Elizabeth Fox

Liz welcomes Ally and invites her to eat.

Elizabeth Fox, most commonly known as Liz, is a main character in the first chapters of Ray Fox. Liz is an albino skunk and the older step-sister of Raymond Fox, having taken care of him since the death of their father.

## Background

Not much is known about Liz's life other than she was originally Ray's babysitter when she was 15 years old. She grew very close to Ray and his father, Amos Fox, even after discovering Ray's fire powers, keeping them secret from everyone. Two years later, Amos adopted Liz, making her Ray older step sister.

For the next five years, Liz enjoyed her family life with Ray and Amos. During those five years, Liz developed an interest in biology, earning a Bachelors degree in the science and becoming a teacher. In those years, Liz met Jak, who acted as a mentor figure to her and Ray, even giving them a job at his gym and teaching them Black Boxing.

Sadly, when Liz was 22, Amos died during a mission. This forced Liz to take care of Ray, who was 13 years old at the time. During the next five years, Liz supported Ray's desire to become a hero, keeping his identity of Blaze a secret and helping him keep his powers in control by giving him medical check-ups. At least a year before the series, she met Ally and became close friends with her.

## Personality

Liz is a young woman of great emotional maturity and fortitude. She's kind, motherly, caring, loving, affectionate, responsible, and protective. Most of these traits are seen with Ray whom she smothers with hugs and kisses in a regular basis. She made sure to raise Ray since their father's dead, providing him comfort and guidance while also helping him to control his powers.

Besides these traits, Liz has a snarky and teasing side when it comes to Ray, Jak, and her close friends. She teases Ray about his crush on Ally and tends to sarcastically call out Jak for his anger issues,

Liz does have a stern side though. She scolds Ray and pinches his ear when he badmouths Jak for forbidding him from being Blaze, reminding her brother that he blew up the Arsenal. She also wanted Ray to apologize for burning Ally's pants, squeezing his shoulder in annoyance when she learned the fact.

Another aspect of Liz is that she worries too much. She wanted Ray to quit being Blaze during the second chapter after hearing of his desire to fight the Monroe Syndicate. She also worried when he was arrested, making a banquet for him and kissing him publicly when he returned safe and sound. She's not above spying on Ray when he took Ally to his room for a private talk, wanting to make sure they weren't doing anything improper.

## Appearance

Liz is an albino skunk with red eyes, blonde hair, and glasses. Her blonde hair is wild, but she can curl it during social gatherings, such as when she met Ray's team.

## Powers, Skills, And Abilities

Though she is not a Meta, Liz is a citizen with many skills. Most of them were learned while she was sustaining herself and Ray.

### Skills

* Expert Biologist: Liz has a Bachelor's Degree in Biology and Chemistry. She uses those degrees to teach at Ray's former high school. Besides teaching, Liz was in charge of monitoring Ray's powers, an impressive feat considering that neither she nor Ray knew that he was a neo-mutant. Despite this, Liz wants to become a professional biologist in the future, implying that she wants to improve her current knowledge.
* Pedagogy: Liz is good at teaching. When she's not working at the gym, she's working as a teacher at Ray's high school.
* Child Raising: Liz used to be a babysitter at age 15. Not only did she babysat Ray when he was six years old, but she did it for two years even after finding out his fire powers. Liz was also capable of raising Ray for five years alone after the death of their parent despite being 22 years old at the time.
* Cooking: Liz has great talent at cooking. She made a banquet for Ray to celebrate his return. By the time Ray woke up at her home, she made many exquisite dishes for him, her, Jak, their bodyguards, Ray's team, and Ally. Ray himself pointed out that he never fainted from lack of energy because Liz kept him well-fed, implying that her cooking has high nutritional value.
* Training: Liz works at Jak's gym as a wellness coordinator. She can be seen teaching Ally some boxing by holding a sandbag for her.
* Hand to Hand Combat: Liz is one of Jak's students who learned and mastered Black Boxing. Despite the achievement, Liz is not on the same league as most students, as Ray has to fight Liev with the style while Liz ran away and later had to get a bodyguard for herself.

## History

### Supporting Blaze

Liz is first seen at Jak's gym training Ally. She hears Jak scolding Ray for blowing up the Arsenal. Liz intervenes and has a chat with Ray about the incident. After scolding Ray, Liz gives him a check-up on his powers and then some kisses for emotional support.

The following morning, Liz wakes up late for an exhibition at the gym. She wakes up Ray and uses his crush on Ally to motivate him to help her out. Upon reaching the gym, Liz reacts with worry when Ray finds an article that slanders him as Blaze. She then watches Ray's exhibition match with a yak, watching with concern as Ray makes a fool of himself.

Liz attempts to comfort Ray about what happened at the gym. Their talk is interrupted when the Port Town Gang kidnaps Morales. Liz attempts to convince Ray to save Morales, but Ray is too depressed to help. It's only after a pep talk from Jak that Ray recovers the motivation to fight. After Ray successfully saves Morales, Liz creates a scenario where Ray can spend time with Ally, going to sleep after having a long day.

With the capture of the Port Town Gang, Liz keeps working at the gym. She treats Ally after she faints from exhaustion from Ray's excessive workout. Liz later promises to scold Ray after learning from Ally that Blaze burned her pants.

At lunch break, Liz drives her moped to go with Ray to buy lunch. While they drive, Liz voices her desire for Ray to quit being Blaze, feeling that Ray fighting the Monroe Syndicate is too much. Their talk is interrupted when Liev attacks them, forcing Ray to shove Liz away while he fights the lion.

Later on, Liz discovers that Ray's identity as Blaze was revealed and that he was going to Pala County Correctional Facility. She was taken by the police, who assigned Karnto as her bodyguard. After learning that Ray was released, she made a feast for him, his friends, Jak, and their new bodyguards.

When Ray wakes up at her apartment, Liz is overjoyed, hugging and kissing him in relief, much to his embarrassment. Liz talks with Ray's team, mostly Asuka and Rose, about her family connection with him. After Ray learns about Liz needing a bodyguard, he feels guilty for ruining her chances of leading a normal life. Liz and Jak then comfort Ray, with Liz voicing her pride for the man Ray became.

As the talk goes on, Liz looks dismayed to learn that Ray will move out of her house. Ally arrives and has a private talk with Ray. Liz starts eavesdropping, wanting to make sure they weren't doing anything improper. She's joined by Rose, and then she is found by Jak, who scolds them for disrespecting Ray's privacy. After Ray opens the door, Liz accidentally reveals to Ally that Ray was the one who burned her pants, much to Ray's embarrassment and Liz's guilt.

After Ally leaves, Liz watches the conference that Morales threw about Blaze. She reacts with shock at Ray unmasking himself publicly. As Ray talks about his father, Liz looks depressed with Jak comforting her. Once Ray finishes the conference, he and Liz share a tearful goodbye. As Ray leaves, Liz puts on a brave face and smiles, happy that her brother is about to fulfill her dream.

### Moving On From Blaze

The following day, Liz goes to Ray's room to ask him to work at the gym. She is surprised by the sight of Karnto, reminding Liz that Ray moved in with Asuka. Liz bursts in tears at her little brother no longer living with her. Karnto then comforts her by telling her about a secret conversation that he had with Ray, with the latter asking him to take care of Liz. Feeling comforted, Liz asks Karnto to go to school with her to show him to her students.

## Trivia

* Out of the Ray Fox characters who appeared on the first chapter, Liz was the one who had the most visual changes. She originally had a more humanoid face than usual and was slightly more muscular.
* According to the Ask Ray Fox blog, Liz discovered Ray's powers when she started babysitting him.