Rocket the Coyote

This is an article about Rocket the Coyote, a character created by AldrineRowdyruffBoy on 10/9/2023.
Rocky "Rocket" the Coyote is a Sonic the Hedgehog fan character created by AldrineRowdyruffBoy on DeviantArt. He is an anthropomorphic coyote who lives in Sand Shower Zone, a scrapped zone from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive title Sonic the Hedgehog 2. As his nickname suggests, Rocket comes equipped with a pair of rocket-propelled shoes that allow him to fly in a manner similar to the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. His design is modeled after Wile E. Coyote, a cartoon character from the Looney Tunes franchise.
His companion and sidekick is Meep, a light blue-dark blue-colored neutral Chao who stands out from the other Chao by saying "Meep" instead of "Chao", given to him as a gift by Cream.
== Backstory ==
Born in the desert of Sand Shower Zone, Rocket was just a young coyote pup when he lived with his parents Achilles (an inventor who loved making gadgets and tinkering) and Meena Coyote (a chemist). As he did not have his namesake rocket shoes at the time, he went by his actual name of Rocky. His mother made a chemical granting regenerative properties and injected it into her son's veins, giving him his healing factor. This was so she and Achilles could be less worried whenever he got hurt because any wounds he could get, regardless of severity, would now heal in just seconds or minutes. At times, Rocky would observe his father whenever he was at work, whether he was making a gadget or fixing it, and thanks to this, he got his talents for inventing and tinkering himself.
At the age of 9, using the skills he had learned from Achilles, Rocky surprised his parents by constructing a pair of what would later become his signature rocket shoes, which even proved to work successfully. His father was so proud and impressed by his son's achievement, he decided to give him the nickname Rocket, which the young coyote found cool and would later adopt as his preferred name going forward.
When Rocket became 18, he decided to leave his parents and go live somewhere else by himself, bidding them farewell as he did so. To this day, Rocket now spends his teenage life living in his own cave and going by in the world.
==Appearance==
Rocket is an anthropomorphic coyote with yellow eyes and crimson fur that covers most of his body and tan fur on his muzzle, stomach and inside his ears. His muzzle has tufted cheeks and a pointy snout with a black nose shaped similarly to Sonic's. He has long, rabbit/hare-like ears and two strands of fur sticking up from his head, and a medium-sized, bushy tail with a single strand of fur sticking up from it. His attire simply consists of red rubber gloves and his trademark rocket shoes, which are red and brown with an orange strap across them and have orange cuffs.
Back when he was a pup, Rocket wears red fingerless gloves and red and white high tops.
==Personality==
As a young pup, Rocket, then primarily known as Rocky prior to the creation of his rocket shoes, was a bright-eyed and curious child akin to a typical young boy who was fascinated by his father's profession and skills, often watching and observing his father at work. Amazingly for his age, he was also able to learn quickly, as he inherited his father's knack for inventing and tinkering from all the times he's watched him work.
As a teenager, Rocket is laid-back, easygoing, and amicable, if a bit witty and sarcastic, though he can and will fight back if he is pushed too far, especially by antagonistic characters. He can be a little overconfident, but with some humility, he can learn what being a hero really means. He has a little bit of technological knowledge, as he himself was the one who constructed his signature flying rocket boots. He’s also a bit of a tinkerer, so he gets along well with Tails, impressed with the fox's IQ despite his age.
He is also shown to have a soft spot for Chao, the most prominent one being his sidekick Meep, who was given to him as a gift from Cream and Cheese.
==Powers/abilities==
Rocket, for the most part, is a normal individual who does not possess Sonic's speed, Tails' flight, or Knuckles' strength. However, he does possess a healing factor akin to Wolverine which allows him to recover from minor or major injuries at a rate faster than regular human beings, possibly referencing Wile E. Coyote's tendency to recover from amusing injuries in the Looney Tunes shorts. Because of this, he shrugs off said injuries as mere inconveniences than anything needing a stay in the hospital. He is also just as skilled in combat and fighting as Sonic, being able to defeat evil forces with little effort.
===Equipment===
Hence his name, Rocket's primary equipment is the pair of rocket-propelled shoes built by him that are worn on his feet, which allow him to fly and soar through the air, compensating for his lack of Tails' natural flight.
==Relationships==
===Sonic the Hedgehog===
Rocket and Sonic are on good terms with each other, though they can also be a bit competitive, sometimes challenging each other to races involving Sonic's speed and Rocket's rocket shoes.
===Miles "Tails" Prower===
Rocket and Tails also have a good relationship and interaction with each other, mainly due to the fact that they both have technological knowledge, though the former's is to a significantly lesser degree than the latter's. Rocket especially is impressed with how intelligent Tails is for a young individual.
===Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik===
Having learned about what kind of person Eggman is and what atrocious things he does on a regular basis, Rocket views the mad doctor with about just as much animosity as Sonic and the other morally-good characters and will go out of his way to fight him, sometimes even with help from Sonic and the others, when he encounters him in the act of enacting an evil scheme.
===Meep===
From the very moment he laid his eyes upon him, Rocket took an instant liking to Meep when Cream presented the little Chao to him and took him in, earning himself a new friend and sidekick, and the two have become faithfully loyal to each other ever since.
===Friends/allies===
*Amy Rose
*Big the Cat
*Blaze the Cat
*Cream the Rabbit
*Knuckles the Echidna
*Meep (sidekick)
*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Shadow the Hedgehog
*Silver the Hedgehog
*Sonic the Hedgehog
===Enemies===
*Eggman Empire
**Dr. Eggman
**Badniks
**Metal Sonic
==Gallery==
File:Rocket the Coyote (front and back).png
File:Rocket the Coyote blasts off.png|Rocket flying with his rocket shoes.
File:Meetin' Rocket at Sand Shower Zone.png|Sonic's meeting with Rocket.
File:Rocket's new Chao.png|Rocket receiving Meep from Cream.
File:Rocket's ready to kick butt.png|Rocket and Meep, ready for action.
File:The flying Mobian canids.png|Rocket flying with Tails.
File:Sonic Riders - Rocket the Coyote.png|Rocket in his Extreme Gear outfit.
File:Looking over Sand Shower Zone.png|Rocket and Meep observing Sand Shower Zone from a cliff.
File:Rocket the Coyote render.png|Rocket in CGI.
File:Rocket the Coyote render (December 2023).png|A CGI render of Rocket flying.
File:Broseph the Mallard meets Rocket the Coyote.png|Rocket meeting Broseph the Mallard (an OC by SmashupMashups)
File:Young Rocket (Rocky) and his parents.png|Rocket's younger self with his parents.
File:Rocket render (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate style).png|A Super Smash Bros. Ultimate-styled CGI render of Rocket.
Category:Characters
Category:Males
Category:Heroes
Category:Coyotes
Category:Canines
Category:Mobians
Category:Desert dwellers
Category:Protagonists
Category:Teenagers
Category:Teenage Mobians
Category:Mammals