Beauregard Rabbot

Beauregard Rabbot, also known as The Baron, is the Grandmaster of the Great Desert chapter of the Dark Egg Legion and the uncle of Bunnie "Rabbot" D'Coolette.

Robian
Beauregard originally hailed from the Southern Baronies, but was one of the many victims of Roboticization during the First Robotnik War. As a mindless Robian, he was set against Sand Blast City as cannon fodder for its dome force field. However, when the Bem performed a mass deroboticization of almost all Robians on Mobius during the Second Robotnik War, Beauregard suddenly found himself returned to normal without knowing what had happened. He and the other former Robians attempted to settle in Sand Blast City before getting ready to return home; however, the Sand-Blasters didn't trust the former Robians and treated them as second-class citizens, driving them into the badlands. Wanting to protect his group, Beauregard was forced to approach the Eggman Empire for help; the former Robians received cybernetic upgrades and joined the Dark Egg Legion. (StH: #217)

Protecting the Oil Ocean Refinery
In exchange for being Legionized, the new DEL chapter was ordered to run and protect the Oil Ocean Refinery for Eggman. Beauregard became the chapter's Grandmaster. Despite not wanting to help Eggman, he felt he had no choice in order to keep his people safe. This put him back in conflict with the Sand Blasters and their city. Due to this conflict, however, Beauregard's niece, Bunnie Rabbot, arrived in the region; the same measures the Sand Blasters used against the Legion had affected her as well, causing her to fall injured and be found by the Legion. Beauregard had the Legion take her in and give her time to recover; one she'd finally regained consciousness, he approached her and the two happily reunited after having not seen each other in years. Due to Bunnie's robotic limbs, Beauregard assumed that she too had been Legionized, but when she explained that she'd actually been half-roboticized and then joined the Freedom Fighters, he said he was proud of her. He was shocked to learn she had married, though he showed some reservations upon hearing that Bunnie had married into a family he considered "soldiers bent on protectin' the oppressors." Bunnie said she didn't want to "start" again with that topic, especially after they had just found each other again, and he dropped it. When Bunnie asks how he could have possibly chosen to side with Eggman, he took the situation lightly at first, but then decided that since she was grown up now, he should be honest with her. He took her out into the Legion's desert settlement and explained why he felt they had no choice but to work for Eggman. Eventually, Bunnie said she understood and agreed to help him. The next morning, Beauregard rode a Legion saucer to the refinery with Bunnie and a young Legionnaire, Matilda. He asked Bunnie if she would really be okay fighting what were technically other Freedom Fighters, but Bunnie insisted that she wasn't fond of the Sand Blasters, anyway. Beauregard was suddenly punched by Sonic the Hedgehog, who had arrived with the Sand Blasters in order to "rescue" Bunnie from the Dark Egg Legion. Bunnie, not wanting her long-lost family member hurt, threw Sonic towards the refinery, where they appeared to begin to fight. (StH: #217)

The Legion landed its saucers just outside the refinery while Beauregard observed the fight with binoculars. Matilda asked him how long they were to maintain their position, and Beauregard replied that they'd wait until Bunnie either had the situation under control or needed their help. Proud, he remarked to himself that his "Li'l Buns" was all grown up and even holding her own against the famous Sonic the Hedgehog. Eventually, Matilda noticed that the Sand Blasters were making their way into the refinery, and Beauregard announced it was time to move in, ordering her to power up the saucer. Matilda commented that, hopefully, they would be able to end the fighting before the refinery was further damaged; this caused Beauregard to pause, and he brought up his binoculars again. He saw that, rather than all-out brawling, Sonic and Bunnie were smiling and not fighting all that seriously; the fight was a pretense to allow them to destroy the refinery. Lowering his binoculars, Beauregard coldly commented to himself that he should have expected this; after all, his niece had told him she was a Freedom Fighter and, on top of that, had married a D'Coolette. While the Legion and Sand Blasters began to clash inside the refinery, Beauregard came across two Sand Blasters, Jack Rabbit and Avery, who were preparing to fire a rocket at Bunnie and Sonic. Beauregard struck Avery over the head with his cane, causing the rocket to be fired into the sky. He then grabbed Jack with his robotic arm, forcing him to drop his weapon; Jack called him an ungrateful backstabber, but Beauregard retorted, "Don't you dare lecture me, Jack." Noticing them, Bunnie had come running over, and Beau angrily turned on her, saying that he had thought she'd understood the situation he was in and why he needed to protect the refinery no matter what. He told her she'd put the lives of his entire chapter at risk, but she replied that he had done so himself by siding with Eggman. He called her cold-hearted, but then Avery's stray rocket fell back down, causing a massive explosion. With the refinery burning around them, Beauregard cried that Bunnie had doomed them all. Bunnie replied that she hadn't; she and Sonic had stopped the refinery from falling into the hands of the Sand Blasters, struck a blow to Eggman's plans, and, to her uncle's confusion, shifted the blame away from the Legion. Sonic explained that, with Eggman's obsession over him, Beauregard merely had to put the blame on the hedgehog. Narrowing his eyes, Beauregard told Bunnie that she couldn't play both sides forever, and that one day, she'd have to face him as a Freedom Fighter. As Legionnaires approached, Bunnie acknowledged this, but said that after having not seen her uncle in so long, she didn't want their meeting to end in another fight. Stroking her cheek with his organic hand, Beauregard and Bunnie said goodbye, addressing each other not as "Buns" and "Uncle Beau" but rather "Missus D'Coolette" and "Grandmaster Rabbot." Pulling his hat over his eyes, Beauregard walked away and the Legion left the burning refinery behind. (StH: #218)

Personality
Beauregard is regal and easy-going at the same time, he is a caring, decisive leader. While pragmatic, he has a slightly jovial side and is gracious and appreciative of those working under his command. He seems to have a harder edge under his generally pleasant demeanor. Despite that he is a Legionnaire, he greatly loves his niece Bunnie and is proud of her for becoming a Freedom Fighter; however, he eventually comes to believe that, due to his being a Legionnaire, they'll one day be forced to face each other as enemies. He seems to have a distaste for the Kingdom of Acorn, referring to the royal line as oppressors; according to Bunnie, he was known for saying, "The south shall rise again!"

Abilities & Implants
As a Baron, Beauregard is well accustomed to lead, his organization skills and leadership have allowed his chapter of the Dark Egg Legion to not only build themselves a home, but fight back against their enemies as well. Though he is often seen supporting himself on a cane, it hardly seem to hinder him in his daily life; he is later seen using it both offensively and defensively.

The Baron has a cybernetic right arm and shoulder, giving him some enhanced strength. He mentioned that being Legionized "fixed my bum knee," implying internal augmentations as well.

Background Information

 * Bunnie's "Uncle Beauregard" was first mentioned by name in StH: #39; he was not introduced as a character until StH: #217
 * It is possible that Beauregard is the husband or brother of Lulumae seeing as they are both Bunnie's aunt and uncle.
 * Beauregard's wants for the South to rise again seems to be a reference to the attitude of Confederate States of America war veterans and certain passionate descendants. Beauregard's rebellious attitude toward the Kingdom of Acorn may be a continuation of this analogy, but for different reasons than the Confederates.

Appearance
Beauregard is a yellow rabbit with a white muzzle and blue/grey eyes. He has bushy eyebrows and his brown hair is styled into thick dreadlocks adorned with beads. He keeps his long ears tied back. He wears a brown hat, a long brown coat with a red tie in the front, black Eggman-style bottoms and a blue fingerless glove on his left hand. As a Legionnaire, he has cybernetics, the most obvious of which being his robotic right arm. He carries a metallic cane. The character was designed by artist Steven Butler.