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==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
 
[[file:IDWRougeBomb.png|thumb|200px|left|Rouge's full profile, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 10|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #10]]]]
 
[[file:IDWRougeBomb.png|thumb|200px|left|Rouge's full profile, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 10|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #10]]]]
Rouge is an anthropomorphic bat with white fur, tan skin, teal eyes and endowed female features. She has large pointy ears, a bare muzzle with a small black nose, a short tail, and a pair of black wings on her back. Only her head appears to have fur. Her short white hair flares out at the back and she wears blue eyeshadow, as well as lipstick. Her typical attire consists of a black skintight unitard with no sleeves, a pink, heart-shaped chestplate-like top with white trim, and tall white gloves and boots with pink cuffs. The boots are high heeled and feature hearts on the toes.
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Rouge is an anthropomorphic bat with white fur, tan skin, teal eyes and a curvaceous figure. She has large pointy ears, a bare muzzle with a small black nose, a short tail, and a pair of black wings on her back. Only her head appears to have fur. Her short white hair flares out at the back and she wears blue eyeshadow, as well as lipstick. Her typical attire consists of a black skintight unitard with no sleeves, a pink, heart-shaped chestplate-like top with white trim, and tall white gloves and boots with pink cuffs. The boots have small heels and pink hearts on the toes.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Some time ago, Rouge participated in a situation involving the [[Space Colony ARK (IDW)|Space Colony ARK]], in which Eggman used its [[Eclipse Cannon (IDW)|Eclipse Cannon]] to blow up a part of the moon in order to show the world the power that he wielded. These events lead to Rouge teaming up with [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]], [[Knuckles the Echidna (IDW)|Knuckles]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]], and even Dr. Eggman himself to stop a bigger threat.<ref name="StH6">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 6|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #6]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 2"</ref><ref name="StH5">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #5]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 1"</ref>
 
Some time ago, Rouge participated in a situation involving the [[Space Colony ARK (IDW)|Space Colony ARK]], in which Eggman used its [[Eclipse Cannon (IDW)|Eclipse Cannon]] to blow up a part of the moon in order to show the world the power that he wielded. These events lead to Rouge teaming up with [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]], [[Knuckles the Echidna (IDW)|Knuckles]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]], and even Dr. Eggman himself to stop a bigger threat.<ref name="StH6">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 6|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #6]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 2"</ref><ref name="StH5">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #5]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 1"</ref>
   
Following [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]]'s disappearance, Rouge aided Shadow in his search to hunt down Eggman and prevent him from launching a counter-attack. Rouge quickly found the doctor's location, but anonymously passed that information to the [[Chaotix Detective Agency (IDW)|Chaotix Detective Agency]] in order for them to verify it was Eggman and to bring in [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] to help bring Shadow to reason.<ref name="StH6"/>
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Following [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]]'s disappearance, Rouge aided Shadow in his search for Eggman, quickly finding the doctor's location in [[Windmill Village]]. However, she kept this information secret from Shadow while anonymously informing the [[Chaotix Detective Agency (IDW)|Chaotix Detective Agency]] about her sighting, knowing that they would investigate in order to verify it was Eggman and suspecting that they would call in [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] to see it for himself.<ref name="StH6"/>
   
 
===The Fate of Dr. Eggman===
 
===The Fate of Dr. Eggman===
Approximately a month after the war between the [[Resistance (IDW)|Resistance]] and the [[Eggman Empire (IDW)|Eggman Empire]], Rouge and [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]] found a seemingly amnesiac [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]] dealing and becoming friendly with [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]] and the [[Chaotix (IDW)|Chaotix]]. After Eggman mentioned [[Eggman Land (IDW)|Eggman Land]] however, Shadow revealed his and Rouge's presence and got ready to destroy the doctor.<ref name="StH5"/>
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Approximately a month after the war between the [[Resistance (IDW)|Resistance]] and the [[Eggman Empire (IDW)|Eggman Empire]], Rouge and [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]] went to Windmill Village, where they found a seemingly amnesiac [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]] becoming friendly with [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]] and the [[Chaotix (IDW)|Chaotix]]. After "Mr. Tinker" mentioned [[Eggman Land (IDW)|Eggman Land]], however, Shadow revealed his and Rouge's presence and got ready to destroy the doctor.<ref name="StH5"/>
   
An inevitable confrontation occurred between Sonic and Shadow, and during the battle, Rouge revealed herself as the Chaotix's anonymous source to the detectives and proceeded to speak with "Mr. Tinker" as he hid behind his barricade in his home, learning his story and apparent memory loss. Upon Shadow teleporting inside Tinker's home, Rouge tried to calm him down and explain but Sonic had already got through to Shadow. The hedgehog demanded to see the "Eggman Land" that Tinker had mentioned earlier, only for it to be a small playground for the children of the village. Rouge ribbed Shadow for taking the matter so seriously and bid farewell to Sonic and the Chaotix on good terms.<ref name="StH6"/>
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During the inevitable confrontation between Sonic and Shadow, Rouge revealed herself as the Chaotix's anonymous source, explaining that she had engineered the situation in order to prevent Shadow from doing anything reckless. She proceeded to speak with "Mr. Tinker" as he hid behind his barricade in his home, learning his story and apparent memory loss. When Shadow teleported inside Tinker's home, Rouge tried to calm him down and explain what she had learned, but Shadow told her that he had already talked it out with Sonic. The dark hedgehog demanded to see the "Eggman Land" that Tinker had mentioned earlier, only for it to be a small playground for the children of the village. Ribbing Shadow for taking the matter so seriously, Rouge bid farewell to Sonic and the Chaotix and left on good terms.<ref name="StH6"/>
   
 
===Battle For Angel Island===
 
===Battle For Angel Island===
Rouge and Shadow were later called in to aid the [[Resistance (IDW)|Resistance]] against the new threat of [[Neo Metal Sonic (Archie)|Neo Metal Sonic]], who had been impersonating Eggman, taken command over his [[Egg Fleet (IDW)|Egg Fleet]] and the [[Eggman Empire (IDW)|Eggman Empire]], and had now successfully captured [[Angel Island (IDW)|Angel Island]] and the [[Master Emerald (IDW)|Master Emerald]]. She and Shadow were appointed to team two as part of a three-pronged attack to take on Neo Metal Sonic. On the journey to Angel Island, Rouge questioned Shadow about his motives for going from lone wolf to joining a massive group like the Resistance for this battle, only for him to remain secretive of his reasons. After the Resistance's [[battleship]] was shot down, the fight began, with Rouge saving [[Tangle the Lemur]] by flying her out of the explosion.<ref name="StH9">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #9]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 1"</ref> Shadow quickly disappeared from team two to no surprise of Rouge and she began taking orders from [[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] to destroy the guns of the battleship they were attacking and managing to take out a few [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawns]] with kicks and bombs in the process.<ref name="StH9"/><ref name="StH10">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 10|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #10]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 2"</ref> A bold move by [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]] led to the wing attached to Angel Island Rouge and her allies were on being bombarded by a hijacked Egg Fleet battleship. and Rouge quickly saved the life of Amy by flying her to another battleship. After a safe landing, the two women briefly conversed about Shadow discarding their plan and how he would most likely be going after Neo Metal Sonic on his own, a move which Rouge vowed to "chew him out" for later.<ref name="StH10"/>
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Rouge and Shadow were later called in to aid the [[Resistance (IDW)|Resistance]] against the new threat of [[Neo Metal Sonic (Archie)|Neo Metal Sonic]], who had impersonated Eggman, taken command over his [[Egg Fleet (IDW)|Egg Fleet]] and the [[Eggman Empire (IDW)|Eggman Empire]], and had now successfully captured [[Angel Island (IDW)|Angel Island]] and the [[Master Emerald (IDW)|Master Emerald]]. She and Shadow were appointed to Team Two as part of a three-pronged attack to take on Neo Metal Sonic. On the journey to Angel Island, Rouge questioned Shadow about his motives for going from lone wolf to joining a massive group like the Resistance for this battle, only for him to remain secretive of his reasons. After the Resistance's [[battleship]] was shot down, the fight began, with Rouge saving [[Tangle the Lemur]] by flying her out of the explosion.<ref name="StH9">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 9|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #9]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 1"</ref> Shadow quickly disappeared from Team Two; not surprised by this, Rouge followed [[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]]'s orders to destroy the guns of the battleship they were attacking. During the assault, she took out a few [[Egg Pawn (IDW)|Egg Pawns]] with kicks and bombs.<ref name="StH9"/><ref name="StH10">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 10|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #10]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 2"</ref> When [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]] hijacked an Egg Fleet battleship to attack the rest of the fleet parked on one of the wings protruding from Angel Island, Rouge grabbed Amy and flew her to another battleship. After a safe landing, the two women briefly conversed about Shadow discarding their plan; they suspected that he would most likely be going after Neo Metal Sonic on his own, which Rouge vowed to "chew him out" for later.<ref name="StH10"/>
   
 
[[File:ResistanceAttacksOverlord.jpeg|thumb|200px|Rouge and her allies attacking Master Overlord, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 11|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #11]].]]
 
[[File:ResistanceAttacksOverlord.jpeg|thumb|200px|Rouge and her allies attacking Master Overlord, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 11|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #11]].]]
Whilst all this was going on, Neo Metal Sonic used the power of the Master Emerald and the bio-data of Shadow and Sonic to turn into [[Master Overlord]]. A new plan was quickly forged to disable the wings of the metal behemoth as Knuckles tried to remove the Master Emerald powering it. To this end, the Resistance, still aboard an Egg Fleet ship, charged towards the Master Overlord and swarmed on to his body once he caught the vessel in his grasp. Rouge flew Tangle and Whisper into the fight, planting her bombs along one of his wings and Whisper detonated them with her [[Variable Wispon]], cleanly tearing it off. Master Overlord quickly threw off his attackers, sending them hurling towards the sea below before [[Silver the Hedgehog (IDW)|Silver]] caught them all using his powers. Master Overlord then attempted to attack on Silver, only for Tails piloting the Egg Fleet battleship to ram him and give Knuckles the chance he needed to finally remove the Master Emerald. With Angel Island floating again and Metal Sonic disabled and in his [[Metal Sonic (IDW)|original form]], Rouge and the Resistance were in high spirits, all except for Shadow who skulked away, which Rouge noted as being, "That's so [him]" before joining the after party.<ref name="StH11">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 11|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #11]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 3"</ref>
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Some time later, the Resistance saw Angel Island beginning to fall as a massive robotic dragon approached them; Neo Metal Sonic had used the power of the Master Emerald and the bio-data of Shadow and Sonic to turn into [[Master Overlord]]. A new plan was quickly forged to disable the wings of the metal behemoth as Knuckles tried to remove the Master Emerald powering it. To this end, the Resistance, still aboard an Egg Fleet ship, charged towards the Master Overlord and swarmed onto his body once he caught the vessel in his grasp. Rouge flew Tangle and Whisper into the fight, planting her bombs along one of Master Overlord's wings; Whisper detonated them with her [[Variable Wispon]], cleanly tearing off the entire structure. Master Overlord quickly threw off his attackers, sending them hurling towards the sea below before [[Silver the Hedgehog (IDW)|Silver]] caught them all using his powers. Master Overlord then attempted to attack Silver, only for Tails to ram him with his commandeered battleship and give Knuckles the chance he needed to finally remove the Master Emerald. With Angel Island floating again and Metal Sonic reduced to his [[Metal Sonic (IDW)|original form]], Rouge and the Resistance were in high spirits - except for Shadow who skulked away, which Rouge noted as "That's so [him]" before joining the after party.<ref name="StH11">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 11|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #11]], "The Battle for Angel Island Part 3"</ref>
   
 
As everyone got ready to leave, Rouge managed to find an Eggman beach chair and used it to relax on top of the newly repaired Egg Fleet battleship. Sonic soon joined her for a chat and asked if she was going to return to spying once they got back home. While Rouge remained ambiguous, she found enjoyment in the view of the Master Emerald. Sonic then left Rouge be, telling her to tell Shadow "thanks" once she saw him again.<ref name="StH12">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 12|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #12]], "The Cost of the Battle for Angel Island"</ref>
 
As everyone got ready to leave, Rouge managed to find an Eggman beach chair and used it to relax on top of the newly repaired Egg Fleet battleship. Sonic soon joined her for a chat and asked if she was going to return to spying once they got back home. While Rouge remained ambiguous, she found enjoyment in the view of the Master Emerald. Sonic then left Rouge be, telling her to tell Shadow "thanks" once she saw him again.<ref name="StH12">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 12|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #12]], "The Cost of the Battle for Angel Island"</ref>
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===Curse of the Pyramid===
 
===Curse of the Pyramid===
 
[[File:RougeMummy.png|thumb|left|200px|Rouge and the pyramid villagers, from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019]]''.]]
 
[[File:RougeMummy.png|thumb|left|200px|Rouge and the pyramid villagers, from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019]]''.]]
Rouge later went to the [[Lost Pyramid of Dr. Eggman]] in the [[Dusty Desert (IDW)|Dusty Desert]] to find Eggman's hidden treasure. There, she met [[Rough the Skunk]] and [[Tumble the Skunk]] who were also looking for said treasure, along other things. The brothers used their noxious stench on Rouge in an attempt to slow her down and prevent her from getting the treasure first. Rouge quickly moved from the area and entered another room, only to find Rough and Tumble fighting an [[Egg-Golem]]. She knew that in order to defeat it, she had to find its remote. Rouge looked around until she heard a beeping noise. Once she found the source, she found a small group of villagers who had taken refuge in the pyramid and were using its traps to scare off intruders. Rouge decided to help them and dressed herself up as a mummy in old curtains in order to scare off the superstitious Rough and Tumble. Sure enough, Rough becomes frightened by Rouge and ran out of the pyramid, carrying Tumble in his arms. Afterwards, the village elder permitted Rouge to help herself to the treasure but she was asked by another villager not to tell anyone where she found it.<ref name="StHAnnual2019s4">''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019]]'', "Curse of the Pyramid"</ref>
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Rouge later went to the [[Lost Pyramid of Dr. Eggman]] in the [[Dusty Desert (IDW)|Dusty Desert]] to find Eggman's hidden treasure. There, she met [[Rough the Skunk|Rough ]]and [[Tumble the Skunk|Tumble]], who were also looking for said treasure. The brothers used their noxious stench on Rouge in an attempt to slow her down and prevent her from getting the treasure first. Rouge quickly moved from the area and entered another room, only to find Rough and Tumble fighting an [[Egg-Golem]]. She knew that in order to defeat it, she had to find its remote. Rouge looked around until she heard a beeping noise. Once she found the source, she found a small group of villagers who had taken refuge in the pyramid and were using its traps to scare off intruders. Rouge decided to help them and dressed herself up as a mummy in old curtains in order to scare off the superstitious Rough and Tumble. Sure enough, Rough becomes frightened by Rouge and ran out of the pyramid, carrying Tumble in his arms. Afterwards, the village elder permitted Rouge to help herself to the treasure but she was asked by another villager not to tell anyone where she found it.<ref name="StHAnnual2019s4">''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019]]'', "Curse of the Pyramid"</ref>
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
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Rouge is an ideal spy, able to be cunning, manipulative, deceitful, strategic, observational and tactful at the drop of a hat, such as when she delayed Shadow from finding Eggman and tipped off the Chaotix to Eggman's location, all to bring in Sonic to reign in Shadow and keep the situation from getting too violent. This suggests a more compassionate side to her as well, or at least that she is not narrow-sighted or willing to act without a full story.<ref name="StH6"/>
 
Rouge is an ideal spy, able to be cunning, manipulative, deceitful, strategic, observational and tactful at the drop of a hat, such as when she delayed Shadow from finding Eggman and tipped off the Chaotix to Eggman's location, all to bring in Sonic to reign in Shadow and keep the situation from getting too violent. This suggests a more compassionate side to her as well, or at least that she is not narrow-sighted or willing to act without a full story.<ref name="StH6"/>
   
Between Shadow and Rouge, the latter is by far the more reasonable of the group and she knows it, willing to hear someone out instead of rushing into violence, though she is hardly one to ignore obvious red flags. She also has a sense of humor, often at the expense of teasing her friends, and a disarmingly flirtatious nature.<ref name="StH6"/>
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Between Shadow and Rouge, the latter is by far the more reasonable of the pair and she knows it, willing to hear someone out instead of rushing into violence, though she is hardly one to ignore obvious red flags. She also has a sense of humor, often at the expense of teasing her friends, and a disarmingly flirtatious nature.<ref name="StH6"/>
   
 
==Powers and abilities==
 
==Powers and abilities==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Several times throughout the comics, Rouge has been referred to as a spy. In the games, she works for the human-run organization [[Guardian Units of Nations|GUN]], yet it has never been mentioned who she is a spy for. Writer [[Ian Flynn]] has gone on record saying [[Sega]]'s official policy is that the world Rouge comes from and the human world are two different worlds.
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*Several times throughout the comics, Rouge has been referred to as a spy. In the games, she works for the human-run organization [[Guardian Units of Nations|GUN]], yet it has never been mentioned who she is a spy for in the comics. Writer [[Ian Flynn]] has gone on record saying [[Sega]]'s official policy is that the world Rouge comes from and the human world are two different worlds.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 21:30, 24 May 2019

Template:IDW

Rouge the Bat is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. She is an anthropomorphic bat and a secret agent.[2] She is also part of Team Dark and serves as the group's intelligence.[3]

Appearance

IDWRougeBomb

Rouge's full profile, from Sonic the Hedgehog #10

Rouge is an anthropomorphic bat with white fur, tan skin, teal eyes and a curvaceous figure. She has large pointy ears, a bare muzzle with a small black nose, a short tail, and a pair of black wings on her back. Only her head appears to have fur. Her short white hair flares out at the back and she wears blue eyeshadow, as well as lipstick. Her typical attire consists of a black skintight unitard with no sleeves, a pink, heart-shaped chestplate-like top with white trim, and tall white gloves and boots with pink cuffs. The boots have small heels and pink hearts on the toes.

History

Past

Some time ago, Rouge participated in a situation involving the Space Colony ARK, in which Eggman used its Eclipse Cannon to blow up a part of the moon in order to show the world the power that he wielded. These events lead to Rouge teaming up with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, and even Dr. Eggman himself to stop a bigger threat.[2][4]

Following Dr. Eggman's disappearance, Rouge aided Shadow in his search for Eggman, quickly finding the doctor's location in Windmill Village. However, she kept this information secret from Shadow while anonymously informing the Chaotix Detective Agency about her sighting, knowing that they would investigate in order to verify it was Eggman and suspecting that they would call in Sonic the Hedgehog to see it for himself.[2]

The Fate of Dr. Eggman

Approximately a month after the war between the Resistance and the Eggman Empire, Rouge and Shadow went to Windmill Village, where they found a seemingly amnesiac Dr. Eggman becoming friendly with Sonic and the Chaotix. After "Mr. Tinker" mentioned Eggman Land, however, Shadow revealed his and Rouge's presence and got ready to destroy the doctor.[4]

During the inevitable confrontation between Sonic and Shadow, Rouge revealed herself as the Chaotix's anonymous source, explaining that she had engineered the situation in order to prevent Shadow from doing anything reckless. She proceeded to speak with "Mr. Tinker" as he hid behind his barricade in his home, learning his story and apparent memory loss. When Shadow teleported inside Tinker's home, Rouge tried to calm him down and explain what she had learned, but Shadow told her that he had already talked it out with Sonic. The dark hedgehog demanded to see the "Eggman Land" that Tinker had mentioned earlier, only for it to be a small playground for the children of the village. Ribbing Shadow for taking the matter so seriously, Rouge bid farewell to Sonic and the Chaotix and left on good terms.[2]

Battle For Angel Island

Rouge and Shadow were later called in to aid the Resistance against the new threat of Neo Metal Sonic, who had impersonated Eggman, taken command over his Egg Fleet and the Eggman Empire, and had now successfully captured Angel Island and the Master Emerald. She and Shadow were appointed to Team Two as part of a three-pronged attack to take on Neo Metal Sonic. On the journey to Angel Island, Rouge questioned Shadow about his motives for going from lone wolf to joining a massive group like the Resistance for this battle, only for him to remain secretive of his reasons. After the Resistance's battleship was shot down, the fight began, with Rouge saving Tangle the Lemur by flying her out of the explosion.[5] Shadow quickly disappeared from Team Two; not surprised by this, Rouge followed Amy's orders to destroy the guns of the battleship they were attacking. During the assault, she took out a few Egg Pawns with kicks and bombs.[5][6] When Tails hijacked an Egg Fleet battleship to attack the rest of the fleet parked on one of the wings protruding from Angel Island, Rouge grabbed Amy and flew her to another battleship. After a safe landing, the two women briefly conversed about Shadow discarding their plan; they suspected that he would most likely be going after Neo Metal Sonic on his own, which Rouge vowed to "chew him out" for later.[6]

ResistanceAttacksOverlord

Rouge and her allies attacking Master Overlord, from Sonic the Hedgehog #11.

Some time later, the Resistance saw Angel Island beginning to fall as a massive robotic dragon approached them; Neo Metal Sonic had used the power of the Master Emerald and the bio-data of Shadow and Sonic to turn into Master Overlord. A new plan was quickly forged to disable the wings of the metal behemoth as Knuckles tried to remove the Master Emerald powering it. To this end, the Resistance, still aboard an Egg Fleet ship, charged towards the Master Overlord and swarmed onto his body once he caught the vessel in his grasp. Rouge flew Tangle and Whisper into the fight, planting her bombs along one of Master Overlord's wings; Whisper detonated them with her Variable Wispon, cleanly tearing off the entire structure. Master Overlord quickly threw off his attackers, sending them hurling towards the sea below before Silver caught them all using his powers. Master Overlord then attempted to attack Silver, only for Tails to ram him with his commandeered battleship and give Knuckles the chance he needed to finally remove the Master Emerald. With Angel Island floating again and Metal Sonic reduced to his original form, Rouge and the Resistance were in high spirits - except for Shadow who skulked away, which Rouge noted as "That's so [him]" before joining the after party.[7]

As everyone got ready to leave, Rouge managed to find an Eggman beach chair and used it to relax on top of the newly repaired Egg Fleet battleship. Sonic soon joined her for a chat and asked if she was going to return to spying once they got back home. While Rouge remained ambiguous, she found enjoyment in the view of the Master Emerald. Sonic then left Rouge be, telling her to tell Shadow "thanks" once she saw him again.[8]

Curse of the Pyramid

RougeMummy

Rouge and the pyramid villagers, from Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019.

Rouge later went to the Lost Pyramid of Dr. Eggman in the Dusty Desert to find Eggman's hidden treasure. There, she met Rough and Tumble, who were also looking for said treasure. The brothers used their noxious stench on Rouge in an attempt to slow her down and prevent her from getting the treasure first. Rouge quickly moved from the area and entered another room, only to find Rough and Tumble fighting an Egg-Golem. She knew that in order to defeat it, she had to find its remote. Rouge looked around until she heard a beeping noise. Once she found the source, she found a small group of villagers who had taken refuge in the pyramid and were using its traps to scare off intruders. Rouge decided to help them and dressed herself up as a mummy in old curtains in order to scare off the superstitious Rough and Tumble. Sure enough, Rough becomes frightened by Rouge and ran out of the pyramid, carrying Tumble in his arms. Afterwards, the village elder permitted Rouge to help herself to the treasure but she was asked by another villager not to tell anyone where she found it.[1]

Personality

Smart, confident, sassy and fearless, Rouge knows how to get what she wants. While she might appear to be ditsy and carefree at first glance, her mind is always active scheming. A calculating realist, she acts mainly on her mercenary instincts. Because her motivations do not always appear as what they seem at first, Rouge can come off as somewhat enigmatic.[2]

Rouge is an ideal spy, able to be cunning, manipulative, deceitful, strategic, observational and tactful at the drop of a hat, such as when she delayed Shadow from finding Eggman and tipped off the Chaotix to Eggman's location, all to bring in Sonic to reign in Shadow and keep the situation from getting too violent. This suggests a more compassionate side to her as well, or at least that she is not narrow-sighted or willing to act without a full story.[2]

Between Shadow and Rouge, the latter is by far the more reasonable of the pair and she knows it, willing to hear someone out instead of rushing into violence, though she is hardly one to ignore obvious red flags. She also has a sense of humor, often at the expense of teasing her friends, and a disarmingly flirtatious nature.[2]

Powers and abilities

In addition to being a super spy specializing in intelligence gathering, Rouge is capable of flight using the wings on her back.[6] She is also strong enough to carry another creature to her own size at ease with just one hand.[6] She is also a very competent combatant, often employing kicks with her powerful legs.[5]

Equipment

When not relying on her combat skills, Rouge carries around personalized gadgetry such as heart-emblazoned bombs powerful enough to blow a regular Badnik to bits.[6]

Relationships

Friends/allies

Enemies

Trivia

  • Several times throughout the comics, Rouge has been referred to as a spy. In the games, she works for the human-run organization GUN, yet it has never been mentioned who she is a spy for in the comics. Writer Ian Flynn has gone on record saying Sega's official policy is that the world Rouge comes from and the human world are two different worlds.

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Head writer Ian Flynn has revealed on Twitter that Rouge's measurements are the same as those of her game counterpart.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2019, "Curse of the Pyramid"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Sonic the Hedgehog #6, "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 2"
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog #9, Roll Call
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #5, "The Fate of Dr. Eggman Part 1"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #9, "The Battle for Angel Island Part 1"
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Sonic the Hedgehog #10, "The Battle for Angel Island Part 2"
  7. Sonic the Hedgehog #11, "The Battle for Angel Island Part 3"
  8. Sonic the Hedgehog #12, "The Cost of the Battle for Angel Island"

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