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Rembrandt is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. He was a mobian echidna, who was the son of Harlan and the father of Aaron and Jordan; the only pair of siblings ever born in the line of Guardians. He was responsible for naming the Guardians who had ended their duty the Brotherhood of Guardians and started the tradition of raising the next generation of Guardian without them knowing of this organization. Hundreds of years after his death, his spirit attended the funeral of his descendant Knuckles and witnessed him being taken to Aurora's Virtual Zone.
Appearance[]
Rembrandt was a brown-furred mobian echidna with black eyes. He usually wore a yellow vest, glasses, green gloves, boots and had white bands on his dreadlocks. Unlike most other male echidnas, Rembrandt had tan hair on his head distinct from his fur and, like other members of the Brotherhood, sported a beard.
In the afterlife, Rembrandt was seen wearing spiked guardian gloves.
History[]
It was Rembrandt who christened the group of Guardians the "Brotherhood", of which he was an active member. He was also the last Guardian to join the Brotherhood during its time of openness among its members about its existence. After his first son Aaron died sacrificing his life to stop a nuclear attack launched by the Dark Legion's Grandmaster Menniker and a band of Overlanders, Rembrandt was consumed by grief, even more so than the other Guardians. When his younger son, Jordan, then requested to be trained as a Guardian, he agreed, but set up a new code of restrictions and guidelines involving the raising of the Guardians and their knowledge of the Brotherhood, putting a greater emphasis on self-reliance at a young age to prevent further Guardians from perishing as Aaron had. Despite Harlan and Moonwatcher's objections to this new method of training, it was adopted by the Brotherhood and was carried down through the generations through to the time of Knuckles.[2]
Hundreds of years later, Rembrandt met his descendant Knuckles, along with the other deceased Brotherhood members, during Knuckles' brief time in the afterlife.[3]
Personality[]
Rembrandt was a loving guardian who cared deeply about his family, especially both of his sons. He was saddened when his older son risked his own life to save Angel Island from the Dark Legion, knowing that his son cared deeply about his father.
Relationships[]
Friends/allies[]
- Brotherhood of Guardians
- Aaron (son)
- Harlan (father)
- Jordan (son)
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Moonwatcher (grandfather)
- Dawn-Na (mother)
- Sasi-Ka (wife)
Trivia[]
- His name is likely a reference to the Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
- Rembrandt is the only Guardian besides Edmund to have worn glasses, though Moonwatcher had a visor and Sabre used a monacle.
- Rembrandt's wife was listed as Sasi-Ka and his mother as Dawn-Na in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia.
References[]
External links[]
- Rembrandt at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.
