Where did everything go, father? To an outside place that I can't even travel, or to the place that's right in front of me? With me, you have limited my capabilities to the greatest extent--to a point where I'm limitless. 
— Zak-Ryder the Hedgehog to his father, Tytharo
The "Dreadful" Zak-Ryder the Hedgehog is an anthropomorphic hedgehog that has the ambition to control many lands, including his own. He currently has Rypheris, Naishias, Ana, and "small-country" Jaben. For a long time, Zak-Ryder has been gaining his respect from other countries around him through ultimate submission and the skills of executing efficient terrorism. Although he puts his best effort to prevent any physical harm and quarrels, he would do what he must to have his ambition fulfilled.
Concept and Creation
After the genius huffed and puffed about what should be done to create an antagonist for Princess Penelope the Puppy, they got to work. At their educational institution, they failed to listen to their instructor of confusing history, and decided to draw a hedgehog contributed to the Sonic Fanon Wikia.
The strokes were so perfect; they moved with the natural rhythm of the hand as it led it to the stable marks of evil.
"Look at this masterpiece," the creator giggled in excitement. "His name's going to be Zack--no--Zak. And he's a hedgehog, one that's NOT Sonic or some simple recolor. I like Rider. Ryder. Zak-Ryder. Yes, indeed, this is the perfect name: Zak-Ryder the Hedgehog."
After all, Zak-Ryder is all his first name, and does not have a surname. Congrats, creator--you just created another character that everyone else had.
But, the creator intended something else from Zak-Ryder, and that was originality. After all, he did look too similar to Sonic--but it's not a recolor or anything. So, the creator had to think deep...real deep down into the devotion of their dear time to anything. And then they were brain dead with a small coma of Detriment of Creativity (DOC, for short).
After a whole wearisome week of work, the creator had a great idea. Perhaps, Zak-Ryder was some sort of dictator that would try to take over the world, and does it slightly successfully, in exception to Colona? Or, maybe he would become some spoiled brat fed with money by his father, and then he--nope. The creator went with the first choice, a dictator that would never seem to achieve his full perfections because of Princess Penelope the Puppy.
Besides, it was indeed stirring to the creator that they would be able to mend the pieces of the other characters on the Wiki that they made.
A Sketch of 'Em
History
Birth
In the irony that Zak-Ryder the Hedgehog abhors the Colonaian government, he was yet born to his father Tytharo the Hedgehog and Verna the Hedgehog in Vob, a town on the outskirts of Colona. Born prematurely, Tytharo decided that Zak-Ryder, at the time, would be born with the name Yobane the Hedgehog. To him, the name meaning "wish" in the Colonaian language determined that his son would receive the best of wishes throughout his life.
Childhood
Recognized as Yobane at the time, Zak-Ryder was raised to be of most obedient children in Vob. At quite a young age to walk around and communicate with city dwellers, Zak-Ryder did most by assisting with duties as a loyal servant. Amidst all of this, he was remunerated for his honorable deeds--those rewards being at the time of childhood toys and clothes.
One of the first toys that was given to him for assisting Yesr, an older female canine. It was a city original, and the people called it the "Poius", which meant "eerie" in the Colonaian language at the time. It was a small ball that was mostly clear, but had a stained glass texture and changed colors according to perspective. It was like a diamond jewel of the sort, but because it was made of cheap material, it was not embraced as valuable. It was deemed as a toy because it was able to bounce at high heights and impregnable, and it also distorted surroundings when looked into. The "Poius" to Zak-Ryder was the most valuable, because it was the first of rewards ever given to him. Beyond that, he held on to this precious gift for years to come--even to the present.
Being a young child of trustworthiness, an organization for the Colonaian society called "The Male Body of Vigor" recommended him as the "Secretary of Accommodation" for all of his work in Vob. Zak-Ryder, in the struggle of his parents mistrusting the Colonaian government and rejecting his entrance, decided to proceed with the entry. However, when he was accepted, he was not aware of the discrimination he would receive. The reason of his strange, unacceptable tolerance of eye structure and color, Zak-Ryder was persecuted in high places. His short height had all of the other males in the group deride his character at the time. Such a cliché.
His suffering in the position of "Secretary of Accommodation" allowed him to travel far places and assist those that were not a part of the Colonaian government. He learned of what the Colonaian government did at the time to people that did not adhere to laws, such as execution, as well as the forced labor that were put upon them. He, being a young Colonaian, was served superior to his befriended non-Colonaian counterparts.
As he had gained much friends doing his task, he also met with "love at first sight". This is when he first meets the beautiful Aira Ryder the Fox, a refugee from Naishias. Her luscious pink skin drove him to fight for her in sympathy that the Colonaians were attempting to destroy Naishias for the control of her clan: the Pweras.
Zak-Ryder, first ignorant to the world and persecution, became unbearable to face other people with respect due to continuous distrust, therefore cultivating his hate for the Colonaian government. After a good while, he looked into resigning from his honorable "Secretary of Accommodation" position in order to become a king over the other countries so that he could rescue them from the Colonaian hand.
Adolescent
The issues of society being exposed to Zak-Ryder's young mind had him considering circumstances to overthrow the Colonaian government. Propaganda from Wistlow concerning becoming a unifying army against Devoyva caused Zak-Ryder to obsess over annexation and other concerns with territorial politics. When Zak-Ryder was nearly fifteen of age, he decided to become independent--especially from his parents being concerned of his anti-Colonaian mindset. In deep affection for Aira the Fox, he marries her so that she would permanently flee her kingdom. His parents attempted to have Zak-Ryder surrounded by Colonaian peers, but such did not work out. To begin, Yobane for a name was no longer in his mindset. He wanted to be called "Zak", as it meant "power" in the Wistlow language. Then, he would travel around and destroy residences in Vob, and other cities around it. Not only this sparked revolution in other minds of youth in the city and outside, but it also induced national attention from the Colonaian Revolutionist Group, having more assistance to partake in the actions.
His parents, very concerned of the matter, tried to have Zak-Ryder to cease his actions at once. Tytharo threatened that if he did not stop, then he would have him killed by the government. Verna did nothing but cry to authorities about the actions that Zak-Ryder committed, placing more trouble on herself and her husband. At once, the Colonaian government determined by law that if a child were to commit a serious violation, then the parents would receive the punishment in that child's stead until they own for themselves. However, if the parents were deceased, then the child would be responsible for him or herself. Aware of this suffering that Zak-Ryder was placing on his parents, he had no other choice but to rid it.
So, for this, he deliberately planned to destroy the house that they lived in to express his underlying message--in thought his parents were in support of the Colonaians. Everything was set up to have all of such executed for his parents. However, before the plan could be done, the new Colonaian Council had his parents executed with similar destructive tactics to Zak-Ryder, on account of their deem involvement with "Exterior Influence".
Now, more than ever, Zak-Ryder felt that he lost control of his environment since this action--his parents being stolen from him. Already in contention of the Colonaian Council, this execution put his distrust at the greatest degree--with a growing abhorrence for his ethnicity and their actions. With this came the desire to flee the land, which he did, and started his own country with ex-Colonaian Revolutionists by annexing the country of Rypheris. This brought him to wife Queen Gullius the Snake. With combination factors of weak government and disorder to control, Zak-Ryder effectively carried out his plan of conquering two more countries: Smivilia (eventually lost to Devoyva the Conqueror) and Naishias.
At this point, Zak-Ryder was practically unstoppable.
Present (Adulthood)
In the present time, Zak-Ryder made it his mission to control and destroy any country that obstructs his purpose of overthrowing the Colonaian government--without aware of the Flock Council as well. Amidst this, he also annexes Ana and "small-country" Jaben. Ana was a struggle for him to retrieve, however it was done with enough resistance. As for "small-country" Jaben, his recent annexation, Zak-Ryder gained another female in his life: Unison the Bear as his third wife. So, the three wives in his home were "rescued" from Colona: Aira Ryder the Fox, Queen Gullius the Snake, and Queen Unision the Bear. In thought of all that Zak-Ryder acheived in his lifetime, he also continues the life struggle to annex the Colonaian government, firstly under King Defecit's ruling, then King Uwa Iwa, and now Princess Penelope the Puppy. Amidst his struggles is the communications with the Flock Council along with his wives fighting over him.
Such a pity.
Personality
Zak's Smile
Although Zak-Ryder's personalities in comparison to his childhood and his current state are dissimilar in much reasoning, there is correlation to what takes place in his mind. Zak-Ryder, resisting humility to higher authority in any place, still maintains his dignity through virtues of nobility and a controlled state of mind. Many people refer to him as the "Dreadful" because of his dread of methods to annex the country: bloodshed and terrorism. However, he does focus on his life values of perseverance when challenged, and grief when ailed--therefore repealing lunacy as a personality dysfunction. For the most part, he desires considerable reason to anyone that does anything associated with him, and him only. In this way also, he does not have the means to be misused by others, since the no-tolerance action was done to him a majority of his life already.
Zak-Ryder could be described as a professional "escape artist" in his actions, due to his risky chances to foresee the outcome. If the outcome is decent enough for his will, then he would proceed with it. If not, he would accomplish his intention elsewhere by escaping the dangerous fate. "By any means necessary" is his way, even if that meant the annihilation of an entire clan. With that being said, he can be called "merciless" and "unbearing" when it comes doen to having control other countries.
When challenged with affection, Zak-Ryder fails to express true physical intimacy with people, especially with his wives. However, the very instinct may come to him when recognized, and pushes a reason to rely upon for the action. Zak-Ryder recognizes other manners to communicate his affections: poems, stories, music, or promises. The latter manner is is best suit to his wives, since that they ask for much in his kingdom. Therefore, his promise to lend them what they ask is a form of affection and considerable motive to him.
Pressure from the environment is Zak-Ryder's enemy, and therefore expresses his emotions in response comes out strange most times. When opposed by his own people for certain actions, Zak-Ryder immediately becomes tense. When he is tense, he does not spare any choices and does what he deems right at the moment--sometimes realizing later that it was not a good choice. He does not use his full thought into action when angry, but does not express it physically. Most know that Zak-Ryder is angry when he makes a poor decision, especially against Princess Penelope.
Overall, Zak-Ryder has a stable personality as a ruler, although his merciless ways are not spared to the least or most of people, due to their involvement with their circumstances.
Powers and Abilities
For the most part, Zak-Ryder's ability is strong enough to pull many nations into their place, with the rare ability called "Turn Down" abilities, which controls people and their free will, turning them the opposite of what they truly believe. This "Turn Down" ability that Zak-Ryder uses is called "Turn Submission Down", which causes his targets to become weak to what they believe in, and cannot explain their self. This would result in total submission, which denies their own belief and accepts the one who offered the alternate answer.
Other than that, Zak-Ryder focuses on a Kung-fu type fighting, which relies more on kicking more than punching. He often puts his hands in his pockets when he is wearing pants, and fights with his feet only. At some times, he stands there and allows the persecution to harm him, so that he can simply hold it against the attacker later. For the most part, Zak-Ryder makes his move on those that assume a fighting role, with their hands in the air, or when there is a high measure of anger that fills the atmosphere to where he feels that the other person is about to attack. In simpler words, Zak-Ryder takes the ironic approach to avoid initiating fights, and then enters when he deems necessary.
In some cases, Zak-Ryder would be carrying the "Poius" that was given to him during childhood, yet the "Poius" would be engineered to perform greater functions. As it can absorb energies, Zak-Ryder would occasionally light it up in fire as a fire ball and throw it to his enemies, or he would also combine his "Turn Down" abilities with it. When he does, he would cause his opponents to believe the eerie illusion that manifested in the ball based on his "Turn Down" ability, and then deny reality for what it is. Therefore, this would put them in a weaker state to attack.
Relationships
Family
Tytharo the Hedgehog(Father) (deceased)
Zak-Ryder, from those who could discern between him and his father, was apparently determined similar in looks and actions to his father. They did share their similarities by looks--the quills, especially--but their motives failed to harmonize. Since the beginning, Tytharo would call him "Yobane", because he "wished" that he had another child instead. However, Tytharo never openly showed this disposition to Zak-Ryder until he ordered to have his name changed to Zak-Ryder. Zak-Ryder wanted to kill him, but the Colonaian Council did it for him. Even then, he was angry that he lost his father, because he wanted to kill him first.
At the younger years in Zak-Ryder's life, there was peace between the hedgehog and his father. People determined the two similar in looks and actions to his father, after all--from the quills to their being. However, over time their motives in life failed to harmonize. Tytharo naming Zak-Ryder as "Yobane" at birth in order to convey best wishes for Zak-Ryder in his lifetime did not suit with the hedgehog. Yobane, after his successes in the "Secretary of Accommodation" position, wanted to further be called Zak. This made Tytharo very upset with him, noticing Zak's changing beliefs. Until Zak-Ryder motivated the Colonaian government to execute his parents, Tytharo did not show much disposition to Zak-Ryder. They remained decent to one another, sharing one another's criticism when applicable, especially when it came down to working with the local district. Zak-Ryder had enough of his father when Tytharo began to place limitations on him following attacks he induced in Vob. When his father was killed, Zak-Ryder grieved over him more than his mother because of the leading that he gave him when he was within his own mindset.
Verna the Hedgehog (Mother) (deceased)
Verna the Hedgehog, a very honorable mother to Zak-Ryder, respected her by any means possible. Verna was the parent that would hold him close when he would be harmed, and the person that would teach him independence when he was babying himself. Eventually, as he got older, Zak-Ryder grew tired of his mother, because she frequently criticized his eyes as the other boys were in "The Boy's Group of Vigor". So, he wanted to put an end to her life as well with his father, but he didn't get that chance because of the intervention of the Colonaian Council.
Aira Ryder the Fox (first wife)
Aira the Fox was the first person that he saw at the local playground that he was at when he was a teenager, seeing her luscious pink skin slinging in the light. He fell in love with her at first sight, and was determined to fight for her by any means necessary. So, with that, he approached her with a delicate smile, and they were together since. This was endorsed by his own will, that he would have a replacement "mother" to scold him when he did wrong, and asked her personally to criticize his efforts to control Colona. Aira is very loyal to him, and would do much to satisfy him. This devoted to his hyphenation in his name as "Ryder".
He first met her in Vob, but was a refugee from Naishias.
Gullius the Snake "Lady" (second wife)
Once becoming the conqueror of Rypheris, the first land that Zak-Ryder annexed, ended up meeting Queen Gullius
Unison the Bear (third wife)
Servants
Wertony Craigents
Royce Assiew
Waya Tuwark
Solony Assiew
Burdose Iince
Leaders
Princess Penelope the Puppy
Prince Rova Lawka
Devoyva the Conqueror
King Spair the Cat
Other People
Gallery
These are pictures of Zak-Ryder at their best.
