Rouge the Bat

**Rouge the Bat**, is both a fictional character and deuteragonist of the *SKB's* *Sonic Pokémon* series created by Yuji Naka and Ken Sugimori. She is an anthropomorphic white bat, renowned treasure hunter, and professional jewel thief.

She also works as a part-time government spy for the President of the U.F. and in close association with the G.U.N.. As a spy, Rouge is trained in combat, stealth and infiltration, and possesses both super-level kicking power and flight.

A professional, world-famous treasure hunter devoted to the pursuit of jewels, Rouge has a weakness for jewels, like the Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds, which she always obsesses about, calling herself the "Greatest Thief".

Rouge is in short, an enigma, as her own motivations are always in question. In truth, she is usually just out for herself. She is also incredibly smart, scheming, sassy, manipulative, and seductive, and knows how to get what she wants.

Once she has a target in mind, she always goes for it, regardless of the costs. She has a tendency to ignore either abstract morality or manners for potential profit; her "feminine charm" had made her appear careless, but she never is.

Beneath her ditsy exterior though, she is a calculating realist, and her motives are always mercenary in nature. Regardless, she is loyal to her closest friends and has more than once helped Sonic and his many allies save the world.

"*I despise anyone who takes jewels from me! All the world's gems are mine to keep!*"

—Rouge, to Knuckles.

## Appearance

*Voice Actor*: Karen Strassman (English), Rumi Ochiai (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Bulgarian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (Finnish), Marie Lenoir (French), Marianne Graffam (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hungarian), Jasmine Laurenti (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Poland), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Mateja Vukašinović (Serbian), Ana Vidal (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish), Not Known (Taiwanese Mandarin)

### Biography

Rouge is a world-famous treasure hunter who loves jewels. The president hired Rouge to uncover information about the mysterious project "Shadow." This fearless female bat is full of sex appeal and knows how to get what she wants. Although she looks innocent and carefree, she's always scheming. Once she makes a decision, her motives are always mercenary in nature.

When it comes to jewels, this cunning treasure hunter loves glittering gems and she'll use all her charms to get her hands on them. Few know that this devil-may-care bat is also a special operative for the Federal Government. Whether she is on assignment in Soleanna or just looking to find some precious gems remains to be seen.

A sultry bat with an air of mystery who specializes in jewels, Rouge is a brave and seasoned spy who boasts excellent footwork in a fight. Although a treasure hunter by nature, her love for gems can sometimes cause her thieving tendencies to take over. Perhaps she entered the competition in order to get her hands on a shiny and sate her lust for glitter.

A treasure hunter with an eye for precious gems. She wants to get every jewel and treasure in the world, and she'll never give up once she's got a target in her sights. She's smart and tactical, and can even manipulate Dr. Eggman. Definitely someone you want batting on your side!

### Physical Appearance

Rouge is a mobian bat with white fur, tan skin, turquoise eyes with two large eyelashes on each one, and a curvy figure. She has large pointy ears, small fangs, a small black nose on her muzzle, a short pointy tail, and a pair of dark purple wings on her back. Only her head appears to have fur, which flares out into six points at the back. Rouge usually wears makeup consisting of powder-blue eyeshadow and pink lipstick.

Her typical attire features a pink, heart-shaped chest plate with thin white trim going around it, as her plate covers the front of her black, skin-tight, strapless low-cut unitard. She dons a set of arm-length white gloves with matching thigh-high, high-heeled boots, both having pink cuffs each. Her boots also feature gray soles, gray heels, and pink hearts printed on the toes, somewhat matching her chest plate.

#### Other outfits

An alternative outfit she wears includes a ninja-like version of her regular outfit with heels. It consists of a full black unitard with a similar heart chest plate and pink hearts at the feet along with a ninja cowl with a pink heart at the back.

For cold weathers, Rouge wears a white turtleneck underneath a magenta coat with brown buttons attached to a brown belt with a golden buckle, a magenta beret, and light brown gloves.

During the Neo Metal Sonic incident, Rouge wore a tight-fitting, dark purple outfit that exposed most of her chest. It featured a pink and white bodice-like garment, a white belt with a purple and pink heart-shaped buckle around the waist, white gloves with thick pink cuffs, and dark purple boots with thick pink cuffs like her gloves. Her boots also feature white buckles below the cuffs and pink and white soles. In addition, Rouge wore pink eyeshadow instead of her usual blue.

For the purpose of Extreme Gear racing and other sporting events, Rouge wears a black sports top with white trim, black bell-bottom pants with white flower-print design on the calves and a white trim at the waist. She also wears white gloves with pink trim, gold bracelets, and a pair of pink sport shoes with white stripes, pink straps with yellow fasteners, and gray soles.

* Hair Color: White
* Skin Color: Peach
* Eye Color: Turquoise
* Age: 18
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 105 cm (3' 5")
* Weight: Not Known

## Personality

Rouge is a strong-minded female bat with a collected and convivial voice. Nothing short of an enigma, she is a person of many mysteries, always playing an active role on both sides of the truth in many global affairs. Her appeal is very complex, but it is not too far off to describe her as an elusive, mysterious, and mature woman who is true to her desires.

To most people, Rouge appears as a brave, ambitious, independent, flirtatious, greedy, calculating narcissist who only thinks about herself and treasure. In *Scarlet & Violet Generations* she is referred to as a temptress, due to her seductive ways. A gem-enthusiast, Rouge specializes in gem heists and gem-based treasure hunts, and has an unquenchable thirst for gemstones. The latter is due to a certain philosophy of hers: once you get a good gem, you will want a better one.

However, a jewel that she cannot actually hold in her hand has no value to her, although a beautiful scenery matching the finest of jewels is equally valuable to her. Rouge's carefree and playful devil-may-care attitude can be fun to some people, like the easygoing Sonic, or annoying for others, like the gruff Knuckles.

While she may appear ditzy though, Rouge is in truth a cunning, calculative, and pragmatic realist; though she pretends to know nothing, she always manages to gets closer to the heart of the matter than anyone else; she shows lax behavior but manages to conduct delicate research; she can be on the enemy's side but then turn into a reliable ally while keeping her eyes on seizing the monetary prizes for herself. Overall, she has a way of taking off a figurative veil to reveal a dramatic new side of herself.

Regardless, this unpredictable and mysterious aspect of Rouge may be her appeal. Rouge can also show a bashful side, such as the time Knuckles saved her life from falling to her doom and became very embarrassed before concealing it with disgust, outrage, and ingratitude. She can also be a bit of a hypocrite, especially in regard to thefts.

This is especially evident when, after witnessing the Master Emerald being stolen, she refers to the one stealing it as a thief despite the fact that she herself had stolen it from Knuckles earlier, something the echidna even noted by saying "Look who's calling who a thief", and in Grand Metropolis stage when she calls robots energy thieves.

Rouge is also at times a government spy who often works for her own gain. Rouge has a great obsession for jewels which she loves more than anything else, or even anything else that shines or glitters. Known to be a brilliant spy one minute and a gem-obsessed treasure hunter the next, she has little to no qualms about lying and manipulating others, often using her charms and attractiveness to seduce and take advantage of others, just to get what she wants.

In truth though, below her outward demeanor, she possesses a kind heart. In fact, on many occasions, Rouge has shown she can be heroic, possess loyalty, care about others, or, at least, have some degree of morality. In the final events of *Ruby and Sapphire Adventure 2*, she helped save the planet from destruction.

In *Black and White Heroes*, she jumped between Shadow and Omega's hectic fight as the mediator. In *Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Battle*, when Sonic was injured and needed a place to stay, Rouge helped him. Recently, she has been seen less selfish, as can be seen by her actions towards Shadow in *X and Y Wildfire* and *Dash Rivals*.

In *Legend of Shadow*, she did other laudable things, such as rescuing a Chaos Emerald from the doomed mainframe, destroying the evil monster Black Bull, and assisting Shadow in defeating Black Doom as well as showing concern for his welfare at the end of the game. She also is not fond of hearing Omega constantly talking about vengeance.

However, as shown in her portrayal in *Free Riders UNITE 2*, which depicts her as very cold and callous from her desire for the cash prize, suggesting she still possesses her interest in jewels and riches. This is proved as she couldn't care less that her robot team member broke down and even went on to insult it as well.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* United Federation
	+ President
	+ Secretary
	+ G.U.N. (employer)
		- Commander Abraham Tower
		- Amanda Tower
		- Team Dark
			* Omega (close friend)
			* Shadow (close friend)
			* Hope Robotnik
		- Spider Troupe
* Team Sonic
	+ Knuckles (close friend) (primary rival)
	+ Sonic
	+ "Tails"
* Team Rose
	+ Amy Rose (arch-rival)
	+ Big
		- Froggy
	+ Cream
* Colin Robotnik
* Chao
	+ Cheese
	+ Chocola
* Team Chaotix
	+ Charmy
	+ Espio
	+ Vector
* Sticks
* Emerl/G-merl
* Restoration Resistance
	+ Belle
	+ Jewel
	+ Diamond Cutters
		- Lanolin
		- Tangle
		- Whisper
	+ Freedom Fighters
		- Sally Acorn
		- Rotor
* Nigel Acorn
* Vanilla
* Omochao
* E-10000B (formerly)
* Princess Elise
* Team Sol
	+ Blaze
	+ Silver
* Relic
* Fixit
* Shade
* Avatar
* Dodon Pa
* Conductor
* Conductor's wife
* Unnamed quokka

### Neutral

* Team Hooligans
	+ Bark
	+ Bean
	+ Nack
* Dr. Julian Snively
* Team Babylon
	+ Jet
	+ Storm
	+ Wave (rival)

### Rivals

* Amy Rose
* Knuckles (primary rival)
* Wave

### Enemies

* Eggman Empire
	+ Dr. Eggman
		- Bocoe
		- Decoe
		- Bokkun
	+ Dr. Spicer
	+ Infinite
	+ Badniks
		- Egg Spider
		- Metal Series
			* Metal Sonic
		- E-Series
* Rough
* Tumble
* Scourge
* Fiona
* Bio Lizard
* Black Arms
	+ Black Doom
	+ Doom's Eye
	+ Eclipse
	+ Dark Arms
* Solaris
	+ Iblis
	+ Mephiles
* Nocturnus Clan
	+ Imperator Ix
* Walter Naugus
* Ifrit
* Dr. Eggman Nega
* Time Eater
* Rough
* Tumble
* Dr. Starline
* Clutch
* Deadly Six
	+ Master Zik
	+ Zavok
	+ Zazz
	+ Zeena
	+ Zomom
	+ Zor

## Powers and Abilities

A part-time government agent who has undergone extensive special and secret training, and the "world's greatest thief," Rouge has proven herself a most fearsome individual in terms of both skills and physical might and is arguably one of the strongest female characters in the *Sonic Pokémon* series.

Notably, she has been able to outmatch Amy more than once, and during the Space Colony ARK incident, she was able to fight the combat-versed Knuckles to a stalemate during their clash.

Much like Knuckles, Rouge possesses enormous strength. However, while Knuckles' strength lies in his upper body, Rouge's strength lies in her lower body, particularly in her legs and feet, which provides her with incredible kicking power. With a basic kick, she can shatter boulders and dent walls. She can likewise knock opponents high into the air or blow them away with a single kick. She can even perform powerful High Kicks that pack enough power to split an opponent in half.

She can as well strike the ground with such force that it creates widespread tremors and carry the entirety of Team Dark through midair. In some cases, her kick attacks can take a surgical approach instead of typical blunt force (the kind that Knuckles is famous for). To this extent, her kicks have demonstrated the capacity for slashing clean through any sort of barriers, such as glass cases and metal doors as if by a blade.

Besides physical strength, Rouge also possesses an innate quickness, reaching those of super speeds; she was able to keep up with her teammates during the Neo Metal Sonic incident and run at speeds compatible to various other speedy individuals during the Ifrit incident.

Rouge is also shown to have sharp reflexes, agility and acrobatic skills on both the ground and in midair, enough to let her effortlessly do special tricks and all other kinds of actions while in mid-air, effortlessly pull off cartwheels, pull off various Spin Attack maneuvers at high speed, and grind along Grind Rails without any trouble.

Rouge possesses powerful bat wings that let her fly and glide through the air with ease. A very skilled flier, she even has a Sudden Descent Flight maneuver that allows her to get whatever she lays her eyes on. Also, thanks to her training, she can sustain flight, without losing altitude. Alternatively, she can use her wings to slowly fall while gliding through the air, like Knuckles.

Rouge is also a skilled swimmer, being able to swim into incredible depths and with both great speed and skill. She also excels at climbing, being able to scale any kind of wall, no matter the material it is made of. She is also excellent at burrowing and tunneling through subterranean regions, often by using a drill-like spin maneuver with her boots.

As a seasoned and greatly skilled spy, and the "world's greatest thief" to boot, Rouge possesses a keen and tactical mind, and is an expert in a diverse set of skills that includes gathering intel, manipulation, infiltration, lockpicking, and much more. These abilities let her out-think, out-maneuver, or simply out-class her opposition. Most of the time though, she uses these skills to pull different kinds of heists.

With all those skills at her disposal, Rouge can surreptitiously enter enemy-held territory using only her expertise and sharp intellect; during the Space Colony ARK incident, she not only snuck onboard the Space Colony ARK undetected, but also tricked Shadow and Dr. Eggman into believing that she was willing to help them when she was actually sent to investigate the doctor on behalf of the United Federation while repeatedly toying around with them and eventually getting closer to the truth about Project Shadow than anyone else.

She is similarly an expert in the art of stealth, as she can masterfully enter even the most fortified of locations nearly undetected, such as Prison Island, Eggman's headquarters, or Space Colony ARK, and sneak up on people without bringing attention to herself. She also has skills in hacking computers and breaking codes in record time with successful results every time.

She is likewise skilled in utilizing bomb for combat and demolition; she can both throw showers of bombs at foes or snipe foes with bombs with pinpoint precision. Rouge is also capable of performing the Spin Attack, a technique where she curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs herself at her targets. With it, Rouge can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed.

Adept in its usage, Rouge can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both grounded and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash, Spin Jump, and Homing Attack. However, she favors her basic Kick Attack and Drill Drive maneuvers, which let her utilize her powerful legs. Her signature skill in particular is the Screw Kick, a technique where she leaps up and spins her body to form an upwards drill, feet-first.

Even when not making use of her specialized techniques and equipment, Rouge is a swift and powerful combatant and has proven herself a force to be reckoned on the battlefield. Said to boast excellent footwork in a fight, she possesses kickboxing-like prowess, with a fighting style derived from her special training. As such, she utilizes a large number of skillful and specialized kicks, never resorting her fists or arms.

Using her agility in combination with her special training, Rouge can perform moves such as high kicks, side kicks, rolling sobats, spin kicks, axe kicks and back thrust kicks where she strikes her opponents with pinpoint precision and efficiency. She can as well launch tail spin kicks that send her flying forward while spinning like a drill and let her pierce through her opponents.

Rouge can also take her fighting techniques into the air with her flight skills, allowing her to hit her opponents with aerial kicks and downward tail spins. Like real-life bats, Rouge has an excellent sense of hearing, enough to let her to hear even Espio, who is a master of stealth, when he is in her proximity. In addition, she can produce ultrasonic waves with her voice, which she can turn into a concussive force to attack foes with.

As a world-famous treasure hunter, Rouge is as well a skilled treasure hunter, as seen during her hunt for the Emerald Shards and numerous searches for the Chaos Emeralds. Rouge has also proven herself as very talented Extreme Gear rider; during the second EX Grand Prix, she was able to go toe-to-toe with some of the best Extreme Gear riders in the world.

While in midair, she is capable of doing several acrobatic tricks with her Extreme Gear and dash through midair with her Extreme Gear to pass through shortcuts. As seen during Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, Rouge also has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in racecars like the Lip Spyder.

### Color Powers

*Main article:* *Color Powers*
By harnessing different variants of Hyper-go-on from Wisps, Rouge can use specific **Color Powers** to transform into a certain form, such as a drill, a laser or even a planet, each one possessing its own unique abilities. So far, Rouge has been able to transform into the Cyan Laser, Yellow Drill, and Indigo Asteroid. However, these transformations require a steady supply of Hyper-go-on to be maintained.

### Weaknesses

Rouge's only known physical weakness is high frequency soundwaves (loud noise). Her bat ears may grant her radar-like hearing, but that can just as easily be used against her with any sort of auditory weapon, like a sonic cannon. Rouge's obsession with jewels can distract her.

She similarly has a stubborn attitude that, along with her greed, has put her in mortal danger; during the Space Colony ARK incident, her arguing with Knuckles over the ownership of the Master Emerald would have made her fall into a lava pool had he not come to her rescue. Also, her infiltration skills are not flawless either, as she was discovered by Flying Dog while robbing Prison Island and got imprisoned by Dr. Eggman when she stole the Scepter of Darkness (although she eventually broke herself out in the latter case).

## External links

* Rouge the Bat *‎‎‎Heroes Wiki*
* Rouge the Bat *IDW Sonic Hub*
* Rouge the Bat *Mobius Encyclopedia*
* Rouge the Bat *Nintendo Wiki*
* Rouge the Bat *‎‎‎The Sonic Wiki*
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