The Outlaw: Sheriff

## Sheriff

Sheriff is a main character in the webcomic 'Some Things Never Change' and a character in Trinity. They are introduced as a Vanguard operative helping Faith Jian escape the capital, and eventually ask her to join the Vanguard. In Trinity, Sheriff is 26 years old. They have red hair that is brown at the roots. They are frequently shown wearing a white tank top and jeans with a belt. They have a prosthetic arm that shoots like a gun from the pointer finger. Sheriff was born in and grew up in the Fringe.

## History

### Early Life

The earliest information about Sheriff's childhood is present in the Call to Action submission, when they were 12 years old. There is no parental figures mentioned or present for Sheriff, but they are with Delight constantly and are frequently mentioned to be childhood best friends. Sheriff is a resourceful child and shown to be able to handle themselves in combat for the most part

### The Vanguard

In Sheriff's teenage years, their sights began to stray from Delight and Brightside to Bermuda, particularly a boy who lived there. In the Call to Action submission, Sheriff shows interest in Shaikha as well as The Beast, but is quickly shut down. At the age of 16, they are given a keychain by 'M', believed to be Orca. While it is not stated if Orca is associated with the Vanguard or not, after defecting from Brightside Sheriff begins to work with them. This inital influence is brought on from dating the boy from Bermuda and exacerbated when the factory fire causes Sheriff to leave Delight for several years. After their fight in Brightside two years following that, they do not speak again.

## Physical Appearance

### Early Life

When Sheriff was younger, their read hair was isolated to the tips and their hair was mainly brown. They had a magenta bandana on their right arm, and a band-aid across their nose. They wore ripped jean shorts and a white t-shirt that was tied off on the left side. The left arm had a purple stain under it. They wear red cowboy boots with yellow accents. Sheriff is also (mainly) Filipino.

### Teenage Years

After leaving Brightside, Sheriff's design becomes much more heavily reliant on the colours red and blue. They keep their shirt, still tied off in the left corner, but torn at the right arm to give room to their prosthetic. The prosthetic has the Vanguard symbol in white on the shoulder, and a red and blue radius and ulna respectively. The upper arm and hand are grey, with red fingertips. Their jeans shorts became normal jeans and they have a belt. They wear a cut black long sleeve shirt underneath their t-shirt that's left arm extends down as a sleeve, with a zigzag pattern at the wrist. They wear red cowboy boots with yellow accents. They are pictured with blue triangle earrings.

### Trinity

Sheriff's white t-shirt becomes a white tank top. Their black shirt turns in to a strapless garment that hangs down over their shoulders. They retain their jeans and belt, and their hair is entirely red at this point. They have a white headband with a zigzag theme. They have a different prosthetic arm, this one mainly grey with orange accents on the upper arm and shoulder. The shoulder also has a red design that emulates a rooster comb. The elbow is red.

## Personality

From a young age, Sheriff's character exuded confidence and skill. They are resourceful, driven, and will stop at nothing to achieve their (and Shaikha's) dream. *"Even if you see them coming, you won't be able to stop them"*. They have a strong grasp on morality and what they believe is right. Sheriff is incredibly extroverted. Flowing along with their confident nature, they like to make an entrance, and their weapon choice, clothing, and method of fighting all accompany that. Like Shaikha, they are charismatic and generally incredibly passionate.

## Abilities and Tools

### Slingshot

Sheriff's first real weapon was the slingshot gifted to them by Delight after she rescued them from Bermuda. The slingshot was modified to have a magenta band on it, a symbol of Delight's control over Sheriff. Sheriff uses the slingshot until they were 18 years old, with various projectiles. As shown in the Call to Action submission, the projectiles are small and spherical and open up to produce some kind of function, be it smoke, fire, etc.

### Arm

At the start of the Call to Action submission, at 12 years old, Sheriff points to a bulkhead on the ground and says 'pew'. Later, Sheriff's arm carries out this very function. This is shown in Chapter 14 of Trinity. Sheriff is able to point and shoot using their pointer finger as a gun.

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Delight (Former)

Delight and Sheriff were childhood best friends. They ran together until Sheriff was 16, running Brightside side by side. Delight was incredibly possessive over Sheriff and did not like the fact that their sights seem to be set on other people and places.

### Love Interests

#### Orca

Orca has not been directly shown as Sheriff's love interest in Trinity, but has been shown as such in art posted by Harvey/Kay to instagram. Orca is likely 'M', the individual that saved Sheriff from the factory fire. In Chapter 14, Sheriff blows a kiss to Orca as they leave the building with Faith.

### Allies

#### Shaikha

Sheriff defected from Brightside to join Shaikha and the Vangaurd. Sheriff and Shaikha's ideals align quite well, and they both share the desire to see the Capital and the Fringe end up on some sort of equal footing. As Delight states in the Call to Action submission, they take more of a pacifistic approach to the matter rather than Delight's method of burning everything to the ground.

#### Faith

Sheriff's relationship with Faith is quite complicated. They recgonize that their ideals clearly align and that Faith would be an asset to the Vanguard, but due to Faith's personal trauma she struggles to accept the offer. Sheriff is still an ally to Faith, and allows for the Vanguard in general to keep an eye on her.

### Enemies

#### Delight (Present)

Following the factory fire and subsequent fight pictured in the Call to Action submission two years later, Delight and Sheriff are now enemies. Sheriff leaving their slingshot behind with Delight was representative of them truly leaving their past behind them and detatching from it once and for all. It is assumed that Sheriff has not had contact with Delight since.

## Archetype

The outlaw, or the rebel, reach for freedom from opression. In the case of Sheriff, this fuels their interest in the Vangaurd and Shaikha as a whole, as they see them as the most effective way to reach that goal. They see Shaikha as someone fighting for freedom in the best way. Outlaws are risk takers, they are progressive, and they are brave- sometimes even a little bit stupid. They're free spirits and often inspire others.

## Trivia

* Sheriff's character has a magenta bandana tied around their right arm, the arm that they eventually lose.
* Sheriff has a magenta stain on their shirt, representative of Delight's control over them.
* Sheriff's character card transitions from being stained with purple to being stained with blue and red.
* Sheriff's hair becomes more red over time.