About Amy Rose in Sonic Boom

Amy Rose is one of the few main characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog series to have her first appearance outside the Sega games. She was created by Kenji Terada for the various Sonic the Hedgehog manga published by Shogakukan. She first appeared in the April 1992 issue of Shogaku Ninensei, written and illustrated by Sango Morimoto. She also appeared in the unrelated series from Shogaku Ichinensei, Shogaku Sannensei, Shogaku Gonensei, Shogaku Rokunensei, and Coro Coro Comics Special, all of which were written and illustrated by different mangaka but based on Kenji Terada's initial concept. In these series, Amy (no second name is given) is the girlfriend of Nicky, a nerdy young male hedgehog with the power to transform into the superhero, Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy is also the target of the bully Anton Brooke. Because of the vastly different styles of the illustrators for these series, Amy's design was different in each. She appeared most like her later games appearances in the Coro Coro Comics Specials, written and illustrated by Tanaka Kouichi.
In 1993, the manga character was adapted by the Sonic CD team to be used in Sonic's Mega CD debut. Her final design for this game was done by Kazuyuki Hoshino. She appeared infrequently thereafter, in ensemble spin-off games such as Sonic the Fighters, Sonic Drift, Sonic Drift 2, and Sonic R. She did not appear in any of the early TV series, although she was included in most comics, including the Archie Comics series, the British Sonic the Comic and the French Sonic Adventures.
When Sonic Team reunited and started work on their three-dimensional follow-up to the classic Sonic games, Sonic Adventure, it was decided they would revive the pink hedgehog and give her a starring role in the game. Yuji Uekawa, the man who would redesign all the classic characters, did the most drastic changes to Amy. While Sonic, Tails and Knuckles all received minor design changes, Amy's clothing and hairstyle were completely revamped. She also had her entire figure redesigned to make her appear older, perhaps in an attempt to appeal to a different demographic than the rest of the Sonic characters.
Following Sonic Adventure, Amy became one of the main characters of the series, and has appeared in nearly every Sonic game since as well as the TV series Sonic X and the upcoming Sonic Boom.

Concept and creation

Amy was modeled to be a strong, able-bodied female character, who would not be fawning after Sonic, with the goal being to have her be appealing on her own.^[2]

Appearance

In terms of size, Amy is shorter than Sonic, but taller than Tails. She is also the thinnest of the group. Compared to her appearances in other media, Amy is wearing a red one piece top with a Sarashi around her waist with larger rings and purple tape on her wrist as well as purple stockings over her shoes.

Personality

Amy is described as smart, independent, strong and confident.^[1][3]

Powers and Abilities

Amy possesses a high level of acrobatic skills, capable of landing safely after falling from great heights where Sonic, Tails and Knuckles failed to.^[1][4]
Serving as her group's archaeologist, Amy has knowledge of the ancient areas that she explores with her friends, which contributes to the team.^[5][6]

Weapons

Piko Piko Hammer

Main article: Piko Piko Hammer (Sonic Boom)

Amy's only known weapon is the Piko Piko Hammer, a large hammer that she uses for melee combat and acrobatic stunts. She is very powerful with it when swinging it around.^[3]

Relationships

Sticks

Amy is best friends with the wild girl Sticks. She helps Sticks adapt to civilization while Sticks is willing to go to extremes to protect Amy.

Sonic the Hedgehog

According to Bob Rafei, Amy will not be constantly fawning over Sonic, unlike versions of herself from other continuities.^[2]

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric/Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal

Amy with her friends in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric.

Amy also appears in the video games Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. The games serve as a prequel to the TV series, where Amy and her friends Sonic, Tails and Knuckles come to a unknown island to battle an ancient evil named Lyric. Amy is one of the four playable characters in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, where uses her Piko Piko Hammer to either fight enemies using attacks reminiscing the Spin Hammer Attack or to swing on poles. She also has a triple jump, enabling her to jump much higher than her teammates.
In Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal, she is captured by Lyric, who plots to use her to find the crystal shards due to her archaeological knowledge.