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Belle[1] is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. She is a robot based on a female anthropomorphic animal from Sonic's world. Unlike normal robots, Belle is made entirely of wood.[1]
Concept and creation
Belle was conceptualized and designed by Evan Stanley. The crew at IDW Publishing wanted to introduce a character with a recognizable design and concept that would them stand out and yet fit into Sonic's world and cast. Eventually it was decided that Belle would be a robot (a common concept) designed like a marionette doll (a new concept).[1]
Late in her design phase, it was decided to add jawlines under Belle's mouth in order to make it clear that she was a robot.[1]
Appearance
Belle is a robotic antropomorphic animal made entirely out of oak hardwood,[3] giving her a marionette doll-like appearance. She has orange fur and a peach muzzle, along with medium-long braids that are held together with green bands at the ends and a large fuzzy hair tuff on her forehead. She also has blue eyes, three freckles on each cheek, buck teeth, and a round pink nose (akin to a clown nose). Her eyelashes also have thick ends. Her arms and legs on the other hand are peach and rectangular in shape. Lastly. she has an orange thread with a tuff at the end for a tail. For attire, she wears a pink shirt with a white collar and puffy shoulders, a pointy green cap, green overalls with yellow buttons and short legs, white cuffs on her wrists, white socks, and pink shoes with yellow buttons. Though her hands also appear to wear gloves, they are actually just white.
History
Past
Sometime after Belle was created, her creator (whom Belle referred to as her "Dad") went missing and she decided to look for him. During her search, she came across an abandoned Eggman base near Windmill Village.[4][3]
Chao Races and Badnik Bases
Sonic fighting Belle, from Sonic the Hedgehog #34.
When Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower entered the abandoned Eggman base, Belle would sneak through the shadows of the base, avoiding the boys' attention, and later hide in a pile of scrapped robots.[4] Eventually though, Belle fell out of her hideout when Sonic accidentally kicked a screw into it. Sonic immediately mistook her for a Badnik and attacked while trying to guess her name. However, Belle kept avoiding Sonic's attacks until he pulled her tail. This caused her to kick Sonic with both legs by reflex, which she apologized for. Eventually though, Tails stopped Sonic and explained to Belle that they usually meet robots that belong to Eggman's army. Belle explained that she was not created by Eggman, but by another creator she had been trying to find for a while. Tails was likewise impressed that she was made entirely of wood. However, they were interrupted by an alarm in the base that was triggered after Tails forgot to turn off the local computer's firewall. Beats then arrived and surrounded the heroes. While Sonic and Tails were discussing how to get out of their current situation, Belle noticed that an Egg Keeper was trying to catch Tails. She thus pushed Tails away, leaving her to get immobilized by the Badnik herself. Fortunately, Tails destroyed the Egg Keeper and freed Belle. Sonic then told Belle that they would have to take advantage of her unusual abilities as the situation around them got worse.[3]
Personality
Belle is quite shy and a bit timid. However, in the face of real danger, she can stand up for someone else. Apparently a pacifist, she cannot fight, nor does he like it, so he tries her best to avoid conflict.
Powers and abilities
Belle is quite flexible and has great reflexes, being able to successfully dodge all of Sonic hand-to-hand combat attacks.[3]
Belle's fingers conceal various handyman tools inside them that she can reveal by opening her fingers.[2] Her tail also possesses a unique function that makes Belle kick backwards by reflex when it is pulled.[3]
Relationships
Friends/allies
Trivia
- Belle was first revealed at the online New York Comic Con IDW Sonic Panel on 9 October 2020.[1]
Gallery
Model sheet
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Green, B.A. . IDW Sonic Panel Shows Off New Characters and Stories. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved on 17 October 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Belle's model sheet.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Sonic the Hedgehog #34, "Chao Races and Badnik Bases, Part 2"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #33, "Chao Races and Badnik Bases, Part 1"
