Bunnie Rabbot-D'Coolette


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Bunnie "Rabbot" D'Coolette is a Mobian rabbit native of the planet Mobius. Bunnie was among the many Mobians subjected to Dr. Ivo Robotnik's Roboticizer after being captured by his SWATbots, though the process was interrupted by Freedom Fighter agents Sonic the Hedgehog and Rotor Walrus, thus only a third of her body was roboticized. Bunnie accompanied the two men to Knothole and decided to remain a part of the Knothole Freedom Fighters, initially enamoured by the idea of becoming Princess Sally Acorn's royal hairdresser, but later used her cybernetic enhancements to great effect in combat with Robotnik's robot minions, becoming a key member of the group. Originally known only as Bunnie Rabbot, she changed her name after marrying teammate Antoine D'Coolette.

Rescue from Capture and Roboticization
During the early days of the war with Dr. Ivo Robotnik, a young Bunnie was about to be captured by a SWATbot. However, Antoine D'Coolette witnessed this, and pushed a rock down a hill, destroying the SWATbot and saving Bunnie. (StH: #46)

As Robotnik began to expand his influence into the southern regions of Mobius, a group of SWATbots located and captured Bunnie, who was tending to a crop of carrots. After being thrown into one of Robotnik's mobile roboticizers, Sonic and Rotor rescued Bunnie by shutting it down mid-way through the process: As a result, Bunnie's left arm and everything from the hips down were roboticized. In gratitude for saving her life, along with wanting to serve her idol Sally Acorn, Bunnie put her new super-strength to work by joining the Freedom Fighters. (StH: #3)

Freedom Fighter
At one point, Robotnik attempted to use a machine called the Magnabot to capture Bunnie via her robotic parts and use her as bait to trap the other Freedom Fighters. Sonic was able to avert this threat, and Rotor applied a non-magnetic coating to Bunnie's cybernetic limbs to prevent future attempts of the sort. Bunnie briefly achieved her dream of becoming a hairdresser when she opened a salon in Knothole called "Bunnie's", her first customer being none other than Sally. The only catch was she was only able to offer one kind of hairstyle to her clients; a mild electrical zap caused by her cybernetic foot coming into contact with a puddle of water which made the customer's hair stand on end. Given that it was only seen once, it can be assumed that the buisness wasn't very successful. (StH: #4, #15)

Bunnie and the rest of the Freedom Fighters were forced to defend themselves when Sonic, having been brainwashed by Robotnik into thinking they were his enemies, launched a full-out assault on Knothole. Bunnie almost succeeded in subduing Sonic using her 'Tight Leg Crush' (a leg scissor hold augmented by her cyber-strength), but Sonic ultimately managed to get free; he was able to knock her and almost all the other Freedom Fighters unconscious, before he too was finally knocked out by a sneak attack from one of Sally's trainees. (StH: #28)

Some time later, Robotnik capitalized on her fears of becoming fully roboticized; using a hologram device, she convinced herself and others that a microdot in her roboticized body had activated, and was slowly finishing the job. As the circuitry crawled through her body like a virus, Bunnie started exhibiting violent behavior and realized she was losing her free will to Robotnik. Believing herself too much of a threat to remain in Knothole, a tearful (and fully-roboticized) Bunnie left a farewell note to her loved ones and fled into the night. However, it eventually turned out to be a bad dream, much to Bunnie's relief. (StH: #37)

Defender Against Mecha Sonic
Not long after this, Sonic proposed that he let himself get roboticized while wearing a Neuro-Overrider device, so he would retain his free will and be able to decimate Robotnik's empire from the inside. Most of the Freedom Fighters strongly vetoed the plan, Bunnie included, due to her experience with roboticization. However, before Sonic could make another appeal for his plan, Nack the Weasel abducted him, and Robotnik roboticized Sonic without the neural overload device on him. Being the only Freedom Fighter who could match Mecha Sonic's robotic might, Bunnie took on her friend in a battle at Knothole, using some enhancements provided by Rotor, including rocket-powered flight as well as a blaster and a miniature shield generator in her arm. Although Bunnie gave her all to protect Knothole, she was no match for Mecha Sonic and was badly beaten. (StH: #39)

Fortunately, Bunnie's assault wore Mecha Sonic down enough that the roboticized version of Knuckles the Echidna managed to defeat him once and for all. (SMM)

Following Sonic's return to his organic self, the hedgehog was put on trial for the crimes as a Robian. A vengeful Bunnie served as his bailiff during his court-martial (the Freedom Fighters believed Sonic had disobeyed orders and gone through with the plan without permission). Bunnie's arm was fitted with a 'Hedgehog Hunter' missile designed to seek out Sonic's unique aura, though she thankfully didn't need to use it. (StH: #40)

Working With Antoine
While out in the woods one night, the Freedom Fighters encountered the Wolf Pack, and the two groups discussed recent occurrences in the battle against Robotnik. Soon, suspicions began to arise and tempers flared; after accusations and even punches were thrown, Antoine walked off, upset. Bunnie decided to try to comfort him, telling him that she thought he was brave, and surprised him by giving him a kiss. Despite various suspicions and misgivings, the Freedom Fighters, with support from the Wolf Pack, attempted an assault on Robotropolis. While Sonic and Sally lead the main assault, Bunnie and the others watched from a nearby rooftop; when Sally came under fire while attempting to climb up the side of a building, Bunnie set out to assist her. However, Sally's support line was cut, and she fell to the ground. Bunnie was the first to reach her, crying over the princess; after Doctor Quack announced that they needed to get Sally back to Knothole immediately, Bunnie picked the princess up and carried her back to the Freedom Fighters' plane. She was distraught when Sally was pronounced dead and Sonic accused of her death; her pragmatic nature didn't allow her to immediately dismiss the accusations, even though the situation upset her. Later, during Operation: EndGame, Bunnie and Antoine were among the first to discover that Sally's supposed death and Sonic's imprisonment were part of a secret plot; however, before they could tell anyone else what they'd learned, they were secretly captured by SWATbots under Drago Wolf's command. The two were sent to Downunda, where Robotnik's Sub-Boss Crocbot placed them in prison with the Downunda Freedom Fighters. Fortunately, Crocbot's precautions (which included restraints that would kill Antoine if Bunnie broke free using her robotic limbs) were not applied to her organic arm, allowing her to break free and also liberate the other captives. Following this, Bunnie and Antoine made their way aboard an airbus carrying irradiated ore for Robotnik's Ultimate Annihilator weapon. Once on board the ship, the two discovered Dr. Robotnik's plans to use the weapon. Arriving in Robotropolis via the airbus, Antoine lured the Combot leader (armed with a thermo-nuclear device provided by Crocbot) into a trap, allowing Bunnie to destroy it. They then stole the thermo-nuclear device and made their way through the city, hoping to use the bomb to destroy the Ultimate Annihilator before it was fired. Bumping into Sonic along the way, Bunnie and Antoine explained their plans to him before Sonic went to face off against Robotnik. Bunnie then took out a SWATbot guarding the weapon, allowing Antoine access to it. Before he could plant the thermo-nuclear bomb however, the Ultimate Annihilator fired and presumably destroyed Knothole (however, due to Snively's tampering, the blast actually displaced Knothole, shifting it within a pocket zone three hours in the future). Following this Antoine planted the bomb to destroy the weapon, and both he and Bunnie fled from Robotropolis. Following Robotnik's death and Sally's return, they then celebrated along with the other Freedom Fighters, revealing the story of their adventures over a campfire. (StH: #48, #49, SSS: #4, #6)

Upgrade
Eventually it was discovered that Bunnie's robotic limbs were unable to continue working in harmony with her central nervous system, and that something had to be done. Bunnie was given the choice between having all of her parts disconnected, chancing de-roboticization at the risk of her life, or having her parts replaced with new ones but foregoing any chance to ever be de-roboticized. After talking it over with Antoine, she decided to have her robotic parts replaced. Nate Morgan performed the upgrade, which provided Bunnie with superior cybernetic parts and saved her life. Bunnie's first real test of her new limbs did not occur until the Freedom Fighters' first mission to the Hidden City of the Ancients where she put them to good use by rescuing numerous citizens from Perfect Chaos' wrath. (StH: #83, SSS: #11)

Some time afterward, Bunnie (in a change of attire) began attending Knothole Highschool with the other former Freedom Fighters, and later accompanied Sonic when he sneaked out at night to Robotropolis to try to save the Overlanders that Robotnik had tricked into going there, only to find them living comfortably in the city, much to Sonic and Bunnie's puzzlement. She and Sonic then come upon a maddened Warlord Kodos fighting Uma Arachnis in the Great Forest. Sonic forced Bunnie to return to Knothole, fearing she might get hurt if the two of them got caught up in the battle.(StH: #94, #95)

Later, Sonic and Bunnie were sent to stop Dr. Eggman from building a new body for himself in Old Megaopolis, Bunnie took on the role of discovering what became of G.U.N. agent Rouge the Bat. Although a fight started when Rouge mistook Bunnie for a SWATbot, the fight became personal as the two duked it out. Eventually Sonic stepped in and broke it up. (StH: #116)



Bunnie was later attacked and imprisoned by Jack Rabbit after responding to a fake transmission asking for help. The message was intended to lure Sonic, but Jack decided to use Bunnie to bait Sonic instead and locked her up in an impenetrable cell with the savage Robians that had overrun Sand Blast City after its shield was destroyed. Despite the odds against her, Bunnie single-handedly fought off the Robians and managed to break free from her cell, leaving the Robians to attack Jack and his Freedom Fighters once again while Bunnie escaped. (StH: #119)

Due to her nature as a cyborg rather than a full Robian, Bunnie, along with Jules Hedgehog, was left unaffected by the worldwide de-roboticization caused by Ceneca 9009; as a result, the two were the only members of the Mobian population to retain their Roboticized bodies (though Bunnie's limbs had by this point been replaced and upgraded). (StH: #123)

Bunnie, along with every other able-bodied Mobian, was also involved in the battle against the Xorda, though they were unable to breech the defenses of the Quantum Dial. She was later seen mourning along with her comrades when Sonic appeared to have died destroying the doomsday weapon. (StH: #125)

After the Xorda
Like the other Freedom Fighters, Bunnie went through a number of changes during Sonic's absence, including a harsh breakup with "Antoine" for unknown reasons which left her emotionally scarred. Regardless, she was among the many who greeted Sonic warmly upon his return. (StH: #130, #134)

Bunnie and the other Freedom Fighters later traveled to Old Megaopolis to back up Sonic in preventing Dr. Eggman from launching nuclear missiles targeted at Station Square and Knothole from his aircraft carrier anchored in the harbor. After saving a wounded Sonic from Mecha, Bunnie proceeded to singlehandedly destroy Eggman's carrier, punching so many holes in the ship that it sank and exploded, taking the nuclear threat along with it. (StH: #131, #132, #133)

Several of the female Freedom Fighters - including Bunnie - accompanied Sonic on a mission to investigate and neutralize a swarm of nanites unleashed by A.D.A.M. that were overrunning everything in their path. During the investigation, Bunnie was captured by the nanites, which intended to absorb her into the 'contiguity', the nanites' collective consciousness. She was saved when Sonic arrived and convinced the nanites that she couldn't be absorbed since she's a fusion of both organic and cybernetic material and therefore incompatible with the contiguity, thus prompting the nanites to release Bunnie unharmed. (StH: #152)

A.D.A.M.'s nanites were later used to infect Bunnie's robotic parts, as well as Sonic's father Jules and NICOLE, as part of a future scheme, which manifested itself when A.D.A.M. used the nanites to take control of Bunnie's limbs; distraught, she was forced to smash a computer terminal from which NICOLE was attempting to analyze the situation and purge the nanites, and then throw Tails outside, where Jules, also under control, was waiting to take him to the 'city' the nanites had constructed during their initial rampage. During it all, she begged the others to stop her, and Vector the Crocodile and Mighty the Armadillo were forced to hold her down while Rotor took her cybernetic limbs offline; however, the damage had already been done. Eventually A.D.A.M. was destroyed, freeing everyone from his influence. (StH: #168, #169)

Bunnie was also one of the Freedom Fighters/Chaotix who took part in the battle for the Crown of Acorns and the Sword of Acorns against Mammoth Mogul, Ixis Naugus, the Destructix, and the Arachne. She was also part of a sting operation to capture villains lured in by the prospect of an auction of the Master Emerald held by Rouge the Bat, the mission resulting in the capture of Nack the Weasel, Bark the Polar Bear, Bean the Dynamite, Naugus, and Mogul. While lying in wait for the latter mission, she spoke with Sally, as the two hadn't worked together in the field in a long time. Sally had been having emotional problems in the past year, and admitted as much, which Bunnie was glad to hear as she'd been long worried for her friend. Their conversation was cut short as the villains arrived; Bunnie and Sally took down Nack the Weasel, and Bunnie later subdued Naugus with a single punch. (StH: #162, #163, #164, #173)

Marriage
Just prior to the sting operation, Bunnie accepted a proposal from Antoine, and asked Sally to be her maid of honor. Bunnie and Antoine were married without incident. Shortly afterwards, Bunnie and Antoine were both taken prisoner by Eggman during the destruction of Knothole, but both were freed quickly in a rescue mission devised by NICOLE and transported to a new home in New Mobotropolis. Bunnie soon did Sally a favor by cutting her hair back to its original length, representing Sally's hopes of returning to the good old days of the Freedom Fighters, and realizing her dream of becoming Sally's hairdresser. She then joined the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix in battle under Sally's command, using the laser cannon in her arm to help obliterate Eggman's Egg Beater power armor. She was also one of several Freedom Fighters who were part of a mass attack launched at the new Enerjak, but like most of her allies was unable to even land a blow on him due to his immense powers. (StH: #174, #175, #176, #177, #182)

Fighting the Suppression Squad
The Suppression Squad, led by King Scourge the Hedgehog and Queen Fiona Fox, launched a surprise attack on Freedom HQ, performing a daring invasion of the base. Though the others were initially surprised and quickly over-whelmed, Bunnie and Antoine, already present on the base in an failed attempt to re-arrest Nack the Weasel, successfully fought back, and soon a pitched battle ensued. Bunnie, despite wanting to settle the score with Patch along with Antoine, was concerned he was becoming obsessed with revenge on Patch for killing his father. Antoine, however, assuaded her fears by explaining his insistence to duel Patch was to ensure he wouldn't kill her, as Bunnie was now the only reason Antoine had to keep on living. Patch, Miles Prower and Boomer overheard this and, while Boomer disarmed and restrained Antoine, Patch himself restrained and held his sword to Bunnie's throat, interested in the idea to kill Antoine's wife in a further attempt to hurt him. Before Patch could slit Bunnie's throat, however, Sonic knocked all three to the ground and freed them. When the base became dangerously close to collapse due to the crossfire, the Freedom Fighters were forced to retreat, with Bunnie covering them with her forcefield generator, but was overpowered and injured by Boomer as they fled. (StH: #189, #190)

Final Battle with Eggman
Bunnie later assisted in capturing a piece of land outside the Eggdome for the Freedom Fighters to use a camp by using her force field to protect the others, and later helping Sonic get higher and higher into the air until Eggman's new Egg Phoenix stalled out. (StH: #198)

The next day, she and Mighty the Armadillo helped break into the Eggdome by using their super strength to smash through the wall to let Sonic in and then assisted in fending off the Dark Egg Legion. After managing to get through their defences, the Freedom Fighters and Chaotix were stopped from going any further by a barricade made out of junk stopping them from getting in, minus a small hole perfect for Sonic to use a spin-dash in. Reasoning that this is a trap and that they would be too tired to fight Eggman if they tore it down, Sonic went down into the trap and managed to defeat Eggman, who went insane due to being defeated by Sonic so many times. After Bunnie and Mighty tore down the barricade, she and the others went in to find out that Sonic defeated Eggman and they had won the war. They then returned home to celebrate, leaving Eggman in the care of Snively, who, unbeknown to them, was going to take control of the Eggman Empire alongside the Iron Queen. (StH: #199, #200)

Facing the Iron Dominion
When the Freedom Fighters tried to repel an assault from the Iron Queen, she used her powers of Magitek to take control of Bunnie's robotics. While she couldn't stop them, Bunnie struggled with all her might to keep her prosthetics from hurting her friends too badly, especially Antoine whom she almost ran-through. Even a containment cell that NICOLE constructed out of nanites was unable to hold her once her arm cannon was engaged. Regina eventually discovered that Bunnie's weapons and operation power were connected to her life-force and tried to kill her by making her fire another shot. However, Bunnie was saved by Monkey Khan at the last moment and rushed to Freedom HQ by Sonic upon losing consciousness. After being left at Freedom HQ by Sonic, Bunnie was relocated to the Tommy Turtle Memorial Hospital to undergo treatment. While there, she was visited by a guilt-ridden Monkey Khan, who apologized for what happened to her, with Bunnie being quick to forgive him. Later, he escorted her to the border of New Mobotropolis after the other Freedom Fighters had thwarted an attempt by the Iron Dominion to recapture an escaped Dr. Eggman, and the two mocked their former manipulator. After returning home, Bunnie was visited by Sally, who was beginning to question her relationship with Monkey Khan and had come seeking advice. Bunnie encouraged Sally to move forward, as she and Sonic had made amends. (StH: #203, #204, #205, #206, #207)

Later, as the Iron Dominion invaded New Mobotropolis after NICOLE fell to the influence of Magitek, Bunnie was warned to flee the city to prevent her from being controlled again. Antoine in particular encouraged her to leave with Vector the Crocodile and Mighty with other civilians, and Bunnie remarked how funny it was that he was staying behind when he would once have been the first to flee. Despite her husband's insistence, Bunnie remained behind and stood with him against the forces of the Dominion. Unfortunately, the two were then captured by Iron NICOLE, who used the city's nanites to subdue them. They eventually escaped, and Bunnie was forced to leave the front lines to others to avoid falling victim to the Iron Queen's control yet again. (StH: #208, #210)

Personality
Sweet, gentle and maternal, Bunnie always looks for the brighter side of life and tries not to let the "lil' thangs" get to her. She's an optimist by nature and has a very soft feminine charm and speaks in a heavy southern accent. Very down to earth and modest, though often a good natured flirt. Despite her girly ways, she has a surprisingly tomboyish streak in her, especially when it comes to her love of sports (martial arts in particular). While she may not always portray it that way, she's no pushover from either a physical or a mental standpoint. She's very determined when it comes to her goals, has an unshakable desire for life and a rock solid mind to what she believes in.

Abilties and Weaknesses
Bunnie has tremendous strength in her mechanical limbs and can extend them several times their length to improve her reach. She has pretty good reflexes and very sharp hearing too. She has rocket boosters in her feet for flight and her arm is equipped with a laser cannon and force-field generator.

Strong magnets can be used to restrain her and EMP (electro magnetic pulse) blasts can disable her limbs, which will render her helpless. What's worse is that she once stated that excessive use of her arm's weapon could cause her to pass out. She's also not that great of a swimmer. People she cares about can also be used against her. Her robotic limbs are also vulnerable to technology controlling forces such as A.D.A.M.'s nanites and Magitek.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Bunnie showed her gratitude to Sonic for saving her life when they first met with mild flirting, stating "You're fast, and cute! What's your name, sugah?". (StH: #3)

Her attraction to Sonic did not cool completely even after being in a relationship with Antoine for months. After Antoine (who was actually replaced by his Anti Mobius double, Patch) and Bunnie broke up due to the personality change in the former, her feelings for Sonic slightly resurfaced. When Sonic rescued her from A.D.A.M. and the Nanites, she passionately kissed him. Some time later, she permitted Sonic (who is actually the lecherous Scourge in disguise) to make advances on her, going so far as kissing him in an attempt to make Antoine jealous. Sonic later discovered the swap and brought the real Antoine back, leading to a happy reunion, as Bunnie had never truly given up her feelings for him. Following this, her advances towards Sonic ceased. (StH: #150, #152, #155)

Antoine D'Coolette
The unexpected happened when Bunnie gradually ended up falling in love with Antoine D'Coolette. After an unseen character rescued Antoine from several near-death situations in Robotropolis, Antoine planted a kiss on Bunnie's cheek. (StH: #3, #23)
 * This, coupled with a lapine shadow seen on a wall in Robotropolis, suggests that it was Bunnie watching over him all along; the Sonic the Hedgehog Archives Volume 6 trade paperback officially acknowledges this.

When the normally foppish Antoine showed his vulnerable side during a suspicion-laced conference among various Freedom Fighter groups, Bunnie tried to comfort him with a kiss. Their relationship began quietly, just before Operation: EndGame, and went on rather peacefully. (StH: #46, SSS: #4)



During Sonic's exodus in space as a result of the Xorda Attack on Mobius, Antoine seemingly dumped Bunnie, but their breakup was later revealed to be a ruse perpetrated by his "Anti Mobius" counterpart Patch. Not knowing what was going on, Bunnie believed that Antoine no longer loved her. This resulted in Bunnie becoming more reckless and emotional, even attempting to get involved with Sonic-who at the time had been replaced by Scourge the Hedgehog-in order to make Antoine jealous. Fortunately, Sonic himself discovered the truth, and reunited Bunnie with Antoine to the joy of both. (StH: #150, #151, #156)

She later accompanied Antoine when he bid farewell to his father, Armand D'Coolette, whom was dying from Patch's poisoning. The General voices his approval of Bunnie's relationship with his son, and beseeches them to cherish their bond. Afterward, Antoine proposed to Bunnie, and she accepted, while being watched by Sonic and Amy Rose who Antoine asked to be there for support. The two are finally wed later on in a large ceremony, with Sonic and Sally serving as best man and maid of honor, respectively. (StH: #168, #173, #174)

Background Information

 * Bunnie's age was stated to be seventeen in the letter's page of StH #90. Given that this issue took place in 3236, her current age would be 18.


 * Bunnie is the only Freedom Fighter whose parentage has not yet been explored. In a scrapped plotline by the Archie staff, Bunnie would have made a trip to her home town, where her real name, Scarlett O'Hare (a spoof of Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind), would have been revealed. Because this plot will not come to pass, it is not considered canon. Like the rest of the Freedom Fighters, it is assumed that Bunnie lost her parents before or during Robotnik's coup. Writer Ian Flynn has stated that he has plans to reveal Bunnie's past, but is just waiting for the green light on them.
 * Issue 2 of the original 4-issue mini-series featured a splash page artwork of the Freedom Fighters battling Robotnik's robots, with Bunnie already included in their ranks before her true introduction.
 * Assuming that Bunnie is identical medically to her Moebius counterpart Buns Rabbot, it's entirely possible that her roboticization may have prevented her from developing NIDS.
 * While originally believed by fans to be unable to bear children due to being roboticized from the waist down, various alternate future storylines such as MxYL and Freedom Fighters of the Galaxy have shown her as having children and distant future descendants, suggesting this may not be true. According to Wikianswers it is stated by Ian Flynn that Bunnie's robian parts work like their organtic counterparts but in a different way though what different way is unknown. In the case of MXYL, it is also possible that Bunnie was restored to a fully organic form by the actions of an alternate version of Knuckles, who used his Chaos powers to revert an alternate Julie-Su to a fully organic form.

Appearance
In SatAM, Bunnie was depicted in brown tones, wearing a violet leotard and having only three digits total on her robotic hand. In the comics, her muzzle became white and her brown gradually lightened to orange and, eventually, pale yellow, while her robotic hand gained a more normal structure. Her roboticization was extended to part of her torso. Her eyelids (as well as around the eyes themselves) are generally violet or pink. As with many characters, her eyes were initially coloured pale blue but were later established as green as they were in SatAM. Depending on the artist, her tail is either depicted as a metal ball, a white cottontail puff, or a general short tuft. Her left ear is often flopped, though this is not a constant feature. An early piece of comic art included her before her character was actually introduced; here she was depicted with a colour scheme and general design somewhat different than what came to be used.

Eventually her robotic parts were replaced with sleeker, more modern versions. Her hair, starting off as a tuft of bangs, grew to shoulder-length, and then down to her waist; more recently she ties it back in a single, long braid. Her general attire consists of a pink sleeveless shirt. She has occasionally been depicted in a pink summer dress, and for a few issues sported a red polka-dot sleeveless shirt paired with cutoff jean shorts, reminiscent of the character Daisy Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard. In addition to the pink shirt, she began wearing a brown jacket, cowbow hat, and fingerless gloves, though she does not always wear them all together. For her wedding, she wore a white gown with silver trim and lacing up the back with a single white glove; her hair was done in an updo and accented with a tiara. On occasion she is depicted with whiskers. While not always remembered by the artists, her wedding ring is sometimes visible.