Am I the only one that likes Amy? Many females in kids properties are girl power stereotypes. Girl power was refreshing in the 90s, but the underlying message has become "women are perfect and can do everything and achieve all their dreams". (And there's often an unintentional message of "Men are incompetent, but that's okay, because they are men").Frieza2000 wrote: I applaud them expanding Amy's character into something more than Sonic's groupie, though (as one of a cast of 4 they kind of had to). I always thought it was a waste that all of her "I need to be more independent" stuff at the end of SA1 was immediately forgotten. But after having stalker Amy for all of these years, I wonder if it'll feel like the same character.
Amy plays around with stereotypes. She started as a Princess Peach clone, but she isn't a reward for Sonic, as Sonic can't stand her. Plus unlike Peach, she doesn't wait to be kidnapped, it happens while she is actively pursuing Sonic.
From Sonic Adventure onwards, she is often seen rescuing Sonic. In many games, it's not clear who is kidnapped and who is the recuser (e.g. In SA, Amy saves Sonic from Gamma while in S2k6 her actions bring Silver to Sonic but then she saves him).
Amy is neat because she's not perfect, she can't do everything, and no matter how hard she tries, she'll never achieve her dreams. But it doesn't seem bother her or lower her confidence or resolve. (She doesn't even try dressing up for Sonic, instead she expects him to change for her).
I am glad they retired her during Sonic Colours, as she ran out of steam (especially as her later appearances were just rehashes of the same gags). But I don't want her to be reworked. She actually did become independent after SA as in every game since, she usually chases Sonic by herself, often getting into heavy guarded locations (e.g. the prisons in SA2) without any help (in contrast to Sonic, who relies on Tails). There's also a sense that her infatuation is partly an excuse for adventuring.