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| “ | S.F.P.D.! Pending background check. Paws in the air! | „ |
| ~ Tom shortly before encountering Sonic for the first time, and his most famous quote. |
| “ | That little alien knew more about being a human than you ever will. His name was Sonic. This was his home... and he was my friend. | „ |
| ~ Tom to Robotnik. |
| “ | Trust me when I tell you there will be a moment in your life when your powers will be needed. But you don't choose that moment. That moment chooses you. | „ |
| ~ Tom to Sonic at the lake. |
Thomas Michael "Tom" Wachowski, also known as the Donut Lord, is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Tails) of the Sonic the Hedgehog film series.
He is a police officer who becomes friends with Sonic. Eventually, he later becomes Sonic's adoptive father. He is an original character created exclusively for the movie.
He is portrayed by James Marsden, who also portrays Cyclops in the X-Men Series, Prince Edward in Enchanted, and Fred O'Hare in Hop, and voices Diggs in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Tim Templeton in Boss Baby: Family Business and Hitch Trailblazer in My Little Pony: A New Generation.
Appearance[]
Tom is an adult man with blue eyes and short brown hair. He wears his police uniform while on duty but can be seen in more casual clothes during his time away from work.
Personality[]
Tom is a responsible, dedicated and moral man who works dutifully as the sheriff of Green Hills and is also a caring husband towards his wife Maddie. He is generally serious albeit friendly as well, and possesses a penchant for dry sarcasm and lame humor. When off-duty, he can sometimes humorously go over the top, such as when he planned to use Maddie's tranquillizer gun to deal with what he believed to be some raccoons. While he gets along with everyone he meets, or at least attempts to, his sister-in-law Rachel held a potent disliking of him for unclear reasons prior to meeting Sonic. Regardless of his faults, Tom is a good human being and a person Sonic looks up to.
As a police officer, Tom felt undermined with his role as Green Hills' sheriff, admitting to Sonic that he's always felt more like a babysitter than an actual cop. This is what motivated him to earn a position in San Francisco's police department, something that he nearly went through with. After meeting Sonic, Tom finds himself having to take responsibility and did save him from Dr. Robotnik. While he soon tried to cut ties with him, he accepted that it was his fault that Sonic was stranded on Earth without his Portal Rings, leading him to help the Hedgehog and forming a close bond during their travels.
Tom later displays more caring qualities, being genial and inspiring. After realizing Sonic's loneliness, he would strive further to help him and later openly stated that the Hedgehog is his friend. He would later help Sonic defeat Robotnik and even accepted Sonic's nickname as the "Donut Lord". Later on, him and Maddie gave Sonic a new home inside their attic, making him a part of the Wachowski family and becoming a fatherly figure to him.
While he has his funny moments, Tom is quite mature and his serious nature often serves to ground Sonic's more daring and reckless attitude, though he can find himself going along with the Hedgehog if need be or in times of duress.
Powers and Abilities[]
Being a trained police officer and the sheriff of Green Hills, Tom is physically strong and has quick reflexes as he was able to knock Dr. Robotnik out with one punch and later evaded fire from one of the doctor's Badnik drones. He was also able to hold his own in a bar fight that Sonic started.
He is also quite intelligent and resourceful, as he was able to utilize Sonic's Portal Rings, despite never using them before in his life. This allowed him to sneak up on Dr. Robotnik and flank him from behind, getting a few good hits before the doctor managed to throw him off.
History[]
Sonic the Hedgehog[]
Tom Wachowski is the latest in a long line of Wachowski police sheriffs that have served and protected the peaceful town of Green Hills for generations. However, due to the town's peaceful nature, Tom has never had to deal with any major crimes, causing him to become bored with his job and using what free time he has on duty to find ways to entertain himself. Tom would usually find amusement in treating a box of donuts as people and eating the ones that 'step out of line'. He eventually applied to join the San Francisco police department to prove himself as an officer of the law and get the chance to save someone's life.
One day, while Tom was at home, he notices a garbage can next to his shed had been knocked over and believed it to be the work of troublesome raccoons. He prepares his tranquillizer gun to incapacitate the animals but instead finds Sonic the Hedgehog taking refuge inside his shed. Terrified, he shoots Sonic in the thigh which renders him unconscious, but also causes the hedgehog to lose his bag of gold rings through a ring portal he opened to San Francisco.
Tom places Sonic within a cage as he takes him into his house, but Sonic escapes with ease upon awakening and begs Tom for protection against the government forces searching for him, claiming it was a matter of life and death. Seeing this as his chance to save a life, Tom tells Sonic to hide upstairs just as Dr. Robotnik arrives on his doorstep to inquire about the hedgehog's whereabouts. Tom tries to convince Robotnik to leave but ends up aggravating the doctor, who threatens to have him shot if he does not reveal Sonic's exact location within the next five seconds. Luckily, Wachowski was able to knock Robotnik out with a single punch when Sonic emerges from hiding to save him.
Tom tells Sonic the way to the location, San Francisco, but Sonic was unable to go there, so Tom has to drive the car and send Sonic to the location, San Francisco. On the way, they stop at a bar where Sonic wants to have some fun. Tom explained Sonic what a bucket list is. When Tom told Sonic about the bucket list, they tried to complete the bucket list. When they arrive at a place where Sonic can sleep, Sonic begins to sleep and Tom sees what Sonic wrote, make a real friend. Tom sees the news where he is called dangerous which makes Tom a little bit sad.
When they continue to going to the location, San Francisco, Dr. Robotnik finds them and starts attacking. Tom and Sonic fight against the robots, but one robot ruins the car and reveals itself to be a bomb. Tom and Sonic quickly try to remove the bomb from Sonic. When they finally do it, the bomb explodes and causes Sonic to temporarily pass out. Tom worries about Sonic and goes to the location where his wife, Maddie Wachowski. After going there, Maddie helps Sonic to recover. Sonic wakes up, says "Gotta go fast", and starts to run. Tom explains Maddie about the situation and they go to the location, San Francisco.
When they finally arrive at the location, San Francisco, Dr. Robotnik's robots find them. Sonic quickly throws Tom and Maddie. Sonic opens a portal with his Rings for Tom and Maddie to be safe.
At the end, Tom and Sonic defeated Dr. Robotnik and Tom sent him to the Mushroom Hills. Tom and his family made Sonic a new cave at their home.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2[]
After a while, Tom takes Sonic on a boat trip and scolds him for his action of being a vigilante and being irresponsible by showing him a newspaper on how he destroyed an entire city block while trying to stop a robbery. Sonic tries to defend his actions by saying that the block was already messed up and that he was a hero for stopping a robbery, but Tom (rightfully) tells him that he put people in danger by disregarding their safety and that's not what heroes do. In response, Sonic tells Tom that he's not his dad and that he should stop trying to act like he is, which hurts Tom emotionally. Sonic says that he can take care of himself, until Tom tells him what being a hero is truly means: being responsible for others and whether he wants to hear this or not, he is still a kid and still has more growing up to do.
Quotes[]
| “ | Tom: How are you not dead?! Sonic: I have no idea! Did ya see me dancing?! Tom: Yes, I saw you dancing. |
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| ~ Tom Wacowski to Sonic the Hedgehog. |
| “ | It's the government whack job that keeps trying to kill us unsuccessfully, nice of you to stop by on your way to Comic Con. | „ |
| ~ Tom Wachowski to Dr. Robotnik. |
| “ | Uh, Sonic, you got the super speed and everything but Maddie and I? | „ |
| ~ Tom Wachowski to Sonic the Hedgehog. |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Donut Lord is the second character portrayed by James Marsden who co-stars with the film's CGI protagonist, the first was Fred O'Hare in Hop, with the character of E.B.
- Tom is a police officer, just like James Marsden's other character, Hitch Trailblazer.
External Links[]
- Tom Wachowski on the Pure Good wiki
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