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If I had to choose between the world and Sonic, I would choose Sonic!
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~ Amy after Silver beats Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.
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Have no fear, Amy Rose is here!
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~ Amy Rose
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My name is Amy Rose. I'm cute and full of energy!
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~ Amy Rose, Sonic Adventure 2
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Hello. I'm Nimue. But most people call me the Lady of the Lake. Come out and see me at the lake sometime.
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~ Amy Rose as Nimue
Amy Rose (also formerly known as Rosy the Rascal) is the self-proclaimed girlfriend of Sonic the Hedgehog, best friend of Cream the Rabbit, and a main character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. Since meeting Sonic on Little Planet, Amy has become his friend and, after he saved her from Metal Sonic, she has become his "girlfriend". She wields the Piko Piko Hammer, a powerful melee weapon which she uses with skills second to none and never leaves home without.
Amy is a cheerful, though slightly erratic girl, with a positive attitude and boundless energy. However, she has a scary temper and her infatuation with Sonic makes her shortsighted 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.
In her appearances, she is a major character of most games and Sonic Boom spin-off TV series, the tritagonist of Silver's story, a major character of Sonic's story and a supporting character in Sonic 2006, Sonic Generations, Sonic Lost World and Sonic Forces, the tritagonist in Sonic X and one of the four tritagonists (alongside Sonic, Rouge, and Eggman) in Shadow the Hedgehog, the tritagonist of Blaze's story and a major character of Sonic's story in Sonic Rush and Sonic and the Black Knight as Nimue. Amy Rose was originally 8 years old in the 1990s Sonic games that she appeared in years later Amy is 12 years old in the Sonic games released in the 2000s.
In the Japanese version, she is voiced by Emi Motoi in Sonic Shuffle and by Taeko Kawata in all Sonic games since 1998, including the anime Sonic X.
In the English version, she is voiced by Lynn Harris in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, and Jennifer Douillard between 1999 and 2004. Lisa Ortiz then started voicing Amy in Shadow the Hedgehog, then was replaced by Cindy Robinson in 2010.
Amy is an anthropomorphic hedgehog who has pink fur with pink pointy tail, green eyes and peach skin on her muzzle and arms. For attire, she wears a short sleeveless red dress with white trims, tall red boots with a white stripes, white knee high socks, and a red hairband.
History
It is implied that before the events of Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Amy Rose was already obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog. Having always loved fortunes and other mystical practices, it only made sense that she would possess her own tarot cards. Using them, she was told that she was to have a "destined" encounter with Sonic on the Little Planet. Excited, she rushed over to Never Lake, the place where the small planet appears one month out of the year, and quickly made it to the terrain.
It wasn't long before she ran into her crush, Sonic, in Palmtree Panic, and couldn't help but excitingly grabbing onto her hero, a fact he was none too pleased with. Her happiness was short lived, for as she continued to follow Sonic into Collision Chaos, she was kidnapped by Dr. Eggman's latest creation, Metal Sonic. Though Sonic eventually rescued Amy from her capture, and saved Little Planet from Eggman's grasp, he did not reciprocate Amy's advances.
While she would try to become a part of Sonic's inner circle, it would not be until Eggman's attack on Station Square that Amy was able to become part of the main cast of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
SEGA Superstars Franchise
SEGA Superstars Tennis
Amy is a playable character in SEGA Superstars Tennis. She can be achieved after successfully completing stage 2 in the Sonic the Hedgehog world.
Amy's special move dazes the player briefly when they hit the ball. During her cutscene, her theme song, My Sweet Passion, plays for a short while.
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Amy is a default character in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing.
During her all-star move, Amy releases her Piko Piko Hammer and smashes the other players on the race track. During her all-star, her theme song My Sweet Passion plays.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Amy is a default and playable character in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.
Amy drives a small pink car, and is playable on every track. When her all star is active, she shoots out multiple Piko Piko Hammers to attack her on track rivals. During her all star, her theme song My Sweet Passion plays for roughly ten seconds.
SEGA Heroes
Amy is a playable green and common campaign hero in SEGA Heroes. She can be achieved after earning 10 Amy character shards.
Amy appears in the campaign story mode, helping Ax Battler take courage to defeat Dremagen. In the story, she later teams up with AiAi, Blaze Fielding, and Death Adder. She later goes on to meet Wren, Rolf, Beat, Ageha, and other SEGA characters.
Personality
Amy is a kind hedgehog with a heart of gold. She is always willing to help anyone around her, regardless if she’s close with the individual or not.
Her bubbly personality creates an enchanting aura of bliss for those around her. However, Amy Rose is not always happy go lucky as she can become feisty and fiery when encountering situations that endanger those who she wishes to protect, especially against evil individuals such as Eggman and his robots.
When Amy is aggravated, she attacks individuals through the use of her Piko Piko Hammer, which she swings to smash everything she aims at. Those around her interpret her to be a damsel in distress, though despite her cutesy persona; Amy Rose is one you can rely on to get the job done.
Amy Rose also is deeply infatuated with Sonic as most of her actions link with trying to please or chase him, all for the purpose to coerce him to marry her. But Sonic cannot share her feelings and always runs away, but even so – Amy never give up if she wants something, she will do anything to get it.
Amy is an energetic tomboy. However, she is not a butch tomboy, as she still is a bit girly by wearing a dress and by having traditional feminine interests like shopping and fashion. But she still has masculine interests as she is a formidable fighter and is very able to use her hammer. She is also usually the only girl in a group of guys.
Powers and Abilities
Amy does possess super speed, and, despite being slower than certain other Speed Type characters, she is one of the few Speed Types that don't augment their speed with the use of a special object or power (i.e. Shadow uses his Hover Skates and Chaos Boost, Blaze uses her pyrokinesis and Fire Boost, and Jet the Hawk uses extreme gear). This, along with general sneakiness, allows her to be able to catch Sonic from time to time. In many games, such as Sonic Heroes, she's usually one of the speed characters.
Amy's primary method of attack is her Piko Piko Hammer which she keeps in Hammerspace, with the Piko Piko Hammer, Amy can inflict major damage to her enemies. Amy is rather skillful with her hammer and is able to use it in a wide variety on moves and attacks, such as performing a somersault known as the Hammer Jump, she can also use it to perform the Tornado Hammer, and a move called the Propeller Hammer, to float through the air.
In Sonic Adventure and Sonic Advance, Amy lacked the Spin Jump and Spin Attack, and instead Amy could only perform a standard jump and a short leap and a headbutt attack. Later games have since given her these abilities, allowing her to perform similar to other characters.
In Sonic Adventure 2, Amy is a playable character in 2-player mode. Unlike Sonic and Shadow, she cannot perform the Spin Dash in this game, and can only do a somersault with her hammer in her hand. Amy also grinds and boards a little bit faster then the others as well. As with all other characters in two player mode, Amy can perform special attacks when a certain amount of Rings have been acquired; if 10 rings are collected, she can speed up like Sonic and Shadow. If 20 rings are collected, she can use a special attack called "Storming Hearts," which is similar to Sonic's "Sonic Wind" attack and Shadow's "Chaos Spear" attack. If 30 rings are collected, Amy is able to stun her opponent with her "Amy Flash" attack which freezes the opponents' controls leading them to fall into pits if done at the right time. Amy seems to have access to hammer space, as she is able to conjure a hammer out of nowhere and can summon more than one.
In "Sonic Battle" she has the ability to psychically manifest clones of Sonic while under stress.
In Sonic & the Black Knight, Amy has a special move where is able to whack her hammer into the ground and send out a dome-shaped energy wave called "Rose Typhoon."
Theme Songs
Names
"My Sweet Passion" - Nikki Gregoroff (Unlike other characters, Amy has kept this theme song throughout her many game appearances, such as in the ending of Sonic and the Black Knight when Sonic tries to explain why to her why he didn't show up for his date).
"Follow Me" - Kay Hanley (This theme song is shared with Big and Cream in Sonic Heroes).
Audio
Quotes
As Herself
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Help!
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~ Amy when kidnapped by Metal Sonic in Sonic CD.
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Hahaha!
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~ Amy hugging Sonic in Sonic CD.
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Gee, I'm bored. Every day's the same old thing... Same place... different day... I miss the good old days. Hanging out with my hero, Sonic... (sighs) Chasing bad guys... And blowing them away - Ha hah! But now he's gone. And there's nothing left to do, but shop 'til I drop. There's always something fun to do with Sonic around. I really miss him.
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~ Amy when she returned to Station Square in Sonic Adventure.
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What's your problem? See, this little birdie got in trouble. I think you should be his bodyguard a little while.
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~ Amy asking Sonic to watch over the blue Flicky.
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Lemme go you hunka junk! I MEAN IT!
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~ Amy when being taken away to the Egg Carrier by ZERO.
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You're really nice; You're different from the other robots. You've got a soft spot inside your metal frame. If you want, we can be friends okay.
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~ Amy to E-102 Gamma before escaping the Egg Carrier.
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No! He helped me before by letting me escape. This robot is different! You don't need to hurt him, okay?
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~ Amy refusing to let Sonic hurt Gamma.
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I knew you would save me, Sonic. You're my hero! [To Gamma] Uhhh, you, okay? It's dangerous here. Don't pay attention to Eggman anymore. Free yourself. Come on!
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~ Amy telling Gamma to not listen to Dr. Eggman.
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I said we'd be friends and I'm returning your favor. Even this birdie wants you to be free. Eggman's not the kind of person you should work for.
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~ Amy explaining to Gamma why she saved him.
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Oh no! Are you okay? You idiot! How could you do this! Now you're gonna get it!
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~ Amy getting ready to fight ZERO for hurting Flicky.
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Just watch me. I'll make that Sonic respect me! And by that time, it's gonna be too late! [smooches]
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~ Amy in the end of her story.
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I hate it when they leave me behind.
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~ Various times in Sonic Adventure 2.
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You're not Sonic! Who are you?! (...) Dr. Eggman! [screams in horror]
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~ Amy when she mistook Shadow for Sonic.
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If I tell you, will you marry me?
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~ Amy after Sonic asks where Shadow is.
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I thought I had you this time.
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~ Amy after Sonic refuses and frees him anyway.
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I know that people fight over the most trivial things. Some people may be selfish like the Professor said... But they're basically good. If they try their best and never give up on their wishes.... They always have a reason to be happy. That's why you should help them out... Saving them is a good thing!
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~ Amy to Shadow.
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Eggman, are you up to no good again?
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~ Amy during the battle with the Egg Hawk.
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We're like... AWESOME!
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~ Team Rose getting an A-rank in Sonic Heroes.
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Gotcha, my darling Sonic!
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~ Facing Team Sonic.
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Sonic, this time, there's no way outta marrying me!
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~ Confronting Team Sonic.
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Ah Shadow, I'm so glad you're here! Cream went into this weird looking castle, and she hasn't come back out! Will you go in there with me to look for her?
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~ Lisa Ortiz's first words in Shadow the Hedgehog.
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Oooh, I wish Sonic was here with me.
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~ Amy hoping to get along with Sonic.
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I feel bad for those poor things.
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~ Amy in Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Lost World.
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Hey! You're not Sonic! Um... [slaps Silver in the face] I'm sorry!
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~ Amy when she mistook Silver for Sonic.
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Love changes everything. It feels like every little moment in your life is huge!
I'll go, too. Because it's for Sonic! So, Elise... Watch over him!
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~ Amy comforting Elise.
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Sonic... I'm going to save you.
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~ Amy starting the End of the World at White Acropolis to revive Sonic from the dead.
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Guess who! (Sonic: Amy?! What're you doing here?!) Fated lovers are always drawn together, silly! [giggles] (Sonic: Amy...) Okay, you got me. I was running away from those robots. I was so scared...
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~ Amy giving Sonic an answer of what she's doing at the Botanical Kingdom in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
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The cause of all my troubles! I picked it up and those stupid robots came after me!
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~ Amy about what happened when she found an Ark of the Cosmos.
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Hey, out of the way, buddy! I'll lose sight of Sonic!
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~ Amy after Storm confronts her in MeteoTech Sparkworks.
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Thanks to you, I got separated from Sonic, you big jerk! So you're going to find the way out. Am I clear?!
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~ Amy after Storm forces Amy to be separated from her beloved Sonic in the Tempest Waterway.
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I still can't believe it's you inside that... THING. But! No matter the package, you're still my Sonic, Sonic!
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~ Amy learning that the Werehog is non other than Sonic the Hedgehog all along in Sonic Unleashed.
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Sheesh, Sonic! Would it have killed you to go easy out there?!
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~ Amy scolding Sonic for not going easy on her in Sonic Free Riders.
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But I'm supposed to be the one exception!
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~ Amy throwing a tantrum and being argumentative with Tails in Sonic Free Riders.
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This is all because you were dragging your tail, Vector! Now you'd better talk us out of this mess!
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~ Amy blaming Vector for their tardiness in Sonic Free Riders.
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Okay, that's enough! I'll have you know our team has only one useless kid on it!
Aaaah! Soniiiic! (Sonic: A-AMY?!) Finally! Do you know how hard it is to find a guy who never stops running? Although that's part of your charm, I suppose. Aaaah...
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~ Amy meeting Sonic and Tails in Eggman's incredible interstellar amusement park in Sonic Colors.
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It's t-too late for us, Sonic! S-save the world... a-and... k-kick some... b-butt for all of us. I'm s-sorry... I never got to say.
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~ Amy's last message in Sonic Lost World.
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Thanks to you and Tails.
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~ Amy welcoming Sonic and Tails home.
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I'll help you jump higher with my Piko Piko Hammer!
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~ Amy before the Chemical Plant mission with Modern Sonic in Sonic Generations.
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Thank you, Sonic... Wow, you look younger every day. What's your secret?
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~ Amy after Classic Sonic rescues her.
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You saved me, Sonic! I was afraid I'd never be able to flirt with you again!
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~ Amy after her own Sonic rescues her.
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What?! Oh, thank goodness! I knew it, I KNEW IT!!
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~ A Happy Amy feeling that Sonic's alive in Sonic Forces.
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Sonic! I'm so glad!
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~ A Happy Amy hearing sonic on radio.
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I don't know why I was even worried.
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~ Amy relieved to see Sonic's alive.
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Way to Jinx it! Metal Sonic was spotted in the City!
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~ Amy spotting a Replica in the city again.
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It's okay. We can hold for now.
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~ Amy when Sonic says there's a big battle going on.
~ Amy excited about getting along with two Sonics.
As Nimue
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I've been waiting for you, knight from another world.
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~ Nimue meeting Sonic.
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I think I know why you're here. It's about Excalibur, isn't it?
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~ Nimue
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That's the greatest of the sacred swords; Excalibur!
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~ Nimue
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I'll say...!
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~ Nimue's last words.
Sonic X
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There's been lots of times when Sonic did something or didn't do something that made me wonder why I ever liked him. But in the end, he always comes through for me. He may do crazy things and he may do stupid things, but he never does dishonest things. That's why I'll always have faith in him!
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~ Amy to Chris in order to ease his doubts about Sonic in Eggman for President.
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Well... What took you so long? I was worried. I wondered if you were ever going to come back. It scared me to think that... I was never gonna see you again. Day after day I waited for you to come, but you never did. I didn't know where you were. I couldn't stand not knowing. I told myself I should give up hoping. I was convinced that you'd forgotten about me. I thought you were gone forever. But then I realized that you would never abandon me, and I decided that I would wait for you. Even if it took the rest of my life to see you again. Now you're here. I'm so glad to have you finally back, Sonic, it's such a wonderful feeling. I don't think I've ever been as happy as I am right now. Don't you ever leave me again, Sonic the Hedgehog.
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~ Amy reunites with Sonic in A New Start.
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Every time I come up with a way to capture Sonic's heart, he makes a last-minute getaway! This is totally unfair! That trap was set for Sonic! I wanted to get my romance grown, and now I have to watch youtwo go gaga over each other! This is outrageous! Go find your own planet to fall in love on!
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~ Amy's breakdown over her failed chances to be with Sonic after her love spell activated on Tails and Cosmo, upon falling into her trap, which she intended for Sonic and herself in The Planet of Misfortune.
Trivia
Amy is the first and most recurring female character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the second being Rouge the Bat.
Amy appears in the mobile game SEGA Heroes as a common green playable character.
In the Sega CD release of Sonic the Hedgehog CD in America, Amy was referred to as "Princess Sally" in the game manual, possibly to connect her to the Sonic animated television series released that same year. However, the Sally that showed up in the cartoons was not Amy. Subsequent re-releases of Sonic CD jettison any references to Amy being named Sally. Interestingly, she was clearly stated as "Amy" in the earlier European manual for Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Amy has three lashes instead of two on some sprites during cutscenes.
Amy was the first female character introduced in the game series as well as the only female hedgehog of the series.
In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Amy is the strongest character in terms of Smash ability, being the only character who can reach Level 3. (Knuckles and E-123 Omega can only reach Level 2 Smash ability.)
Amy Rose is the only member of Team Rose that is affected by the brainwashing of the Overmind Voxai in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
In Sonic R, Amy is one of two characters who races in a vehicle rather than on foot. The other is Doctor Robotnik.
If Sonic the Fighters is to be believed, Amy Rose did not wear undergarments in the classic era - harmless pink fur covers her body underneath her skirt. This was not changed in the HD release. In addition to this, Amy's muzzle and arms were colored the same white hue as her sclera instead of peach in the original arcade release of the game due to color palette limitations, although pre-rendered graphics featured her with the correct colors. This was not fixed in the Sonic Gems release, but was fixed in the HD release.
In Sonic Riders, Amy sports a different, racing outfit throughout the game, but in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Amy wears her usual dress in the story cutscenes and in the story level where she races Storm. However, in the Single and Multiplayer modes, she wears the same outfit that she wore in Sonic Riders.
Amy is the only playable character in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) to not travel through time at any point during the game.
Amy is the only character that appeared in Sonic Rivals that did not appear in Sonic Rivals 2.
Ironically, in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, despite being the speed leader of Team Rose, Amy's attack is slower than other speed leaders like Sonic and Shadow. She is also the strongest attacker of her team, despite Big being the power leader.
Amy's hair has grown slightly longer in recent games. The back side of her hair was noticeably shorter than the hair at the side of her face in Sonic Adventure but that part of the hair has been longer since Sonic Unleashed.
In the DS version of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Amy's character and vehicle selection picture shows her car with ears and head mirrors. However, while racing as her, they are not shown.
Strangely, Amy appears in the French guide for Sonic & Knuckles, even though she makes no appearance whatsoever in the game. In that guide, it was said that Amy had been kidnapped by Knuckles.
Amy is the only hedgehog from the games not to have a Super State.
She is also the only hedgehog whose name does not begin with an "S".
She is also the only hedgehog who is not shown to be able to use Chaos Control.
All of the cars Amy has driven in racing games have been old-fashioned convertibles, similar to how Sonic has driven sports cars and how Knuckles drives off-roaders.
Amy's last name, Rose, can be considered a play on words. A rose is a flower that is connected with love, which can be related to her crush on Sonic. It is also a play on her color, because in French, rose translates to pink, her fur color. Her first name, Amy, could also be derived from the Japanese word ame, meaning candy, related to Amy's cute personality, but also rain, which can be related to her quick changing temper and power when she's angry. It could also be derived from the French name Aimée, which means beloved which also fits with her connection to love.
Like Sonic, Amy is a speed type character in the normal series, but in the Mario & Sonic series and in SEGA Superstars Tennis, she is an All-Around type instead.
With the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal, Amy is the only major character from the Classic games who is still around and who has yet to get her own game.
Amy Rose is one of four characters to appear in every Sonic the Hedgehog series racing game to date.
Although in Sonic Advance Amy cannot typically Spin Dash or Spin Jump, when Amy is forced into a ball, Amy lacks the standard spin animation and an unusual, high pitched noise can be heard.
Amy Rose was one of Lisa Ortiz's favorite roles to do voice work for.
Amy is the only game character confirmed to use magic outside of the Storybook series.
In Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd, another Sega video game, Amy's iconic Piko Piko Hammer is an unlockable item for Kagamine Rin, where it is Rin's favorite item.
Amy is one of the few speed types not to enhance her natural speed in any way.
Amy is one of only two characters to appear on the tab for selecting Sonic World for Dream Figure Skating in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, the other being Sonic.
Amy being Sonic's self-proclaimed girlfriend is actually a mythology gag based on her counterpart Amy, the girlfriend of Nicky, from the 1992 manga. Her personality seems to be very similar to that of her counterpart as well.
While Amy makes no appearance in Sonic Mania, smaller, robotic versions that resemble her are used by Dr. Eggman during the boss fight of Metallic Madness Zone against Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. These robots try to approach the heroes in a similar way the real Amy did with Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, except they explode upon contact.
Amy is the third fastest character of the series.
Amy also mades an appearance on ScrewAttack's DEATH BATTLE! fighting against Ramona Flowers and winning the battle
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