Okay, some of you may have been wondering why I haven’t designed a Sonic Fan-Character of my own, even though I may be a really huge Sonic Fan, and like Sonic more than any other anime or game series. Well the reason being is that I have been unable to think of one that is very creative, and is not one of the cheap recolors that are ruining the fandom.
Well as of now, I have finally managed to think of and design my own Sonic Fan-Character, and she’s actually a rather good one too. I think I made her quite unique, and she’s certainly much different and interesting than your typical ones. She’s also really cute and cuddly and moe’, and can still kick some serious butt too, just the way I like it!
Well here she is, Bella The Cat! I hope you all like her. Expect to see more of Bella in future artworks of mine too.
Name: Bella The Cat
Age: 18
Species: Cat
Affiliation: Neutral
Personality: Bella is a somewhat enthusiastic and brave cat who is always eager to learn and improve on herself. She can be quite calm most of the time and enjoys casual walks, painting, and reading on her spare time, but when duty calls, she is not hesitant on getting her hands dirty. However, she does not like to use force unless she absolutely has to, and she has a tendency to feel merciful against unarmed or defenseless individuals, usually to the point of letting her guard down. However, she rarely questions orders from her superiors, knowing that they most likely have a good reason for giving them, even if it doesn't seem like the right thing to do at the time.
Bella also has a strong rivalry with Rouge the Bat, especially since she betrayed the organization she works for, and was taken in as her replacement.
Overview: Bella is a part-time government agent, working for the military organization, The Guardian Units of Nations, or G.U.N. who was appointed as the replacement for Rouge the Bat after Rouge had betrayed them. She is very high-ranked, loyal to them, and rarely ever questions her orders when on duty, thinking that the High Command knows more than her, and has good reasons for their actions. Often times, she has been sent on various missions, much like the ones Rouge used to work on. However, much like Rouge, she is allowed personal time away from base here and there.
While working for them, G.U.N. developed a new prototype weapon. It was a multi-function weapon good for close-quarters combat, long-range fighting, and defense, and also disguises as an ordinary household umbrella. After developing it though, G.U.N. could not find someone among them would could wield this Umbrella Weapon correctly or efficiently, except for Bella, who demonstrated exceptional skill while using it. Ever since, Bella has been deemed the primary wielder of this advanced Umbrella Weapon.
Abilities: Bella always carries around with her a high-tech, futuristic weapon that resembles a metallic umbrella. Similar to characters such as Amy Rose, Bella is capable of summoning this weapon back to her hand whenever she needs it.
Bella’s Umbrella is a very powerful, multi-function weapon, and can be used in a number of ways. The tip of the umbrella is very sharp, and can be used like a spear in combat.
The umbrella also has a built-in Railgun that fires powerful, energy-charged projectiles. When in Railgun mode, the umbrella’s sharp tip opens to reveal the Railgun Barrel. However, the Railgun needs a brief charge-up time, so it cannot be fired rapidly, although the charge usually takes about 2 seconds.
When the umbrella is opened up, the Umbrella can be used like a shield to repel projectiles, and thanks to the highly durable but light alloy it is built from, it can withstand quite a bit of damage. The Railgun on the Umbrella can still shoot even when the umbrella’s shield is open, but it is not transparent, so properly aiming the railgun while the shield is up can be rather difficult.
When not fighting, there is a safety switch on the bottom of the umbrella, which Bella can use to disable its combat features, so that it can be used like a regular umbrella without accidentally harming someone with it.
Aside from this weapon, Bella does not possess any special abilities or unnatural powers, such as super speed, enhanced strength, or anything else of that sort. In fact, when fighting against her enemies, Bella relies heavily upon her Umbrella weapon, and is pretty much a weakling without it. However, she knows how to use her umbrella weapon quite well, and is rather deadly with it.
If you want to use Bella in any of my artworks, please ask me first. Do not steal.
Also, do not “ship” Bella with any other official or non-official Sonic characters, without my permission first. I don’t want her being shown in relationships with characters whom I would not want Bella with, you know.
EDIT: Just made some major changes to her backstory. I did this for RP reasons, which I am thinking of getting her involved in one. Now she has more of a reason why she's fighting, and it explains where she got her high-tech umbrella for.
My other ones. Well Polyphemus I don't think could work in the Camelot/Arabian Knights stuff, since he's a Robot (more specifically a Prototype Gizoid). I don't see how a futuristic robot could fit in a setting like that.
Ashige/Himerope, well I think he/they could work as a sort of Skilled Mage or Conjurer of some sort, since he's like an Energy Manipulator/Psychic User, and Mage/Conjurer is the closest thing to that.
As for her Arabian Nights counterpart, there are only two really good roles for a woman - either Morgianna, a slave of Cassim who joins Ali Baba after her master's death, and ultimately saves his life AND kills the leader of the Forty Thieves, or Zummurud, a slave who convinced Ali Shar to buy her and falls in love, but is later kidnapped, escapes her kidnappers by dressing up as a man, and, after being mistaken for a Turkish noble, is made king of her own kingdom. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…
The knight suggestions may be a little rushed, but what say you?
I'm thinking of doing one of these Memes for my Sonic FC's (except Polyphemus, who doesn't really fit into most of it).
I'm also designing stuff like new Eggman Robots and such they'd face against (and I'm going to make them look more like the awesome and sophisticated ones in the better parts of the series, not the corny Old-School ones that have been reused in stuff like Sonic Boom lately).
For a time, I was thinking of making a Sonic Boom Bella too, though after how Sonic Boom has been making a Mockery of my most favorite game/anime series, and slowly been going downhill, I cancelled that one. I gave Sonic Boom a fair chance, but it didn't work out.
I had an idea for a Rider's Bella, where she'd use a board that fuses with her Umbrella, and maybe partially resembles something you'd see from G.U.N.
That meme thing looks pretty fun! I'd like to see Bella's most, mainly because I think she's my favorite of your Sonic OCs.
Well, you gave it a fair shake, I guess. Personally, I thought that Lyric guy had a good design, but beyond that, they're just taking the dumbed-down writing of Colors and making it worse, ESPECIALLY with Shadow. Well, at least, like with Mega Man and Banjo-Kazooie, we have games like Freedom Planet to carry the torch.
Here's some of the things that really make me hate Sonic Boom and find it to be a Black Abomination to Sonic. Sonic 06 isn't the worst thing that Sonic had, THIS IS.
-Knuckles being a Patrick Star/Homer Simpson-esque idiot. I don't mind his new "buff" design, but seeing Knux like this, when before he was a strong, not-idiot, brave guardian is just painful for me. He's also shown to be a Masochist in it too.
-Sticks being an absolutely annoying character, and her over-the-top Paranoia is just nerve-wrecking as all get out.
-Eggman doing stuff like making "Evil Cookies" with Genes from his Mustache clippings. HE IS A ROBOTICS ENGINEER! HE DOESN'T WORK WITH FRIKKIN GENETICS AND BIOLOGIC THINGS!
-Characters truly acting like jerks. Like Sonic butting in line and forcing a person to make his order at a restaurant, or treating Knux badly just because of his mental handicap (like taking him on a ride just to have him slam into rocks along the way). And they say that Sonic in the comics and Sonic X was a jerk, I don't think so. Sonic didn't do stuff like That in the older series.
-Going back to the old-school robots, instead of the cooler and more sophisticated ones.
-Terrible Continuity stuff. As MrEnter once remarked in his Animated Atrocities videos, "Even if you don't care at all about Continuity, it's not a good idea and is very distracting to do stuff like make an episode about only having Sundays off, and then make an Episode about never having Sundays off." They do that a lot in Sonic Boom, such as Orbot and Cubot going out of their way to look for Eggman when he gets lost in one episode, and in another one, them being happy and wanting to live on their own and not going to find him.
-Characters being out of character, even for this series. Like Sticks knowing how to Reprogram a Missile in one episodes (even though that's more of Tails's shtick), or Tails acting like The Tornado is his best friend, despite not being like that in other episodes.
And what makes matters worse, A good number of people I meet still seem to like it, and defend and "Damage Control" it whenever I try to tell them these reasons why it is not good for Sonic, or call me "Stupid" or "Childish" or "A Bully who can't handle change" or "You Don't Understand" whenever I do.
I tell you, buddy. Sometimes it's hard being a sane fan for me.
Yeah, that's a lot of reasons to hate it. (Though if you wanna go with the comics, Robotnik must know something about genetics to do the whole Roboticization thing)
Can I ask you to RP with me? I'd like to see how she'd handle a face-off with a Sonic FC I started working on recently.
As for her fighting style. Here's what I had in mind.
If Bella were in Sonic Battle, I'd imagine her to fight like this character in Skullgirls, Parasoul.
Watch this video to see Parasoul in action. Bella would fight sorta like that. --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcpAk7…
Best way I can describe it. Though Bella also has a beam projectile attack, and uses her umbrella as a shield too.
I'd also imagine Bella to have a special attack, where she calls in a squad of supporting G.U.N. troopers or G.U.N. Beetle Drone Robots to assault the foe in a Firing Squad.
I'd love to RP with you using her some time. Dunno when we can, but it would be awesome to do with you.
Also, check out my other Sonic Characters too, Polyphemus The Prototype Gizoid, and Ashige/Himerope. They are also really unique. I'd love to RP using them too.
Polyphemus:
Ashige:
I'm working on some other stuff related to them as well, such as Sonic Riders versions of them, Black Knight versions of them, and more.
I already finished Chao for them too.
I like the style. Very powerful yet elegant and lady-like.
As far as special attacks go, my guys would probably have the kinds of special moves that the characters had in Sonic Adventure 2, like Shadow's Chaos Spear or Rouge's Black Wave. They're a gang of mercenaries known as either the Bash Brothers or the Breaker Brothers, though the main one I'd like to see Bella fight so far is the most prominent one, Yoru the Crow. I should probably develop them more and ATTEMPT some sketches (I suck at drawing) before RPing with them, though. Since there are a LOT of mammals in Sonic's lineup, I'd like to go with less used things like birds (crow), insects (one IS a beetle), marine life, and/or reptiles. They're meant to parallel Sonic's group, with Yoru antagonizing Sonic, the beetle vs. Knuckles, and etc.
I'll make sure to check out Ashige and Polyphemus. They look pretty good too. As far as Black Knight/Secret Rings go, I did some research into characters from those settings a while back for crossover stuff. I can help you pick out names and things, if you'd like.
I'm still working on more stuff to go with her. Hopefully I'll get that stuff done soon though. I'm glad you like her.
What do you think of her G.U.N. Prototype weapon? Pretty cool, huh? It also fits into her for some reason.
I got my idea for her off of Parasoul from Skullgirls.
For some reason, I can imagine her using her umbrella to spin balls on.
And yes, she would probably spin balls on it at times.
Hm-hm, she could put on little shows for G.U.N. employees by doing that during lunch breaks or something.
I'm also working on a third one, who will take care of Polyphemus. I don't want to reveal too much on him, but he's related to the Voxai, if you know what they are.
I see. Okay and I didn't know of the Voxai (manta/jellyfish-like aliens from Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood) until I looked them up.
Though I was more inspired for her weapon by Parasoul from Skullgirls, and some of the weapons that the girls in RWBY use.
Here's what I got my idea from Bella mostly off of, --> skullgirls.com/wp-content/them…
though Parasoul's Umbrella is a lot better though (she can fire Nuke-Balls from it too). I didn't want Bella to be overpowered in Sonic terms though.
Also, did you see my other character, Polyphemus the Prototype Gizoid? You might like Polyphemus a lot, and I think he'd get along well with your "Rej."
I'm working on a third character too, or more like a pair of characters. This next one in mine is going to be a Wolf character who unwillingly gets permanently fused with a Voxai, and gains Voxai-like energy manipulation and mind-abilities from it. What do you think of that?
I love how she uses an umbrella as a weapon! Reminds me of Ryouga from Ranma 1/2~
her colours are nice, and those round cute eyes ~~~ ` 7 `
She's my first Sonic character, and I really like her. I'm working on more stuff with her. Some of the stuff will be some missions she goes on, since she works for G.U.N. and is supposed to be like a replacement for Rouge after Rouge betrayed them.
seems cute, although I am not sure I like her with the drills or with them unfurled better .-.
also, the gun handle may need to be slightly longer to fit her hand better, unless you intended it to be a small handle, in that case nevermind that
Also, I like her better with the Drills. It's fitting for her, and makes her unique (seriously, when's the last time you've seen a Sonic character with Drill Hair). Plus, Drill Hair is exceptionally cute and poofy!
true, it does indeed make her unique, and I'm not saying I dislike it
The description could probably do without specifically mentioning abilities she doesn't possess, since there wasn't anything to suggest she would have those abilities. I get that you're trying to avoid certain cliches, but unless the lack of super-powers becomes directly relevant, there's no need to draw attention to it. (The umbrella-shield's blocking of her vision is worth mentioning, since it puts a limit on her described "powers.")
Overall, though, not bad for a newly-created character. The fact that she carries around a powerful weapon (and a concealed one, at that) does clash a bit with the general "normalness" of her personality, but that just makes me more curious to see what kind of setting she lives in. My interest has been piqued.
P.S. "Railguns" are most likely going to be heavy-caliber artillery pieces. The design might be adaptable for personal weapons, but there are more efficient ways to launch projectiles that small. (Not sure if this is hard sci-fi or not.)
Well first of all, I wanted her to be more balanced, sort of like Amy Rose. Amy doesn't really possess any abilities like that, but her hammer and her expertise in using it is what makes her good in combat. I thought she'd fit more with typical Sonic characters that way. I really didn't want to do someone who was almost insanely powerful, like say, Shadow or Blaze or Silver are, but more balanced and interesting. I was also thinking of her backstory to be similar to most other Sonic characters, mostly an ordinary combatist who enjoys other things on her time off. I was thinking of using her in an RP if I had the time, and could find a good one. The lack of superpowers I thought I'd mention, since many other Sonic characters, with a few exceptions, possess such abilities. So this is what makes her different.
To give an estimate on how powerful her Railgun on her umbrella is, I'd say a shot fired from it would be about as strong as, say a shot from Samus's charged Power Beam. It's not that high caliber, but the amount its charged up makes it stronger, which makes for the delay in her firerate too.
Also, some of my inspiration for her came from some of the characters in the Rooster Teeth series, RWBY. Her Umbrella weapon was partially based off the sorts of weapons I've seen.
Another source of inspiration for her came from this character from Skullgirls, who's name is Parasoul. Parasoul also wields a similar weaponized umbrella as her primary weapon. Here's a pic of what Parasoul looks like. --> skullgirls.com/wp-content/them…
I tried that, but I didn't like the way it looked for her. Besides, there are some Umbrella-wielding characters who have outfits like this, such as Parasoul from Skullgirls (who was part of my inspiration for her).
I'm planning on drawing more for her too. Imagine how cool it would be to see her kicking butt with that umbrella.
many fancharas are always trying to be a sonic type or well even a shadow type or even some tails & make them so fucking stronger in hilarious way, that i always chuckle a lot about it. but i guess it's human nature to imagine being stronger than heroes. !!
she doesn't look like a 15 years old in my opinion !!!
i like her abilities as well, using an unbrella railgun make te concept goofy & classy at the same time & more cute too.
dunno why it make me remember an anime. i think i see what you did there =3
having no special power, but compensated by some attack & defense abilities into her unbrella is rather a good win in my book.
& the name "bella" sound acceptable as a sonicy name !
Keep it classy!
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