Sonno Blackmore

[Dan Dark]

Name: Sonno Blackmore

Age: 15

Sex: Male

Species: Echidna/Hedgehog hybrid

Appearance - Maroon fur. Hedgehog quills that are slicked down like echidna dreadlocks. Zig-zagged echidna tail. Black t-shirt over a white long sleeved t-shirt. Baggy, woodland, camo pants. Checkered sneakers. A dark grey shoulder pack is usually with him.

Personality - Sonno is usually mellow. He zones out the rest of the world, trying to escape the crime, war and impurity of Radical City. One thing his father taught him was to highly focus on work. Sonno does so when out tagging, focusing on where he is, what he's marking on and how long it'll take him to do it. Although isolated from everyone else most of the time, Sonno has come to meet a few people who take interest in him. When around others, Sonno can be quite shy seeing that he's in Radical City. At times he can be cheery or a wiseguy. It's all just to hide his shyness.

Family - Issac Blackmore (father, deceased)
Marina Blackmore (mother)
Transport: On foot

Weapons - None. Likes to use his fists and any possible pipes laying around.

Biography - Sonno was born to Issac and Marina Blackmore. Issac was a hedgehog and Marina was an echidna. Sonno was born and raised on South Island. He loved to explore, climbing trees whenever he had the chance. His father worked as a ferry worker, helping travellers get to and from South Island. He always told Sonno that a man should always focus hard on his work and to support his family. Sonno didn't know what this ment until later in his life. As a child, Sonno loved art. He loved to lay on the floor and draw until bedtime.

At age eight, tragedy struck. A raging hurricane hit the area. Sonno's father Issac was stuck in the water during the storm. The storm caused the ferry to sink, killing Issac and those on board. For awhile, Sonno and his mother were emotionally depressed. It seemed to be forever before they got out of it.

When Sonno was 13, he and his mom had earned enough money to move away from South Island. They had always wanted to move to the big city. However, it was unknown to them that they only had enough money to move to sin city itself...Radical City.

Sonno and his mom found a nice little apartment above a grocery store. They were both given jobs in the store. Every week day, Sonno would go to school. He made a few friends and quite a few enemies. On his way home, he'd usually stop and look at local graffiti. Sonno loved art, but street art really fascinated him. The bright colors, the twisted words, the witty banter. He so desperately wanted to try it. One day, using his paycheck, he bought a pew cans of spray paint. That night, he snuck out and gave tagging a try. Seeing how he was new to the whole thing, it wasn't long before he was caught. That didn't stop him.

A few more times Sonno snuck out to tag and got caught each time. The last time was the final straw for Marina. She was fuming mad, yelling at Sonno and lecturing him, even yelling "Do you think your father would want you to be a paint sniffing brat?!". Those words shot through Sonno like an entire clip of bullets. First of all, he didn't sniff paint. Getting high was for losers. Second, she dragged his dead father into it.

The next night, while his mom was asleep, Sonno packed up and left. He left a note...

Mom,

I dunno what dad wanted me to be, but I know he would have wanted me to follow my dreams. I dunno if tagging is my true calling, but maybe it is. I need to do some soul searching. Good-bye.

Love,
Sonno

That same night, Sonno came upon an old apartment building. It was runned by a grouchy old Asian man. The rent was cheap. This would be his new home.

For the last year, Sonno has been making his mark on Radical City. Lately, he has been contiplating why he does what he does. He has come in contact with many do-gooders, changing his views on the world. Maybe one day he'll be All City Graffiti King of Radical or maybe...he'll be apart of something. Only time will tell.

Moves: Regular punches and kicks.





Strengths: Has good upper body strength used for climbing. He can run pretty fast too. He's a little above average when it comes to running, but he's no Sonic the Hedgehog.

Weaknesses: Although he can run fast, Sonno's lower body strength isn't as developed as his upper body. This makes him tire out too easily, which isn't a good thing in a place like Radical City.

Skills: Acrobatics-Climbing trees as a child, Sonno has become very nimble and acrobatic, climbing pipes and rikochetting from walls to escape police.