Rough the Skunk

[Speed

* Agility
* Hand-to-hand combat skills
* Sharp tail

[Stench generation

* Wispon proficiency

## Bio

**Rough the Skunk** is a character that appears in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* comic series. He is an anthropomorphic skunk and the brother of his partner, Tumble. An evil mercenary, he and Tumble took over Barricade Town, but were stopped by Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna. After escaping prison later on, they now seek revenge on Sonic and Knuckles.

## Appearance

Rough is a medium-sized, anthropomorphic skunk with blue-gray and cream fur. He has a tall, cream mohawk that extends down to his back. He has cheek tuffs on the sides of his cream-colored muzzle and has a scruffy hairstyle along with a long, cream-striped tail that can extend over his own head. He bears a blue-grey V-shaped patch on his cream white-furred chest. He also bears fangs. Rough has red eyes with yellow sclera along with thick black outlines along the outer corners.

For attire, rough wears orange boots and gloves that both have a red lining and light tan volar surfaces.

## History

Having an enjoyment for playing in ball pits, Rough and Tumble would be banned from any ball pit they went to for kicking out the kids.

### The Eggman War

During the war between the Eggman Empire and the Resistance, Rough and Tumble helped Barricade Town by ferociously driving back the invading Badniks. Afterwards, they set themselves up in Barricade Town and promised to help them improve their defenses. However, the brothers ultimately ended up taking over Barricade Town, its Wisps, and its Wispon distribution center, setting themselves up as tyrannical rulers.

Trapping the townsfolk between themselves and marauding Badniks outside the walls, Rough and Tumble controlled Barricade Town throughout the end of the war and into the ensuing reconstruction period.

## Personality

Rough is a course and aggressive skunk. Ruthless, cruel, and violent, he takes great pleasure in terrorizing and taking advantage of those weaker than himself, as demonstrated by how he and his brother oppressed the townsfolk of Barricade Town. Meanspirited, Rough showed no concern for the happiness or well-being of the townsfolk he and his brother oppressed, displaying a lack of empathy for others, and he was significantly offended by Sonic and Knuckles ruining their "fun".

Rough is a brawler who loves to fight. Also, in order to intimidate their opponents, he and Tumble have created choreography and rhyming introductions for themselves. This also shows a measure of arrogance in their abilities. Their announcements, however, do not always rhyme, and they usually end up embarrassing themselves or making their enemies laugh at them. Despite this, Rough is genuinely proud and sensitive about their introductions, believing that they creating art that others do not appreciate. He also gets greatly offended when others imitate their introductions, and in a mocking manner no less.

Rough is arrogant and very confident. He never admits failures or weaknesses, like denying needing help or extra firepower. He is also an ungrateful opportunist who never intends to change, even after his enemies have saved his life. In comparison to his brother, Rough is less wild and more prone to engage in banter with his enemies. Rough is also rather assertive and not intimidated by rumors in the slightest, like when he remained unconcerned by the legends of the curse surrounding the Lost Pyramid of Dr. Eggman and told his brother to man up when he began worrying about said curse. However, when he met a "mummy" in the pyramid, he got immediately scared and ran away, unlike his brother, who was more confused than scared. Rough can also be more fearful than Tumble, like fearing spiders in the dark and fleeing confrontations from time to time.

While powerful and clever enough to seize an entire town alongside his brother, Rough is not very intelligent, having been described as more of a bully than a mastermind. Also, while he and his brother were able to take control of a key location and a stockpile of Wispons, they showed no foresight or ambition in doing anything beyond forcing the townsfolk into serving and entertaining them. Rough is also very naïve and easy to convince when promised with a supply of new weapons, although he will not admit about having been deceived later on upon realizing it. As such, many consider him a brutal, but mindless tool that is incapable of devising complex plans and strategies. Rough has also shown immature behavior, such as getting into a childish argument with Tumble over who destroyed more Badniks in a fight, or playing in ball pits. Rough is also a hypocrite, as he has mocked Mimic for being dumb, while at the same time admitting that he is not intelligent, called Rouge a "no-good, lousy thief", despite being a thief himself, and ran away in terror when he believed Rouge had been cursed, despite telling Tumble earlier that curses do not exist and that nothing scares him. Rough is also very vindictive, as he assured Sonic and Knuckles that they had made "lifelong enemies" of out of him and Tumble after they defeated them, and has constantly attempted to get revenge on Sonic ever since. Rough does have a more sensitive side regarding his friendship with Tumble, as he cried with him when they made up after arguing and splitting off for a day.

## Powers & Abilities

Rough is a ferocious combatant. As a testament to his power, he and Tumble were able to single-handedly save a town from Eggman's forces during the Eggman War. Although smaller and less physically intimidating than his brother, Rough makes up for his lack of brute strength with surprising speed and agility.

Rough is an experienced mercenary and is able to efficiently coordinate with his brother, Tumble, to form a formidable tag team in battle. He is also extremely acrobatic: he can easily jump over a person charging at him and spring off structures. While not nearly as strong as his brother, Rough still possesses impressive strength, enough to crack an Egg-Golem's armor with a flying double kick and carry Tumble while running without his weight slowing him down. Rough is also durable enough to withstand and quickly recover from Knuckles punching him through a wooden floor while without losing consciousness.

As a skunk, Rough is able to produce a noxious musk that affects the eyes, respiratory system, and has a pungent odor. It is also so dense that releasing enough of it can create a smokescreen. By combining this skill with a Spin Attack-based maneuver, Rough can use his Stink Bomber and Grand Stink Bomber Slam techniques. Rough's tail is also sharp enough to slice through an Egg Knight.

Rough is also an adept user of Wispons. While his exact proficiency with a Wispon is unknown, he mainly uses one when fighting seriously.

### Weapons and equipment

During his early career, Rough made use of Wispons, although he seemed to favor the Burst Wispon. He was later stripped of his Wispons when he got thrown in jail.

After helping Dr. Starline, Rough received a weaponized Vapor Condenser from Dr. Eggman. This launcher, which could be strapped to Rough's back, could fire capsules filled with concentrated portions of Rough's own musk which were so potent that those dowsed in them were rendered completely incapacitated. However, he lost this device when Tails destroyed it.

While allied with Starline, Rough received a Core Gear that allows him to harness Power Cores' energy automatically.

## Relationships

### Tumble the Skunk

Tumble the Skunk is Rough's brother and his partner in crime. They are very close and highly coordinated with each other, capable of destroying entire armies of Badniks, occupying towns, and terrorizing its inhabitants together. Their joint attack is the Grand Stink Bomber Slam, with which they are able to destroy powerful robots. While they like each other and easily forgive each other for their mistakes, they are often childish, prompting them to argue over trivialities such as which one of them managed to destroy the most robots. This attitude caused them to split up for a day, only for them to reunite when they discovered they were doing the same plan.

Rough and Tumble have a habit of introducing themselves with rhyming introductions where they brag about their skills, though Tumble has brought up that they often slant rhyme. They also feel that they do not need any team, as they will always have each other.

### Sonic the Hedgehog

Rough regards Sonic the Hedgehog as his lifelong enemy after he ended their occupation of Barricade Town. Since then, Rough and Tumble have tried to get revenge on Sonic by finding suitable weapons for themselves, forging alliances with dangerous people such as Dr. Starline and Dr. Eggman along the way. However, they always fail, which only makes them even more angry than before.

### Neutral

* Dr. Eggman
* Orbot
* Cubot
* Metal Sonic
* Dr. Starline (Formerly)

### Enemies

* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles"Tails"Prower
* Tangle the Lemur
* Whisper the Wolf
* Amy Rose
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Rouge the Bat
* E-123 Omega