Hello, Iv come to talk about why I think fandom is sleeping on Tommy being a fox hybrid and in this essay-
To be honest I was gonna leave it there but then I realized i have ALOT of thoughts, valid points, and an itch to info dump so here it is!
Now im really fond of most hybrid Tommy takes and while Avian Tommy is number one in my heart, I genuinely believe Fox Hybrid Tommy should be MUCH more popular then it is right now and im like 90% sure most of the reason its not is that people tend to think its “Fundy’s Thing” (despite the fact they can both be fox hybrids) and becuase of how fast and hard the RaccoonInnit things was picked up when he was in Techno’s house.
(Note, I dont hate Raccoon hybrid Tommy, I just think Fox hybrid Tommy works better for the most part and I'm baffled I dont see more of Fox hybrid Tommy around.)
Overall I think Tommy has the classic tells for being a fox affiliated character, both in more realistic Fox Behaviors and ones commonly associated with the character of a fox in stories and myths;
Tommy a trickster, loving pranks and messing around and causing chaos, as well as a well-known scammer, traits often associated with Foxes.
Tommy literally lives in a burrow, and builds tunnels to connect him to places! Something foxes do.
Tommy is a scavenger, he steals when he needs it or just even when he wants to and doesn't often get/hunt things down himself unless he has to.
He's surprisingly crafty af, specially when it comes to problems he cant just like, fight his way out of he’s gotten pretty creative at figuring things out.
While foxes are more solidary, they're very social with their families and often stick near by while being territorial over their family and territory (tho they still hunt for themselves), and also foxes raised around others by humans (tamed, not domesticated) are more social in general! (Did you know tamed foxes act a lot like dogs?)
Foxes start to fight for dominance as kits! They do, in fact, have a social hierarchy and they can get very brutal with it, you cant tell me this doesn't scream Tommy posturing and trying to assert dominance.
Foxes are very high energy, and so is Tommy for the most part. They're also known for being mostly sweet natured but vicious when called for! (they’re wild animals no matter how hard someone tries to tame them, tame Tommy)
This strays a bit more into personal hc territory but iv always seen Tommy as a more speed and agility based fighter even tho he insists he's a tank, and foxes are SPEEDY LITTLE FUCKERS, some can run up to 42 mph!!!
Tommy is also lanky and thin like a fox, where as Raccoons are very much not normally LOL
And they're loud motherfuckers as well. They have over 40 calls on average, and most are loud and annoying and you cant tell me Tommy wouldn't just fucking scream like he was dying for fun
There's more I could argue but these are the main and most strong points for it, and yes, some of these can also be associated or also matched with raccoons but they have other traits that I dont think fit Tommy that well as a fox does.
TLDR: I just think the fox fits Tommy better overall.
