Rough the Skunk

Rough the Skunk is an anthropomorphic skunk and the brother of his partner, Tumble. An evil mercenary, he and Tumble took over a town, but were stopped by Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna. After escaping prison later on, they now seek revenge on Sonic.

## Apperance

Rough is a medium-sized anthropomorphic skunk with teal and cream white fur. He has a tall, cream white mohawk that extends down to his back. He has cheek tuffs on the sides of his cream fur-covered muzzle and has a scruffy hairstyle along with a long, cream white-striped tail that can extend over his own head. He bears a teal V-shaped patch on his cream white-furred chest. He also bears fangs. Rough has red eyes with yellow sclera along with black outlines.

For attire, Rough wears orange boots and gloves with red lining and light tan volar surfaces.

## Personality

Rough is a course and aggressive skunk. Ruthless, cruel and violent, he takes great pleasure in taking advantage of those weaker than himself, as demonstrated by how he and his brother oppressed the townsfolk at the Wispon distribution hub. Meanspirited, Rough showed no concern for the happiness or well-being of the townsfolk he and his brother oppressed, displaying a lack of empathy for others, and he was significantly offended by Sonic and Knuckles ruining their "fun".

Rough is a brawler who loves to fight. However, he also has a somewhat theatrical side as displayed by the choreographed introductions he has prepared with his brother Tumble. This also shows a measure of pride, confidence, or perhaps arrogance in their abilities. Rough is particularly proud and protective about their introduction, as he gets greatly offended when others imitate it (in a mocking manner no less). In comparison to his brother, Rough is less wild and more prone to engage in banter with his enemies. Rough is also rather assertive and not intimidated by rumors in the slightest, like when he remained unconcerned by the legends of the curse surrounding the Lost Pyramid of Dr. Eggman and told his brother to man up when he began worrying about said curse. That said, he is just as easily startled as Tumble.

While powerful and clever enough to seize and entire town alongside his brother, Rough is not very intelligent, having been described as more of a bully than a mastermind. Also, while he and his brother were able to take control of a key location and a stockpile of Wispons, they showed no foresight or ambition in doing anything beyond forcing the townsfolk into serving and entertaining them.

Rough is also very vengeful, as seen when he assured Sonic and Knuckles that they had made "lifelong enemies" of out of him and Tumble after they defeated them.

## Powers and Abilities

Rough is a ferocious combatant. As a testament to his power, he and Tumble were able to single-handedly save a town from Eggman's forces during the Eggman War. Although smaller and less physically intimidating than his brother, Rough makes up for his lack of brute strength with surprising speed and agility.

Rough is an experienced mercenary and is able to efficiently coordinate with his brother, Tumble, to form a formidable tag team in battle. He is also extremely acrobatic: he can easily jump over a person charging at him and spring off structures. Also, while not as strong as his brother, Rough possesses impressive strength, enough to crack an Egg-Golem's armor with a flying double kick. As a skunk, Rough is also able to produce a noxious musk that affects the eyes, respiratory system, and has a pungent odor. By combining this skill with a Spin Attack-based maneuver, Rough can use his Stink Bomber technique.

Rough is also an adept user of Wispons. While his exact proficiency with a Wispon is unknown, he mainly uses one when fighting seriously.

### WeaponsEdit

During his early career, Rough made use of Wispons, although he seemed to favor the Burst Wispon. He was later stripped of his Wispons when he got thrown in jail.

After helping Dr. Starline, Rough received a weaponized Vapor Condenser from Dr. Eggman. This launcher, which could be strapped to Rough's back, could fire capsules filled with concentrated portions of Rough's own musk which were so potent that those dowsed in them were rendered completely incapacitated. However, he lost this device when Tails destroyed it.