| Blaze | Elise | |
|---|---|---|
| Princess of another dimension | Princess of Soleanna | |
| Considers her fire ability a curse | Has a curse of a fire monster sealed inside of her | |
| Been alone because of her responsibilities | Been alone because of responsibilities and the death of parents | |
| Says she's not allowed to show her emotions | Is told to never cry as the fire monster will cause chaos. | |
| Cured by Sonic and Cream | Cured by Sonic | |
| Sonic having a large impact on her life | Same | |
| Guardian of the Sol Emeralds | Princess of Soleanna, and a God named Solaris | |
| Seals Iblis inside herself in Sonic 06 (only) | Iblis sealed inside of her throughout the whole game. | |
| First debut in 2005 | First debut in 2006 |
Conceptually, these characters are the same. And the dates of their debuts are also around the same time.
This theory says that Blaze and Elise are based on one concept, making them the same person. But then the development team divided it into two people, with one of them just being a one-time character (Elise).
Further proof of them being the same person is in Sonic 06. Blaze was pushed into an entirely difference role in Sonic 06 with no explanations at all and that version was Blaze was never used again. Could it be because she was too similar to Elise?
- Blaze isn't a princess in the game
- No mention of fire curse
- No interaction with Sonic
- No Sol Emeralds
Basically, they removed whatever made Blaze similar to Elise, just for one game only.