Lucas (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)

Lucas is a character in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series. He was a high-school rival of Dr. Ivo Robotnik over the love of a girl named Lucinda. When Lucinda chose Lucas over Robotnik, Lucas was imprisoned by Robotnik until he was freed years later and reunited with Lucinda thanks to Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails.

History
While in high school, Lucas was lab partners with Lucinda, who he loved dearly, in chemistry class. As he worked up the nerve to ask Lucinda to go steady, he was attacked by a robot snake made by Robotnik, who did not take kindly to Lucas' attempt, as he also had unrequited romantic feelings for her. However, Lucas was saved by Lucinda when she chose him over Robotnik. When Robotnik build his fortress, Lucas was imprisoned there by Robotnik, never to be set free.

Thirty years later, Lucas, who now resembled a walking haystack due to the fact that he never had a haircut during his imprisonment, was freed from Robotnik's fortress when Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails came to save him. After getting in the clear, Lucas told Sonic and Tails about his past, before Sonic and Tails took him with them to find Lucinda so he could reunite her. After some fruitless search, the group tricked Scratch and Grounder to reveal the location of Lucinda. When they found her, Lucas was too nervous to face Lucinda, but eventually worked up the courage to attempt. When he tried, however, he was captured by Scratch and Grounder, and Robotnik trapped him inside a volcano rigged to explode. Fortunately, he was saved by Sonic and Tails again, and he was left to be given a haircut by Tails while Sonic dealt with Robotnik.

After having been freshen up by Tails, Lucas was still nervous about facing Lucinda after thirty years. However, he was given much needed "nudge" by Sonic who literally threw him in front of Lucinda. Though hesitant, Lucas took Sonic's advices to heart and told Lucinda that they had no time to waste after thirty year and asked her to marry him. As Lucinda gladly accepted Lucas' proposal, the couple embraced each other and soon after got married, with Sonic serving as the best man.

Trivia

 * While covered with his own hair, Lucas does not seem to be wearing a shirt, pants, shoes, or glasses, and his eyes are the same shape as Sonic's; but after his haircut, he is suddenly dressed in all of those clothing articles without any explanation.
 * Lucas bears a few similarities in appearance to Waldo, from the "Where's Waldo?" books.