Dody Reference + Profile 2014-2015

Surprise! Brand new ref for Dody, who's sporting a good number of design changes. It's not that I disliked her old design, but I couldn't help but notice she didn't have much of a "theme". To that end, I got rid of her muffler and her whole green colour scheme (it was an emotional decision, but I think wearing a muffler in constant heat is a bad idea). Then, I tried to narrow her theme to "ocean" and a more subtle 5 point theme. Her 5 quills are shaped like a starfish or palm tree, she wears 5 shark teeth, and has 5 points on her shirt, which emulate waves (as do her shoes, but more smoothly). I also shrunk her proportions down to average, but made her upper body and arms bulkier. _{Though it doesn't show very well under her loose shirt...}

Art-wise, I aimed to have a fully animatable character rotation. And it works! The only issue is that I haven't drawn a 3/4 back view so it's rather jarring to look at right now. _{The disappearing arm doesn't help matters.} But I do want to be able to upload it, so maybe I should actually make that drawing for that sake...

As for her profile, it's very similar to the one from 2012-2013. I'm going to be editing her back story a tiny bit before I add it in, but it won't take long. _{There are some weird spacing issues that happened when transferring this from Word, and I'm not sure how to fix them. ;.;}

(Profile template originates from Concept-Mobius.)

Basic Information
Name: Deirdre Wirshaw (No one ever calls her that, even her parents. It only appears on her official documentation)
Nicknames: Dody
Age: Currently 17
Species: Amur Hedgehog
Gender: Female
Height: 4’10” or 147 cm (Not based off official Sonic character heights.)
Weight: 104 lbs or 47 kg (Not based off official Sonic character weights. Her weight indicated includes all her clothes/accessories. Without them, her weight would be 100 lbs.)
IQ: 113
Marital Status: Taken
DOB: July 18th 
Birth Place: Syrales Island (Sigh-rah-liss)
Residence: Syrales Island
Occupation: Student, commercial fisher, occasionally works for her dad's store
Economic Class: Middle class
Alignment: Lawful Neutral (Dody is honest and respectful to her peers and superiors, believes in the law and authorities, but doesn’t put forth effort to uphold “goodness” when not necessary; she will still occasionally act in self-interest if it doesn’t harm others.)
Top Speed: 95 MPH or 150 km/h (This is quite slow in the Sonic universe.) Average speed when running is 20 MPH or 35 km/h. 

Basic Stats (added numbers cannot exceed 45)
Agility - 6
Speed - 2
Strength - 9
Defense - 3
Evasiveness - 6
Dexterity - 8
Intelligence - 6
Battle Skill – 5
Total: 45

Main Techniques: (Some descriptions copied from Concept-Mobius because basic attacks are the norm among most Sonic characters. Also, all techniques in this area are written assuming Dody “is in a game”, meaning that naturally, she would not ever use these techniques and would opt for the “special attacks” section below.)

(1). Roll
While in movement, Dody can curl down and take on a fetal position, rolling along the ground at a very high speed and RPM rate, meant primarily for breaking through barriers, or destroying enemies.

(2). Spin Attack
Also referred to as the "spinball jump," Dody is able to leap into the air and curl into a spinning, tightly compacted ball of destruction that can destroy enemies and break barriers.

(3). Jump Dash
While airborne in spinball form, Dody can burst forward in a sudden jolt of speed in a linear path. She is not, however, able to home in on objects or enemies.

(4.) Somersault Slide
In standstill, Dody is able to jump in midair to assume spinball form. She can roll on the ground once, to then make a skid slide into any objects in the way. Similar to the starting of the spindash.

Special Attacks: 

• Generalities
(1.) Punches
Dody’s main physical attacking method is using her fists and strength. Punches can vary in speed, quantity and style, though are usually left up to instinct rather than careful planning.

(2.) Kicks
Sparingly used; kicks aren’t her specialty. Nonetheless, she is quite flexible and can reach high, but they’re less effective.

(3.) Throws 
Using her immense strength, Dody can throw any enemy, big or small, a great distance.

(4.) Fishing tools

Dody has a wide array of fishing tools at her disposal, such as nets, rods, harpoons, tridents, spears, etc. Unless under direct threat, she would not think to use these to fight.

• Specific attacks
(1.) Piledriver: Dody seizes an enemy, lifts them into the air and drops them forcefully skull-first.
(2.) Aerial Submission: A much more intense version of the previous attack. If Dody can somehow gain enough momentum to do so, she can seize an enemy in the air, spin very quickly to disable a reaction, and sling them off her shoulder onto the ground.
(3.) Trident Toss: Though a rather gory and unused tactic, Dody can hurl her fishing trident through enemies from far distances.

Abilities & Aptitude: 
(1.) From Micha’s injection combined with lots of physical labour, she is granted super strength to lift things someone of average strength couldn’t. (She can easily lift anything 15 times her weight; with difficulty, up to 25 times her weight. Though this sounds impressive, at most she'd be able to lift a car.)
(2.) Has solid all-around reflexes and accuracy.
(3.) Doesn’t get dizzy. 
(4.) Resistant to common natural poisons after being stung by so many sea creatures.
(5.) Is a strong swimmer and can hold her breath for a very long time underwater—can also see very well underwater and can fish/hunt on the ocean floor

Hobbies & Talents: 
(1.) Knowledgeable with electrical circuits; able to sabotage basic systems. 
(2.) Excels at math and physics. 
(3.) Has been playing the violin since a young age, and is being taught how to sing and dance.
(4.) Likes to play table tennis in her spare time.
(5.) Very well-accustomed with the ocean coast, including its geography, inhabitants and dangers, and is thus a good boater.
(6.) Experienced with various sorts of fishing: angling, netting, spearfishing, and can even grab fish directly from water.

Weaknesses: 
(1.) Dependant on others and can’t take good care of herself. Also indecisive and needs confirmation from others before acting.
(2.) Quite forgetful, sometimes causing her to be unreliable. 
(3.) Has a considerably lower level of literacy & general education than those her age because of missing many years of formal schooling.
(4.) Often falls victim to pain caused her body frame not being able to handle the drug Micha developed. On the same note, she can’t use her strength to break or shatter things without special equipment since her bones are too fragile.
(5.) Doesn’t have enough fighting skill to make full use of her strength.


Personal facts
Friends: Kishal the Hedgehog, Snowie the Arctic Fox, Snap the Pistol Shrimp, Barchan the Sea Turtle, Gregale ‘Guill’ the Barracuda

Acquaintances: Micha Teron the Calico, Bosk the Deer, Coast the Squid, Quicksand the Anteater, Sabbi the Sheep, Capsaicin ‘Cap’ the Japanese Giant Hornet
Rivals: Fissure the Dragon (Sunder’s son), Serif the Lizard
Enemies: Sunder the Dragon, Machete the Bullet Ant
Known relatives: Cinnabar Wirshaw (mother, 42); Torrent Wirshaw (father, 45); Tephra the Tenrec (cousin, 26)
Likes/Favourite activities: Boating, fishing, playing & listening to music, swimming, table tennis, lazy days, sandcastles, collecting hats, rollerskating, bad puns 
Dislikes/Least favourite activities: Writing, arguing/debating, spiders, storms, cold weather, school 
Gourmet of choice: Mildly spicy or salty foods 
Beverages of choice: Sweet drinks
Favourite colour(s): Blues and greens that remind her of the ocean
Personality: Dody wants to project self-confidence, but is more submissive than she wants to let on. She acts a little immature for her age, given that she hasn’t really had the occasion to grow up yet. She is dependent on others for attention, care, and reinforcement. Thus, she leaves good first impressions on people (especially customers), but is more whiny and clingy around friends. She is a natural hard worker and a high achiever (well, at heart), but is flighty and sets goals that she will either abandon or realize are unattainable. She is witty and funny, but in a pretty lame and campy way. She believes in respecting authority and is usually courteous. She is a good friend to others, giving them loyalty, care and sympathy.

Items & Weapons: Dody owns many fishing tools like rods, nets, spears, tridents, a harpoon and a spear gun. She will almost never use these as weapons of violence unless it is absolutely necessary.

Vehicles: Dody often borrows one of her father’s powerboats for fishing or recreation. (Though since she uses it so much, her father has pretty much given it to her) She also uses many other smaller boats.

Back Story

Undergoing some light maintenance. Will be up shortly!