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Mina Mongoose
By: MinaMongoose Date: August 19, 2014, 11:55 pm
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Mina Mongoose (dubbed Songoose for her singing talents) is a
fictional character who appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic
series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. She is a
yellow, female, teenage, anthropomorphic mongoose. Mina has
purple hair held back by a black headband, and green eyes.
She debuted in the comic series in issue #76 where she was
captured by Dr. Robotnik and rescued by Sonic the Hedgehog. She
is one of three girls (the other two being Princess Sally Acorn
and Amy Rose) well known for competing for the affections of
Sonic the Hedgehog.
Mina is the 16-year-old daughter of Isabella Mongoose and the
late Arthur Mongoose. A schoolgirl in love with Mobius' most
renowned hero, Mina is also a heroine in her own right. Recently
she has enjoyed a highly successful singing career, and has
become one of Mobius' biggest celebrities.
Originally, Mina's outfit consisted of a midriff-baring black
tank top, brown shorts, and green boots and gloves. Later on,
her tank top became violet in the front with black straps, and a
skirt (Her shoes were green and violet, almost the same design)
of matching design.
[center]Concept and Creation[/center]
Originally, former Sonic the Hedgehog editor Justin Gabrie
wanted to conceive of a new potential love interest for Sonic to
be introduced in issue #76. In order to make her viable threat
to Sally, Gabrie specified that the new character have something
in common with him that Sally didn't; Archie Comic's staff chose
speed. Because the new character was supposed to be fast, it was
decided from the start that she be a mongoose (as mongooses are
fast creatures).
Once it was decided what sort of animal she would be, it came
time to think of a name; The initial name that was proposed was
Chloe. Writer Karl Bollers opted against it, however, since
Chloe had the long "e" sound at the end of the name and made her
blend in with the rest of the females already established (ex:
Amy, Sally, Rosie, Dulcy, Hershey, Julie-Su). So, Karl decided
to dedicate her name to his grandmother, Minerva. He took the
name, shortened it and it went from Minerva to Mina. Finally,
Patrick Spaziante (a chief Sonic artist at Archie Comics)
finished a design of a lilac-haired mongoose with yellow fur and
large green eyes.
The intended story following Mina's new-found super-speed would
end up having to go on the back-burner for a few years; The
artist Fry (who had been drawing various issues involving Mina
Mongoose) had intended to grant Mina an
"X-men-onstage-puberty-awakened" hidden power, but the Sonic
Adventure game adaptation (ordered by SEGA in hopes of promoting
their upcoming game) had taken all the time the writers needed
to develop Mina's speed. She would later reveal to Sonic (and
readers) of her power in Issue #98.
[center]History[/center]
Introduction:
Mina first appeared after Eggman's forces had captured her
mother, and Mina wanted to go save her before she was
roboticized. Soon she found herself under attack from Eggman's
men, and was saved by Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic told Mina it was
probably too late and that she would probably risk the same
fate. This response upset Mina because she didn't think Sonic
understood how she felt, but Sonic explained that his own
parents had been roboticized too. Having someone who understood
how she felt seemed to calm her down for that moment and Mina
would go with Sonic and the other Freedom Fighters to Knothole.
Once Mina arrived at Knothole she would mourn over the
roboticization of her mother and dealt with moments where she
wished she would be roboticized so that she be with her mother.
Mina managed to head out of such times, by getting a job with
Rosie babysitting orphans who had lost their parents like she
did. Her sentiments towards Sonic, also changed during her stay
in Knothole. While he explained that he understood the nature of
Mina's loss, Sonic still seemed to her rather distant. It was
only until she walked in on an intimate moment between Sonic and
his parents, did she respect Sonic as a hero who had a soft
side.
Regardless, Mina would not have an encounter he himself would
recognize until much later. At this point, Mina's depression
over the loss of her family led a desire to confront Robotnik
herself. For Sonic, he was heading to Robotropolis to restore
free will to his uncle using the Sword of Acorns he had stolen
from the kingdom. After a brief argument over the motives one
another had for going to Robotropolis, the two would deal with
an ambush that would result in the loss of the Sword of Acorns.
After the incident, Mina would find herself trying to cover up
Sonic's theft since she could finally bring herself to respect
Sonic as a hero. This however didn't go on long as the Kingdom's
Secret Service began to suspect Sonic of stealing it. By telling
Mina they would avoid persecuting Sonic if she told them what
happened, they received the confession from her that they
desired and went forward confronting Sonic, whose knighthood
would be removed due to this incident. She would also begin life
as a school girl, and would be Sonic and Bunnie's classmate.
Bunnie didn't take kindly to Mina due to noticing that she could
very well end up as competition for Sally over Sonic's
affections, so Sonic would be her only close friend.
Eventually, the time would come for Mina to go with Sonic as his
friend and as a comrade. The mission was at Robotropolis, and
originally the idea was to rescue Nate. However, with the Sword
of Acorns found and wielded by Sally, the free will of the
Robians (roboticized Mobians) was restored. Mina, on the other
hand, would undergo a scouting mission for Nate. Though the
mission was ultimately a failure, Mina received her first taste
of being a team player, and would also aid the Freedom Fighters
in safely helping the Robians out of the city. When everyone had
reached Knothole, there were many reunions, including that of
Mina's reunion with her mother, Isabel(la).
[center]Mina the Freedom Fighter[/center]
Despite being officially friends, Mina did make attempts to get
Sonic's attention. At first it started with a "thank you" kiss.
Then, when it provided a reaction that was described as "more
surprised than pleased" she'd move to asking for advice about
her next move. She decided based on the advice provided to
continue her attempts through other methods such as dressing up
and trying to become a Freedom Fighter like Sonic. During her
time as an official freedom fighter Mina had been trained in
piloting, swordplay, physical endurance and computer
programming. However when a giant robot of Eggman's attacked
Knothole, Mina had no idea how to apply her trained naturally
cultivated strengths to impress Sonic in such a dangerous
situation.
Mina would settle on responding to a group of children (that she
had babysat back in issue 78) that the bot endangered. She tried
to get the kids out of harm's way, but was overwhelmed by panic.
Luckily, when the robot was about to step on Mina, it stopped
mid step thanks to Rotor reprogramming it. Mina realized after
the ordeal that she at that time was trying to apply skills to
impress and be near Sonic, not to save the world or to defend
anyone (herself included). Realizing this job was too dangerous
to apply her strengths to get Sonic's attention, Mina quit and
began to focus more on a singing career (which Sonic encouraged
her into after hearing her sing).
She has also been an occasional battlefield heroine, even after
her stint as an official freedom fighter was over. Mina appeared
a few times during the worldwide assault against the Xorda and
has been a tactician for the "Sonic Angels" Team. Being that the
editor has explained that Mina is trying to move away from
Sonic, Mina is no longer trying to apply her skills to impress
Sonic when working with the Freedom Fighters or the "Sonic
Angels" team. Instead she's worked more to apply her talents to
compliment the team's efforts, and without previous obstacle her
performance on the battlefield has been more successful.
[center]Singing Career[/center]
Since Mina was recognized by Knothole as a talented singer,
Sonic and Mina had shared a concert together that gathered a lot
of success. Her solo concerts have also been very successful,
and have been directed at lifting the spirits of the troops
throughout their war with Robotnik. The band she's been known to
work frequently with in Sonic's absence are known as the
"Knothole Knuts", although it has not been clarified if they are
Mina's band. Her singing career has also allowed her to
establish a bond with the masses. Something she hadn't attained
when she first arrived at Knothole when Sonic was her only
friend. This can be noted in the story "Songoose", when Mina is
set on continuing the concert, even though her life is in danger
because she wants her fans to be happy.
Mina's career as a musician has also helped her establish a
stronger bond with the people. So like her comrades, there is
arguably a much more genuine desire to fight for the people than
there was before. As a result of her hazardous occupation, she
is often accompanied by bodyguards, an assignment that has
fallen on Knuckles the Echidna and the Chaotix several times.
Her band performed in celebration for Dr Eggman's final defeat
but was interrupted by Monkey Khan.
[center]Mina and the Future Freedom Fighters[/center]
Mina Prower appears in the 30 years later storyline in Sonic
Universe Issue 5. She appears with her husband Tails and her two
children, Melody and Skye Prower. They meet Lara-Su and are
present for King Sonic's speech. They are also present when the
Dark Presence attack the royal family and for Silver's
appearance.
[center]Personality[/center]
Mina has demonstrated to being very kind and loving, especially
toward Sonic. She also revealed that she fell in love with him
because his parents were turned into Robians, just like her
mother and was heartbroken when she saw that Sonic loved Sally;
something she failed to see at the time. While Sonic was tossed
into space, she entered a relationship with her band's manager,
Ash, until Sonic returned, in which Mina had conflicted
feelings. In the end, she realized that she loved Ash more. She
can also be rather timid and shy, especially when she first
appeared. One such place she suffered from nervousness was right
before an enormous, sold-out concert in New Mobotropolis. The
songs in her concert warned the people to look out for what
might happen next, which made tensions between her and the
Freedom Fighters even worse than before.
[center]Powers and Abilities[/center]
Mina's most prominent ability is her singing talent. King Max
recruited her to sing for the troops due to her voice. Since
then, she's been on the road to becoming a famous singer. Also,
she's a faster runner than the average Mobian, a skill that
stems from the fact she's a mongoose, a naturally fast creature
(Though it was later revealed that Mammoth Mogul gave her super
speed that matched Sonic's). While she doesn't quite match up to
Sonic or Tails in terms of speed, she is fast enough to require
training from Sonic to keep from seriously injuring herself
whilst sprinting. Mina has also demonstrated that she can be
quite good with kids when she helped Rosie out by babysitting
the orphans Sasha, Rory, and Snaggle.
[center]Love Life[/center]
Sonic the Hedgehog:
Over time, a relationship with Sonic started to develop, and
Sonic eventually began to think of her alongside Sally as
girlfriend material (and said as much when asked about it by his
best friend, Tails, in issue #111). The two would engage in
flirting, and even an occasional gesture of affection in public,
which in turn greatly wavered the confidence Princess Sally had
in her future with Sonic. However, in Sonic the Hedgehog #123,
the tides would turn. Sonic and Mina have a small concert
together, but before Mina received the chance to admit her
feelings for Sonic, and ask him out, Princess Sally was
kidnapped by Nack the Weasel, and Sonic and Mina went to rescue
her. When Sally was rescued by Sonic, Sally would be quicker
than the mongoose to the punch and be the first to confess her
feelings for Sonic. Sonic seeing Sally with interest and
girlfriend material as well as Mina (according to issue #111)
would return her feelings through a kiss. By chance, Mina walked
in on the kiss, and like Sally, she would assumed that
affections to another girl implied Sonic was never truly cared
about her, unknowing what fans learned about Sonic's stance in
issue #111 and similar struggles Sally suffered.
As Mina watched heartbroken, moments later Nack would attempt to
shoot Sally in the head with his gun. While Mina had desired to
be with Sonic, she sacrificed herself to save Sally so that
Sonic could be happy. As she was falling unconscious, she said
to Sonic, "I love you... ". She didn't die, and Sonic would
respond with panic over nearly losing Mina, and was soon after
rushed to the hospital. Afterwards, Mina would resolve to try
distancing herself to get over Sonic so that he could sort out
what he wanted with Sally. With Mina no longer presenting
herself as interested, and Sally desiring to take their
relationship to another level, Sonic and Sally would do just
that and from that point Sonic would be Sally's consort until
#134.
Ash Mongoose:
The invasion of the alien Xorda occurred not long after, and
Sonic apparently gave his life to save the planet. In reality,
he had been flung to the far end of the Galaxy, and a year would
pass on Mobius before he was able to find a way home. While
believing he was dead, Mina began to date Ash Mongoose, the
manager of her singing career. Upon learning that Sonic was
alive and well, Mina begins to develop mixed feelings about her
new relationship, making Ash feel insecure and hostile towards
Sonic. In issue #144, Mina revealed that she had not been sure
if she was in love with Ash. Realizing that she has been acting
selfish with Ash, she wrote an anonymous letter to the
relationship advice column in local newspaper (coincidentally,
the writer of the column was Sally Acorn, working under a
pseudonym). Following the advice given in the column, Mina
decided to give Ash a genuine chance.
Not soon after, Dr. Eggman decided to target Mina for
termination (having heard some of her songs on the radio, and
choosing assassination as his form of critique). Sonic was
placed as Mina's bodyguard, causing further conflict between
himself and Ash. Ash felt that his position as Mina's boyfriend
was being threatened by Sonic and repeatedly attempted to have
Sonic removed from bodyguard detail. Ash and Mina later broke up
just before Mina's concert when Ash asked Mina to tell him she
loved him, as well (and tell him that she didn't love Sonic) and
she couldn't bring herself to. However, before the concert was
over Ash was injured by a bomb in his attempt to keep Mina from
harm. In the hospital, Mina tells Ash what he's been waiting to
hear. According to her, while she would always have a place in
her heart for Sonic, she loves Ash, and not him.
[center]Trivia[/center]
Mina's design may be based on a female mongoose that only showed
up on one of Sally's communication monitors in the second story
of Sonic the Hedgehog #52, twenty-four issues (or two years)
prior to her debut.
While Mina's official age is given as 16 years old (the fact
that she shared a class with Sonic and Bunnie would place her at
about their age) this seems inconsistent for two reasons:
All of the comics artwork (up until #134) makes her appear
considerably younger than Sally, possibly within the 11-14 age
range—even though the official age would make her one year older
than Sally.
On the cover of #94, Mina wears sailor fuku, which is most
commonly worn by Japanese middle-school girls (although
sometimes they are worn by high-school students).
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