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Please SEGA I BEG of you, do NOT make Amy 1. A girl boss. 2. A mary sue. 3. Personality: loves Sonic, that's it. 4. All of the above. In Sonic 3! Seriously, why is it so difficult for SEGA to make Amy, Amy? Why does she barely have no personality nowadays? The fact she peaked in the 1990s-2000s says a lot about her situation

I always saw Amy's love for Sonic in some way shape or form in different mediums (Sonic X, Sonic Generations, Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Forces). I didn't grow up with the games, but the games I have played had Amy and Rouge in it mostly. I feel like she still loves, but she hasn't shown it much like you said since Adventure. I feel SEGA listened to feedback and calmed Amy down a bit, since her fangirling for Sonic did get her in the way and caused her to get caught in the cross fire. But in other times it helped, like in 06 when she saved Sonic and the Princess. Also I agree with you on the censorship. I honestly don't understand the code at all that only female characters have to cover up and not the male characters. If you say this then people are like: well they are underage or they will be sexualized. Sadly this is the internet and EVERYONE is sexualized including the males, and also Tails and Charmy are underaged? XD I just don't get it.

tbh i disagree a lot with this. there's nothing wrong with making amy a warrior character or strong - she can still be those things and have a big heart, or crush on sonic. but as a young girl, i hated her - she chased sonic around and seemed pretty annoying. the male animal characters got to do cool badass things and i dont see people complaining about the male characters all being "warriors". i think some people are acting as if the female characters can only be one thing, but no matter what, they are not allowed to be strong, depsite being super powered anthropomorphic cartoons animals. I hope amy has a lot of heart in sonic 4, and i hope she gets to be both interesting, and strong - like the 3 other mains tails, sonic and knuckles. all the little girls watching deserve to see some cool female characters.

I dislike the original Amy for being so obsessed over romance and worst of all being Sonic unante fangirl so I hope a fourth Sonic movie will fix that.

Amy Rose. You already talked about Sa1, but Sa2-A lot of people like to say what she did can be replaced by anyone but there isn't a single person in that whole cast that could convince shadow to change his mind. Its because of who she is. Sonic rush, played a role (a very small one) in showing blaze that you can count on other people. Sonic 06- Amy basically finished sonic's job by giving elise the final push to start following her heart. Not to mention she showed sliver the beauty of the past and again, made a character(Silver) change their mind about doing something wrong. Black knight- As the lady of the lake, she put sonic through a trial to test his COMPASSION which in turned proved that sonic is a true knight..

I feel like the best female characters we got were Sally and Bunnie.

Censoring Rouge is stupid. I'm fairly woke, but I am not for censoring stiff. Context matters.

It's difficult to judge the movie with such a short scene. Wait and see.

Rouge censorship is so odd. I literally hate that they covered her back, now her wings are just.. clipping through her clothes..

For the Rouge costume its made sense when he was more sexy because he showed his provocative personnality. Rouge is an anti heroin her outfit should suggest, and its was not extreme. And if you took a childrens to the beach I think they will see the same things frankly or is the problem? I dont understand, for me its just dumb censorship...

I believe that the "Pink touch" in Sonic has lot to do with the huge amount of OCs and badly- drawn fanarts that the users of DeviantArt in the 2010s knew very well.... From the most innocent ones to the "spicy" ones. Using similar schemes for their charachters, It May have been a move by Sega to keep closer their audience and showing them that: "oh yes, you can be Sonic's/Shadow's/Whoever's girlfriend too 😉", hence selling more games. Heck: we've arrived to the point that in a 2010s game a teenager Is introduced in the story and It Is stated that She.... I believe Elisa's the name.... And Sonic are in love 😂

8:10 never payed any mind huh? Then how did you noticed these small details?

Yes I want Blaze the Cat to be as she was in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventures that is the true Blaze not that trash version of her in 06 is not Blaze at all and I hope to God above that whenever Paramount adapt Blaze into the movies that She is not to be paired with Silver but be her own character based in the Sol Dimension she had no true purpose being in 06 at all only for Sega to butcher her character. She deserves better an to get her own game to be an Main Character again. Year of Blaze the Cat for 2025 this year marked 20th Anniversary for Sonic Rush and its been waaay overdue.

As a girl i like Rouge Shes hot

Me personally call me crazy but the IDW comics are the best adaptations of Amy, Blaze, Rouge, and I think Ian Flynn does a wonderful job on it he gets way more hate than he needs and I just hate all these die-hard Archie fans just saying Archie's better. Also Amy has matured and has character development, she still loves Sonic, but is just shy and less FANGIRLY about him, so people need to stop being babies, and accept character development. She still has those damsel in distress attitude, she just shows it less.

I have to disagree because we still see Amy's compassionate side in games like Sonic Frontiers where she was adament about helping the Koco which inspired Sonic to help them on the other islands and also showing how she still loves Sonic but it isn't on an obsessive level where that becomes her only personality trait and has more elements to her character now in comparison to games like Sonic Heroes. I don't think that line from Blaze was regression but more of her admitting that she prefers do to work alone but still supports the idea of help. The changes to Rouge are quite minimal and are barely noticed in game but her character has had a return to form with her working with Team Dark again and being able to trust them as a team which is something that the 2010 games refused to show.

Honestly I just want Sonamy in the next game.

Bro, Amy was doing flips in SA1, this is not new. Hell, it might even be older than you if you look at the Fleetway comics. She got not one but TWO solo runs where she was th main character. And, they were great.

Why do I feel like Wave has the most personality out of any female Sonic character now?

i feel like the reason sega covered rouge up is because they did not want people to like rouge pure because of her suggestive appearence, they want people to like rouge for her big personality and treasure hunting skills, since rouge has so much more to her then just her body. they kept her curves, which is good since their normal female features, but they covered them up so it doesn't look as sexual.

I think we still need to wait and see how they will handle Amy's personality in Sonic movie 4. We just see her for like... 10 seconds and she did'nt have voice lines yet. I think she can still being in love wirh sonic and being girly and silly and bubbly as she always have been and at the same time being strong. She can be both.

I highly recommend you read the idw comics as everyone including the female characters get the spotlight and show their good characterization. Excluding shadow he sucks

Nice picks bro, did a fantastic job. Also fun fact, Sega did a survey before releasing generations to figure out which level fans enjoyed the most, as there were many city levels in the game. Keep it up!

Cream, where have you been?

I agree with you in most of the video, except the start, we still don't know how Amy will be portrayed in the movies, hopefully they'll do justice for her and make an amazing characterization like they did with Knuckles and Shadow. I like Ian Flynn, I like his writing but I, as a woman myself, actually despise the way he writes Amy, I feel like *his* writing was the main issue. When Evan Stanley writes her in the comics she's honestly perfect, another perfect characterization was Ian Mutchler's in The Murder of Sonic the hedgehog, she's very bubbly and girly AND strong. theses comments calling SEGA "woke" are honestly bothering me, SEGA is actively trying to remove her crush because for the longest time she was hated for being girly and having a crush on Sonic. SEGA is trying to approach the Sonic Boom characterization where her crush is a secret. About Rouge, honestly her censorship is getting ridiculous. I honestly think it's misogynistic to censor her, specially her back, it's telling the wrong message, that women should be ashamed of their bodies. I think Sonic Prime was the worst offerder, having her chest completely covered is fine! It's a kids show after all, but they also made her *completely flat* ????? implying that her having a chest was the problem, like women should be ashamed of their chests even when they are covered! weird! 😒

3:54 are you even sure amy can actually fall into the girl boss category? Like... here's the thing about a Girl boss. A girl boss is a woman that acting to basically be a man and show superiority over others, needs no one, lacks a lot of empathy and like really broody etc...that's what a girl boss actually is. For amy if they removed her passion,compassion, empathy, bubbly, cheerful and fun loving nature and her love for sonic etc..then sure she easily fall into this category but yet that's not the case in most of her modern potrayals such as IDW, frontiers,murdere of Sonic the hedgehog they pretty retained most of it even under ian's pen. Like in IDW she's fun-loving, bubbly, energetic,abit hot-headed(if you get her bad side), compassion and ofc expressing herself to sonic kind of a same thing in murderer of sonic the hedgehog. and in frontiers she displayed her compassion and caring nature and emotional towards the kocos and it showed the love-aspect about her character and when she was corrupted by cyber energy she stayed optimistic, positive and determined to keep going. with that i don't think she actually fall into the girl boss category.

Agree on the first two points Definitely want Amy to have a compassionate character and an obvious interest in sonic But I must disagree with you on Rouge Covering some of her "exposed" body is definitely welcomed It's simply not appropriate Her style , character , and body is obviously the same , just some parts covered because children play the game , and as a religious adult I prefer women to wear modest cloth , so yeah I welcome such changes

8:25 im a kid and i give attention to rouge

I think it’s just sad how Amy treated in the 2000s with games and media by Sega , like in X ,sonic battle , they wrote her as a joke so many times and made it look like sonic dislikes her , but instead of people calling out sega for disrespecting their female character , they shat on Amy “she’s obnoxious, nothing character , annoying, is only obsessed with a man” and Sega only listened to the wrong crowd, even though it’s their fault people feel this way about Amy Sega has been trying to put Amy in a good light ever since 2013, but not to help her character but to appeal to people who never liked her and misunderstand her for being a “stalker” , Now Sega is super strict and safe with Amy, thank goodness for idw and murder of sonic 😭

I disagree. Amy has changed a lot because she's gone through character development over the years. in SA1 she learned to start standing up for herself. In Sonic Battle she trained relentlessly to become stronger. And now, even though she doesn't have super powers, she's physically strong enough to contend with characters like Knuckles who actively have super strength, all thanks to her hard work.

Personaly for Rouge what bother me the most is how now her outfit goes above her wings which is weird asf like how is she supposed to fly then ??? I don't really mind the Sonic Prime outfit for her bc she still slay in them but like literally in every outfit she had in arts/games before she was embracing her feminity and curve and it's sad that now they want to cover it at all cost when kids literally don't care about sh*t like that. Other than that i just want them make Rouge have more interaction with Team Dark in the future lol

Congrats on 83 subs!! You’re really underrated!

The tarot card thing becomes more offensive when you realize that the reason she had that hobby in the first place wad that reading tarot cards was a common hobby among Japanese girls at the time and it was added to her bio to make her more relatable. But now Ian is using it to turn her into a "weird, mystical, oracle freak" archetype.

3:36 him: we pretty much see amy have no ties to sonic. *Proceed to show a Cutscene of amy hopelessly wants to give Sonic two cupcakes exactly of their colors and insisting to give the cupcakes to him while making silly face because she loves sonic* You serious..

I don't really think it's a female problem it's just a Sonic character problem look at Silver and The Chaotix the games barely done anything with their characters. I get not liking Rouge getting censored but this isn't nothing new her design got censored in Sonic Heroes and Prime. But to be honest most of the changes in Generations Remaster was pointless considering some of the characters say the exact same line from the original game. I'm pretty sure in the hub world in Shadow Generations Amy flirts with Sonic. I wouldn't say Amy is entirely a girl boss because her love for Sonic had motivated her to care about others.

13:59 eh I’m glad they changed stuff, remember this isn’t a direct adaptation of it, if you want a direct adaptation go ahead and watch Sonic x,

You need to consider the difference in cultures. There's a massive difference between Amy Rose in Japan's *Sonic CD* and Amy in the Fleetway comics. While Amy was kidnapped in the canon games, comic Amy was an unstoppable force, similar to Rey from *Star Wars*. The *Sonic OVA* featured a character named Sara (or Seira), who, if written in the Fleetway or Archie style, would likely be a leader or a character like Julie-Su. The point is, characters like Amy Rose are written differently depending on whether they are created by Western or Japanese writers. Since *Sonic Frontiers* is written by a Western writer, Amy's depiction aligns with what you'd expect from that perspective.

The changes to Amy Rose’s character in the early 2020s reflect a broader trend in the gaming industry toward increased sensitivity and inclusivity. *This shift aligns with the principles of the Bechdel Test, which evaluates the portrayal of women in media.* Sega’s adjustments are part of a wider effort by AAA studios to improve the representation of gender and identity in their games. New offices and partnerships were formed to address cultural sensitivities and avoid harmful stereotypes. _While some view these changes as positive, others see them as unnecessary or even as censorship_ Regardless, this shift marks a significant change in how video game characters are developed and portrayed.

Nah bro you had maria robotnik in the thumbnail and DIDNT say a damn thing about her characterization HUGE MISSED OPERTONITY! IDGAF IF SHADOW HAS ME AT GUNPOINT HER FUCKING CHARACTER IS SO FUCKING 1 DIMENSIONAL! MOVIE MARIA HAS MORE PERSONALITY THEN HER! IDC IF SHE FUCKIN DIED SHES STILL ONE DIMENSIONAL! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO RELATE TO HER AND SYMPATHIZE WITH HER IF GAME MARIA IS BASICALLY JUST A MARRY SUE THAT JUST SO HAPPENS TO HAVE AN ILLNESS!? AND WHATS MARIA GONNA FUCKIN DO!? CRY? GOOD! MAYBE THEN ID GET TO SEE MORE CHARACTERIZATION FROM HER! GOD I HATE IT WHEN HUMAN CHARACTERS ARE WRITTEN LIKE THIS! THATS WHY THE ANTHRO CHARACTERS ARE MORE INTERESTING! THEY HAVE DEPTH! and i WISH they gave us more cutscenes of shadow and maria hanging out together in sxsgens hell i wish they did that in sa2! That would make her death more impactfull! Sega look all im saying is just give the human characters more depth ESPECIALLY MARIA! cuz then that would make shadows story even better! If you can make maria more relatable in the movies then you can add depth to her character in game you have NO excuse!

i have confidence that the movies will do amy right like how they did both knuckles and shadow before her

You hit the nail on the head with the Rouge segment. The problem stems from the prudes in western nations demanding beautiful females be covered up, but the same people would also say nothing when a bloated land whale is walking around IRL in a string bikini, calling it stunning and brave. Like you said, us guys didn’t pay much attention to Rouge’s assets when we were younger, is because we were young. A lot of us didn’t even experience our first voice crack yet when we first saw female characters like Rouge. And also, whenever someone tries to go for the “rule34” assumptions, I like to say: “that seems more of where your mind goes first than my mind.” They never have a real comeback after that.

I liked her best in SA2 and the Boom show. In both you clearly see her try to emphatize to solve problems and use offense as the last possible resort,not to mention they are both unapolegetically feminine which is something that makes her unique IMO.

PLZ SEGA WHAT IS GOING ON WITH BLAZE !!!!????

In Sonic 4, while I want Amy to be competent in battle and have the ability to hold her ground, I also want to see her ‘girly’ side, if you will. I’ve seen loads of fan comics depicting her as bubbly and compassionate, and honestly, I couldn’t agree more. I would also like some hints and teases at sonamy, but I don’t want to see Amy being obsessed with Sonic, who runs away and has no interest. What I really want is for Amy to develop meaningful connections and relationships with the other characters, encouraging them to spread love just like herself. All in all, paramount, please don’t screw this up.

have so much to say about blaze i'd have to make my own video to get all my thoughts out but im surprised you didn't mention her portrayal in other places like the comics. i think they don't really have a solid handle on her character either, and they're being held back by not being allowed to explore her world. just a sea of missed potential man. fyi re: 7:20 she's still reluctant to rely on others for help even though she learned to be more trustworthy, she still has her moments of relapse. we see this also displayed in rush adventure and the sonic channel stories from '21

Me personally, it still won’t ruin a female character and come on other female characters from sonic like DIBW characters Archie characters your name so not all of the female characters is a problem and by the way Maria was killed and shoot and was a childhood friend to shadow so I curious why did you add Maria into this?

All they need to fix rouge is to play a saxophone every second she’s on screen

Bro my brightness is all the way down and I’m still getting blinded by the video 💀

ok...i'm gonna be like 100% honest and straight with you and if you disagree with me that's fine but imo i think idw amy might be the best version of amy because in the idw comics she pretty much retained most her traits and qualities like being energetic,bubbly and cheerful and shamelessly express her feelings towards sonic and let him know how she feel about her(issue 2 forexample) and quite compassion and understanding etc...i think she's probably the best she's ever been in IDW in games i won't say she was bad in games i mean she undeniably has some pretty good potrayals such as SA1,2,06,unleashed,riders quite abit but she also has some not so great potrayals such as rush,battle,heroes and ofc...the infamous one free riders in games she was abit inconsistent and all-over the place with no consistency until IDW came...and single handedly revitilized her character i'm not gonna say re-invent because those traits were always part of her character but the comics overall gave her more personality and fleshed her out more with much more consistency so that's why i think idw amy is the best version and probably better than how she was written in 2000's and sonic X. also i would like to point out the way ian wrote her atleast in IDW was never exactly felt like she's a mary sue who's perfect and can't do wrong with no flaws i mean...yes in the metal virus saga it kinda felt like that but amy did made mistakes and screwed up a couple times and you really could see the responsibility on her shoulder really took a toll on her to the point having mental breakdown and stress so many time you see her being challenged like seeing the other side of her you normally don't see which i kinda like that like you don't see that really often with other female character like forexample movie peach was did she made any mistakes or had any flaws or legit have any stress or something? not all much plus i don't see any problem with amy having some leadership skills(if not professional) and also being a strategist i mean...after all if you are gonna write her off more mature and slowly tone down her overly obssession aswell as removing the ((chasing sonic)) you gotta replace it something else and..i think this is it.

I LOVE Maria’s characterization in the movie, and I hope Shadow’s memories are shown more in movie 4!