Rachel

*"What a woman."*
―Randall Handel[src]
**Rachel** is the sister of Maddie Wachowski and mother of Jojo.

Rachel despised Maddie's husband, Tom, and tried to make them break up, even more so when Tom showed up with Sonic the Hedgehog, but their breakup plans failed, as Tom, Maddie, and Sonic started a family, and she was tied up in his house by Tom. Some time later, she fell in love with Randall Handel and they were going to get married in Hawaii, but it was all a trap orchestrated by the Guardian Units of Nations, and she and Maddie joined forces to rescue Tom, Sonic and Tails. After confronting Sam Walters, Rachel and Randall reconciled.

## Biography

### Early Life

Rachel was born a sister to Maddie, who would later marry Tom Wachowski, despite Rachel's disapproval. As for Rachel, she would raise her only daughter Jojo as a single mother.

### Maddie's Visit

*"D-I-V-O-R-C-E."*
―Rachel to Maddie Wachowski[src]
When looking for residences in San Francisco, regarding Tom's upcoming SFPD occupation, Maddie stayed at Rachel's Home, having colored with her niece Jojo.

When on the phone with Tom, Maddie is told he will exterminate raccoons with her tranquilizer gun, despite Maddie not permitting it. Tom hung up, leading to Rachel hinting at Maddie to divorce him.

#### Meeting Sonic

*"Oh, little lord baby Jesus! What is that, Tom? Is that plutonium?! Is it e-mails?"*
―Rachel to Tom Wachowski[src]
Encountering Tom, who is reported to be a domestic terrorist, Rachel blocked the door in front of him when he rang the doorbell. Tom eventually enters with help of Maddie while Rachel continuously argues with her until Ozzie pulls the cloak off of what seems to be an alien, fainting afterwards.

Being tied up, Rachel eavesdrops on a conversation between Maddie and Tom in which Tom explains the alien named Sonic the Hedgehog must get to the Transamerica Pyramid, having Rachel respond he is crazy and that this is the perfect opportunity for Maddie to leave him. Maddie however helps Tom, even lending him Rachel's keys to her car without her consent. She'd remained tied to a chair with her daughter running across the room, asking her to put on her Fitbit.

### Marrying Randall

*"If you screw up my wedding, I will end you."*
―Rachel to Tom Wachowski[src]
After meeting Randall Handel, she and Handel got engaged and planned a wedding on Hawaii. At the moment of the wedding, Rachel had her fiancé prank Tom and later offers to bury the hatchet, although warning him to not screw up her wedding.

At the wedding ceremony, Rachel and Randall recited their wedding vows after seeing a banner towing bi-plane, but they are interrupted by Tom, who punches the groom to throw a ring portal, from which Sonic and Tails erupt with an avalanche behind them.

#### Wedding Interrupted

*"Just… Just tell me the truth, for once. Is there anything about you or about us that was real?"
"Rachel, look at me. Before I met you, I didn’t think that I was even capable of real happiness. But that all changed when you walked into my life. And I ended up breaking the first rule of undercover work."
"Which is?"
"Never fall in love."*
―Rachel and Randall Handel[src]
The Guardian Units of Nations appear with Sam Walters, who has G.U.N. capture Sonic, Tails and Tom and reveals that Handel is an agent. Now knowing that her wedding is a set-up known as "Operation: Catfish", Rachel develops a hate for Randall, vowing to use Tails' gadgets Maddie found to vaporize him, saving her sister from G.U.N. agents first before leaving.

Rachel interrupts Randall and Walters' conversation by nearly crashing a golf cart into them and confronts him. She is almost shot by a Walters' taser, as Randall blocks it. Rachel and Randall later reconcile after she threatens Walters.

## Personality

*"Haven't you caused enough trouble for one day?"
"I haven't even begun causing trouble. Hell hath no fury like a bride scorned!"*
―Sam Walters and Rachel[src]
Rachel is a straightforward, no-nonsense woman. She hates being lied to and prefers it when situations are handled in a legal way, as shown when she threatened to call the police on Tom when he did not explain why he was wanted by the government. For unknown reasons, she dislikes Tom, even before he was framed as a terrorist, and is always bothering Maddie to divorce him.

Rachel also possesses an intimidating and quite explosive temper, as she will loudly protest her dislikes. When pushed over the edge, Rachel is notably impulsive and exceptionally loud, as well as unafraid to take matters into her own hands, even during her times of extreme emotional vulnerability and sadness. She is likewise very threatening and not afraid to resort to violence when seething with anger, showing no hesitation to run over Randall following Operation: Catfish and confronting him about his deception.

For all her temper problems though, she is not unreasonable when angry, as her emotional vulnerability can make her lower her guard and make her willing to listen to explanations and even forgive others for upsetting her.

## Facilities

* **Rachel's Home**: Rachel lives in San Francisco with her daughter Jojo.

## Relationships

* Jojo - Daughter
* Tom Wachowski - Brother-In-Law
* Sonic - Adoptive Nephew
* Ex-Husband
* Brother
* Father
* Mother
* Aunt
* Cousin

Allies* Randall Handel - Fiancé and Temporary Enemy
* Ozzie - Family Dog
* Tails
	+ Sam Walters

## Appearances

* *Sonic the Hedgehog*
* *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*

## Trivia

* In a deleted scene of *Sonic the Hedgehog*, Rachel is confirmed to be divorced. She also invites Wade over for dinner.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Sonic the Hedgehog*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Sonic the Hedgehog* Deleted Scene