Amy Rose

Artwork of Amy from Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

“*If I had to choose between the world and Sonic, I would choose Sonic!*”
―Amy Rose
**Amy Rose**, formerly known as **Rosy the Rascal**, is a character from *Sonic the Hedgehog* series. She is the self-proclaimed girlfriend of Sonic the Hedgehog.

## Appearance

Amy is a pink-furred anthropomorphic hedgehog with green eyes and peach skin on her muzzle and arms. Unlike other hedgehogs, her spines are not spiky in appearance (though they were when she was younger) but are rather worn down like that of ordinary hair, somewhat resembling a bob cut.

For attire, she wears a red, sleeveless dress with white trims, tall red boots with a white stripe down the center and white cuffs, a red hairband, and white wrist-length gloves with gold bracelets for cuffs.

## Personality

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. That being said Amy is rather temperamental, bossy, overbearing, and stubborn, much to the annoyance of a few characters.

In *Sonic Battle*, her attraction towards "Boxercise" plays to both elements of her ever-changing personality: the exercise helping her lose weight to maintain her girlish figure, and the boxing to help her train when she's forced to fight. In *Sonic Battle,* she had shown a very powerful and aggressive attitude, willing to fight whenever necessary.

Despite her aggressive tendencies, Amy has a kind heart, never gives up, and is one of the most optimistic and cheerful characters. Amy is always full of hope and is always cheering on for the good side of things. She almost never seems to find anything hopeless, as shown in *Sonic Adventure*, where she was determined to help the bird who had lost its family.

In *Sonic Adventure 2*, Amy felt strongly that there was a chance for the world to be saved and that people were basically good (as she told Shadow). Amy is often a likable person she has rarely met anyone who she did not befriend (including Shadow and Blaze). Amy is a cheerful and caring individual, with a positive outlook on life, and an over sweeping infatuation for Sonic.

Since *Sonic Free Riders*, Amy seems to be more bossy and infatuated with Sonic than before. This is most likely due to the more light and humorous nature of recent *Sonic* games. Amy's personality has added more a humorous factor in games like *Sonic Colors*, *Sonic Free Riders*, and *Sonic Generations* with her obsession for Sonic, which causes her to say silly and embarrassing things.

Starting from *Sonic Lost World*, Amy appears to have matured. Although Amy maintains her crush on Sonic, she has learned more self-control over her demeanor towards him, and is now more caring and level-headed.

## External links

* Amy Rose on Sonic News Network
* Amy Rose on Sega Wiki