Yanks off silly little button nose and slaps a big ol’ bat honker on this Femme Fatale bitch- Perfect!

Also listen, it’s a sin not to let Rouge use her wings like Gargoyles do theirs as a dramatic in-built cape!

Rouge (I’m really thinking about making her full name Rouge Batton ie. from Baton Rouge and just because it’s easy to go to Rouge ‘The Bat’ from there) is something of a punch-clock sympathetic villain in this AU, as a pretty little thief/spy who Robotnik spared from roboticisation and made one of his personal ‘pets’. Think Hades and Megara, if Hades was MUCH more mentally/emotionally abusive and holds the remote to a collar set to implode if Megara gives him lip or stops amusing him (and Rouge has very unfortunately seen this in action on his other unluckier ‘pets’ who ceased to be of use to him).
She genuinely respects the Freedom Fighters (and enjoys casually flirting with ALL of them on the field) and does hate Robotnik with all her heart, but she likes her head exactly where it is right now and if it came down to you or her, a girl’s always gotta watch out for number one, honey. No hard feelings, m’kay?

Also haven’t you heard? Your little found family is cute and all, but diamonds are a girl’s best friend 💎✨💕

The moment that collar comes off though? You tell her where you need Robotnik to be, and she promises, she’ll get this piece of shit there