Cream the Rabbit

A friend of a friend is always a friend!
— Cream the Rabbit, *Sonic Rush*[2]

**Cream the Rabbit** (クリーム・ザ・ラビット *Kurīmu za Rabitto*?) is a character from the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series. She is a mobian rabbit and the daughter of Vanilla the Rabbit. She is a friend of the Chao,[3] especially to her dear Chao friend Cheese, who she takes with her everywhere. Originally living an idyllic life with her family, Cream had a chance encounter with Sonic the Hedgehogand his friends when the evil Dr. Eggman entered her world, and soon began joining them on their adventures. She is able to achieve flight by flapping her large ears.

Cream is very polite, well-mannered and pure, though she can be childish and naive. She is full of curiosity and tries her best in everything she does. Though young, she is not afraid to stand up for herself and will always be there to help out her friends. Just as Tails is the sidekick of Sonic, Cream serves the same purpose for Amy Rose and Blaze the Cat.

## Appearance

Cream is a small, lop-eared mobian rabbit with cream fur and brown eyes. She has princeton orange markings around her eyes, on her head and at the ends of her ears. She wears a simple vermilion dress with a white collar and blue cravat, and orange and yellow shoes. Her ears are usually swiveled back and flop behind her head.

## Personality

Because of her mother's teachings in the importance of manners, Cream is a princess-like figure; she is very polite and well-behaved,[1][10] speaks courteously (often referring to people as "Mr." and "Miss") and does what she is told. With her politeness being like second-nature to her, Cream acts out her teachings with a cheerful smile on her face and a soft voice. Regardless of the situation and being used to getting what she wants,[11] Cream never forgets her manners, even offering a polite curtsy before attacking Eggman, with extreme prejudice.[12]

Cream is sweet, honest, innocent and has a generally happy attitude mobian.[13] She is similarly very considerate, charitable and friendly, always eager to lend her friends a hand whenever the situation calls for it and tries to be close to everyone she meets. Very brave despite her age, Cream is full of curiosity and has a thirst for knowledge.[1][10] She is also not afraid to voice her anger and disgust, but never does so in a rude way. A spirited go-getter, Cream is very hardworking and always tries her best in everything she does.[8][9] Like Sonic, Cream loves adventures and is always eager to bravely charge off into the next one.[13] Because of her age and upbringing though, she is a little naïve and simple-minded at times.[12] As such, she does not always see things right away and can accidentally speak out others' flaws or get herself in over her head when wrapped up in other people's problems.[12] She can also be sensitive and childish,[9] being prone to start crying over smaller things, misfortune or sadness in general.

Cream is one who enjoys the simpler things in life and loves spending most of her time outdoors playing with her friends or collecting flowers which she finds pretty and joyful. Indoors, she enjoys watching TV and drawing pictures.

Cream loves being happy and seeing others the same way, and hates seeing others sad. As such, she is a pacifist and detests violence of all forms.[14] Even when beaten back by Chaos Gamma, Cream refused to fight back. However, she is willing to fight to protect her friends if their safety is threatened and there is no telling what she would do in such cases.[13]

## Powers and abilities

### Physical abilities

Cream's trademark skill is her ability to achieve flight by flapping her two large ears as wings, allowing her to move freely through midair. Although she cannot fly as high, fast or long as Rouge or Tails, she can fly a greater horizontal distance. Regardless, she can still fly fast enough to keep up with Sonic as seen in *Sonic Generations*. Cream can also carry weights much greater than that of her own while flying, without hindering her own flying speed, as seen in *Sonic Heroes*, hinting a great deal of strength behind her flying.

Like other characters in the series, Cream can run at super speeds and is said to be nearly as fast as Sonic.[15] When running, she uses a unique hopping running style that makes it difficult for her opponents to track her.[16] While not having highly professional skills in the field, Cream is also very acrobatic and agile, being able to perform simple, yet impressive movements and tricks while airborne, and grind on rails with ease.

### Combat skills

Cream has very little combat experience. She severely lacks in battle prowess and often has to rely on her friends' help in combat. However, she still possesses some fighting skills, having been taught them to better help her friends.[13] If motivated or pushed though, Cream can fight exceptionally better, being able to defeat some of Eggman's stronger creations, such as the doctor's combat mechs and the weaponized Chaos Gamma.

#### Fighting Style

In battle, Cream fights by working in collaboration with Cheese, commanding the Chao to attack the opponent for her in various ways, such as ramming directly into the enemy, dealing direct and crippling blows, blocking attacks, or even stir up tornadoes to blow opponents away, while she keeps a safe distance from the opponent.

When not fighting opponents herself, Cream focuses on providing support to her allies, such as in *Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood* where her POW moves are all cheers that can empower and encourage her allies.

#### Techniques and Moves

Cream's signature technique and primary offensive maneuver is the Chao Attack, where she commands Cheese to charge into her targe. This allows her to attack from long distance almost instantly, a contrast to other characters who lacks long-range attacks. Over time, Cream has developed several variants of this technique such as the Chao Rolling Attack and Step Attack where Cream has Cheese spinning around her to shield her from damage, the Chao Ball Attack where Cream has Cheese spin into a target, and the Chao Spinning Attack where Cream has Cheese somersault into an enemy for wider attack range.

Cream is able to perform the Spin Attack where she curls tightly into a concussive ball while in locomotion to damage, mow down, or burrow through obstacles and foes, along with the various forms derived from it. Using the Spin Jump, Cream can leap into the air and curl into a spinning ball to deal damage to anything she lands on, the Spin Dash lets her shoot herself forward as an acceleration roll at high speeds to break barriers or mow down enemies, and the Homing Attack allows Cream to jump and home in on an enemy to attack.

### Miscellaneous Skills

Cream has good homemaking skills, such as cooking and decorating, most likely because of her mother's teachings. As an offspring of her good-hearted nature, Cream is able to healherself using only the pureness of her heart.[17]

In *Sonic Free Riders*, Cream has demonstrated very high Extreme Gear rider skills, being able to hold her own against some of the best Extreme Gear riders the world has to offer during the World Grand Prix. While riding on an Extreme Gear, Cream can pulls off highly advanced tricks and techniques with her Extreme Gear while in midair, moving at incredible speeds, She is also able to ride her Extreme Gear through mid-air with great precisions and control.

### Color Powers

By harnessing different variants of Hyper-go-on from Wisps, Cream 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, Cream 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.

## Quotes

* *"Please, take it easy on me!"* - Before starting a race in *Sonic Riders* and *Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity*.
* *"Come on, Cheese! We have to save mom!"* - After thanking Sonic for rescuing her in *Sonic Advance 2*.
* *"Mr. Sonic must be really..."* - Cream about to comment on Sonic's hesitation when he saw Amy in *Sonic Heroes*.
* *"Blaze and I agree! Blaze is my friend, and Amy's my friend. A friend of a friend is always a friend! So, Sonic and Amy are also Blaze's friends!"* - Cream telling Blaze that she should be friends with Sonic and Amy in *Sonic Rush*.
* *"You've been in battle before? What? You too, Mr. Big?*" - Cream being surprised that Amy and Big were in battle on the Egg Carrier.
* *"Good luck Amy!"* - When Amy was going to chase Sonic in *Sonic Heroes.*
* *"Phew, that was close!* - When winning a race in *Sonic Riders* and *Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity*.
* *"I betcha you're the ones who stole Chocola Chao!"* - Cream blaming Team Chaotix for stealing Chocola in *Sonic Heroes*.
* *"It's when your heart hurts."* - Cream telling Emerl what "sad" means in *Sonic Battle*.
* *"There are so many bad robots!"* - When Team Rose encounters a large number of enemies in *Sonic Heroes*.
* *"We're sorry, Team Sonic."* - When Team Rose defeat Team Sonic in *Sonic Heroes*.
* *"You cannot have Cheese!"*After defeating Team Chaotix in *Sonic Heroes.*
* *"Maybe he didn't like his neighbors?"* - Commenting on Eggman's Egg Fleet in *Sonic Heroes*.
* *"Please don't... Leave me behind like that... Again! I thought I was going to get lost!"* - When Cream caught up to the rest of her team in the beginning of Team Rose's story of *Sonic Free Riders*.
* *"Well, sure! That means a lot coming from you, Mr. Tails!"* - Cream in response to Tails wanting to examine her Gear in *Sonic Free Riders*.
* *"It's too early to be worrying about that, Mr. Vector."*- Cream when Vector announced about how the cash prize would be distributed among the members.
* *"Hi, mama! I'll keep doing my best!"*- Cream telling to her mom through the 'television' after beating Team Babylon in *Sonic Free Riders*.
* *"Both of you, stop! You're still on television!"* - Cream when Amy and Vector began to argue in *Sonic Free Riders*.
* *"That's a terrible thing to call poor Mr. Robot!"* - Cream in response to Shadow when he called E-10000B 'deadweight'.
* *"Cheaters never prosper!"*- Cream when Eggman challenges the other racers to a race.
* *"Thanks for saving me, Sonic. It was scary in the dark, but I tried to be brave."* - Cream after Modern Sonic rescues her and Cheese at Speed Highway in *Sonic Generations*.
* *"Thanks, Sonic! Hey, is it me or, did you get a new haircut?"*- Cream after Classic Sonic rescues her and Cheese at Speed Highway in *Sonic Generations.*
* *"I believe in you, Sonic!"* - Cream cheering on Sonic in *Sonic Generations*.
* *"Find the chao and get to the goal."* - Cream before the Speed Highway mission with Classic Sonic begins.
* *"I'll help you with the Rings, Mr. Sonic!"* - Cream before the City Escape mission with Modern Sonic begins.

## Theme songs

* In *Sonic Heroes*, Cream's theme song (as part of Team Rose) was called "Follow Me", sung by Kay Hanley.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Cream is very kind and helpful. She usually help Bailey in the kitchen making something or hanging out with Pinkie to make some desserts. Always polite, she refers everyone by saying Mr. or Ms.

## Trivia

* Cream is the youngest female main character in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series, being six years old.
* Cream was one of the two characters featured in a Sonic McDonald's commercial, the other being Sonic.
* Cream is the third fastest character in *Sonic Advance 2* and *Sonic Advance 3*.
* The length of Cream's ears varies in the games. For example, they were down to her feet in *Sonic Generations*, but they were just below her head in *Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games*, even though those games came out around the same time.
* Cream is the first *Sonic* character living in the game continuity to have a known parent (although Tikal was Pachacamac's daughter).
* Cream is the first female *Sonic* character to have a confirmed weight, presumably because she is quite young, and thereby not afraid to reveal it.
* Curiously, Cream is unaffected by the Voxai Overmind's mind control in *Sonic Chronicles*.
* Cream is the only character in *Sonic Chronicles* to lack a damaging POW move.
* Cream is the only member of Team Rose who lacks her own individual theme (Amy has "My Sweet Passion" and Big has "Lazy Days").
* Cream, along with her mother, Vanilla, and Cheese, were the first *Sonic* characters to debut on a Nintendo console.
* When Cream was first shown Sonic Team made the mistake of keeping Amy's life icon complete with broken palette.
* To date, Cream has only appeared in three main series console games (excluding cameos).
* The only two games where Cream is not with Cheese is *Sonic Free Riders* and *Shadow the Hedgehog*.
* In the *Sonic Advance* series, Cream is one of the best characters to play as in boss fights, since she can fly to avoid attacks and throw Cheese at the boss without even moving, and is a good way of not getting damaged during the final boss fight.
* The *Sonic Generations* Bradygames strategy guide mistakenly puts Cream's first appearance as *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*.
* Cream is the only character in the party mode in *Sonic and the Secret Rings* that does not have a role (or even an appearance) in the sequel apart from the fanart video.
* In *Sonic Jump*, when Cream curls up, she seems to have two sets of ears.

* Assets were found for Cream in the data of *Sonic Jump*, but, along with Shadow and Vector, she never got to be released as the app ceased to get new updates. Furthermore, it was confirmed there are no plans to add any more characters to the game.[25]

* Despite this, Cream and the other two unreleased characters are fully functional, and Cream has Cheese following and collecting Rings for her in the game.