Amy Rose

**Amy Rose**, also known as **Amy the Hedgehog** and **Rosy the Rascal**, is one of the main characters from the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series.

## **Charactah Account**

Initially she was a fan of Sonic's who she desperately wanted to meet, but their meeting was soon cut short with the arrival of Dr. Eggman and his new creation, Metal Sonic. Metal kidnapped Amy and Sonic had to save her and stop Eggman's plan of using Little Planet to mess with the timeline. After Eggman's defeat, Amy fell completely in love with Sonic and has made numerous attempts to start a relationship with him, often getting mixed up in his adventures as a result, much to his chagrin.

Amy in the main series is presented as being somewhat kind and girly. In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, she was referred to as an "optimistic tomboy" who loves fortunes and uses tarot cards. Because of her tomboyish nature, she became a playable character as a fighter in Sonic the Fighters. However, after Sonic Adventure, Amy had grown a more feminine personality, such as an interest in shopping and fashion, but that did not remove her tomboyish nature. However, in the later games, she has the personality of a girly-girl more so than a tomboy, unlike the earlier games. In the more recent games, Amy has become a bit more obsessive and far more aggressive, much to Sonic's dismay. She often shows her anger by pulling out her Piko Piko Hammer out of Hammerspace, sometimes threatening Sonic with it.

## **Appearance**

### **Anime**

* Sonic X
* Sonic X Pilot

### **Comics**

* Knuckles' Chaotix
* Mega Man
* Sonic and the Tales of Deception
* Sonic Holiday Special
* Sonic Live!
* Sonic Mega Drive
* Sonic Mega Drive: Next Level
* Sonic Mega Man Worlds Collide
* Sonic Select
* Sonic Super Digest
* Sonic Super Special
* Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day
* Sonic the Comic
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special
* Sonic the Hedgehog Archives
* Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2021
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle For Angel Island
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Crisis City
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Fallout!
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Infection
* Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection
* Sonic the Hedgehog: The Last Minute
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Waves of Change
* Sonic Universe
* Sonic X
* Team Sonic Racing Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition
* Team Sonic Racing One-Shot

### **Manga**

* Dash & Spin: Hyper Speed Sonic
* Sonic 4-koma
* Sonic the Hedgehog

### **Video Games**

* Knuckles' Chaotix
* Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
* SEGA Heroes
* Sega Superstars Tennis
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
* Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
* Sonic Advance
* Sonic Advance 2
* Sonic Advance 3
* Sonic Adventure
* Sonic Adventure (2010)
* Sonic Adventure 2
* Sonic Adventure 2 (2012)
* Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
* Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
* Sonic and the Black Knight
* Sonic and the Secret Rings
* Sonic at the Olympic Games (2020)
* Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Sonic Battle
* Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
* Sonic Colors
* Sonic Colors: Ultimate
* Sonic Dash
* Sonic Drift
* Sonic Drift 2
* Sonic Forces
* Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
* Sonic Free Riders
* Sonic Frontiers
* Sonic Generations
* Sonic Heroes
* Sonic Jam
* Sonic Jump
* Sonic Jump Fever
* Sonic Lost World
* Sonic Pinball Party
* Sonic R
* Sonic Racing
* Sonic Riders
* Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
* Sonic Rivals
* Sonic Rivals 2
* Sonic Runners
* Sonic Rush
* Sonic Shuffle
* Sonic Speed Simulator
* Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
* Sonic the Hedgehog CD
* Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)
* Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld
* Sonic the Fighters
* Sonic the Fighters (2012)
* Sonic Unleashed
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Team Sonic Racing
* The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

## **Trivia**

* Amy is the first and most recurring female character in the *Sonic the Hedgehog* game series.
* In the Sega CD version of *Sonic the Hedgehog CD* in America, Amy was referred to as "Princess Sally" in the game manual, possibly to connect her to the *Sonic the Hedgehog* television series released that same year. The character of Sally that appeared in the cartoons was not a pink hedgehog but a brown chipmunk from the Sonic Bible based on Ricky. A month prior to the American release, the hedgehog was named "Amy" in the European manual for *Sonic the Hedgehog CD* and subsequent re-releases of *Sonic the Hedgehog CD* removed references of Sally's name when referring to Amy.
* In *Sonic the Hedgehog CD*, the standard Shield will repel Amy causing her to jump backward, thus making her unable to hug Sonic.
* In *Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood*, Amy has three lashes instead of two on some sprites during cutscenes.
* Amy was the first female character introduced in the game series as well as the only female hedgehog of said series.
* In *Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood*, Amy is the strongest character in terms of Smash ability, being the only character who can reach Level 3. (Knuckles and E-123 Omega can only reach Level 2 Smash ability.)
* Amy Rose is the only member of Team Rose that is affected by the brainwashing of the Overmind Voxai in *Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood*.
* In *Sonic R*, Amy is one of two characters who races in a vehicle rather than on foot. The other is Doctor Robotnik.
* If *Sonic the Fighters* is to be believed, Amy Rose did not wear undergarments in the classic era - harmless pink fur covers her body underneath her skirt. This was not changed in the HD release. In addition to this, Amy's muzzle and arms were colored the same white hue as her sclera instead of peach in the original arcade release of the game due to color palette limitations, although pre-rendered graphics featured her with the correct colors. This was not fixed in the *Sonic Gems* release, but was fixed in the HD release.
* In *Sonic Riders*, Amy sports a different, racing outfit throughout the game, but in *Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity*, Amy wears her usual dress in the story cutscenes and in the story level where she races Storm. However, in the Single and Multiplayer modes, she wears the same outfit that she wore in *Sonic Riders*.
* Amy is the only playable character in *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2006) to not travel through time at any point during the game.
* Amy is the only character that appeared in *Sonic Rivals* that did not appear in *Sonic Rivals 2*.
* Ironically, in *Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood*, despite being the speed leader of Team Rose, Amy's attack is slower than other speed leaders like Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog. She is also the strongest attacker of her team, despite Big being the power leader.
* Amy's *hair* has grown slightly longer in recent games. The back side of her hair was noticeably shorter than the hair at the side of her face in *Sonic Adventure* but that part of the hair has been longer since *Sonic Unleashed*.
* In the DS version of *Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing*, Amy's character and vehicle selection picture shows her car with ears and head mirrors. However, while racing as her, they are not shown.
* Strangely, Amy appears in the French guide for *Sonic & Knuckles*, even though she makes no appearance whatsoever in the game. In that guide, it was said that Amy had been kidnapped by Knuckles.
* Amy is the only hedgehog from the games not to have a Super State.
	+ She is also the only hedgehog whose name does not begin with an "S"**.**
	+ She is also the only hedgehog who is not shown to be able to use Chaos Control.
* All of the cars Amy has driven in racing games have been old-fashioned convertibles, similar to how Sonic has driven sports cars and how Knuckles drives off-roaders.
* Amy's last name, *Rose*, can be considered a play on words. A rose is a flower that is connected with love, which can be related to her crush on Sonic. It is also a play on her color, because in French, *rose* translates to pink, her fur color. Her first name, *Amy*, could also be derived from the Japanese word 笑み (emi?), meaning *smile*, related to Amy's cute personality. It could also be derived from the French name Aimée which means beloved which also fits with her connection to love.
* Like Blaze, Amy is a speed type character in the normal series, but in the *Mario & Sonic* series and in *Sega Superstars Tennis*, she is an All-Around type instead.
* Amy Rose is one of four characters to appear in every *Sonic the Hedgehog* series racing game to date, the others three being Sonic, Tails and Dr. Eggman.
* Although in *Sonic Advance* Amy cannot typically Spin Dash or Spin Jump, when Amy is forced into a ball, Amy lacks the standard spin animation and an unusual, high pitched noise can be heard.
* Amy Rose was one of Lisa Ortiz's favorite roles to do voice work for.
* Amy is the only game character confirmed to use magic outside of the Storybook series.
* In *Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd*, another Sega video game, Amy's iconic Piko Piko Hammer is an unlockable item for Kagamine Rin, where it is her favorite item.
* Amy is one of the few speed types not to enhance her natural speed in any way.
* Amy is one of only two characters to appear on the tab for selecting Sonic World for Dream Figure Skating in *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games*, the other being Sonic.
* Amy being Sonic's self-proclaimed girlfriend is actually a mythology gag based on her counterpart Amy, the girlfriend of Nicky, from the 1992 manga. Her personality seems to be very similar to that of her counterpart as well.
* While Amy makes no appearance in *Sonic Mania*, smaller, robotic versions that resemble her are used by Dr. Eggman during the boss fight of Metallic Madness Zone against Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. These robots try to approach the heroes in a similar way the real Amy did with Sonic in *Sonic the Hedgehog CD,* except they explode upon contact.
* In two episodes of the fourth season of the television series, *Breaking Bad*, Amy briefly appears in a brief game of *Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing*, alongside AiAi, Ulala, and Sonic.
* Amy Rose is one of four characters to appear in every *Sonic the Hedgehog* series racing game to date.