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Top marks to for drawing this for me and kudos to Archie Comic's very own for the coloring. You two did solid work.

Ah yes, more supporting character love. What can I say? They intrigue me the most.

This piece is about one of my favorite characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics by Archie Comics, Geoffrey St. John. Quite the complicated history this character has had, so bear with me.

Orphaned from war, his father Ian (also a favorite, I love dad characters) dying in the service of their king, poor Geoffrey was vulnerable to the manipulating forces of the Ixis wizard Naugus.

Poisoned at such a young age, Geoffrey was turned into Naugus' apprentice and commanded to infiltrate the underground resistance, headed by Princess Sally and Sonic the Hedgehog. He served alongside them, befriended them, and fell in love with one of their members, Hershey, resulting in their marriage. Away from his master's voice, Geoffrey was free to be who he could have been had Naugus never gotten his hooks into him.

Sadly, Hershey disappeared during a mission and was presumed dead, sending Geoffrey into depression which caused him to return to his former mission. He deposed King Acorn, got Naugus on the throne, and lost his friends in the process. He never seemed happy about this decision. He never appeared fond of Naugus and often looked at his former friends from the shadows with regret, but his master was all he knew. Or all he was trained to know. And given Naugus' emotional influence of people, perhaps all he could feel.

I can't see Geoffrey as a villain. More of a victim than anything. Kind of a jerk from the start sure (but let's be honest, a lot of characters had their jerk moments, like Antoine and he was a favorite of mine then and still is), but he always worked for the good of the kingdom and it's people. He's a case of trying to do the right thing, but doing it the wrong way. Or in his particular case, the only way he knew how.

Wow, quite the info dump, huh? I am nothing if not thorough (and possibly long-winded).

I do wonder what his father would think of his son, having given his life to protect the queen and the prince. I'd like to think, in spite of all that has happened, he would still remember the precious little time they had together and love him no matter what.

I'll be honest with you, I'm really not a fan of the direction this character was suddenly taken, Ixis apprentice and all. I don't know what the future holds for Mr. St. John in the Lost Hedgehog Tales. For all we know, this was part of some crazy scheme he had as a quadruple agent for the crown. So, I'm going to be optimistic and hope one of my favorite characters gets a happy ending.

Ian and Geoffrey St. John @ Ken Penders

Description
Top marks to for drawing this for me and kudos to Archie Comic's very own for the coloring. You two did solid work.

Ah yes, more supporting character love. What can I say? They intrigue me the most.

This piece is about one of my favorite characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics by Archie Comics, Geoffrey St. John. Quite the complicated history this character has had, so bear with me.

Orphaned from war, his father Ian (also a favorite, I love dad characters) dying in the service of their king, poor Geoffrey was vulnerable to the manipulating forces of the Ixis wizard Naugus.

Poisoned at such a young age, Geoffrey was turned into Naugus' apprentice and commanded to infiltrate the underground resistance, headed by Princess Sally and Sonic the Hedgehog. He served alongside them, befriended them, and fell in love with one of their members, Hershey, resulting in their marriage. Away from his master's voice, Geoffrey was free to be who he could have been had Naugus never gotten his hooks into him.

Sadly, Hershey disappeared during a mission and was presumed dead, sending Geoffrey into depression which caused him to return to his former mission. He deposed King Acorn, got Naugus on the throne, and lost his friends in the process. He never seemed happy about this decision. He never appeared fond of Naugus and often looked at his former friends from the shadows with regret, but his master was all he knew. Or all he was trained to know. And given Naugus' emotional influence of people, perhaps all he could feel.

I can't see Geoffrey as a villain. More of a victim than anything. Kind of a jerk from the start sure (but let's be honest, a lot of characters had their jerk moments, like Antoine and he was a favorite of mine then and still is), but he always worked for the good of the kingdom and it's people. He's a case of trying to do the right thing, but doing it the wrong way. Or in his particular case, the only way he knew how.

Wow, quite the info dump, huh? I am nothing if not thorough (and possibly long-winded).

I do wonder what his father would think of his son, having given his life to protect the queen and the prince. I'd like to think, in spite of all that has happened, he would still remember the precious little time they had together and love him no matter what.

I'll be honest with you, I'm really not a fan of the direction this character was suddenly taken, Ixis apprentice and all. I don't know what the future holds for Mr. St. John in the Lost Hedgehog Tales. For all we know, this was part of some crazy scheme he had as a quadruple agent for the crown. So, I'm going to be optimistic and hope one of my favorite characters gets a happy ending.

Ian and Geoffrey St. John @ Ken Penders