Blaze the Cat/Miscellaneous

Archie Comics
Blaze also appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog and its spin off comic series published by Archie Comics. Like in the games, she is the guardian of the Sol Emeralds.

In Blaze's first appearance, Sonic finds her in captivity after she was captured by a group of SWATbots outside of Knothole. At first hostile to the "Blue One", Blaze eventually realized Sonic meant her no harm after their brief battle ended and he offered his friendship. Blaze vanished soon after, promising to haunt Sonic's dreams as he'd haunted hers. She later assisted Sonic, Tails and Marine in battling Captain Whisker, Johnny and Dr. Eggman Nega to retrieve a Chaos Emerald. In her next encounter with someone from Mobius Prime, she worked with Shadow and Marine to defeat Metal Sonic.

Eventually, arriving in Mobius, she sought out a Sol Emerald from getting into the possession of anyone else, with assistance from Cream the Rabbit, Cheese, and Amy Rose. It turned out that three other groups had detected the emerald as well, which included Team Dark, Team Rogues, and Team Hooligan. With the help from Team Dark in a former four-way battle, Blaze recovered her Sol Emerald and peace was restored to her dimension.

In Worlds Collide, Blaze was among Sonic's allies, who were captured and turned into the Roboticized Masters. As Blaze Woman, she was ordered by Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily to retrieve a Chaos Emerald with Silver Man and eventually to fight Sonic and Mega Man's allies. She was eventually brought back to normal and joined the final battle against the evil doctors.

Following the Super Genesis Wave, Blaze became virtually identical to her game counterpart.

IDW Publishing
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing, Blaze, like her game counterpart, is the guardian of the Sol Emeralds.

She traveled to Sonic's dimension to prevent a "terrible event" there that the Sol Emeralds had informed her of, and arrived in a village, where she helped Sonic and Tangle the Lemur defend the village from Dr. Eggman's Badniks. Afterward, Blaze decided to stay in Sonic's dimension until she could determine what it was she had to prevent.

Theme
Blaze's theme is Vela Nova, which was first played in the Sonic vs. Blaze fight in Sonic Rush (in the zone Dead Line). It is also played when Sonic has the Medal of Percival equipped in Sonic and the Black Knight, albeit with a Spanish guitar added to the music.

Her other theme is Raisin' Me Up, which she shares with Sonic after they clear the Extra Boss in Sonic Rush. This song sums up their relationship and mutual understanding of each other as Sonic helped Blaze in her time of need.

Reception
Overall, Blaze has been well received. IGN remarked upon seeing her at TGS 2005 that she "easily earned her place in the team" amidst unremarkable secondary characters. Her gameplay has been praised as "fast-moving and fun" as opposed to slower characters introduced earlier in the series, but criticized for its resemblance to that of Sonic. Blaze has been called "a nice addition to Sonic's cast" and "one of the more complex, multifaceted characters in the Sonic canon". She has been noted by GameSpot for her "fiery disposition". IGN's Nintendo Team stated in its July 2009 list of the top 25 DS games that there is "nothing notable about a Sonic game bringing a new character into the fold, except that Blaze doesn't suck", ranking Sonic Rush 17th. She has become a favorite among fans of the series.

Quotes

 * "You can't escape me!" - Blaze when beginning a level in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure.
 * "How's that?"- Blaze after completing a level in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure.
 * "Hmm, it seems you like to play with fire. Let me light up your fingers then!" - When Blaze has her first encounter with Dr. Eggman in Sonic Rush.
 * "Give me back... The Sol Emeralds!" - Blaze in a cutscene after defeating Eggman in Sonic Rush.
 * "Never get on my bad side!" - Blaze after winning a boss battle in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure.
 * "Incredible! How could she just let me in? - Blaze surprised by Cream letting her inside her house after they just met.
 * "My enemies always fall before me!" - Blaze after beating the second to last boss in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure.
 * "M-my name is Blaze the Cat... it's nice to meet you!" - After Blaze introduces herself to Sonic.
 * "Don't mention it! W-we're... (...) ... Yes. We're friends!" - Blaze after saving Cream who proclaims their friendship in Sonic Rush.
 * "We agreed to save the world - at any price!" - Blaze talking to Silver before sacrificing herself in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
 * "You're still so naive, but I... I've always liked that about you." - Blaze talking to Silver before sacrificing herself in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
 * "Uh Sonic... Maybe we should back away from the edge here so, huh?... We can... Uh! y'know..." - Blaze talking to Sonic after trying to hide her fear of heights in Sky Babylon.
 * "Marine, listen! Since you don't seem to understand where I'm getting at I'll just tell you.... You're a nuisance!" - Blaze telling Marine of her obnoxiousness when she refuses to go back to Windmill Village.
 * "Haven't I told you not to call me that?" - Blaze talking to Gardon about calling her "Your Highness".
 * "Yes... That is my duty as princess. My duty... And honor!" - Blaze, after Sonic tells her to keep a level head for the sake of her people.
 * "Sonic... What kind of a person is he?" - Blaze asking Cream after she had a brief meeting with Sonic.
 * "Sonic... Do you think that maybe you were brought here for a reason?" - Blaze thinking that her and Sonic's meeting in Sonic Rush Adventure was not an accident.
 * "Fear the power of the flames!" - Blaze before a race starts in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * "You'll never be a match for me!" - After getting in the top 3 in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * "I wish I hadn't need your help Sonic, but thank you. By the way, you seem to look less... spiky!" - Blaze after Classic Sonic rescues her at Crisis City in Sonic Generations.
 * "Sonic, I hope we can keep this slip-up of mine just between the two of us. All right?" - Blaze to Classic Sonic after he rescues her.
 * "As much as I dislike relying on others, I'm grateful for your aid. The creature was beyond my skills." - Blaze after Modern Sonic rescues her at Crisis City in Sonic Generations.
 * "Don't give in Sonic!"- Blaze cheering on the Sonics to fight in Sonic Generations.
 * "A Red Star Ring? We have something like that back in my world, as well." - Blaze to Classic Sonic after he collects a Red Star ring.
 * "You got an S Rank? I can't help but think of our old adventures together." - Blaze if Sonic talks to her after getting an S Rank in Crisis City.
 * "Your spines getting shorter is one thing, but turning pink? What did you eat, Sonic?" Blaze to Classic Sonic after the mission Chase after Blaze.
 * "My skills are superior."- Blaze claiming her victory, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

Trivia

 * Despite having the title of princess, Blaze is sometimes referred to as a queen. She is called "Queen Blaze the Cat" on the official Sega of America Sonic mini site, Sonic Central, as well as the Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) game website. However, in Japanese, her title is "皇女" (Kōjo), which translates as "imperial princess", and is also called princess in Sonic Rush Adventure).
 * Blaze is implied to have two different backstories for her origin. In Sonic Rush, Blaze is depicted as a princess native to another dimension, while in Sonic the Hedgehog, she appears in a possible future of Sonic's world. At the end of the latter game, Blaze is sealed in another dimension, which led to the assumption that Sonic the Hedgehog took place prior to Sonic Rush. While the events of the latter game were ultimately erased, Sonic the Hedgehog ' s official website, guides and later games indicate that the Blaze in Sonic the Hedgehog is the same one seen in Sonic Rush. There is no attempt in-game to show why and how she is in Silver's time - the game instead writes Blaze as a good friend of Silver's, and whether or not she even truly recognizes Sonic from the previous title is seemingly rendered moot when Sonic himself does not pay any attention to her at all, making many fans question whether Blaze is a native of another dimension or the future. It was finally cleared up at Sonic Boom in 2012 by Takashi Iizuka, who stated that Blaze is in fact a native of the Sol Dimension and not the future. He also stated that the reason no one expressed familiarity with Blaze in Sonic the Hedgehog was because everyone had "amnesia." Current Archie Comics writer Ian Flynn's explanation is that Blaze and Silver never met however, completely ignoring the events of the game.
 * During a 2018 Q&A livestream Shiro Maekawa said that even though it was never officially stated, he wanted to add a sense of connection between Sonic Rush and Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * Like Sonic's specialty in breakdancing, Blaze seems to be able to dance ballet as she is seen spinning on the tip of her toes before striking a victory pose.
 * As of Sonic Runners, Blaze is the first female Power Type character in the series.
 * Although it has never been officially confirmed, Blaze is able to perform Chaos Control with at least two Chaos Emeralds, as she used them to transport herself to another dimension along with Iblis at the end of Silver’s story in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).
 * It should be noted that In Sonic Generations, Blaze will say "I thought I would never be in Crisis City again" after clearing "Blaze: Piercing the Flames", despite the fact that the events of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) were erased from timeline.
 * According to Sonic Channel, when asked about her weight, Blaze would respond "Don't speak of such a thing." unlike the other female characters which simply says 'Secret'.
 * Blaze is the first female character in any portrayals of the Sonic the Hedgehog series to be given a transformation.
 * In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 versions of Sonic Unleashed, if one were to look at the loading screen for Empire City's Skyscraper Scamper stage, one could see "Blaze Rd."
 * If Blaze is tapped in the bottom screen with the stylus during gameplay in Sonic Rush, she jumps like a frightened cat, then she turns at the player angrily and stomps on the ground, before turning her back and tapping her foot. When tapped on the touch screen in Sonic Rush Adventure, Blaze hovers in the air.
 * In Sonic Rush Adventure, Blaze might know more than one language other than English, as she was able to read a book filled with ancient text found in Sky Babylon.
 * Blaze is the second feline character introduced in the series in regards to the games. The first is Big the Cat.
 * However, if one were to include Honey the Cat, who was a scrapped character since Sonic the Fighters at the time, it would make Blaze the third feline in the games.
 * Blaze's fear of heights is rather ironical, as real-life cats generally prefer to stay on high-up places and almost always safely land on their feet.
 * Prior to the release of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), an internal document used by Sega was leaked which contained the entire game script as well as extended profiles for the major character. In the Character Introductions section, it is stated for Blaze that "she is bothered by underendowed chest (comments on which will rouse her anger)". It is unknown if this is true to her actual depiction.