Antoine D'Coolette


 * Antoine redirects here. For other versions or uses of Antoine, see Antoine (disambiguation).

Current= Antoine D'Coolette is a proud member of the Knothole Freedom Fighters from the Kingdom of Acorn on Westside Island. He is a faithful and longtime member of the team and beloved husband of fellow teammate Bunnie D'Coolette. He is a brave-if occasionally nervous-and noble individual with a serious attitude who alongside his comrades stands up against the forces of the evil Dr. Eggman and his Eggman Empire. Antoine D'Coolette was the son of the late army General Armand D'Coolette and his wife Marie D'Coolette, and one of the original Knothole Freedom Fighters. While originally being one of the least contributing members and often showing signs of cowardice in the face of danger, Antoine gradually learned to overcome these fears and hone his skills with the sword. However, he was critically injured in duty by the explosion caused by a self-destructing Metal Sonic while escorting Elias Acorn safely out of the city. As a result, he was left in a coma, with his fate left uncertain.
 * -|Pre-Super Genesis Wave=

History
Current= =Early Life= As a young boy, Antoine was sent to Mobotropolis as part of an exchange program, and took with him his father's sword and an admonition to be brave. He swore himself to the king's service, but soon found himself terrified by the rise of Dr. Eggman. Fleeing with others to Knothole, he tried to assuage his wounded pride by staying close to Princess Sally, though in truth he was terrified of the idea of leaving Knothole. Over time, Sally's confidence impressed him to the point that he found himself attracted to her; unfortunately, Sally did not reciprocate his feelings. Matters only grew worse when Sonic the Hedgehog arrived and demonstrated superior abilities and confidence that exposed Antoine's false bravado for what it was.

However, Antoine soon found a true source of bravery that made him want to try harder: Bunnie Rabbot. Inspired by her determined effort to learn to function again after becoming a cyborg, Antoine joined the Knothole Freedom Fighters alongside her and worked with her. Eventually, Antoine found the courage to admit to Bunnie that he considered himself a coward. Bunnie responded by commending him for his courage-despite his fear he had continued to fight the good fight. She then revealed that Antoine's courage had inspired her as well. Having realized that Bunnie had become more to him than a comrade or friend, Antoine asked her to marry him, and the couple continued to fight for the freedom of Mobius. The couple enjoyed happiness but also experienced sorrow, such as when Nicole informed them that Antoine's parents had died after faithful service to the Kingdom of Acorn. (SSD: #8, #11)

At some point in the past, Lupe the Wolf's village was invaded by Dr. Eggman's forces. Thankfully, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sally Acorn and Antoine D'Coolette came to her aid. When Sonic ran off to follow and defeat Dr. Eggman, Antoine attempted to defend Sally and Lupe, but Lupe, both encouraged by Sally's words and enraged by her own loss, took Antoine's sword and successfully destroyed an approaching Motobug, freeing the Mobini inside of it. (StH: #257, #277)

=Guarding Knothole=
 * From a reader's perspective, this picks up from where the original pre-Super Genesis Wave continuity left off

Antoine was guarding Knothole as Uncle Chuck investigated the recent tremors affecting the planet, as well as the mysterious purple gas seeping from the ground. Sonic and Tails arrived in the village, after being informed by Rotor of their location, and reacted with glee at seeing their formerly fallen friend on his feet again: a response that catches Antoine completely off guard. After some persuasion, Tails hands him Nicole, and his memories of the old timeline come flooding back, from his early cowardice, to his marriage to Bunnie, to his valiant sacrifice for Elias Acorn, the latter of which left Ant in a state of shock, as Sonic reassured him that it had only left him in a coma rather than killing him. Despite his friends asking him to come along, he refuses as he wants to keep an eye on Uncle Chuck and his research while they go and hunt down Bunnie. When asked what to tell her, he says to tell her that "[He] is well, but [he] will not be whole" until they're together again. (StH: #254)

Antoine rushed back to Sky Patrol, and met Sonic, Tails and Bunnie on their return from Metropolis Zone. He returned quickly to be with Bunnie when she had her memories restored. She fell into his embrace, crying, as she tried to digest the differences between the two sets of memories, especially the fact that she had her full natural body back in the other reality. He did his best to comfort her, and remained on the Sky Patrol with her while Sonic and Tails went to find Sally and Amy. The Freedom Fighters were happily reunited, but their happiness was brief, as Sally and Amy had their own traumatic memories of the original timeline restored. Then Nicole reported an even greater problem: the residual effects of the Super Genesis Wave were causing the planet to break apart. (StH: #255, #256)

=Shattered World Crisis= Not allowing their own struggles to keep them out of action in the midst of a crisis, Antoine and his teammates traveled to Station Square to help in relief efforts their. During the mission, Antoine and Bunnie struggled with their conflicting memories of the two timelines, as they remembered both being in Station Square to help fight Chaos and not being there at the same time. Following their efforts, they soon had to deal with another problem: Uncle Chuck and his colleague Professor Pickle had been abducted by E-106 Eta. Traveling to the Soleanna Forest Zone, Antoine and his friends flew into action to intercept Eta's Egg Train, with Antoine piloting his Twister plane. They soon rescued the professors, who informed them of Gaia Temples and their potential to restore the planet to normal in conjunction with the Chaos Emeralds. Thus tasked with their new mission, the heroes set out to find both temples and Emeralds, with Antoine joining Sally and Tails in recovering one from Crystal Cave. While they successfully infiltrated the cave undetected and recovered the Emerald, at Sally's urging they had Nicole reactivate the defense systems so that Eggman would be aware of their intrusion and thus not harm the pristine cave. They successfully returned to the Sky Patrol despite dealing with various Badniks-including an E-1000 unit-where Bunnie joked with her husband as to whether he was planning on upgrading her wedding ring. Carrying on the joke, Antoine replied that were he to do so with an Emerald, he would need a green one to match her eyes. (StH: #257, #258, #259, #260, #261, #262)

Unfortunately, Antoine and his friends' intrusion was noted by Eggman's underlings, and the doctor began preparing traps for the heroes. Unaware of this, the heroes made their way to Soumerca in search of the next Emerald. Along the way Rotor treated them to a tour of the Sky Patrol that was briefly interrupted by the attack of the War Walrus, which Rotor quickly dealt with. The D'Coolettes then went on a mission together to Harbor Heights, where they helped various citizens-including a pair of newlyweds-escape the damage caused by the Shattered World Crisis. Afterwards, Bunnie approached her husband and expressed her fear at the idea of losing him, prompting Antoine to express his confidence that they would never be separated. The pair later joined Sally as part of Team Freedom to pursue a Chaos Emerald, only to run into the triple threat of E-108 Iota, E-109 Kappa, and E-110 Lambda. Overwhelmed by the superior arsenals of their enemies, the trio attempted to secure the Emerald only for it to be flown away to Eggman. When Team Fighters flew in to aid them, both groups were caught in a trap, and only saved by the intervention of their remaining Sky Patrol teammates led by Cream the Rabbit. Beaten and battered, they were encouraged by Sonic upon his return from training with Moss the Sloth to master his Werehog form. (StH: #263, #264, #265, #266, #267)

The chance for another Chaos Emerald came to the team when they learned of the Chaos Emerald Championship, though only Sonic, Amy, and Tails were able to enter the tournament. Prior to departing, Sonic shared his history with Breezie the Hedgehog, something he had previously shared due to Breezie's betrayal. He described it in goofy fashion as one of the occasions when he had been "played for a chump!" Antoine noted with a smirk that he thought he might enjoy those stories, leading to a gentle reprimand from Bunnie. The D'Coolettes and their other friends not entered into the tournament managed to enjoy watching it on TV, with Antoine preparing a large batch of popcorn. During the final round, he rooted for Knuckles the Echidna over Sonic. Afterwards, he and Bunnie were absent from the Sky Patrol on a scouting mission-along with Sonic and Amy-when the ship was attacked by a group of Dark Gaia's Minions. (StH: #268, #269, #272; SU: #71, #74)

He later accompanied Sonic and their new friend Chip on a mission to Apotos, where Antoine learned of a recent encounter Sonic had with Silver the Hedgehog after they battled a patrol of Badniks. They then met the sage Gregorios and learned of the Gaia Gate and Gaia Keys, though Sonic took occasion to mock Antoine's outbursts over Gregorios' revelations. The pair-with Sonic in Werehog form-were then forced to battle several of Dark Gaia's Minions led by a Dark Gaia Titan. Fortunately, Bunnie arrived with Amy and Knuckles to aid the pair, and they discovered that a shard of the broken Master Emerald had somehow become embedded in the Titan's chest. Antoine managed to pry it free and was sent flying, and caught by his wife, who only put him down after a bit of playful teasing. Now armed with information that would help them locate the Gaia Keys and thus access the temples, the group returned to the Sky Patrol. They then proceeded to Crystal Desert Zone to meet up with a G.U.N. unit who had recovered a Chaos Emerald, only to find them the victims of an attack launched by Metal Sonic. Fortunately, Antoine and his teammates were able to get the soldiers medical attention, and Sonic soon returned with the recovered Emerald. (StH: #272; SU: #75)

=Worlds Unite= Following Sonic's disappearance, Antoine and his teammates were called back to Mobotropolis on an urgent mission: to defend the city from the attacking M'egga Man. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts and the assistance of Gemerl, the heroes proved to be no match for the corrupted Mega Man. His mission to set up one of Sigma-1's Unity Engines proved successful, linking Mobius to Earth 20XX and leading to meetings between the Freedom Fighters and Robot Masters of that world. Joined by the Maverick Hunters and Team Sticks, the heroes made their way aboard the Sky Patrol in order to take the fight to the enemy. They soon set their course for the Lost Hex, and along the way Antoine found a fellow swordsman in Zero of the Maverick Hunters. (StH: #273; SU: #77)

Unfortunately, the pair would be forced to wield their swords against an army of Mechaniloids assembled by Sigma, and then against each other when the Deadly Six took control of the heroes' robotics, including Bunnie's. Unlikely allies Eggman and Dr. Wily managed to free the victimized heroes, but Antoine and his friends were then forced to face Sigma's Maverick army. Weakened by their previous battles, Antoine and his friends were unable to fight off enemies such as Boomer Kuwanger. Fortunately, the heroes of the Street Fighter Zone arrived to help the heroes fight off a handful of the villains. As part of a plan formulated by Sally and inspired by Sticks the Badger, the heroes then split into smaller groups to follow the Mavericks and recruit new allies. Eventually the small army of allies launched a massive attack on Sigma, and managed to destroy his defenses. However, he then unveiled the mighty Sigma-3 form, which Super Sonic and Super Mega Man were forced to challenge. Xander Paynes actions later erased the conflict from history, returning Antoine and all the others to their previous places with only vague memories of what had transpired. SB: #9; StH: #274, #275; MM: #51, #52)

=Restoring Mobius= Antoine later joined Big and Sonic on a mission to Shamar, where they sought to protect one of the Gaia Key Guardians from the local Egg Army. This would force them into an alliance with the Shamar Freedom Fighters. (StH: #278)

=Early Life= Antoine was born in Mercia shortly before the Great War broke out, though his family moved to Mobotropolis while he was still young. As a young boy, Antoine began training as a cadet to become a soldier in the Royal Army. His father personally oversaw his training, teaching him the local language in contrast to his mother educating him in their native tongue. This would lead to Antoine having difficulties with both languages later in his life. Antoine also enjoyed playing with his friends Sally Acorn, Sonic the Hedgehog and Rotor Walrus, though Sonic would often pick on him. (StH: #46, SSS: #9, CSE)
 * -|Pre-Super Genesis Wave=

Antoine was only eight years of age when Dr. Ivo Robotnik began his military coup and takeover of Mobotropolis. During the coup d&apos;état, Antoine was sent into hiding in the Great Forest with other children, while his father was one of the many citizens captured and roboticized. Antoine remained unaware of this and believed, as did many others, that his beloved father had perished in the chaos of the coup when he and his troop went missing. Fatherless and now with a grieving mother, Antoine took to wearing his old cadet uniform as a testament of loyalty to his father, despite having not completed his training. (StH: #46, #58, SSS: #9)

Antoine eventually went on to be raised by Rosie and Julayla after his mother had passed on due to an illness, as they were responsible for tending to the other children orphaned by war as well. While still young, he became one of the founding members of the eventual Knothole Freedom Fighters when they came across an old limestone cavern outside of Knothole, vowing to stop Robotnik and save their old home. While playing on a frozen pond with the others one winters&apos; day, Antoine also got caught up in a strange experience that sent him into another Zone thanks to a Power Ring they found in a nearby well. While Sally and Sonic each had their own adventure, Antoine, Boomer and Tails had a shared experience which Tails believed had some meaning as they had been able to get through it together like they were part of a team. (SSS: #5, #9, CSE)

=Freedom Fighter= As he got older, Antoine at first seemed to be very arrogant and cowardly, always being the first one to report trouble of any kind and then also run from it. He was also not the most insightful person either, as he nearly brought down their entire group when he lead Pseudo Sonic right into Knothole while obliviously thinking it was the real Sonic. Throughout all this, he made every attempt to win over Sally's affection as he believed it was his duty from being brought up to be a member of the royal court. Sadly, despite his persistence, Sally always turned him down in favor of Sonic, whose more irresponsible and easy-going nature appealed to her and continued to make Antoine a regular victim of Sonic's joking. However, Antoine did have a few shining moments in the early days of the war, such as when he saved Bunnie Rabbot from a SWATbot with a boulder he pushed from a ledge above. (OSM: #0, StH: #1, #3, #5, #9, #46)

Years of fighting against Robotnik, Badniks, and even his own evil-counterpart toughened Antoine up though, and he soon began to contribute much more. At one point, Antoine even single-handedly saved his friends from a surprise attack of Robotnik and his forces during their annual Freedom Fighter picnic by launching an aerial counter-attack with a hot-air balloon he had repaired. During this time, Antoine also served a valuable function as the Freedom Fighter's pilot for various aircraft including the Tornado and Turbo Prop, manning the controls as they headed into imminent danger, including when Angel Island was hijacked during Operation: Flying Destroyer, usually at the others' behest. One evening, Tails left a Power Ring behind in Robotropolis and Antoine volunteered to retrieve it before Sonic found out. After navigating his way through the city and nearly getting captured numerous times, he returned the Power Ring to Tails and then kissed Bunnie in thanks for helping him, even though she meant to do so without giving herself away to Antoine. (StH: #10, #17, #23, #24, S&amp;K)

Shortly after this, Antoine accompanied Sonic and Tails on a mission into Robotropolis to survey the city after a recent earth quake. The trio was soon attacked by a group of COMbots, one of which Antoine managed to strike down. However, Sonic's speed was temporarily taken away after one of the COMbots exploded and knocked him unconscious. Antoine along with the other Knothole Freedom Fighters were soon captured, but with help from the Robotropolis Spy Network and the Substitute Freedom Fighters, Sonic managed to free Antoine and the others. (StH: #38)

During Mecha Sonic's attack on Knothole, Antoine questioned Sonic's loyalty as he had previously asked for permission to be roboticized with a Neuro-Overrider to maintain his free will. After Mecha Sonic was defeated by Mecha Knuckles and restored to his organic self, Antoine all too happily placed Sonic under arrest with the charge of treason. During the trial, Antoine acted as the prosecution and did everything he possibly could to find Sonic guilty, badgering Amy Rose and questioning witnesses in a way that made Sonic seem undeniably guilty. However, he was quickly put on the spot when Sonic argued that Antoine had left his post at the Knothole jailhouse, which allowed Nack the Weasel to escape and capture Sonic, leading to his roboticization, and Antoine was too busy plotting his coronation party to notice Nack's disappearance. Despite Antoine's admittance that Sonic was right, Sonic was still found guilty, but Sally agreed to give him the chance to prove his innocence, which he quickly did by recapturing Nack, much to Antoine's disappointment. (StH: #39, #40, SMM)

Not long after, King Max was successfully recovered and Sally paired Antoine up with Bunnie to scout out the Lake of Rings and retrieve any Rings they could find in an effort to restore their monarch's health. With Sally starting to get her family back, Antoine began going through his father's old belongings and came across half of an old map that lead to a site in Robotropolis called the "Budding Circle." Deciding to go it alone since it had been left by his father, Antoine ventured into the city and found Snively at the Circle looking for the last remaining seeds of the Krudzu with his Eggbots. Confused as to why his father would have a map leading to Robotnik's failed plant-badniks, Antoine accidentally gave himself away as he tried to retreat, leading to a dangerous chase with the Eggbots as he attempted to avoid capture in the city's sewer system. Eventually he managed to evade them and alert Uncle Chuck of what was happening, but then went back to the site to help the other Freedom Fighters after Sir Charles told him they had also gone there to investigate the digging activity they had detected. (SQM: #1, SSS: #1)

By the time of Operation: EndGame, Antoine's opinion of Sonic had changed. When Geoffrey St. John was ready to kill Sonic, Antoine punched him out, stating "The 'edgehog may be zee imbecile like you, but even he does not desairve death!". He also called St. John a liar who had stolen his family's honor by revealing that it was in fact his father who had established the Royal Underground before Robotnik's coup, while St. John falsely took credit for it. Wandering off in self-disgust, Antoine then found that Bunnie had followed him and received a surprise in that she openly admitted having feelings for him, and promptly kissed him on the spot. (StH: #46)

After Sonic's arrest for Sally's supposed murder, Antoine became suspicious of Drago Wolf spending much of his time with the mysteriously-healed King Max. While attempting to spy on Drago, Antoine and Bunnie were captured by a group of SWATbots and taken to Crocbot's prison camp in Downunda. To prevent their escape, Antoine was fitted with an explosive collar rigged to detonate if Bunnie used her robotic limbs, but they were able to remove it with help from Barby Koala. While there the two helped free the Downunda Freedom Fighters who then engaged Crocbot in a final battle (though he actually managed to survive), covering for Antoine and Bunnie as they boarded an airship back to Robotropolis. Following this, they discovered Robotnik's plan for the Ultimate Annihilator, and stole a nuclear device from the Combots en-route, placing it on the weapon after they arrived. The bomb proved useless however, as Robotnik was ultimately killed by his own creation due to Snively's tampering. (StH: #48, #49, #50, SSS: #4, #6)

=Family (Re-)Building=

With the war over, Antoine devoted his time and duty to helping rebuild the kingdom. He would often find himself paired up with Bunnie for a lot of their work, whom he also started feeling much closer towards after what they had been through. During this period, Antoine joined Sonic and Sally on a recon mission that brought him up against the Eggbots a second time. It would have been the end for him and Sonic if not for the aid of Monkey Khan, whom Sally had freed. (StH: #53, #55, SSS: #2)

While Sonic and Tails were away chasing down Ixis Naugus, Antoine realized he and Bunnie had genuine romantic feelings towards each other despite the King considering him be Sally's suitor. Sonic took notice of this after he returned, seeing how Bunnie was hanging on to Antoine's every word while they were enjoying themselves at Deer John's. When Sonic asked him about this, Antoine admitted just how happy Bunnie had made him and how much she meant to him. As he mentioned that her love actually helped ease the pain of losing his father, his mood swiftly fell when Sonic dropped a bombshell on him- that his father was alive, but roboticized and last seen serving as the High Sheriff Sub-Boss of Robotnik's former holdings in Mercia. (StH: #59, #69)

Following a pirate broadcast of the late Dr. Robotnik's biography and the disappearance of the Robian colony in Knothole, Antoine met with the others to discuss the appearance of a series of strange satellites around the planet, whose activation appeared related to recent events. Journeying into space, Antoine and the other Freedom Fighters found a massive space station orbiting Mobius which housed the missing Robians and belonged to none other than Robo-Robotnik, who lured them away to be trapped while he took over Mobotropolis and started a second war. Once they were freed by Snively and returned to the planet, Antoine & Bunnie along with Jules and Bernie, followed Tails back to the city's library where they rescued the historian Jeremiah and recovered as many books as they could to preserve their history. In the evenings that followed, Antoine and the others would discuss what they had brought back to Knothole around campfires, while listening to Jules' and Bernie's input from their experiences during the Great War. (StH: #72, #73, #74, #75, #76, #77, #78, #79,

Not long after, Antoine learned Bunnie's robotic and organic halves were rejecting each other, putting her life at risk. As Antoine talked with her over her options, he told Bunnie he would love her no matter what decision she made, giving her the courage to get a permanent upgrade at the cost of losing all chances of ever being de-roboticized. Antoine then went with the other Freedom Fighters to Station Square to warn its inhabitants, once they learned Dr. Eggman had located the hidden city. While there, Amy Rose disappeared and Antoine & Bunnie went looking for her, though their efforts were fruitless as she later returned safely with Tails. As he tried to get people to safety during Perfect Chaos' attack, falling rubble struck Antoine and broke his ankle, forcing Knuckles to rescue him. After Antoine returned to Knothole, his injury forced King Max to relieve him of active military duty (at that time a Lieutenant), so he requested a leave of absence to look for his father in Mercia along with Bunnie and Amy. (StH: #80, #84, SSS: #11, #13)

En route Antoine made a stop in the Northern Tundra to visit Rotor and his family, and picked a device his inventor friend designed to briefly disable hostile Robians. Once they arrived in Deerwood Forest, they were confronted by Amy's cousin Rob O' the Hedge who accused Antoine of being in league with the High Sheriff and bewitching Amy, only to have Knuckles appear and save Antoine a second time. Joining with Knuckles, Antoine went to the mysterious city of Albion where he later discovered his roboticized father being held for impending disassembly. Antoine was unable to convince High Councillor Gala-Na to let him handle the situation, and once he was struck by his out-of-control father, required the help of Chaos Knuckles to send them back to their transport instantly. Antoine then brought his father back to Knothole where he kept him imprisoned until the Sword of Acorns restored his free will. (StH: #88, #89, #90, #102)



Finally able to catch up with his father, Antoine attempted to impress him with a few exaggerated stories of his exploits. Sonic decided to play along, hoping to help Antoine reconnect with his father by making his tales seem legitimate. Later, Antoine defeated Evil Sonic after he escaped from the No Zone, thinking that it was actually Sonic in disguise helping him as part of an act. Antoine caught Evil Sonic off-guard and single-handedly took him down, enabling Zonic the Zone Cop to apprehend him. (StH: #112)

=Replaced by Patch= Antoine's case of mistaken identity came back to haunt him when Evil Sonic kidnapped him and switched him for his Moebius counterpart Patch during the year Sonic was in outer space. Forced to wear the mask of his Prime counterpart, Patch worked behind the scenes to secure the throne of Acorn, even poisoning Antoine's father and breaking off Antoine's relationship with Bunnie Rabbot. Antoine was forced to play the role of his Anti Mobius self until Sonic finally discovered the switch and rescued him, sending Patch back to Anti Mobius. (StH: #150, #151 #156)

Once he returned, Antoine resumed his rank in the Royal Army and assisited in the defense of Castle Acorn during the Metal Sonic Troopers' attack. After that, he joined in the celebation of Sonic's next birthday, only to have to fight again with the arrival of the bounty-hunters Bark the Polar Bear and Bean the Dynamite to take out Sonic, and then Croctobot, followed by Scourge and Rouge. Some time later, Antoine joined with the others in a decisive battle against the combined might of Mammoth Mogul, Ixis Naugus, the Arachne, & the Destructix. (StH: #158, #159, #160, #161, #162, #163, #164)

Now back home, Antoine had the arduous task of picking up the pieces of his life; having found that, not only had Patch subverted his life and ruined his good name, but had destroyed all he held valuable. Antoine finally got a break when Bunnie offered to help. Antoine was on the verge of proposing, when Sonic dropped another bomb; his father, recently hospitalized at Julayla Memorial Hospital seriously ill, needed to see him. Bunnie came with Antoine at his request (as he felt he could not face another devastating event alone), and Antoine was given the news from Dr. Quack; Armand's illness was being caused by poisoning done by Patch, but the dose was far higher than that on King Max, and as such, was terminal. Antoine came to his father on his deathbed, where he threw himself upon his father's mercy, begging forgiveness for his weaknesses and believed himself a failiure. Armand, however, pointed out how well Antoine had turned out, and assured his son he was not a failure in his eyes, accomplishing more than he ever did as a soldier. Before he passed away, Armand also implored Antoine to cherish his relationship with Bunnie and also told him that his mother would have been proud of him. (StH: #168)

=Marriage=

Having spent years fighting alongside Bunnie with their relationship as strong as ever, and remembering his father's final words, Antoine finally resolved to ask for her hand in marriage. It took weeks to pluck up enough courage, and only did so when faced with the prospects of their enemies growing in numbers and their only respite was in each other. The actual decision to propose to Bunnie came as a reaction to Fiona Fox's defection to Scourge. Happily for him, Bunnie accepted, but they still had to take part in the sting operation that resulted in the capture of both Ixis Naugus and Mammoth Mogul, along with Nack, Bark, & Bean that very same night. Right before the wedding though, Antoine started to get cold feet and was recieving encouragement of how he had faced incredible danger before, from Vector of all people. When the time came, Antoine was able to go through with stating his vows & putting the ring on Bunnie's finger and the two's wedding ceremony was the biggest celebration in Knothole; with King Elias Acorn performing it, Sonic as best man, and Sally as maid of honour. (StH: #172, #173, #174)

=Fighting Eggman & Moebius= Shortly after his marriage, Antoine became one of the Mobians captured by Dr. Eggman during the destruction of Knothole Village, but was promptly liberated thanks to a quick rescue mission mounted by Sonic, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Tails, and NICOLE. He then joined his rescuers and fellow former captives in bringing down Dr. Eggman's Egg Beater robot and force him to retreat. Antoine was also one of several Freedom Fighters who were part of a mass attack launched at the new Enerjak, but like most of his allies was unable to even land a blow on him due to his immense powers. (StH: #175, #176, #177, #182)



When the Suppression Squad, formerly the Anti-Freedom Fighters and now led by King Scourge the Hedgehog and Queen Fiona Fox, attacked Freedom HQ itself through a pair of stolen Globe Posts, a pitched battle soon erupted between both groups. Antoine dueled with Patch, vowing he would pay for all he cost him, but Patch in turn threatened to kill him as he did his father. This motivated Antoine to be the only one to duel Patch, not out of revenge, but to ensure Patch would not kill Bunnie, who had become the only reason he had to keep living. Patch, Miles Prower and Boomer overheard this, and Antoine, disarmed and restrained by Boomer, panicked and was helpless as Patch held his sword to Bunnie's throat, interested in the idea of taking her life in order to hurt Antoine. Before Patch could slit her throat, however, Sonic intervened and knocked all three to the floor, freeing Antoine and Bunnie. Soon, the battle led the base dangerously close to collapse, forcing the Freedom Fighters to retreat, with Antoine helping Bunnie (due to injuries Boomer inflicted on her as they fled), but Sonic has vowed to regain the base. (StH: #189, #190)

Miles from the Suppression Squad was later sent to bomb New Mobotropolis. He convinced the Freedom Fighters to aid him in overthrowing Scourge. Antoine and Patch couldn't do much against Scourge, who beat everybody up before he was left stranded on Moebius. Antoine later accompanied the other Freedom Fighters and the Suppression Squad to Moebius to defeat Scourge through the repaired Star Posts, only for them to all be temporarily defeated by Super Scourge, but thanks to the quick thinking of Sonic, Super Scourge was defeated and they returned back to Mobius. (StH: #194, #195, #196)

=Eggman's Fall & Fallout=

Antoine later assisted in capturing a small piece of land outside the Eggdome for the Freedom Fighters to set camp and get ready for the final battle against Eggman. He also helped invade the Eggdome itself the next day while talking over old times with his wife and Princess Sally. After Bunnie and Mighty finished taking down the barricade, Antoine and the Freedom Fighters entered to see Eggman defeated and headed back to New Mobotropolis to celebrate. (StH: #198, #199, #200)

Their celebrations were cut short by the arrival of the Iron Queen, who used her Magitek abilities to seize control of Bunnie's limbs, forcing her to attack her friends and even nearly kill Antoine before she was stopped by Monkey Khan. As a result, Antoine was furious, as Monkey Khan's failure to fully explain the Queen's powers or his own liability to them nearly cost Bunnie's life. However, when Khan later apologized, Antoine did as well, expressing further forgiveness when the two of them visited Bunnie at Tommy Turtle Memorial Hospital. Antoine joined the other fighting fit Freedom Fighters in rescuing Sonic from the Iron King after Sonic engaged the tyrant to allow Tails to escape with Dr. Eggman in tow. Afterwards, he welcomed Sally into his home and left her and Bunnie alone to talk. Later, as the Iron Dominion invaded the city, the pair evacuated civilians with the help of Vector the Crocodile and Mighty the Armadillo. Antoine asked Bunnie to leave, but was surprised when she remained behind, determined to fight alongside him. The two were then subdued by a corrupted "Iron NICOLE", but managed to escape the city and get into hiding. (StH: #203, #204, #205, #206, #207, #208)

Antoine managed to join forces with Amy Rose and Geoffrey St. John, bringing them back to where Bunnie was hiding and then meeting with NICOLE. After learning of a public Legionization to be held in New Mobotropolis' stadium, Antoine and his comrades made their way there, charging in to save Rotor from being the first subject. After a brief and rather one-sided battle, they were joined by Sonic's team as they returned from the Dragon Kingdom. With their allies returned and the clans withdrawing their support from the Iron Dominion, Antoine and his friends were able to defeat their opponents, expelling the Iron King and arresting the Iron Queen with Antoine himself snapping the handcuffs on her. (StH: #210, #211)

=Overdue Honeymoon (Or Not)= With the Iron Queen incarcerated in the Dragon Kingdom, Tails offered Bunnie and Antoine a chance to finally celebrate their wedding- with a well-deserved honeymoon. As a result, the trio were not present to join Sonic and Sally in becoming members of the newly formed Wolf Pack Nation. With additional passenger compartments installed onto the rebuilt Sea Fox, Tails brought them out to the remote atoll of Cocoa Island where he kept his workshop. Antoine was not thrilled at riding along in the sub, but tried to put on a casual front with his compartment's window open despite being clearly uncomfortable. When Tails was puzzled about a "third" sister island not on his map, Antoine inquired where he got it in the first place and suggested he simply had not gotten to it yet. Antoine quickly put it out of his mind though, and agreed with Bunnie when she suggested they land on the beach. As Bunnie and Antoine went down the beach, they lightly joked about Tails' fears that they would be bored and spent the rest of the day together, enjoying each other's company and the beautiful sights of the island. At nightfall, Antoine brought up the fear that they might have rushed into their marriage at such a young age, but he and Bunnie both agreed that it had been the right decision. (StH: #213, SU: #17)

Unfortunately, the moment was interrupted by the Battle Bird Armada, who set the jungle on fire and ambushed the pair in a raid. Cut off from escape, Antoine put up a valiant fight despite being taken by surprise and without his sword, but they both were ultimately subdued by the attackers' Mole Mech and captured. The next day Bunnie was taken to meet Battlekukku XV, while Antoine stole a key to his cell in the Armada's base from his guard. He escaped soon after tricking the guard into leaving, only to run into Armada officer Speedy. Antoine then ran and found an escape hatch, only to learn it opened into empty air with a long drop to the sea below. Speedy then arrived in company with Bunnie, who had passed herself off as a Dark Egg Legion member to gain the trust of the Battle Lord. Unfortunately, Antoine believed the ruse, remembering Silver's story about a traitor in the Freedom Fighters and that Bunnie had wanted to get away from New Mobotropolis for their honeymoon. Antoine then threw himself out of the hatch, an attempt at suicide, leaving behind a horrified Bunnie. (SU: #17, #18)

However this was his own ruse, as he landed on Tails onboard the Sea Fox floating down below. After explaining he believed Bunnie was under cover, they proceeded through the island to find the entrance to the Armada's base, with Antoine bringing up Tails' earlier adventures, much to the latter's chagrin. Once they found the entrance and made their way through the tunnels, the duo fought through a small group of soldiers and were rescued by Bunnie. Following a joyful reunion with his wife, Antoine was presented with a sabre she found in the Armada's armory, which he eagerly accepted. The trio continued on into the base, only to be stopped be Dr. Fukurokov, who (after a failed attempt by Antoine and the others to pronounce his name), sent his Mole Mech to attack them. During the battle, Antoine implemented part of Tails' plan to weaken the structure of the base by cutting through the lower cables. With the Mole Mech destroyed, the trio headed for the lower tunnels to escape, only to find that the Armada's base was really a flying fortress as it left the island's vicinity. After their escape, Antoine, along with Tails and Bunnie, enjoyed some hot cocoa in the young fox's cabin and toasted each other to their vacation, with Antoine considering sword collecting as a new hobby. (SU: #19, #20)

=Death Egg Returns= With leftover tension from the occupation mounting, Antoine joined the rest of the Freedom Fighters while staking out Mina's free concert when Geoffrey St. John and Ixis Naugus showed up, preaching to be able to protect the citizens against NICOLE. When Sally gave the order to attack Geoffrey, Antoine again accused him of being a traitor and stealing his father's idea of a rebel underground. Geoffrey simply mocked him and took Antoine out with a knee to his stomach. After resuming his attack with the others upon hearing that Hershey was dead, Sally eventually convinced Geoffrey to stand down and let justice takes its course, and had Antoine and Bunnie keep him under watch. Antone then witnessed the Death Egg Mark II arrive over the city and piloted the Freedom Fighter Special once Sally ordered a hasty counterattack. Antoine was unable to get close to the aerial weapon though, due to its laser defenses, and continued to fly around dodging them while Operation: Clean Sweep began and the entire world was enveloped in a flash of white light... (StH: #223, #224, #225)

=Genesis= In a strange new world, Antoine "DePardieu" was freed from a capsule with Sally and "Boomer" by their new ally, Sonic. Frightened about going after Eggman, he still accompanied the others planning to stop him. In the Marble Zone, he attempted to hide from the fight against Badniks, but found a horde of Bat Brains and went running. Though Sonic defeated them, Sally gave credit to Antoine for "finding" the ambush. Once they escaped from a lava field caused by an earthquake, Antoine was the first to see Dr. Eggman and cowered in fear. After hiding behind Boomer while Sonic fought Eggman, Antoine examined an underground passage to the Labyrinth Zone. He thought it was "perilous" but went down hesitantly, following the others. (StH: #226)

Sonic noticed Antoine and Sally seemed rather close as they proceeded underground, though Sally later affirmed that they were just friends. As they swam through submerged parts of the ruins, Antoine attempted to flee a bunch of Orbinauts while Sonic created an escape route that sucked them down a slide. The others made it safely to a ledge on the other side and tried to grab Antoine as he passed by, but an earthquake struck at that moment and they missed as he fell into the darkness below. Antoine washed around in the dark for what seemed like hours until the water way ruptured, dumping him out of a hydraulics pipe in the Scrap Brain Zone where his friends were, and right into the arms of Dr. Eggman. At first furious at the others for leaving him, Antoine then noticed where he was and panicked, creating a distraction that allowed Sonic to destroy the elevator he and Eggman were in. Once Sonic sent Eggman and his Egg Mobile falling into a pit below, Antoine at first was ready to celebrate their victory until Sonic pointed out he believed Eggman may have survived just as Antoine had. (StH: #227)

After meeting Sonic's protege Tails, Antoine and the others continued in their mission to shut down Eggman's bases and leave him powerless. While traveling through the Chemical Plant Zone, Antoine became annoyed by Tails' and Boomer's admiration-like enthusiasm in discussing what Eggman needed so much fuel for, and cautioned the others as they climbed up a shaft. His concern proved well-founded soon enough when a trap was sprung and the shaft filled with Mega Muck, but thanks to Sonic and Tails no one nearly drowned like last time. (StH: #228)

Once Sonic and Tails parted ways with them, Antoine and Boomer stayed with Sally and entered the noxious Oil Ocean Zone together. As they navigated their way across the terrain, Aquis badniks spotted and attacked them, forcing them to run. While Sally and Boomer wished Sonic stayed to help, Antoine became indignant and thought he should fight the robots in order to get praise, only to nearly be hit by laser-fire as Boomer pulled him out of the way. When they were finally cornered, Antoine fell off the walkway into a strange cannon-like device that eventually shot him right into the badniks, destroying them while leaving the other impressed and himself disoriented. With the help of Mobini freed by Antoine's actions, they located the main valves and proceeded to shut down the oil pipelines, cutting off the local power supply to Eggman's bases. Once finished, there was nothing more that Antoine could do but watch as a mysterious wave of white light washed over them soon after, causing everything to fade out.... (StH: #228, #229)

=Changing World=

Bunnie reached for Antoine and shook his shoulder. She asked if he was still with them, and he murmured "...see-saw..." and then shook his head violently. He asked if he took a nap in the middle of piloting the plane. She told him she thought that something got to all of them, but whatever it was it passed. He agreed, and he banked the Freedom Fighter Special away from the Death Egg. He then said that whatever it was it had affected the Death Egg, too, and that he would bring them around for another attack run. Just as they pulled away, laser-fire erupted from the Death Egg as it had before - and then subsided just as quickly. Tails called on the radio from the Tornado saying that it had gone quiet and asking if there had been any word from Sonic or Sally. Bunnie replied that they had not heard anything, and before she could tell him what she was wondering about them, an explosion rocked the inside of the Death Egg. Fire and smoke poured from its seems. (FCDS: #6)

The Death Egg then deployed its Titan Metal Sonic into New Mobotropolis. While Bunnie elected to deal with the robot menace, Antoine renewed his attack on the aerial fortress and closed in on it with the Tornado until he was clipped by a blast from the Egg Annihilator Beam. Thanks to Antoine’s piloting skills, he was able to safely crash-land the FFS outside the city, and eventually exploded in outrage at Geoffrey for having already created part of their situation when he tried to reason their next course of action. Once back in the city, Antoine was horrified to find a crowd surrounding his fallen wife who had been partially crystallized by Ixis Naugus’ magic during the battle. Dr. Quack quickly told Antoine he could only guess at the moment and had Big take Bunnie to the hospital while her condition seemed stable, and then helped along the distraught Antoine as well. (StH: #231)



In the hospital, Antoine frantically refused to allow “King” Naugus to examine Bunnie since he was the cause of her predicament, but Dr. Quack was forced to restrain him as he had run out of normal medical options. With a flash of light from Naugus’ wand, Antoine and everyone there was shocked to see Bunnie’s limbs had been completely restored to flesh and blood, and he went to be by his wife’s side in a moment of tearful joy. Some of his happiness undoubtedly came from the fact that this development meant that he and Bunnie could have a family together, something that had previously been beyond their reach. Later that day however,, Antoine found Bunnie staring out the window by herself and asked what was wrong, whereupon she explained her fears of not being useful to the Freedom Fighters now that she was finally normal. Antoine dismissed her concerns and pointed out how he had become a valuable member of team even though he had no powers, and explained that her true strength came from within herself rather than her cybernetics. Antoine continued to restore Bunnie’s confidence with the certainty of her finding another way to be a great contributor, and reassured her that everything would be fine as long as the two of them were together. (StH: #232, CSE)

With his family life somewhat in order now, Antoine turned his attention to dealing with the more concerning matters of the city’s political takeover spurred by Geoffrey. Antoine had St. John arrested in order to put him on trial for treason, but before he could get any further with prosecution, the Battle Bird Armada was sighted en-route to New Mobotropolis. An evacuation of the city was ordered, and Antoine carried Bunnie to safety, insisting that she was not yet fully accustomed to her body to make it without assistance. After informing Elias that they had left with the last group, Antoine, Bunnie and the others waited in the nearby woods and could only watch as the Armada attacked and its Battle Fortress blew up their home. (StH: #232, SU: #35)

During the trial of Geoffrey St. John, Antoine played the role of the prosecutor. He fought words with the traitor over his theft of miltary documents before the coup while secretly undermining the former royal authority, and eventually came out on the top with the judges Hip and Hop declaring St. John guilty of treason. Despite his expert performance on the courtroom floor, Naugus quickly overturned the celebration by granting Geoffrey a royal pardon, leaving Antoine infuriated for making his entire effort null and void while Bunnie tried to keep him calm. (StH: #233

=Sacrifice= After his recent deposition, ex-king Elias decided to leave New Mobotropolis and return to his old home in Feral Forest with his family. Wary of an attack, Antoine and other Freedom Fighters escorted him for the first part of the trip. En-route, they were attacked by Mecha Sally along with a new Metal Sonic and a force of Egg Swats, who were sent to kill Elias. With Bunnie no longer super-powered, and Mecha Sally working against them, they were at a severe disadvantage during the battle. Antoine tried to save his king when Metal Sonic latched onto the Mobo-Cruiser, and pulled it off the vehicle to defend his king and country even though he was clearly no match for the machine. As Antoine grappled with the robot, Eggman gave the order for Metal Sonic to self-destruct and the commander was caught in the explosion and critically injured, ending the attack. Bunnie and the others were in hysterics and at first believed him to be dead, but Sonic realized Antoine was still breathing and rushed him off to Dr. Quack. (StH: #234)

After emergency procedures at Tommy Turtle Memorial Hospital, Antonie was left in a coma. He was put on support with a machine using Power Rings which, helped his condition, but less effective than on those like Sonic. While the device that healed King Max with a Chaos Emerald had been considered, Bunnie decided against it out of concern of causing mental decline. Due to her husband's state, Bunnie became overcome with guilt, and told him to wait for her while she left to do what she needed to protect her loved ones. Silver arrived soon after from his own time, accusing Antoine of being the traitor who destroyed the Freedom Fighters, only for Sonic to drag him into the hospital room and show him how that was impossible before forcing Silver to get out. Geoffrey arrived at that moment, and despite being unwelcome, paid his respects to the commander for his performance in court and never giving up his suspicions against him. Whether or not Antoine could hear anything, Sonic finally admitted in front of him, that with all the recent events, Silver was actually right about the Freedom Fighters being done. (StH: #235)

Despite Antoine's incapacitation, his comrades managed to continue their fight against the Eggman Empire, although they were unable to truly oppose Naugus. Some weeks later, another new Metal Sonic broke into the hospital to finish off the still-comatose Antoine. Luckily, Shard, the original Metal Sonic, arrived and challenged the enemy robot to a fight. Metal Sonic accepted and flew off with Shard just before Rotor and Big the Cat arrived, thus sparing Antoine further harm. Soon after, the Prime Zone was hit by the second Genesis Wave, and the subsequent Super Genesis Wave, completely altering Mobius' timeline. (StH: #236, #247, #251, SU: #50)

Personality
Current= Antoine is a dutiful soldier and valiant fighter, something he has achieved despite youthful fears largely through Bunnie's example and help. While he still has the tendency to be anxious about things, he is quick to put it aside when needed. Antoine has envied Sonic's superior abilities over the years, and puts on bravado not unlike the Hedgehog's in battle while enjoying any opportunity to be amused as Sonic's expense. Speaking both French and English, he struggles occasionally with the latter, particularly during intense situations, and will sometimes use an incorrect word. Apart from his wife Bunnie and his efforts to defeat the evils that threaten Mobius, Antoine's greatest passion seems to be cooking. Antoine was originally portrayed as arrogant and vain, but this is likely because he was simply proud and had no particular skills with which to compete with Sonic (who is often guilty of the same traits). Much of his deceptive bravado came from his efforts to hide his insecurities, though it earned him Sonic's ire early on. He was rather cowardly and easily spooked, though he gradually made more and more attempts at overcoming his fears, especially when those important to him were in danger. For a long time he felt that his cowardice had shamed him in his father's eyes, though as his father lay dying, he told his son that he had matured well and that he couldn't be more proud. Bunnie also helped him maintain his confidence, though he occasionally looks back on his old behavior with shame.
 * -|Pre-Super Genesis Wave=

With Antoine now married to Bunnie Rabbot, both he and Sonic have buried the hatchet and are no longer feuding - though they sometimes poke fun at each other, Sonic bringing up Antoine's past arrogance and cowardice while Antoine makes sly remarks about Sonic's lack of maturity. He has a strong sense of duty and honor, instilled in him by his late father, and with growing confidence his skill in battle has increased. Although he can be quite amorous, he is still proper; for example, when his home was trashed by Patch, Bunnie offered to let him move in with her, but he refused as they were not yet married. Later, when Bunnie reminded him that he would once have been the first to look for a way out of a fight, he replied that she had given him the courage to face any challenge. He has at times had difficulty speaking English properly, using the wrong words or speaking in French instead, especially when under great stress.

Antoine also has an intense dislike of margarine and has very strong opinions about how food should properly be prepared.

Abilities
Current= Antoine is a trained and skilled swordsman and skilled in hand-to-hand combat. While not the equal of Sonic in speed, he does have impressive agility, and can perform a variation of the Spin Dash that employs his sword to create a buzz-saw like effect. Originally Antoine was a clumsy, unskilled Freedom Fighter, useful to the team in battle only for some tactical ability and skills as a pilot. However, as time went on he developed superior fighting skills, particularly when it came to wielding his sword. Though this is his preferred weapon, he is a skilled hand-to-hand fighter, (Thanks to Bunnie's teachings) and can also utilize other weapons when needed. His abilities as a tactician have improved as well, earning him the rank of commander in the Royal Army despite having originally been just a civilian wearing his father's old uniform.
 * -|Pre-Super Genesis Wave=

Romance
Current= =Sally Acorn= As in the original timeline, a young Antoine fixed his affection on Princess Sally, but found his advances unwanted. =Bunnie Rabbot= However, in time he found a new inspiration: Bunnie, whose struggle to function again inspired him to do more. Years later, Bunnie revealed that Antoine had inspired her with his own courage, and the comradery between the two blossomed into romance. As in the original timeline, the two were married; upon having his memories of the other timeline restored, Antoine's first thought was of his wife. He also went to great lengths to be with her at the time of her own memory restoration, knowing that she would need support. =Tatiana= When Antoine was a child growing up in Knothole, he fell in love with a young girl named Tatiana who he affectionally referred to as his "Ooh-La-La". Antoine eventually convinced her to go out on a date with him after telling her about many of his "heroic" exploits. Unfortunately, there date wasn't meant to be as she soon found out from Sonic that all of the heroic deeds that Antoine claimed to have done were actually performed by Sonic and Antoine had lied to her in order to win over her affection. After discovering the truth, she told Antoine she no longer cared for him and walked off hand-in-hand with Sonic leaving Antoine alone and broken hearted. Because of this incident, Antoine vowed he would never fall in love again, though Antoine never followed through on his vow as he made numerous failed attempts to court Sally Acorn and eventually married the love of his life, Bunnie Rabbot.
 * -|Pre-Super Genesis Wave=

Tatiana moved away shortly thereafter and Antoine didn't see or hear from her until many years later when she wrote a letter to him asking to meet with him again. Antoine became nervous since he was now dating Bunnie, and when he told Bunnie of his dilemma she seemed resigned to let Antoine date Tatiana. However, Antoine publicly refused Tatiana's advances and acknowledged his preference for Bunnie's affection.

=Sally Acorn= Early on as a Freedom Fighter, Antoine displayed a desire to win the hand of Princess Sally Acorn. However, his pompous attitude at the time-coupled with Sally's own disinterest in the relationship-made the pairing more than a little unlikely. Furthermore, his attraction to her was later identified as loyalty gone too far, which soon returned to normal limits as he found his affections redirected towards-and accepted by-Bunnie Rabbot.

=Bunnie Rabbot= Antoine's feelings for Bunnie were slow to develop, given that at the time they first met he was intent on pursuing Princess Sally. However, he did take an obvious interest in her during their first encounter, and later thanked her with a kiss for coming to his aid several times during an ill-advised solo foray he made into Robotropolis. The two continued to bond through many difficult circumstances, from imprisonment in Downunda to battles against numerous foes. Their relationship was put on hold during Sonic's time in space, but only because Antoine had been transported to Moebius and replaced with his counterpart Patch. Upon being rescued by Sonic, Antoine returned to his relationship with Bunnie, gladly reuniting with her despite some attempts she had made to make his alternate self jealous while under the impression that Patch was the real Antoine. He refused her offer to move in with her, however not long afterward, proposed marriage. The two were then married, their relationship growing even stronger as a result.

Background Information

 * When frightened or surprised, Antoine often exclaims "Mon dieu!", implying that he may be religious (a theory supported by his father's belief in the afterlife &mdash; though it is the French version of "My God!", as in an exclamation).
 * In the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series in the episode "Fed Up with Antoine", Antoine's full name was revealed to be Antoine Depardieu, not D'Coolette. Many consider this name non-canon, and an example of the dissonance between the Archie and SatAM versions of the story. He was recently called Depardieu in StH: #226.
 * Antoine's age is taken from the letters page of StH #46, where it states his current age was 18. Furthermore, the letters page of StH #90 stated Antoine's age was 19, when the year was 3236. Since the year is now 3237, Antoine's age would be 20.
 * Early Sonic-Grams described Antoine's species as a fox, though it is likely that this was before it was decided that he was a Coyote.
 * Antoine's hatred of margarine comes from an episode of SatAM, in which Snively "tortured" Antoine by improperly preparing French cuisine in front of him. Antoine was outraged when, in preparing escargot, Snively announced his intention to use margarine instead of butter.
 * Ian Flynn later stated in a Q&A that Antoine loves fine cuisine and loathes the idea of anyone ruining it. Additionally, he and Bunnie have learned to stay out of each other's way when it comes to cooking.

Appearance
Antoine is depicted as a brown-furred coyote with tan facial fur and blond hair, his eyes usually colored blue. As a youngster prior to the war, he was seen wearing a blue smock and a red ascot with red boots. His most common attire is his father Armand's old Royal Army uniform, a blue jacket with red trim, gold pads on the shoulders. He kept the red boots of his childhood, but sometimes was depicted with blue boots. At his wedding he wore a gray dress uniform with gold trim. For his honeymoon, he donned a red shirt, blue shorts, and green flip flops, the first occasion on which he has been seen in casual clothing.

In early issues, it was implied that Antoine wore a wig. This was typically played for a quick gag. Eventually, it was retconned to be real hair. On Ian Flynn's character Q&A during February, 2009, he reveals as Antoine that he had lost his hair during his childhood "antics" with Sonic, but it has since grown back. 

In SatAM and the early comics, Antoine had no visible tail, although in recent years he is depicted as having a short tail just barely visible from out under the back of his uniform.

In late 2013, Antoine received a full redesign. He now wears no clothing at all except for a French uniform sash, white and dark-red boots, and white gloves with red-rimmed, white bangles. Other than that, however, he seems largely unchanged.