A\LONE WOLF

WHISPER THE WOLF / Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics)

Always speaks in a quiet voice- lots of Sonic characters have names that match some key characteristic of who they are so this should not be surprising

Friendly but very withdrawn; tends to avoid crowds and can get overwhelmed by people with excitable personalities (or grow extremely attached to them not that there's any particular example of that-)

Also happens to be an expert sniper and wielder of a unique multifunctional rifle powered by cute energy aliens

The MGS1 references don’t end with her being a wolf who is a sniper but let’s not get spoilery in this post

Whisper was never the best at initiating friendly socialization. While she’d come to treasure the friends she had and not keep so incredibly guarded around strangers, she was still quite introverted. She was usually content to simply make herself seen when she wanted to socialize, leaving the decision to proceed up to her desired conversational partner.

Sometimes, though, the need to push forward and talk overpowered her usual habits. For this wolf, the amount of time since she’d last seen Frye provided ample motivation to do just that. She’d taken a trip to the Opalarian Market for to see about trying something new, when a familiar flash of yellow caught her keen eyes. With a smile, she moved briskly through the crowds towards her Inkling friend.

“…”

WHISPER THE WOLF | Heart Stealer (Thief)

WEAPON: Licorice Crossbow ARMOR ‘FLAVOR’: Black licorice

SKILLS

Lovestruck!

Oops! All Beans

Great Leaping Gummy Frogs!

Ch-Ch-Cherry Bolas

STATS

STRENGTH: 2

MAGIC: 4

ENDURANCE: 6

"Frye! I've got something for you!" The uncharacteristically bubbly wolf hurried up to her inkling friend, practically beaming in comparison to her usual demeanor. A coffee cup was held in one hand, and something soft-looking was tucked under her arm. "Have you been to the fair going on at the Sky Isles? They've got all sorts of stalls full of wintry goods! Since the Burnt Umber's a bit uncomfortable for me, I figured you might feel the same about the weather going on here, so..."

Since I never really got to do anything with this event previously, I'd love to use the last few hours of the Choose Your Own Rerun event to get some things going for it- especially since there's now a canon interpretation of how I'm going to be playing Whisper as a result of this event!

Whoa...she's so bright-eyed! So smiley! What happened to her that changed Whisper so much? Well, it's more "what memories that changed her were undone" in this case...

Loss of the Diamond Cutters: Bearing witness to the brutal killing of her team by the betrayal of Mimic scarred Whisper deeply. Her quiet demeanor, her tendency to close herself off from others…the trauma she experienced from that day have shaped a lot of her, but what if it all just disappeared? That’s a lot of pain to be alleviated so instantly…

Tangle: This lemur is the most important living person in the world to Whisper. She was the first friend she let herself have since losing the Diamond Cutters. She’s somebody she would fight through a whole horde of Badniks by herself to save. Though they have not said it in such certain terms, the two clearly hold a deep love for each other…but now NULL has taken that away. Whisper can’t even remember who it was she teamed up with on her first mission with the Resistance.

Whisper will be VERY different as a result of these lost memories. As far as she knows, she never lost anybody, so she doesn’t need to be afraid of connection and the risks it brings. She's going to be much more outgoing and upbeat, as she was before her world was turned upside-down. She's trusting, friendly, even kind of silly...a far cry from how everyone else knows her, really! But at least she’s happy, right? This is for the better, right…?

Whatever the weather this time of year, however cold it really gets, she still finds herself wrapped up in that grey striped scarf she was gifted a couple years back. One hand pulls the edge up over her face, both to give herself that much more warmth and hide her troubled expression.