Amy Rose

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Amy Rose
Amy Rose, seen here in promotional art for Sonic the Hedgehog.
Game series	Sonic the Hedgehog
First game	Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Creator(s)	Kazuyuki Hoshino
Voice actor(s) (English)	Jennifer Douillard (1999-2004) Lisa Ortiz (2003-present)
Voice actor(s) (Japanese)	Taeko Kawata Emi Motoi (Sonic Shuffle)
In-Universe Information
Species	Hedgehog
Age	12
Birthday	September 23
Birthplace	South Island ?

Amy Rose (エミー・ローズ, Emī Rōzu^?), also known as Rosy the Rascal, is a fictional character who appears in many of the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games developed by Sega's Sonic Team. She is a pink, female hedgehog who plays the part of Sonic's self-proclaimed girlfriend. She has chased Sonic since her first debut on September 23, 1993, and has been trying to win his heart in everything from the series' animated TV shows to comics and games.

Like Sonic and other characters in the series, Amy is significantly shorter and lighter than humans her same age. To be precise, she is 12 years old, 95 cm (3' 1") tall, and keeps her weight a secret.^[1] She was described as being 8 years old in Sonic CD, but as of Sonic Adventure her age has been retconned and she is now 12 years old. Also, with the addition of Cream, Amy seems to have found herself a sidekick similar to Sonic's own Tails (as implied by Sonic Battle, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Advance 3, and Shadow the Hedgehog.)

Contents 1 History 1.1 Original appearance 1.2 Game appearances 1.3 Sonic X 1.4 Archie Comics 1.5 Sonic The Comic 2 Personality 3 Abilities 3.1 The Piko-Piko Hammer 3.2 Game-specific abilities 3.3 Other abilities 4 Relationships 4.1 Love life 4.2 Friends 4.3 Enemies 5 Voice actresses 6 Theme songs 7 Trivia 8 Notes and references

[edit] History

[edit] Original appearance

Despite her frequent use in Sega games (especially since the Dreamcast era), Amy was not actually created by Sonic Team; her first incarnation appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog manga published in 1992, and there she was literally "the girlfriend of Nikki (Sonic)", as the description translates. After that appearance, Sega took the character, and Kazayuki Hoshino redesigned her for Sonic CD in 1993. In her original look, she had a blonde ponytail with a green ribbon, and she wore a peach-colored dress with a bow in the back. It's quite likely that she was based on Princess Peach. It is said that she is always wearing running shoes so she can catch up to her beloved Sonic.

[edit] Game appearances

In her first game appearance, Sonic CD (1993), Amy was introduced and kidnapped by Metal Sonic. Doctor Robotnik then used the time stones to set time back on the Little Planet. Next, Sonic challenged Metal Sonic to a race to save Amy and won. Amy was rescued and Metal Sonic was destroyed for the time being. She had the nickname "Rosy the Rascal" at this point. Being a Genesis-era game (though technically a Sega CD game), Sonic CD's plot was minimal. Amy's only personality trait was that she was a big fan of Sonic, and no real reason was given for her kidnapping besides as bait for Sonic. Though Sonic CD was released after Sonic the Hedgehog 2, it was in production at the same time, meaning that Amy has more or less been around as long as Tails.

Amy appeared again in Sonic Drift and Sonic Drift 2 to race in a Grand Prix. She was a playable character in the 1996 arcade game Sonic the Fighters, which introduced her Piko Piko Hammer. In 1997's Sonic R, Amy was the only character to drive a car - everyone else ran on foot (or in Robotnik's case, drove an Eggmobile).

In 1999, Sonic Adventure thrust Amy in the spotlight. Her coif was redesigned, her quills now kept in place by a red headband, and she now wore a red dress and red and white boots to take advantage of her more mature 12-year-old form. She was given green eyes, the same eye color as Sonic had. In the game she is a playable character and uses her weapon of choice, the Piko Piko Hammer to defend herself during her quest to find the family of a small bird. At the end of Sonic Adventure, Amy decided that she needed to become stronger and more capable, and thus begins to train herself.

When Sonic Shuffle was released for the Dreamcast, Amy, as well as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles collected rings and other items while walking around on a boardgame surface.

She was merely a supporting character in Sonic Adventure 2, but was playable in 2-player mode. When Sonic was locked up, she suggested Sonic marry her in exchange for telling him where Shadow was (although it didn't really work). She also helped Shadow uncover the real promise Maria gave him: "To give the people a chance to be happy".

Amy was playable in Sonic Advance, but was the most difficult to play with as she could not spin and all her attacks had to be triggered. She had an unlockable playable appearance in Sonic Advance 2 (the player had to collect all seven Chaos Emeralds with all the other characters), as well as Sonic Advance 3, in which she again teams up with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Cream. At this point, it seems that her skills are improving, as she is no longer as slow as she was in the original Sonic Adventure.

In Sonic Heroes, Amy leads Team Rose. She represents the team's speed formation which really shows off her speedy talents and stronger self after training for a while. She's accompanied by Cream the Rabbit and Big the Cat on a mission to impress Sonic, while Big wants to find his friend Froggy (again), and Cream and Cheese want to find Cheese's sibling, Chocola. At this point, Amy's speed has improved a lot in this game. Of course, she is not as fast as Sonic or Shadow, but she goes at an incredible speed in this game. She plows forward with even more confidence this time, no longer having nervous reactions to her speed or attack abilities as she does in Sonic Adventure 2.

Amy appears in Sonic Battle as a playable character. She takes the role of a mother figure for Emerl and teaches him boxercise and how it is important to protect those you care for. In-game dialogue shows that her crush on Sonic has reached new heights - now she assumes that he wants to raise children with her (although her delusion this time really came from one of Tails comments). In the game, she is incredibly defensive about Emerl, crushing several E-121 Phi robots who try to destroy him, and often clashes with Rouge the Bat, who wants to use Emerl for herself.

Amy appeared alongside Sonic and the rest of the crew in Shadow the Hedgehog to try to convince Shadow to join their cause. Amy in particular needs Shadow's help to rescue Cream the Rabbit and Cheese from Eggman's Cryptic Castle. She also helps Shadow fight the Egg Breaker boss afterwards. She also appears along with the other heroes (and Eggman) in the final cutscenes where they try to stop Black Doom from getting the Chaos Emeralds, and getting paralyzed in the Black Comet for doing so. Along with the rest, she later appears praising Shadow after he defeats Black Doom once and for all.

Amy is a playable character in Sonic Riders from the start, and her type is Speed. She is not playable in the Story Mode; however she is in a race where Wave the Swallow must defeat her in the Babylon Rogues story. In Sonic Riders, Amy wears a different outfit (pictured right) and is one of only two characters who does not wear eye protection of some kind. The other is Rouge the Bat.

Amy appears in the new Sonic the Hedgehog game as an ally in Silver the Hedgehog's storyline to enlist his help in finding Sonic, not knowing that Silver is looking for him too for radically different reasons. Upon finding Sonic, Silver battles him and gets the upper hand, but Amy stops him from finishing Sonic off. Amy also saves Princess Elise and Sonic at one point in the story.

Amy also appears in Sonic's storyline in Sonic Rivals: Amy has been turned into a card by Dr. Eggman and Sonic sets off to save both her and Tails. She also makes cameo appearances as three collectable cards.

[edit] Sonic X

Amy is currently appearing as one of the main characters in Sonic X, an anime series which is the latest of the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons.

In Sonic X, Amy is Sonic's self proclaimed girlfriend. Her long-term goal is to get him to notice her. She gets mad at Sonic's impatience and aloof attitude, which occasionally are so bad that she is driven to violence. However, she really does care about him. Amy grows to understand Sonic more as time goes by, even learning the reason he loves to run when she uses a racecar to travel at sonic speed. She also tries to help him with things, including making a "lucky" bracelet of shells so he won't drown. Episode 76 highlighted that Amy is willing to die to save Sonic's life when she tries to save him from Dark Oak's planet, knowing that she would later be without a means to escape from the planet herself.

Despite his annoyance at her antics, Sonic's feelings are still unclear about her. He has promised to go on a date with her, and even gave her a flower after a particularly long absence (this event varied between countries. In the Japanese version, Sonic says something to Amy but it is muted. In the American version he says he will never leave Amy, and in the French version, he says he loves Amy). Amy had also once dressed up so beautifully that it left him speechless. Sonic has also put himself at risk by diving into the water to rescue an unconscious Amy in Episode 9, even though he knows very well that he cannot swim. In a way, Sonic may love Amy, but he hides his feelings from his friends.

[edit] Archie Comics

In the Archie Comics, Amy is the youngest member of the Freedom Fighters, and has a crush on Sonic that he tends to ignore. Amy is the cousin of Rob O' the Hedge (a thinly veiled homage to Robin Hood), who sends her to live in Knothole as things get tough in their homeland of Mercia. She fell head over heels for Sonic, but remained distant out of respect for Sally Acorn. However Sonic The Hedgehog #142 showed that although Amy wasn't always nice to Sally, she changed her mind when Sally made her a freedom fighter.

When Evil Sonic pretended to be Sonic in Archie 150 and 151, Amy is led to believe Sonic is interested in her romantically. It is unknown if Amy found out it was Evil Sonic or if Sonic told her the truth.

Initially, Amy was the same age as depicted in the original games. However during the Sonic Adventure Adaption she makes a wish on the Ring of Acorns, which caused her to grow physically older, reaching the age of 12, while leaving her 8-year-old mind unchanged. Amy's skill with her hammer has not decreased, and she is one of the Most Wanted enemies of Dr. Robotnik.

The main Archie series does not develop Amy's character much beyond the adolescent fan-girl who debuted in Sonic CD, and she doesn't seem to serve much purpose in the comic.

[edit] Sonic The Comic

In the UK publication Sonic the Comic (STC), Amy first appeared in the 2-part story "Girl Trouble", where she was 'arrested' by Dr. Robotnik's Trooper Badniks for the criminal offence of association with Sonic (she had been saying she was his girlfriend). While annoyed at the fact she had been lying about them being an "item", Sonic still had a duty to rescue her and did so, but not before Robotnik transformed himself into a new, more despicable form (that is to say, the writers of the comic decided to alter Robotnik's appearance so it matched up with the cartoon series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog).

In the first 5-part Sonic story in STC's history, "The Sonic Terminator", which was based on Sonic CD, Robotnik had Metal Sonic, known as Metallix in Sonic the Comic, kidnap Amy as bait for Sonic, so that Metallix could then destroy both of them on the Miracle Planet. Sonic eventually defeated Metallix but was stuck on the Miracle Planet for the rest of the month with Amy. During a later mission to the Miracle Planet, Amy commented that Sonic had gotten lost an awful lot during that month. Sonic replied that that was just what he wanted her to think; he'd actually been hiding from her!

For a long time, a running joke was that various characters - either friends, foes or extras - would make a comment to Sonic about how he and Amy were a couple, which would result in Sonic immediately going on the defensive, enraged that anyone could even dare to think he had feelings for her. Amy occasionally used this to her advantage to get a rise out of Sonic, when she recognised a pattern emerging in his behaviour. Amy's character swiftly matured as the comic went on - even her second appearance (which also debuted Captain Plunder) had her showing enough intelligence to, even while caged, broker a deal between the Freedom Fighters and a gang of Sky Pirates. Relatively quickly, she became unrecognizable in terms of character compared to her game counterpart. She became one of the most valuable members of the Freedom Fighters, especially due to her expert marksmanship with her crossbow (which she created herself). The notion of a love interest in Sonic was, for the most part, underplayed and writer Nigel Kitching revealed he saw it partly as Amy just trying to annoy Sonic. It was even hinted that Johnny Lightfoot, one of the team's best fighters, had a crush on her (something Kitching later admitted was completely intentional), though this was never properly developed. When Sonic was trapped in the Special Zone, Amy assumed command of the Freedom Fighters and fought in the mass uprising of the Metropolis Zone citizens just before Robotnik was deposed.

Her appearance was also changed, likely to further distance her from her ditzy Mega Drive version - she was often seen wearing combat trousers and a white T-shirt that had various slogans or pictures on it, ranging from "Girl Power!" to a Christian cross. When the Sonic Adventure adaptation was released, her hairstyle was altered to reflect the games and she began wearing a bomber jacket.

At a later part of the comic's life, Amy spent most of her adventures teaming up with her best friend Tekno as they both traveled through time and space to save a vast selection of an infinite number of dimensions, even visiting Earth (where she met the mad Colonel Granite) and the beginning of life on Mobius. These strips were, like all but the main Sonic ones, dropped to make room for reprinted strips in later issues. Interestingly, though, Lew Stringer, who became sole writer on the comic for a while, gave Sonic a similar set of adventures in the main strip, at the request of the editor, with Amy working alongside Sonic. When Nigel Kitching was brought back as sole writer for the comic's final non-reprint story, a new editor was in place and the character of Tekno was not used despite Amy's longstanding friendship with her, as Kitching preferred not to use Stringer's own created characters.

In the aforementioned final story, which was based on Sonic Adventure, Amy seemingly got "lost in the shuffle", so to speak. There were a vast number of characters and plot points that needed to be used and only 10 issues to do it in. The most important thing Amy did during this story arc was save Knuckles the Echidna's life when he briefly lost all hope after he had to jettison the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald to keep them from being absorbed by the Chaos beast, resulting in the Floating Island falling from the sky. When Knuckles insisted on going down with the island, Amy knocked him out with a crowbar, and later said "If a friend can't hit you over the head with an iron bar, who can?"

No new stories were written after issue 184, so Amy's STC persona was not further developed until after the comic was cancelled following issue 223. However, she has made several appearances in STC Online, the online continuation of the comic which, while written by fans of the original, has received acclaim from the original writers, so it can be logically explained that STC Online's Amy is the "unofficially official" continuation of her character development.

[edit] Personality

Amy was once presented as being kind and sweet (and slightly naive), and a good victim for holding hostage by her enemies. Her kind and caring nature seems to have given her the ability to talk almost anybody out of destruction, from Eggman's robots to Shadow the Hedgehog.

In more recent games she has become far more violent and aggressive. Her former image, that of being what could be described as the series Ingenue (the "sweet and innocent girl"), appear to have been taken over to the new character of Cream the Rabbit. (Some fans believe that this personality change is because of young Cream having triggered some defensive maternal instinct in Amy, although this theory is just speculation). A good example of this is in Sonic Battle when Cream, not Amy, convinces Chaos Gamma to be good (it was Amy who talked to the original Gamma). Sources of anger to her include insulting the love of her life, or worse, daring to suggest that Sonic doesn't return her feelings. However she is extremely protective of her friends, and if a villain tries to harm them, she will use all her might to defeat the enemy. Amy is also amongst the most optimistic characters of the franchise, and she never gives up.

Since Sonic Battle, some people believe Amy has a strong dislike for Rouge the Bat due to some of the dialogue between them. However in the more recent game, Shadow the Hedgehog, Amy and Rouge were able to hold a civil, if short, conversation towards the end. Also, in recent Sonic X episodes they were seen getting along, with Amy being saved by Rouge towards the end of the Metarex saga.

[edit] Abilities

[edit] The Piko-Piko Hammer

Also known as the Love Hammer in Sonic Battle in-game, Amy's Piko-Piko Hammer is based on a popular Japanese toy of the same name. They are common in Japanese comedy, where a person is often hit with the toy hammer, producing a loud "piko" sound. This toy is no longer very common in the United States, where it is known as a "squeaky hammer" or simply "toy hammer". In the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the Piko-Piko Hammer is Amy's weapon of choice. She uses it to defend herself or to threaten her friends if they annoy her.

It is a reference to a running gag in Japanese anime, in which a girl pulls out a huge hammer from hammerspace and hits the unfortunate (and often male) person who is angering her.

The Piko-Piko Hammer has several powerful abilities, including the power to create small tornadoes. Amy is also able to conjure multiple hammers, allowing her to continue attacking even if she's lost or thrown one. The hammer first appeared in Sonic the Fighters, where it appeared to be a toy squeaky mallet, which squeaked comically when it struck an enemy. By the time the hammer next appeared, it appears to be very hard indeed and instead of squeaking, it makes a distinct, less squeaky piko-piko sound.

In Sonic Adventure, Amy can upgrade it to the Long Hammer, which is green, has a longer range and makes a banging sound. The hammer has also looked slightly different in Sonic Adventure 2s 2-player mode, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Advance 3 (when Amy is paired with various characters), Sonic Rush, and Sonic Riders.

In Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy uses the hammer in various smashes, somewhat similar in Sonic Adventure.

[edit] Game-specific abilities

Her abilities in a game vary according to its plot, platform, and type. Although her attacks in a particular game are limited by these constraints, there is no evidence to suggest that she is incapable of using these attacks in combination.

• Sonic Drift: Amy throws a Heart Attack which will slow down and confuse either her opponents or herself.
• Sonic the Fighters: Amy uses her hammer in her moves and combos which made its first appearance.
• Sonic Adventure: When moving at a high enough speed, she can pound the ground in front of her with her Piko Piko Hammer, causing her to propel high into the air. Acquiring the Warrior Feather upgrade grants her the Spin Hammer attack. She can also acquire the Long Hammer, an upgrade to her Piko Piko Hammer that allows her to strike from farther away.
• Sonic Adventure 2: Amy can use Storming Heart, where a storm of hearts strikes the enemy from afar, and Amy Flash, a move that forces the enemy to wait for 30 seconds.
• Sonic Advance and the rest of the Advance series: Amy can somersault and hammer vault with the Piko Piko Hammer.
• Sonic Advance 2: She is able to spin-attack and spin-dash like other characters.
• Sonic Advance 3: Her partner can use her hammer, and she uses her hammer like a baseball bat to launch her partner upward in ball-form.
• Sonic Battle: Attacks with her hammer (and even creating small tornadoes with it) and uses many boxercise-related attacks for hand-to-hand combat.
• Sonic Heroes: Amy uses the Homing Attack, along with Tornado Hammer, where she sends a pink tornado through the air by spinning her hammer, Propeller Hammer, where she hovers in the air by spinning her hammer, and Flower Festival, a combination move between her, Cream the Rabbit and Big the Cat.
• Shadow the Hedgehog: Amy uses the Homing Attack along with a punch combo.
• Sonic Riders: Amy screams at the opponents for her Level 1 attack, uses her Spin Hammer attack to knock her opponents in circles for her Level 2 attack, and for her Level 3 attack, she uses her hammer to flatten her opponents, ceasing their movement for a while and making them become about a foot tall which decreases their speed and discards their ability to dash or jump.
• Sonic the Hedgehog: In the 2006 Sonic game, Amy seems to be able to turn invisible somehow. She can also perform a double jump.

[edit] Other abilities

• Amy can use tarot cards, although this isn't often mentioned. In Sonic Battle, Amy claims that her cards alert her to Sonic's presence.
• As a speed type, Amy is extremely fast, nearly able to keep up with the other hedgehogs (excluding Silver).
• Amy is also said to have great strength in her arms, (as seen in Sonic X episode 55, where she ripped the giant fishing pole Sonic was tied to and carried the pole and Sonic down the stairs and standing while on the X-Tornado) but not as much as Knuckles, making her Piko Piko Hammer have great force when swung. This ability might not be true, as Sonic X has deviated from the games multiple times. However, in a scene in Sonic Battle, Amy is revealed to have been fighting with extremely heavy weights on her arms and legs.
• It is theorized that Amy has access to hammerspace, from which she pulls her Piko Piko Hammer. The Archie Comics adaptation to Sonic Adventure uses this explanation, although it is not official.
• In Sonic X, Amy apparently has excellent culinary abilities.
• In episodes 64 and 65 of Sonic X, Amy is seen flying a fighter aircraft which is equipped with a mechanized version of her Piko Piko Hammer, as well as twin laser guns mounted on turrets that closely resemble her ears.
• It is also revealed in Sonic Battle that Amy is also a mistress of boxercise, which she does to stay fit.
• Amy has great acrobatic skills, capable of impressively elaborate jumps and flips, especially with the aid of her hammer.
• According to the Bradygames Sonic Adventure Official Strategy Guide, one of Amy's hobbies that was stated in her profile is searching for gold. Sonic Battle also contains an unlockable game named "Amy's Treasure Island" where she, Cream, Knuckles and Rouge search for treasure.
• Amy has a few redeeming martial art skills as seen in the Sonic X comics.
• Although it isn't a "real" ability, Amy appears to be very good at talking people into doing good things. The best examples are E-102 Gamma in Sonic Adventure and Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic Adventure 2.
• Apparently, In the Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 game, Amy has the power of Invisibility.

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Love life

The love of Amy's life is Sonic the Hedgehog, and she has been trying to win his heart ever since she met him. Amy and Sonic quickly became friends when he saved her from the clutches of Dr. Eggman in Sonic CD.^[2] She has a big crush on Sonic and wouldn't mind if they became more than friends. Only in the Sonic manga is it clear that she's succeeded in this, because it states she was his girlfriend.

In the games she appears in, Amy is very bold about her relationship with Sonic. In some games she assumes that they are a couple or asks Sonic to marry her. This has become a running gag, with Amy remaining oblivious to Sonic's relatively sympathetic but not empathetic nature. If anybody shows any interest in Sonic, Amy may become jealous and think that person is going after her boyfriend (as seen in Sonic X with Cosmo). In Sonic Rush, Amy appears to try and keep Blaze the Cat away from Sonic, seeing her as a threat. Every time though, her worry has proven to be inconsequential because they have held no romantic interest in Sonic at all.

In the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics, Amy does not marry Sonic in the possible future timeline. Yet because it is a possible timeline, it is not set in stone whether or not she will truly end up with Sonic. In the Archie comics, Amy has a crush on Sonic, but for the most part has not taken the time to recognize her feelings. Amy feels she has a slight rivalry with Sally Acorn (Sally told Amy she could not be a Freedom Fighter, being too young, but Amy accused Sally of wanting to keep Sonic to herself), though usually, despite that, Amy and Sally have a good, almost sisterly relationship. When Sally made Amy into a Freedom Fighter, the bond seemed to have changed into friendship. Apart from this Sally and Amy never have disliked, argued or fought about Sonic.

In the British Sonic the Comic series, Amy started off as Sonic's fan-girl, but gradually developed into a crossbow-wielding tomboy who, by degrees, started to have her own adventures apart from Sonic. It's also suggested that she developed a reciprocated crush on the rabbit Johnny Lightfoot (a character who was eventually killed off).

[edit] Friends

Although Sonic is a large part of Amy's life, she often encounters other characters in the series.

Cream and Amy are best friends. They first teamed up in Sonic Advance 3 as Team Jubilee and played a largely equivalent role to Sonic and Tails' Unbreakable Bond. This has been backed up by their friendship in Sonic X. They also seem to be together in many other games, like Sonic Battle, Sonic Heroes, and Shadow the Hedgehog.

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao
• Big the Cat
• Miles "Tails" Prower
• Knuckles the Echidna
• E-102 Gamma
• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Blaze the Cat
• Vanilla the Rabbit
• Cosmo
• Chris Thorndyke
• Princess Elise
• Silver the Hedgehog

[edit] Enemies

Amy regularly plays the damsel in distress, however, she is stronger and more powerful than most give her credit for.^[2] Her enemies have a tendency to underestimate her strength, often leading to humorous situations where she pretends to be caught but will suddenly break free in overly-extravagant styles as soon as Sonic shows up.

• Metal Sonic
• Dr. Eggman
• ZERO
• Wave the Swallow
• Chaos
• Black Doom
• Decoe & Bocoe
• Mephiles the Dark

Rouge the Bat is also often considered as an enemy of Amy as Rouge kidnapped Emerl, who Amy treated as her 'baby', to turn the robot into the ultimate robot jewel thief to help her steal jewels in Sonic Battle. Amy fought Rouge numerous times in order to take Emerl back from Rouge's control.

[edit] Voice actresses

• In Sonic X and the games beginning with Shadow the Hedgehog, she is voiced by Lisa Ortiz.
• Previously, she was voiced by Jennifer Douillard for the Sonic Adventure games, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Battle and Sonic Advance 3.
• Her Japanese voice actress is Taeko Kawata, but in Sonic Shuffle, Emi Motoi took over Amy's role. [1]

[edit] Theme songs

The games feature a few theme songs related to Amy. For the most part, Amy is associated with the Alternative Rock genre.

• Sonic Adventure - "My Sweet Passion". It is sung by Nikki Gregoroff.
• Sonic Adventure 2 - A shorter version of "My Sweet Passion".
• Sonic Heroes - "Follow Me", the theme of Team Rose. It is sung by Kay Hanley.

[edit] Trivia

• When Sonic CD was released in America, Amy's name was given as "Princess Sally" in the game manual as a tie in with the cartoon, even though the two characters were quite different and not of the same continuity. This name is also used for the character in an obscure stage-show musical from the UK.

• According to the Japanese manual for Sonic CD, Amy's nickname is "Rosy the Rascal". This name is also seen in Sonic the Fighters. It hasn't been seen since.

• Upon being asked by Sega.com if Sonic and Amy will ever get married, Yuji Naka said^[3] that "there will hardly be any chance, I bet. Amy will continue to pursue Sonic all the time, but Sonic will not ever get married. I think so, because I cannot picture the image of Sonic that he is married and has his children! Also, I feel it is a more Amy's style to always chase Sonic."

• Amy is the first female character introduced into the game universe and also the most popular. Followed closely by Rouge the Bat.

[edit] Notes and references

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Sonic the Hedgehog video game characters

Heroes	Sonic (Super Sonic) | Tails | Knuckles | Amy | Cream | Silver | Big | Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy) | Mighty | Blaze | G.U.N. | Tikal
Neutral/Anti-heroes	Shadow | Rouge | E-123 Omega | Chaos | E-102 Gamma | Emerl | Babylon Rogues
Villains	Dr. Eggman | Metal Sonic | Fang the Sniper | Badniks | E-Series | Biolizard | Black Arms | Black Doom | Mephiles
Miscellaneous	Gerald Robotnik | Maria | Chao | Princess Elise | Vanilla | Flicky | Minor characters | Echidnas | Aliens | Deities | List of all game characters