Tinashe the Fox

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## Tinashe

**Tinashe the Fox** (pronounced "tee-NAH-shə") is a member of the Efrika Egg Army, and serves under Efrika Sub-Boss Kerion Croc of the Shifting Sands Egg Base.

## Physical Description

A slender bat-eared fox who stands a little over three feet tall, Tinashe has a somewhat short muzzle with a triangular nose, very large, somewhat elliptical ears that stand mostly upright, and a bushy, medium-length tail.

Her fur is primarily baby pink in color, with a New York pink muzzle, forearms, ear-tips, and tail-tip, and a white chest, inner ears, and stomach. Her hair, which is rather short and wavy, is painite in color, and her left eye is pale brown in color; her other eye is Cyberized, and has a black sclera with a blue iris.

Tinashe's outfit consists of a long sleeve top with white cuffs, white stripes down the arms, and a zipper down the front, as well as white gloves, black pants, and boots.

## History

### Joining the Eggman Empire

When Eggman's forces started to establish a stronger foothold within the continent of Efrika, Tinashe, along with her friend Yohannes the Tenrec, ended up encountering the mad doctor's army. Choosing to employ deceit over brute force this time, the Sub-boss, Kerion Croc, claimed that they were here to help improve the quality of life for everyone living on Efrika. Tinashe fell for the bait, although Yohannes was much more suspicious.

Enticed by the prospect of making the world a better place, Tinashe willingly joined the Eggman Empire, with Yohannes following her. After the two underwent Cyberization, they were sent to the Shifting Sands Egg Base to serve under Kerion Croc, the one they had encountered. It was at this point that Tinashe knew she fucked up; Kerion was definitely more than open about his desires to help Eggman conquer Efrika, and the idea of having the entire Desert Ocean Zone to rule was something he gloated over often, not caring about what the Egg Soldiers under his command thought of this. In fact, none of Kerion's forces liked the Sub-Boss, and Tinashe was no exception. It was obvious now that he had clearly deceived them, and reveled in it... the poor fox didn't know what to do now.

### A Surprising Situation

One day, Tinashe had been walking through the halls of the Shifting Sand Egg Base, when a blue-furred margay girl had suddenly fallen down from the vents, right on top of her. Unsurprisingly, she had cried out, alerting the attention of other Egg Soldiers before the margay had a chance to escape. Tinashe quickly felt sympathy for the girl; she felt like she had broke into the Shifting Sands Egg Base in order to try and sabotage the base (rightfully so, in her opinion), but now she was going to suffer for her failure.

The intruder, Eniola, was oddly in shock, probably because she clearly hadn't expected to fall. It didn't take long for the Egg Soldiers to apprehend her and, with reluctance, taking her away to their boss, Kerion Croc. Although Eniola was ignorant to the subtle look of sympathy on the faces of these soldiers, Tinashe was very keen to it.

Tinashe was not the only one secretly relieved when Kerion's reaction to this intruder was surprisingly less hostile than they had imagined; the crocodile was legitimately impressed that Eniola had manged to actually get inside of the building and sneak a good way through the vents without being detected, and also found her folly amusing. Of course, there soon came the expected final outcome; Kerion telling Eniola that she could either serve him willingly, or be taken directly to Eggman, who would *not* take kindly to her attempted theft in the slightest...

Unsurprisingly, Eniola, partially due to shock, and partially due to realization that one evil greatly outweighed the other, chose to serve Kerion willingly, and she was soon implanted with her Cybernetics.

### A New Friendship?

Although Eniola connected decently well with the other Egg Soldiers, this new girl ended up connecting *more* with Tinashe over time; the fox vaguely wondered if this was because they were the first to meet? She wasn't sure, but one thing was for certain; the two were bonding, and finally Tinashe felt something a bit like happiness once again, ever since she had made that stupid decision to believe Kerion's lie.

Likely due to this slowly growing friendship, Tinashe eventually realized that Eniola hadn't actually adjusted to her new life as an Egg Soldier, not that the fox had really expected her to in the first place; but she *did* realize that Eniola was putting on a ploy. And perhaps the margay sensed this, because she ended up more withdrawn and distant from Tinashe.

Luckily for their friendship, however, it didn't take long for Eniola to come back, due to Tinashe suddenly and privately telling her why she joined the Eggman Empire in the first place (although most of the other Egg Soldiers already knew this). This sudden moment of emotional vulnerability seemed to spark something in Eniola, and she finally caved; she confirmed that she still couldn't cope with the change, and basically spilled her entire backstory to the fox.

The gentle fox was considerably compassionate, but at first, she wasn't too sure how to cheer her friend up. Eventually, however, a thought came to her head; clearly neither of them liked working for Kerion Croc and, by extension, Dr. Eggman himself... perhaps, even though the two were certainly trapped, probably for good, they could at least find a way to subtly sabotage his operations from within?

To Tinashe's surprise, Eniola seemed considerably excited by this idea; perhaps, in her mind, it was both a means of getting revenge on Kerion specifically for humiliating her, and a way to hopefully keep Eggman from harming the family that she had left behind. And for Tinashe, this was the push she needed to start being more proactive in her situation.

## Abilities

Being a canine, Tinashe has a keen sense of smell, and her Cyberized right eye functions much like the scope of a rifle, allowing her to focus and even zoom in; this gives her incredible accuracy with her laser rifle. Her huge, radar-like ears also give her a highly refined sense of hearing, and she can detect noises from miles away. She is quite fast and nimble, and her sharp teeth and strong jaws allow her to deliver a nasty bite if need be. She does have some knowledge of hand-to-hand combat, but she doesn't quite have the physical strength to make it be her most reliable form of fighting.

She is capable of basic sunakinesis, and is able to generate small streams of sand; her control of sand isn't strong enough to really be a reliable weapon, and she primarily uses her sunakinesis as a form of disabling the opponent (I.E by shooting sand into their face). She also can't use her sunakinesis for long periods of time, as it takes a toll on her stamina.

Tinashe also carries an Energy Dagger with her for protection; it has a core of refined Flammanite, giving her a Fire-aligned punch with this weapon.

### Extreme Gear: Sandflare

The Extreme Gear that Tinashe predominantly uses to travel around the outside of the Shifting Sands Egg Base.

### Strengths/Resistances

Tinashe has no specific resistances to any Elements or energy-types. She is quite fast, and can easily outpace slower foes and evade their attacks. She can mostly counter weak Fire-aligned techniques by smothering them with her sunakinesis, and her Flammanite-Core Energy Dagger gives her an edge over opponents weak to the Element of Fire.

### Weaknesses

Tinashe has no specific weaknesses to any Elements or energy-types. Her defenses aren't anything special, therefore she mostly relies on her agility to try and evade potentially devastating attacks. Water-aligned abilities can easily counter her sunakinesis, and her Flammanite-Core Energy Dagger isn't as effective against opponents who resist the Element of Fire. Her sensitive ears leave her vulnerable to loud, piercing noises.

## Friends and Foes

### Friends/Allies

* **The Eggman Empire** -
	+ **Efrika Egg Army** -
		- **Bamidele the Kudu** - Tinashe doesn't talk to Bami often, and is mostly ambivalent towards him.
		- **Yohannes the Tenrec** - A fellow Egg Soldier that Tinashe is particularly close to, the two are rarely seen apart, and Tinashe is one of the few people who can successfully calm down Yohannes from a panic attack. The two seem to have known each other even before they joined the Eggman Empire.
		- **Fredrik the Rhino** -
		- **Eniola the Margay** - The two are actually very good friends, with Eniola often bringing up the humorous way in which they first met. Tinashe was responsible for helping Eniola to regain most of her extroverted and optimistic old nature back.
		- **Yerodin the Anomalure** -
		- **Tyrus the Lemur** -

### Rivals

* **Kerion Croc** - She greatly dislikes/fears Kerion, and doesn't even consider him an ally. Kerion has been known to taunt her over the fact that she fell for Eggman's lie, calling her a 'gullible and stupid child'.

### Enemies

* **Egg Ruin Renegades** -
* **Efrika Plains Freedom Fighters** -
* **Sharpshoot Hyena Clan** -
* **Kerion Croc** - She greatly dislikes/fears Kerion, and doesn't even consider him an ally. Kerion has been known to taunt her over the fact that she fell for Eggman's lie, calling her a 'gullible and stupid child'.

## Personality

As far as soldiers working for Dr. Eggman go, Tinashe is a considerably kind and empathetic individual. She joined up with the doctor, having believed his claims that he would improve the lives of the people on the continent of Efrika; unsurprisingly, it was all a lie. She feels guilt over having been fooled by him, and her situation is made worse by having Kerion Croc as her boss (apart from Eggman himself). Rather than bemoan her folly, however, she tries to make the most out of her situation without either of her bosses being aware of potential treachery on her end; this decision towards being proactive was partly thanks to Eniola the Margay.

Tinashe, much like Bamidele, typically refuses to fight if she can help it, and may even attempt to subtly throw any fights she gets into if it means that her opponent gets to escape; however, she's not likely to do this for anyone she believes is as bad as or even worse than Eggman himself, and will do her best to take them down if this is the case. However, she's somewhat gullible, proven when she believed Eggman's lies about him wanting to improve the lives of others, and didn't even stop to consider her actions in the long run until it was too late.

### Positive Traits

* Empathetic
* Loyal

### Negative Traits

* Gullible
* Impulsive