Karen Strassman’s overall voice performances in everything I’ve been hearing her in has been more high pitched. Guess she lost a bit of the versatility in her voice.
Sorcerer SMC Yeah she sounds better in the clips I’ve seen. Hopefully Dave B Mitchell as Knuckles sounds better in that game as well but I haven’t seen enough gameplay to hear his performance.
Star Falchion well funny you should say that, Travis Willinghem and Laura Bailey (Knuckles and Blaze) have recently been getting back into voice acting now that their child is growing up
Sorcerer SMC He didn’t really leave. He was still doing voice work. It was just more union based roles that paid more I thought. Travis and Laura (along with Troy Baker) were still doing voice work for Marvel and Disney.
So people like this voice because it fits Rouge's age but hate Silver's new voice for sounding "too young" when he's literally 14 years old? Decide already, you prefer to fit the characters personalities or their ages?
Let's be honest, Rouge doesn't even act or look like a 17 year old. Like what 17 yr old is a government spy and a master thief. She acts more mature than vector.
@@KiddKyle67 She's actually 18 but i understand your point, what i dislike about this voice is her being flirty 24/7 in such an annoying way, yeah she's flirty but not so much, her actitude is way more mature than this, in Mario and Sonic 2020 the VA improved her voice a lot tho
top clips: 1:10 "SHADOW WHAT THE HECK" 4:07 "SHADOW....... You're letting me down honey 🤬" 4:47 "I'll write it in my diary Tails" 4:49 "Be a honey and step aside Shadow" 7:36 "AMY are you TRYING to DIE?" 11:34 "Shadow I Could Kiss You" (???) 11:42 "Mama told me there'd be days like this :( "
I usually love Karen's take on Rouge and she is my favorite va for her, but she really suffers from questionable voice direction in this game. Her voice is unfortunately too high and it's just really distracting, considering she's usually in the deeper end.
@@maryafantalia4357 Especially since they're comparing a narrative-driven comic with an Excuse Plot™ racing game. Of course the characters aren't gonna be very deep in this one lmao
1:11 "Shadow! What the heck?" 😲 (My favourite line by far!) 1:42 "Stupid move on my part." 😒 8:58 "Omega! Why?" 😣 12:52 "Ricochet!" (Ricochet Pulverizing Pinball!!!)
0:59 “I’m right behind you, sugar!” 1:17 “I’m safe, sugar.” 2:01 “Flying’s kinda my deal, sweetie”. 2:12 “That was so sweet of you”. 2:37 “Maybe next time, sugar.” 2:42 “Running from little ol’ me?” 2:51 “You’re welcome, sugar”. 3:37 “Give a girl a hand?” 3:52 “Hot stuff comin’ through!” 4:07 “Shadow, you’re letting me down, honey!” 4:13 “You know how I like it, sugar.” 4:17 “Thanks for the help, darlin’ 4:31 “That’s how you do it!” 4:38 “A little somethin’ for ya, Blaze!” 6:03 “My shimmy’s a winner!” 7:09 “You’re the sweetest.” 7:31 “Time to charge this baby up!” 8:14 “Almost messed my makeup.” 8:17 “Be there in a sec, hun”. 8:36 “You’re mine now, sugar!” 8:40 “I’ll put you over the top!” 9:09 “Where’d you learn to drive? Kindergarten?” 9:14 “This is as good as a mile, sugar.” 9:24 “Let’s boost this baby into the next time zone!” 9:40 “It’s all about style, hun.” 10:12 “Little somethin’ for you, Sonic!” 10:31 “This is my scene. I loved casinos.” 10:40 “I’m so good.” 10:51 “Who wants to help a lady out?” 11:07 “You know what a girl likes.” 11:09 “Turbo time, boys and girls.” 11:34 “Shadow, I could kiss you!” 11:42 “Mama told me there’d be days like this.” 12:06 “Got room for little ol’ me?” 12:29 “Gotcha, sugar!” 12:33 “Sorry to let you down, sugar.” 12:35 “How about a skimboost, sugar?” 12:37 “Don’t say I never got you anything!” 14:43 “Way to go, sugar.” Seriously, I love all these little seductive quotes that Rouge had said, but DAAAAAMMMMMN, 11:34 had me shook, man!
I like Rouge's interaction with Shadow here, and, after playing the game for over 2 years, I've realized Shadow's actually NICE to Rouge too!!! (It's nice for him these days!!) Hmm...
Rouge is one of the few characters that Shadow is usually nice to. This could be because she somewhat reminds him of Maria (implied in Sonic Adventure 2); or because she was the first person to reach out to him when he was at his most vulnerable (in Sonic Heroes); or (as Shiro Maekawa once suggested on Twitter) because he thinks she's hot. I like to think it's a combination.
I’m already thinking about that too. Since Shadow & Rouge are made for each other, the last thing I’m hoping for is them kissing in Sonic Movie 3. I can imagine everybody packing the theater and when that comes on, they cheer like wild❤️🔥🦔💞🦇❤️🔥
0:29 "Silver, unforgivable!" 0:49 "OW!" 0:57 "follow the bouncing bat" 1:11 "shadow, what the heck" 1:16 "hey, show some class" 1:21 "I'm hazardous to hazards " 1:43 "Big, you nasty cat" 1:45 "you're gonna regret that, eggman" 1:48 "nothing personal, Omega" 1:50 "I like to retire in a place like this " 2:31 "ow, you're awful Amy" 2:35 can we pretend that never happened 2:46 ugh, this is a mess 3:08 metal sonic, do you have a screw loose 3:16 what a mess 3:19 cutting it close even for me 3:22 this sand is the pits 3:26 slick road but I'm slicker 4:23 touché, tails 4:25 sorry, not sorry 4:52 cheap shot, sonic 4:55 can someone scrape me off this wall 5:08 I'm freezing my tail off 5:10 I can break into this place easy 5:25 that was messy 5:40 hot look 6:15 some like it hot 6:19 detect this, vector 7:25 not quite flying but close 7:58 take it like a robot, metal sonic 8:21 knuckles, you annoying echidna 8:25 not bad 8:58 Omega, why 9:28 ah, paybacks coming, blaze 9:47 not very smart of you, tails 10:28 better be careful or my name is mud 10:31 this is my scene, I love casinos 11:01 brrr, bats aren't meant for the cold 11:05 what, No! 11:29 OW, watch it runt 11:32 behave yourself, zavok 11:41 mama told me there be days like this 11:53 water water everywhere 11:57 ow, not funny, vector 12:20 there goes my reputation 12:27 upgrade your performance, Omega 12:59 and 4:54 aw heck! 13:40 wow, rough ride 13:49 ugh, sand gets in everything 14:04 better stay out of my way 14:35 get a grip rouge 14:37 OW, HEY! 14:58 perfect, just like me 15:12 watch yourself, vector
It’s not canon. The writers were drunk when they made Rouge say that, so let’s pretend that Rouge was canonically drunk when she said that. After all she is legally an adult so she is allowed to drink.
Everyone's got their own opinion on how Rouge ought to sound. There's no concrete right or wrong. The impression Rouge gives to me (age aside) is that she's on the more adult mature side for an 18 year old. In real life, a girls' voice tends to mature to finality in their teen years, therefore blurring what "sounds" more like it "matches her age". There's also her record of being a jewel thief, and then her supposed tenure as a spy. How long could an 18 year-old have been employed by the government? Sure, I guess, technically, since she was a young teenager, whether that's a good thing to do or not. And how long also could she have been stealing jewels at her level of skill? Maybe also since a young teen, or younger. However, with Rouge, the impression of her voice is more important than trying to match it with, "what sounds like an 18 year old," (unless she sounded really, overly old - and your definition of what sounds like a match for 18 years old most likely differs from someone else's view of that, and them maybe being your age, too.) For me, Rouge gives off an air of a far less of a ditsy, brainless flirt, and much more of an intelligent, seducing flirt--to flirt partially for fun, but also to use it for her own goals/aims. Sassy and witty. I've read all the Archie comics + up on IDW, so I'm thinking of Rouge globally. Not just in games or one other medium. Not this type of higher-pitch voice. Voice direction (or lack thereof aside), the thing about it that rubs me quite wrong, specifically, is the overly "crunchy" pronunciation of syllables with the over-emphasized breathyness that comes with it (across the board in any games for this voice). For me, it doesn't match her personality well at all. Feels like it considerably reduces her entire character and personality down to emphasize super flirtation. Then again, the whole VA preference is highly subjective, and my comment doesn't mean Strassman isn't an excellent VA. This has nothing to do with her talent.
Agreed. I personally hate Strassman as Rouge. But I love her in pretty much all her other roles. This angle for Rouge doesn't fit her character and it just amplifies the internet interpretation of her just being a sexy flirt. She has a very in depth character, but Strassman never pulls it off, even with better directing. I never feel the calculating brain that's behind that sex appeal.
So you’re saying you prefer that cursed woman from 4Kids and her deeper-than-the-Puerto-Rico-Trench voice for Rouge instead of Karen Strassman. Okay. But I personally beg to differ, since Rouge sounded cursed and emotionless with that voice. To me, Lani Minella was the best Rouge performance.
@@amandaslough125I mean, she’s not bad. She was awesome in Sonic Free Riders, Sonic Generations, and even Sonic Forces (despite Rouge’s writing being off there.) But after that, they’re making Rouge act as flirtatious as possible, which makes her sound very off and all over the place. She needs to have Adventure Era-style voice direction or else they should just get Lani Minella back OR cast someone who’d pull off the voice just as well. I think Erica Lindbeck would’ve been a good candidate for the role from her work as Black Cat from Spider-Man PS4 and I think she should’ve voiced Rouge instead of Blaze (although her Blaze is fine.)
So like all Shadouge sounding moments: 4:06, 4:48, 7:52, 8:45, 10:45, 11:34, 15:18 And then Rouge insulting Knuckles 8:21. Especially 15:21 ... Sounds like Shadouge +1 , Knuxouge -1 lol I respect any shipping! I just find it funny, and it seems there's a message here...~ 👀👀
Well yeah, It's just not common to see Rouge flirting with Shadow in that way, especially when their interaction in the games usually turns out to be platonic
@Khyzen. could this this interaction be taken just as platonic as anything else, especially with her calling everyone honey n’ stuff. Doesnt seem much different from her usual speech, if ya’ get what I mean
@@vanilla7981 I get it in a sense and I agree, but we can't say that she often goes beyond the charming nicknames she gives with Shadow. She was more flirty with Knuckles than anyone else, for example. We've seen Rouge prove her respect to him and talking business w/ more than flirting, at least this is what we've been able to recognize. That's why we can't easily override this line, that changes!
@Khyzen. Thank you for bringing that up, cause thats exactly my point as well. my comment was more towards people who take that line and run with it and ignore the fact that it has been shown many times that Rouge has flirted with Knuckles genuinely constantly. Cause saying this line which can be taken strongly as being playful with a friend and ignoring Rouge’s usual banter towards Knuckles and the type of relationship they have just for people to say its “not canon” or something seems super unrealistic to me :0
All improve or lose interactions from Rouge: 0:08 'You're disappointing me, Vector.' 0:16 'You're just phoning it in, Eggman.' 0:41 'Chao, this isn't how you win it!' 0:53 'Better do better, Big!' 3:34 'Put your heart into it, Silver!' 4:07 'Shadow, you're letting me down, honey.' 4:21 'Where's that zetti fire, Zavok?' 5:31 'Knuckles, this is lame, even for you.' 6:47 'We're sunk if we don't shape up, Blaze!' 7:33 'You gotta get it in gear, Metal Sonic!' 12:27 'Upgrade your performance, Omega!' 13:25 'I expect you to fail, Amy, but don't!' 13:31 'Shape up and race, Sonic!' 14:20 'Do your homework, Tails!'
This voice actress is definitely my most favorite for Rouge. Though I prefer her voice clips from Free Riders, Generations & Forces, there are still some really good ones here. Plus, some of these I still feel are fitting because its meant to take place in the middle of a high speed car race, so of course she would sound more full of adrenaline and such than usual.
Yeah, but Karen sounds abnormally forced in this game. Sure, as you said, the energy she put fits the scene better but she still sounds too young and annoying here and doesn’t have the same energy that Lani Minella had: Playful and chipper delivery, having energy and emotion but letting her seductive tone come off naturally. I think she did better in Forces overall. Still, I’d say that she and Lani Minella are tied as my favorite Rouge voices.
If you’re talking about how the character has always sounded in general, then I disagree. Shadow sounded terrible in Free Riders, and his older voices were 10x better. If you’re just talking about their Free Riders actor, I would still have to half-disagree, since they sounded their best in Forces, though Karen sounded good in Free Riders.
For all of you who thought that Shadouge was gonna become canon from 11:34, just watch Sonic Dream Team’s cutscenes, you’re gonna be disappointed. Oh and watch the latest Sonic Twitter Takeover if you think it was gonna end at that. XD
👊😄Right back atcha, buddy!!! Steve Harvey: What does Rouge The Bat really want to do with Shadow The Hedgehog? Random contestant: I wanna say “kiss him”. Steve Harvey: 😃YEEESSSS!!!! [Crowd Scream] Steve Harvey: Kiss Him!!! [Board reveals “Kiss him” on the top left corner, as it is one of the correct answers. The crowd roars with excitement.]
Even though Karen Strassman is trying a little too hard to sound seductive in this, I still think she’s the best Rouge voice actress ever. With Lani Minella being my second favorite
@@mw6ngi0 There is no definitive statement about how Shadow feels towards Rouge . All we know that Sonic team possibly shipping them . Shadow would eventually like Rouge if their relationship allowed to be explored more . But romance is very limited to interactions between characters .
@@soulswordA Shadow doesn't have the feeling of romance. It's not like his creator thought he might like someone. He wasn't created to have romance with someone.
@@mw6ngi0 Why would Sonic team consider of giving him a love interest in the first place , if they truly believe that he is incapable experiencing romance ? Also could you stop repeating the same comment here .
DAMN IT I miss Kathleen Delaney. She literally is the only VA that can actually make Rouge sound more seductive and sassy. Hell, I prefer SA2 voice actress over Karen. Thats how bad this is. At least in terms of voice delivery, Delaney had it down pack. I'm not feeling this new voice actress whatsoever.
Right...I at least would listen to Kathleen Delaney's voice all day everyday. She don't even sound like a 30 year old lol. Rouge is mature as she should.
@@George-zk4nv I got it once while playing as rouge in the same team with shadow, when in the middle of a race he offered me a box and I accepted. Then rouge said it.
Why does Rouge sound like a country girl
That's a tough one...
She's mixed with Bunny Rabbot
Lol
I mean...*BATON ROUGE*
I can actually see her voice being used as Bunnie Rabbot
I don’t remember her sounding like this in Generation, my god
Karen Strassman’s overall voice performances in everything I’ve been hearing her in has been more high pitched. Guess she lost a bit of the versatility in her voice.
Well thankfully Karen Strassman got better in Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Sorcerer SMC Yeah she sounds better in the clips I’ve seen. Hopefully Dave B Mitchell as Knuckles sounds better in that game as well but I haven’t seen enough gameplay to hear his performance.
Star Falchion well funny you should say that, Travis Willinghem and Laura Bailey (Knuckles and Blaze) have recently been getting back into voice acting now that their child is growing up
Sorcerer SMC He didn’t really leave. He was still doing voice work. It was just more union based roles that paid more I thought. Travis and Laura (along with Troy Baker) were still doing voice work for Marvel and Disney.
"Follow the bouncing bat!"
That sounds.... suggestive.
"could somebody help me getting ahead?" i find that more suggestive if you think hard enough
There is a reason why this has 69 likes
@@n4fizz we got plenty more likes than that.
Jiggle physics
Almost everything she says sounds suggestive 😭
So people like this voice because it fits Rouge's age but hate Silver's new voice for sounding "too young" when he's literally 14 years old? Decide already, you prefer to fit the characters personalities or their ages?
both
Let's be honest, Rouge doesn't even act or look like a 17 year old. Like what 17 yr old is a government spy and a master thief. She acts more mature than vector.
@@KiddKyle67 She's actually 18 but i understand your point, what i dislike about this voice is her being flirty 24/7 in such an annoying way, yeah she's flirty but not so much, her actitude is way more mature than this, in Mario and Sonic 2020 the VA improved her voice a lot tho
Yeah, Yoshi Kawaii is right Rouge is actually 18
Yoshi Kawaii Shes actually 17
top clips:
1:10 "SHADOW WHAT THE HECK"
4:07 "SHADOW....... You're letting me down honey 🤬"
4:47 "I'll write it in my diary Tails"
4:49 "Be a honey and step aside Shadow"
7:36 "AMY are you TRYING to DIE?"
11:34 "Shadow I Could Kiss You" (???)
11:42 "Mama told me there'd be days like this :( "
1:11*
I usually love Karen's take on Rouge and she is my favorite va for her, but she really suffers from questionable voice direction in this game. Her voice is unfortunately too high and it's just really distracting, considering she's usually in the deeper end.
At least it's not as deep as in Sonic X *Shudders*
My favorite line from her, 11:34
And I too love Karen Strassman’s take on Rouge.
@@Benjawin6671 no i loved the sonic x one 😭😭😭
@@lishavlogz Me too, I mean that's the voice actress I'm the most familiar with for Rouge.
Comic Rouge: “I’m a good, well-rounded, and interesting character.”
Video game Rouge: “FUCK ME!”
Nah.
How is she not good in video games? Don't say bullshits.
@@maryafantalia4357 Especially since they're comparing a narrative-driven comic with an Excuse Plot™ racing game. Of course the characters aren't gonna be very deep in this one lmao
@@Gabo2oo Ikr?
0:50 *SWEET MOTHER OF JESUS!!!!!*
It be like that sometimes
*Aye yo bruh hold on that don’t sound righ-*
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I know what y'all thinkin' mates
I remember Rouge said "Sugar" in Sonic Battle GBA.
OBD 96 Oh yeah, Sonic Battle!
yeah she was like "hey sugar"
Yeah but she sounded much more consistent and didn’t overdo it there.
0:57 E-excuse me. sorry could you repeat that for me.
is it a bad thing that I have replayed that shit a thousand times already?
1:16 I heard her voice crack lmao.
HAHAHAHA! A woman having a voice crack lol!
GOD, MY EARS ARE BLEEDING
HeY! sHoW sOmE cLaSs!
I just love it when she says “sugar”
Agreed!
Rouge sounds uh, interesting
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It's super uncomfortable, I don't mind if they want to lean into her being flirty but jesus let Karen tone it down ya know
10:45
Aww, Rouge is worried about Shadow, so sweet.
11:34 Wow, I knew she was a flirt, but I didn't think she'd say that in a game.
the way she said shadow made me uncomfortable
When she said “Shadow! I could kiss you, that surprised me.
Shadow is popular with the ladies!
@@June28July *The ultimate lifeform*
Shadow: “Where’s that DAMN fourth chaos emerald?”
1:11
11:34 Rouge: Shadow! I could kiss you!
I would love to see that.
It might not be pleasant, but they're both legal, so there's really nothing I can do.
Shadow x Rouge confirmed!
Yess
@@June28July Word
I want to see that happen
A weird fusion of Sonic X Rouge, Generations Rouge and Bunnie Rabbot
13:14 “Move your little behind, Amy.” Saying that to friends... definitely no good!
Oof...pain in the butt.
They have beef she has a lot of lines that are mean towards Amy
11:34 I’ll take that as a damn confession!
Me too!
I’m taking it all the way!!❤
I’ll take that as if she was drunk when she said that.
15:03 *nice*
5:19 No context
aaaaaaaaa hj behhsgehjss
1:11 "Shadow! What the heck?" 😲 (My favourite line by far!)
1:42 "Stupid move on my part." 😒
8:58 "Omega! Why?" 😣
12:52 "Ricochet!" (Ricochet Pulverizing Pinball!!!)
0:59 “I’m right behind you, sugar!”
1:17 “I’m safe, sugar.”
2:01 “Flying’s kinda my deal, sweetie”.
2:12 “That was so sweet of you”.
2:37 “Maybe next time, sugar.”
2:42 “Running from little ol’ me?”
2:51 “You’re welcome, sugar”.
3:37 “Give a girl a hand?”
3:52 “Hot stuff comin’ through!”
4:07 “Shadow, you’re letting me down, honey!”
4:13 “You know how I like it, sugar.”
4:17 “Thanks for the help, darlin’
4:31 “That’s how you do it!”
4:38 “A little somethin’ for ya, Blaze!”
6:03 “My shimmy’s a winner!”
7:09 “You’re the sweetest.”
7:31 “Time to charge this baby up!”
8:14 “Almost messed my makeup.”
8:17 “Be there in a sec, hun”.
8:36 “You’re mine now, sugar!”
8:40 “I’ll put you over the top!”
9:09 “Where’d you learn to drive? Kindergarten?”
9:14 “This is as good as a mile, sugar.”
9:24 “Let’s boost this baby into the next time zone!”
9:40 “It’s all about style, hun.”
10:12 “Little somethin’ for you, Sonic!”
10:31 “This is my scene. I loved casinos.”
10:40 “I’m so good.”
10:51 “Who wants to help a lady out?”
11:07 “You know what a girl likes.”
11:09 “Turbo time, boys and girls.”
11:34 “Shadow, I could kiss you!”
11:42 “Mama told me there’d be days like this.”
12:06 “Got room for little ol’ me?”
12:29 “Gotcha, sugar!”
12:33 “Sorry to let you down, sugar.”
12:35 “How about a skimboost, sugar?”
12:37 “Don’t say I never got you anything!”
14:43 “Way to go, sugar.”
Seriously, I love all these little seductive quotes that Rouge had said, but DAAAAAMMMMMN, 11:34 had me shook, man!
4:25 “Sorry not sorry”
1:12 I thought for a second Rouge was gonna say “What the hell?”
Now *THAT* would give the game a T rating
That would be funny if she said that!
@@jonmcintyre1144 I actually starting to think HOW this avoided a T from the get-go
@@jonmcintyre1144 Shadow’s game is E 10+ and they cuss more than once so I doubt that 😭
I would love to hear Rouge say more sweet and lovely things to her friends (and have this personality) in a future Sonic Racing game!
"You running for me knuckles"
I like Rouge's interaction with Shadow here, and, after playing the game for over 2 years, I've realized Shadow's actually NICE to Rouge too!!! (It's nice for him these days!!) Hmm...
Rouge is one of the few characters that Shadow is usually nice to. This could be because she somewhat reminds him of Maria (implied in Sonic Adventure 2); or because she was the first person to reach out to him when he was at his most vulnerable (in Sonic Heroes); or (as Shiro Maekawa once suggested on Twitter) because he thinks she's hot. I like to think it's a combination.
@@davebrown2056 Speaking of Shadow and Rouge, I hope Team Dark is going to be in the 'Sonic Movie 3'!
@@CookienSonicStudios I hope so, too.
@@davebrown2056 Team Sonic was done so well, and I want Team Dark redemption!!
I love the Movie universe WAY more than the games!!!!💙🧡❤
I’m already thinking about that too. Since Shadow & Rouge are made for each other, the last thing I’m hoping for is them kissing in Sonic Movie 3. I can imagine everybody packing the theater and when that comes on, they cheer like wild❤️🔥🦔💞🦇❤️🔥
I can't imagine this Rouge saying "damn boy were you just frying chicken in there?" The true mark of a failed Rouge actress.
I would laugh my pants off if she said that!🤣
Rouge has been destroyed. From octocontralto to soprano? That's bullshit!! Kathleen Delaney is so much better.
@@mr.vorrnyvorrn2516nah, Kathleen was terrible.
“True mark of a failed Rouge actress”
Kathleen Delaney: Am I a joke to you?
8:38 I thought that Rouge for a second was going to say “Shake my moneymaker.”
Sega is on some other stuff😂😂😂😂
Dear god... *THAT* is what she sounds like now?
11:34 HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!
11:54….. “water” huh
0:29 "Silver, unforgivable!"
0:49 "OW!"
0:57 "follow the bouncing bat"
1:11 "shadow, what the heck"
1:16 "hey, show some class"
1:21 "I'm hazardous to hazards "
1:43 "Big, you nasty cat"
1:45 "you're gonna regret that, eggman"
1:48 "nothing personal, Omega"
1:50 "I like to retire in a place like this "
2:31 "ow, you're awful Amy"
2:35 can we pretend that never happened
2:46 ugh, this is a mess
3:08 metal sonic, do you have a screw loose
3:16 what a mess
3:19 cutting it close even for me
3:22 this sand is the pits
3:26 slick road but I'm slicker
4:23 touché, tails
4:25 sorry, not sorry
4:52 cheap shot, sonic
4:55 can someone scrape me off this wall
5:08 I'm freezing my tail off
5:10 I can break into this place easy
5:25 that was messy
5:40 hot look
6:15 some like it hot
6:19 detect this, vector
7:25 not quite flying but close
7:58 take it like a robot, metal sonic
8:21 knuckles, you annoying echidna
8:25 not bad
8:58 Omega, why
9:28 ah, paybacks coming, blaze
9:47 not very smart of you, tails
10:28 better be careful or my name is mud
10:31 this is my scene, I love casinos
11:01 brrr, bats aren't meant for the cold
11:05 what, No!
11:29 OW, watch it runt
11:32 behave yourself, zavok
11:41 mama told me there be days like this
11:53 water water everywhere
11:57 ow, not funny, vector
12:20 there goes my reputation
12:27 upgrade your performance, Omega
12:59 and 4:54 aw heck!
13:40 wow, rough ride
13:49 ugh, sand gets in everything
14:04 better stay out of my way
14:35 get a grip rouge
14:37 OW, HEY!
14:58 perfect, just like me
15:12 watch yourself, vector
Thanks
11:34 SWEET JESUS I’M DYING OUT HERE!
It’s not canon. The writers were drunk when they made Rouge say that, so let’s pretend that Rouge was canonically drunk when she said that. After all she is legally an adult so she is allowed to drink.
@@JustAnAverageSonicFan Coping hard I see
3:27 oh no
1:18 she’s literally Nancy from king of the hill 😂
Oh my fucking God what is going on with her voice
She is so glamorous
11:39
I could *sure use a little help?*
Everyone's got their own opinion on how Rouge ought to sound. There's no concrete right or wrong. The impression Rouge gives to me (age aside) is that she's on the more adult mature side for an 18 year old. In real life, a girls' voice tends to mature to finality in their teen years, therefore blurring what "sounds" more like it "matches her age". There's also her record of being a jewel thief, and then her supposed tenure as a spy. How long could an 18 year-old have been employed by the government? Sure, I guess, technically, since she was a young teenager, whether that's a good thing to do or not. And how long also could she have been stealing jewels at her level of skill? Maybe also since a young teen, or younger. However, with Rouge, the impression of her voice is more important than trying to match it with, "what sounds like an 18 year old," (unless she sounded really, overly old - and your definition of what sounds like a match for 18 years old most likely differs from someone else's view of that, and them maybe being your age, too.)
For me, Rouge gives off an air of a far less of a ditsy, brainless flirt, and much more of an intelligent, seducing flirt--to flirt partially for fun, but also to use it for her own goals/aims. Sassy and witty. I've read all the Archie comics + up on IDW, so I'm thinking of Rouge globally. Not just in games or one other medium. Not this type of higher-pitch voice. Voice direction (or lack thereof aside), the thing about it that rubs me quite wrong, specifically, is the overly "crunchy" pronunciation of syllables with the over-emphasized breathyness that comes with it (across the board in any games for this voice). For me, it doesn't match her personality well at all. Feels like it considerably reduces her entire character and personality down to emphasize super flirtation. Then again, the whole VA preference is highly subjective, and my comment doesn't mean Strassman isn't an excellent VA. This has nothing to do with her talent.
Agreed. I personally hate Strassman as Rouge. But I love her in pretty much all her other roles. This angle for Rouge doesn't fit her character and it just amplifies the internet interpretation of her just being a sexy flirt. She has a very in depth character, but Strassman never pulls it off, even with better directing. I never feel the calculating brain that's behind that sex appeal.
@@amandaslough125 I mean their racing she typically acts like this when even in the main games
So you’re saying you prefer that cursed woman from 4Kids and her deeper-than-the-Puerto-Rico-Trench voice for Rouge instead of Karen Strassman. Okay. But I personally beg to differ, since Rouge sounded cursed and emotionless with that voice. To me, Lani Minella was the best Rouge performance.
@@amandaslough125I mean, she’s not bad. She was awesome in Sonic Free Riders, Sonic Generations, and even Sonic Forces (despite Rouge’s writing being off there.) But after that, they’re making Rouge act as flirtatious as possible, which makes her sound very off and all over the place. She needs to have Adventure Era-style voice direction or else they should just get Lani Minella back OR cast someone who’d pull off the voice just as well. I think Erica Lindbeck would’ve been a good candidate for the role from her work as Black Cat from Spider-Man PS4 and I think she should’ve voiced Rouge instead of Blaze (although her Blaze is fine.)
@JustAnAverageSonicFan if you're responding to me, I prefer Minella.
Feels more like I'm listening to Bunnie.
So like all Shadouge sounding moments: 4:06, 4:48, 7:52, 8:45, 10:45, 11:34, 15:18
And then Rouge insulting Knuckles 8:21. Especially 15:21 ... Sounds like Shadouge +1 , Knuxouge -1 lol
I respect any shipping! I just find it funny, and it seems there's a message here...~ 👀👀
thank you
:D💕
You're doing the real work here
@@khyzen.7558 Your welcome lul
@@PokemonaMoni Indeed 😏👍
14:52 I thought that Rouge was going to be like “Miss me, baby”
"Big"
Bayonetta
5:19
Kinda sounds like she’s about to give someone a makeover
My favourites are: 0:49, 1:14, 5:08, 5:19, 5:38, 8:17, 8:38, 8:44, 9:28, 10:02, 10:45, 11:04, 11:34, 11:42, 13:14, 14:44
11:34 shook
*shooketh*
3 words: DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!
@@George-zk4nv
I ship it haha
Woah woah woah!!
11:34 😱😱😱😱
People take the “I could kiss you shadow” line in a way like people never say that playfully to their friends... 🤔
Well yeah, It's just not common to see Rouge flirting with Shadow in that way, especially when their interaction in the games usually turns out to be platonic
@Khyzen. could this this interaction be taken just as platonic as anything else, especially with her calling everyone honey n’ stuff. Doesnt seem much different from her usual speech, if ya’ get what I mean
@@vanilla7981 I get it in a sense and I agree, but we can't say that she often goes beyond the charming nicknames she gives with Shadow. She was more flirty with Knuckles than anyone else, for example. We've seen Rouge prove her respect to him and talking business w/ more than flirting, at least this is what we've been able to recognize. That's why we can't easily override this line, that changes!
@Khyzen. Thank you for bringing that up, cause thats exactly my point as well. my comment was more towards people who take that line and run with it and ignore the fact that it has been shown many times that Rouge has flirted with Knuckles genuinely constantly. Cause saying this line which can be taken strongly as being playful with a friend and ignoring Rouge’s usual banter towards Knuckles and the type of relationship they have just for people to say its “not canon” or something seems super unrealistic to me :0
@@vanilla7981 Yeah I totally understand! It was more about her saying that to Shadow than the line in itself, we all know who she's anyway (:
All improve or lose interactions from Rouge:
0:08 'You're disappointing me, Vector.'
0:16 'You're just phoning it in, Eggman.'
0:41 'Chao, this isn't how you win it!'
0:53 'Better do better, Big!'
3:34 'Put your heart into it, Silver!'
4:07 'Shadow, you're letting me down, honey.'
4:21 'Where's that zetti fire, Zavok?'
5:31 'Knuckles, this is lame, even for you.'
6:47 'We're sunk if we don't shape up, Blaze!'
7:33 'You gotta get it in gear, Metal Sonic!'
12:27 'Upgrade your performance, Omega!'
13:25 'I expect you to fail, Amy, but don't!'
13:31 'Shape up and race, Sonic!'
14:20 'Do your homework, Tails!'
This voice actress is definitely my most favorite for Rouge. Though I prefer her voice clips from Free Riders, Generations & Forces, there are still some really good ones here. Plus, some of these I still feel are fitting because its meant to take place in the middle of a high speed car race, so of course she would sound more full of adrenaline and such than usual.
Yeah, but Karen sounds abnormally forced in this game. Sure, as you said, the energy she put fits the scene better but she still sounds too young and annoying here and doesn’t have the same energy that Lani Minella had: Playful and chipper delivery, having energy and emotion but letting her seductive tone come off naturally. I think she did better in Forces overall. Still, I’d say that she and Lani Minella are tied as my favorite Rouge voices.
Sonic Free Riders is the only game where both Rouge and Shadow sounds good and nobody can change my mind
Same here
Nah.
They were their best in Forces. Free Riders was a good start for Karen Strassman but not Kirk Thornton.
If you’re talking about how the character has always sounded in general, then I disagree. Shadow sounded terrible in Free Riders, and his older voices were 10x better. If you’re just talking about their Free Riders actor, I would still have to half-disagree, since they sounded their best in Forces, though Karen sounded good in Free Riders.
The voice direction is just... strange. Like “I need an adult” type strange
Knai
Super HOT
i know
Why?
Amy stop trying to talk like Rouge... wait...
god this new voice doesn't fit at all.
How so?
It did in Generations.
It’s the same one lol
@@skidmark9863 Yeah but the voice direction here is just worse.
It's the same actress as in Generations but it's a more energetic approach which we haven't seen done by any previous actress lol
12:56 let a lady through 😊💜
A few of her lines sound like she’s had some partnerships with Blaze.
Its pretty confirmed since she and blaze has special animation in Rio Olynpic games. Still cannot figure out what they have in common
All teams have special winning animations.
@@craygoin Wrong.
Hey! They might share some good friendship for real.
@@MrPhantaze well is similar to the interations with knuckles,because rouge wants the Master emerald and knuckles is their guardian
Rouge voice sounds like a bratty teenage girl I miss her Sonic X voice
11:34 I don’t know what to say about this, but DAAAAMMMMNN!!
6:52 That Voice Clip Kills My Eardrums
0:47 that sounded oddly weird
11:42 it's nice to know that even though Chronicles isn't canon, Rouge still canonically has a mother
11:34 the only part of the game I want to see she and Shadow do
Shadow: "don't let me stop you"
*GOOGLE*
Why are there so many dislikes? She has a lot of interesting and funny lines! :)
Her voice
If she speaks of sex in this game, then I wouldn’t be disappointed! Wait. This is rated E! Sex can’t happen in here! Haha!
This is by far the worst I've ever heard Rouge.
Had come looking just to figure out what the hell they did to her in this game.
Where actually in definition for "sex" it says "sexual context mandatory at the risk of arresting"? @@George-zk4nv
Her personality is on point I feel like this voice will be better suited for Bunnie Rabbot from Archie
The best voice of one of my favourite characters in the series 💕💕💕💕💗💗🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😂😂😂😂😘😘😘😘
11:34 - "Shadow, i could kiss you"
11:34 WOAH WOAH, ROUGE, I DONT THINK SHADOW WOULD APPRECIATE THAT
Yeah, he’d be bothered by that for sure.
My fav right up there next to princess daisy and pasadena o'possum. Glad she's in a kart racer. She missed out on the first two games.
Straight up next to Princess Peach too!
For all of you who thought that Shadouge was gonna become canon from 11:34, just watch Sonic Dream Team’s cutscenes, you’re gonna be disappointed.
Oh and watch the latest Sonic Twitter Takeover if you think it was gonna end at that. XD
11:34 This HAS to be a Steve Harvey question for Family Feud.
👊😄Right back atcha, buddy!!!
Steve Harvey: What does Rouge The Bat really want to do with Shadow The Hedgehog?
Random contestant: I wanna say “kiss him”.
Steve Harvey: 😃YEEESSSS!!!!
[Crowd Scream]
Steve Harvey: Kiss Him!!!
[Board reveals “Kiss him” on the top left corner, as it is one of the correct answers. The crowd roars with excitement.]
8:38 I thought out the box that she was gonna say “Shake your booty.” Or “Shake your boo-tay!”
Even though Karen Strassman is trying a little too hard to sound seductive in this, I still think she’s the best Rouge voice actress ever. With Lani Minella being my second favorite
Yeah she’s still the best one. Still, she sounded way better when she first started.
Star Falchion YES! Her Sonic Free Riders voice was her best.
Star Falchion well I don’t really think it was her fault. I feel like the voice directors were like “TRY HARDER KAREN!!!!!”
Star Falchion and thankfully Karen got back to normal in Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Ehh, Lani is my favorite. This one is ok too.
0:49 boys, we are about to have a bionkfest with Rouge
she doesn’t even sound like rouge. she sounds like rouge trying to voice act bunnie rabbot.
11:34 Ain’t that about a dream come true?
Lol
No, they were just drunk when they threw in that line. If the writers weren’t high, then they wouldn’t do something like that.
It would be really funny if Rouge says “Damn”
Some of the tones/pitch and bratiness does have a lot of Amy vibes to it lol. Still a cute voice for her, a lot like the original game voices :)
she could kiss who?
Bro that whole line suprised me!! She said shadow.
she should kiss sonic
he already turned her down
maybe knuckles
that was barely the case in sonic x
She's giving me romantic vibes! 11:34 is my favorite too
Me too.
No, she be giving me Southern vibes somehow, and I find it kinda distracting.
And 11:34 wtf were they smoking?! And this is fake.
Sounds so cute!❤
i love her
Oh I have got to LOVE Rouge's car! I need it rn🤫💗
6.9k views.......
Does this mean something?
Voice actress: Karen Strassman
Ding ding ding ding! You got it!
CORRECT!
11:34 HOLY SHRIMP!!
11:34
SEGA , please let it happen . I need Shadouge in my life .
Shadow doesn't like Rouge.
@@mw6ngi0 There is no definitive statement about how Shadow feels towards Rouge . All we know that Sonic team possibly shipping them .
Shadow would eventually like Rouge if their relationship allowed to be explored more .
But romance is very limited to interactions between characters .
@@soulswordA Shadow doesn't have the feeling of romance. It's not like his creator thought he might like someone. He wasn't created to have romance with someone.
@@mw6ngi0 Why would Sonic team consider of giving him a love interest in the first place , if they truly believe that he is incapable experiencing romance ?
Also could you stop repeating the same comment here .
@@soulswordA when did Sonic team ever give shadow a love interest
11:34 *7w7*
I literally screamed when i heard her say that for the first time
If I saw her do that for the first time, you damn sure I’d be filling myself straight up with fullness and joy!
No it’s fake. They were drunk when they threw that line in there.
4:52 My Favorite who agree's?
DAMN IT I miss Kathleen Delaney. She literally is the only VA that can actually make Rouge sound more seductive and sassy. Hell, I prefer SA2 voice actress over Karen. Thats how bad this is.
At least in terms of voice delivery, Delaney had it down pack. I'm not feeling this new voice actress whatsoever.
Karen at least sounds more like a 17 year old. Kathleen sounded like a 30 year old.
Right...I at least would listen to Kathleen Delaney's voice all day everyday. She don't even sound like a 30 year old lol. Rouge is mature as she should.
@@williamcollis455 she sounded 18. Which is a mature age.
True. Too bad people would lose their shit if she came back.
exactly
11:11
I don't even know what to say
@@George-zk4nv
BRO TOO FAR TOO FAAAAR
@@George-zk4nv
I forgot I even made this comment lol
9:28 Gah! Payback’s comin’ Blaze
Lol
this will take some time to get use to.
Does anyone else get Rarity Vibes from this version of Rouge?
Indeed, darling.
I get Charlotte LaBeouf vibes from her
i see why people didn't like rouge's voice in this game OR dream team
I can’t even hear what she sounds like over the sound of my teeth grinding in annoyance
Where in the world does she say “Shadow! I could kiss you!” in the game?
11:34
@@TylerdiggerProductions I meant to say when in the game.
@@George-zk4nv oops. I have no idea...
@@George-zk4nv I got it once while playing as rouge in the same team with shadow, when in the middle of a race he offered me a box and I accepted. Then rouge said it.
Rouge: 11:42
Me: And you _didn't_ believe her?
Rouge: I do now!
(iykyk)
They should use this character’s personality in the next Sonic Riders game!
I agree 👍
why does rouge’s voice get progressively higher every game?
Rouge sounding a bit too much like Anna from Fire Emblem now.
Same actress lol
She also sound like Olivia from Lego Friends same actress
I like this voice for Rouge, but I think the best version was in Sonic X / Sonic 06.
None of us talk about her O6/X Voice... We never do...
No it wasn’t. Her voice from Heroes is the best.