Mark the Tapir

Evil-doer
Full Name	Mark the Tapir
Alias	Mark
Origin	Sonic Boom
Occupation	Sonic's fan Video game store clerk
Powers / Skills	Trap expertise Stealth Manipulation Skilled masseur
Goals	Become Sonic's assistant Imprision Team Sonic so thet can be his "friends" forever (both temporarily succeeded)
Crimes	Stalking Assault Wreckless driving False imprisionment Negligence
Type of Villain	Obsessed Fanatic

“	I am not a student actually. I just wanted to meet you. Mark the Tapir, hi. I'm your biggest fan."	„
	~ Mark the Tapir, "The Biggest Fan"

Mark the Tapir is the titular main antagonist of the episode The Biggest Fan in the Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series Sonic Boom.

He is an anthropomorphic tapir who resides on Seaside Island and the fanatical, self-proclaimed “number-one fan" of Sonic the Hedgehog.

He is voiced by Wally Wingert, who also voiced Cubot in the same series.

History

Coming to Career Day to meet Sonic, Mark introduced himself to him before he left. He then started to stalk Sonic, trying intensely to please him. Eventually, Mark convinced Sonic to let him become his personal assistant. While Mark gave Sonic excellent services, he purposely crashed Sonic into a boulder when he had to go to the movies with his crew. Mark then trapped Sonic in a body cast in his cabin so they could spent all their time together acting out Mark's fanatic dreams. Though Mark trapped Sonic's team in body casts too when they came looking for him, the heroes broke while trying to escape and defeated Mark, who was only happy to be beaten by his hero.

Personality

Mark is a fanatical, zealous, disturbed, hyperactive, and mentally unstable psychopath obsessed with Sonic. On the surface, he appears as an overly eager and friendly guy who tries his best to do good deeds, albeit with extreme intensity. He is also a supreme and influential fanboy, geeking out over doing the most mundane things with Sonic and seeking to spent as much time with him as possible. When Mark thinks he has failed to live up to his idol's expectations or chances to satisfy his fanboy dreams, he is prone to bouts of mood swings and/or minor self-punishment. He loves Sonic so much that he even writes fanfiction of him and gets angry when Sonic gives his attentions to his friends.

Mark is also not one to sit still (especially when Sonic is around), as he always has something going on, and is very observant about details. Outside Sonic and those he deems his friends, Mark behaves rather antisocially towards others. Mark is also very cunning, deceitful, manipulative, and devious, as exemplified in how he lured Sonic into a false sense of security despite his intensity and getting Sonic to make him his assistant for his own agenda.

He also shows pronounced sinister tendencies, not only hurting his idol Sonic to keep him to himself, but also keeping people against their will so they can be his friends. However, despite his inexcusable and argumentative behavior, Mark always acts extremely innocent, showing a complete lack of conscience and empathy.

Quotes

• “Let’s go over my Sonic fan fiction. Okay let’s go over something family-friendly heehee. Oh not that one. Oh definitely not that one.”

Trivia

• The icon of Sonic's head on Mark's shirt first appeared in Sonic Boom CG Style Guide.
• Mark's attire mimics Sonic's appearance; his shirt is blue like Sonic's torso, his gloves are almost the same as Sonic's, and his shoes' parts have roughly the same colors as those Sonic wears.
• Despite it being denied by the writers, Mark has constantly been compared to Christian Weston Chandler, an infamous internet figure. Cited points of comparison include him being an overweight nerd with poor hygiene and an obsession with Sonic, having a lack of social awareness, ordering orange soda (which Chris was infamous for drinking in one video), and a reference to Mark disliking Sonic's blue arms.
• Mark also appears to be somewhat based off the character Annie Wilkes, from the Stephen King novel, Misery. Much like her, he also kidnaps the person he's obssessed with, under the guise of nursing them back to health after a car crash, keeping them hostage in his own home.

Gallery

Sonic ties up Mark