Prior to joining the Downunda Freedom Fighters, Guru Emu was a peaceful hippie who spent much of his time meditating. One day, as he was asking the universe for an answer to his lack of purpose in life, Walt Wallabee almost landed on top of him. Believing his new friend to be the answer he had been waiting for, the Guru followed him. They soon became friends and were joined by Duck "Bill" Platypus, Wombat Stu, and Barby Koala in their investigations and eventual antagonism of the robotic villain Crocbot. Late in their private war, Guru Emu and the other Downunda Freedom Fighters came to the aid of Miles "Tails" Prower as he was being attacked by Crocbot's Wing Dingoes, only to have Wombat Stu kidnapped in the process. The Guru joined his friends in an assault on Crocbot's fortress, only to