Blaze the Cat

Blaze the Cat, also known as Cat Girl, Cat Woman, Princess Blaze and Your Highness, is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
== Charactah Account ==
A pyrokinetic cat from the Sol Dimension, and guardian of the Sol Emeralds. Blaze initially ended up in Sonic's world due to both of their worlds being on the verge of merging and breaking apart due to her own dimension's equivalent to Dr. Eggman, Eggman Nega. Blaze initially didn't care much for teamwork and preferred to solve her problems without anyone's aid, but thanks to bonding with Cream and Sonic reaching out to her, she eventually grew to embrace her friends and together with Sonic, stopped the two Eggmen. Afterward, she returned to her own dimension, but she does make occasional appearances now and then.
Blaze is a very introverted person; she doesn't socialize much, and even after growing fond of her friends, she generally dislikes having to rely on others. But this is just a facade to hide a very shy individual, as Blaze often gets flustered when she's forced to interact with new people. When Blaze is on duty, though, she's far more strait-laced and focused on her task. She's also rather temperamental and reckless when her buttons are pressed.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Mega Man
* Nintendo Power
* Sonic Select
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle For Angel Island
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Fallout!
* Sonic Universe
* Team Sonic Racing Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition
* Team Sonic Racing One-Shot
=== Video Games ===
* Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
* Sega Streaming Theater Sonic Edition
* Sega Superstars Tennis
* Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed
* Sonic and the Black Knight
* Sonic and the Secret Rings
* Sonic at the Olympic Games
* Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Sonic Colors
* Sonic Dash
* Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
* Sonic Free Riders
* Sonic Generations
* Sonic Jump
* Sonic Jump Fever
* Sonic Racing
* Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
* Sonic Rivals
* Sonic Rivals 2
* Sonic Runners
* Sonic Rush
* Sonic Rush Adventure
* Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Team Sonic Racing
* The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
== Trivia ==
* Despite having the title of "princess", Blaze is sometimes referred to as a queen. She is called "Queen Blaze the Cat" on the official Sega of America Sonic mini site, Sonic Central, as well as the Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) game website. However, in Japanese, her title is Kojo, which translates as "imperial princess", and is also called princess in Sonic Rush Adventure.
* In the character introduction document for Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) from March 2006, Blaze is described as a "Tsundere type". She wears a "Takarazuka-like costume" under her cape.
* Blaze is implied to have two different backstories for her origin. In Sonic Rush, Blaze is depicted as a princess native to another dimension, while in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), she appears in a possible future of Sonic's world. At the end of the latter game, Blaze is sealed in another dimension, which led to the assumption that Sonic the Hedgehog took place prior to Sonic Rush. While the events of the latter game were ultimately erased, Sonic the Hedgehog's official website, guides and later games indicate that the Blaze in Sonic the Hedgehog is the same one seen in Sonic Rush. There is no attempt in-game to show why and how she is in Silver's time - the game instead writes Blaze as a good friend of Silver's, and whether or not she even truly recognizes Sonic from the previous title is seemingly rendered moot when Sonic himself does not pay any attention to her at all, making many fans question whether Blaze is a native of another dimension or the future. At Sonic Boom 2012, Takashi Iizuka stated that Blaze is in fact a native of the Sol Dimension and not the future. He also stated that the reason no one expressed familiarity with Blaze in Sonic the Hedgehog was because everyone had "amnesia." Writer Ian Flynn's explanation is that Blaze and Silver never met however, completely ignoring the events of the game.
** Shiro Maekawa has stated that even though it was never officially stated, he wanted to add a sense of connection between Sonic Rush and Sonic the Hedgehog.
* Like Sonic's specialty in breakdancing, Blaze seems to be able to dance ballet as she is seen spinning on the tip of her toes before striking a victory pose.
* As of Sonic Runners, Blaze is the first female Power Type character in the series.
* Although it has never been officially confirmed, Blaze is able to perform Chaos Control with at least two Chaos Emeralds, as she used them to transport herself to another dimension along with Iblis at the end of Silver’s story in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
* It should be noted that In Sonic Generations, Blaze will say "I thought I would never be in Crisis City again" after clearing Blaze: Piercing the Flames, despite the fact that the events of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) were erased from timeline.
* According to Sonic Channel, when asked about her weight, Blaze would respond "L-Like I'd tell you that." unlike the other female characters, which simply says "Secret".
* Blaze is the first female character in any portrayals of the Sonic the Hedgehog series to be given a transformation.
* In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed, the loading screen for Empire City's Skyscraper Scamper stage features a sign that reads "Blaze Rd."
* If Blaze is tapped in the bottom screen with the stylus during gameplay in Sonic Rush, she jumps like a frightened cat, then she turns at the player angrily and stomps on the ground, before turning her back and tapping her foot. When tapped on the touch screen in Sonic Rush Adventure, Blaze hovers in the air.
* In Sonic Rush Adventure, Blaze might know more than one language other than English, as she was able to read a book filled with ancient text found in Sky Babylon.
* Blaze is the second feline character introduced in the series in regards to the games. The first is Big the Cat.
** However, if one were to include Honey the Cat, who was a scrapped character since Sonic the Fighters at the time, it would make Blaze the third feline in the games.
* Blaze's fear of heights is rather ironical, as real-life cats generally prefer to stay on high-up places and almost always safely land on their feet.
* Prior to the release of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), an internal document used by Sega was leaked which contained the entire game script as well as extended profiles for the major character. In the Character Introductions section, it is stated for Blaze that "she is bothered by underendowed chest (comments on which will rouse her anger)". It is unknown if this is true to her actual depiction.
* Blaze was going to appear in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing as a playable racer alongside Rouge, Vector, Espio and Silver, but was scrapped from the final product.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Blaze the Cat at Sonic News Network
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