Amy Rose (Sonic Free Riders)

Amy Rose, also known as Rosy the Rascal, is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, as well as one of the well-liked characters in the series (despite the mixed reception). Unfortunately, she was not safe from the flanderization that mh:crappygames:Sonic Free Riders would bring upon the Sonic crew.

Note: This article will only talk about her behavior in Sonic Free Riders since Amy in the other Sonic games and other media is likable.

Why She's Exceptionally Dense

 * 1) Instead of being the kindhearted and kickass little girl with a crush on Sonic she's (almost) always been into an abusive little brat who became bossy and infuriated towards Sonic about going on a date with her. In fact, you could say that her behavior here is a lot like her Sonic X counterpart.
 * 2) * Plus, her behavior in that game has been widely hated by fans and critics alike, becoming part of Free Riders' long list of flaws.
 * 3) She's just another mean popular girl stereotype that is really annoying and troublesome that she makes Wave and Rouge look harmless.
 * 4) When her team lost to Sonic's team, she gets mad at Sonic and she expects him to make it up to her by taking her out that night, thus making her a sore loser.
 * 5) She's extremely rude and disrespectful towards Vector to the point where she yells at him, berates him and blames him for not completing Team Rose's team registration. She would also order him around too.
 * 6) She's so eager to enter the competition that even leaves her little sister figure Cream behind.
 * 7) Even though Amy's "useless kid" insult was directed towards Vector, it looked like that she was using that towards Cream, which made a lot of fans and critics wonder why did she call her a "useless kid" as well as how she could be so insensitive to her own best friend.
 * 8) Regardless of all the comeuppance she gets, she never learns anything throughout the game and doesn't even apologize to the rest of the cast in the end.
 * 9) Cindy Robinson's portrayal as Amy is downright irritating to listen, making her sound like a discount Minnie Mouse.
 * 10) She actually gives the original Amy a bad name.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Amy was much more likable in the games prior to Sonic Free Riders (including the first Riders games).
 * 2) Depending on your view, while she barely has any relevance to the plot in the 2010s Sonic games, she did redeem herself in games such as Sonic Generations, Lost World, Forces and etc.
 * 3) At least her appearance stays faithful to her modern design.
 * 4) Despite being unfriendly to Vector, she still is quite a good friend to Cream.
 * 5) As mentioned in WSED#7, she does get a decent amount of karma, such as being called "exceptionally dense" by Knuckles and Vector begrudgingly telling her not to get distracted.
 * 6) Despite Cindy Robinson's portrayal of Amy not being that great, Taeko Kawata was still as great as ever voicing her.
 * 7) * On top of that, Cindy's job would eventually improve in later games, reaching its peak in Sonic Boom and onwards.