Al

Al
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Al confronts Ray and his friends regarding Ray being a Meta Officer after his stint as Blaze costed Al his job.

## Appearances

### Debut

Chapter 4

Al is a minor antagonist in Ray Fox who appears in the fourth chapter. Al is an elephant who worked at the Arsenal that Ray destroyed. Unable to get work, he attacks Ray, but he's defeated by Asuka and arrested.

## Background

Being an elephant, Al had trouble getting a job because of his size. He eventually got a job as a guard at the Arsenal. Unfortunately, the Arsenal was accidentally destroyed by Blaze when fighting the Port Town Gang.

With the Arsenal destroyed, Al was left jobless. He tries to get another job, but his size prevented him from getting one. He discovered that Blaze was a young fox named Ray, and later found out that he was getting released and turned into a Meta Officer. Enraged that the neo-mutant who ruined his life was getting rewarded, Al decided to confront Ray.

## Personality

Al is an elephant with a short temper and an ability to hold grudges for long. He rightfully blames Ray for leaving him unemployed because of his inexperience fighting crime as Blaze. He also correctly points out the unfairness of Ray being made a Meta Officer despite the troubles he caused Meva City, even insulting S.O.S. for letting him roam free as a vigilante for three months.

Al's rage makes him reckless and prone to underestimate others. He attacked Ray despite the latter being capable of fighting Liev. He also insulted and underestimated Asuka, which lead to his defeat and arrest. After his arrest, Al started acting docile in jail, mainly as a sign of resignation to his fate.

## Appearance

Al is a large elephant with a heavy build. He has a large head, large ears, large tusks, and a long trunk for a nose. Al also has a diagonal scar across his right eye and a tuft of hair. He has visible pectorals and a large belly. He has muscular arms with three-fingered hands.

In terms of clothes, Al travels bare-chested. He prefers to use bandages on his wrist and a robe covering his lower region. He does wear underwear beneath the robe, which is revealed when Asuka destroys his clothes. After being arrested, Al starts wearing the inmate uniform in jail.

## Powers, Skills, And Abilities

Though it is unknown if he's a Meta, Al was still someone capable of acting as a guard at the Arsenal. He relied heavily on the strength that his elephant body gave him.

### Powers

* Super Strength: As an elephant, Al was stronger than the average mammal. His large body allowed him to deliver powerful strikes that are capable of destroying a column of seats.

### Skills

* Expert Fighter: Al was an expert at using his trunk for fighting. He put Ray, Summer, and Rose on the defensive when they dodged his trunk strike. That being said, Al was no match for experienced fighters like Asuka.

### Abilities

* Dexterous Trunk: Al was able to use his trunk like a third arm. In his case, he used it to deliver powerful strikes against smaller opponents.

## History

Al first appears outside of the S.O.S. with his elephant friend. The two watch as Ray and Asuka enter the building. Before entering, Ray notices Al and his friend glaring at him. After Ray leaves S.O.S. with his new team, Al and his friend follow him to an ice cream parlor, where Al confronts Ray.

Al tells Ray that he lost his job as a guard at the Arsenal because Ray blew it up when he fought as Blaze against the Port Town Gang. He angrily calls him out for his carelessness, ignoring the protests of his friend, who wants to defuse the situation. Asuka appears and tries to calm Al down, but Al calls her a raccoon, calling her out for letting Ray work as Blaze for three months and then reward him by making him a neo-mutant.

Al attacks everyone with his trunk, but they dodge his strike in time. Asuka, offended at someone mislabeling her species again, confronts Al directly. Al goes for another trunk strike, but Asuka easily slices his clothes with her sword, leaving him in his underwear. The fight ends when a post, which Asuka cleanely sliced with her swords while she was shredding the elephant's clothes, falls on top of Al's head, knocking him out.

After Al was defeated, he was arrested and sent to Pala County Correctional. Ray, reflecting on how his actions made lives hard for the citizens of Meva City thanks to his encounter with Al, makes a speech promising to be better. A resigned Al is watching the conference with a resigned look on his face.

## Trivia

* Al's arrest, along with other events from that same day, made Ray realize how his life as Blaze has negatively impacted others. In this case, Ray realizes how his carelessness made Al unemployed and then arrested.