Bow Sparrow

Bow Sparrow is a Mercian Freedom Fighter in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics.

Appearance
Bow Sparrow is a brown sparrow with a red Robin Hood-esque uniform. His boots, gloves, belt, and quiver are brown, and the tips of the feathers on his arms are tan. He has a loyal attitude.

Personality
Bow is friendly and easy-going, but fiercely loyal to Rob O' the Hedge. As such, he often tries to carry a heavy burden of responsibility, including knowledge of unpleasant events preceding Rob's rule in Mercia. He speaks in a curious, flowery dialect–however, this is not his natural manner of speech and he does this primarily out of respect and loyalty towards Rob. Generally jovial, he is quick to break into song along with teammate Alan Quail.

Early Life
Not much is known about Bow's early life, besides that Bow was captured and sent to Lord Hood's Fortress until Rob O' the Hedge saved him. Since then, Bow has been very grateful to Rob O' the Hedge. (SU #47)

A Friend In Thy
During their voyage to find Mighty and Ray, the Chaotix (Vector, Espio, and Charmy) were distracted by Dark Egg Legion G.O.O.N.s until Bow Sparrow and his teammates (Alan Quail, Munch Rat, Friar Buck, and Thorn the Lop) helped them by taking down the goons. After the Legion forces are defeated, Espio asked where the Mercian Leader was, but Bow told him that he was protecting his family in case of another invasion by Eggman, making Bow the present leader. With that question answered, Vector and Charmy asked whether Bow and his team had seen Mighty and Ray. Bow, looking at his team with a sad expression, answered that he had not seen them in some time as his team led the Chaotix to their fort.

And thus, at the Deerwood Forest Hideaway, Bow told them that Mighty and Ray were first seen defeating Legion-goons. Because of Mighty's dark past, Bow decided to help Mighty in anyway possible, but Mighty told him to "forget about it." And so the Mercian Freedom Fighters and the two Chaotix members assembled a plan to invade Lord Hood's Fortress after learning that Mighty's sister was roboticized five years prior, based from Friar's notes. The plan did not go well, as Legion forces attacked the forest. Mighty decided to help the Freedom Fighters out by defeating the Legion goons. After defeating most of them, Bow told the two to leave while they had the chance.

With a thank you, Mighty and Ray left. And with that, Vector and Bow decided to make another plan to visit Lord Hood's Fortress to save the Mercian villagers and Mighty and Ray (if they were captured). At that point, the Mercian Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix have sneaked into the Fortress... (SU #46)

And thus, Bow and the other Freedom Fighters went inside the tunnel and Espio gave Bow a Warp Ring to warp inside the dungeon. He and the Mercian Freedom Fighters had helped captured Mercian villagers escape from their cages. Suddenly, Lord Hood came in with Dark Legion minions to capture the Mercian Freedom Fighters. The team attacked the villains until Lord Hood used his hypnotizing powers to control Bow and his team. Just when all hope seemed to be lost, Vector punched Lord Hood in the back and the crew escaped thanks to Espio, who at the time was hacking the Eggnet to find clues for Mighty and Ray. The Mercian Freedom Fighters and villagers, as well as the Chaotix, escpaed the fortress via Warp Ring. After returning to Deerwood Forest Hideaway, the villagers and Freedom Fighters celebrated victory. Bow asked Espio about their king's current status, and Espio states that Eggman nor the Dark Legion knows where Rob O' the Hedge is at. Bow thanked Espio and told him that the Chaotix could stay for one more night before leaving Deerwood Forest to find their friends. (SU #47)

Trivia

 * His appearance resembles one of the Babylon Rogues.
 * In fact, on the editorial commentary, Patrick Spaziante had said that clue hunters should be aware of his "Babylon Rogue-like" appearance.
 * His name is derived from his weapons and species.