Antoine D'Coolette

Antoine D'Coolette

**Antoine D'Coolette** is one of the main protagonists in the *Sonic: Blue Streak* comic series. He is an English-French mobian coyote, a skilled swordsman and pilot, and one of the founding members of the Knothole Freedom Fighters. Originally born in the Eurish country of Delmont to Great War veteran Armand D'Coolette and his wife Marie, Antoine was expected to follow in his father's footsteps as a swordsman. However, after an incident in Antoine's youth resulted in his father's right hand becoming paralyzed, Antoine was left a much more fearful boy. Sent to Mobotropolis to train under Ian St. John, Antoine met Rotor, Bunnie, and the other future Freedom Fighters, prior to Eggman's takeover.

## Background

Antoine was born while the Great War was still raging across Mobius. His father, General Armand D'Coolette, was off fighting in the war under the direct command of King Nigel, and was sadly absent for his son's early life. While Antoine had yet to actually meet his father, his mother would told him stories of his father's bravery and heroics in battle, inspiring the young Antoine to one day become a great man like his father. Antoine could often be found playing with a toy sword Marie had bought which resembled Armand's own saber.

When Armand eventually returned home, he and Antoine quickly formed a close relationship, bonding primarily through sword fighting lessons. Though Antoine struggled to grasp the discipline, Armand remained patient with his son, simply happy to have something they could do together, while also being keenly aware of the potential Antoine possessed.

One evening while his family was returning home from dinner, Antoine spotted a Mobian rabbit with the Southern Baronies crest on his person, and promptly called him a traitor to the Kingdom of Acorn. The rabbit, insulted, demanded an apology from Antoine, but upon being confronted he froze up and was unable to say anything to the rabbit. When Armand stepped between his son and the stranger a fight broke out, resulting in Armand's sword hand becoming paralyzed.

Armand assured his son that he wasn't angry with him and was proud of the patriotism he'd displayed, but Antoine was ashamed of what he'd done, and even more so that he'd clammed up. Hoping to learn courage, he begged for more sword lessons, and found a willing teacher in his father's old sergeant Ian St. John, who had settled in Mobotropolis after the war.

Thus, Antoine traveled to the Acorn capital, and began his apprenticeship under St. John, sharing an apartment with Rotor Walrus. St. John proved to be much more demanding of Antoine than his father, and the young D'Coolette struggled to live up to his teacher's expectations. However, the memory of the stories he'd heard of his father helped Antoine stay determined, practicing fervently in the hope he could match Armand's skill, gaining Ian's respect for his work ethic.

Antoine was on his way to becoming a master swordsman when Doctor Robotnik launched his global takeover.

## Personality

While Antoine lacks the fearlessness Sonic has, he is a dedicated Freedom Fighter, not hesitating to leap into danger in order to protect innocents. He is very proud of his lineage, and thus is a ardent patriot - so strong is his pride in the Kingdom of Acorn that for a time he looked upon the Southern Baronies with disdain for what he viewed as treachery in the Archipelago Civil War. This negative attitude spurred a rocky relationship with his fellow Freedom Fighter Bunnie Rabbot, herself a Baronies patriot, and the two bickered frequently.

Antoine holds his father Armand in high regard, and tries to emulate his father in his everyday life - in Antoine's eyes, Armand was noble warrior that fought for justice and his people. For this reason Antoine takes his swordsmanship very seriously, training whenever he has free time. He views it as a way to connect with his lineage and to remember his father.

However, Antoine's greatest downfall is his pride. He has a very black and white view of the world, which can cause serious issues in his personal relationships, as seen with Bunnie. He has a reluctance to act "unbecoming" of a knight, and will readily look down on those he feels are of lesser integrity than himself. At the same time, once Antoine begins to experience the greyer morality of the world, he begins to see the shortcomings of his previous mindset, and promptly adjusts his attitude to better handle the complexities of life.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Freedom Fighters
	+ Knothole Freedom Fighters
		- Sonic the Hedgehog
		- Miles "Tails" Prower
		- Sally Acorn
		- Amy Rose
		- Rotor Walrus
		- Bunnie Rabbot
		- NICOLE the Holo-Lynx
		- Elias Acorn
		- Mina Mongoose
		- Silver the Hedgehog

### Enemies

* Eggman Empire
	+ Dr. Robotnik
	+ Snively Robotnik
	+ Agent Stone
	+ Egg Army
	+ Badnik Horde
	+ Battle Bird Armada
* Ixis Naugus
* Suppression Squad
* Hooligans
* Witchcarters