Character: Amy Rose
Canon: Sonic the Hedgehog (games) directly after the events of Sonic Frontiers.
Age: The wiki says 12 but Sega did away with official ages in 2022, so I usually roll with 16.
Background Information: Wiki!Personality: 1) Tell us about who your character is and what someone’s first impression would be upon meeting them.Someone's first impression upon meeting her would simply be that Amy Rose is a cheerful, bubbly young lady with a heart of gold. She's extremely friendly and always willing to lend a hand if someone needs help, whether that means jumping into the fray against Eggman, giving thoughtful advice, or simply being a shoulder to cry on when needed. She is someone who wants very much to do the right thing. This is, of course, to say that the person meeting her was also friendly or had good intent. If this was not the case, then Amy's attitude would be a little different.
If she were to encounter someone with less than kind intent, well, her friendly demeanor would definitely change. Amy can also be snarky and sarcastic, and she is willing to fight if it means saving either herself or her friends. Her first intent is never to take this route, but she can, she will, and she
has.
2) What is a driving force your character has? What goals do they have, what motivates them, etc?In the past, Amy's driving force was pretty simple: it was Sonic. Sonic was her goal, her motivation, her everything. These days, however, she's evolved from simply running around and trying to catch Sonic and having a one track mind. Amy's driving force are her friends. She loves each and every one of them and would do anything for them -- and this still includes, naturally, Sonic himself. Her friends and loved ones keep her motivated, because at the end of the day, she's a simple girl who wants simple things: she wants to keep her friends happy and safe, and she wants to keep the world and it's inhabitants safe as well. Doing the right thing comes pretty naturally to her, but when her friends are by her side, it just pushes her even more in the right direction.
Ultimately, Amy wants to keep her friends and loved ones as safe and happy as possible, and she will do almost anything to make sure that happens, while still being able to make sure that the world they live on [or, y'know, may be visiting at the time] remains safe as well.
3) What are their flaws as a character? What is something they've messed up, or have done that they regret?Amy can be obsessive -- she spent literal
years following Sonic the Hedgehog around, and some of those times, that obsession got her into a LOT of trouble and ended up putting not only him, but her friends in danger, too. Instead of being any sort of help, she became a hindrance; her very first meeting with Sonic on Little Planet is a good example. She'd been so focused on trying to follow him and get his attention, she was easy pickings for Metal Sonic. Fortunately, Sonic rescued her, but this wasn't enough to slap her back to reality. This happened several times over the course of time she's known Sonic -- in Sonic Adventure 2, she was captured by Eggman because once again she'd been trying to follow Sonic, and she nearly got him killed when he came to rescue her and he was shot out into space.
When Amy becomes obsessive over someone or something, it can give her a one track mind. She's grown out of this for the most part, but it's something that she can't deny, and something she has to keep herself from becoming again.
She's also got a temper on her, too; and while it doesn't come out often, hoo boy, when it's out, it's
out. This is something else she has had time to reflect on over the years, an while she
has gotten better about it, it's definitely still there.
4) Optional: What is something unique and interesting about them, or what is a fun little tidbit that sets them apart from the crowd?Something unique about Amy is her
silly ability to pull her Piko Piko hammer from... well, hammerspace. One second she's got it, the next, it's in her hands. She's also ridiculously strong, despite having noodle arms and legs and being like 3' tall. She's been depicted to use her hammer to knock both large and small things down or out of her way, or shatter things into smithereens. She is also a bit of a homemaker, and she enjoys doing the typical girly homemaking things like cooking and cleaning, gardening, all sorts of things.
She can also tell fortunes via tarot card. It's part of how she met Sonic!
Abilities & Inventory: The clothes on her back, her tarot card deck, and her hammer are the only things she will be bringing with her. As for power nerfing, as mentioned above she is stupidly strong for being such a little thing, so her strength should definitely be nerfed down for sure. She's not like, Knuckles strong... but she's a force to be reckoned with, especially when she's swinging her Piko Piko hammer.
Amy isn't the type to just sit around and do nothing. Much like her friends, she is always up for an adventure, and Corsair seems right up her ally. It also opens up the possibility to reach out and help others who may need it, or lend a hand. Treasure hunting doesn't sound too bad, either.