Bond Forger

Bond Forger (ボンド・フォージャー) is the pet of the Forger Family. Formerly known as Subject 8 (8号), Bond has been used for experiments that resulted in him gaining precognition abilities.

Appearance
Bond is a large dog of an indeterminate breed with fluffy white fur and black paws, noted by Anya Forger to resemble the gloves and shoes of Bondman. The large stature and long coat along with it's snout is closely related to a Great Pyrenees, although Great Pyrenees have larger droopy ears. His tail is also long and fluffy. His eyes are small and dark, with small ears that usually droop down. When his fur is wet, his body is revealed to be much thinner than his usual thick fur appears.

Bond usually wears a collar in the style of a bow tie, given by Anya after she comes up with his name.

Personality
Bond is shown to be a very kind dog, as he uses his precognition abilities to rescue a child from being hit by a falling board and assists Anya Forger in changing the future to prevent the death of Loid Forger. He also helps Anya to retrieve her favorite pair of gloves from a fierce dog by intimidating him.

History
Bond was known as Subject 8 from a research initiative called "Project Apple", conducted by the previous Ostanian regime for the purpose of producing highly intelligent animals from a variety of species. When the research was terminated by the new administration, the former test subjects, including Bond, ended up in the black market. Eventually, they fell in the hands of the terrorist group led by Keith Kepler and were crudely trained as bomb dogs.

During his time as a test subject, he is shown to be treated cruelly and deemed replaceable by the researchers as he is fed disgusting food, frequently given shots, and electrocuted at a high voltage.

Abilities and Skills
As a result of the experimentation, Bond is highly intelligent for a dog and has gained precognition abilities. Though the terrorists attempted to train him as a bomb dog, he was likely resistant due to his enhanced intelligence.

Precognition: Bond gained precognitive abilities from the experiments done to him, allowing Bond to see briefly into the future, as well as when events change the future. Bond's precognition has been shown to not be absolute, such as when Anya was able to successfully alter the future where Loid dies.

Stella Star Arc
Two men enter a poorly maintained room full of dogs in small cages. As they comment on the poor state of the dogs, Bond's ears perk up as he gets a vision of the Forgers, happily smiling at him.

Doggy Crisis Arc
Two men from the terrorist group are taking Bond and a German Shephard out on a walk. One of the men leaves to get coffee from a shop, leaving the dogs alone with the other man. While waiting, Bond's ears perk up as he looks at a boy happily running in the streets and he suddenly runs towards the boy, pulling him backwards. Suddenly, a board falls off the building onto where the boy was previously standing. Shocked, the boy thanks Bond for saving him. The man quickly retrieves Bond as his partner returns.

At the adoption fair, Anya notices Bond passing by through the window and is surprised at his large size. As they notice each other and make eye contact, Bond recognizes her from his previous vision and Anya is able to read his mind to see the vision as well. She sees Loid in the vision despite him not being there and her curiousity is piqued. Anya quietly sneaks away from Yor to follow Bond and his caretakers toward their hideout. Entering the room where Bond is, she wonders about Bond's identity but accidentally overhears the terrorists' plan to assassinate Minister Brantz. As she realizes where she is, she bumps into one of the terrorists and he grabs her before she can try to escape.

As Keith Kepler orders his subordinates to kill Anya, Bond chews through his leash and jumps in front of Anya to defend her. However, he is still fearful of their training and cowers behind Anya when one of the terrorists yells at him, continuing to bark loudly. Despite his loud barking, the noise from the nearby adoption fair drowns him out. Back at the adoption fair, Yor has realized that Anya has gone missing and panics, pleading for Loid to come back soon.

Trivia

 * Anya named Bond after her favorite cartoon hero Bondman, noting that his personality and appearance greatly resembles the fictional detective.
 * The bow tie collar Anya gave Bond is a reference to the iconic bow ties of the fictional spy James Bond.
 * Bond greatly resembles the Great Pyrenees breed.
 * The terrorist operation that introduced Bond to the story is loosely based on the Red Army's Anti-tank dog program, with the twist of having Nazi-inspired terrorists adopt it instead of mocking its use in their propaganda machinery.
 * Bond's chair, featured on the fourth volume cover, is a Ball Chair.

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