Emmett Tawfeek

Emmett Tawfeek is one of the few remaining Squoatlings left within the Galactic Union and one of the main protagonists of Final Frontier. For the majority of his life, he was raised and placed into the care of the Vortox Pummelers Bounty Co., and due to their care, he was able to evade capture by the Llamanian Empire. He used to be the main pilot of the Vortox Pummelers, having exceeded the piloting skills of Seth.

Biography
On the 25th Equinox of the 7th Semester of 2998 GUY, Squemfet Tawfeek was born in an aristocratic family on Vortox-56. As his mother, Squellis, was addicted to grass, Squemfet was diagnosed with Fetal Grass Syndrome, requiring him to have regular doses of grass in order to live. Oblivious of his disorder, Squemfet was one of the twenty squoatlings chosen from birth to eventually colonize Vortox-48. As such, the squingling gave his family elevated status in Squoatopia at the cost of separating him from his peers and the outside world. Not knowing of this exchange, Squemfet was alone for most of his childhood, only seeing his parents whenever they were not busy with their business. He was assigned a tutor, who helped him excel in his mathematical, philosophical, and engineering education. On the night before his parents' anniversary in 3009 GUY, the Llamanian invasion of Vortox occurred, and his babysitter at the time, Seth, accidentally set ablaze the Tawfeek Manor in the mania, killing his parents and almost killing Squemfet. In a split-second decision, Seth rescued an unconscious Squemfet from some rubble, and fled the planet with him.

Under the care of Seth, Squemfet joined the Pelvis Crushers under a new elven name: Emmett. While Seth had little experience with children, he held Emmett deep within his heart, making sure he was taken care of upon the ship. The other members of the Pelvis Crushers, however, had little care for Emmett, often joking about leaving him behind or pushing him out the airlock. The general maltreatment from his fellow crew members ultimately resulted in their demise during the Pelvis Crusher's Siege of Moldarr heist. Following a miscommunication during the heist, Emmett chose between leaving Seth behind or having the rest of the crew perish; while he did not know about Seth's curse, his loyalty to Seth led him to save his father and flee the planet. Seth, proud of Emmett for his quick decision-making, changed the name of the crew to the Vortox Pummelers in his honor. Early in the newly dubbed Vortox Pummelers, Emmett had trouble piloting, engineering, and manning the ship weapons all at once, given that Seth could not fly and had little engineering experience. As more members joined the Pummelers, he grew more comfortable with maintaining the ship, developing a tight bond with the ships he regularly flew. Given the Vortox Pummelers' new reputation in the galaxy, the Llamanian Empire would soon become aware of Emmett's presence and begin to threaten his life with occasional ambushes. In particular, a Llamanian assassin that was sent to confront and kill him eventually became Emmett's first love, much to Seth's dismay.

The elf, given his curse, grew more and more remote from the crew, and in particular, Emmett. This was prevalent whenever Seth murdered Fione upon witnessing her pinning Emmett down amorously. Although he understood Seth's rationale, Emmett found it difficult to forgive him, and began to resent his dad for his seemingly uncharacteristic selfishness. He began to drink heavily, feeling miserable and stressed. His mood would eventually change once Seth saved him from certain death from consuming gasoline in a drinking competition. After a few GUYs of being within the crew, managing missions, and growing close to Garrick and Sanya, most crew members saw Emmett as the true captain of the Vortox Pummelers. Emmett learned to forgive Seth for the mistakes he made, as he had come to realize that Seth's curse was taking a toll on his sanity over time. However, he still is easily annoyed from his father's blatant bouts of aggression, confusion, and orneriness.

Emmett hit a new low in his life when he threatened to kill Garrick over drinking hot sauce while his grass withdrawals were affecting him deeply. Being told that he was a pushover, he tried to assert himself, but was overly aggressive and needy in his mannerism. Squoat contacted him as a sort of intervention, telling Emmett that if he was able to best his grass addiction, he would help him find someone, hinting at a possible female companion. Squoat's message to Emmett, while inspiring, made the kid lose faith in his creator's godhood, making him believe that Squoat was a very powerful mortal. Regardless, Garrick and Sanya pushed Emmett to follow Squoat's will and only take grass whenever it was necessary. It was difficult, taking an extended time to get off of the substance and a few unnecessary transformations into the Crave, but he managed to stop wanting the substance so much. As he expected, Squoat did not reward him with a mate upon his rehabilitation, and he would not until much further in the future.

Appearance
As a Squoatling, Emmett is an average-sized male with a common golden-brown fur coat. His snout, chest, shoulders, knees, and underside of his tail are a lighter brown; his fur in general is trimmed regularly. Emmett's horns arch the top of his head at an elevated height, and ripple with a horizontal grain. His arms, as observed by Sanya, are the fluffiest part of his body, and as such, look cushion-like.

His clothing, lent down from Seth, consists of an elven sweater and some sweatpants. The shirt, in question, is made from the finest elven silk, being soft to the touch and warm. The sweatpants, on the other hand, are baggy and dull, yet they are dutifully worn in and comfortable. As Emmett has hooves, he prefers not to wear foot protection. However, his hooves are well-maintained and shaven. Infrequently when he is on the job, he can be seen wearing a pair of VIZO-2480 infrared goggles atop of his head.

Personality
Emmett incentivizes determination and curiosity as a relative newcomer to space life. Oftentimes he is found to be researching something in more dire situations, resulting in more comical reactions regarding his crew members' safety. As the pilot of the Vortox Pummelers, Emmett strives to be the best pilot he could possibly be, usually executing advanced ship maneuvers and careful landings. Despite his determination, his asocial childhood keeps him a little reserved and immature, unlike his charismatic step-father. Regardless, he is slowly building up his courage by making friends and advances to various women to get funky with. During his free time, he is almost always seen to be with some sort of alcoholic beverage, drinking in tandem with his mood.

Whenever he is with his closest friends, Garrick and Sanya, he tends to lighten up and relax. Given his native Squoatling laziness, Emmett can be seen latching himself onto Sanya's shoulders, picking with her leaves and face as she attempts to get him off and or ignore him. While he and Sanya share a sibling affinity for one another, Emmett uses his instinctual lust in a way to mess with her, often quoting how sexy her appearance is, asking for sexual favors, or making inappropriate comments. Of course, he only does this because she is definitely not interested in a romantic relationship with him, and that, while it annoys her greatly, his pesky behavior does make her feel relieved to have him as such a friend. Garrick, on the other hand, tends to empower Emmett in pranks, giving him ideas and motivating him to pull off more and more dangerous stunts. Because of the Spectre's motivation and his gullibility, Emmett tends to get hurt more often than not during these actions, yet he still continues in doing so. Garrick's leadership qualities are admirable to him, and so, in a way, Emmett looks up to the poltergeist in that regard.

Quotes
"Seth, if I lit your penis on fire right now, would you burst into flames?"

- Emmett to Seth

"U-Uh... You're a star!"

- Emmett to Maia after she transformed.

"I would help, but Dread's interference with the plot is holding me here."

- Emmett to Hector, during the Dread Crisis

"Y'know, I kinda find it hot that the Llamanians want to strip me... that is, of my organs."

- Emmett to Sanya, while intoxicated

Trivia

 * The name Emmett was derived from a previous character in the series, "Bee Emmett". He was a vespoid pilot of the bounty hunting crew who was fairly naïve to the vastness of space. This is why Emmett had to build himself up to become the pilot he currently is.
 * Zander tried to make Emmett as likable a character as possible while also putting in some distinct character quirks. Emmett, along with Seth, is one of the figureheads of the Final Frontier series, and as such, he did not need to misrepresent the galaxy poorly.
 * Although he rarely does so in the series, Emmett knows how to cook fairly well. His favorite ingredient to cook and or bake with is berries, unsurprisingly, which give him nostalgia of his peaceful life in Squoatopia.
 * It is commonplace for people to joke about Emmett and Sanya dating, saying "Emmett x Sanya is canon" to get on Brody's nerves.