Antonio Sanchez

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Antonio Sanchez, jersey #11, was a Harris hawk mountain lion gryphon made in the labs of Cancun, Mexico. He was close friends with Thyra Awkright, Aadhya Patel and Rachel Jones. He was a member of the Greifsburg Redtails, and was killed at the New Year’s slaughter at the end of Colony. 
=== Appearance ===
Antonio is a Harris hawk and mountain lion gryphon. His eyes are described as being a black colour, and having golden yellow talons. His feathers are darker than Thyra’s, shown in his pin design and on the cover of Colony, but he is around a similar size to her. 
=== Early Career ===
Antonio grew up in Cancun, Mexico, with his foster family. He started as a dancer in the hotel section of Cancun attracting worldwide attention."The hotel district is very beautiful, yes. But the rest of the city is poor. I grew up working in resorts as an entertainer. People came far and wide to see the Mexican gryphon dancer," Antonio said.
Book 3 Chapter 5 page 50 He was soon promoted to be Head Chef for his own restaurant. His cooking skills were evident in Colony, where he made meals for his team. He was then added to a nearby gryphball team, but an accident caused him to stop playing, until the tryouts for the Athens Redtails in The Gryphon Generation.
=== Biography ===
==== Personality ====
Antonio is a calm and level headed gryphon, but is very kind and cares deeply for his friends - even while he was dying, he asked if Rachel was okay. He can get competitive, like bantering with Rachel, or if cooking is involved. He is also a great gryphball player.
==== Appearances ====
===== In the Gryphon Generation =====
Thyra meets Antonio while they are both flying to the Athens Redtails stadium. 
===== In A New Era =====
===== In Colony =====
===== In Ascension =====
=== Trivia ===
* Antonio is said several times to have a Spanish accent.
* In Colony, he was barely able to fit in Johnathen’s car, showing he is slightly bigger in size than Thyra, why he then tried to call for shotgun on the second leg of the trip. Jonathen also had custom brackets installed for Thyra in the passenger seat allowing it to slide further back for Thyra to have room. Q:" did Jonathen have special brackets installed in the mustang's passenger seat for Thyra?"
A:
"Yeah! He did. That way it could slide further back and down to give her enough room"
* In a New Era, after Tera injures him, his previous accident was revealed to be a wing injury, as Tera’s attack worsened his wing.
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Category:Gryphons
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