Firestorm Fox's OCs

Cinder the Fox

PERSONALITY
Cinder is a very reserved and quiet individual, preferring to interact with as few people as possible, finding them too complicated to deal with. She's also perfectly content doing her own thing. Under this guarded exterior is a very excitable fox who enjoys exploring, science, and food. She can become talkative when she feels comfortable with someone or the right subject is brought up (Mystic Ruins, chao, etc.) She will also jump to action with little thought to her own safety if she sees someone in trouble. She can’t help but intervene, even though revealing the powers granted by her Flame Ring usually brings her trouble.Cinder exhibits many of the same feral tendencies as Sticks the Badger, however she is better at suppressing them in public. This and her Flame Ring have resulted in mistreatment and mistrust from others.

ABILITIES
Cinder's Flame Ring grants her the ability to generate fire to spice up melee attacks but she cannot control it like Blaze nor is she fireproof. Kinetic energy has to be involved to spark the flame (such as Sonic and Shadow's somersault), which can be punches, kicks, finger snaps, etc. The greater the kinetic energy, the larger the burst of flame.Cinder had a smart watch that, in addition to normal smart watch functions, can summon various shields such as the flame shield. This can be done in the Shield App menu or by voice command. The Shields are limited by the watch's battery life.Her vulpine nature gives her agility, quick reflexes, high jump, stealth, enhanced senses, night vision, and semi-retractable claws. She can also hear and sense electricity.

WEAKNESSES
Cinder is extremely sensitive to chaos energy and a small amount can quickly overload her system like a caffeine overdose, so she must be careful when handling chaos emeralds, chaos drives, or other sources of chaos energy. This also makes her extra vulnerable to chaos energy based attacks.If Cinder were to enter a super state, she would be frenzied and erratic from the overload of chaos energy. She would also be extremely exhausted afterward like a caffeine crash.She is also weak to the cold to the point where it will significantly slow her down and make her want to sleep.She has lower stamina, resulting in a hit-fast-and-hit-hard fighting style, but she will stubbornly keep going even when she's out of energy, to her detriment.Having enhanced senses, her eyes are sensitive to bright light, her ears are sensitive to loud and high pitch noises, her nose is sensitive to strong smells, and her nerves are sensitive to touch. This can result in her becoming overwhelmed easily.

HISTORY
Cinder grew up in Emeraldville.Adventure
Cinder was on vacation in Station Square. When Angel Island crashed into the Mystic Ruins, Cinder went to explore. She found her Flame Ring while exploring the Mystic Ruins.Adventure 2
Cinder witnessed Super Sonic and Super Shadow fight the Bio Hazard via a telescope on top of her roof.Shadow the Hedgehog
When the Black Arms invaded, Cinder fought against them. She kept a stash of their alien weaponry hidden in case there was ever another invasion and as trophies.Unleashed
When the planet split apart, Station Square was on the edge. Cinder, who was on vacation, and others that resided nearby, such as Big, worked to rescue people from falling off or being crushed by debris.Forces
Cinder joined the Resistance right away, sharing and using up most of her Black Arms arsenal.Fallout (1-4)
Cinder returns home with Quartz and clears out leftover Badniks in Orchardville.

BEHIND THE SCENES
Cinder's first iteration came into being around the early 2000s as a Sally Acorn recolor but a silver fox because I had thought Sally to be a fox at the time because of her father's tail. She had the simple ability of a really strong tail that she could use to lift things or hold herself up in the air like a cartoon kangaroo. I am uncertain how long this iteration lasted as I have zero artwork from the time but I do not think it was long.The next iteration was probably created around 2002-2003 since that's when Sonic Adventure 2: Battle came out, my technically first Sonic game. Her design was now an orange fox and much more inspired by Tails' design, even having two tails for a short time (her hair was still very Sally-like tho). The oldest art I have of her is from about 2006 so I don't know if there were other changes. Her ability this time was pyrokinesis, the source of her power varying between a small red gemstone she wore around her neck and falling into a vat of phazon. No, I don't know why I didn't think of the Flame Ring back then or why I decided the Metroid universe was canon to the Sonic universe. Middle school, am I right?She would later evolve during high school into a fandomless OC with her design based on the Star Fox style. This is when I went really crazy with worldbuilding and basically created furry BIONICLE. She would see less and less use as I shifted focus to another OC and building my own franchise, using her almost exclusively as just a mascot.This would change in 2017 with Sonic Forces. A new Sonic game and one with a custom character creator no less inspired me to bring her back. This was also when she first gained the name Cinder rather than just having my name. Cinder not only relates to the fire powers she would keep but also came from the fact that my grandpa offered my parents $1,000 to name me Cinderella, which they declined; my grandpa was ill and died that year so it was my way of a little tribute. This initial redesign would lean heavily into the Avatar options but would still be an orange fox with brown hair. Another redesign mostly changing the clothes (see OUTDATED below) would last thru 2019.2020 was when I would overhaul her again, initially with long hair. Most other changes would simply be in her outfit. Since then, the only real changes have been adjustments to how certain details are drawn based on the official Sonic style and my tastes (like making her hands and feet smaller compared to official Sonic style). Her default outfit went through minor changes.

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Quartz

DESCRIPTION
Quartz is lazy, sleeping often, even in Cinder's hood. Conversely, Quartz is also highly competitive in chao race and karate.

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Mochi the Rabbit

DESCRIPTION
Mochi is a sweet, energetic girl.

ABILITIES
As a rabbit, Mochi is very fast and has excellent hearing.

WEAKNESSES
Rabbit legs are so powerful that they must be careful when using them with great force because they can accidentally break their backs.

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Quidel the Echidna

DESCRIPTION
A formidable warrior of the Knuckles Clan, he wielded the power of a Flame Ring, the very same ring that Cinder would come to possess 4,000 years later.Note: may change this

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Rime the Squirrel

DESCRIPTION
Rime is cold, calculating, and manipulative. She sees people only as tools to further her goal.ABILITIES
Rime has a Frost Gem attached to each glove, which allows her to generate frost to freeze her opponent. She's an excellent climber and very aerobatic.WEAKNESSES
The heat affects her abilities and slows her down. Moisture is required for her abilities to function so she is severely disadvantaged in the desert.HISTORY
Rime joined the Eggman Empire, believing in his goal of bringing order through force. She clashed with Cinder and her squad several time.

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Frost the Cat

DESCRIPTION
Frost is quiet but not shy, calculating but not cruel. She is loyal to Eggman Nega, carrying out all his orders without question, as its all she knows. She carries a resentment towards Blaze as Eggman Nega told her that she was Blaze's sister who was rejected and abandoned for her powers. This is not something she ever tells Blaze in their fights as she believes Blaze already knows and it'd be pointless to explain why she resents her.Frost lacks initiative, not knowing what to do while not on a mission, so often just trains with her powers or sleeps.ABILITIES
Frost's abilities are the dark counterpart to Blaze's Sol abilities: cold fire. It's bright blue and acts like flame, but it freezes instead of burns, hence Frost's name.WEAKNESSES
Frost, controlling cold fire, is naturally weak to the heat and regular fire. She can also be easily confused by things considered common knowledge as she hasn't had much experience with society.HISTORY
Frost is a genetically altered clone of Blaze made by Eggman Nega based on his knowledge of Professor Gerald's research on Shadow. To keep Frost loyal to him, he decided to give her something to focus on and resent instead of him, much like Metal Sonic resented Sonic. He told Frost that she was Blaze's sister, which is technically true based on genetics but not the whole story. He also told her that she was rejected and abandoned by her parents because of her powers. While a full-on lie, it has some basis in truth as cold fire is looked down upon, being the negative of regular fire. This makes cementing the lie easy as others do avoid her when they notice her powers.As a clone of Blaze created by a native of the Chaos Dimension, Frost does not have a Chaos Dimension analog. Since Sonic is Blaze’s analog, the closest for Frost is Metal Sonic.BEHIND THE SCENES
I wanted to do my own take on an ice-variant of Blaze. I never thought it made sense for members of the Sol Dimension to just have any elemental power. Blaze has fire, Marine has light; both associated with the Sun. Ice is not associated with the Sun. Some people have the ice-variant of Blaze be an actual variant from an ice-based dimension (Luna, usually), but the Chaos Dimension is supposed to be the other side of the coin to Blaze's world (hence the connection between Chaos and Sol Emeralds).So I went another way: cold fire. My first encounter with this concept was the Judicator, a weapon from Metroid Prime Hunters. It fires super-cooled plasma, something normally hot, and it freezes things. In my research, I also came across cold fire which is a similar concept. Flame that freezes instead of burns, its created by a special process and is used to sanitize equipment (such as dental) that cannot be exposed to heat or harsh chemicals. Look up some YouTube videos if you want to know more. This concept is sort of also present in Star Fox Adventures, where you'll encounter red/orange and blue flames. In some areas, flames shoot out at you and you catch on fire. In areas with the blue fire, it only damages you instead of setting you on fire. Since the blue fire is also associated with the moon in-game, I assume it's cold fire.As a clone of Blaze, she would naturally look similar but I wanted to at least get a little creative. Now, most ice-types tend to be blue, but Blaze isn't red or orange. I picked green as the other color options didn't quite work with an ice-type. Her outfit, I based on Blaze's concept outfit, adding my own ideas. Cloaks are always mysterious and she could hide herself somewhat with it. She has rings everywhere because that's apparently one of my defaults with Sonic designs (no glove ideas? throw on some rings), and it reminds of Shadow's inhibitor rings. She has sandals as I consider those opposite fancy high-heels.

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Quill the Porcupine

DESCRIPTION
Quill is shy and a bit jumpy. If startled, he may accidentally fire off his quills.
ABILITIES
Quill can shoot off his quills like darts.
As a porcupine, he has antibiotics in his skin which helps fight infections.
WEAKNESSES
Quill is nearsighted, wearing contacts. He’s also fairly slow compared to others and a bit clumsy, often falling out of trees.

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Seabolt the Torpedo

DESCRIPTION
Seabolt is lazy but likes to get into fights for fun.
ABILITIES
Seabolt can generate electricity via a specialized organ. He wears gloves and shoes with rubber to avoid shocking people or objects he touches or walks on; the backs of these gloves and shoes are cloth so that he can shock with punches and kicks.
He is also an excellent swimmer.
WEAKNESSES
Temperatures below 59 °F inhibit his electrogenesis.

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