Lupe the Wolf

Grand Chief Lupe is the former leader of the Wolf Pack and leader of the Wolf Pack Nation, known for her compassion and willingness to fight for the cause. Lupe had the Wolf Pack join the Knothole Freedom Fighters in their mission against Dr. Ivo Robotnik during Operation: EndGame. Following this Lupe lead the Pack on a journey to find their original home, feeling they did not belong in Mobotropolis. While travelling, the Wolf Pack discovered twin Overlander sisters, who Lupe made part of the Pack. Upon arriving in the ruins of their old city, the Pack was captured by the Robian Sir Charles Hedgehog. In order to prevent her already roboticized husband and children from being dismantled, Lupe voluntarily underwent roboticization. Some time later Lupe, along with the other Robians, was de-roboticized by the Bem, after which she united her people in order to form a new nation.

Early History
Lupe left her home to protect the freedom of their people during the invasion of Dr. Ivo Robotnik following his successful military coup, while her husband Lobo stayed back to watch their children Marcos and Maria. Lupe was forced to eventually leave her home with what they believed may have been the last surviving wolves, which formed the Wolf Pack. Some time later, she accepted help from Sonic, Sally and Antoine in destroying a Waste Pod, beginning a friendship between the Wolf Pack and the Knothole Freedom Fighters. (StH: #67, #113)

Leader of the Wolf Pack
The Wolf Pack eventually came across the Freedom Fighters again after a mission in Robotropolis. Drago showed distrust of Uncle Chuck, being a Robian, and tempers began to flare all around. Lupe led the Wolf Pack to join up with the Knothole Freedom Fighters some time later in an assault on Robotropolis, supplying cover fire when Bunnie attempted to rescue Sally after the princess fell to her supposed death. Unknown to the rest of the Pack, Drago had turned traitor and had participated in the scheme to kill Sally. Following the death of Robotnik, Lupe realized the Wolf Pack would not feel right settling in Knothole, and thus lead the Pack on a journey to their former home. During their journey, the Wolf Pack discovered a pair of Overlander children in a destroyed and long-abandoned Overlander city - Aerial and Athena. Lupe decided they would be no better than the Overlanders they used to fight against if they left the children to die, and thus took them in as her own children. (StH: #46, #67, #68, #69)

Roboticized
When the Wolf Pack arrived in the remains of their old city, they soon found themselves ambushed by one of Dr. Eggman's weapons. When they awoke, Lupe was horrified at the sight of her husband and children already roboticized. Unable to control her anger, she attempted to attack the one responsible for it - Sir Charles Hedgehog, who had recently lost his free will once again upon Dr. Eggman's coming to Mobius Prime. When Sir Charles threatened to have her husband and children dismantled, Lupe allowed herself to be roboticized. However, moments after the process had finished, Lupe had managed to maintain a small level of her free will, using it to attack the Shadowbots and Sir Charles, allowing the remainder of the Wolf Pack to escape. After that, she succumbed to the free will-removing effects of the roboticizer and stayed behind in Robotropolis as a mindless robotic slave. A symbolic grave was erected in her name by the Pack. (SSS: #11)

Restored
Lupe, along with her husband and children eventually had their free will restored along with the other Robians in Robotropolis when Sally used the Sword of Acorns' power on them. Weeks later, Lupe and her family paid a visit to Sir Charles, whose free will had also been restored. Realizing he held himself responsible for her roboticization despite his lack of free will at the time, Lupe helped Sir Charles to forgive himself. (StH: #100, #112)

Not long afterwards, the alien race known as the Bem came to Mobius and de-roboticized nearly all of the Robians, Lupe and her family included. Following this, Lupe gave the title of the chief of the pack to Lobo and was reunited with the Wolf Pack, bringing her husband and two children along. They resumed traveling and were later seen running from the massively growing nanite city when A.D.A.M. caused it to grow rapidly. They managed to escape the vicinity before falling victim to the nanites. (StH: #123, #152)

Leader of the Wolf Pack Nation
It was later revealed that, after their people had been scattered and their city destroyed, Lupe had relocated the wolves to their ancestral home in the southern hemisphere, forming the Wolf Pack Nation. As per the people's desire, she became the nation's Grand Chief. Despite some friction with the Felidae of the neighbouring Mysterious Cat Country, Lupe successfully governed the new nation and happily raised her family there. Sonic and Sally were invited to the region to be inducted as honourary members of the Wolf Pack, but when they arrived, Lupe informed them that the sacred artifact needed for the ceremony, the Ancient Onyx, had gone missing. When it was revealed that the Felidae were also looking for the Ancient Onyx, Sally asked Lupe for permission to investigate the matter as a neutral party, to which Lupe agreed. However, while Sally was gone and Sonic was attempting to negotiate with the Felidae, Lupe lead several armed wolves into the area. (StH: #213)

Personality
Lupe is a calculating and brave warrior with great compassion and a strong sense of morals, making her an effective, fair leader. Despite several hardships, she refuses to sink to the level of those she opposes and is capable of forgiveness. She is prideful and protective of others, having a strong maternal instinct. Despite objections by other members of the Wolf Pack, Lupe ensured that Aerial and Athena were accepted as part of the pack and treated them as her own children. She loves her family and her adopted children.

Background Information

 * Lupe's name is derived from Lupine, the scientific term for wolf.
 * Lupe appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon and was voiced by the daughter of the famous singer Harry Belafonte, Shari Belafonte.

Appearance
Lupe is a tall, gray wolf with dark gray hair. Her hair is somewhat spiky and mohawk-like, features a white streak, and is always bound in a multi-segmented ponytail. Her eyes were initially blue (as they were in SatAM) but later depictions tended towards green. She wears a blue leotard/bodysuit of sorts that ties around the neck with a gold ring. Her wrists and upper arms are adorned with gold cuffs. She wears blue wrap sandals.

While her design is largely the same as that of her SatAM counterpart, there are a few notable differences. In the television show, her sandals are brown rather than blue, and her tail matches the dark gray of her hair rather than that of her body. What was a single scar under her left eye seems to have been misinterpreted as facial markings on both sides. Her gray fur sometimes tends towards violet. She was once miscoloured entirely in browns.

As a Robian, her design was fairly basic, retaining her usual colour scheme; unlike many Robians, her mouth became a series of spikes and her eyes were blank.

As the Grand Chief, she gained elaborate regalia featuring a large feathered headdress and skirt, as well as a long red cape with gold trim; all of this featured elaborate designs and jewels in reds, blues and golds. Later, she entered battle in her usual outfit with the addition of red and gold shoulderpads, a heavy jeweled necklace, a feathered ornament on the left side of her head, and gold bands adorned with blue gems on her legs.