Blaze the Cat/History and appearances (IDW)

Marine. I'm the imperial princess of an empire, and guardian of the Sol Emeralds. Either of those duties alone carries tremendous responsibilities, and I have both.

— Blaze the Cat, Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2022

History[]

Past[]

For some unknown period of time, Blaze has been the guardian of the Sol Emeralds.^[2]^[5] When she first met Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends, Blaze, being a loner, was a bit "defensive" about approaching them.^[6]^[4] However, Blaze eventually warmed up to them, who became her first real friends. Sonic thus became one of her most trusted allies.^[2]^[5]

At some point, a skirmish caused by Captain Whisker and his crew threatened the welfare of the Jeweled Scepter. This prompted Blaze to fight them. In the end, she managed to fend them off. Following this incident, the cat would hunt the remaining pirates.^[7]^[5]

Fallout![]

Axel Jump — Blaze destroying Egg Pawns, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #4.

While in her home world, Blaze felt the will of the Sol Emeralds. They instructed her to go to Sonic's world to help prevent a "terrible event". Blaze managed to travel to Sonic's world and ended up in Spiral Hill Village as it was being overrun by Dr. Eggman's Badniks. There, Blaze teamed up with Sonic and new ally Tangle the Lemur to fight off the robots. After they were defeated, Blaze explained her reasoning for coming to Sonic's world. As Sonic believed Blaze was referring to Eggman's recent takeover, he told her that she was "seven months late" from what already took place. However, Tangle noted the Badniks participating in more organized attacks might be the beginning of something worse on the way. Blaze relayed the fact that the Sol Emeralds would not have guided her to Sonic's world for no reason and decided to stay until her purpose became clear, to which Sonic agreed with. She subsequently aided Tangle with clearing out the fires in Spiral Hill Village while Sonic investigated the matter.^[2]

Battle For Angel Island[]

Eventually, Blaze was called to Resistance HQ. There, she and the Resistance's other allies were informed that the Resistance needed their help to liberate Angel Island, which had been conquered by Neo Metal Sonic and turned into a flying fortress. To make matters worse, Neo had also secured the Master Emerald for himself on the island. While Amy presented the group with her battle plan, Blaze offered a more direct approach: let her become Burning Blaze with the Sol Emeralds and allow her to confront Neo. However, Tails convinced Blaze that it was not wise, given that Neo could potentially copy Blaze's powers and become too powerful. Instead, Blaze was tasked with helping one faction of the group break the Egg Fleet's control over the island while Sonic and Knuckles confronted Neo.^[4]

On their way to Angel Island, Blaze had a talk with Amy. When Blaze wondered if their lonesome ally Whisper could be trusted, Amy reminded her that she used to be a lone wolf herself. Reflecting on how far she had come, Blaze agreed with Amy that they would win the day after assuring her that she would be careful. When the Egg Fleet then began bombarding their ship, Blaze had to abandon the ship and begin her attack. Using the Sol Emeralds, she became Burning Blaze and started attacking the Egg Fleet's vessels while thinking about how far she would go to protect her friends.^[4] She was soon after contacted by Amy and told her that she would be with the others soon. As her battle against the Egg Fleet continued however, Blaze noticed that her transformation was beginning to run out. Seeking to finish her part of the plan now, Blaze channeled the last of her strength into a massive attack that blew the Egg Fleet's left-wing unit on Angel Island off the island. Her powers drained, Blaze de-transformed and landed on Angel Island.^[8]

Destroythewing — Blaze and Tangle destroying one of Master Overlord's wings, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #11.

As Angel Island began to fall, Blaze took flight, wondering if she caused this. She soon after met up with the rest of her team onboard an Egg Fleet battleship that Tails had secured, during which Amy informed her that the island's descent was due to the absence of the Master Emerald. Knuckles later contacted them to request Burning Blaze's help, but Blaze revealed that she could not transform again due to the Sol Emeralds being low on power. When Master Overlord (a transformation Neo Metal Sonic had achieved with the Master Emerald) then attacked the battleship, Blaze joined her allies in a midair assault on Master Overlord, whom they forced closer to Angel Island while Knuckles focused on removing the Master Emerald from Master Overlord's body. During the battle, Blaze got shaken off Master Overlord, but was rescued by Silver with his psychokinesis. Knuckles subsequently got the Master Emerald away from Master Overlord and brought it back to Angel Island, returning the island to the sky while Master Overlord powered down to normal. With the battle over, Blaze was brought down on Angel Island where she thanked Whisper for her aid.^[9]

As everyone got ready to leave Angel Island onboard a repaired Egg Fleet battleship, Blaze and Silver would chat with each other. When Sonic then came to check up on them and hear their next move, Blaze told Sonic that her work here was done and that she would return to her own world with the Sol Emeralds, although not before seeing everyone else home first. She also heard that Silver, who had a nagging feeling that his time was not saved from desolation just yet, planned on staying in Sonic's time for now. Blaze and Silver were then left to themselves while Sonic checked on the others.^[10]

Victory Garden[]

Annual 2019 Silver Blaze Garden — Blaze and Silver growing vegetables in Silver's garden. from *Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019*.

Following Amy's directions, Blaze came to Emeraldville Ruins in order to find Silver. Upon finding Silver, Blaze learned that he was trying to grow vegetables in his own garden, but the plants did not want to grow. After taking a look at the plants that did grow, Blaze burned the earth and told Silver to use the ashes to fertilize the soil. She explained to him that the land on which he wanted to grow plants was acidified and heavy as a result of the bombs that had been dropped there. Silver proceeded to execute Blaze's orders, and thanks to her help, he managed to create a functioning vegetable garden.^[11]

Out of the Blue[]

Some time later back in her world, Blaze looked out from a balcony at the Imperial Palace. Gardon came by to give the evening security report, only to reveal that there was nothing to report, and all was peaceful. Blaze was pleased with this news, saying that it may be his report for many nights to come. Just then, a crash was heard outside of the palace. When Blaze ran to investigate it, Gardon followed and warned her of the potential danger. Blaze replied saying that if it was something that threatened her in her own home, she would show it who was "dangerous." At the small crater of the crash site, Blaze and Gardon found none other than a passed out Sonic.^[1] It was revealed that Sonic had lost his memory and could not remember what had occurred before he arrived in Blaze's world; he could not even recall his own identity but accepted being called "Mr. Needlemouse" by a young girl he met there. Sonic did mention that there was nothing concrete and his memories seemed warped; he dreamt of sea and sky, of golden fire and a sense of falling, and nothing more. Blaze continued to ponder who did this to Sonic and asked herself what was happening on his world at that moment.^[3] Later, Blaze greeted Sonic after he returned from a run around the island, while she had Gardon bring her the Sol Emeralds. Believing, as their guardian, that the Sol Emeralds could help restore Sonic's memory, Blaze used their power to transform into Burning Blaze and showed Sonic his memories in her flames. Fortunately, Blaze's plan worked, and Sonic was restored to normal. Blaze then heard that Sonic had just saved his world with the help of Silver, though she repress discontent with how it led to him crashing in her garden with amnesia. Sonic, however, noted that it was in his nature to make spectacular entrances and apologized for all the confusion. Blaze then agreed to send Sonic back to his world, although not before asking him to give Amy and Cream her regards. She also promised Sonic to visit his world someday soon.^[12]

Guardians[]

On the seas of Blaze's world, Blaze was fighting Robot Pirates on an enemy vessel. She held up one of them with just its head remaining, demanding to know where the leader of the crew is hiding. The robot denies there being a leader and claims that it and its crewmates were the only ones left until Blaze finished them off. Blaze warns the robot not to lie to her, but the robot reaffirms its answer, stating that Captain Whisker, Johnny and Min & Mum are gone along with their fleet, and that Blaze has won. Marine then approaches with the Ocean Tornado, asking if Blaze needs help and if she won. Later, as they sail back to land, Marine wonders what Blaze is upset about since they are finally done hunting pirates, but Blaze states that they must remain vigilant. Marine tells her that she has earned some time off now that they have won, but Blaze explains that due to her status as princess of an empire and guardian of the Sol Emeralds, she carries tremendous responsibilities for each duty. Marine, believing Blaze should still be able to relax, wonders who can convince her if she cannot.

Later on, by using the Sol Emeralds, Blaze travels to Sonic's world and goes to Lava Reef on Angel Island, where she meets Knuckles. She explains that while they are not well acquainted and that she does not like to share her burdens with others, she learned from Sonic that it is okay to trust and seek help from others and hopes to get Knuckles' opinion since he is also a guardian. As they walk through the area, Blaze asks Knuckles if it is ever OK to step away from one's duties instead of honoring them at all times. Knuckles asks her in response if she has royal duties due to being a princess, which she confirms, stating that her ministers do most of the work and she reviews it. During her extra time, she hunted down the Robot Pirates, but they were now defeated. Knuckles asks about the Sol Emeralds, to which she responds that they are kept in a secure case under constant watch when they are not on her person. He also asks if they can be hidden someplace more secure, which Blaze confirms, and says she can increase it guards. Knuckles realizes that even with all of these precautions, she still does not want to leave her duties because she would not be there to solve anything that goes wrong.

Knuckles tells Blaze to take a vacation, which she is initially unsure of. Knuckles explains that he cannot hide the Master Emerald anywhere and that due to this, he is always taking a gamble whenever he leaves Angel Island for the greater good. He tells Blaze that her situation is a gift and that she should not waste it. Blaze fondly recalls the time she was able to spend around the others, and thanks Knuckles for his insight. She offers to repay him by monitoring his island and allowing him some time off, but he declines, stating she should not do a working vacation. Blaze concedes and uses her powers to return home to make preparations. Later at the Shrine of the Jeweled Scepter on Coral Cave Island, Gardon reports that patrol ships will surround the island at all times and that the guard has been tripled, with only Blaze and Marine being allowed access to the chamber. Marine begins to tear up and tells Blaze that while she is glad to see her treating herself right, she will also miss her when she leaves, and embraces her. Blaze, sharing the sentiment, tells Marine she can still come with her, but the raccoon declines the offer, stating that she will be needed to watch over the kingdom while Blaze is away, and that she will use the Jeweled Scepter to call Blaze home if trouble arises. She gives Blaze another hug before the two bid farewell to each other.

Blaze once again travels to Sonic's world, this time arriving in Floral Forest Village. She finds Amy, Sonic, Cream, and Cheese sitting at a table and greets them. Cream happily embraces her, asking what the occasion is, to which Blaze answers that she is just taking a vacation. Sonic states that are a good enough reason to celebrate and invites her to sit and relax.^[5]

Urban Warfare[]

IDW58 Sonic with Team — Blaze helping fight in the Eggperial City, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #58.

Blaze, Silver, Amy and Tails arrived in the out-of-control Eggperial City to help Sonic fight Badniks, having been called by Jewel to backup Sonic. Once Sonic explained the situation to them, Tails suggested traveling through time or dimensions to save the Diamond Cutters. Silver and Blaze shot down that idea, with Blaze saying the Sol Emeralds can only transport her from her world to Sonic's. The group worked together to clear a way for Tails to hack into the city via one of the crystals. Blaze was the level-headed one in the group when they started forming a plan to destroy the city. Before they could go to the central tower, however, they were interrupted by explosions caused by Team Dark nearby.^[13] Blaze reassured Sonic Team Dark's efforts to destroy the city would help them despite their refusal to work with them. Blaze and the others were then outnumbered by Shadow Androids, with Blaze shocked her fire was ineffective against them. Silver made a ramp, and she launched off it with Sonic and the others. She then fought with the other and Team Dark. When Shadow overloaded on Chaos energy from the giant Fake Chaos Emeralds, Silver took Blaze away to safety and they regrouped with the others to plan their next move.^[14]

When discussing their plan, Blaze told Silver it would be naïve to assume victory before they started their plan. When Tangle appeared, she commented that her power to phase through objects was strange. Metal Sonic then attacked the group and Blaze used her powers to burn a Spatial-Displacement Trap. Once Metal was taken care of, she went with Silver and Rouge to find Shadow and Omega. They found Omega, but they fell into the Memorial Garage, where Shadow was trapped by Fake Emeralds. She fought off some Shadow Androids and attempted to get close, but the energy of the Fake Emeralds was too much for her and Rouge. Silver started to remove the Fake Emeralds but began to doubt himself. Blaze reassured Silver he could do it.^[15] Once Silver freed him, Shadow then brought the group to the surface by making a tower of Fake Emeralds. Omega then caught sight of Metal Sonic and Sonic fighting above them and Blaze and Omega opened fire on Metal. With Sonic free, Blaze and the others worked together to propel Sonic up so he could destroy the central tower. With the tower gone, Silver took Blaze and the group off the ground as Shadow used Chaos Control to teleport the Fake Emeralds in the sky, where they exploded safely. Later, Blaze attended a picnic with the group and the Restoration.^[16]

Misadventures[]

Speed Sighting[]

Sonic and Blaze rushed through the sewers of Spagonia, with Blaze not having expected this area to be the "scenic route" Sonic had mentioned. Believing that she would have wanted to see more interesting locales after all of the peaceful ones they had been to, which Blaze agrees despite having heard of Spagonia's beauty as a city. They reach the sewer exit and jump outside, leaping and running across the rooftops. He asks Blaze if she is willing to scale the town's clock tower, promising a good view, and she agrees despite her acrophobia. While standing on the clock's arms, Blaze admires the surrounding architecture, being reminded of her world by it. Sonic offers to get them some food, only to notice her distracted by something, she explains that all the sights that Sonic has shown her have given her a love for his world matching that for her own world, and as such, she feels the need to show it an equal amount of dedication by striving to protect it. However, Sonic reminds her that her world has already been saved and she is here on a vacation, one that does not involve working. His words remind her of what Knuckles told her, causing Sonic to jokingly remark that if the concept was obvious to Knuckles, it should be easy to understand. She tells him that she is envious of his ability to balance recreation with duty and wishes to learn how to do this during their travels. After being briefly interrupted by the clock hands moving, Sonic tells Blaze that he does not want to be in charge of how she spends her time, instead only wanting her to enjoy herself. Sonic asks if she wants to get their food on the go as he was already intending to bring his friends some lunch. Blaze accepts, once again questioning Sonic's definition of a scenic route when he brings it up, and the two descend the tower.^[17]

Emeraldvillein64 — Silver and Blaze plan to go on an adventure to Soleanna together from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #64.

Two of a kind[]

On their way back from Spagonia, Blaze and Sonic come across a disheartened Silver in Victory Garden. Blaze stops to comfort him for his recent mistakes at Restoration HQ, and reminds him of the steady work that resulted in the garden. Sonic celebrates how well Blaze and Silver complement one another's personalities before departing to meet up with Tails and Amy. Now alone, Blaze and Silver share desserts while voicing their admiration of Sonic and of each other. When Silver wishes for more direction in life, Blaze offers to bring him on her trip around the world. He eagerly accepts, and the two set off to visit Soleanna together.^[18]

Second Chances[]

IDW67SilverandBlazeMotives — Blaze and Silver meet Surge, from *Sonic the Hedgehog #67*.

In the Restoration depot, Blaze and Silver arrive in midst of their world tour, where they had returned to the Restoration HQ after discovering Mazuri had been suffering from a poor harvest season and were back at the depot to pick up an aid container they had arranged with Jewel. Blaze soon becomes curious over the appearance of Surge and asks about the Tenrec. When Sonic explains Surge is yet another former-enemy-turn-friend, Blaze becomes disgruntled over just how many friends Sonic makes in this fashion. When Surge is interested in what she means, Blaze begins to recall of her colder, snappy nature when first meeting Sonic, reminiscing over her fight with Sonic at Dead Line. When Surge asks Blaze and Silver if, because she's fought Sonic before, she's a member of the Restoration, Blaze politely denies her affiliation to the the organization. As Amy, Sonic, Surge, and Kit and Sonic prepare to move on, Blaze waves and watches Silver and Sonic play fight with a dry smile.^[19]

Sonic's 900th Adventure[]

Blaze was with Cream at a colorful canyon sightseeing. She received a call from Tails about Sonic's mission to get rid of the Warp Topaz. Sonic soon arrived and Blaze was willing to help, and after a speech by Cream, she joined the others to save the world. Sonic tossed the Topaz to Blaze, who caught it and it teleported them to Tropical Jungle. They made some progress before it teleported them again to Water Palace. Blaze is then teleported to Monopole and works to get back to Sonic and Cream, who are being tossed through different portals. She then warped to Red Mountain, where she noted the topaz had more power than she realized. Blaze concluded the more she chased after them, the more portals appeared. She decided to go put the topaz back on her on for their safety, but she then heard Cream, who was holding Sonic over a lava pool. Blazed jumped to them and a portal appeared, with them falling out of the sky. Sonic held the Topaz with Blaze and explained with focus they can guide where the portal will appear. They focused on the gorge from earlier and a portal to it appeared. Cream tried to get them there, and with a boost from Blaze, they got through the portal. They arrive back in the desert and Blaze thanked Cream, but Cream said Blaze is the one who saved them. Sonic thanked them for the help, but Blaze said they didn't make any progress. Sonic pointed out they are in the lower part of the gorge now and left. They waved goodbye and Blaze noted how Sonic can find the positive in any situation.^[20]

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