Sir Oneon de Pepperouchau II

Sir Oneon de Pepperouchau II is a major character in the Clockwork Knight series. The second member of the Pepperouchau family, he is the kind father of Tongara de Pepperouchau, and aids him on his quest to rescue Princess Chelsea.

Appearance
Oneon is a thin clockwork toy knight. He has reddish-brown hair styled similarly to a peruke, a thin moustache and small beard of the same color, and the trademark Pepperouchau family ruddy cheeks and hexagonal nose (though Oneon's is much thinner than Pepper or Garluch's). His armor is a metallic magenta color, and sports a breastplate with faulds and a raised collar, pauldrons, gauntlets, greaves and sabatons with cowboy-like spurs on them. Notably, his breastplate, faulds, gauntlets, and greaves feature unique ridges to give them a more ornate look, and his pauldrons are pleated. As he is a clockwork toy, Oneon's joints feature screws, and on his back there is a large windup key. Oneon carries around a bluish-purple shield bearing an image of a dragon carrying a clockwork key, though in his cutscene sprites in Clockwork Knight, the image is of Ginger's own windup key.

History
Oneon de Pepperouchau is the second member of the Pepperouchau family. The son of Garluch, he followed his father's teachings and brought honor to his family, though his attempts to raise his own son, Pepper, in the same way were not as successful. Unlike his father and son, Oneon is not an adventurer, and instead prefers honing his literary talent by writing poetry (one of his known works is a poetry anthology called "Your Key is like Moonlight"), which Pepper enjoys singing to.

In terms of personality, Oneon is a gentle and kind but somewhat dramatic character. He has a nurturing attitude towards his son, caring deeply about his wellbeing. Oneon has a bit of an effeminate flavor to him, as he tends to speak like a overly doting mother (complete with heart symbols at the end of his sentences), his poses and movement come off as rather flamboyant and exaggerated, and most notably his magenta armor, which is more detailed and elegant than that of his fellow knights. As mentioned above, he has an inclination towards the literary arts, and believes that having a strong education and good writing skills is important for success in life; his son's lack thereof happens to worry him.

In the beginning of Clockwork Knight, Oneon, Pepper, and Ginger are performing for Princess Chelsea. Oneon prepares two boards for Pepper and Ginger to cut out into hearts, watching them in their efforts. As Pepper fails to successfully do such, the lights suddenly go out and the princess is mysteriously captured. Immediately, Pepper and Ginger band together with their steeds and servants and head out to rescue her, with Oneon tagging along to help. He appears in the second and fourth worlds of both games, being approached before the boss stages to give words of advice and encouragement to his son. In stage 2 of the Attic, Le Bon delivers a message from Oneon to Pepper about making sure to memorize where the teleportation boxes lead to.

Trivia

 * Oneon's name is derived from the vegetable onion.
 * Oneon appears in the Sega Freaks Card Collection as Card #88.
 * Out of the main four knights in the series, Oneon is the only one not to carry an offensive weapon with him, likely reflecting his timid and unadventurous nature.