User blog:ThoughtfulTikal/Sonic/Rouge A.K.A. FreedomShipping

'''Sonouge is one of the least popular couples. If SEGA chose to, they could couple them together, but that would throw of the Shipper Teasing of SonAmy and KnuxRouge.'''

FREE SPIRITED DUO- Thanks to the fact that Rouge and Sonic both embrace freedom, this can illustrate the following statements:

1.Because their both think freely, it won't stress the other about needing to settle down as quickly into a relationship.

2.Neither person has to be held back from doing whatever they want.

3.Living without restraint would give Sonic and Rouge time to figure out themselves before they decided to totally commit themselves to each other.

BENEFITS- Sonic likes being a hero and is a character that's meant to symbolize peace. On the other hand, Rouge is greedy, ruthless, and a person who is known only to care about herself and jewels. When you think about the factors of these characters, it can be stated that they get a chance to learn about each other and come together:

1. Being a person who only cares about herself and jewels, not to mention also having a lot of pride, it wouldn't be easy for Rouge to at first understand how Sonic doesn't also see the goodness in hunting for jewels and why he'd instead go on adventures or simply relax.

2. Because Sonic is laid-back and doesn't hold a dislike towards Rouge, that would help him to listen to why Rouge gets enjoyment out of stealing jewels. Of course Rouge being a narcassist wouldn't be eager to share her early life with him, yet the stubborn Sonic would persist; because he doesn't rest when there is injustice, in this case, Rouge's issue with being obssesed over jewels.

''"Even with her greed Rouge has tendency to help to others. Maybe its not her major part, but this make her different from being just a thief." quote from Ihtiander on DA''

HOW THEY BALANCE- Sonic being a hero who can't stand injustice, while you have Rouge, who fights dirty if necessary to get whatever she wants, you end up with a sort of yin and yang concept. Rouge is known to lie and be ungrateful, while Sonic has the capacity to forgive people for their mistakes and wrongdoings. Sonic knows what it takes to never give up on something that must be done, while Rouge understands what's needed to obtain whatever it is a person wants.(Not to say either of them don't know about what the other person knows, but to some degree, I can see them learning from each other.) I believe these different ideas work hand in hand.

BIG BLUE AND BAT GIRL- With Sonic's benevolence and sense to take on any challenge, including Rogue's fearless and strong-minded nature, it seems reasonable that they would make an ideal team. Sonic being a person who seeks thrill and Rouge being an ambitious individual can tie in together because his way of getting his desire, or fun you could say, is through fighting evil; while Rouge, again, desires to obtain whatever her specific goal is.

LOVE LIFE- Sonic is known to be the type of guy who isn't ready to settle down and have a relationship, meanwhile Rouge kind of fits into that same category since she commits her time to treasure hunting and working as an agent for GUN. Its because of their grasps on freedom and independence that would help to mold them into people who aren't pressured or clinged onto about romance, including finding what they really want. It would have to be a while before either hedgehog or bat decided to settle down, however once they do, their relationship may commence due to the ideas that balance them out and similarities between they share. To be honest, Rouge might be the main person who will have to go through some more molding in her character before realizing she wants to put Sonic before her material(treasure) obsession; Sonic also walking through changes, but only coming to the realization that he's what Rouge needed but was blinded by her precious gems. This statement goes back to the fact that Sonic's sense of adventure and relaxation could assist Rouge to see there is more to life than obtaining material objects for self reasons.

The fact that Rouge flirts with Sonic to make Amy jealous says to me that she sees just how much Amy delusionally pursues him, and that its something she totally commits herself to. Knowing Sonic's fear of Amy's anger, I could see him not feeling it necessary to share so soon with Amy. So again, the romance between Sonic and Rouge would take its needed time, like any good relationship should.

Rouge's sense of ambitious and fearless nature, I could see it being enough for Sonic to acknowledge and find comparable to himself, given his bold personality traits. I'm not sure it would be only her sexy appearance that made Rouge seem interesting to him. To have a girl brave enough to fight by his side instead of Tails as the sidekick could turn into a twist, not to put the genius fox down. Rouge recognizes that "Fox Boy" is a very smart kid.

THE SONIC/ROUGE FORMULAS-In most stories about these two, people use the method of placing them in a club setting with alcohol, or in a setting where Rouge's seductiveness is used to draw them together, sometimes leading up to sex. To see Sonic and Rouge together, I know there is other ways besides these two bring them together, not to say the first two formulas are stupid, but in a way, it makes me feel as if Sonouge seems typical because of it after seeing them used over and over.

Well, moving on, these ideas turn out to be used for the following reasons:

1. Since Rouge uses her seductive look to gain what she wants and likes to flirt.

2. Because Sonic doesn't back down from challenges and is a adrenaline junkie, and again, thrill seeker.