Foreman Fred

"Help! The miners are trapped in the mine! Can you help? Please save them! Oh, I'm gonna get fired for this!"

- Foreman Fred, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Foreman Fred is a character from the Sonic Boom series that appears in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. He is an anthropomorphic animal and construction worker who was promoted too early – and probably without merit – leaving him in situations beyond his capabilities.

Appearance
Foreman Fred is a lanky humanoid animal, slightly taller than Amy but shorter than Knuckles. He has long, thin arms and legs, a short pointy tail and an almost cylinder-shaped head with small triangular ears, and possesses brown fur with tan fur on his front torso and a peach muzzle. The fur on top of his head is spiky, forming a hairstyle, and he has long black nose similar to Sonic's and brown irises. His attire consists of a yellow safety helmet, an orange vest, dark orange gloves and dark olive green shoes with metal tips. He wears a loaded tool belt around his waist.

History
At some point, Fred received a promotion in his profession as a construction worker. However, Fred's promotion came too early for him as he lacked the experience needed for his new responsibilities and as such would end up in situations beyond his capabilities.

Fred eventually joined Cliff at his his excavation site where he worked with the miners in the project of uncovering the remnants of the Ancient's civilization in the Mines. One day though, the mines collapsed and some of the miners got trapped, leaving Fred with no choice but to seek help. He soon found Amy Rose and Knuckles the Echidna and begged them to rescue the miners. After the duo rescued the miners, Forman Fred thanked Amy and Knuckles for their help and gave them a Power Glyph, a relic the miners had found a long time ago, as a memento of his appreciation.

Personality
Despite his promotion, Forman Fred is well-aware he is way over his head in his work which makes him extremely nervous and panicky in stressful situations. He knows the rules and regulations but he just does not know how to apply them. He is also not the quickest on his feet which only makes matters worse.