Princess Elise the Third

Princess Elise the Third (Princess Elise or Elise) is a major character from the infamous mh:crappygames:Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). She is Sonic's love interest and suffered from her father being killed when she was young.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) She did have some potential to be a good character, as her backstory is extremely touching and she has some character development.
 * 2) Despite being bland, she has a caring and protective demeanor.
 * 3) Her theme music is pretty good.
 * 4) It's nice to see that she revived Sonic, say what you will about the kiss.
 * 5) Her Japanese voice acting is good with Maaya Sakamoto (Same deal with her English voice acting with Lacey Chabert).
 * 6) Sometimes, her design is nice to look at.

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). 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.

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, another controversial couple among pop culture fans. They later listed their relationship as one of the eight "wrongest romances in video games", opining that it was nasty enough to vomit.

When asked about this controversy in an interview with GameSpy, Lacey Chabert, her voice actor in the English dub said, "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."