Amanda

Amanda
The Small-Hearted Princess
Aliases	The Rag Princess The Follower
Social Rank	Poor, later Miserable
Gender	Female
Age	Child
Status	Deceased
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Occupation	Student/resident at Rose Garden Orphanage
Voice actor	Clare Corbett

“

I won't give in to you! I won't lose to you! —Amanda to Jennifer

”

Amanda is one of the main characters of Rule of Rose. Prior to Jennifer's arrival at Rose Garden Orphanage, Amanda held the lowest Social Rank, Poor in the Red Crayon Aristocrat Club.

Appearance

Amanda is a pale child with a fat physique. She wears her blonde hair in ringlets adorned in two pink bows. Her eyes are a soft blue. Her normal wear consists of a dark pink dress with various flower designs atop, a white undershirt, a light pink cardigan, tan socks, and black formal shoes.

Personality

Amanda's applying lipstick in an effort to make herself pretty.

Amanda is hypocritical and secretive, often hiding things from Jennifer and refusing to help her. Initially thankful to Jennifer for lessening the ill-treatment she received, Amanda expressed remorse for following the Aristocrat's orders at the end of April. However, as time went on and Jennifer succeeded Amanda's ranking, a new-found hatred grew within her.

Due to the Aristocrat Club's abysmal treatment of her as if she is a less valuable "lower class" human being, Amanda suffers from low self-esteem. She is mostly a lonely outcast who is desperate for the other orphans' approval. Amanda longs to be accepted by the higher members of the Aristocracy, but can never seem to do anything right in their eyes, even when she works hard to fulfill her monthly tribute.

Amanda has become very sensitive about herself and how others treat or react to her, likely due to the others' abuse. Said abuse stems from her ranking and her weight. In the "Once Upon a Time" chapter, Jennifer states that Amanda was the most self-conscious about her looks than anyone else, and that she would often see her applying Martha Carol's stolen lipstick, late at night. Amanda is often seen sewing on a sewing machine, and is quite talented when it comes to creating things made out of fabric. She also has the most elaborate hairstyle in the game, showing she puts high effort into her looks. Her diary also has a flipnote drawing animation. This implies her to be creative and be interested in art.

Amanda's flipbook where she grows wings, flies away, then seems to "die".

She tends to have mood swings, as she goes from helpful and friendly, to cruel and angry, and so on. In her diary, she is seen wishing for the other orphans to "go to hell" and die in horrible ways, and comments on hanging one of them herself. After the last entry, Amanda is shown to have made several drawings of a princess growing wings and flying through the sky, similar to a flipbook. However, the further the diary as paged through, the messier and more unstable the drawings become, eventually devolving into meaningless scribbles, referencing the death of her dreams and mental instability.

Biography

Amanda being dubbed "lower class".

Little is known about Amanda's background, but she lived at the orphanage before Jennifer arrived. She had been dealing with the Aristocracy for a long time to the point where they have mentally broken her down, and continue to mock and torment her behind her back. When Jennifer arrived at the orphanage, Amanda welcomed Jennifer, and they were both at the bottom tier in the Aristocracy.

Later, Jennifer rose above Amanda's rank, making Amanda jealous and slowly hate Jennifer. From March to October 1930, she kept a diary, venting her frustration at Jennifer. Amanda even used her sewing talents to create a life-sized rag doll of Jennifer to use as a punching bag. After Brown is killed and Jennifer is invited to the new Aristocrat Club, a remorseful Amanda gives Jennifer a curtsy and asks for Jennifer's guidance. However, Amanda is soon murdered by Gregory M. Wilson as "Stray Dog" during the orphanage massacre.

Rule of Rose

Amanda appears as a mental construct, as the game is a re-enactment of Jennifer's childhood set in her adult mind. As such, Amanda is akin to a dream character. Amanda is first seen among the girls who abduct Jennifer and take her to the airship.

Amanda about to use the rat stick on Jennifer.

In "The Unlucky Clover Field" chapter, Amanda locates a butterfly for the monthly gift and refuses to help Jennifer look for one. Later, Diana and the rest of the Aristocrats encourage Amanda to poke a stick with a rat tied onto it onto Jennifer's face, and she faints. This could imply that this scene really happened in the past.

Rule of Rose cutscene on top of airship

Amanda apologizing to Jennifer.

In the "Sir Peter" chapter, it is revealed that Amanda felt remorse about it after. Amanda writes Jennifer an apology letter by saying, "I'm so sorry, Jennifer. Meet me where you can see the sky. Your friend, Amanda." The teen finds Amanda on the roof where she then desperately begs for forgiveness. She is then found later in the sewing room up until the duo are called by the aristocrats. Amanda thus tries searching in the library after. Later on, when Peter is found by Jennifer, Amanda is at the box blocking the door. She asks to be given Peter, likely to take credit for the rescue, but said rabbit hops out with both girls following. In the woods, the girls proceed to watch the ceremony from the bushes up until Jennifer is called for. There, Meg reveals Amanda was demoted by the Aristocrats. Thus, Jennifer is forced to punish Amanda with the now-dead rat.

During the Goat Sisters chapter, Amanda merely drops something into the Onion Bag. Her hands cover it, thus leaving it ambiguous to what the bug/creature was.

Rag Princess Sews.

Amanda becomes relevant again in the "Rag Princess Sews" chapter. In this chapter, the player can truly see Amanda's hatred of Jennifer grow. The storybook for Amanda is entitled "Rag Princess" and is about a girl who was always a sewer of rags. She makes herself a rag dress to go to the ball like everyone else, but because her dress is filthy and smells, she wasn't allowed to attend. She tried to force another girl to wear the dress instead, and pass the filthiness to her. The Rag Princess and the girl in the rag dress become close friends.

This story relates to how Jennifer was the newcomer, and was forced into Amanda's position, causing Amanda to actually like her, since she's more liked by everyone now that Jennifer has taken her place. This story refers to Amanda, her being the Rag Princess, since she's always seen in the sewing room, and refers to Amanda's hatred towards Jennifer, since Jennifer is the girl who wears the gray "rag" dress. This story could be a combination of Cinderella, combined with Jennifer's memories of Amanda and how she was treated by her.

In this chapter, Jennifer has the option of reading Amanda's diary. It goes over Amanda's thoughts. For the month of October specifically, Amanda's writing goes over her thoughts on the other orphans. She lists several orphans never seen in-game, wanting them to die in a variety of ways. She then alludes to Jennifer here, wanting her to also suffer. Amanda also mentions wanting Jennifer to do her 'dirty work' for her. This implies that Amanda planned on tricking Jennifer into helping her so that Amanda would raise in rank instead.

Amanda returning Joshua the Bear.

During the chapter, Amanda steals Joshua the Bear and seems to rip off its tail. She likely did this because of Amanda's increasing annoyance towards Wendy or Jennifer. When confronted by Jennifer, Amanda accuses Wendy of stealing, but she eventually discovers Amanda stole it, as she left the tail in her sewing box. Upon being confronted on the airship, Jennifer notes her beating something. Once Amanda notices her, she gives the bear to Jennifer so she can be "Miss Popular" again. She then continues beating up what's revealed to be a Jennifer doll. When Jennifer donates the bear, Amanda claims to Diana that Jennifer stole it, but fortunately for her, the "Princess of the Rose" has said otherwise.

Amanda smiling after telling Jennifer that Brown is dead.

In "The Funeral" chapter, Amanda whispers into Jennifer's ear that Brown is dead and points towards a bloodied sack with a large lump inside. Once Jennifer breaks down, Amanda is then yelled at alongside the other girls.

In the "Stray Dog and the Lying Princess" chapter, Amanda becomes remorseful of killing Brown. She asks for Jennifer's guidance to direct the club, but Amanda is killed by Gregory/Stray Dog.

Relationships

Jennifer

"Lower classes like you and me can't go up really close. We have to pray from a distance!"

Before Jennifer came to the orphanage, Amanda was the lowest ranked member of the Aristocrat Club. Once the teenager becomes a part of the club, she takes Amanda's place. She is thus grateful towards Jennifer and thinks of her as a friend at first. However, after Jennifer succeeds in finding Sir Peter, she is once again demoted and punished. From then on, Amanda began to harbor a deep hatred for her.

It can be deduced that Amanda originally wanted to make a doll of Jennifer as a gift, but during her increasing feelings of resentment towards Jennifer, turned it into a punching bag. When Jennifer stands up the Aristocrats, Amanda seems to be trembling and shaking with fear and shame. This shows that she feels remorse about her mistreatment of Jennifer.

On Jennifer's end, despite what Amanda did, she does not despise her. When she is forced to punish her, Jennifer outright struggles up until being kicked by Diana. After seeing the rat dead, Jennifer faints both from disgust and regret of what she did. She was also aware of her self-conscious issues and would go along with what she says.

Hoffman

Hoffman's writings in "Sir Peter."

If the player goes into the Sick Room after defeating Hoffman's boss form, they will be able to read his book for between April 7th and 12th. Here, he appears to be talking about Jennifer and then likely Amanda. The 12th reveals that after Peter was released by her, he considered beating her with his pointer before deciding against it. Said decision change was due to the child crying in defense, which matches Amanda's behavior. Amanda in her diary mentions she "tattled on Mr. Hoffman as they told me to do." Both have a negative relationship with each other.

Wendy

Wendy harbors ill feelings towards Amanda, considering how Wendy rules over the club and lets Amanda be treated like garbage. She also constantly dismisses whenever Amanda lies about finding a gift first or blaming Jennifer. The reason why is unknown as their relationship is not explored in-depth. The animosity seems to be reciprocated, as seen when Amanda accuses Wendy of stealing it.

Diana

Amanda seems to be afraid of Diana, and so acts very timid around her. She is most likely afraid of upsetting her or disappointing her and the higher-ranked club members. Meanwhile, Diana looks lowly on her, only showing kindness when Amanda is tasked with punishing Jennifer.

Etymology

• The name Amanda is the feminine form of Amandus. It means "deserving to be loved", "worthy of love" or "loved very much by everyone" in Latin, which seems to be ironic. Amanda is forever striving and working very hard to be loved by the others, but she never seems to get any affection from anyone. It also reflects on how Amanda did everything to deserve love, but she never received any.

Quotes

• "I found this butterfly! It's mine, I won't give it to you! I won't lose to you!"
• "You dirty newcomer. Out with you...!"
• "I'm sorry, Jennifer, I'm sorry... I didn't want to do that. I was just so scared... Jennifer! Jennifer! I did what I had to, didn't I? I had no choice. They would have hurt us both, wouldn't they? I'm sorry, I'm so sorry... When it's my turn, don't think you have to hold back! Do it like this... and THIS! AND THIS! AND THIS! OH, AND THIS! AND LIKE THIS! AND THIS!"
• "We're still friends, aren't we? I know we're still friends, Jennifer. I trust you."
• "Jennifer, I have a wonderful gift just for you! ...Too bad, but the gift will have to wait. For now, let's wish ourselves luck, Jennifer!"
• "We did it! We make a great team!"
• "Lower classes like you and me can't go up really close. We have to pray from a distance!"
• "You don't suspect me of stealing it, do you? ...I know who really took Joshua the bear. It's... umm... Wendy!"
• "Oh, it's nothing. I'm fine, really. I'm not upset at all. Oh, Jennifer... You know what? I've got something special... Look! Isn't he cute? Here, it's yours! Give it as a gift and you'll be Miss Popular again!"
• "She's the one who stole it!"
• "Your friend is in the bag, it's too late now!"
• "Princess, go ahead! Guide us! We need you! We don't know what to do!"

Amanda's Diary

• "I'm still lower class, even after that girl came. I'm scared. I don't know what to do."
• "I’m as happy as can be today! They showed me the symbol of the Aristocrats. If I can get a red crayon, I, too, will be one of them!"
• "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO"
• "I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER"
• "Oh my! I've got to sew the rags..."
• "Oh, why can’t they all just go to hell! Basil, have a nap on the railroad tracks! Fanny, take a dive off the roof! George, I’ll hang you upside down! Hector, get run over by a carriage! Ida, I have some fancy poison jam for you! Leo, walk across an open manhole. Paul, get smothered under a great rug! And lastly, that girl! The Aristocrats will have their way with her! Oh, how very delightful life is!"

Trivia

Amanda wearing a paper bag with a pig.

• Amanda is symbolized by pigs and the Pig Imp. Amanda dresses in pink, and pigs are often mentally thought of as "fat". Amanda wears a paper bag with a pig in it, and a Pig Imp is seen in her room. In the opening cutscene, Amanda is seen applying lipstick which could be a metaphor for the expression "lipstick on a pig".
• If Jennifer attempts to take any items in the sewing room while Amanda is there (ex: sewing supplies or her diary), she will snap at her.

• In the "Rag Princess" chapter when Amanda says Wendy stole Joshua the bear, she mentions that Wendy is always sick in bed which hints at the fact that she pretends to be the real Joshua.

• In keeping with her status, Amanda is voiced with a Northern English accent, which lends her a bucolic and declassé vibe, in contrast to the other girls, who are voiced with RP accents, commonly associated with English people of the upper-middle/upper class.

Story Concepts

• Amanda's chapter and storybook "Rag Princess" appears to be based off Cinderella. It tells the story of a girl in an abusive household who is forced to work as a maid for her family. She is forbidden from going to the kingdom's ball, but is suddenly helped by a fairy godmother. Her clothes are thus turned into a wonderful gown and glass slippers. At midnight however, the magic begins to fade as all that remains is the glass slippers. Said slippers eventually lead to her being married to the prince.
  • The version that inspired "Rag Princess" was likely the Brothers' Grimm edition. Here, in an effort to take Cinderella's place, her step sisters attempt to cut off parts of their feet to fit into the glass shoe. They also attempt to appeal to Cinderella at her wedding, only to have their eyes attacked by birds. This likely inspired Amanda's relentless need to do anything to raise in rank rather than Jennifer, only to be constantly dismissed and mistreated by the Aristocrats.

See Also

• Amanda's Diary - Diary written by Amanda herself regarding the game events.

Gallery

to see the gallery of Amanda click on Amanda/Gallery.

Navigation

Social Rank
Red Crayon Aristocrat Club	"Sovereign"	Princess of the Red Rose (Wendy/Jennifer) • Bear Prince of the Red Rose (Joshua Wilson/Wendy)
	"State"	Duchess (Diana) • Countess (Eleanor) • Baroness (Meg)
	"Bourgeoisie"	Poor/Miserable (Amanda) • Beggar/Irritable (Jennifer) • Susan • Olivia
Non-Members	"Proletariat"	Clara • Martha Carol • Headmaster Hoffman • Nicholas • Thomas • Xaviar
	"Stray Dog"	Gregory M. Wilson • Brown