Rouge the Bat is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. She is a mobian bat and jewel thief working as a part-time government spy for the President of the United Federation, and an agent on loan for the Guardians Units of the Nation. A world-famous freelance treasure hunter, Rouge has a weakness for jewels, like the Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds, which she always obsesses about. As a spy, Rouge is trained in combat, stealth and infiltration, and possesses both super-level kicking power and flight.
Rouge is in short, an
enigma, as her motivations are always in question. In truth, she is
usually just out for herself. She is smart, sassy and seductive, and
knows how to get what she wants. Once she has a target in mind, she
always goes for it, regardless of the costs. Beneath her ditsy exterior
though, she is a calculating realist and her motives are always
mercenary in nature. Regardless, she is loyal to her closest friends and
has more than once helped Sonic the Hedgehog and his allies save the
world.
Rouge is a strong-minded young bat, a fearless,
treasure-hunting, ambitious, independent, flirty, ruthless, calculating
narcissist who most people see as only caring for herself and her gems.
It is shown in Sonic Generations that Rouge can be referred to a
temptress, due to her flirtatious and selfish ways. Her carefree and
playful attitude can be fun or even annoying for the other characters of
the series, especially Knuckles. She has a lot of pride and starts to
fight dirty when facing a superior opponent, such as Knuckles (when it
comes to power) or Tails (when it comes to flight). She can also show a
bashful side, such as the time Knuckles saved her life from falling
into her doom and became very embarrassed before disguising it with
disgust and outrage. She can also be a bit of a hypocrite, especially in
regards to thefts. This is especially evident when, after witnessing
the Master Emerald being stolen, she refers to the one stealing it as a
thief despite the fact that she herself had stolen it from Knuckles
earlier, something Knuckles even noted by saying "Look who's calling who
a thief!"
Rouge is also at times a government spy who works for her own good. Rouge has a great obsession for jewels or even anything else that shines or glitters. She has been known to seduce people with her attractiveness to get what she wants (such as kissing Tails in Sonic Battle). However, she has, on occasion, shown that she can be heroic. In the final events of Sonic Adventure 2, she helped to save the planet. In Sonic Heroes, she stopped Shadow the Hedgehog and E-123 Omega from killing each other, and is seen battling Chaotix and Sonic as liabilities to her quest to finding Dr. Eggman's supposed hidden treasure room. In Sonic Battle, when Shadow was injured and needed a place to stay, Rouge helped him. In Shadow the Hedgehog, she did other laudable things, such as rescuing a Chaos Emerald from the doomed mainframe, destroying the evil monster Black Bull, and assisting Shadow in defeating Black Doom as well as showing concern for Shadow's welfare at the end of the game.
Recently, she has been becoming less selfish, as can be seen by her actions towards Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) and Sonic Rivals. However, as shown in her portrayal in Sonic Free Riders, which depicts her as a very cold and only caring about her and the cash prize suggest that she has not changed much, regarding her interest in jewels and riches. This is proved as she couldn't care less that her robot team member broke down and even went on to insult it as well.
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