Tom Wachowski

**Thomas "Tom" Wachowski** is a character in *Sonic the Hedgehog/Once Upon a Supernatural*. He is the sheriff of Green Hills who protects creatures big and small and lives in a household with his dog Ozzy and his wife, Maddie. Sonic admired Tom because of his duty to protect anything, and being the one that everyone who relies on Tom. He also was called the "**Donut Lord**" by Sonic due his tendency to talk to his donuts and eat them if they "get out of line." He meets the orphaned hedgehog in his garage and finds himself protecting Sonic from the evil Dr. Robotnik. After the evil doctor's defeat, Tom and Maddie adopted Sonic into their family.

He is the **Sheriff of the Green Hills Sheriff's Department**, the patriarch of the **Wachowski Family**, an ally of **Team Sonic,** the **McCall Pack**, and the liaison of the Beacon County Sheriff's Station

## Early History

Tom and his entire family have been the Sheriffs protecting Green Hills since the small town's founding. His father was the previous one and it was stated by "Crazy Carl" that Tom's father was a good man. Mr. Wachowski and Tom often fished, where his father gave his son words of wisdom.

When Tom was in college, he was working three jobs to pay for rent and school until Tom earned his criminology degree. He and Maddie married as soon as his wife graduated from med school, either before or after. However, Maddie's sister, Rachel resented their relationship and always tried convincing her sister to divorce Tom, but to no avail. Tom, Maddie, and the deputies often dismissed "Crazy Carl's" claims of a "blue devil" running around the area, as he failed to capture him. Unknown to both Tom and Maddie, Sonic the Hedgehog from another planet watched the Wachowski Family from afar.

When his father died, Tom was elected sheriff; however, he ended up resenting his job because everyone in the town called for "useless tasks" like jumpstarting their car or cleaning the gutters. Tom applied for a position at the San Francisco Police Department.

## Personality

Sonic calls him the "Donut Lord" due to Tom's tendency of talking to donuts and "eating them when they talk out of line." He is hardworking, protective, brave, and kind-hearted. He is a defender of animals, big and small. However, he doesn't like it when the raccoons eat from Tom and Maddie's trash cans. H also makes terrible "dad jokes," which Sonic points out. His responsible and cool behavior outweighs Sonic's more reckless and carefree one. Due to this, Sonic looks up to his adoptive father even before they met or got to know each other. Tom is also a family man at most, as he worked three jobs to provide for himself and Maddie and he will do whatever it takes to defend his family and friends. The people he cares about the most include his wife, Sonic (who they acknowledged as "their kid." , Ozzie and the people of the world While he was initially annoyed by Sonic's antics, he eventually realized that Sonic was just a lonely person. During the road trip, Tom admitted that he liked Sonic but they weren't friends (at least not yet.)

Tom is as well openly skeptic when presented with a situation that seems odd or fabricated, such as when he first met Dr. Robotnik and heard his "story" about being from the power company to get inside his house. Not one to be easily fooled, despite Robotnik's belief to the contrary, Tom is witty and cunning, having outmaneuvered Robotnik in a battle of wits several times. He can also be sarcastic, telling Wade (his foolhardy deputy) that he was vacationing with Rhianna on another Island when Wade asked if Tom was waiting for a high-speed chase. However, Tom initially disliked his job as sheriff and wants more excitement in his life. He wants to do more with his career like helping others who are in life-or-death situations. However, after his first adventure with Sonic, Tom changed his mind about moving and realized that people of Green Hills rely on him to protect them.

By the sequel, Tom and Maddie have become, not only Sonic's guardians, but have embraced the roles as his adoptive parents and have accepted him as their son regardless of them being a different race.

## Physical Appearance

Tom is a handsome man, apparently in his mid to late 30s with short cut brown hair, Brown eyes and fair skin. He is often seen wearing his sheriff uniform when on duty. When not, he wears casual shirts and jeans. Tom also has a pair of sunglasses, when he was doing his job as sheriff.

When Tom was on the run with Sonic, he wore a cap to conceal his identity

## Powers and Abilities

* **Peak Physical Attributes**
* **Strength**
* **Stealth**
* **High Intelligence**
* **Weapon Proficiency (Especially with Guns)**
* **Quick Learner (Via Portal Ring Utilization)**
* **Hand-To-Hand Combat Skills**

## Etymology

* Thomas: Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta'om,” meaning “twin.” It came into English via the New Testament of the Bible.

## Relationships

* Tom and Maddie (Husband and Wife; Allies; Friends; College Sweethearts)
* Sonic and Tom (Father-Son Relationship; Allies; Friends)
* Ozzie and Tom (Best Friends/Pet-Owner Relationship)
* Tom and Rachel (Brother-sister-in-law's; situational allies; enemies)
* Tails and Tom (Close Friends)
* Tom and Jojo (Uncle/Niece)
* Robotnik and Tom (archenemies)
* Tom and Scott (Good Friends)
* Tom and Noah (Good Friends; Colleagues)
* Tom and Stiles (Friends/Allies)
* Melissa (Friend)
* Tom, Sonic and Maddie (Trio Familial Relationship; Parent-Child Relationship)