Born: Unknown
Embraced: Unknown
Died: Still Living

Clan: Ventrue
Sired by: Julian Luna
Sired: None Known

Significant Other: None

Position: Julian Luna's Childe and Frank's Partner. 

Other: Initially undercover with Eddie Fiori in order to get information
            for Julian.

Sonny Toussaint is a shadowy figure. At first it seems he is setting his sire, Julian Luna, up with the Brujah Primogen Eddie Fiori, but later it becomes apparent he is working undercover for Julian. It is Sonny leading Frank Kohanek, his partner at the SFPD, closer to the Kindred world.

Sonny is in a difficult position; on the one hand he is loyal to Julian and the the Kindred, but at the same time he works in the human world and shares a bond of friendship with Frank that he values greatly. He walks a fine line between the two worlds, but is grounded enough to juggle his responsibilities and doesn't compromise his loyalties to either Julian or Frank.

It's a little difficult to have a strong opinion of a character that was given so little air time, but Sonny is a more complex character than is immediately apparent. He is, in a word, loyal. But what makes him interesting is his ability to remain loyal to two conflicting sides when they are both out for blood.

Hardly any real background is given about Sonny, so it's hard to say how long he and Frank have been partners. It's not impractical to think that Julian might want his most trusted childe in a position of power in the police department where he, along with others such as Det. O'Fallon (R&J), decide what evidence is allowed to make it to court. What is clear is that Frank and Sonny have developed a close working relationship that has become a strong friendship, perhaps due to the dedication both have to their jobs.

Three scenes jump out when I think about Sonny. The first is during Prince of the City, after Sonny is revealed as a spy for Julian. He speaks of Frank, and his job, with huge affection and seems to begin to realise what he is about to loose if Frank can't be convinced the Kindred pose no threat. The second scene is in Nightstalker, where he stands up to the assembled elders and refuses to lie to Frank. It isn't until Lillie alludes to 'other ways' Frank can be controlled that he gives into deceiving his friend. Lastly in Romeo and Juliet Sonny physically puts himself between Frank and the rampaging Daedalus.

In my opinion Sonny's initial loyalty lies with his sire and creator, but he knows that Julian is able to look after himself and so tends towards protecting Frank. Sonny sees Frank as a loose cannon and vulnerable, and as something of a child that doesn't realise the danger surrounding him and so actively takes a hand in his well-being. The conflict comes from knowing he's partly to blame for bringing Frank into the Kindred world.

The final scene between Frank and Sonny is hugely frustrating, because it is the culmination of a complex game in which Frank finally knows for sure that Sonny is Kindred. It poses so many questions that were never answered, and is the source of much speculation for me. Would Frank simply accept Sonny, or feel betrayed by his friend? Perhaps a second season would have begun with conflict and work towards a comfortable resolution. Unfortunately we were denied that resolution.