Amanda Gómez

**Dulce María Guadelupe Amanda Gómez Barrios IV** (ドュルセ・マリア・グアドルーペ・アマンダ・ゴメス・バリオスザフォース, *Duruse Maria Guadorūpu Amanda Gomesu Barriosu za Fōsu*) is a character in *Story of World II: Aesthetic Lives*. She is a Womanly idol using brilliant rose as her theme color.

## Characteristics

### Appearance

Amanda has fair skin, long black hair with half of it pulled into pigtails, and violet eyes. She wears white earrings with a light pink ribbon attached, followed by a diamond of the same color.

In spring and summer, Amanda wears a baby pink T-shirt with *Strawberry Milk* written in white and red, strawberries placed beneath it. It is paired with pink gingham skirt and white socks with dark rose-colored stripes on top to match the color of her sneakers.

For autumn and winter, Amanda switches to wearing a white long-sleeved shirt with pink hearts on sleeves, the latter color of which matches her pleated skirt. She also wears leopard stockings and rose-colored boots with white laces.

### Personality

Amanda was initially portrayed as a snob in her debut episode because she would not allow her friends to enter her store, unless they have her membership. That behavior can be attributed to her womanly quality. Despite many attempts to get close to them, Amanda cannot admit and rejects to show it.

## History

### Early life

Dulce María Guadelupe Amanda Gómez Barrios IV was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to a wealthy family of fashion designers. She is the fifth child of six siblings and sole heiress to her family's properties. As a result of her background, Amanda is spoiled and doted on yet not given any long-term freedom to be anything other than a fashionista. Amanda respects her family and does not ask their expectations despite her purpose to impress them.

### The Fashion Expert

At school, Iris shows her classmates a letter delivered to her store while she was walking home from tennis practice yesterday. The next day, when Angel☆Step come into Santa Estetica, a strange girl comes in and gets mad at them for entering their store.

## Etymology

**Amanda** means "lovable".

**Gómez** means "son of Gome". The given name is derived from the Visigothic word *guma*, meaning "man".

## Relationships

* Rachel Neuhaus: Although Rachel could not get along with Amanda well, she played a part in helping her to introduce her to the members of Angel☆Step.
* Alessandra Pasculli: Amanda accidentally made Alessandra cry after she refused to give her Santa Estetica membership, but the former apologized and quickly befriended her. She does her best to encourage Alessandra.
* Iris Manninger: Due to their similar hostile personalities, Iris helped Amanda understand where she messed up with the girls. However, Iris sometimes gets annoyed by Amanda's antics when she is not working with her.
* Uta Schumacher: Amanda and Uta did not get along initially, but learned to sort most of their differences out as they worked together. They usually make up quickly after acknowledging each other's opinions.
* LoozY: When Amanda was allowed to play outside, these two girls grow their friendship quickly. LoozY is excited when they are together.
* Zoë van der Heuvel meets Amanda after being forced to volunteer to help Amanda for her upcoming fashion model audition. They maintain a good relationship due to their love for fashion.
* Emi of the Saints: When Amanda first met the Dos Santos twins, she got confused who was who. After being told by Rachel that the one wearing a skirt is Emi of the Saints, they become friends, with Evelyn being unaware of how close her twin sister is with Amanda (possibly due to their girly fashion sense).
* Paula Valschetto: Initially, Amanda's large ego caused Paula to walk away angrily after she made Alessandra upset. As the series progresses, they became close friends.
* Sherlyn Fracchia: As stated before, Amanda and Sherlyn may clash easily due to them one being a beautician and the other loving sports. They mostly argue about who is the smartest fashionista between them.
* Marcelinha and Amanda get along well despite their personality clash easily too.

## Trivia

* **Zodiac sign**: Aquarius
* **MBTI**: INTP
* **Representative animal**: Flamingo
* **Specialties**: Singing and traditional Mexican dance
* **Hobbies**: Checking her phone and trying out new outfits
* **Weakness**: Bad management
* Amanda is the first temporary protagonist in the *Story of World* franchise, as well as the only protagonist to not be a Lovely idol.
* Amanda shares her birthday with Kasper Borgvardt from *Story of World II: Melodious Memory for Love*.
* She shares similarities with Tracy from *Story of World: Rainbow Village*:
	+ Both of them are Latin idols and pseudo-protagonists in their respective series.
	+ Both of them have "María" in their birth names.
	+ Both of them were initially hostile towards the main characters, but become friendly as they get to know each other.
* Of all idols in the entire *Story of World* franchise, she has the longest full name at six words (not counting the level of position).