A loyal woodsman, Bow had once been a prisoner of Lord Hood's, only to eventually be freed by Rob O' the Hedge. Bow henceforth considered Rob his mentor and became a member of the Mercian Freedom Fighters, defending the Kingdom of Mercia from various threats. When Rob disappeared with his wife Mari-An and son Jon, Bow vowed to carry on in his stead, and became the group's leader while continuing the fight against the Eggman Empire, particularly the Mercia Dark Egg Legion. He met Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel when they came to Mercia looking for Mighty's long-lost sister, and Bow sorrowfully explained that the previous king had both punished Mighty's parents for their thievery and exiled Mighty after he attempted to free them. Though he offered his own life to make up for