Rouge the Bat

> I despise anyone who takes jewels from me! All the world's gems are mine to keep!
>
> **Rouge the Bat**, Sonic the Hedgehog 2

## Rouge the Bat

Rouge the Bat as she appears in the anime Sonic X.

### Media(s)

*Sonic the Hedgehog* franchise, from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 onward

### Voice actress

**English:**
Lani Minella (2001-2004)
Kathleen Delaney (2005-2010)
Karen Strassman (2010-present)
Kazumi Evans (*Sonic Prime*)**Japanese:**
Rumi Ochiai

**Rouge the Bat** (**ルージュ・ザ・バット** *Rūju za Batto*) is a character from the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series. She is an anthropomorphic bat and jewel thief who has worked as a part-time government spy for the President of the United Federation and in close association with the Guardian Units of Nations. A world-famous treasure hunter, Rouge has a weakness for jewels, like the Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds, which she always obsesses about. As a spy, Rouge is trained in combat, stealth and infiltration, and possesses both super-level kicking power and flight.

Rouge is in short, an enigma, as her motivations are always in question. In truth, she is usually just out for herself. She is incredibly smart, sassy, and seductive, and knows how to get what she wants. Once she has a target in mind, she always goes for it, regardless of the costs. Beneath her ditsy exterior though, she is a calculating realist and her motives are always mercenary in nature. Regardless, she is loyal to her closest friends and has more than once helped Sonic the Hedgehog and his allies save the world.

## Perception

*Rouge the Bat* is often referred to as quite possibly one of the sexiest *Sonic* characters in the franchise, with many citing that the creators of the character "knew what they were doing". There is a lot of truth to this, as she has a big bust, and a seductive entrancing look and voice that could melt anyone who even thinks of her. And unlike some cases, that's even excluding any of the fanart. She has very evidently captured many hearts with her charm.

Helping is that she is, of sorts, a thief character, one that could possibly lean in on being evil if needed, which has given many room to think about her characterization.

## Controversy

### Tailouge

A popular shipping with Rouge is with Tails, Sonic's partner and companion, for reasons that are expanded upon here. As most of the population does not know, the Sonic characters have, gasp, "ages", and Tails is stated to be only 8-years-old while Rouge is 18, a whole 10 year age gap. Puriteens are not happy about this.

### 4Kids Censorship

As the *Sonic X* anime is not shy to show all of her natural round beauty in its primitive perfection, unfortunately once broadcast in North America, 4Kids had attempted to downplay and censor certain scenes including removing her bust lines. Even worse is that the 4Kids censored version is what most of the worldwide dubs of the series are based on.

### Sonic Prime

The Netflix series *Sonic Prime* features Rouge the Bat as a character, which surprised some Sonic fans. However, although she still looks pretty (as usual), her bust has notably been shrinken beneath her tight outfit. This has caused many to be upset about her design in the show, claiming that Sega were cowards for reducing her sexiness.

Indeed, her characterization in the show is a lot tamer than how she would be portrayed in the previous *Sonic X* anime, which was not afraid to show just how sexy she is.

## Gallery

### Proof that Sega are cowards

I mean, seriously. Was that this hard? we know that you are, dummy

this specifically,, nnghhh