Amy Rose (2024)

This article is about the video game character. For other uses, see Amy Rose (disambiguation).

Amy Rose (エミー・ローズ Emī Rōzu^?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. She is an anthropomorphic hedgehog with a crush on Sonic the Hedgehog. Since meeting Sonic on Little Planet, Amy has declared herself his girlfriend and has attempted to win his heart by any means in many of their adventures. She wields the Piko Piko Hammer, which she uses with skills second to none and never leaves home without.^[16]

Amy is a cheerful, though slightly erratic girl, with a positive attitude and nature and boundless energy. However, she has a fiery temper and her infatuation with Sonic makes her short-sighted and a bit obsessive about him, having followed him everywhere since meeting him. Nevertheless, she has a pure heart and will not let anything stop her.

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What is the relationship between Sonic and Amy Rose?

Amy Rose, known as Sonic's long-time admirer, is one of his closest friends. She holds deeper feelings for Sonic, which occasionally make him uncomfortable. Sonic, with his carefree personality, doesn't pursue a relationship with Amy, keeping any potential feelings private. Amy's affection for Sonic amplified after he saved her from Dr. Robotnik and Metal Sonic, leading her to establish the Sonic fanclub in Knothole Village.

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What is the purpose of Amy Rose's Piko Piko Hammer?

The Piko Piko Hammer, Amy Rose's signature weapon in the Sonic Prime series, is utilized for combat and other applications. Besides fighting, it can function as a propeller, launch shockwaves, release energy, and assist in acrobatic maneuvers. The hammer's name, 'piko-piko', is derived from the chirping sound of a similar Japanese toy.

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How did Amy Rose first meet Sonic?

During Sonic's adventures on Little Planet, he encountered Amy Rose for the first time. He rescued her from the clutches of Metal Sonic and Dr. Robotnik, establishing a fast friendship. Despite Sonic's lack of romantic interest, Amy has persistently pursued him since their initial encounter.

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What is the personality of Amy Rose in the Sonic the Hedgehog series?

Amy Rose, an anthropomorphic hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, harbors deep feelings for Sonic, making her his long-time admirer and close friend. She is bold, fearless, and radiant, going after what she wants without letting anything hinder her. Despite frequently finding herself in trouble, Amy is stronger than she is often perceived to be.

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Concept and creation[]

Amy Rose was created in response to a request from the character division of Sega's licensing business, who wanted a character that could be the "Minnie" to Sonic's "Mickey".^[17] However, it was felt at the time that it would 'go against Sonic's personality' for him to be locked into a standard cartoon relationship like Mickey and Minnie. Instead, it was decided that a one-way relationship, where Amy's affection for Sonic is unrequited, would be more interesting.^[18]

Naoto Ohshima created the original character design,^[1][19] which was then finalized by Kazuyuki Hoshino.^[2][3] According to Hoshino, there were many voices involved in the creation of the character, including staff members from various departments^[20] and editors of the then-upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog manga series.^[18] Amy's hairband and trainers reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits Kazuyuki Hoshino looked for in women at the time.^[20]

Although Amy was originally created as a character for the video game series,^[21] she first appeared in the Sonic the Hedgehog manga and The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog series, both published by Shogakukan. The series began in the April 1992 issues^{[note 1]} of Shogaku Ninensei, Shogaku Sannensei, Shogaku Yonensei, Shogaku Gonensei and Shogaku Rokunensei. The manga series would later feature in Shogaku Ichinensei and Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special.

The manga series had various writers and artists, working from a story concept created by Kenji Terada, who wrote the illustrated stories in Shogaku Yonensei. In these series, Amy is the girlfriend of Nicky, a nerdy young male hedgehog with the power to transform into the superhero, Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy is also the target of the bully Anton Veruca. In the stories illustrated by Sango Morimoto, she had a very different design - most notably, she was brown rather than pink and her spines were styled into a ponytail. She is simply known as Amy throughout most of the series, with her surname "Rose" not being mentioned until later issues of Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special, released after the Sonic the Hedgehog CD video game.

Amy Rose made her video game debut in 1993's Sonic the Hedgehog CD, as a non-playable character. In this game, she is an 8-year-old hedgehog girl kidnapped by the new antagonist, Metal Sonic. In the Japanese release, she was primarily known by her nickname Rosy the Rascal, although it is still stated that her real name is "Amy Rose". In the U.S. manual of Sonic CD, Amy is referred to as Princess Sally, likely to connect her with a character who appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series released in 1993. She later appeared as a playable character in several ensemble spin-off games such as Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic the Fighters and Sonic R. She rarely appeared in contemporaneous TV series and books, although she was included in many of the comic series at the time.

When Sonic Team reunited and started work on their three-dimensional follow-up to the classic Sonic games, Sonic Adventure, it was decided they would give her a starring role in the game. Like the rest of the returning cast, Amy was given an updated design by Yuji Uekawa. While Sonic, Tails and Knuckles all received minor design changes, Amy's clothing and hairstyle were completely revamped. She also had her entire figure redesigned to make her appear older. In addition to her redesign, her official age was changed from 8 to 12.

Appearance[]

Amy is a pink-furred anthropomorphic hedgehog with bright green eyes and peach skin covering her muzzle, inner ears and arms. She has a small black nose, triangular ears on top of her head, and no back spines. She also has two medium-length eyelashes on each side of her eyes. Additionally, her five short head quills point downwards, somewhat resembling a bob cut. She also has three spikes for bangs on her head and a short pointy tail.

For attire, Amy wears a red sleeveless and backless dress with two white trims and a white petticoat underneath, tall red boots with a white stripe down the center, white cuffs and gray soles with chunky heels, a red hairband, and white wrist-length gloves with gold bracelets for cuffs.

When she was younger, Amy's five head quills were longer and pointed backward, and she had a single back spine, her eyes were black. For attire, Amy wears an orange-ruffled or pleated skirt, a green puffy-sleeved shirt with a white collar and cuff bands, white and lavender sneakers with orange shoelaces, white wrist-length gloves, and a red ribbon headband.

At one point in her young lifestyle, she wears a red dress, gold bracelets and red boots similar to what she would normally wearing.

For a list of Amy's alternate outfits, see Amy Rose/Miscellaneous#Outfits.

History[]

Note: This is an abbreviated look at Amy's history, focusing primarily on her three most recent mainline adventures. For a complete history of Amy, see Amy Rose/History and appearances. For her history in the IDW comics and Sonic Prime, see Amy Rose/History and appearances (IDW) and Amy Rose/History and appearances (Sonic Prime).

Past[]

Not much is known about Amy's early life, except that she had always loved fortunes and other mystical things, and that she practiced some of it using her own tarot cards. Using her cards, In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Amy predicted that she would have a "destined" encounter with Sonic the Hedgehog on the small satellite known as Little Planet.^[6] Amy traveled to the Little Planet and saw Sonic there, fulfilling her prediction. She instantly fell in love with him and hugged him, but Sonic didn't respond to her advances.^[22] At Collision Chaos however, Amy was kidnapped by Metal Sonic, Dr. Eggman's latest creation. Fortunately, after Amy got tied up in Stardust Speedway, she was saved by Sonic after he defeated Metal Sonic. After Sonic then defeated Eggman and the doctor's base began to fall apart around them, Amy was safely carried back to Earth by Sonic, where she only caught a glimpse of him running away and setting Little Planet free.

Amy would join Sonic in his friends in various competitions across earth. In Sonic R, Amy saw from advertisem*nt that the World Grand Prix, a racing competition to determine the fastest in the world was about to take place. Learning that Sonic would participate, Amy signed up in hopes of meeting Sonic.^[23] Amy joined Sonic and Tails on an adventure to defeat Doctor Eggman and Fang the Hunter on the Northstar Islands. Amy ends up befriending and helping Trip the Sungazer when the latter is trapped in Lagoon City Zone, resulting in Trip gaining confidence and disobeying Fang later on. Along with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Trip, Amy manages to save the day.

In Sonic Adventure, Amy had returned to her home in Station Square where she lived a normal, albeit boring life. While out shopping, Amy saw the Egg Carrier fly over the city, then was knocked over by a Flicky with a pendant, which she named "Birdie". Soon after, E-100 ZERO appeared and chased after Amy and Birdie, but they escaped the robot by hiding until it left. Realizing that Dr. Eggman was after Birdie, Amy promised to protect him. Amy asked Sonic to be the bird's body guard, but he refused. Amy followed Birdie until ZERO showed up again. Amy and Birdie tried escaping ZERO, but it soon caught them and took them to the Egg Carrier where they were locked up. There, Gamma came to collect Birdie, but Amy refused to hand him over and instead pleaded him to release them. When Gamma could not understand Amy's devotion to Birdie, Amy pitied his lack of emotions, but in a surprisingly twist, Gamma chose to free them. Seeing that he was a good robot, Amy gave Gamma her friendship and fled with Birdie.

As they escaped, Amy ran into Eggman, just as Sonic and Tails came to her rescue. Gamma was then sent to eliminate them, but Amy got Sonic to let Gamma go before he destroyed him. As the Egg Carrier began to lose altitude, Amy was taken back to the ground by Tails, though not before advising Gamma to stop following Dr. Eggman. Back in Station Square, Amy saw Birdie's siblings in his pendant and decided to help find his siblings which were in Dr. Eggman's captivity. Amy found Birdie's family in the Egg Carrier's remains, only for ZERO to suddenly show up and hurt Birdie. Enraged, Amy finally destroyed ZERO and tended to Birdie, who recovered and flew off with his family. As Amy left the Egg Carrier, she resolved to make Sonic respect her. Later, Amy returned to Station Square, which had been destroyed by Perfect Chaos. After the monster released the seven drained Chaos Emeralds, Amy found one and brought it to Sonic, while her other friends brought the other six. Amy watched Sonic transform into Super Sonic and defeat Perfect Chaos.

In Sonic Adventure 2, Amy went to Prison Island to rescue Sonic, but ran into Shadow the Hedgehog and mistook him for Sonic. After realizing her mistake, she was cornered by Dr. Eggman, but was saved by Tails whom she joined up with to free Sonic. After freeing Sonic and escaping the island before it blew up, she went to Central City with Sonic and Tails. There they saw a broadcast from Eggman, where he blew up half the Moon with the Eclipse Cannon and demanded world control within 24 hours. Now a target of G.U.N., the police arrived to arrest the trio. Amy and Tails hid while Sonic distracted the cops. Later, Amy and Tails found Knuckles whom Amy literally dragged into their adventure. After locating Eggman, Amy and her friends found Eggman's base. Inside the base though, they were ambushed by Dr. Eggman and his Egg Golem. While Sonic took care of the Egg Golem, Amy and the others got themselves a space shuttle.

Once they reached the ARK, Amy was left behind by Sonic and Tails. No sooner, Amy was taken hostage by Dr. Eggman who demanded Tails' Chaos Emerald in exchange for Amy's life. Sonic arrived to fulfill the barging, but Eggman knew they were trying to give him a fake Emerald so he trapped Sonic in a capsule set to explode. As Amy received Sonic's goodbyes, his capsule was shot into space and exploded, leaving Amy grief-stricken. After Tails beat Eggman (though they still lost their Chaos Emerald), Amy and Tails heard Sonic, who survived the explosion, over the radio and they watched him destroy the Eclipse Cannon. As Amy reunited with everyone though, it was revealed the Space Colony ARK was now on a collision course with earth.

After Eggman and the others made a plan to stop the ARK, Amy was left behind. She then came across Shadow and begged for his help. Through telling him that humanity was worth saving and deserved to be happy, Amy made Shadow remember that Maria wished for him to bring hope to humanity and got him to join them. During the fight with the Finalhazard, Amy provided advise to Super Sonic and Super Shadow over transmissions as they beat the Finalhazard. After Super Sonic and Super Shadow brought the Space Colony ARK back into orbit, Amy found Sonic returning alone, he told them Shadow had seemingly died in the fight. As Amy tried to talk with Sonic about Shadow's death, the group all decided to head back home to earth.

In Sonic Heroes, Amy had been without contact with Sonic for a month. Making little progress on his trail, she almost gave up when she saw Sonic's picture in a newspaper. Excited, Amy went to the publishers to ask where the picture was taken when she met Big, Cream, and Cheese, who revealed they looked for Froggy and Chocola respectively, both of whom appeared with Sonic in the newspaper picture.^[24] The new Team Rose went on an adventure to find Chocola and Froggy, running into Eggman, Team Sonic, Team Chaotix, and many fakes along the way. Eventually, Team Rose traveled to the Egg Fleet to find Eggman's main fleet, the Final Fortress. Once they got there, Team Rose defeated Eggman in his Egg Emperor in a final confrontation. Though their opponent turned out to be another fake, they found Chocola and Froggy in its remains and had a happy reunion. Meanwhile, Cream spotted Sonic, prompting Amy to chase after him. Not long after, all the teams united to see Neo Metal Sonic reveal himself. As it turned out, Neo Metal Sonic, who had been impersonating Eggman, was the true kidnapper of Froggy and Chocola. Amy and her team then volunteered to stall Metal Madness with the others while Team Sonic prepared the Chaos Emeralds. Despite Team Rose's efforts, Metal Madness transformed into Metal Overlord, but a super transformed Team Sonic then arrived and defeated him while Amy watched on. After the battle, Amy resumed her chase after Sonic, saying goodbye to her team while doing so.

Sonic Forces[]

In Sonic Forces, after Dr. Eggman had successfully defeated Sonic (and seemingly killed him) and conquered over 99% of the world, Amy and her allies formed a ragtag resistance group to counter the Eggman Empire's reign. While Knuckles led the Resistance, Amy would handle the communication work.^[25] As six months went by without the Resistance making much progress, Amy, still affected by Sonic's absence, would dream that he was still with them.

After Knuckles introduced the Avatar to Amy and the others, Amy learned from Knuckles that Sonic was still alive, much to her joy, although he was currently imprisoned onboard the newly-rebuilt Death Egg, much to her deep concern. With the Resistance planning to save Sonic, Amy joined a squad on a mission to the Spaceport where they procured an Egg Fleet shuttle to head to the Death Egg in. However, Amy's team had to speed up their rescue when they learned from Rouge that Eggman learned they were coming and he was going to execute Sonic. Fortunately, the Resistance found and rescued Sonic, whom Amy immediately expressed her joy that he was safe and with them again, and brought him back to earth.

With Sonic back and a part of the Resistance, Amy guided him and the Avatar when they attacked the Arsenal Pyramid. Afterward, Amy detected a battle between Silver and Infinite in Mystic Jungle and sent Sonic to help Silver. Discovering later that the Eggman Army had broken into the City, Amy had the Resistance mount an evacuation. Amy herself kept the HQ updated on the battle in the City, which ended with the Eggman Army retreating. Later on, Amy followed and guided the Avatar when they went to Aqua Road to investigate two lifeforms that had been detected there, which turned out to be Tails and Classic Sonic. As the two were brought into the Resistance, Amy learned from Tails that Eggman had a plan that would wipe them all out in three days. Soon after, Amy kept Sonic posted on the whereabouts of Shadow, who had seemingly joined the Eggman Empire. In the aftermath, Amy learned from the real Shadow, who joined the Resistance, that the familiar faces in Eggman's army were Phantom Copies created by Infinite.

During Operation Big Wave, Amy kept the Resistance posted on the losses they suffered as a result of Infinite's Phantom Ruby prototype's power. After the Resistance withdrew, they began looking for a way to stop the Phantom Rubies. In the meantime, Amy discovered a Metal Sonic Phantom Copy in the City, which she guided Sonic and the Avatar to. The Resistance learned they could stop the Phantom Rubies by destroying their power source onboard the Death Egg. Amy then benched Knuckles, who wanted to be a part of the plan to destroy the Death Egg, since the Resistance needed his leadership. The Avatar later attacked Guardian Rock to distract the Eggman Army as a part of their plan. Amy provided the Resistance army with analyses and updates on the Death Crab that roamed the area. As planned, the Avatar's distraction allowed the Resistance to destroy the Death Egg, whose destruction Amy observed from the HQ.

Believing the Phantom Rubies to be out of commission, the battle-weary Amy joined another attack on Metropolis, their objective being to capture Eggman and end the war. During the battle, Amy kept Sonic posted on his search for the doctor. Although Eggman evaded capture, the Resistance managed to capture Metropolis, something which Amy told Sonic when victory seemed imminent. They also learned, much to their horror, that Eggman had a backup power supply for his Phantom Rubies underneath the Eggman Empire Fortress.

Having less than an hour left before Eggman began his endgame, Amy and the Resistance attacked the Eggman Empire Tower, where they faced Eggman's Phantom Copy army and Infinite. It was then that Infinite executed Eggman's endgame; using his Phantom Ruby, he created a virtual sun to drop on the Resistance. Thanks to the Avatar however, who was in possession of a Phantom Ruby prototype, the sun was vanquished, allowing Amy and her friends to continue the fight. After Sonic and the Avatar defeated Infinite, Amy follow their and Classic Sonic's subsequent efforts that led to the destruction of the Phantom Rubies' reactor. Eggman, however, had foreseen this and his used his original Phantom Ruby in conjunction with his Death Egg Robot to create thousands of Phantom Copies to overwhelm Amy and the rest with. Fortunately, Sonic, the Avatar and Classic Sonic beat Eggman's robot which vanquished his army.

In the aftermath, Amy bid farewell to Classic Sonic, whose return to his the past was imminent with the Phantom Ruby now gone. Amy then followed Sonic's example and set out to clean up the mess Eggman had left the world in. A while later, during a last meeting in the Resistance HQ, Amy saw Knuckles disband the Resistance as the Avatar announced their departure.

Team Sonic Racing[]

In Team Sonic Racing, Amy and her team were having a picnic when Team Sonic showed up, having been invited to this location. Just as Amy invited Sonic to join them, a stranger appeared, a Tanuki calling himself Dodon Pa. Introducing himself as the one who sent the invitation, Dodon Pa told Team Sonic that they would be racing as a team in the most advanced cars he could create in a Grand Prix that would test their limits. Amy did not trust Dodon Pa, however, due to his vagueness and his Eggman-esque way of speaking. Regardless, Sonic convinced his team to participate in Dodon Pa's Grand Prix. As Team Sonic set off to join Dodon Pa on the way to Planet Wisp where the first race was, Amy and Omochao joined Big when he was allowed to come along, making Team Rose official competitors in Dodon Pa's Grand Prix.

For the races, Amy received the Pink Cabriolet to race in. Even as the races began though, Amy could not help but notice similarities between Eggman and Dodon Pa. As the races progressed, Amy would talk with her friends about how this whole Grand Prix setup seemed out of place. Although her friends agreed with her, Amy kept racing. Eventually, she took time off to talk with Omochao about Dodon Pa's amazing cars and tech. However, she remained vary of Dodon Pa, especially after he took his racing challenges up a notch. Amy tried asking Dodon Pa about his motives for making them race afterwards, but all she got was a vague, condescending reply. Not long after, Team Vector joined the Grand Prix. Upon talking with Vector, Amy admitted that she did not trust Dodon Pa at all. As Dodon Pa took his challenges up another notch, Amy objected to this, as someone could eventually get hurt. However, her protest fell on deaf ears. Seeing that Dodon Pa had managed to sent a message to another dimension to invite Blaze to the Grand Prix, Amy realized that their enigmatic host was very powerful and told Blaze to be careful around him. Not long after, Dr. Eggman and his team joined the competition, along with Team Dark.

While waiting for the next race, Amy and her team were radioed by Tails, who instructed them to join Team Sonic and Team Dark on the racetrack in order to help them take down Dr. Eggman, who had intruded on the two teams' race in order to compete against them on his own as a "special guest" (which Dodon Pa permitted despite knowing it was a lie). Amy herself gladly complied since it meant her team could get some extra practice. With the aid of her teammates and the Skim Boost technique, Amy was able to get into position. She then joined forces with the rest of Team Rose, Knuckles, Tails, Rouge, Omega and Team Vector. Together, they surrounded Eggman on the racetrack before delivering a massive beatdown on the doctor with their combined Wisp power-ups. However, Dodon Pa was too busy watching Eggman's beating to see who crossed the finish line first.^[26]

Later, after learning that Dodon Pa and Eggman was seemingly working together and that they were talking about some kind of engine, Amy opted that they should stop them. However, since they knew nothing about whatever plan they were cooking up, all the heroes could do for now was keep racing. Amy soon after tried to convince Big that Dodon Pa was not to be trusted, but failed. Big noted that Dodon Pa was good since the Wisps were working with him, making Amy realize that Dodon Pa might not be evil after all. Later, after Amy and Sonic talked about how crummy a racer Eggman was, the doctor had Metal Sonic join his team, much to Amy's worry. Amy would later talk strategy with her team. As the races progressed, Amy ignored Big's attempts to tell her about a big guy hiding in the shadows in favor of focusing on the races.

After another race, Amy saw the Chao spectators go amok after spotting someone, who turned out to be Zavok, whom Eggman quickly recruited for his team. Not long after, the races began to take their toll on Amy, but circ*mstances forced her to keep competing. Not long after though, Vector revealed to Amy and everyone else that Dodon Pa was actually the king of a planet and the President of Donpa Motors. Dodon Pa soon after revealed that he was using the Grand Prix to gather information for his corporation's Ultimate Energy Engine, which Dodon Pa wanted to use for philanthropic purposes. Realizing they had misjudge Dodon Pa, Amy apologized to him. Afterward, Amy got annoyed by Sonic's competitive spirit as he tried to resume the competition.

Soon after, the heroes learned from Big that Eggman had kidnapped Dodon Pa and brought him to the Final Fortress. Wanting to rescue Dodon Pa, Amy and co. went to the Final Fortress. There, Eggman had them compete in a number of races with Team Eggman and his army of Eggpawns in exchange for Dodon Pa, not knowing Eggman was using them to gather the Ultimate Team Energy needed to finish the Ultimate Energy Engine. Once the engine was complete, Eggman stole it from Dodon Pa and incorporated it into his Death Egg. Amy and her crew subsequently faced the Death Egg, and beat it in a race. However, the Death Egg soon after went crazy and drove into the Final Fortress's core. As the Final Fortress crashed, Amy and her companions were forced to abandon their cars and evacuate the airship while Team Sonic saved Dodon Pa. Down on the ground, Amy was reunited with Team Sonic when they arrived with Dodon Pa. Just as the Grand Prix seemed over since the cars had been destroyed when the Final Fortress crashed, Dodon Pa decided to give everyone new cars, thus allowing Amy and her friends to race once more.

Sonic Frontiers[]

In Sonic Frontiers, Amy joined Tails and Sonic on their latest adventure: investigating Chaos Emerald signals from the Starfall Islands. However, she would soon be separated from her friends after the malfunctioning Tornado was sucked into a wormhole to Cyber Space. Amy ended up stuck between dimensions and trapped inside a cyber cage on Kronos Island, where she would then be rescued by Sonic, who managed to escape Cyber Space unlike the others.

Upon being freed, Amy and Sonic explored the island and picked up some clues regarding the Ancients' past. Amy in particular found a Koco who was looking for its missing lover, reuniting the couple with help from Sonic. As a result of their final desires being fulfilled, the Kocos went inert, much to Amy's dismay. Nonetheless, the endeavor inspired her to make the most of the time she had left and spend it with those she loved. After helping him solve a puzzle, unlocking a path behind a waterfall, Amy later saw Sonic off to defeat Giganto and rescue the others.

After Sonic shut down the six towers of Rhea Island, Amy and the others regained their physical forms, but this came at the cost of Sonic himself, who had absorbed too much cyber energy to function. Together with Tails and Knuckles, she sacrificed her body once more so Sonic could finish his quest. Following the defeat of The End and Sage's sacrifice, everyone regrouped and got ready to go home, with Amy in particular hoping to get in a road trip with Cream and Sticks.

The Final Horizon[]

In an alternate version of Sonic Frontiers' ending, Amy (still partially in cyberspace) helps Sonic find the Chaos Emeralds along with Tails and Knuckles. She talks to the Elder Koco and Hermit Koco to gain find where the emeralds are and learn more about what happened to them. Amy in game is able to triple jump, hover with her Fortune Cards, attack with her Piko Piko Hammer, and homing attack multiple enemies. After helping give Sonic the Emeralds, Amy, Tails, and Knuckles all show up at the end to defend both Sage and Doctor Eggman, thus helping Sonic finally defeat The End. After defeating The End, the game ends the same way the original story did with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy all restored to their physical forms and flying home in the Tornado.

Personality[]

Bold and fearless,^[27] Amy is a proactive go-getter that goes after what she wants and lets nothing get in her way. As early as the first Little Planet incident, Amy was shown to possess a proactive streak. When she had just her tarot cards to go by back then, she made her way to Little Planet when her tarot cards told her that she had a "destined encounter" on the small satellite. Likewise, she is an intuitive activist, which usually means she acts before thinking things through.^[28]

Amy is described as an "energetic tomboy",^[6] though by the time of the Chaos incident, she is shown to have traditional feminine interests nonetheless, such as shopping and fashion.^[9] Despite her assertiveness though, it has not come at the expense of her sense of femininity. Amy also hates boredom and loves thrills and excitement; during her time in Station Square, she found her mundane city life dull and longed for the exhilaration of being a part of Sonic's adventures.

Amy is very open and expressive about her feelings and emotions, always speaking her mind and never letting her feelings get bottled up inside.^[29] As such, Amy can be quite obsessive and aggressive, especially when it comes to her infatuations with Sonic. When angered, she has a habit of pulling out and threatening others with her Piko Piko Hammer, especially when anyone crosses her or hurts people she cares about. Amy has been shown as well to have no reservations about expressing more extreme emotions, be it either crying when overcome with sadness or not holding back in expressing her over-the-top enthusiasm. As a result, Amy can come off as overbearing and very pushy. Possessing a powerful personality, her assertiveness and temper make her something of a troublemaker. All the same, she has shown to not tolerate people hurting those she cares about and will retaliate with anger when witnessing such acts. As such, her enthusiasm tends to get her as much in trouble as it helps out others.

Originally, Amy was barely able to take care of herself when in dangerous situations. As such, she was ultimately a damsel-in-distress figure who needed Sonic to save her. Recognizing this, she eventually started chasing after her hero, and gradually "grew" into a tenacious and more proactive girl, who is as active and strong as Sonic.^[22]

During the Emerl incident, she developed a fascination with "boxercise" playing to both elements of her personality. The exercise helped her lose weight to maintain her girlish figure, and the boxing helped her train when she is forced to fight. She also had shown a very powerful and aggressive attitude, willing to fight whenever necessary to help and protect those she cares about.

Amy has a kind heart and never gives up, having a strong belief in fate and destiny. Her faith in her tarot cards led her to the fated encounter that brought Sonic into her life, and, during the Emerl incident, she showed such faith in her tarot cards that she insisted that Sonic would be at Tails' place on their reading outcome alone. Amy regularly talks about the power of love and true love and strongly believes in the merit of dreams and wishes.

Amy is also an optimist,^[6] and is usually very cheerful and possesses a positive outlook on life. She is always full of hope and is always cheering on for the good side of things. Notably, she rarely seems to find anything hopeless, as shown during the Chaos incident, where she was determined to help Birdie, who had lost his family. This cheerfulness likewise makes her the driving force of her team.^[28]

Amy has a very strong sense of empathy and a surprising capability for caring. She is very encouraging and is more than willing to reach out to all kinds of people. During the Chaos incident, Amy showed she was more than willing to protect Birdie, and helped it reunite with its siblings out of the goodness of her heart. She similarly defended E-102 Gamma from Sonic when the latter tried to destroy him after motivating Gamma to rebel against Eggman. Similarly, during the Space Colony ARK incident, she reached out to Shadow, pleading to him by telling him that as selfish as humanity was, they deserved a chance to be happy. Likewise, during the Neo Metal Sonic incident, Amy raised Cream and Big's spirits whenever they lost hope about finding their friends. When it comes down to it, Amy is a likable person and has rarely met anyone she did not befriend.

She is also quite impulsive, as her feelings for Sonic have led her to do things without thinking about them.

IDW Publishing[]

Amy is willing to recognize villains for the scum they are, she also willing to see the good in others, including her foes. Most notably, she thinks Bark is not bad; he is just hanging out with the wrong people.^[30]

The time Amy spent in the Resistance has caused her to mature to a great degree, having demonstrated both leadership and logistical skills that has relieved Knuckles in virtually all organizational matters. While still obsessed with Sonic and her crush on him, she has become more level-headed about it, being able to shake herself out of her moments of infatuation with him. She has also displayed a strong sense of responsibility and duty and a great willingness to help others, which is exemplified in her devotion to the Resistance's cause and her own role in maintaining the organization's stability, as well as when she turned down an offer to spend time with Sonic in favor of returning to her duties in the Resistance, believing that no one else would be fill out her position and that the world needed to be rebuilt.^[31]

Despite all her merits and achievements, Amy felt at one point that she was unfit to be a leader. This started to take its toll on her, especially during the Zombot apocalypse, where she repeatedly succumbed to exhaustion and could not keep up with all the events. All of this cumulative stress made her decide to leave the Restoration.

Powers and abilities[]

Said to be both graceful and powerful at the same time,^[32][33] Amy is stronger than most give her credit for.^[32] Notably, it has been said that her activity can put even men to shame.^[5] With her tools and skills by her side, she is a formidable foe and a valuable member of Sonic's team who can go up against powerful robots, like E-100 ZERO, on her own.^[32][34] Thanks to her occasional training, she is growing progressively stronger as well.^[35] However, she is still no match for highly trained individuals like Rouge.^[36]

While not superhuman, Amy possesses above-average physical attributes. She has high physical strength, enough to let her carry her extra heavy, tremor-inducing Piko Piko Hammer around with no effort,^[37] send opponents flying with a single swing of her Piko Piko Hammer, or propel herself upward by hammering into the ground. On top of that, she once slapped Knuckles with enough force to send him flying into a tree without even trying.^[38] Amy also has excellent running skills that stem from all the time she has spent chasing after Sonic.^[39] While her top speed is not clear, she is at least able to move at super speeds, being fast enough to create after-images of herself, scale vertical surfaces and ceilings, and keep up with Sonic's mundane running speed.^[40] However, she has admitted that she is not as fast as Sonic.^[41] Amy likewise has impressive durability, being able to go through atmospheric re-entry and then land on the ground unharmed.^[42] She also has sharp reflexes, agility, and acrobatic skills, enough to let her do special tricks and movements while in mid-air, pull off various graceful maneuvers with her Piko Piko Hammer at high speed without it affecting her movements, and grind along rails with ease. In addition, thanks to her indomitable spirit and persistence, Amy has impressive stamina, being able to push herself to the absolute limit of her endurance before succumbing to exhaustion.^[36]

Amy is highly proficient in wielding her trademark Piko Piko Hammer, having been stated to be second to none when in control of it.^[43] With it, she is capable of destructive blows that can smash through robot armor or perform enhanced leaps. Using her Piko Piko Hammer, Amy can even pull off incredible, physics-defying feats, such as sustaining temporary flight by spinning her Piko Piko Hammer around like a propeller, stirring up tornado effects by swinging her Piko Piko Hammer around, execute mid-air jumps by setting off from hits in mid-air with her hammer, launch powerful shockwaves with a single swing, or create expanding domes of energy.

Amy's feelings for Sonic have proven to be a force of their own. By harnessing them, Amy can pull off surprising feats. The shockwaves she is able to perform with her Piko Piko Hammer from time to time are achieved by focusing her passion into her hammer.^[44] She can even use thoughts about Sonic to heal herself.^[45] Her drive to catch Sonic is also so strong that it can influence her skills, allowing her to make high jumps^[46] and even double jumps.^[47]

Amy is also able to perform the Spin Attack, a technique where she curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs herself at her targets. With it, Amy can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Adept in its usage, Amy can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both ground- and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash, Spin Jump, and Homing Attack.

Even without her Spin Attack, Amy is a tough fighter, though her combat skills are not as developed as those of Sonic, Knuckles, or Tails.^[48] Despite this, Amy can be a fierce opponent in a confrontation, especially when her temper flares up. She also has undergone limited hand-to-hand combat training, having learned kickboxing and boxercise while on a diet.^[49][50] While these martial arts are more reminiscing of exercises, Amy knows how to defend herself using those exercises, allowing her to use quick jabs, straight punches and uppercuts in combat. However, Amy's primary fighting style focuses heavily on her Piko Piko Hammer. In battle, she uses her hammer's size and durability to her advantage, using it either to crush foes with devastating force by bringing it down on them, sending opponents flying into the air with an upward swing or extend her attack range. For more offensive moves, Amy can twirl around with her Piko Piko Hammer, thereby turning herself into a spinning top that mows down everything caught in her attack radius, though such maneuvers can leave her dizzy.

Amy is as well skilled at cartomancy.^[6][5] Using her tarot cards, she has been able to predict the future to a certain degree. This has allowed her to deduce Sonic's location during the Little Planet incident and the Emerl incident.^[6][51] Amy also possesses excellent dowsing skills,^[6][5] especially when it comes to tracking down Sonic, as she has been able to locate Sonic repeatedly, no matter where he is in the world. Cream in particular has noted that Amy has a "Sonic Radar".^[52] This skill, in particular, seems to be based entirely on Amy's own finely-tuned feminine intuition.^[27][53] Supposedly, Amy is even able to "feel" where a person has been;^[54] during the Neo Metal Sonic incident, Amy even stated that she could sense that Chocola and Froggy were likely in Dr. Eggman's base in Rail Canyon.^[55]

Amy has steadily proven herself a very talented Extreme Gear rider. Though she did not make it to the finals during the first World Grand Prix, she had become so skilled at riding Extreme Gear at the time of the second World Grand Prix that she was able to compete against even the world's best Extreme Gear riders. While riding on an Extreme Gear, Amy is skillful enough to ride on rails, focus on opponents while remaining in control of her Extreme Gear, and pull off highly advanced tricks and techniques while in midair.

Among other things, Amy can also harness the power of the Chaos Emeralds to empower herself.^[56] She has also demonstrated curious abilities, such as being able to initiate a distant attack where she attacks opponents with hearts or turn herself invisible for a short time.

As seen during Dodon Pa's Grand Prix, Amy also has excellent skills when it comes to driving and racing in racecars like the Pink Cabriolet.

IDW Publishing[]

Amy has very high physical strength, enough to wield her large Piko Piko Hammer with ease and swing it around with enough force to sent recipients flying through midair. Amy was even strong enough to lift an Egg Hammer's giant hammer, with only a little assistance from Silver's psychokinesis.^[57] She is also highly adapt and knowledgeable in the usage of her Piko Piko Hammer: with it, she can make offensive spins (similar to a spinning top), redirect midair projectiles with a single whack, and bounce off the ground in order to perform high jumps. She has also proven herself quite acrobatic.

Weapons and equipment[]

Amy's trademark weapon is the Piko Piko Hammer, a size-shifting hammer capable of dealing massive damage with no excessive effort, which she can call out from an unknown hiding spot.^[58] In Amy's hands, the Piko Piko Hammer is a powerful weapon that she uses to maintain her authority with.^[59] This allows her to strike fear into the hearts of even the fearless, such as Sonic. Though simple in function, Amy is highly adept at wielding it and uses it with proficiency second to none.^[43] She mainly uses it as a melee weapon in combat, but can also use it for improving her movements and performing long-ranged attacks. She can also use it to support her allies, for example by giving them an upward boost with a standard whack.

During the Emerl incident, Amy made use of explosive bombs wrapped tenderly in gift packs. Also during that time frame, she reveals to Cream, that she wears heavy weights around her arms, which serves as her bracelets, and legs, though they are unseen, all the time for training purposes, explaining Amy's great physical strength.

During the Starfall Islands incident, Amy also made use of her fortune-telling cards. She uses these cards to provide information and guide her way in moments of cluelessness. She also uses them to attack her enemies, as a faster alternative to her hammer.

Transformations[]

Hyper Mode[]

Main article: Hyper Mode

A weaker variant of the super transformation. Amy is capable of using this mode for a brief time on her own by drawing power from the Chaos Emeralds. In Hyper Mode, Amy's speed and attack power greatly increases.

Color Powers[]

Main article: Color Power

By harnessing different variants of Hyper-go-on from Wisps, Amy can use specific Color Powers to transform into a certain form, such as a drill, a laser, or even a planet, each one possessing its own unique abilities. So far, Amy has been able to transform into the Cyan Laser, Yellow Drill, and Indigo Asteroid. However, these transformations require a steady supply of Hyper-go-on to be maintained.

Super Amy[]

Main article: Super Amy

By harnessing the power of all seven Chaos Emeralds, Amy can enter a Super State, transforming her into Super Amy. In this state, all of Amy's abilities far surpass her normal ones, with the addition of near-invulnerability. However, this transformation consumes a lot of energy and requires Rings to be maintained.

Hyper Amy[]

Main article: Hyper Amy

By harnessing the power of all seven Super Emeralds, Amy can transform into Hyper Amy. In this state all of Amy's innate abilities far surpass her normal ones, and even those of Super Amy. Additionally, this form allows Amy to rapidly throw Piko Piko Hammers from a distance.

Weaknesses[]

Amy's eagerness and enthusiasm are so strong they often get the best of her.

Relationships[]

Main article: Amy Rose/Relationships

In other media[]

Main article: Amy Rose/Miscellaneous#In other media

Sonic Prime[]

Main article: Amy Rose/History and appearances (Sonic Prime)

Amy is one of Sonic's friends. She tries to teach him important stuff about life, but Sonic is not interested most of the time. She acts as the voice of reason within the group, and is always there to protect her home and friends. Due to the Paradox Prism's incident, Amy is displaced across different dimensions from the Shatterverse. Her alternate counterparts are: Rusty Rose from New Yoke City, Thorn Rose from Boscage Maze, and Black Rose from No Place.

IDW Publishing[]

Main article: Amy Rose/History and appearances (IDW)

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, Amy's past is much like that of her game counterpart, up until after the events of Sonic Forces. After the Eggman War, Amy took over the management of Resistance and helped eliminate the scattered groups of Badniks. Amy later led the Resistance's forces into the battle for Angel Island. After defeating Neo Metal Sonic, Amy learned that Knuckles had disbanded the Resistance, so she headed a new group, called the Restoration, to restore the world from the war. As the Metal Virus later was unleashed, Amy joined forces with Sonic to uncover Eggman's plans. As the crisis escalated, Amy would coordinate the evacuation of Meta Virus survivors from the various cities. She also had to flee Restoration HQ when it was flooded by Zombots. Afterward, Amy took part in defending Angel Island from the Zombots, who were being controlled by Deadly Six. After the Zombot apocalypse was resolved, Amy entrusted the Restoration to Jewel the Beetle, although she continued to participate in the life of the organization. During the subsequent period, Amy would help her friends and allies rebuilt a broken Omega and participate in an attack on an Eggman research facility.

Reception[]

A Games Radar article called Amy's introduction "the only bitter taste" in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, but added that she's "just a pink hedgehog here and not a whiny, annoying brat like in Sonic Adventure." ^[60] In an IGN article entitled "Smash It Up", Lucas M Thomas stated that "one of the coolest things about Amy Rose's character is her enormous, walloping hammer" that is often used for comedy in the series.^[61]

Amy has generally received mixed to positive reception from critics and fans alike. While many fans praise her for her cute appearance and her gameplay in Sonic Advance, others find her annoying and whiny. During an official popularity poll of the characters in 2005, she came in fifth place, marking her as the most popular female character in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.^[62]

Quotes[]

Main article: Amy Rose/Miscellaneous#Quotes

Trivia[]

Main article: Amy Rose/Miscellaneous#Trivia

Gallery[]

Main article: Amy Rose/Gallery

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Amy Rose's profile on Sonic Channel
• List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters#Amy Rose at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Amy Rose on Sonic Retro