Amy Rose

Amy Rose

**Amy Rose** is a character that appears in the *Sonic: Blue Streak* comic series. She is a Mobian hedgehog that joins the Knothole Freedom Fighters. Hailing from Hill Top Town, she and her family were saved from the robotocizer by Sonic the Hedgehog during Doctor Robotnik's uprising and escaped into the wilderness. Enamored with Sonic's bravery, Amy developed a crush on the blue blur, though she keeps it a secret.

## Background

Amy and her parents lived on the outskirts of Hill Top Town. The family had very little money, but were a tight knit bunch because of it. By the time Amy was seven she was helping around the house, starting with basic chores before graduating to more involved responsibilities. Before long she'd gotten her own job in a mine and was contributing to the family finances. Although her parents weren't taken with the idea of their little girl working in such a labor intense position, they were proud of her for wanting to help.

Because she had much more responsibilities than other children, Amy had little if any friends her own age. This coupled with her odd mix of feminine and masculine traits made her something of an outcast amongst her peers, which she became more aware of as she got older.

During a trip to Mobotropolis, Amy and her parents found themselves in the middle of Eggman's Uprising. After getting cornered by a group of Badniks and being led to the robotocizer, the Roses were rescued by the timely intervention of Sonic the Hedgehog. Awestruck by Sonic's bravery, Amy led the charge through Mobotropolis and managed to escape the city with her parents before Eggman's forces could establish full dominion over the city.

From that point on, Amy and her parents would reside within the wilderness surrounding the newly rechristened Robotropolis, managing to avoid being detected by the Eggman Empire.

## Personality

Amy is a peppy, bubbly, and energetic girl with an infectious charm that endears her friends to her. Growing up in poverty, she places a high value on her personal relationships, and makes sure to let her friends know they can come to her with their problems. This has also made her quite resourceful, and she hates seeing things go to waste.

While she can be a bit of a tomboy, Amy is very much a girly-girl. She loves all things cute and cuddly, and has a small collection of fashion magazines. She enjoys tailoring whenever she's not out with the other Freedom Fighters or practicing with her hammer, and could talk for hours on the different outfits she would fantasize about wearing when she was a kid.

Such qualities often lead to Amy being quite underestimated by both her friends and enemies; people often assume she's a dainty pushover, only to be shocked when Amy proves to be a very capable young woman. While she's nowhere near the superhuman levels of Knuckles and Mighty, Amy is quite strong thanks to years spent swinging her hammer around, and can easily throw her weight around on the battlefield.

Despite having a healthy amount of confidence in herself, Amy is very self-conscious. As a child she was very aware of how different she was from other children her age - she had a job, didn't go to school, and had a more mature mindset than other kids. This coupled with her odd mix of femme and and masculine traits make her something of an anomaly, and she yearns to be accepted for who she is.

She and Sally share an odd dynamic. Both admire each other, but can easily get on each others nerves in a hurry. Such feelings are compounded by how much the two have in common, and by their mutual attraction to Sonic. For Amy's part, she respects Sally's position as the Freedom Fighters' leader and for the hardships she's experienced, but can find her to be a bit of a control freak at times.