Gadget the Raccoon

"Then you of all people should know how important it is to stand up to those who can't protect themselves." 
- Gadget the Raccoon to Echo the Flicky, Sonic the Hedgehog: Distress callGadget the Raccoon is a character that appears in the custom Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Ozbrickcreator. He is an anthropomorphic Raccoon and one of the members of Team Phantom.
Growing up in the White City Zone, Gadget spent his life as a street rat, stealing for food. He lived off the city's scraps his entire life, living in an abandoned Egg Pawn factory, and self taught himself how to repair and repurpose badniks, with Shell being one of them. One day after stealing a loaf of bread to feed the nearby flickies, he was captured by Echo, but after showing him that he is just helping those who can't protect themselves, he agrees to take Echo to the Egg Pawn factory so that he and Sonic could use it to gain Eggman intel. After assisting in taking down the Death Egg Robot scout, he joined Echo and Quill in their quest for awnswers and has gaind a strong friendship with Echo.
== Concept and creation ==
Gadget was conceptualised by writer Bailey O'Brien, who also took care of the character's design.
Gadget's overall design is inspired by Marine the Raccoon, using the same face and tail patterns, but was modified in the Phantom Universe Saga to differentiate from her more.
== Appearance ==
Gadget is an anthropomorphic Raccoon with orange fur, a white muzzle, a small black nose and sky blue eyes. He has peach skin that covers the insides of his ears and front torso. He has brown triangular ears with cream canals on top of his head, brown rings around his rounded tail, and brown and cream-stripe markings around his eyes. Gadget's attire consists of blue and white shoes and matching white gloves. In the Phantom Universe Saga, he has three locks on the front of his forehead. He also wears a pair of brown goggles with pink lenses on his head.
== History ==
TBA
== Personality ==
While he started out as an introvert, he has since opened up and become more outgoing over time. Gadget is not one to grasp the spotlight for himself. Instead, he is always ready and willing to help others without asking for anything in return, due to his strong belief in standing up to those who can't protect themselves. Gadget has a distinct love for mechanics, and he finds himself most at home working on gadgets and fixing up old badniks. Despite his great skills, he is very humble about his abilities. He is also known for his attention to detail.
== Powers and abilities ==
=== Phantom Ruby (absorbed) ===
The Phantom Ruby's exact powers are based on virtual reality manipulation. It creates virtual projections that have mass and form to interact with the world around them, or creating illusory places and entities that make it impossible to tell the difference between reality and fantasy. Its powers can also warp the fabric of space-time, allowing it to create rifts to pocket dimensions such as Null Spcae. When used, the Phantom Ruby creates a by-product known as the Ruby Mist, a mist-like substance that distorts space-time within it, and allows Gadget's eye colour to change from blue to pink.
When Gadget had the Ruby combined with his Wispon, he did not use the Ruby's power to it's full capacity, as he is still mastering its abilities and fears it might consume him if he goes too far. Once Infinite destroyed the Ruby, he absorbed the power along with the other members of Team Phantom, he grew more confident with it, able to use telekinesis through it and create forcefields around himself. He has the ability to temporarily float above the ground if the Ruby's power is in use, and he can create safe rifts through Null Space to travel from one place to another. It also gives him the Phantom Glow ability, allowing parts of him to illuminate with a pinkish glow that allows him to see in the dark.
== Relationships ==
TBA
== Quotes ==
"Thanks for letting me go. You made the right choice!"
—Gadget after being freed by Echo after his brief capture for theft, Distress call
"When you're a Raccoon living off other people's scraps your entire life, anything will do."
—Gadget describing his home to Echo, Distress call
"Like him? I made him myself from the factory's spare badnik parts."
—Gadget showing Echo Shell after him engaging it in the abandoned Egg Pawn factory, Distress call 
"You really think so? Nothing I've made would ever measure up to his work."
—Gadget after being complimented by Echo, Distress call
"I'm telling you you have to get out of there!"
—Gadget warning Echo about Quill being the life form, Calling the Chaotix
"Calm down. We are not here to hurt you. We just defeated the spider-bot, so you don't have to worry anymore"
—Gadget calming down Webs after his ambush, In the spider's web
== Trivia ==
* Ozbrickcreator had not come up with a name for Gadget until after In the spider's web, so his name is not mentioned for the first four issues. He is also the last member of Team Phantom to receive a name.
* Gadget was originally going to be called Scavenger.
* The quote "Then you of all people should know how important it is to stand up to those who can't protect themselves." is based on Zane from Ninjago's phrase "I was built to protect those who cannot protect themselves".
* In fan media, he shares a name with another Sonic the Hedgehog character, the Rookie, AKA, Gadget the Wolf.
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