Roxanne Galán-Grant

Roxanne Galán-Grant is the Sheriff of Foundation. Despite being a baseline human, as a young woman she was sidekick to John Wright, going by the moniker of Champ. She is now married to Sofia Galán-Grant, with whom she has two daughters, Rosario and Libby.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Roxanne was four when her parents died, so she was raised primarily by her six older brothers, Roger, Isaiah, William, Monroe, Roscoe and Walker. They didn't always understand her, but they loved her nevertheless.quipquipquip: "How did Roxy's family react to her becoming John's sidekick?" Growing up in a small town in Texas, she struggled to fit in. She knew from an early age that she was attracted to girls and she wasn't good at hiding it. By the time she was in grade school, it was common knowledge that there was something "wrong" with her, and mothers refused to let their daughters play with her.Secret Identities
===Sidekick===
Roxy met John Wright during a low point in his life. The Set had just broken up, and he was not coping. During a drunken binge, the then-Knight crashed into the Grants' barn, and when he stumbled out of the wreckage, Roxy was staring at him.quipquipquip: Things to Know About Rosario Galán-Grant
She was an androgynous teenager, short-haired and physically strong from a life on the farm, so John assumed she was a boy. Desperate as she was for a way off the farm, Roxy jumped on that, introducing herself as Roy and begging him to train her. John's objections proved completely ineffectual. So Roxy helped him get cleaned up, fed up and back on his feet, and — with her brothers' blessing — John began training "Roy". Each helped the other find their way to a new start, John as the Commander and Roxy as his sidekick, the Champ.
Initially, the pair had success as crime fighters. But although John had trained Roxy in combat, she was largely ignorant in other areas, such as the law. As a result, she made mistakes and took unnecessary risks. When her carelessness caused evidence in a child pornography case to be tainted and a criminal to walk free, she was roasted in the media. In the wake of the scandal, the BPHA gave a strongly-worded suggestion that the Commander and his sidekick step back from the public eye for a while.Origins, Issue #2, p. 67
They retreated to Maillardet's Academy, where Roxy helped John to train kids. She enjoyed it, particularly putting some of the more cocky posters in their place, but battled with insecurities about the blunder that had brought her to Foundation and the lie she was living as "Roy Grant".
It was at the Academy that Roxy first met her future wife. Sofia was a student, three years her junior, and nursing a big crush on the nineteen-year-old "Roy". When by chance they had a moment alone together, she took Roxy by surprise and kissed her. Despite Roxy's discomfort about lying to Sofia, they both felt an attraction, and as Sofia continued to seek out opportunities for them to spend time together, Roxy began to fall for her. They began dating, and as their relationship grew more intimate, Roxy found it increasingly difficult to keep up the pretence.
Finally, with the support of Corbin Underwood, she came clean, first to John and then to Sofia. John, it turned out, had already known; his friendship with Corbin had given him a more nuanced understanding of gender than most, so he had accepted her as a boy without question. Sofia was initially shocked to learn of the deception, but accepted Roxy wholeheartedly.
Roxy made a brief comeback as the Champ,Origins, Issue #2, p. 68 but retired soon after and attended the police academy with Sofia.quipquipquip: "How did Sofia and Roxy get pregnant?"
===Sheriff===
Roxy and Sofia eventually married and had two daughters. They asked Sofia's third block partner, Ramon, to be their sperm donor; Sofia wanted him because he was someone she trusted and because he had Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry. Sofia carried their first daughter, Rosario. Roxy initially did not think she wanted to carry a child herself, but once Rosario was in school and both she and Sofia were in stable careers, she changed her mind, and soon after Libby joined their family.
Roxy is now the Sheriff of Foundation and a part-time instructor at the Academy.
==Personality==
ROXY ISN’T AFRAID OF ANYTHING OR ANYONE. COME AT HER.
==Physical appearance==
Roxy has red hair and freckles. As the Champ, she wore her hair short in a boy's cut, but as an adult she has allowed it to grow out. She now typically wears it tied back in a braid.quipquipquip: "Roxy is a redhead." She is not a big woman, but she has a voice that commands attention.Origins, Issue #2, p. 65
==Abilities==
Although Roxy has no powers, she is a seasoned fighter who is prepared to go toe-to-toe with posthumans. She has superb hand-to-hand combat skills, having been trained by the Rook himself; by her late teens and early twenties she had developed a reputation as a formidable opponent.quipquipquip: "Rosario is a killer hand-to-hand fighter..." The last time she caught a crooked poster cop accepting bribes, she hit him over the head with a chair before he had the chance to fry her with his powers.quipquipquip: "Are there any non-posthuman heroes/vigilantes?"
==Relationships==
===Sofia Galán-Grant===
Roxy is married to Sofia Galán-Grant, with whom she has two daughters, Rosario and Libby.
===John Wright===
She was the first Champ and remained close to John Wright throughout her life.
==Trivia==
*If Roxy were at Hogwarts, she'd be a Gryffindor.quipquipquip: "Hogwarts houses"
*Roxy does not cry much because she was raised by her brothers "who made her feel bad for shedding ~womanly tears~."quipquipquip: "How did the Galan-Grants hear about and react to Corbin's death?"
==Appearances==
*Origins
*Abuelito
*Secret Identities (POV character)
*Target Practice
==References==
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