Sewell Snow

Commander Sewell Dwight Snow, commonly known as Sesix the Arctic Fox (Navy ID No. C6-12-84), is a main protagonist in the Foxtrot: Foxes in Arms series. He is an animatronic arctic fox who currently serves as an officer in the United States Navy as generations before him have. Sewell has close connections with Arthur Snow and considers him a significant role model and will do what he can to make him proud.

Physical Appearance
Sewell is an animatronic fox the size of an average human and bears many similarities to Arthur. He has primarily white fur with some blue fur on his front torso. Sewell has peach skin on his ears and on his muzzle, though new concept art depicts him with white fur on his muzzle with three small fur tufts. As opposed to Arthur, Sewell has blue-green eyes, a pretty rare color for arctic foxes.

Sewell has three tufts of fur on each side of his head and hair in the form of three bangs. In terms of attire, Sewell wears a navy blue t-shirt on many occasions. He can also have a full USN dress uniform for formal reasons and a Navy-issue jacket over the t-shirt. It should be noted that while Sewell and Arthur look alike, they aren't twins.

Early Life
Sewell was born on November 13, 1983, in Newport News, Virginia, United States. Being born in a port city, he would've been exposed to the various forms of shipping, including private, military, commercial, and everything in between, at a pretty young age. Even as a robot, he could have a reasonably normal childhood except for slightly accelerated aging. As he grew up, Sewell became pretty social with many others within the same age group, not just other foxes but many other animals as well, getting pretty chatty and got the chance to play with many friends he made during his childhood. He'd also make an unbreakable bond with his older brother, Arthur Snow, who was three years older than him. It would be the two of them for the longest time as they typically did almost everything together as most brothers do. He would also form close relationships with Arthur’s friends; Justin Redding the Red Fox, Swefred Hayden the Swift Fox, and Arian Torres the Grey Fox. The group of five became a pretty close-knit group, though things would begin to change as time passed.

As Sewell grew older, he gave serious consideration to what he wanted to do in life. While Sewell did come from a pretty long military background, he initially didn't want to be a part. His father, Joseph Snow, had served in the Navy for several years before his birth, and Arthur had expressed interest in doing the same, following in their father's footsteps. Sewell had taken a liking to the sea and at least working by it, but he didn't feel he had to join the military to do so. So, at this time, he began looking for other lines of work, including getting certified as a lifeguard.

Sewell got the chance to work as a lifeguard after Arthur left to pursue a military career. But this time also gave him serious considerations; he and Arthur always did things together, but it seemed they had differing career paths. There was nothing wrong with this, but still. Eventually, though it might have been against his better judgment, Sewell figured he might as well continue his family's lineage and signed up to join the Navy when he came of age.

U.S. Navy Service
During his time in training, Sewell found it all pretty challenging, though he wouldn't give up through it all. After seven weeks, Sewell made it through and performed distinguishingly well. He did so well that he'd even get additional training to obtain the position of an officer. By the time he'd finish that up, Sewell would become a junior commissioned officer.

Sewell would officially get his sea legs aboard the USS Fox, a Belknap-class guided-missile cruiser that had been in commission since 1966. Sewell served aboard the Fox for qualifications as a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO). His position on the ship was as an operator in the Combat Information Center (CIC), specifically a tactical actions officer (TAO). Sewell spent a little over a year aboard the cruiser before being reassigned to a larger vessel.

Following reassignment from the Fox, Sewell got assigned aboard the Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). To his surprise, Arthur was entrusted with commanding the battleship; he was relatively young to make a captain, though the Navy put him in that position due to special placement. Despite that, Sewell was excited for not just himself but Arthur too, and he looked forward to what came ahead.

Persian Gulf War
Upon their arrival in the Persian Gulf to support Operation Desert Storm, Sewell would assist Arthur in overseeing the shore bombardment of enemy positions along the coast. The Missouri barely came under danger until one night when enemy missiles had been fired at the ship off the coast. Thankfully, the missiles which had been fired were all taken down by escorting vessels. Both Arthur and Sewell considered this a close call; however, what would happen the following day would scar both for life.

Discharge After a Massive Injury
The day following the missile attack, the Missouri was involved in a friendly fire incident with another coalition ship. Another missile launch toward the fleet had been reported, and the Missouri launched chaff to decoy the missiles' radar guidance system. According to official reports, the Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) aboard the Navy frigate USS Jarrett fired 20mm rounds toward the cloud. Some of the rounds hit the Missouri and injured some sailors aboard, one of them being Sewell.

He had been struck on his lower right-side waist by one of the rounds fired by the frigate. The wound was so bad that it wasn't certain whether Sewell would survive or not. Fearing for his brother's life, Arthur ordered Sewell to be taken ashore for recovery from the incident, and despite the situation at hand, Sewell refused to go. Against Sewell's wishes, Arthur has him airlifted off the battleship and to a shore facility in Saudi Arabia.

From Saudi Arabia, Sewell was put on a plane back to the United States, where he would be sent for a full recovery. Due to the amount of damage he received, Navy officials decided to have him honorably discharged since it didn't seem he would be able to work on a warship again. Sewell went against this as he still wanted to be with his brother, but unfortunately, he was given no choice. While still recovering in a facility, Sewell was honorably discharged and sent back home.

Life After The Honorable Discharge
While Sewell held a bunch of optimism he'd get better, he still couldn't help but be disappointed by the fact that he was separated from Arthur. Fortunately, after some time, Arthur gave up military life and came home to spend time with his brother. This action significantly lifted Sewell's spirits, and he couldn't have been more appreciative of the notion.

Sewell would soon make a full recovery, and now that both he and Arthur had the chance to spend time together and explore some new potential interests or earn careers for themselves. While Arthur had taken an interest in commercial aviation, Sewell expressed interest in returning to being on duty as a lifeguard and would volunteer for the position at local beaches.

Just as he'd always been, Sewell's career would've kept him by the oceans, and he'd been on the forefront to help anyone who needed him, though as the years passed, he'd find his country would need him again.

Return to the Navy
In the 2010s, Congress agreed to increase the military’s strength due to a new threat materializing and threatening national security. As such, the Navy needed more ships, more planes, and most of all, more personnel to operate them. Sewell answered the call to return to active service, and once accepted, he was sent to Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, for evaluation. When he passed physical testing and was deemed fit enough to come back, Sewell retook the oath, and his officer commission was reactivated.

Initially, Sewell was reassigned as the XO of the USS Missouri, which was recommissioned under the plan, and placed back under his older brother’s command. However, as time passed, Arthur allowed Sewell to make his own name. As such, upon Sewell performing well as a leader on a few occasions, Sewell was reassigned as the commander of the USS Kidd, an Arleigh Burke-class AEGIS destroyer. He was also assigned as the commodore of Destroyer Squadron 23 (DESRON 23) commodore, also known as the "Little Beavers." While he may not be as great as Arthur, Sewell makes great strides in doing the best he can.

Personality
Sewell is best described by friends and family as an incredibly energetic, optimistic, and friendly guy to hand around with. Compared to his brother, Sewell is much more of a case of being "a kid in an adult's body." With him being pretty optimistic most of the time, Sewell can make the best of a bad situation. Practically everyone says he's an absolute joy to be around, and he's quite the "loveable fluffball," as some may put it.

But one thing to note about him is that despite all this optimism, Sewell can also be seen as insecure in many areas, namely his ability to be a natural leader. He's said himself that Arthur was much more of a leader as he was, and while Sewell was pretty disciplined, he's nowhere near the level of discipline Arthur possesses. Regardless, Sewell is the kind of guy who's always ready to have a good time. It's due to his pretty positive nature that he may act pretty goofy from time to time. This can be linked to him being an excitable, happy and upbeat person.

Abilities
The military taught Sewell plenty of fighting skills and some ways to improve his reflexes and stamina. While he may not have the best endurance, especially compared to his brother, Sewell can do a great deal. He's pretty intelligent and able to think outside the box and is pretty great at navigation and positioning. One particular skill that Sewell has that he utilizes just for fun is his ability to cook; he briefly had some culinary training before joining the military but ended up having a natural talent for it.

Friends & Allies:

 * Justin Redding the Red Fox & Swefred Hayden the Swift Fox
 * USS Kidd crew members
 * USS Missouri crew members

Enemies:

 * Arian Torres the Grey Fox

Trivia
From a design standpoint, Sewell can be seen as a modified version of Arthur's design; though they might look very much alike, Sewell and Arthur aren't twins.

Sewell's name is of English origin. The name means "sea power" as translated from the medieval given name. This can be linked with his advanced knowledge of naval warfare and how to bring about a victory in a sea battle (to an extent).

Sewell's number, C6-12-84, was mainly inspired by that of CT-1284, a stealth operations clone trooper nicknamed "Spark." from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Also, Sewell's nickname, "Sesix" is taken from C6, the first part of his number.