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Jewel the Beetle[2][4] is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. She is an anthropomorphic beetle and the curator of the Mineral Museum. She is also Tangle the Lemur's best friend. She has currently been turned into a Zombot after being infected by the Metal Virus.
Appearance
Jewel is an anthropomorphic beetle with primarily light blue skin, pink eyes, a small black nose and a white muzzle. She has an even lighter blue iridescent exoskeleton with a pink, yellow, green, and blue rainbow-like sheen. Her antennae are light blue. The interior of her wings are cream.
For attire, she wears a pink blazer with a white cravat and a yellow brooch, a matching pink pencil skirt, white gloves with navy cufflinks, navy stockings, and pink wedge pumps.
History
Past
Jewel has been a resident of Spiral Hill Village for years. She grew up with Tangle the Lemur, who became her best friend. Jewel would constantly look out for Tangle, as she had a tendency to run into danger head first. Over the years, Tangle would find several items during her adventures, which Jewel used to curate the Mineral Museum.[5]
Bonds of Friendship
Storm throws Jewel off of the blimp, from Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019.
One day, as Jewel was working in her museum, Tangle barged in, startling her. Tangle introduced Jewel to her new friend, Whisper the Wolf. Jewel introduced herself and the museum, explaining how Tangle helped collect items for her to curate the museum. Soon though, the sky ominously turned dark. Whisper immediately after pulled out her Variable Wispon as she had heard a scream come from outside. A moment afterward, the Babylon Rogues broke in Jewel's museum and began stealing her exhibitions. Too scared to do anything, Jewel covered in a corner, only to be mistaken for a gemstone by Storm the Albatross, who put Jewel in his bag and took her up to the Babylon Rogues' blimp. After Storm unveiled Jewel to Jet and Wave however, Tangle and Whisper arrived to save Jewel. After a heated discussion with Wave about how they should handle this hostage situation, Jet got tired and told Storm to throw everyone out. Storm proceeded to throw Jewel out of the blimp. On the way, Jewel slightly cracked her wing against the hangar, preventing her from flying freely. Fortunately, Tangle and Whisper came to her rescue, with both Tangle and Whisper managing to hang onto her and Whisper using her Variable Wispon to gently lower them down. Jewel's wings soon got patched up. With Tangle having reclaimed the stolen minerals as well, Jewel and her friends began restoring the Mineral Museum. Meanwhile, Jewel thanked both Tangle and Whisper for saving her life and her livelihood.[5]
Tangle & Whisper
Jewel later found Tangle recklessly swinging around in the streets of Spiral Hill Village. She asked for Tangle to stop before she ran into someone but Tangle dismissed her concerns. However, Jewel was right, as Tangle soon crashed into Ron's chili dog cart. The duo then ordered chili dogs and went to Jewel's museum. There, Jewel mocked Tangle for running into a stationary object and asked why she had been so restless lately. Tangle told her that the reason for that was because after fighting against robot invasions and meeting Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends, she no longer wanted to return to her boring life. Jewel asked her what was stopping her from finding adventures on her own, to which Tangle replied that she did not wish to have Dr. Eggman's Badniks attack the town again. She also stated that she would feel lonely without Jewel by her side. Soon though, the duo heard a crash from outside. Jewel immediately cowered behind her desk, worrying that the Babylon Rogues had returned. Tangle, however, told Jewel to hide while she checked the situation out.[6]
Jewel advises some caution, from Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper #1.
When Jewel looked outside, she saw what appeared to be Sonic running away from Whisper. Later, Tangle, Whisper and Whisper's Wisps came to the museum where Whisper explained over some tea Jewel offered them that the Sonic that Jewel saw was a mercenary shapeshifter named Mimic whom Whisper had been tracking. Whisper also told the two that Mimic aided Dr. Eggman in destroying his own team a while back and had now resurfaced to impersonate Sonic and wreak havoc. In addition, Mimic was targeting not only Whisper but Tangle as well. Seeing this as an opportunity for Tangle to find adventure, Jewel told Tangle to join Whisper in her quest to stop Mimic. After Whisper was convinced to let Tangle come along, the trio heard a "thunk" at the door. Finding a message from Mimic struck to the door with a dagger that told Whisper that they should end this once and for all, Jewel was upset about the damage done to her door.[7]
The Last Minute
Jewel as a Zombot trapped in a glass case.
Some time after Tangle and Whisper's encounter with Mimic, Jewel called Tangle in a panic to give her urgent news, as Eggman began dumping the Metal Virus on Spiral Hill Village. Unfortunately, she was turned into a Zombot before the Restoration could arrive to the village. When Tangle went to the Mineral Museum to check on her, Jewel struck her in the shoulder, infecting her. Despite this, the lemur enclosed the Zombot beetle in a glass case before she could do more harm.[8][9]
Personality
Jewel is a well-mannered person with a bright sense of humor and a passion for minerals. Whereas Tangle is reckless and loud, Jewel is more reserved and cautious. Jewel is also quite fearful and dislikes violence very much.
Powers and abilities
Jewel has the ability to fly with her wings.[5]
Relationships
Tangle the Lemur
Jewel and Tangle have been best friends since their childhood. Jewel would always be there to look out for Tangle and make sure she did not fall into perilous danger. Though Jewel can get weary of Tangle's recklessness, she still cares for her.[5]
Friends/allies
- Ron
- Tangle the Lemur (best friend)
- Whisper the Wolf
- Wisps
Enemies
Trivia
- While her first chronological appearance was in Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019, due to a delay in the annual's release, Jewel's first published appearance was in Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper #0.
Gallery
Concept artwork
Model sheet
Trading Cards
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jewel's Trading Card.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Mariotte on Facebook. Twitter (19 April 2019). Retrieved on 19 April 2019.
- ↑ Jewel's model sheet.
- ↑ Jewel's Trading Card.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019, "Bonds of Friendship"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper #0, "Tangle & Whisper Exclusive Preview!"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper #1, "Imposter"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #22, "The Last Minute, Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #24, "The Last One Out"
