REAL Character Profile

CHARACTER INFORMATION

Name: Amy Rose

Nicknames: Rosy the Rascal
(The name "Princess Sally" was given to Amy in the American version of Sonic CD to initially promote the impending SatAM Sonic the Hedgehog TV series. The actual Princess Sally looks nothing like Amy and the name "Princess Sally" is NOT a nickname of Amy's, nor is even part of the Sonic Team continuity.)

Race: Hedgehog
(Speculation: If you choose to get technical, Amy is most likely an African Pygmy Hedgehog, since that is the most common, well known species of hedgehog.)

Gender: Female

Age: 12

Date of birth: Unknown
(Amy's DOB is generally confirmed as September 23rd, since that was the release of her first video game. However, it is not canon to the video game storyline, as her true DOB is unknown. If you find it necessary to add her DOB nonetheless, September 23rd would be the most ideal choice.)

Birthplace: Unknown

Height: 90 centimeters (2 feet and 11 inches)

Weight: Secret
(Speculation: After finding the mean in the weight of most of the characters similar to her size and proportions and factoring in age and size, it's safe to assume that Amy's weight is somewhere between 23 to 27 kilograms or so.)

Physical techniques:
(1). Spin Attack
Description: While in locomotion, Amy can curl down and take on a fetal position, rolling along the ground as a ball at a very high speed and rate of torque, meant primarily for breaking through barriers, or destroying enemies. However, in her case, Amy uses her Pico Pico Hammer during the attack in order to do any damage.
In-game debut: Sonic Advance 2, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2002

(2). Spin Jump
Description: Also referred to as the "spinball jump," Amy is able to leap into the air and curl into a spinning, tightly compacted ball of destruction which can destroy enemies and break barriers. Again, Amy needs her Pico Pico Hammer to it to be of any use.
In-game debut: Sonic Advance 2, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2002

(3). Step Dash
Description: A technique very similar to Sonic's Super Peel Out, but not nearly as effective. While standing, Amy begins to quickly run in place, revving up her legs at a high speed before accelerating onwards in spinball form along the ground. It seems to be her technique that makes up for her lack of the tried-n'true Spin Dash.
In-game debut: Sonic Advance 2, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2002

(4). Jump Dash/Homing Attack
Description: While airborne in spinball form, Amy can burst forward in a sudden jolt of speed in a linear path, and when an enemy or object is near, the jump can be used to home right into the nearby enemy or object with extreme impact power. Her Pico Pico Hammer is needed to do damage.
In-game debut: Sonic Adventure 2 2-P mode, Sega Dreamcast, 2001 (it was then an official technique of Amy's in Sonic Heroes)

(5). Tornado Hammer
Description: Amy is able to jump up and swing her hammer to stir up a powerful vortex of winds that can move forward and sweep up her foes into the air and render them helpless.
Appearance: Sonic Heroes, Nintendo GameCube/Sony PlayStation 2/Microsoft Xbox, 2003

Abilities and aptitude:
(1). Although, despite her lack of dynamic physical abilities and skills akin to Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, Amy's weapon of choice makes her just as dangerous. When Amy whips out her Piko Piko Hammer, head for the hills. If she packs enough elbow grease in a swing, she can send very large and unwieldy objects sky rocketing. Even Sonic & Knuckles get worried and are forced to tell her to calm down when she unveils this real WMD. Amy knows plenty of ways to utilize this unique weapon of choice ranging from spinning it around to form a tornado, a head on slam with it, swinging it through the air as she flips, or even making it so big that one has to wonder how she carries it around in the first place.
(2). Speaking of flips, she has good acrobatic skills, when, of course, she uses the Piko Piko Hammer as somewhat of a spring to propel her in the air.
(3). This is a pure mental skill, but Amy's positive outlook gives her some border-magical ability to convince even the most vile of individuals into repenting from the side of evil. E-102 "Gamma" and especially Shadow are prime examples.
(4). Contrary to popular belief, Amy can be quite fast. Well… fast enough to keep Sonic looking behind his shoulder, anyway.

Hobbies and talents:
(1). Very skilled in predicting one's future with her tarot cards and foresight.
(2). Excellent driving skills.
(3). Good culinary skills.
(4). Has some talent with all types of Extreme Gear.

Weaknesses:
(1). Has a horrible habit of being the damsel in distress since she is almost always captured and held hostage by Dr. Robotnik, having to be saved by Sonic.
(2). If she was to ever be deprived of her Piko Piko Hammer, Amy wouldn't possess very good skill in battle.
(3). Her love for Sonic often clouds her judgment. Usually, her friend Cream is the one who puts her in line… if the tyke can overcome her fear of Amy's outbursts.
(4). Can be very delusional at times and tends to get QUITE pissed if the fact that Sonic doesn't share her feelings is ever mentioned.

Physical Appearance:
- Pink fur
- Peach muzzle, inner ears, and arms/hands
- Vibrant green eyes
- 3 curved, thick bangs coming out from her forehead
- 5 thick quills that extend downwards around her head, much like Knuckles' quills, except a lot shorter, and seem to be thicker
- Triangular, perked ears
- Small black and shiny nose
- Small, slightly arched tail

Attire:
- A pair of white gloves, backed by very thick golden ring bracelets
- A rather flimsy red halter-top dress with white accents and a skirt that flares out towards the bottom
- Red boots with white stripe accents, metal soles and white collars (could be socks)
- Red headband
- White panties/undergarments (hey, they show up often enough)

Items & weapons:
(1). Piko Piko Hammer
Description: Her premiere weapon. Amy doesn’t leave home without it. When she pulls this baby out, write out your will and testament. She has an infinite supply of them as well.
In-game debut: Sonic the Fighters, Arcade, 1996

(2). Warrior Feather
Description: A red and green feathery hairpin. This let Amy perform the Spin Hammer Attack. Nowadays, she can use variations of it regardless.
Appearance: Sonic Adventure, Sega Dreamcast, 1999

(3). Long Hammer
Description: Looks like her standard hammer, only blue, green and, well, longer. This increased Amy’s attack radius.
Appearance: Sonic Adventure, Sega Dreamcast, 1999

(5). Tornado Hammer
Description: A small red hammer that Amy uses to create the wind maneuvers necessary for Speed Formation.
Appearance: Sonic Heroes, Nintendo GameCube/Sony PlayStation 2/Microsoft Xbox, 2003

Vehicle(s):
(1). The Breeze
Description: A blue, 50's style vehicle Amy used in the Chaos Grand Prix racing circuit.

(2). Unknown Name
Description: Another 50's/60's style red convertible car that seems to be equipped with a turbo system that enables it to hover along the air over water, used in the World Grand Prix.

(3). Pink Rose
Description: A pink and yellow Extreme Gear air board. Didn't do Amy much good in the EX World Grand Prix, since she was quickly beaten by Wave.

Personality details: Amy is a hedgehog who has an absolutely hopeless crush on Sonic. That pretty much seems to be her gimmick. She first met Sonic by predicting with her tarot cards that she'd meet him on the Little Planet since she idolized the hedgehog and this immediately flowered into an all-out infatuation. Amy always tries her hardest to impress Sonic, especially by proving that she can be independent and do things (such as defeat Eggman) by herself, in spite of how many times she is captured by Dr. Robotnik and thus rescued by her true blue hero.

Unfortunately for her, Sonic sees Amy as an annoyance and is not at all hesitant to head for the hills if he so much as senses that she is nearby, since he knows that she is prone to lunge right at him and hug him tightly. But of course, on the inside, Sonic cares for Amy and considers her a good friend. But unlike her, he seems to wish to keep it that way. Amy would love to be more than just friends with Sonic. When she isn't obsessing over Sonic, Amy's positive, protective, erratic, cheerful attitude and optimistic urge to pull the team together is always beneficial to the cast. But like the hedgehog whom she seems to love, Amy's temper can at times be just as short. The sassy, quick-witted temper of her's is mostly accentuated vocally in the form of taunting and verbal slurs. But when she gets physical and exposes that infamous Piko Piko Hammer, she always manages to maintain authority.

Historical biography:

           All that is known with Amy is that before she met Sonic, and to this day even, Amy seems to have skills when using tarot cards or talent with the arts of divination and foresight. It was with these cards that Amy Rose predicted she would finally meet her idol, Sonic the Hedgehog, at the Little Planet.

           When Amy arrived at Little Planet, a bit later after she first met Sonic, she was just as soon captured by Dr. Robotnik's latest invention, the Metal Sonic. As Sonic watched the metallic duplicate fly away with its new hostage, he knew it was up to him to save her. In the long run, he did. … he had no idea what he got himself into. These days, it wouldn't be surprising if Sonic regrets ever saving her, however. Because since then, Amy has always made a great effort to stick onto Sonic like a leech, always hugging him, tackling him to the ground, and asking him to marry her.

           Lately, however, Amy seems to have made a much more dignifying gesture by trying to prove her independence to Sonic. Many times, Amy has in fact managed to get herself out of Eggman's clutches. She will always try her best to impress her true blue love, but although she may become totally independent, mature, and much less delusional, her hopeless crush on Sonic will probably never diminish. Like they say, true love never dies. Let's hope it does for Sonic's sake.

Personal information:

Greatest friend(s): Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Cream the Rabbit & Cheese, and Big the Cat.

Other friend(s): Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, Charmy Bee, Shadow the Hedgehog and Silver the Hedgehog.

Rival(s): Blaze the Cat (Amy considers her a rival for Sonic's affection. Blaze doesn't feel the same way, though).

Enemy(s): Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, Metal Sonic, Rouge the Bat, anyone who tries to hurt Sonic, etc.

Likes: Sonic (a LOT), but she also likes hanging out with her friends in general, she loves predicting the future with her tarot cards, she fancies shopping, keeping track of trends and almost any kind of recreational activity. She's also a boxercise fanatic.

Dislikes: Seeing others unhappy, those with immoral thoughts or evil intentions, anybody who seems to lack feelings or a conscience, being bored, anyone suggesting that Sonic doesn't share her feelings in any way, and of course girls Sonic seems to pay more attention to. (Which is a rarity, since she practically forces him to pay attention to her by getting captured all the time). She doesn't seem to appreciate Rouge's presence very much, either.

Favorite food(s): Unknown. Probably sweets.

Favorite color(s): Unknown. Could be pink, red, or of course blue. Most likely blue.

Occupation: Unemployed.

Place of residence: Unknown.

GAME INFORMATION

Franchise name: Amy Rose

Original purpose: Kind of a love interest for Sonic, although it's actually the other way around. She loves HIM. He finds her annoying.

Current purpose: Hasn't changed.

Date of first promotion/presence in the industry: Amy's first debut was in Sonic CD, released first in Japan in September 23rd, 1993.

Years in service: 13 and still going…

Original Designer: Kazuyuki Hoshino

Design process: Unconfirmed. Amy's design process was probably similar to how all of the others were made. Many design sketches were made and Kazuyuki's Amy Rose was chosen. Simple as that.

Possible design inspirations: Probably the most likely design inspiration for Amy is a hedgehog character with the same name in the manga comics that were published in the Shogaku Yonensei magazine a year earlier. The character's name was Amy and in the storyline, she was Sonic's girlfriend.

Prestigious design variations: 2
+ - current design
— - original design

- 1, Sonic CD, 1993 — (image)
- 2, Sonic Adventure, 1998 + (pictured to the left)
- 3, Sonic Riders, 2006 (image - this design is exclusive only to Sonic Riders and is not her official design)

Known Game Voice Actors:
Sonic CD (JP): ???
Sonic CD (US): ???
Sonic Adventure (JP): Taeko Kawata
Sonic Adventure (US): Jennifer Douillard
Sonic Shuffle (US): Jennifer Douillard
Sonic Shuffle (JP): Emi Motoi
Sonic Adventure 2 (US): Jennifer Douillard
Sonic Adventure 2 (JP): Taeko Kawata
Sonic Battle (JP): Taeko Kawata
Sonic Battle (US): Jennifer Douillard
Sonic Heroes (JP): Taeko Kawata
Sonic Heroes (US): Jennifer Douillard
Sonic Advance 3 (JP): Taeko Kawata
Sonic Advance 3 (US): Jennifer Douillard
Shadow the Hedgehog (JP): Taeko Kawata
Shadow the Hedgehog (US): Lisa Ortiz
Sonic Rush (US): Lisa Ortiz
Sonic Rush (JP): Taeko Kawata
Sonic Riders (US): Liza Ortiz
Sonic Riders (JP): Takeo Kawata
Sonic the Hedgehog aka Sonic Next (JP): Takeo Kawata
Sonic the Hedgehog aka Sonic Next (US): Lisa Ortiz
Sonic Rivals (US): Lisa Ortiz
Sonic and the Secret Rings (JP): Takeo Kawata
Sonic and the Secret Rings (US): Lisa Ortiz

Sonic Games she has been playable in:

(1). Sonic Drift (Game Gear)
(2). Sonic the Hedgehog Gameworld (Pico)
(3). Sonic Drift 2 (Game Gear)
(4). Sonic The Fighters/Sonic Championship (Arcade)
(5). Sonic R (Saturn)
       - Sonic R (PC)
(6). Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast)
       - Sonic Adventure International (Dreamcast)
(7). Sonic Shuffle (Dreamcast)
(8). Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast, 2-P mode only)
(9). Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube, 2-P mode only)
(10). Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance)
(11). Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance)
(12). Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube)
       - Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (PC)
(13). Sonic N (Nokia N-Gage)
(14). Sonic Battle (Game Boy Advance)
(15). Sonic Heroes (GameCube/PlayStation 2/Xbox)
       - Sonic Heroes (PC)
(16). Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance)
(17). Sonic Mega Collection PLUS (PlayStation 2/Xbox)
(18). Sonic Café Series (Mobile Phone)
(19). Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube)
(20). Sonic Riders (GameCube/PlayStation 2/Xbox)
(21). Sonic the Hedgehog aka Sonic Next (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3)
(22). Sonic and the Secret Rings (Nintendo Wii)

Sonic Games she has made an appearance in:

(1). Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Sega Mega CD)
       - Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PC)
(2). Knuckles' Chaotix (Mega 32X)
(3). Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance)
(4). Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube/PlayStation 2/Xbox)
(5). Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS)
(6). Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable)

Non-video game portrayals:

(1). Sonic the Hedgehog, SOA-licensed by Archie comics (Comic series)
(2). Sonic the Comic, SOE-licensed by Egmont Fleetway (Comic series)
(3). Sonic the Hedgehog, SOJ-licensed by Corocoro Magazine (Manga series)
(4). Sonic X, made in Japan, then later dubbed for US release (Anime TV Series)
(5). Sonic X, SOA-licensed by Archie comics, based on the previously mentioned anime (Comic series)

Personal character analysis/commentary (by Nuclear Envoy):

           Although, she may have been in quite a few pre-1998 Sonic games, Amy didn't actually become a mainstream Sonic character until Sonic Adventure. Before that, she was probably considered no more than the needed female character to even out the cast just a bit, and of course to get a few young female fans. Let's not forget that the franchise needed a character who can be in love with Sonic. In fact, I go as far as to say that before Sonic Adventure, Amy may have been a cult favorite since most normal Sonic gamers didn't buy the generally exclusive and rather rare titles she starred in. Her fanbase would've been much larger if she got more promotion, especially since she was quite literally the only female character in the games. I didn't even know she existed until I played Sonic Adventure.

           But now, when you look at Sonic, the four most absolutely MAINSTREAM characters aren't the ones shown on The Main Crew table of this sub-section of Concept: Mobius. Sure, they're all popular. But the four characters that get the most promotion in Sonic the Hedgehog these days are of course Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and guess what? Amy. You need at least one girl, and since Sonic Adventure, Amy made a transition from border-cult-favorite to mainstream.

           With her transition came a much more fashionable (well, not really, but it looks better than her original) wardrobe, extrovert personality, and most of all, much more successful promotion. Amy is now a very popular Sonic character, though not usually as popular as the triple threat (Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles).

             So why is Amy popular? It's probably her relationship with Sonic in particular and how girls seem to be more interested in genuine romance than guys. That's why you see all those stupid Sonic character couple romance clubs on DA and even forums dedicated to the idea (the most common one being SonicxAmy clubs, in fact). Almost all of Amy's gimmick and premise is taken up by how she loves Sonic and wants to marry him. That passion, along with her cheerful, erratic, optimistic and outgoing personality is a magnet for girls. Especially anime fangirls, since Amy is basically perpetuating an anime-ish schoolgirl crush stereotype, especially with that very anime-cliché Piko Piko Hammer of her's. You'll probably see that almost every Amy fan would love to see Sonic & Amy finally hit it off. These are people who are blissfully ignorant of Sonic's views on dating and can be just as delusional as Amy is.

           It's tough to find guys that like Amy a lot. It's also just as hard to find guys who don't, though. To guys, Amy's okay. To some, she's just there. Few dislike her. Amy is simply the much-required female character with a subtle (at the very least) romance attribute involving the main character. But there is more to her than that, since lately, she has been quite integral to the games because of her optimistic attitude to pull the team together. But in the end, she always ends up running after Sonic. But she is another classic, and she'll always be considered the central female Sonic character, and is by far the most popular.