Cruz the Cricket

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"*Me, a pyromaniac? C'mon, that isn't fair to say
 not* all *of my explosives are fire-based!*"

— ***Cruz the Cricket***
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## Cruz

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**Cruz the Cricket** is a member of the Soumerca Egg Army, and serves under Soumerca Sub-Boss Avalaine the Eagle of the Jade Fortress Egg Base.

## Physical Description

An averagely-built cricket who stands a fair bit over three feet tall, Cruz has a short, almost beak-like muzzle with no visible nose and a jagged mouth, horn-like extensions, and two long, slender antenna on his head, as well as two long, slender, tail-like cerci. He also has translucent wings that are typically hidden.

His skin is primarily olivine in color, with a pale goldenrod muzzle, chest, and stomach, as well as #3 olive drab markings on his head, back, and shoulders, while his antenna and cerci are also #3 olive drab in color. He has no hair on his head, and his eyes are puce in color.

His outfit consists of a shadow blue long-sleeve top with a thick white collar, white stripes down the sleeves, and a zipper down the front, as well as white gloves, black pants, and shadow blue boots with white cuffs.

## Abilities

While Cruz is trained in the art of hand-to-hand combat, his true prowess lies in his knowledge of explosives; not only does he know how to use them well in a fight, he even knows how to make them himself. His favorite type of explosives to use are different kinds of Energy Bombs, fitted with various Elemental Cores (such as Algidite, Solasite, etc.); primarily, he uses Energy Bombs that are basically grenades, and ones that function more like proximity mines. He does carry a laser rifle with him as a backup weapon (as is standard-issue for all Egg Soldiers), but he's not particularly skilled with it.

Being a cricket, Cruz has powerful legs for both jumping and kicking; his legs are the strongest part of his body, and he can not only shatter stone with one solid kick, he can jump up to seven feet into the air and fifteen feet ahead. The muscles and nerves of his legs are specialized in such a way that he can sense vibrations in the earth through them, and the Cybernetic enhancements to these nerves amplified this natural power; it's enhanced even further if he tenses his leg muscles by crouching.

Cruz does have wings, but they're not strong enough to allow for sustained flight; however, he can use them to travel even further with his jumps by using them to glide, and he can also hover for short periods of time (roughly for five minutes).

### Strengths/Resistances

Cruz has no specific resistances to any Elements or energy-types. He is quite fast, and can easily outpace slower foes and evade their attacks.

### Weaknesses

Cruz has no specific weaknesses to any Elements or energy-types. His defenses aren't anything special, therefore he mostly relies on his agility to try and evade potentially devastating attacks. His cockiness often causes him to underestimate his opponents, and his combat ability is drastically reduced if his legs are restrained or crippled in some way.

## Friends and Foes

### Friends/Allies

* **The Eggman Empire** -
	+ **Soumerca Egg Army** -
		- **Avalaine the Eagle** - Cruz has a lot of respect for his leader, although he sometimes finds her to be a bit 'much' at times, and even scary on occasion.
		- **Bidane the Leopard** -
		- **Alondra the Hedgewolf** -
		- **Perlita the Otter** -
		- **Jacinto the Coati** -
		- **Ariel the Crow** -
* **Razer the Fox** - Initially thought to be an enemy, Razer refused to attack him and the group, and had aided him throughout. And Razer himself is willing to play captive in order for Dr. Eggman to not catch them befriending him, to which he holds no grudges against.

### Enemies

* **Viridian Jungle Freedom Fighters** -
* **The Silver Huntsmen** -

## Personality

Cruz is often described as loud and impatient, and doesn't like having to sit still for long periods of time. He has a bad habit of exaggerating any positive accomplishments of his, and is rather cocky as well, to the point where he tends to underestimate his opponents.

He's a bit of a jokester, and is rarely all that serious, even when the situation calls for it. He is brave, however, and will gladly jump into a fight if he needs to.

### Positive Traits

* Brave
* Tactical

### Negative Traits

* Impatient
* Dishonest