere, Sally and Knuckles headed into the main citadel to retrieve the kids and lock Robotnik out of the mainframe.

Their tasks completed, the group made their way to the building's airship hangar, luckily just in time to regroup with Sonic. Sally took off and headed back to Never Lake, trailing after Robotnik's own hover unit. Despite the good doctor's attempts to twart the persuit, the princess out-piloted the robots, and seemed to be closing in. However, before they could quite catch up, Sonic alerted everyone's attention to the fact that Little Planet seemed to be fading from sight. In a panic, Knuckles shoved the princess out of the pilot's seat and attempted to race back to the planet in time, allowing Robotnik his escape. It turned out to be a failed effort, however, as he was not able to make it back in time. With Knuckles and Amy now stranded, Sally and Sonic invited them back to Knothole.

>> Never Lake Homecoming <<

Upon arriving home from the Never Lake mission, Sally was deeply disturbed to find that some rather tumultuous events had been going on back in Knothole; specifically, a fight had broken out with the new residents, and Dash had suffered a broken jaw. After checking in on the injured tenrec, Sally resolved to confront Lance on the matter as soon as possible.

Before she could do that, however, a village meeting was in order. Sally and Sonic explained the recent events at Never Lake, introduced the new Knothole residents, and commemorated Tails on his first victory over a Swatbot. When the meeting dispersed, she then pulled Lance aside to discuss the day's earlier events. Reluctantly, Sally eventually decides that Lance will need to take strength control training from Bunnie in order to ensure the safety of the other residents.

>> New Residents, Old Visitors <<

More new residents would soon find their way to Knothole, as the very next day started out with the arrival of Honey, Mighty, and the newly orphaned Ray. At the same time, Dash was discovered to be missing, and the execution of a search party revealed little more than the hover unit Sally had used to fly her team back from Never Lake had vanished as well.

Not much later, another ruckus came about when Dulcy returned to Knothole near-delirious, mentioning something about "that poor girl". Within minutes, Sonic and Sally raced off to Robotropolis in hopes of retreiving her before she could be roboticized. As fate would have it, however, Fora had already been retrieved by Uncle Chuck. Unfortunately, he also informed them that Dash had passed through Robotropolis as well, and had been roboticized before he could be rescued. With heavy hearts, Sonic and Sally brought the girl they did manage to find back home to Knothole.

The next day, things seemed to be as chaotic as ever around Knothole as the new residents struggled to integrate themselves. While breakfast seemed to be a fiasco in general, it did seem that some minor progress had been made. Sonic and Sally excused themselves to address bit of news Uncle Chuck had given them during Fora's rescue: Robotnik seemed to be planning something in the north. In the midst of their argument discussion, however, they were surprised by even more newcomers to Knothole. Luckily, this group was only visiting from Lower Mobius. Sally welcomed the group, but her attention quickly zeroed in on Dr Zachary at the mention that he had apparently served King Acorn during the Great War.

After giving the group a quick tour, Sally set about orchestrating a private talk with Zack. The princess wasted no time in trying to dig up information about her father, but ended up disappointed to find that Zachary had never actually known the king personally — followed by a light chastizing for her views on the wars. Awkwardly attempted to mend the bridge, Sally instead turned the subject towards trying to learn what she could from the doctor's experiences and wisdom. The conversation quickly spiraled off into a discussion of the lore behind Little Planet, much to Zack's chagrin. At the first inkling of Sally's curiosity having been satisfied, plus an opportunity arising for him to make his escape, Zachary excused himself. Sally then turned her attention back to Sonic, who had arrived in the middle of the conversation, and resumed the topic of Robotnik's plans in the north.

>> Danger in the North <<

As Sally and Sonic were fighting talking about preparations for a possible trip to the north, a message arrived from Uncle Chuck, describing Robotnik's intentions to poison the Oak River. The two immediately take off for the northern frontier, determined to at least stop the poisoning, and hopefully also meet any Freedom Fighters in the area.

For the beginning of the trip, all seemed to be as normal as ever, but as Mercia drew closer, Sonic began to slow down. Sally grew concerned, but allowed him to perservere for the time being. By the time they reached Mercia's outlands, however, Sonic was very obviously suffering, and Sally decided that they would seek shelter in the Oak Forest for the night rather than start work immediately. Sally assisted Sonic in walking for as long as he could manage, and once that point was met, continued on by herself to search for help. Luckily (or unluckily, perhaps), Espio happened upon her, and she quickly recruited his help in transporting Sonic to safety. Progress was slow, at least partially due to Sally's and Espio's clashing personalities, but along the way Espio also happened to find Cyril. Once the good doctor joined the party, the quartet finished their way back to Meadowood.

Once Sonic was properly cared for and had somewhere safe to rest, Sally was introduced to Rob, and relayed the information that had been gleaned from Uncle Chuck. Rob woefully illustrated that the poison was already starting to take hold of the village via bringing her to Rouge, who had already fallen into a coma. In the interest of preventing the situation from unnecessarily worsening, Sally and Rob resolve to hold a village meeting and spread the word of the danger in the water.

Crossover History

>> Spirited Away <<

During a midday nap, Princess Sally was abruptly awakened by a tenrec falling through her roof — and not just any tenrec. Recognizing him to be Dash, Sally was too excited about him having apparently been deroboticized to be distraught over the hole he'd created. However, as it turned out, it was not the Dash she was familiar with, and he was becoming increasingly flustered over having landed on a naked woman. To make matters worse, his frantic attempts to get off of her only tangled the two in a rope that he'd been tethered to at the waist, which mysteriously disappeared into the sky over the hut.

Not long into the struggle, Sonic happened to show up to ask Sally a question, and became infuriated over finding someone else on top of his girlfriend. The speedy hedgehog quickly cut through the ropes, and was just about to pulverize Dash for the offense, but Sally called for him to restrain himself. All three parties seemed confused by the situation, and meanwhile Sally strugged with a bit of the rope that continued to ensnare her right arm.

As it turned out, the end she was tangled in was the end still dangling from the sky, and all of a sudden it began to pull her up. Before anyone could get ahold of her, Sally found herself whisked away and disappearing into the heavens.

>> Arrival in Chaos <<

In stark contrast to her home in the forest, Sally suddenly found herself on a cold and unforgiving metal floor, surrounded by faces she didn't know. The situation became increasingly frustrating when she realized that she was expected to wear clothing, while the men were not. Irritated, but reluctant to cause trouble, Sally submitted to the expected customs, then had her situation explained by her host, Dr Finitevus. It seemed that portals had begun to appear that connected her world with his, and the Dash that had crashed through her roof was not the one she'd known in her own world; rather, he was one of Fini's agents, sent to investigate the alternate dimension.

The news was disappointing, but also held a great deal of intrigue. Sally and Fini agreed to share information and assist one another in whatever way they could. Fini offered to allow Sally access to the internet so she could satisfy her curiosity while he began work on a stable portal. However, on the way to his office, the two discovered a pair of robians that had also appeared in the lab. Sally explained the effects of roboticization, and did her best to ward off Fini's interest in hacking Jonas' mind. Eventually, Fini led her the rest of the way to his office.

Once in the quiet seclusion, Sally was pleased to indulge in such a massive database… until stumbling across one of the darker sides of the internet. Quite spooked from her discovery, Sally instead took interest in Lance's prosthetics, as he'd not had them visible when she first met him. She might have asked him a question or two, but before the opportunity arose, Julie burst into the room looking for a fight with the wolf in question. Unsure of any other way to dissuade the carnage, Sally quickly retrieved Finitevus, who put a stop to the squabble immediately. He then announced that he'd detected a massive influx of energy, and that they had all better investigate it. Sally, along with Shortfuse (who seemed to have appointed himself her bodyguard), accompanied the group.

>> Return to Mobius <<

Dr Finitevus' ship wasn't the only one investigating the massive portal that had opened up in the airspace near Angel Island; G.U.N. had also taken an interest, and as tended to be its nature, seemed intent to shoot first and question later. While Sally had begun to sense for some time that Fini's side quite possibly wasn't the "right" one to be on, she also began to wonder if G.U.N.'s was any better.

Reinforcing this growing apprehension, G.U.N. opened fire on Fini's ship, even after having learned that civilians (let alone a princess) were on board. Luckily, instead of crashing into the ocean, the ship fell through the portal and had a slightly less nasty landing in the Great Swamp. Sally was knocked unconscious upon impact, and later awoke in the custody of Dulcy, Tekno, and the Chaos version of Nicole. After informing the princess that she and Shortfuse had been rescued from Fini's group, the team fell into a debate on the next course of action. In the end, Sally, Nicole, and Dulcy headed to the now displaced Angel Island while Tekno and Shortfuse headed to Robotropolis to retrieve Finitevus.

>> Angel Island Issues <<

Things on Angel Island got off to a rocky start, as Nicole got separated from the group shortly after arrival. Using a device Tekno had sent along with her, Sally traversed Angel Island tracking the energy signals of the Master Emerald. The readings eventually led her into the tunnels of Hidden Palace. Leaving Dulcy behind outside (along with the Dark Legion uniform she no longer needed), Sally ventured underground as directed by the energy device. She was intercepted along the way by Knuckles and the missing Nicole. However, the fact that she'd left her uniform behind proved to be… problematic.

Or it started to, but just then a portal opened and Knuckles disappeared. Sally made a frantic attempt to latch hold of him, but wasn't fast enough to make contact. With the guardian now gone, Sally and Nicole struggled to come up with a plan for defending Angel Island without him. The two head deeper into the caverns to find the Master Emerald as directed by Tekno's machine. To their great surprise, however, they encountered more Mobians in the chamber: Rouge, Ray, and Amy. Before Sally could even ask about the situation, however, Rouge was the next victim of a sudden portal. Unwilling to risk any further time in what seemed to be an unstable area, Sally and Nicole abandon the quest for an energy sample and made their way back to the surface. Leaving the children in Dulcy's custody, Nicole led Sally back into the wilds of the island.

As it turned out, Nicole seemed to be following a distress signal, and the two hurried to answer. However, before they could arrive, Mario appeared abruptly and collided with Sally. When Mario realized he'd ended up on top of a naked woman, his stress and embarrassment left him a sputtering, quivering mass — which incidentally tickled Sally's belly. After extracting the princess from the braindead plumber, Nicole led Sally onward, until they encountered the Chaos Sally. The two counterparts took the opportunity to exchange computers and information. Just as Sally learned from her other self that Tails had been captured, she became the victim of another sudden portal.

>> Tearful Reunion <<

Sally arrived in Chaos just as ungracefully as the first time, but to her great luck, she ended up in the presence of the Sonic, Tails, and Antoine that she knew. First flooded with relief that her own version of Tails was safe, she was then overwhelmed by passion as Sonic pelted her with a whopper of a kiss. However, the pair's intimate reunion sparked the wrath of someone else on the scene — the Chaos version of Amy, who only viewed the scene as her beloved kissing an unknown naked woman. A surprisingly violent scuffle ensued, mainly composed of Amy attempted to throttle, strangle, and otherwise accost Sally.

Once the situation was finally diffused, focus turned to transportation. Eggman, who had been present for the entire incident, informed the group of the uses of his Eggmobile, which Sally recorded onto Nicole for future reference. However, in a complete turnaround, Amy suddenly announced her intentions to tag along. Sonic and Sally did their best to talk her out of it, but Amy persisted, and Sally reluctantly agreed to bring her along if there was enough space. When asked about the location of the ship, Sonic sheepishly admitted that he'd left it behind at Chuck's Chili Dogs. With Amy apparently no longer interested in coming along, Sonic, Sally, Tails, and Antoine formed a train and headed into Station Square.

>> To be written <<

To be written.

Affiliates

King Acorn	The current ruler of the Acorn Kingdom and Sally's father. Sally does her best to lead in his place during his absence.
Sonic the Hedgehog	Sally's life-long best friend, and though she doesn't say so out loud, she's very much in love with him.
Bunnie Rabbot	Sally's closest girlfriend, roommate, and frequently enough, her agony aunt. Thinks of her as the sister she never had.
Tails the Fox	A kit that Sally's nurtured since he was very young. She regards him somewhere between a little brother and a son.
Nicole	Sally's handheld computer, designed specifically for her by King Acorn, with an extraordinary AI. Sally relies on her heavily for her work.
Antoine D'Coolette	A friend from childhood that has a rather obvious crush on her. Sally has no romantic interest in him.
Rotor the Walrus	A childhood friend that shares her interest in technology. Frequently works side-by-side with him on computer projects.
Uncle Chuck	Close friend of the family and Sonic's biological uncle. Sally looks up to him for wisdom and guidance.
Ray the Flying Squirrel	A small child found abandoned in the Great Forest and brought to Knothole. Sally does her best to take care of him, but can't seem to relate to him well.
Rosie the Woodchuck	Sally's life-long nanny. Considers her a member of the family.
Dr Zachary	A scientist based in Lower Mobius that Sally looks to for wisdom and acient lore.
Dr Robotnik	Former military advisor to her father during the Great War until overthrowing the kingdom 10 years ago. Sally leads the rebellion against him.

Misc. Info

As a young princess in Castle Acorn, Sally was everything one would expect a young heir to the royal throne to be: cordial, polite, cooperative… and bossy. She wasn't necessarily obnoxious or spoiled, but simply used to getting her way. After the coup, Sally gradually learned to exert her will in a more considerate manner, yet every now and again that bossy streak does still emerge when she very, very briefly loses her temper.

Sally also finds it morbidly amusing when guys compete for her attention, and occasionally even goes so far as to subtly provoke such things — although she would never, ever admit to it. She particularly enjoys making Sonic jealous, and will frequently allow other guys to make passes at her just to watch his reaction. Partly this is out of just finding his jealousy amusing, but moreso the fact that he does get territorial makes her feel loved and worth fighting for.

Despite her scientific outlook and frequent scoffing of superstition, Sally has been known to occasionally cross her fingers for good luck. She doesn't necessarily believe that the act will actually affect reality, but there's no risk and it helps calm her nerves. However, it does make her a very mild hypocrite. But we don't talk about that.

In a sharp (and rather amusing) contrast to the stereotypical princess, Sally is completely and utterly tone deaf, and could not vocally carry a tune if her life depended on it. For this reason, she's never taken much of an interest in playing music (even via an instrument), and avoids putting herself into situations where her inability would show. She also doesn't seem to have much luck with wild animals, either, frequently scoring an array of small injuries from them rather than the princess-esque instant connection.

Having been born to an interspecies family (her father a squirrel and her mother a chipmunk), Sally shares traits from each lineage, although she's lucky to have bloodlines that work together. While she was never necessarily discriminated against for her mixed background, she still takes interspecies issues rather personally, and has made it a quiet mission for herself to help in ending the negative stigma.

Sally's appearance is not always a constant. For two thirds of the year, her fur favors darker, earthier colours (as shown above). However, when winter approaches, she grows in a second layer of fur to protect her body from the cold. This winter coat, in stark contrast to her normal one, is a vibrant pink colour. While this layer of fur is in place, a pair of stripes become easily visible down her back. (They are in fact there in her normal coat, but are so close in colour to the surrounding fur they're barely visible. They do become slightly more visible when bright sunlight hits them correctly.)

Her hair also changes, but not via nature. In an attempt at emulating her mother, Sally prefers to dye her naturally black hair red. However, red hair against a pink winter coat just doesn't look right together, so when the seasons change she allows the dye to fade until the winter passes.

Despite her usual lack of it, Sally doesn't really have anything against clothing; in fact, when she was younger, she had a rather extensive wardrobe, and indulged in it often. However, growing up in the midst of an oppressive war caused her to mature into a more practical young woman. As a result, she rarely wears more than boots (and the occasional backpack, if that can be considered apparel) on the note that most clothes just get in the way. She does, however, bundle up in the winter. So far the blue vest from the second season of the cartoon has yet to appear.

Tags

Knothole, Freedom Fighters, Hybrids, Exotics, Thropes, Canon Characters