#Sugarfoot

[spiritsonic]

Hi Evan! Big fan here, hope I'm not disturbing you at an inconvenient time. I love your work as an artist and writer, but it's not just Sonic that you work on. It would be cool to know more about your work Ensouled. What is it about? Who is the ghost guy and the human girl?

Sure, I’ve been wanting to write some new character bios. Check it all out under the break!

CHARLEY PARKHEARSE

Once, long ago, Charley was the best teamster in Santa Alma county. His stagecoach flew over treacherous mountain roads, One crack of his whip could snuff a candle’s flame from six yards, and any bandit who dared to stop his stage would meet the business end of a rifle. Anyone who cared to comment about his sour temper or murky past knew to keep their voices low… and God help any fool who questioned Charley’s refusal to remove his heavy greatcoat, no matter the weather. 

But Charley’s fame was bound to earn him enemies… When the bandit Sugarfoot learned that Charley was in fact born a █████, the secret spread like wildfire through the mountains. Charley was ruined. He thought his life was over, until he was visited by a being dealing in black magic; a devil known in his human guise as Aurelius Flood. This devil promised to erase Charley’s secret from the minds of Santa Alma’s people, restoring Charley’s reputation, in return for his soul. Charley accepted, though he would not learn the depth of his folly until the night he died… and was raised as a ghost by that same devil, now bound to his service. Still, the devil was true to his word. Charley’s secret was safe, even beyond the grave.

At one point in the many decades since his death, Charley thought he could escape Aurelius’ control. But today… he’s given up that hope. He haunts the roads he was once the master of, frightening drivers to meet his quota of Soul and waiting ‘till his memories fade away, taking the pain of his mistakes with them. That is until, in a flash of ill-advised mercy, Charley spares the life of a young woman he scared off the road…

(Charley is LOOSELY based on Charley Darkey Parkhurst, a real historical figure. Look him up! He's a really cool example of a queer, probably trans person ((by today's standards)) in history. The real Charley's dying wish was to be remembered as a man; a wish that has not been respected by history. I want to explore the pros and cons of living closeted or stealth in an ever-changing world, while also honoring his memory and wishes as best I can in a modern context.)

SEQUOIA LOGANBERRY

Sequoia would like you to believe that she is a monster. It’s easier that way. Ever since her father left for a mistress on the east coast in her senior year of high school, Sequoia has been working a dead-end job at the local amusement park and doing her damndest to drink and drive herself into an early grave. And she almost does it… Until a friggin' SKELETON GUY fishes her out of the lake she drove into?! And now she’s getting these insane migraines and seeing spooky shit everywhere???? 

After a close encounter with death (and Charley), Sequoia develops an unpredictable 6th sense that threatens to finish what she started in her car the other night… Until she’s found by the misanthropic wizard Monty and his much nicer siren husband Luka, who help her get her new powers under control… in trade for her helping them with a few odd jobs. Nothing crazy, just, oh, infiltrating the local magical crime lord’s fey court. Sequoia is just the wild card they need to break a fifty-year standoff between the supernatural powers vying for control over Santa Alma. Sequoia will need to learn fast, about both magic and herself, or else end up a pawn in other people’s plans. Will she be able to make the friends she desperately needs and find direction in her life before she’s swept away?

OTHER CHARACTERS INCLUDE...

MONTY MOUROS, aforementioned misanthropic wizard. Older than he looks. Came to Santa Alma in the 1930’s to earn his fortune, and ended up embroiled in one of Charley’s bids for freedom. It didn’t go well, and he still holds a bitter grudge. He’s guarded the local amusement park, the Boardwalk, from Aurelius Flood for years, but other than that has hidden himself from both the magic and mundane worlds for decades.

LUKA, a siren who lost his singing voice in a trap set by Flood. If not for Monty, it would have taken his life. When they were young the two fell in love, and Luka defied his family’s traditions to be with Monty. They’re still together, and Luka is the only person who can get past Monty’s harsh exterior. Luka now runs a speakeasy for spirits hidden beneath the Boardwalk, where he mixes magical cocktails and turns the rumor mill. He is a kind soul who defines himself through service to others…perhaps to a fault. 

AURELIUS FLOOD, The mastermind behind most of Santa Alma’s woes. A cruelly ambitious leprechaun who thrives on greed, he’s been following the money since the time of the Romans. In the 1800’s he came to the new world, where he found fabulous opportunity during the California gold rush. Assuming a human disguise he carved out a business empire in the mundane world, and a criminal one in the magic world. He built Santa Alma himself, engineering the city’s growth. Fattening a pig for the slaughter. Now, the only thing standing between him and his ultimate payday is Monty and the pivotal bit of territory he controls at the Boardwalk. It’s stymied him for years, but he’s got a new plan…

SUGARFOOT, Flood’s left-hand man. As the illegitimate son of a powerful Californio rancher and an Ohlone woman trapped in the California mission system, fate did not deal Sugar a kind hand. After his father’s family lost their rancho, Sugar turned to a life of crime. He got his sarcastic nickname from a festering leg wound he earned in a shootout with Santa Alma’s top teamster, Charley Parkhearse. As his infection grew, so did his hatred… These mountains should belong to him, not some johnny-come-lately from New Hampshire. So he turned to another stranger for help; Aurelius Flood. In trade for his soul, he gained information; a secret that, if it were to get out, would ruin Charley forever. Sugar leapt at the deal, and got exactly the revenge he’d wanted… until Charley came for him, blinded by rage and shame, and shot him dead in the street. In death, Sugar and Charley found themselves in the same situation… bound to serve Flood forever. As coworkers. Hell would have been a mercy. 

(Sugarfoot is also based on a historical figure of the same name, but almost nothing is known about him other than he was a bandit with a very stinky foot. IRL Charley shot him when he tried to raid his stagecoach.) 

ZINNIA LOGANBERRY, Sequoia’s annoyingly precocious little sister. While Sequoia turned to delinquency after their parents’ divorce to avoid her feelings, Zinnia threw herself into her studies for the same reason. She has become the model student and daughter, earning their workaholic mom’s favor… but man, this kid is Burnt. Out. When she finds out about Sequoia’s new adventures with the supernatural, she throws herself into this new world as a release from her demanding daily life only to once again take things too far. And now, the consequences come with fangs, and hair, and claws…

DEBORAH LOGANBERRY, Sequoia and Zinnia’s mother. She knows she could be doing better by her daughters, but ever since her no-good husband left them, she’s been the family’s sole provider. Her job in the city’s planning and zoning department is the only thing keeping them off of the streets, and the price of housing in Santa Alma is only going up. It’s a matter of survival; surely, once they’re more financially stable, she’ll be able to patch things up with Sequoia. And maybe something will come of the new friendship she’s struck up with Mr. Flood. He IS quite the successful developer, after all… perhaps they could be more than friends?

[nerdygoth77]

Thinking about Cooper Howard and horses....

Picture this:

Cooper got Sugarfoot as a foal. With the idea in his head to train the little colt into the perfect horse. A bomb proof horse that could be ridden by his children. One that would tolerate everything a child would throw its way.

Sugarfoot was a bit of a menace to train, but eventually the training stuck and he slowly became the perfect horse. A bomb proof horse that knew all the tricks and skills, along with extreme patience. Sugarfoot could handle it all; from trick riding, to a little girl putting braids in his mane and tail for hours.

Cooper wanted the perfect horse for his children to ride, one that was bombproof and would do anything. He had done his job perfectly, Sugarfoot had been bombproof. Just not built for the wasteland. Or maybe he was?

[a-rogue-tiddy-bot]

[heartlandians]

Heartland - 1x09 - Ghost from the Past

[antivan-dragon]

I want to believe that Sugarfoot survived and he's now a majestic ghoul-horse, and Cooper is War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

[gameraboy2]

“Sugarfoot” Saturday Evening Post, January 24, 1942 Illustration by Harold Von Schmidt

[thatsprettylane]

Watching Sugarfoot rn. The writing is pretty boring but I am absolutely enraptured by how out of place and pathetic this man is. Why is he in a cowboy show? He should be sitting in my lap eating berries while I tell him how pretty he is.

[blicksenstails]

“You’re our pal.” 🥲

[simseez]

Michael Jackson's Drummer Jonathan Moffett Performs "Thriller"

[tiny-chrys]

Inktober Day 18: SADDLE

[ENGLISH]

Have I already said how much I absolutely LOVE unexpected crossovers?

[PORTUGUÊS]

Eu já disse o quanto eu absolutamente ADORO crossovers inesperados?

[spiritsonic]

Day 13: Devil in Disguise

[warriors-but-cats-die]

windclan — year twelve — greenleaf

birchfoot becomes a seer. i can finally breathe because at least one extra seer exists and i will no longer have to play apprentice shuffling and having a chain of like. three seers with one season of training each trying to keep the clans alive.

maybe that's why thunderclan has so few warriors. because they don't have a doctor.

sugarfoot dies.

maplepaw dies. (seriously, always my favorite names die before i can give them suffixes. it's cruel.)

ashdawn dies.

heathertail has two kits, applekit and woodkit.

gorsetail, thundershine, and emberfoot retire. they're all fairly young, so...idk, something happens. they get sick idk

[bubbly-alchemist]

😭 Thank you. He lost Roosevelt and Sugarfoot and all he’s holding onto is the only family he has left. Cooper’s been through it.

The double meaning of him wearing his cowboy outfit so Janey will recognize him and the bounty hunter persona is just, ugh, ❤️ 😢 the feels.

Coop & Sugarfoot

Spoilers if u havent seen the show -

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I know he gets seperated from his family at some point but how long was he wandering the wasteland with Sugarfoot before he lost her too? :(

[heartlandians]

Heartland - 1x09 - Ghost from the Past

[tvdollhouse]

Richard Garland in “The Desperados,” an episode of “Sugarfoot” from 1/6/1959.

[ausetkmt]

Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner of the Ohio Players plays a double-necked guitar during a concert performance in 1970. Bonner died Friday at age 69.

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, leader of the funk band the Ohio Players, has died at the age of 69. No cause of death has yet been reported.

The Ohio Players had seven Top 40 hits in the 1970s, including "Love Rollercoaster," "Fire" and "Skin Tight," and helped define a movement that included Parliament Funkadelic and Kool & the Gang. The band's success stemmed partly from Bonner's playfully commanding lead vocals and gusto.

The oldest of 14 children, Bonner ran away from home as a young teenager and played the harmonica on street corners for change. A few years before he died, he took to his Twitter the night that a documentary about his band was broadcast on television.

"I am happy doing what I love," he wrote. "This IS pure heaven. The fans out there are like family to me. Every night is like a homecoming."