"It's a dog-eat-dog world, mate. I'm just doing what I gotta do to survive."

Personality

Maltese is completely off his rockers! Though he can feign innocence, he   is quite the crazy cinna. He's the leader of the Black Diamond gang,   and isn't afraid to show it. His one weakness are rabbits, being the   owner of a sweet lil' brown bunny named Thomas. He's willing to die to   protect that rabbit... DON'T TOUCH HIS RABBIT. He's incredibly strong   and hides his true strength well. He often tricks others into thinking   he's a naive cinnadog before sucker punching and stealing everything   they own. He's completely arrogant and self absorbed, though it can  come  off as cute and somewhat needy. Don't be fooled by him, he's  dangerous  and can kill you. He is deathly loyal to his gang as well, so  threaten  one and the entire gang will seek revenge.

Background

Maltese was the child of a gang leader, captured and held hostage by their rival gang, Black Diamond. His parents attemped to get him back with force, but were killed, and Gianni, Black Diamond's boss, decided to raise Maltese as his servant.
As he grew older, Maltese rose through the ranks, becoming one of Gianni's most trusted allies. Despite this, Maltese still held a grudge on Gianni and was simply waiting for the day until he could overthrow his kidnapper and take control of Black Diamond.

Then unexpectedly, Gianni went missing. He was presumed dead, and his murder was blamed Lorelei, a cinnadog known for having a feud with Gianni. This allowed Maltese to take leadership of the gang, where he has remaine ever since.

Character Notes

His tail is small compared to other cinnas
He has a tongue piercing
He has scars on the palms of his paws (hmmm... "Mysterious")
He has a vague stare and cloudy judgement, almost like he's hot all there sometimes