Olivier Coyote

### Affiliation

Texas Sheriffs Association ( as senior deputy to Ricochet Rabbit I; 1791-1815, his death)

### Occupation

* Slave (1769-1790)
* Senior deputy to Ricochet Rabbit I (1791-1815)

## Chronology

### First Appearance

* Out of the Frying Pan ( Blazin’ Trails: Terror of the Rio Grande, season 1, episode 6)
* Restored Connections (Blazin’ Trails Redux, season 3, episode 30, cameo)

### Last Appearance

An Eye for an Eye (Blazin’ Trails: Terror of the Rio Grande, season 1, episode 9)

**Olivier Coyote** was the original patriarch of the Coyote Family, and Droop-a-Long Coyote’s great-grandfather. Born into a life of hardship and separated from his parents at birth, the coyote spent thirty years of his life as a slave, with seven of those early years not even having a name. His attempt to escape his abusive master would lead him to cross paths with one of the most renowned sheriffs of the day, Ricochet Rabbit, who rescued him and nursed him back to health. During a time where rabbits and coyotes were outright banned from having any kind of relationship, the two broke the standards became close friends, and Olivier served as the older buck’s senior deputy until his gruesome murder at the hands of Red Scorpion’s leader, Abraham Newcomb.

Though a posthumous character within the series, he was referenced several times in the *Redux* storyline, making cameos. He made his proper debut in *Blazin’ Trails: Terror of the Rio Grande*, where he served as the secondary protagonist until his death.

## Personality

Olivier was described as one of the friendliest people one could hope to meet, always offering up a word of encouragement or a smile to those who needed it. His wife nicknamed him “Soleil”, French for “sun”, due to his disposition—which, given his immense hardships and numerous brushes with death, should have been erased long before he met his longest and oldest friend. He possessed a “middle of the earth”personality, as Ric I describes him—calm enough to get the job done, yet fired up enough to pursue his cause with unreasonable passion. He was also was armed with a sharp wit that could shock even the smarmiest of lagomorphs in his day.

As a victim of the animal trade and having been a former slave, he suffered terrible nightmares due to his experiences, often being up for days at a time due to them keeping him from sleep. Erasing animal trades and reuniting coyotes who were separated from their families became his sole mission when he was rescued, as he didn’t want them not suffer what he had or worse.

## Trivia

* Olivier is one of many characters who were added to the *Redux* universe during its creation. He underwent several changes during his creation, as noted below:
	+ Olivier was first mentioned in edits made to Great-Granddaddy Ricochet’s page, but he was not intended to have much of a role, and it was unclear whether or not he was to have any relation to Droop-a-Long. Edits to Ricochet Rabbit I’s page, as well as Droop-a-Long’s, would clear up that confusion, and shortly after the creation of the Terror of the Rio Grande miniseries, the link to his page would be created on both Ricochet I’s page and on the Redux series page, hinting at his inclusion as a major player rather than a minor character.
	+ Unlike his good friend Ricochet I, he was not mentioned at all in the original series or even named. His son, Leroy Coyote, was originally credited with having inspired Droop-a-Long’s father, Drag-a-Long Coyote, Sr., to become a lawman. This would be rectified in the Redux universe.
	+ Originally on Ricochet I’s profile, it was mentioned that he was a resident of Shadybrook, which is Droop-a-Long’s birthplace. This would be retconned by iheartgod175 herself, who decided that his birthplace would be the state of Louisiana, which gives Droop-a-Long some French-Creole heritage.
	+ iheartgod175 originally thought of giving Olivier the same personality as his great-grandson, but ultimately decided against it, deciding that it would be lazy writing to do so, and decided to make his personality a little more energetic than Ricochet I (who contrary to his great-grandson is more coolheaded, but a lot more stubborn). Traces of his personality would be present in Droop-a-Long, however, in regards to his determination to become sheriff and eventually developing a stronger backbone and sharper wit, hence his father noting that if Olivier had been alive, he might’ve been named after him.
* His birthday is five days after his great-grandson’s.
* Olivier is the second known character in the series to not have been named for several years of his life until he reached seven years old. The first person in canon was Lucky, his great-great-grandson, who was never named and ignored by his biological father, Drag-a-Long.