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Oh Chaos Emeralds, gems of miracles. Please heed my call. I wish to save this world. I wish to cleanse my father's sin. And I wish to talk to Sonic... once again!


— Princess Elise the Third, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Princess Elise the Third[2] (ソレアナ公女エリス3世 Soreana Kōjo Erisu 3-sei?, lit. "Princess Elise III of Soleanna") is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. She is a human girl and the current sovereign of Soleanna, the sole living member of the principality's royal family.[3] The daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Soleanna, Elise lost her mother at a young age, and her father later perished as well in the failed Solaris Project, but not before sealing the Flames of Disaster inside of Elise's soul. Elise eventually grew to lead the principality, burdened by the pressure to never cry, lest the Flames be released.

A decade later after the Solaris Project, Elise was targeted by Dr. Eggman for the Flames of Disaster and her Chaos Emerald. Coming to her rescue, however, was Sonic the Hedgehog, who would save Elise multiple times and ultimately help free her from her heavy burdens.

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Princess Elise the Third utilizes the Chaos Emeralds to express her wishes, including world salvation, absolving her father's sins, and reconnecting with Sonic. These emeralds, coveted for their near-infinite powers, have been used for both benevolent and malevolent intents. Elise possesses a blue Chaos Emerald, integral to the secret of the Flames of Disaster.
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Sonic and Princess Elise have an attraction, with Elise developing a crush on Sonic. Her attachment to Sonic brings her happiness, a feeling she hadn't experienced since her father's passing.
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As the last surviving member of her royal family, Princess Elise the Third governs Soleanna, a kingdom known for tourism and precision machinery. She bears the heavy responsibility of being the vessel for Iblis, a duty passed on by her late father. The primary religion in Soleanna is the worship of the Sun God Solaris.
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Princess Elise the Third was left with a significant burden by her father upon his death. He had sealed a powerful entity, Iblis, inside her, cautioning her never to cry lest Iblis be unleashed. This occurred a decade after her father's death, making her a target for Dr. Eggman and Mephiles the Dark, who were after Iblis. Sonic the Hedgehog repeatedly rescued her and eventually helped her overcome this burden.
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Appearance[]

Elise is a tall, fair-skinned, teenage girl with neck-length auburn hair and cerulean-blue eyes. Her outfit consists of an off-shoulder short white mini dress with short-puffed transparent sleeves and a ruffle rim at the top, a golden strap with crossed black edges and white flowers on the chest, and rhombus pattern with the Soleanna symbol at the hem. She also wears white evening gloves, silver earrings, a gem necklace, orange pantyhose, and red and silver high heel shoes.

As a child, Elise wore a layered, orange top with short-puffed sleeves with red and white triangle-patterned trims at the middle, and a pink transparent collar at the top of the shirt. Her pants were also orange, with red and white triangle-patterned trims at the end, a golden belt of black edges with a bow at the back, and red Mary Jane shoes.

History[]

Past[]

Elise was born to the Duke and Duchess of Soleanna, the latter of whom passed away early in Elise's childhood. One day, the Duke brought the young Elise to see the flame of hope, Solaris. Upon hearing of the Solaris Project, Elise asked if it would let them see her mother again, which her father confirmed, before leading her away.

The  and  sealing  within Elise, from .

The Duke and Silver sealing Iblis within Elise, from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

However, Elise was only seven years old when the Solaris Project ended in ruin. Elise sneaked into the facility and entered the test chamber to see the Duke, just as Solaris caused a spatial meltdown and the machine exploded, resulting in the creation of Mephiles the Dark and the Flames of Disaster, Iblis. Though the Duke shielded her, Elise was knocked unconscious by the blast. Desperate, the injured Duke worked with the time-traveling Silver the Hedgehog to seal the Flames of Disaster in the soul of his own daughter using the white Chaos Emerald. With the ritual complete, the Duke reminded Elise to never cry and to grow up to be a good queen, before perishing. Silver then took the unconscious princess outside into Kingdom Valley, resting her by a tree with the Scepter of Darkness. In a daze, Elise weakly called out for her father, moving Silver with sympathy to leave the blue Emerald with her as a lucky charm, before he departed.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)[]

Elise at the , from .

Elise at the Festival of the Sun, from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

By the time of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)'s present, a decade had passed, and Elise was now seventeen years old and the ruling sovereign of Soleanna. She led the Festival of the Sun in Soleanna Castle Town. Before lighting the Altar of Light, Elise suddenly had a vision of Iblis. Suddenly, the city was attacked by Dr. Eggman, who demanded Elise's Chaos Emerald and her secrets to the Flames of Disaster. Fortunately, Sonic the Hedgehog arrived to destroy the Badniks; briefly, Elise saw a vision of Silver the Hedgehog in his place. Sonic then swept her off her feet, introducing himself and whisking her away. However, Sonic had to put Elise down to fight off more Badniks, giving Eggman a chance to capture her with his Egg Mobile. While being drawn into the Egg Carrier, Elise threw her Chaos Emerald to Sonic, and he promised to rescue her.

After being transported across Wave Ocean, Elise was locked in a cave in Dusty Desert, where Eggman awaited Sonic and Tails for an ambush. Elise felt hopeless, but recalled her father's wish for her to never cry. Once Sonic arrived, Elise happily hugged him, until Eggman emerged and unleashed the Egg-Cerberus. Sonic and Tails defeated the robot before departing with Elise. Now hunted by Badniks, Tails parted ways to cause a diversion, letting Sonic escape by carrying Elise across the sands.

Elise and Sonic stopped in a grassy plain. She thanked Sonic, but noticed a wound on his arm and bandaged it with her handkerchief. She then apologized for his injury, but Sonic simply told her to smile. As they walked across the plains, Elise told Sonic about the Flames of Disaster that Eggman was seeking. Elise worried about what she could do to stop Eggman, but suddenly found Sonic pulling her along. She protested, but Sonic told her not to worry and keep running. After running for a while, Elise felt exhilarated and Sonic gave her some advice: "Nothing starts until you take action. If you have time to worry, then run."

Upon returning to Castle Town, Sonic was attacked by Silver. Elise was recaptured by Eggman in the confusion, being brought to White Acropolis. Once Eggman proposed a deal with Sonic to exchange the blue Chaos Emerald for Elise, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles infiltrated the base. However, Eggman did not live up to his end of the deal, using the Solaris prototype to send Sonic and friends into the future, much to Elise's horror. Eggman assured her that they had merely been transported elsewhere, though he did not know the time period. After Eggman finished gloating to Elise, she silently prayed for Sonic and his friends to be okay.

Soon after, Elise took Sonic's advice and attempted to escape Eggman's base on her own, running into Amy on the way. As they returned to Castle Town, Amy defended Elise from Badniks and discussed romance. However, when Elise entered her castle, she was again kidnapped by Eggman. Fortunately, Sonic returned to the present via Dual Chaos Control and saved Elise from Eggman's train in Radical Train. As Sonic brought Elise to safety, she told him that she knew he would return. However, Silver ambushed them again, letting Eggman captured Elise once more.

Over Soleanna Forest, Elise stated she would rather die than let Eggman win, and threw herself from the Egg Mobile. Sonic arrived just in time to catch her, before defeating the Egg-Genesis. The two fled into Tropical Jungle to shake Eggman's pursuit. When Sonic explained that he would return Elise to the castle, she seemed sad, so he took a detour to visit a beautiful lake with a tree. There, Elise asked Sonic if he planned on leaving Soleanna once he stopped Eggman; he confirmed this, but assured her that he would remember her. Holding back tears, Elise hugged Sonic, who again told her to smile.

However, upon returning to Castle Town, Eggman's Egg Carrier appeared, threatening to destroy the city unless Elise agreed to meet with him by four o'clock. Having heard Eggman's ultimatum, Elise willingly surrendered to his demands for the sake of the city. Eggman took her aboard the Egg Carrier, and revealed to her his plans to use Solaris to rule over all time.

While flying over Kingdom Valley, the Egg Carrier malfunctioned and crashed, tragically killing Elise and presumably Eggman. According to data in the future, this event came to be known as the Day of Disaster due to the release of Iblis, who then ravaged the world for two centuries. However, Silver helped Sonic travel back in time one day to board the Egg Carrier early, allowing him to save Elise before the crash. The two barely escaped, being thrust onto a grassy cliff by the ship's explosion. Sonic and Elise shared a laugh over their exhilarating getaway, with Sonic complimenting her smile.

As Sonic and Elise returned to the city, however, Mephiles suddenly appeared behind them, blinding them with a Chaos Emerald and impaling Sonic with a spear attack. Elise frantically shook him, but upon realizing that he was dead, was unable to control her grief any longer and cried, breaking the seal on the Flames of Disaster and allowing Mephiles to merge with them. Solaris then transported Elise and the cast to a temporal rift, where Elise cradled Sonic's lifeless body. All seemed lost, until Silver proposed that they revive Sonic to defeat Solaris. Elise noted that she could still sense Sonic's presence, so Silver asked Elise to use the Chaos Emeralds to return his soul to his body.

Elise reviving Sonic, from .

Elise reviving Sonic, from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

With all seven Chaos Emeralds collected, Elise performed a ritual, pleading for Sonic to come back and ending it with a kiss. Sonic was resurrected and transformed into Super Sonic. Exhausted and stunned by this miracle, Elise fell into Sonic's arms, who thanked her for saving him. Super Sonic, Super Shadow, and Super Silver then battled Solaris, while Elise stayed behind with all the sidelines. During the fight, Elise noted she could sense Solaris' very will, leading to the plan to target his consciousness. Once Solaris was defeated, Sonic and Elise were suddenly transported through time, seeing the original form of Solaris as the flame of hope.

Sonic and Elise arrived in Soleanna ten years ago, before the Solaris Project, when the young Elise and her father discussed the flame of hope before leaving. The present-day Elise took the flame and told Sonic that if she extinguished it, the Solaris Project would never go wrong, but she and Sonic would also never meet. Overcome, Elise began to cry that she did not care what happened to the world, as long as she knew Sonic. Sonic again assured Elise to smile, meaning to accept reality and move on. With tears in her eyes and a gentle smile, Elise blew out Solaris, undoing her entire adventure with Sonic.

When time returned to the Festival of the Sun, Elise again led the ceremony, but Eggman did not attack due to the non-existence of the Flames of Disaster. However, Sonic still visited Soleanna, rushing past Elise with a burst of air. Elise decided that it was just the wind, but that it felt familiar somehow, and smiled. Elise then returned to the festival, unaware of Sonic's watchful presence nearby.

Other game appearances[]

Sonic Rivals 2[]

In Sonic Rivals 2, Elise appears on collectible cards:

Image Card Number Card Challenge Unlocked
Sonic Rivals 2 - Card Collection 139 139 Elise (child) Find all Chao in Zone 6 Act 3 N/A
Sonic Rivals 2 - Card Collection 140 140 Princess Elise Get the High Score in Zone 1 Act 1 N/A

Shadow Generations[]

In Shadow Generations, Big the Cat mentions that he met the princess during a trip to Soleanna when he entered the royal palace in search of Froggy. He describes her as very nice.

Other Appearances[]

Elise and Silver in In the Veil of Darkness" from .

Elise and Silver in In the Veil of Darkness" from Otherworld Comedy.

Otherworld Comedy[]

Elise makes an appearance in the Japanese-exclusive calendar story Otherworld Comedy, starring alongside Silver the Hedgehog. She was chosen by the community, with the other option being Merlina the Wizard.

Personality[]

Elise is kind-hearted, sweet, loving, and genuinely cares about her country and its citizens, being willing to give herself up to Eggman in order to protect them from the doctor. She is well aware of her role as a monarch and does her best to stand as a worthy and exemplary princess. Behind her formal facade, however, Elise is like any typical confused and anxious young woman. The loss of her parents left Elise with much grief and sorrow, but she always tried to stay strong due to her father's words. When Iblis was later sealed inside her, Elise forced herself to never cry, as her tears would free Iblis from within her. This trapped her in a perpetual state of fake optimism where she would try to make light of her fate, but in reality, she always carried sadness that she could never let go of, leaving her trapped in her own feelings.

During her adventures with Sonic, she becomes quite attached to the heroic hedgehog, the latter is hinted at in her first conversation with Amy, where she is visibly flustered and embarrassed when Amy asked her if he (not knowing that it was Sonic) had asked her out on a date and later where she desperately fights back tears when Sonic reveals that he plans of departing the city once he thwarted Eggman's plans. It is eventually Sonic's presence that makes Elise truly happy for the first time since her father's death, allowing her to get out of her own captivity.

Despite her genuine love for her people, Elise wishes to be able to make herself happy with her own desires coming first as she hesitates to blow out the flame of Solaris, since it would mean she would never meet Sonic, who gave her so much happiness. However, Sonic's words of encouragement and her own knowledge of what is right win out in the end and she blows out the flame.

Possibly as a side effect of the ritual that was used to seal Iblis within her body, Elise, at times, seems to possess a small degree of mental instability, as shown when she hallucinates Soleanna in flames during the Festival of the Sun and sees a vision of Silver surrounded by flames upon meeting Sonic for the first time.

Powers and abilities[]

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Activating an Energy Field to prevent Sonic from falling into sand or water.

Elise has some sort of unspecified supernatural ability which is manifested as a hidden power,[4] though it is unknown if it is a side effect from having Iblis sealed inside her or it is a power of her own. When she and Sonic are together, Elise can join her hidden power with Sonic's to form a protective barrier around them. She also possesses a degree of spiritual awareness (even after Iblis was released from her) as demonstrated when she was able to sense the presence of Sonic's spirit around them and later Solaris' consciousness.

After Solaris was erased from existence, it is unknown if Elise has retained any of her supernatural powers.

Relationships[]

Duke of Soleanna[]

Sonic the Hedgehog[]

You have given me so many things. Now it is my time to return the favor. I care not what happens to me. But please heed my voice. Sonic, come back! To me... To us!


— Princess Elise the Third, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
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Elise and Sonic laughing together, from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

Elise's most prominent relationship was with Sonic the Hedgehog. She formed a close friendship to him throughout their adventure. Elise stated that Sonic allowed her to feel like a girl and allowed her to be herself, instead of putting on a brave face for the people of Soleanna. It's hinted that Elise has feelings for Sonic.

Mephiles used their close friendship to their advantage, killing Sonic and making Elise cry and free Iblis. She revived Sonic with the Chaos Emeralds, kissing him as he awakens as Super Sonic. After the defeat of Solaris, Elise and Sonic found the Flames of Disaster in its frail, core form. She theorizes that by putting out the flame now, Solaris will have never existed, which will make it so that she will never have met Sonic in this adventure. Elise nearly breaks down and declares that she does not care what happens to the world, but Sonic simply reminds her to smile, convincing her to be brave and blow out the Flames of Disaster. This event instantly results in a time reboot. At the end of the game, Sonic watches the Festival of the Sun in the distance as Elise senses something familiar about his presence.

Amy Rose[]

I'll go, too! Because it's for Sonic! So Elise... Watch over him!


Amy Rose, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
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Elise with Amy, from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

Elise found a good friend in Amy Rose. The two first met when Amy rescued her from Eggman's base then escorted and saved her from the robots that were chasing her. Amy gave Elise some advice on love and told her that she had a good chance with Sonic (though she did not know that Elise cared for Sonic as well), saying, "Look, you're a Princess and you're super cute. That guy's the lucky one!" Even upon finding out about Elise's friendship with Sonic around the Last Story of the game, Amy had absolutely no hard feelings with Elise and vice versa. As all the sidelines celebrated Super Sonic, Super Shadow and Super Silver's shared victory against Solaris, Amy showed some support to Elise and comforted her.

Silver the Hedgehog[]

Focus your thoughts on using its power to perform this miracle... You can do it, princess!


Silver the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
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Elise given a Chaos Emerald by Silver, from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

Elise's relationship with Silver the Hedgehog is first referenced at the Festival of the Sun, as she briefly sees Silver in Sonic's place. For most of the story, Silver completely ignores Elise while hunting Sonic. However, when he travels to the past to see the Solaris Project, Silver defends the child Elise and discovers she was the true key to preventing Iblis' release all along. Silver then returns to the present to defend her from Dr. Eggman, but not before giving Elise the blue Chaos Emerald he had, telling her to keep it as a lucky charm. Elise is shown to have kept this Chaos Emerald for most of her life. During the Last Story, Silver earnestly encourages Elise to try bringing Sonic back using the Emeralds.

Dr. Eggman[]

I would rather die than be your prisoner again!


— Princess Elise to Doctor Eggman. from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Elise falling backward off the  to escape Dr. Eggman, from .

Elise falling backward off the Egg Mobile to escape Dr. Eggman, from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

Elise first encountered Dr. Eggman during the Festival of the Sun, who had kidnapped her to use the Flames of Disaster which was currently sealed inside her soul. While initially scared of Eggman, Elise eventually seemingly started growing a hatred for him, judging by how she attempts to kill herself to avoid being with him, only to be rescued by Sonic. Over the course of the game, Eggman consistently kidnaps Elise to complete his goals of achieving Solaris, only to be constantly foiled by Sonic, or Elise simply escaping on her own. Despite this dispute, Elise and Eggman would team up during the End of the World to save Sonic and defeat the now complete Solaris.

Interestingly, Eggman's two abductions of Elise also (albeit inadvertently on his part) aided Elise and the world ultimately, as both instances occurred while Silver was attempting to assassinate Sonic under the belief the latter was the Iblis Trigger, thus preventing her from crying and releasing Iblis from within her.

Friends/allies[]

Enemies[]

Reception[]

While Sonic '06 was widely panned as a whole, one of the most notorious criticisms was the relationship between Sonic and Elise, some even accusing Sonic Team of supporting bestiality (when a person is in a romantic relationship with an animal).[5] Kotaku deeply criticized the kiss Elise gives to Sonic before he resurrects, calling it an unnecessary addition to justify a hedgehog "hooking up" with a human woman.[6]

GamesRadar+ video game critics labelled Sonic and Elise's relationship as one of the worst moments of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, comparing their romance to that of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala from the Star Wars saga, another controversial couple among pop culture fans.[7] They later listed their relationship as one of the eight "wrongest romances in video games", opining that it was nasty enough to vomit.[8]

When asked about this controversy in an interview with GameSpy, Lacey Chabert stated: "Ha! No, you're just being silly. It's not an inappropriate relationship. Let's just say Sonic and Princess Elise have an attraction for each other."[5]

In other media[]

Books and comics[]

Archie Comics[]

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Princess Elise, from The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia.

Princess Elise exists in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. She is implied to have met Sonic sometime during the Pre-Super Genesis Wave timeline but she never appeared in the comics in person.

Much like in the game, Princess Elise is the ruler of Soleanna, a settlement for humans and overlanders. Ten years prior to the current storyline, Elise had Iblis sealed inside her. In the present, Elise had Iblis freed from her by Mephiles after he killed Sonic the Hedgehog. Following Solaris' defeat, Elise and a revived Sonic went back in time, and the princess ensured that Solaris never came to exist.

Quotes[]

"We give thanks for the blessed flames. May we always continue to have peace. Sun of Soleanna, guide and watch over us with your eternal light..."
—Elise's thanks to Soleanna's sun god before lighting up the eternal flame.
"Umm... why are you helping me?"
—Asking Sonic why is he helping her.
"I have no words to express how grateful I am for your help..."
—Elise glad after Sonic saved her.
"You're hurt!"
—After noticing Sonic's wounded arm.
"The name of the sun god our country honors is Solaris... It is told that Solaris's rage would destroy the world. His wrath comes in the form of the Flames of Disaster. 10 years ago we almost faced the full force of his fury..."
—Elise tells Sonic about Solaris.
"I knew it... I knew you'd return! You had to!"
—Elise to Sonic after he returns from the future.
"I would rather die than be your prisoner again!"
—Elise to Eggman when he kidnapped her again.
"It isn't sometimes, but I love this country. Everyone in the castle, the children, all my citizens really... The same love my late father and mother had..."
—Elise to Sonic she loves living in Soleanna while being its ruler isn't an easy job.
"I cannot allow harm to come to my people."
—Elise when she witnesses Eggman's ultimatum.
"You have given me so many things. Now it is my time to return the favor. I care not what happens to me. But please heed my voice. Sonic, come back! To me... to us!"
—Elise resurrecting Sonic.
"I don't care what happens to the world!"
—Elise hesitating to blow out Solaris's flame.
"It felt like someone was calling me..."
—Elise feeling Sonic's presence after the time loop.
"Of course...But it felt so...familiar somehow..."
—Elise smiling at the comforting feeling of Sonic's presence.

Theme songs[]

Trivia[]

  • In Sega's internal spreadsheet for the game, there are character profiles written in corresponding English and Japanese that talk about their personalities and some of their origins. In the end of Elise's English profile emphasizing her role in the story, it says: "On one side, she is a prim and proper princess, but on the other, she is a typical confused and anxious 17-year-old girk[sic] She tries to make light of her fate, but her encounter with Sonic is what shall truly set her soul free."[9]
    • Elise's early name was "Oliga", according to the leaked script and Juan Solis's blog.[10] According to scenario writer Shiro Maekawa, the name was based on that of Russian singer Origa, and he wanted to project the princess' transparency and true strength within her in his own way.[11] The name was changed because a foreign sales person said a Russian woman's name would not be accepted in the West because of its stout and harsh impression. Later, upon closer inspection, he found the name Oliga among European princesses, and was furious twice when he found out that what he was told was just a personal impression.[12]
    • Interestingly, and perhaps unintentionally, the name "Iblis" when spoken in its original Arabic (إِبْلِيسْ, Iblīs), sounds similar to the name "Elise".
  • Lacey Chabert was not the original English voice acting choice for Elise, and was a rather late addition to the cast. Her original voice actor is unknown, though it has been reportedly said to have been Veronica Taylor, but this has never been confirmed. The reason for the shift is unknown, though likely because of Sega or Sonic Team wanting it utilize "star power" in the game. [13][14]
    • The original voice actor can be heard in an early version of the game's opening, released by BlurStudio in 2010, as well as mistakenly during a line in Tropical Jungle, where Elise informs Sonic on how the vines work. Lacey Chabert would record a separate version of the line, but it was named incorrectly.[15] An unused idle voice line for Tropical Jungle and unused hint for Dusty Desert with her early voice actor also exists.
  • Elise is carried by Sonic through Tropical Jungle and Dusty Desert in Sonic's story. However, Dusty Desert is played without her on Very Hard Mode for Sonic.
  • Elise has some similarities with Christopher Thorndyke from Sonic X:
    • Both are lonely human youths who bonded with Sonic (even receiving a hug from him in his super form), but ultimately have to say goodbye to him for the sake of the world.
    • Both have short hair and blue eyes.
    • Both are in works written by Kiyoko Yoshimura.

Notes[]


References[]

  1. Sega . Sonic the Hedgehog European site. Characters: Princess Elise. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved on 15 March 2007. "At just 17, she is a talented leader and the city of Soleanna is happy and flourishing under her rule. It's been 10 years since her father died after the top-secret Solaris Project went horribly wrong. Few know she now carries a potentially deadly force which can only be released by her grief and despair. As soon as Dr. Eggman found out about the unimaginable power, he jetted to Soleanna and kidnapped her."
  2. Sonic Team, Blindlight (14 November 2006). Sonic the Hedgehog. Xbox 360. Sega. Area/level: Soleanna New City. "Rouge: The current sovereign is Princess Elise the Third."
  3. Black, Fletcher (14 November 2006). Sonic the Hedgehog: Official Game Guide. Prima Games. pp. 4–6. ISBN 978-0761555100.
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360) United States instruction booklet, pg. 13.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Edwards, Greg (6 October 2006). Interviews: Sonic the Horndog. GameSpy. Retrieved on 12 October 2012.
  6. Keplek, Patrick (17 September 2015). Remember When Sonic Kissed A Woman?. Kotaku. Retrieved on 10 June 2019.
  7. The absolute worst Sonic moments. GamesRadar+ (23 April 2008). Retrieved on 10 June 2019.
  8. Meikleham, Dave (11 February 2015). The 8 wrongest romances in video games. GamesRadar+. Retrieved on 10 June 2019.
  9. Game Script. X-CulT. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016.
  10. https://www.solisworks.com/sonic
  11. Oliga to Elise (Japanese). @mizuhano. Twitter (18 January 2015). Retrieved on 5 July 2023. "Shiro Maekawa: ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグの ソレアナ公国の王女エリスの名前は、 シナリオ段階ではオリガという名前でした。 もちろん歌手のオリガにあやかって そうしたのですが、様々な反対にあい 果たせませんでした。 彼女の透明感と、その中にある真の強さみたいなものを私なりに投影したかったのです。"
  12. Furious upon being tricked (Japanese). @mizuhano. Twitter (18 January 2015). Retrieved on 5 July 2023. "Shiro Maekawa: 海外営業の人間曰く、 ロシア女性の名前は骨太でキツイイメージで欧米に受けないからという理由でした。その後良く良く調べると欧州のプリンセスの中にもオリガの名前があり、奴らのいったことが単なる個人的な印象に過ぎなかったことがわかって2度激怒したというね。^_^;"
  13. Find The Computer Room on Facebook. (February 2, 2025). "Fun Fact: Veronica Taylor (Ash Ketchum) was originally the voice of Princess Elise and recorded all her lines, before being replaced by Lacey Chabert."
  14. Princess Elise on behindthevoiceactors.com
  15. BlurStudio. (2 February 2025). "Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) Opening - Blur Studio Prototype"