Princess Elise the Third

**Princess Elise the Third** (ソレアナ公女エリス3世 *Soreana Kōjo Erisu 3-sei*?, lit. "Soleanna Princess Elise the Third")[3] is one of the main characters in *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006). She is a human girl and the current sovereign of Soleanna, being the last surviving member of the once-great royal family that rules the city and its kingdom.[4] The daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Soleanna, Elise grew up with a tragic past; at an early age, she lost her mother, and then her father when she was made the vessel for Iblis. Torn between her impetuous whims and duty, Elise rose to leadership with the mysterious heavy burden given by her father when he died: she could never let herself cry or Iblis would be released from within her.

Ten years after the loss of her father, Elise became the target of Dr. Eggman and Mephiles the Dark who separately sought her for Ibils who remained sealed within her. Coming to her rescue however was Sonic the Hedgehog who would save Elise multiple times and ultimately help free from her heavy burden.

## Personality

Elise is very kind-hearted, sweet, and genuinely cares about her country and its citizens, being willing to give herself up to Eggman in order to protect them from the doctor. She is well aware of her role as a monarch and does her best to stand as a worthy and exemplary princess. Behind her formal facade, however, Elise is like any typical confused and anxious young woman. The loss of her parents left Elise with much grief and sorrow, but she always tried to stay strong due to her father's words. When Iblis was later sealed inside her, Elise forced herself to never cry, as her tears would free Iblis from within her. This trapped her in a perpetual state of fake optimism where she would try to make light of her fate, but in reality, she always carried sadness that she could never let go of, leaving her trapped in her own feelings.

During her adventures with Sonic, she becomes quite attached to the heroic hedgehog, the latter is hinted at in her first conversation with Amy, where she is visibly flustered and embarrassed when Amy asked her if he (not knowing that it was Sonic) had asked her out on a date and later where she desperately fights back tears when Sonic reveals that he plans of departing the city once he thwarted Eggman's plans. It is eventually Sonic's presence that makes Elise truly happy for the first time since her father's death, allowing her to get out of her own captivity.

Despite her genuine love for her people, Elise wishes to be able to make herself happy with her own desires coming first as she hesitates to blow out the flame of Solaris, since it would mean she would never meet Sonic, who gave her so much happiness. However, Sonic's words of encouragement and her own knowledge of what is right win out in the end and she blows out the flame.

Possibly as a side effect of the ritual that was used to seal Iblis within her body, Elise, at times, seems to possess a small degree of mental instability, as shown when she hallucinates Soleanna in flames during the Festival of the Sun and sees a vision of Silver surrounded by flames upon meeting Sonic for the first time.

## Powers and abilities

Elise has some sort of unspecified supernatural ability which is manifested as a hidden power,[5] though it is unknown if it is a side effect from having Iblis sealed inside her or it is a power of her own. When she and Sonic are together, Elise can join her hidden power with Sonic's to form protective barrier around them. She also possesses a degree of spiritual awareness (even after Iblis was released from her) as demonstrated when she was able to sense the presence of Sonic's spirit around them and later Solaris' consciousness.

After Solaris was erased from existence, it is unknown if Elise has retained any of her supernatural powers.

## Quotes

"*We give thanks for the blessed flames. May we always continue to have peace. Sun of Soleanna, guide and watch over us with your eternal light...*"
—Elise's thanks to Soleanna's sun god before lighting up the eternal flame.

"*Umm... why are you helping me?*"
—Asking Sonic why is he helping her.

"*I have no words to express how grateful I am for your help...*"
—Elise glad after Sonic saved her.

"*You're hurt!*"
—After noticing Sonic's wounded arm.

"*The name of our sun god our country honors Solaris... It is told that Solaris's rage would destroy the world. His wrath comes in the form of the Flames of Disaster. 10 years ago we almost faced the full force of his fury...*"
—Elise tells Sonic about Solaris.

"*I would rather die than be your prisoner!*"
—Elise to Eggman when he kidnapped her again.

"*I don't care what happens to the world!*"
—Elise hesitating to blow out Solaris's flame.

"*It felt like someone was calling me...*"
—Elise feeling Sonic's presence after the time loop.

"*Of course...But it felt so...familiar somehow...*"
—Elise smiling at the comforting feeling of Sonic's presence.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Princess Elise is an ally of the Turtles. Unlike Sonic '06, she's gonna be a huge help to the team when you visit Soleanna.

## Trivia

* The apparent romance between Sonic and Elise was one of the criticisms against the game, some even accusing Sonic Team of supporting bestiality (when a person is in a romantic relationship with an animal). When asked about this in an interview with GameSpy, Lacey Chabert stated, "Ha! No, you're just being silly. It's not an inappropriate relationship. Let's just say Sonic and Princess Elise have an attraction for each other."[6]
	+ Another theory suggests that Elise is giving Sonic CPR (when giving mouth to mouth blowing inside the mouth). Even that, fans of the series still disapprove the way she transforms Sonic into Super Sonic.
* Elise's English voice actor was originally Veronica Taylor, until she was replaced by Lacey Chabert.[7][8]
* Despite the fact that both of her parents were dead during the events of *Sonic '06*, she is still referred to as the princess, and not the queen. This may be due to the fact that Elise, at 17 years old, is not of age in her culture yet and therefore unable to receive the title of queen yet.
* In Sega's internal spreadsheet for the game, there are character profiles written in corresponding English and Japanese that talk about their personalities and some of their origins. In the end of Elise's English profile emphasizing her role in the story, it says, "*On one side, she is a prim and proper princess, but on the other, she is a typical confused and anxious young woman. She tries to make light of her fate, but her encounter with Sonic is what shall truly set her soul free.*" [1]
	+ The leaked script also occasionally refers to her as "Oliga", likely as an early name.
* Elise is carried by Sonic through the levels of Tropical Jungle and Dusty Desert in Sonic's story. However, Dusty Desert is played without her on Very Hard Mode for Sonic.