Rouge.bat

"It'll cost you..."

Rouge.bat is a character concept created by wiki user 00Orderlyxchaos00. She was created December 2022.

## Overview

Rouge.bat is a demon who feeds off of the greed (as well as the souls) of others to sustain herself. To do this, she uses a special kind of ransomware kicked off by her batch file - one that holds her victims' souls captive unless they give her something of equal importance in return: whether that be money, a job...or even a life.

## Biography

Rouge.bat, or Bedia, as she was known in the demon realm, started out as more of a "middle-class" demon. She often had to obey the whims of higher-class demons or face torture or banishment (which often led to starvation). After hundreds of years of being made to do countless menial tasks for others, she finally decided that it was time to take something for herself - to become something more.

It was in the mid-90's when she decided to break free from the demon realm and into the human world as a shapeless form. The Internet was booming, and Bedia saw an opportunity to achieve her goals. All she had to do was use the Internet's rapidly-expanding reach to her advantage and snatch up all the souls she could, thereby not only gaining necessary sustenance in order for her to survive, but also greater power.

Initially, she depended on ransom software to collect souls, but once emulating video games became popular, she saw an even bigger, more enticing opportunity. It was perfect, and she thought it only fitting to capitalize on the greed of others.

She created batch files etched with her demonic energy and hid them across several pirated game franchises and platforms, but none caught her eye as much as the Sonic franchise. It was so colorful, bright, fun and free - there was nothing else like it.

When ROMs for Sonic Adventure 2 came about, she snooped through humans’ computer screens to see what the game was all about. That was when she saw her, the cunning jewel thief herself: Rouge the Bat. Bedia was awestruck by her character; she felt that Rouge was everything that she could be…and so, Bedia decided that Rouge was everything she would become. From then on, she modeled herself after her idol and continued with newfound passion to use others’ greed as an anglerfish uses its lure.

It wasn’t long until it spiraled out of control despite herself, her lust for power building higher and higher...and even now, even if she wanted to, she wouldn't be able to stop taking.

## Abilities/Weaknesses

### Abilities

Rouge.bat possesses several batch files across the Internet, typically hidden inside pirated copies of games from the Sonic franchise. Once the games are loaded into their respective emulators, it automatically launches the file she's targeted. The batch files run commands imbued with demonic energy that allows her to further her reach from beyond the computer to her target, forging the connection between her victim and herself.

She usually takes her time, silently running in the background while she observes her target, learning about them. She pays particular attention to learn what they seem to value most, what they can't afford to lose. Once she's satisfied, she finally springs her trap and gives them an ultimatum: either forfeit what is most important to them, or lose their soul (and, consequently, their life).

### Weaknesses

* Since Rouge.bat possesses batch files exclusively, she's constrained to Windows computers. This is because, since the beginnings of the Internet, Windows was the most commonplace operating system. Knowing this, she took the risk to etch pieces of her demonic energy into the batch files she had spread for the ransomware to work (which is, in her case, irreversible). Whatever can't run a batch file, she can't infect.
* Rouge.bat also literally cannot survive without souls; for demons in her original realm, they depend upon souls to continue thriving, like humans need food and water to survive. If all of the souls in her possession were taken, it wouldn’t take long for her to almost literally starve to death.

## Trivia

* In a display of her own greed, Rouge.bat wears the seven Chaos Emeralds: not to actually *use* them, but to flaunt the "extravagant wealth" she's gained over the years.
* She especially likes it when her victims' most valued possession is a piece of jewelry, or an expensive accessory.