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You... You must stop Curien, or else... something terrible will happen.
Sophie Richards^[src]

Sophie Richards (ソフィー・リチャーズ, Sofī Richāzu^?) is a former researcher of the DBR Corporation. She served under genetic engineer Dr. Curien, who sought to control the veil between life and death through science. The project drove him mad, and he released hostile biologically-engineered creatures in his mansion to slaughter team members; Sophie survived the incident, married AMS agent Thomas Rogan, and give birth to their daughter Lisa.^[2]

Sophie is a supporting character of The House of the Dead. Cheat codes and bonus features on all versions of the game make her an alternate skin for either Rogan or his partner G.^[3]

Biography

Early life and career

RoganGSophiePhoto — Sophie (center) pictured with her future husband AMS agent Thomas Rogan (left), and his partner G (right).

Sophie Richards was born on July 21, 1969.^[1] At age 28, she was employed by the DBR Corporation as a researcher, joining a team led by genetic engineer Dr. Curien to work on his top-secret BioReactor project.^[1] The DBR laboratory was built inside Curien's mansion.

Sometime in 1998, Sophie engaged to be married with AMS agent Thomas Rogan, who had met Curien several times in the past.^[1]^[4]

1998 Curien Mansion incident

Main article: The House of the Dead (1996 video game)

Although respected by Sophie and his research team,^[5] Curien's sanity deteriorated when his son Daniel contracted a terminal illness. Disillusioned from staff walkouts^[6] and seeking to destroy humanity and civilization,^[7]^[8] he produced hostile biologically-engineered creatures to unleash upon his own research team.

As her fellow researchers were murdered, Sophie left Rogan an urgent phone message.^[9] He and his partner G arrived at the Curien Mansion to find Sophie feigning death in the creature-infested front yard. She was kidnapped by Hangedman, a bat-like creature, and flown back inside the mansion. The agents heard Sophie's cries for help from inside one room and reunited with her. Chariot, an armored creature, ambushed and mortally wounded her. Before passing out, she urged Rogan and G to defeat Curien and prevent a disaster.^[10]^[11]

After dispatching all of Curien's remaining creations, the agents later found Sophie alive and well in the mansion.

Marriage and later life

Main article: The House of the Dead III

Following the Curien Mansion incident, Sophie married Rogan and gave birth to their daughter Lisa.^[2] Their relationship with Rogan was strained; he prioritized work over family, and he often worried them.

In October 2019, after other worldwide bio-engineering incidents, Rogan investigated the potential cause within the EFI Research Facility. When contact with him was lost, a now-teenage Lisa vowed to her mother that she would find him. Ultimately, Lisa and G rescued Rogan and stopped a ressurrected Curien from endangering the world.

Fate in multiple endings

Although she canonically survives, Sophie's fate in The House of the Dead differs depending on the player's performance (specifically, their score and the number of continues used):

The Neutral Ending simply has the player look back at the mansion, leaving players to assume that Sophie had died.
The Bad Ending takes the player back inside the mansion, where Sophie is shown as a creature.
In the canonical Good Ending, Sophie is instead shown miraculously alive and well, running toward the screen exclaiming "Thank you!"

Development

Sophie was named Carole during development of The House of the Dead. Described by game designer Hiroyuki Taguichi as more "intellectual" than Sophie, Carole was envisioned as a playable character.^[12]

According to series director Takashi Oda, there was a scrapped idea to make Sophie a boss in The House of the Dead 2.^[2]

Trivia

Sophie's creature appearance in the bad ending is slightly altered in the Sega Saturn console port. In the original arcade version, she has a tint of paleness to her complexion, her eyes are completely white, and a fluid (presumably blood) drips down her mouth. In the console port, she has green-tinted skin and bags under her eyes.
She shares her name with Sophie Richards, a saveable character from Dead Rising. The two don't seem to have much in common, aside from short hairstyles, and being characters in zombie games.

Gallery

Concept Art

Official Art

Screenshots

Other Media

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 16
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Website of the Dead Interview with Takashi Oda
↑ http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=360
↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 14
↑ The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 17
↑ Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Sensory Chaos. Dr. Curien: Daniel...Have I stepped outside the bounds of human morality? Most of my researchers have left me...
↑ The House of the Dead 2 Sega Dreamcast manual, pg 3
↑ The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg 8
↑ Sega AM1 (4 March 1997). The House of the Dead. Arcade, Sega Saturn, PC. Level/area: Attract mode. Sophie Richards: Help... Everyone's getting killed...
↑ The House of the Dead
↑ Sega AM1 (4 March 1997). The House of the Dead. Arcade, Sega Saturn, PC. Level/area: Tragedy. Sophie Richards: You... You must stop Curien, or else... something terrible will happen.
↑ http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=2040#more-2040

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Characters	Thomas Rogan • G • Dr. Curien • Sophie Richards • DBR researchers
Creatures	Sam • Neil • Cyril • Kageo • Bourbon • Ebitan • Robert • Simon • Gilmore • Harris • Samson • Bentley • Burner • Rubin • Drake • Moody • Parlor • Kenfis • Saruzou • Devilon • Bouere • Murrer • Name • Taran • Kage
Bosses	Chariot • Hangedman • Hermit • Magician
Chapters	Tragedy • Revenge • Truth • The house of the dead
Other pages	Lore (AMS • BioReactor • Curien Mansion • DBR Corporation • The House of the Dead Sub-Story) Game modes (Boss Mode • Saturn Mode) Prototypes (The House of Dead • Sega Saturn prototype) Guidebooks (The House of the Dead Dennou Shinan: Dr. Curien no Houkoku Sho • The House of the Dead Official Guide) Action figures • The House of the Dead: Remake • The House of the Dead 1 & 2 Music Collection • Unused content

[HOTD-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 16

[OdaInterview-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Website of the Dead Interview with Takashi Oda

[3] ttp://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=360

[4] The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 14

[5] The House of the Dead Sega Saturn manual, p 17

[6] Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). The House of the Dead III. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Sensory Chaos. Dr. Curien: Daniel...Have I stepped outside the bounds of human morality? Most of my researchers have left me...

[7] The House of the Dead 2 Sega Dreamcast manual, pg 3

[8] The House of the Dead III Xbox manual, pg 8

[9] Sega AM1 (4 March 1997). The House of the Dead. Arcade, Sega Saturn, PC. Level/area: Attract mode. Sophie Richards: Help... Everyone's getting killed...

[10] The House of the Dead

[11] Sega AM1 (4 March 1997). The House of the Dead. Arcade, Sega Saturn, PC. Level/area: Tragedy. Sophie Richards: You... You must stop Curien, or else... something terrible will happen.

[12] ttp://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=2040#more-2040

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+|weight= Unknown ("highly classified") <ref name="HOTD" />
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+{{Quote|Quote = You... You must stop [[Dr. Curien|Curien]], or else... something terrible will happen.|Source = The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|Attribution = Sophie Richards}}
-'''Sophie Richards''' (born July 21, 1969) is a former researcher of the [[DBR Corporation|DBR Corporation.]] She served under genetic engineer [[Dr. Roy Curien]], who sought controlling life and death through science. The project drove him mad, and he released hostile biologically-engineered [[creatures]] in his [[Curien Mansion|mansion]] to slaughter team members; Sophie survived the incident, married [[AMS]] agent [[Thomas Rogan]], and give birth to their daughter [[Lisa Rogan|Lisa]].<ref name="OdaInterview">[http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=1622|The Website of the Dead Interview with Takashi Oda]</ref>
+{{Nihongo|'''Sophie Richards'''|ソフィー・リチャーズ|Sofī Richāzu}} is a former researcher of the [[DBR Corporation|DBR Corporation.]] She served under genetic engineer [[Dr. Curien]], who sought to control the veil between life and death through science. The project drove him mad, and he released hostile biologically-engineered [[creatures]] in his [[Curien Mansion|mansion]] to slaughter team members; Sophie survived the incident, married [[AMS]] agent [[Thomas Rogan]], and give birth to their daughter [[Lisa Rogan|Lisa]].<ref name="OdaInterview">[http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=1622|The Website of the Dead Interview with Takashi Oda]</ref>
 Sophie is a supporting character of ''[[The House of the Dead (1996 video game)|The House of the Dead]]''. Cheat codes and bonus features on all versions of the game make her an alternate skin for either Rogan or his partner [[G]].<ref>http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=360</ref>
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 ==Biography==
-=== ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' ===
+=== Early life and career ===
+[[File:RoganGSophiePhoto.png|left|thumb|214x214px|Sophie (center) pictured with her future husband [[AMS]] agent [[Thomas Rogan]] (left), and his partner [[G]] (right).]]
-Working as a researcher for the DBR Corporation under Curien, Sophie was engaged to [[AMS]] agent Thomas Rogan and acquainted with his partner, [[G|"G"]]. Rogan and the AMS began secretly monitoring Curien's inhumane "Bio-Reactor" project, which was to remove the barrier between life and death and cure [[Daniel Curien|his ailing son]].
+Sophie Richards was born on July 21, 1969.<ref name="HOTD" /> At age 28, she was employed by the [[DBR Corporation]] as a researcher, joining a team led by genetic engineer [[Dr. Curien]] to work on his top-secret [[BioReactor]] project.<ref name="HOTD" /> The DBR laboratory was built inside [[Curien Mansion|Curien's mansion]].
+Sometime in 1998, Sophie engaged to be married with [[AMS]] agent [[Thomas Rogan]], who had met Curien several times in the past.<ref name="HOTD" /><ref>''The House of the Dead'' Sega Saturn manual, p 14</ref>
+=== 1998 Curien Mansion incident ===
+{{Main|The House of the Dead (1996 video game)}}
+Although respected by Sophie and his research team,<ref>''The House of the Dead'' Sega Saturn manual, p 17</ref> Curien's sanity deteriorated when his son [[Daniel Curien|Daniel]] contracted a terminal illness. Disillusioned from staff walkouts<ref>Sega Wow Inc. (17 September 2013). ''The House of the Dead III''. Arcade, Xbox, PC, and Playstation 3. Sega. Level/area: Sensory Chaos. '''Dr. Curien: '''Daniel...Have I stepped outside the bounds of human morality? Most of my researchers have left me...</ref> and seeking to destroy humanity and civilization,<ref>''The House of the Dead 2 ''Sega Dreamcast manual, pg 3</ref><ref>''The House of the Dead III ''Xbox manual, pg 8</ref> he produced hostile biologically-engineered [[creatures]] to unleash upon his own research team.
-On December 18th, 1998, Curien went mad and unleashed his creations upon the DBR research team. Sophie left Rogan an urgent phone call, who then arrived with "G" at Curien's [[The Curien Mansion|mansion]]. They found her playing dead on the front courtyard until help had arrived. The [[Hangedman]], one of Curien's creations, captured Sophie and flew her back to the mansion.
+As her fellow researchers were murdered, Sophie left Rogan an urgent phone message.<ref>Sega AM1 (4 March 1997). ''The House of the Dead.'' Arcade, Sega Saturn, PC. Level/area: Attract mode. '''Sophie Richards: '''Help... Everyone's getting killed...</ref> He and his partner [[G (AMS agent)|G]] arrived at the Curien Mansion to find Sophie feigning death in the creature-infested front yard. She was kidnapped by  [[Hangedman]], a bat-like creature, and flown back inside the mansion. The agents heard Sophie's cries for help from inside one room and reunited with her. [[Chariot]], an armored creature, ambushed and mortally wounded her. Before passing out, she urged Rogan and G to defeat Curien and prevent a disaster.<ref>''[[The House of the Dead]]''</ref><ref>Sega AM1 (4 March 1997). ''The House of the Dead.'' Arcade, Sega Saturn, PC. Level/area: Tragedy. '''Sophie Richards: '''You... You must stop Curien, or else... something terrible will happen.</ref>
-The AMS agents fought their way inside, eventually hearing Sophie's cries for help from inside one room. The trio reunited, only to be ambushed by the [[Chariot]], who mortally wounded Sophie; Rogan and "G" defeated him. She passes out shortly afterward, much to Rogan's grief. Sophie urged the agents to defeat Curien and prevent a disaster.
-After subduing Curien and his magnum opus, the [[Magician]], Rogan bid Sophie a heartbroken farewell before taking his leave.
+After dispatching all of Curien's remaining creations, the agents later found Sophie alive and well in the mansion.
+=== Marriage and later life ===
-The player's score and the number of continues used determine Sophie's fate. The '''Neutral Ending''' simply has the player look back at the mansion, leaving players to assume that Sophie had died. The '''Bad Ending''' takes the player back inside the mansion, where Sophie is shown as a reanimated zombie. In the game's canonical '''Good Ending''', Sophie is instead shown miraculously alive and well, running toward the screen exclaiming ''"Thank you!"''
+{{Main|The House of the Dead III}}
+Following the Curien Mansion incident, Sophie married Rogan and gave birth to their daughter [[Lisa Rogan|Lisa]].<ref name="OdaInterview" /> Their relationship with Rogan was strained; he prioritized work over family, and he often worried them.
-=== ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' ===
-After the events of the first game, Sophie married Rogan and gave birth to their daughter, Lisa.
+In October 2019, after other worldwide bio-engineering incidents, Rogan investigated the potential cause within the [[EFI Research Facility]]. When contact with him was lost, a now-teenage Lisa vowed to her mother that she would find him. Ultimately, Lisa and G rescued Rogan and stopped a ressurrected Curien from endangering the world.
-By 2019, civilization had collapsed after a 2003 outbreak staged by Curien's financier, [[Caleb Goldman]]. Hoping to find the source of humanity's downfall, a now-retired Rogan led a team of [[Rogan Commandos|military commandos]] into the [[EFI Research Facility]]. His team was overwhelmed by the undead, and Rogan went missing. Sophie worried for his safety; her daughter promised to find Rogan and bring him home.
+== Fate in multiple endings ==
-While Sophie never appears, she is mentioned by Lisa, who claims that Rogan always put work ahead of his family; it is implied that Lisa has a much closer relationship with her mother.
+Although she canonically survives, Sophie's fate in ''The House of the Dead'' differs depending on the player's performance (specifically, their score and the number of continues used):
+* The '''Neutral Ending''' simply has the player look back at the mansion, leaving players to assume that Sophie had died.
+* The '''Bad Ending''' takes the player back inside the mansion, where Sophie is shown as a creature.
+* In the canonical '''Good Ending''', Sophie is instead shown miraculously alive and well, running toward the screen exclaiming ''"Thank you!"''
 == Development ==
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 ==Trivia==
 *Sophie's creature appearance in the bad ending is slightly altered in the Sega Saturn console port. In the original arcade version, she has a tint of paleness to her complexion, her eyes are completely white, and a fluid (presumably blood) drips down her mouth. In the console port, she has green-tinted skin and bags under her eyes.
-*She shares her name with Sophie Richards, a saveable character from "Dead Rising". The two don't seem to have much in common, aside from short hairstyles, and being characters in zombie games.
+*She shares her name with [[w:c:deadrising:Sophie Richards|Sophie Richards]], a saveable character from ''Dead Rising''. The two don't seem to have much in common, aside from short hairstyles, and being characters in zombie games.
 ==Gallery==
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 <gallery>
+SophieHODProfile.png|Sophie in a pose.
-File:1213061-sophie_richards.jpg|
+File:1213061-sophie_richards.jpg|Sophie sitting.
+AM1NewYearsArt.png|Sophie, Rogan, and G in a New Year's greeting from a March 1998 issue of Sega Saturn Magazine.
 </gallery>
 === Screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-File:Sophie_and_Zombies_1.jpg|Sophie about to be attacked by creature in the attract mode sequence.
+File:Sophie_and_Zombies_1.jpg|Sophie about to be attacked by creatures in the attract mode sequence.
 File:662191-housedeadsat7.jpg
+HODHangedmanSophie.png|Sophie captured by Hangedman.
 File:6342-the-house-of-the-dead-windows-screenshot-in-pc-mode-you-can.jpg|A Sophie costume in Original Mode.
 File:662171-housedeadsat19.jpg
 File:6347-the-house-of-the-dead-windows-screenshot-but-she-seems-to-have.jpg|Sophie as a creature in the "Bad" ending.
 File:6348-the-house-of-the-dead-windows-screenshot-the-good-ending-sophie.jpg|Sophie, very much alive in the "Good" ending.
+HODNightmareSophieFace2.png|A weeping Sophie from ''House of the Dead: Nightmare''
+HODNightmareSophieFace3.png|Sophie's rotten form in the bad ending of ''House of the Dead: Nightmare''
 </gallery>
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 <gallery>
 Sophie in hotd manga.png|Sophie in The House of the Dead Manga "PUMPS".
-Sophie showing her bra (Wilder Than Heaven).png|Sophie in The House of the Dead Manga "Wilder than Heaven".
 </gallery>
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