Ranking How USELESS Rouge is in Every Sonic Game

[@seematahir5970]

Rouge was such a homie in 06. "Even if the world turns against you, know that I'll always remain by your side. Remember that." Like damn, that's the moment I realized Rouge wasnt just a self-centered thief and really cared about Shadow and Omega.

[@jeremymklinger]

@@seematahir5970 Yeah, she was pretty great in 06

[@TheFloofikite673]

Rouge was a homie in SXS Generations too, it's just that the voice actress didn't do the best job at portraying her as such in the game.

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

​@@jeremymklingerShe does have a kind heart when she says that.🥹

[@mariomuncher44]

​@@jeremymklingerYou prolly hate Wario, which is why you don't want to rank him

[@ilikethings-b4z]

@@mariomuncher44 the only thing that he would go after for wario is super Mario land 2 and besides that he has only been in spin off titles

[@SonicMegaKing]

"But Shadow is marketed more as the leader." Maybe for Team Dark outside of Sonic Heroes, but in Heroes itself Rouge is absolutely the one leading the team. Even for Dark Beginnings, one could argue Shadow is more of a Field Team Leader while Rouge is the one who actually decides how to get things done and drive the team. And that's how I usually see them.

[@lukegarner6948]

Yeah it gave some nice balance. Sonic (Speed) led Team Sonic Rouge (Flight) led Team Dark Vector (Power) led Team Chaotix Amy I guess is the de facto leader of Team Rose, but since they're the "easy mode", I'd say there's no real "leader" - they're just a group of friends whose other friends were last seen all together.

[@luny2nez281]

Even as a kid I always thought Rouge was the leader because she was the one calling the shots.

[@rayvenkman2087]

​@@lukegarner6948Big goes with the flow, Cream wants to help and Amy is the one with forward momentum is how I see it.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Least it's better than the Constructicons' dynamic where Long Haul never gets to play leader and always the one hauling the load.

[@JessePrower]

Let’s be real, she’s the team mom, having to keep those two in line.

[@TahniZCat2]

1:32 Rouge. . . A bat. . . With wings. . . The flying character. . . Falling to her impending doom? I NEVER understood this scene!!!

[@jeremymklinger]

I never did either lol

[@leonildo15]

Try flying after being smacked, not as easy

[@SupremeSR]

I was 9 when I saw this scene and also thought the same thing!

[@SupremeSR]

@@leonildo15she didn’t get smacked through, she tripped in this scene. I think you’re referring to 06 which makes more sense.

[@davidmandel8960]

In my headcanon, she faked falling to see if Knuckles would catch her

[@tommythesparta4912]

Can't really blame her for dropping the scepter in 06 when eggman smacked her out of the sky like that, it's actually eggmans fault

[@rayvenkman2087]

Egg Gunner actually but point still stands. It's pretty consistent of Eggman since Adventure 1 where his actions causes disaster for everyone. Half of 2006 wouldn't happen if not for him. It's just too bad he suffers from the same condition as Sonic in 2006 where he's not that relevant with the greater picture.

[@AnnStyle]

I just realised the amount of designs rouge goes through bruh

[@cdesigner9178]

Hey, she's a girl of fashion. As a jewel thief of her caliber, she always has to look good.

[@EP05]

6:09 Rouge: Here, you want some weed? Omega: I do not have lungs so I cannot smoke weed but I will take it anyway & put it directly into my brain cells, here I go.

[@noahmaldonado5461]

[Downloading: Weed.exe....]

[@EP05]

@ Omega: Holy Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!! Wow!

[@LoquenderoInazuma]

@@EP05 what planet am i at?

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@EP05 Keep going. Keep it going!

[@strengthcolossal5538]

C-D's-Nutts

[@hendrixrodas2876]

10:05 Rare footage of him not saying “I hate sonic forces”

[@kindasomeviews]

As someone who's -a Rouge simp- looked at the side games and forgot most of them, this is a good reminder of at least some of them cuz oml did I fall asleep on them. She's Top 3 favs too soooo *LIKES*

[@Ren18341]

🤨

[@andrewd5139]

Remember when sonic characters had purpose in the 2000s? Rouge was the one who founded team dark and her role in A2 and 06 are always memorable

[@Gabo2oo]

2:48 Honestly Rouge remains the de facto leader throughout the whole game. She's the one who keeps calling the shots and deciding what to do; even the fights against Team Sonic and the Chaotix were initiated by her, with Shadow and Omega backing her up.

[@ilikethings-b4z]

6:11 i do not have lungs so I can not smoke weed but i will put it directly into my brain cells

[@Jeezes718]

HOOOLYYYYYYYYYY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!

[@nozominous2956]

wOw

[@thehunterjk2521]

Rouge is the Uhura of Sonic. They keep her around for two reasons.

[@Furralover]

Tf Is uhura?

[@thehunterjk2521]

@ The only woman in the original run of Star Trek

[@leargamma4912]

Not anymore. They nerfed her character design

[@AtomicoMacaco]

​@@leargamma4912 still pretty samey to me

[@thehunterjk2521]

@@leargamma4912 I haven’t noticed any difference. I think you’re spending too much time on DeviantArt

[@Hyper_Broly]

Bro is older then sonic and still calls him daddy 😂

[@ThisisTheUltimate]

She was mocking Sonic, calling him "daddy" not as HER daddy but rather due to him being Emerl's "dad", as Amy was also Emerl's "mom" She was calling him "daddy" not as her daddy, but rather Emerl's daddy

[@Hyper_Broly]

@ bro so serious he made his point twice ☠️ Calm down Ik alr no need for that

[@CringusMcDingus]

That's a little concerning that an 18 year old is saying that to a 15-16 year old

[@ThisisTheUltimate]

​@@Hyper_Brolynah, I'm good I just made my point and then repeated in a more straightforward way, it was not my intention to repeat it twice to show I was being serious

[@Hyper_Broly]

@ oh alr it was just kinda funny

[@kishoverlord]

What did cream do to bro at 11:52 💀💀🙏🙏🙏

[@shangothunder1055]

Exist…

[@Sonic2universe1131]

Is it me or is rouge not in as many sonic games as many people hope for

[@luny2nez281]

I think its cause she is a sexually appealing character

[@MeltedSea]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@luny2nez281I’m pretty sure it’s because one of the few things SEGA took away from 06 was that people didn’t like playing as people who aren’t sonic, so her and a bunch of others were thrown to the wayside

[@Trivial_Man]

She's in more than I thought considering how tertiary of a character she is. She feels like about the same level of importance as Cream and the Chaotix, but she shows up about as often as Shadow does. She absolutely eclipses characters that seem more important like Blaze or Silver, and even probably shows up more than Metal Sonic too despite his iconic status and having nearly 8 years of seniority on her

[@CringusMcDingus]

I believe it's 8 years, but I could be wrong

[@rickyronny4019]

Nah Rouge makes a decent amount of appearances. Hell I’d consider her to be a main or supporting character

[@CanterlotCrusader]

Rouge is mostly a solid character in every depiction she's in. Even in the comica and shows she's a stable character that usually brings others back to reality.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Problem is that she never really gets to be the leading protagonist of a story. By that, I mean she's the one leading the plot and Shadow is the supporting character in here endeavours. Sonic Dream Team is the first time where she's not accompanied by Shadow. He's appeared independently from her but in all of her appearances, Shadow's never too far away from her including Prime and that's debatable because Prime Rouge isn't around for most of the series.

[@E123OmegaShow]

Loved this video! Rouge is my favorite character after Sonic. I feel like her role in 06 is so underrated by the fanbase. She is playable in more stages than any amigo character, has some cool and emotional scenes, has more lines than Shadow in his OWN story, and appears in more cutscenes than most characters (except Sonic, Silver, Shadow and Elise). I am glad they are using her more lately, probably thanks to her inclusion in Sonic Prime. We got her in Dream Team, lot of outfits for mobile games, Sonic Rumble, Shadow Generations, and a lot of merch including Funko Pop and Lego.

[@rmc10o]

I’d advocate for moving SA2 up a tier. Not only did she make some of the cracks that allowed Amy to get through to Shadow, but by the end of it, Rouge managed to finesse the heroes, Eggman, and the UF GOVERNMENT with exactly zero consequences. And while I can’t speak on the post Knuckles fight scene, I can defend Security Hall. The bombs were set for fifteen minutes. She got the emeralds in five, leaving her 10 minutes to escape. However, Flying Dog taking up those ten minutes was a completely unknown variable until he showed up. Yeah Shadow had to help her, but I wouldn’t say it was due to a lack of capability. Especially since she solo’d a military weapon.

[@GodoMatrix]

This format was pretty good and I like all the games she was included. You even mentioned titles who are outside the main ones, which is great.

[@Miguel-sp6cTopShotta]

Finally you ranked Rouge

[@axelsgf]

Always loved Rouge ever since i was a lil girl whenever I played Adventure 2, heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, riders and 06, she sticked out to me a whole lot more than like Amy. I love how she respects Shadow and has a cool relationship with Knuckles, especially in Sonic X they show her character a whole lot more I hope we continue to see her more in the future and know a bit more to her story.

[@Yessir_shine]

I like the format of these videos more, keep it up 🤍

[@purplelightning8589]

I'm glad you finally got around to Rouge the Bat, can't wait to see your take on Blaze the Cat.

[@Zeoinx69]

I would give her a higher ranking in Sonic Battle imo, her move set is pretty decent, with some unique mix ups/

[@Kunori]

Rouge is probably the smartest sonic character. Like, yeah tails and eggman are tech geniuses, but not much beyond that? While rouge is smart with tech (hacking mainly, also makes her own bombs) but also good at dealing with people, planning, running her own business apparently... like do you know how many skills you need to be a spy? Rouge probably knows a bunch of languages and would need to have shown she was good with guns and vehicles and stuff.

[@Toastfacekillah87]

Also she must know some psychology. She must be good to an extent at manipulating people.

[@DrewDoniger]

Not to mention how in heroes, she can fly while carrying omega, a multi ton robot, ( and shadow, who being an alien that we now know can sort of shape shift, who knows how dense his bones are)

[@josephyisrael6219]

3:50 WHAT?!

[@shawnfredericks9989]

It’s because Amy called him that

[@superiormeh]

No, he is leaving out a lot of context😂

[@wetburntbagel]

@@shawnfredericks9989Still pretty wild

[@HdNinjaMsBrickStudio]

Love your vid can you do Cream or Silver next?

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

Rouge the Bat is definitely a very competent jewel thief and a spy especially with her constant rivalry with Knuckles and that she's best friends with Shadow. But I wonder how useless she really is, I mean she's not useless at all. Okay maybe in Sonic Generations, but at least she fought in Sonic Forces.🦇💎

[@rayvenkman2087]

She's useless when you have thr Meta Era but in Shadow Generations, she's useful as a go-between Shadow and Sonic during their adventures.

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

@rayvenkman2087 Oh really?

[@rayvenkman2087]

@@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982 Meta Era was not good to the cast except Zavok but no one's popping for him.

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

​@@rayvenkman2087Probably because Zavok is just a Knock Off Bowser.

[@rayvenkman2087]

@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982 And not even a good one. I would say he's the Jeff Jarret of Sonic villians. Stars in three console games and never drew a dime. He's a symptom of the series' problem with having consistently recurring villians that aren't Eggman-related and people would pop for villians that aren't Eggman-related if they're actually compelling which he isn't. Having a full boss fight in Forces over Chaos and a playable spot in Team Sonic Racing over the likes of Infinite or anyone who has a bigger fanbase than him only earned him more disdain as a creator's pet character from Sonic Team.

[@SonictheSensation]

Ok, we REALLY need the “Ranking How USELESS Mario is in Every Mario Game” video. 😭 🙏

[@n00bpwner36]

Rouge was always one of my favorite characters for sum reason

[@CringusMcDingus]

I think we all know the reason

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

Rouge is not always playable in M&S, actually, she functions as a boss fight in most of the earlier entries. In Mario and Sonic at the 2010 Olympic Games on the DS, they have Rouge fulfill the role of being a character you exchange collectibles you can find in the overworld for olympic memorabillia that had been stolen. She just finds it all by herself, offscreen. On the other hand, Eggman and Bowser end up gaslighting her by promising to pay her to be a boss fight at one point, so you have to do a boss fight against her in figure skating. However, she does NOT choose the song with the Freddy Fazbear jingle, so she sucks in this game. Also, she's dumb for expecting Eggman to pay her because, big surprise, after you beat him he's broke as FUCK and after the boss she immediately apologizes cause she got duped, cause Eggman just runs away like a bitch when she asks him to pay her. At least she's allowed to hold a conversation with Shadow, you only get the option to contract her after you unlock him. In 2012 3DS, she's an opp for Peach and Blaze. Why? She got brainwashed by Eggman's Galaxy Gas and is now evil, brainwashed, high as fuck, and supportive of his plan to hotbox all of London. Which IS funnier but she's still kinda useless cause technically she's in a damsel in distress role again. She does deliver exposition, at least. I'm surprised she didn't interact with Wario and Waluigi. She's kinda useless aside from singlehandedly save a museum by herself.

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

Really weird how she's smart enough to see it coming in Free Riders but not smart enough to smell Eggman's broke ass from 10 miles away here.

[@rayvenkman2087]

​@@MSCDonkeyKongMeta Era. That's why.

[@xXLSSKonaraXx]

8:00 sweet jesus

[@MegaLev-z4m]

6:49 I didn’t even know this game existed

[@lukkyreal]

Rouge needs her own game like shadow generations

[@ilikethings-b4z]

what would it be about tho

[@newdawnhorizon9879]

@@ilikethings-b4z make it a spy game

[@AnnStyle]

Knuckles x rouge chaotix

[@RandomlydoneDice]

007 (Sega Edition)

[@newdawnhorizon9879]

@@lukkyreal splinter cell ( Sega version)

[@Narutonarutonaruto85]

You should certainly skip the games from before the character was introduced. If they are absent a lot then listing them all would get old but it is fine if it is only two or three games.

[@ceptile226]

YESSSS YOU LISTENED TO MY VID IDEA

[@ceptile226]

THANKSSS

[@Oli6906]

Hey! She's not useless! She has two very important things to bring to every game she's in!

[@NotEarlCroissantly]

That's just the title

[@Oli6906]

@NotEarlCroissantly yeah Ik im making a joke lmaoo

[@AnimanDude-hk8kt]

.... I see what you're talking about

[@LevelUpLifeTipsShorts]

haha

[@CptJistuce]

Wings?

[@malikmiller2786]

Awesome and outstanding video! 👍🤩

[@jeremymklinger]

@@malikmiller2786 thank you so much!

[@malikmiller2786]

@ your welcome bro! 👍

[@boomgirlbucko]

So basically we're ranking if she was just put in as fan service or if she was put in cuz she needed to be there

[@cobaltprime9467]

Can I just say I miss the old voice. Well the voice actress from Sonic X they brought to the games. That femme fatale, kinda southern (I think someone described it as a Luisiana accent), very seductive voice suited her a lot better than what the current voice actress does now. She sounds too… idk like “girly?” almost like a valley girl in some cases. And it really doesn’t fit her. And because of this I hated the line delivery in Shadow Generations after the final boss where she goes, “Whatever.” It came off as dismissive and uncaring where if it were the old voice actress it would’ve come off as an “whatever you say” line. Actually the only actress that did her right besides the Sonic X one was whoever voiced her in Sonic Prime. It was different but fitting. I actually liked the voice cast for all of them. Even Eggman was good despite not being Mike Pollock who HAS to be the voice until he dies. If they ever remake SA1-Heroes as like a special collection where they polished it and made it look and sound like modern games, the Prime cast should be the voices. They’re perfect for younger versions of the characters. A remake would be better so they can fix dumb scenes like Rouge falling to her death. Like have her be knocked out or her wings tied up. It makes no sense for her to be in any danger from a fall!

[@aneurin9196]

Yeah. I played and grew up with the version of sonic colours, and it’s absolutely amazing. Sonic does not make cringe jokes. And when I was 10 I started to think it was a bootleg cause nowhere on KZbin was talking about it. But thank you Jeremy for adding this.

[@RahRizzle123]

Idk how to explain it but after Shadow Gen I kinda realized she's turning more into a bestie in Team Sonic and not an acquaintance in Team Dark. Like my biggest example is Sonic Prime they added Rouge as if she's always been Sonics bestie ig cause they couldn't find another Sonic character to fill in, but like she never interacts with Shadow and it's depressing to see especially when looking at them interact in Shadow Gen I think at this point they have no idea what to do with her so she's the last shoved in character to even out the roster since she's popular. Ik she's an anti-hero with her own goals but man seeing her turn into Sonics friend in prime with no reason at all is super weird

[@rayvenkman2087]

I don't have an issue with her hanging out with Sonic and friends. She's the mouth of Team Dark and the one who socialises with everyone else. Prime has a whole host of problems but her being with Sonic and others ain't one of them. Shadow and Omega will always be her homies but she's not chained to those two only. There's room for her being a Shadow centric character and an independent character who'll appear with others including Fang if they ever bring him to the Modern Era. She's like Snake from the Simpsons. She's mainly associated with Team Dark because we see her with them the most but she can just as easily pop up elsewhere and have a dynamic with other characters. Really, we just need to see that Prime interaction between her and Sonic fleshed more. Have a storyline where she's his companion for the whole journey. Play with the character pairings.

[@JoiningIrons3306]

Please do this with Blaze the Cat next.

[@stewartosei1213]

I’m still waiting for either diddy Kong or bowser jr.

[@pinkiemeowstic89]

The latter would be "literally everything after Sunshine," easily.

[@Soviniy]

I actually like this better, covering mainline and side games where the character is featured aligns more with the whole concept of ranking the character's appearances rather than each mainline game.

[@darkoscz8191]

Hello Jeremy, decent ranking video about Rouge - i felt kinda dissapointed when you didnť include Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog game in ranking of previous characters (Sonic, Shadow, Eggman, Knuckles ... you name it). However if we are in Sonic game, i would like to see ranking of Omega or Zazz/Zavok in this type of video. Have a great day .

[@kimlechman5856]

Honestly, if anyone ask you to rank more Sonic characters, like Blaze, Silver, or even Big, this format is probably the best way to rank them, because, let's be honest, SEGA has NO IDEA how to work their characters in a mainline Sonic game, other than what they did in Sonic Generations and just made them useless background characters.

[@Universeknight10055]

Good evening. Im fan of rouge the bat 🦇. Everyone have great day and next day and week and weekend and next week and full happiness 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊.

[@darthvader473]

Sega knew what they knew when they designed Rouge. 💀

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

Dammit, he actually remembered Sonic Battle this time, uh…you forgot Mario And Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Wii U…yeah…there we go Edit: Ah SERIOUSLY?!

[@repoversemedium]

I’m gonna feel really sorry for this but uh… I used to severely simp on Rouge. Yeah ik crazy.

[@Astronaut_Goldfish]

We all did man there is nothing to be ashamed of

[@ilikethings-b4z]

same

[@newdawnhorizon9879]

Almost everyone simps for Rouge the bat dude

[@Neko_Medic]

We all did

[@doclouis4236]

Simp? How exactly? It's a fictional character that doesn't exist in real life.

[@MegaLev-z4m]

7:06 the most scary part. This game has two parts and I didn’t hear about anything about this game like what is this?

[@tomthongthai5275]

In november? 😋😋😋😋

[@dat1tallguy637]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@skymixel101]

First of all, Smash. Second of all, I like the idea of ranking every Sonic game that is not just mainline. So, I hope you can remake the prior vids to include spinoff games as well as handheld ports!

[@gamerguy30000]

Keep this series going

[@crocworks]

I'm just happy that Sonic Chronicles the Dark Brotherhood got added to the list. :)

[@maoraharon21]

Great timing for this video 💀

[@JustDy1ng]

As long as she has those... Uhm... Melo- I mean SKILLS she's always useful. (I wish they give her jiggle physics)

[@AdamWright-t7w]

Based

[@TheRandom1212Channel]

what the crap

[@Hyp3rSonic]

@@TheRandom1212Channel LMFAO

[@DivineIno]

I’m hoping to find Cream content as I loved the Rouge focused content and just found your channel

[@llandersantos1454]

8:16 is her chest talking??😭

[@Tailsfan5338]

Not really. I think Rouge talks with her mouth. I guess the pointy thing on the text bubble point at the same direction her mouth is in as her chest?

[@wanderlustwarrior]

I prefer only going over the ones they're in. In Battle, she was pretty instrumental in Tails' chapter, as well. And her information was actually the source of some useful clues to the mystery in Murder.

[@hedgehogsonic11]

Rouge stealing the blueprints of the train in The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is how they figured out that Espio's the murderer so I'd argue she was capable

[@AyazBahaduri-vh3bv]

Now do metal sonic by how evil and useful Edit: I just realized you did not say I hate sonic forces when you rated how useful she was

[@williamhoward7646]

The goat with another banger

[@knarrow0222]

Great tier list. Though a part of me wonders....I know this is just for Sonic games, but where would the Mario and Sonic Olympic games be on the tier list for Rouge? Just curious.

[@selder_7]

Her Heroes outfit is really good, her Shadow outfit is a great blend of Heroes and SA2

[@shaunholt]

I think for major characters (Link, Zelda, Ganon, Sonic Eggman, Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Princess Peach, etc) I'd mention games they do not appear in, because their absence is more notable, but for the slightly more minor or side characters (Toad, etc), list only the games they are in.

[@SuperJTG500]

I think this method of this system seems like a good idea, and you should use this method more often

[@pendremacherald6758]

Rouge can be one of the most versatile characters, if she gets the time to shine. The amount of work she puts in in Sonic X is crazy, and she is a perfect foil for Knuckles in terms of feats there.

[@william_rc]

I like this format of the video but I'd also like to know which games where she gone. Thanks for the video.

[@proson630]

ngl a sonic 06 remake would go crazy if saga gave it the shadow gen treatment for the controls and touch up the lv designs some

[@TehPiemaygor]

Kind of feel like you should have included Dark Beginnings in the Shadow Generations part since it is part of the story and includes more Rouge content. She does help him get a ship to go to the ark after all.

[@kingmagikarp97]

Rouge and Vanilla are my sega waifus 🤤🥰

[@k_illings]

You should totally do one for Metal Sonic

[@tomcurl8034]

It’s arguable that she could’ve flown to avoid the lava in adventure two but if she was disoriented, as she was falling, she might not have regained her composure in time and regardless it was the right thing for knuckles to save her

[@tonngokhongton3869]

She was telling emerl that sonic is his dad

[@chaos_crew766]

1:35 I think she forgot about her wings

[@worldwaide]

“Everyone else ranks her low in this game, so I’m gonna do it, too even though I don’t sound entirely convinced.” - You

[@Pikachu-hs1wn]

To answer your question at the end of the video I do miss the “he gone” tier 😂

[@MEgaKano125]

i was hoping to see some of the animated series but nice anyweays

[@tomcurl8034]

It doesn’t make sense to talk about a game that a character isn’t a part of so I like this format

[@TrueDarkDragonReaper]

11:51 rude... Cream isn't that bad... is she? Because that was juat rude to the character, and yes I'm that kind of person IDC

[@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982]

Does he hate Cream?! I hope not.😨

[@TrueDarkDragonReaper]

@rainbowtoyfunrandomess1982 I hope he was just exaggerating...

[@clairetupp4408]

Ty for this vid

[@Kojin1104]

A quick level!? Canons Core is a freaking nightmare.

[@ad3l547]

wow I remember playing Sonic Rivals 2 on my PSP Is it canon tho ?

[@Feedback-pi8hv]

I have always headcanonned that Rivals and Rivals 2 both take place when 06 should have happened

[@Blacknight6577]

8:00 remember when they kept her assets because they knew that was a part of her

[@kukumelon2316]

Yay another one 😃 📣😁😀😄

[@SwiftlyZone]

3:50 sold, buying sonic battle just to see this

[@stardustpie1992]

Actually, in The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, Rouge’s not completely useless. She’s the one who found the blueprints that clue in Tails and Barry to the fact that there was a hidden passageway on the train, specifically one that maneuvers around the car she and Blaze were assigned to, thereby providing them with a major clue that solves the issue of how the culprit got past the girls. So while she wouldn’t be placed in “worthless”, she still didn’t do much else and can’t go into “playable but average” because, well, she’s not playable, so TMOSTH would be in a different tier altogether.

[@RUBYMANANQUIL]

Omega

[@selder_7]

Rouge was essential to SA2 to give Knuckles someone to combat so that they avoided “wow shadow beat up knuckles, he’s really a threat” which is a tired trope that the movie is now resorting to. Which is dumb because shadow never even beats up sonic in SA2, he just warps past him once

[@AldaC.A.T.]

Literally every time sonic team put rouge in a different outfit she looks amazing, the defult looks horrible though.

[@stanisawwitek1210]

can you do next how useless is metal sonic in evry sonic game pls

[@yyigkg]

she's usually useful most of the time, mainly just seems like she was made to just be a annoyance towards knuckles

[@darkreflection9087]

I wonder what they will rank next

[@selder_7]

Rouge beats up Sonic, Tails and Knuckles at the same time in Battle - that’s Uber competent

[@SonnyFRST]

I would argue that Dark Beginnings needs to be factored into Shadow Generations' score. (bump it up a tier)

[@gabrielcarvalhoseixas3112]

Made a Metal Sonic one

[@Prince_Smugarina]

Maybe it doesn't count but the animations "Dark Beginnings" would make Rouge Capable if not Elite for Shadow Generations. If it wasn't for her, Shadow wouldn't even be on the Ark at the start of the game! She was a true friend that day!