Big the Cat (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Big the Cat is a character from the AngieYaz/RoseOfSharon reboot of the Sonic Underground television series, emigrated from the mainline Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a large, anthropomorphic purple cat who lives deep within the Mystic Ruins outside of Mobotropolis. Though imposing of stature, Big is a gentle and easy-going, though somewhat dim-witted person with a heart of gold. He also possesses incredible strength and toughness that makes him one of Sonic and the Sonic Underground's strongest allies. He is also an expert fisherman.
Big spends most of his time fishing in tranquility with his best friend, Froggy. Not one for going on grand adventures, Big prefers his peaceful and quiet lifestyle in the jungle (masking his house as a mansion to avoid roboticization by the Robotnik Empire). However, should his friends be in danger or in need of his aid, Big will not hesitate to leave his home to help them out and protect them in any way he can.
He is voiced by Garry Chalk, using his voice for Grounder from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
==Appearance==
Big is a very large and burly anthropomorphic cat. The majority of his body fur is purple with dark violet stripes. A striped pattern runs up his arms and long tail. His feet are covered in dark violet fur up to his ankles as well as the outer tips of his large, triangular ears, while his upper legs, back, and sides are covered in purple fur. White fur covers his chest, torso, muzzle, and inner ears. He also has black eyes with pale yellow sclera.
His preferred attire consists of yellow gloves, sandals, and a matching belt with a gold buckle. He usually keeps his fishing rod with him. While in the royal palace, however, he wears a fancy suit.
While this article shows him with his appearance from the original video game series, in the Sonic Underground reboot he is redesigned to be more in line with the Sonic Underground art style.
==Personality==
Big is a kind, carefree and laid-back cat with a friendly personality. He cares a lot for his friends, especially Froggy. He enjoys fishing leisurely and brings his rod with him wherever he goes. He is often giddy and optimistic, especially when with his friends. However, he is not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, as he has a short attention span and has a hard time understanding even the simplest of metaphors (similar to Waldo Geraldo Faldo, a friend of Steve Urkel's). Similarly, important things sometimes pass right through his mind. This does not mean Big is stupid, however, but more so that he is a slow thinker, much to Sonic's and Steve's exasperation. Quite comfortable with himself, Big acknowledges himself that he is not very intelligent without being burdened by it. In fact, he is quite surprised himself when he realizes that he is right in an argument. In addition, his simple way of thinking lets him see important points that others, in their considerations of more complicated matters, have overlooked. For example, he genuinely believed Dodon Pa was a good person while everyone else believed him to be evil because he knew that Dodon Pa worked with Wisps, who only like nice people.
Despite his shortcomings, Big is loyal and reliable to his friends, and always sees the best in those he likes, even when others try to convince him otherwise. He also dislikes how many people worry about so many little things and them hurrying about all the time, which is probably why he chose to live in the Mystic Ruins jungle without technology.
Big encourages others and is not the selfish type. Big has an ability to stay calm in any situation, even when he has lost Froggy. Big is amazed by a lot of things and is almost always upbeat, even when he is in danger. One of the only instances of the cat losing his upbeat nature comes at one point during the final battle with Robotnik, when he momentarily loses hope of finding Froggy in the carnage and sadly suggests going home before Amy rekindles his spirit.
==Powers and abilities==
Although kind and without much combat expertise, Big is still quite strong and powerful. Said to possess prodigious strength, Big has enormous superhuman power, enough to lift and walk around with cars and boulders much larger than himself with ease. He can similarly smash large boulders and damage tough SWATBots using only brute strength, and even knock away objects with enough force to make them ignite fire. By utilizing his large grid as well, Big can deliver shockwave-creating body slams that flatten his opponents like pancakes.
While having not demonstrated notable speed and agility, Big is still rather fast and nimble for his size by normal standards. At on point, he demonstrated enough speed to let him keep up with even Amy Rose. In addition, Big is shown to have passable reflexes and acrobatic skills, enough to let him do unique tricks and movements while in mid-air, pull off various Spin Attack maneuvers at high speed, and grind on Grind Rails with relative ease.
Big is also able to perform the Spin Attack, a technique where he curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs himself at his targets. With it, Big can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Adept in its usage, Big can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both ground- and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash, Spin Jump, and Homing Attack.
Big is a highly skilled fisherman as well, being able to catch just about anything with his trusty rod. Notably, he has been able to catch underwater creatures ranging from regular fish of various shapes and sizes to hostile SWATBots and even Froggy. Once, he was even able to catch Cream in midair with his lure while Cream was caught in a strong wind.
Big is a very capable swimmer. He displayed enough swimming skills to reach far depths, move through underwater grottos, and even walk on the bottom of pools like he was walking on dry land. He also has an excellent sense of smell. Big was able to catch Froggy's sense on the outskirts of Bullet Station while the latter was (seemingly) held captured deep within said location. Despite his nonurban habitat, Big has as well surprisingly good skills when it comes to piloting different vehicles.
===Equipment===
Big's main tool is his trusty fishing pole and its lure, which he always keeps on him. He also wields a bo staff.
==History==
===TV series===
Big was originally a member of the Felidae warriors from the Mysterious Cat Country on Mobius. Finding his people's customs too complicated and violent, Big chose a quiet life in the Mystic Ruins jungle with his Mobini friend Froggy. At one point, he got involved in the war against the Robotnik Empire and joined the Freedom Fighters, deciding to finally embrace his people's warrior ways.
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