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Anton Veruca (アントン・べルーカ Anton Berūka?) is the secondary antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog manga published by Shogakukan. Anton describes himself as the number one hooligan in Hedgehog Town, who hangs around with his quadruplet younger siblings. He bullies Nicky and frequently tries to date Nicky's girlfriend, Amy.[citation needed] When he becomes particularly obnoxious, causing Nicky to wish he was stronger, Nicky transforms into Sonic the Hedgehog, who then beats up Anton.
Dr. Eggman, who wishes to find out more about the mysterious connection between Sonic and Nicky, frequently uses Anton as a pawn in his schemes.
Appearance[]
Anton's appearance in Shogaku Ninensei, April 1992. Art by Sango Morimoto.
Anton is a chubby, green, anthropomorphic lizard, about a head taller than Nicky, with a pointy nose, many warts on his face, and a large tail. He wears a black shirt with a lightning bolt on the front and the sleeves ripped off, gloves, boots, and a backwards baseball cap. Once, instead of his usual shirt, he wore a black, long-sleeved shirt with “ANTON” written on the front.[1]
Like Amy, Charmy, and several other characters, Anton's appearance varies in comics drawn by Sango Morimoto. In Morimoto's comics, Anton has a spiky blonde mohawk and his clothing changes from story to story. In the first Shogaku Ninensei story he has a very large and bulky physique, sharp teeth, and wears sunglasses, blue jeans, a white t-shirt and a letterman jacket with a skull and crossbones symbol on the back. In the following issues Anton is drawn a lot leaner and often wears sneakers, purple pants with a triangle pattern and a red sleeveless shirt with a skull and crossbones symbol. In other stories he wears black pants, blue sneakers, a baseball cap and a red shirt with an "A" on the front.
History[]
Personality[]
Anton is an obnoxious bully and prankster who loves to torment people and beat people up, and often uses violence and intimidation to get what he wants, such as intimidating workers at a pizzeria into giving him free pizzas. Anton is an egomaniac, believing himself to be famous, claiming that he is better than Sonic, and often bragging about being "number one". However, Anton is also a coward and, despite his claims to the contrary, he greatly fears Sonic due to Sonic always beating him up, sometimes panicking at the sight of him. He is also a melodramatic attention hound and sometimes makes a grand entrance when he appears, whether by singing in a rock band or driving through a movie theater screen in his car. Anton is honorless and has no qualms against cheating, tending to cheat in almost every fight and competition he participates in. He has a crush on Amy, often rudely hitting on her and even sometimes kidnapping her to force her to go on a date with him.
Powers and abilities[]
Anton's Furifuri Attack.
Anton Veruca is strong.[2] In the Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special stories, he also shows his tail to be prehensile, and can use his Furifuri Attack to swat his enemies. His tail also has a sharp tip and can be used as a pin.
Weapons[]
Anton carries many weapons in his pockets, such as a chain-whip,[3] a spiked club,[4] and even a flamethrower.[4]
Name[]
Anton's surname, べルーカ (Berūka?), has been difficult to translate into English. It is sometimes translated among fans as "Brooke", although the appropriate Japanese equivalent of the name Brooke or Brook is ブルック (Burukku?). Another translation used by fans is "Beluga"; however, this is still one letter off べルーガ (Berūga?). Another possible translation is "Veruca", which may refer to a plantar wart. Some illustrations of Anton, particularly those by Kōichi Tanaka in Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special, depict Anton with round bumps on his face that could be either (non-plantar) warts or scales. This translation also has a drawback, as the April 1992 issue of Shogaku Ninensei (by Sango Morimoto) depicts Anton wearing a Letterman jacket with the initials 'AB' (however, Morimoto also has Anita wearing a shirt with a letter 'T' and Amy wearing a shirt with the letter 'E').
Trivia[]
- On page sixty-seven of Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special, Anton makes a cameo driving a car.
- Anton and presumably the rest of his family hibernate during the winter.
Gallery[]
Concept artwork[]
Manga images[]
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 Anton and Amy Rose as they appear in Shogaku Ichinensei.  Art by Hirokazu Hikawa.  Anton Veruca, from Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special, August 1992. Art by Koichi Tanaka.  Anton Veruca along with his brothers in Come On, Guys! Let's Daaance!! strip. Art by Kōichi Tanaka.  Anton Veruca's car in Big Dreams Are My Energy! strip. Art by Kōichi Tanaka.  Anton getting beaten by Sonic in The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog illustrated stories.  Anton and his siblings, from The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog. Art by Norihiro Matsubara.  Promotional artwork of Anton, Amy, and Little John from the December 1992 issue of Shogaku Ninensei.   Anton and his family as they appear in the Shogaku Ninensei stories.   Profiles for Anton's family. |
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