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Vanilla the Rabbit is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. She is an anthropomorphic rabbit and the mother of Cream the Rabbit. She lives in Floral Forest Village with her daughter, her Chao friends Cheese and Chocola, and Gemerl.[1]
Appearance
Vanilla is a cream-colored anthropomorphic rabbit with a white muzzle, brown eyes and a tuft of light orange hair on her forehead. She has light brown and orange markings around her eyes and on the ends of her lopped ears. For attire, she wears a long light pink and purple dress with a white trim and a fitted burgundy vest, a blue or orange ascot, white gloves with gold cufflinks, low-heeled burgundy shoes, and pink lipstick.
History
Past
Living in Floral Forest Village with Cream, Cheese and Chocola, Vanilla occasionally allowed her daughter to go on adventures with Sonic.[1]
Sometime in the past, Miles "Tails" Prower reprogrammed the robot Gemerl after he was turned into a violent robot by Dr. Eggman. Following this, Gemerl went on to live with Vanilla and her family in Floral Forest Village.[1]
Crisis City
Vanilla watching Cheese get infected before trying escape with Cream, from Sonic the Hedgehog #18.
Vanilla and her family later got involved in a new threat when Floral Forest Village was invaded by Dr. Eggman in his new flying fortress, the Faceship. With it, Dr. Eggman poured a large batch of the Metal Virus into the village, creating several Zombots. Barricading her family inside their house with the aid of Chocola, Vanilla told Cream to stay inside during this attack but the young rabbit wished to aid the villagers as she had Cheese by her side, just as Vanilla had Chocola. Regardless, Vanilla still did not grant Cream permission to leave, so Gemerl was tasked with aiding the village instead. Eventually, Cream ran outside, with Vanilla unable to stop her. By the time Cream returned though, Vanilla, Cheese, and Chocola were surrounded by Zombots inside their house. Cheese and Chocola soon after became Zombots themselves after they attacked the leading Zombot. Vanilla then took Cream and tried to escape with her, only for another Zombot to cut them off. Fortunately, Sonic arrived and helped the duo evacuate their house. Cream then flew Vanilla to the north glade of the village where a Rescue Shuttle awaited them.[1]
At Restoration HQ, Vanilla let Cream stay up later than usual one day to help around.[3]
The Last Minute
Vanilla getting infected by a horde of Zombots, from Sonic the Hedgehog #22.
Following Vector and Espio's mission for survivors in Pine Grove Village, one of the refugees from the village was revealed to be infected by the Metal Virus and subsequently turned into a Zombot. This caused mass panic among the rest of the refugees, which led to them getting infected by both the infected refugee and Charmy Bee. Vanilla herself was cornered by several Zombots. When Amy came by, Vanilla requested that she take Cream away from the HQ and keep her safe. Amy quickly complied, much to the protest of Cream, and left Vanilla at the mercy of the other Zombots.[2]
All or Nothing
After the Deadly Six had taken over Eggman's plans, Zavok used his powers to lead a large horde of Zombots to Angel Island, which included Vanilla. After Super Sonic and Super Silver had reversed the effects of the Metal Virus all around the world, the Zombots were no more and were cured. As Vanilla was back to normal, she was supported up by Elder Scruffy. From behind, Vanilla heard Cream call out to her, who had just arrived with Gemerl. She happily hugged her daughter with tears of joy.[4][5][6]
Out of the Blue
Vanilla asks Gemerl to help the Chaotix, from Sonic the Hedgehog #31.
While Vanilla hugged her daughter, Cream pointed out that Sonic had not returned to Angel Island. Vanilla believed that since there was a very bright flash, they might have missed him. Regardless, Vanilla tried asking Gemerl to go search for Sonic despite his busy day. The robot instead had his guard up, which confused the rabbit. Cream soon saw that Zavok was charging at them and jumped in front of her mother to protect her. Zavok refused to leave defeated and stated that he will tear the world asunder with his own bare hands. Vanilla held her daughter close as Cream called on Cheese to help fight Zavok. Soon, the Zeti was restrained by Silver. Some time later, Vanilla visited the Chaotix Detective Agency with Cream, Vanilla, Chocola and Gemerl to gift the Chaotix with treats for their hard work. She complimented the trio on their selflessness at the height of the plague and requested that Vector call her "Vanilla" instead of "ma'am". So as to relieve the Chaotix of their more strenuous tasks, Vanilla tasked Gemerl with scanning the data of their paperwork and creating a database of all missing people, Cheese and Chocola with putting files away and Cream to help her handle incoming calls. She told them that she will update them as Gemerl processes information, allowing the Chaotix to do their thing and go out to find the missing people. As they left, Vanilla waved them goodbye.[7][8]
Personality
Vanilla is a calm, gentle, and pacifistic person. She is very polite in all that she does and is very caring, especially to her daughter, Cream. Her care for her daughter makes her a very cautious and protective person; in spite of all the adventures her daughter has been on, Vanilla is not willing to let Cream endanger herself on her watch. She can be trusting and understanding, and has been known to make decisions she feels will benefit others.[1]
Relationships
Cream the Rabbit
Vanilla is happily reunited with Cream, from Sonic the Hedgehog #29..
Cream is Vanilla's daughter and she unconditional love her. Vanilla is very caring for Cream and always puts her safety before her own. Though Vanilla has been known to be protective of Cream, she has allowed her to go on adventures before but under supervision.[1][2]
Friends/allies
- Amy Rose
- Chaotix
- Cheese
- Chocola
- Cream the Rabbit
- Elder Scruffy
- Gemerl
- Restoration
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Enemies
Trivia
- Vanilla, Cream, and Cheese are all names that involve some sort of dairy product.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Sonic the Hedgehog #18, "Victims"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #22, The Last Minute, Part 2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #25, "A Sudden Shift"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #28, "All or Nothing, Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #29, "All or Nothing, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #30, "Cured"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #31, "Recovery, Part 1"
External links
- Vanilla the Rabbit at IDW Sonic Hub Wiki, the IDW Sonic wiki.
