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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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+|date of birth= July 21, 1969<ref name="HOTD">''The House of the Dead'' Sega Saturn manual, p 16</ref>
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+|affiliations= [[DBR Corporation]] (formerly)<ref name="HOTD" />
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-'''Sophie Richards ''' was a researcher of the DBR Corporation, and the fiancé of [[Thomas Rogan]] during the events of the [[The House of the Dead|Curien Mansion incident]]. While the player's performance would determine her survival in the first game, canonically she survived, married, and had a daughter with Rogan, whom they named [[Lisa Rogan]].
+{{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}}
-==Story==
-Engaged to Thomas Rogan and acquainted with his partner [[G|"G"]], Sophie worked as a researcher for the DBR Corporation under [[Curien|Dr. Curien]]. When Curien unleashed his creations throughout his mansion, which resulted in the death of many of his staff, Sophie immediately called Rogan for help. When the agents arrived, they found Sophie lying unconconscious in the mansion's front courtyard, but she was actually playing dead to avoid detection until help had arrived. But as soon as she dropped the act upon seeing them, she was captured and taken back to the mansion by The [[Hangedman]]. Fighting their way inside, the two agents managed to find her, but were suddenly ambushed by The [[Chariot]] before they could take her to safety, upon which the creature attacked and gravely injured Sophie. After defeating the monster, Rogan and G attend to her, who tells them to go on and stop Curien prevent a disaster. She passes out shortly afterward, much to Rogan's grief.
+{{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>
-After Rogan and G accomplish their mission, with Curien and the Magician subdued, Rogan bids Sophie a heartbroken farewell before taking his leave. The player's score at the end of the game would determine Sophie's fate. The '''Neutral Ending''' would simply have 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 standing jaded 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!"''
+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>
-Sophie was not mentioned in [[The House of the Dead 2]], where Rogan and G were only featured in cameo appearances. But at the time of [[The House of the Dead III]], she and Rogan had married and had a daughter named Lisa. After Rogan goes missing on a mission, Lisa promises her worried mother that she would find him and bring him home. Asking G for help, they locate the facility where Rogan was last seen. Lisa reveals that she has a had a strained relationship with her father, who always put his work ahead of his family, and his time away often worried them. While she acts stubbornly toward him, she appears to have a much closer relationship with her mother. Because Lisa was not aware of the kind of work her father was involved in, she did not seem to realize that he was a well-intentioned, protective, and very loving father, or the kinds of horrors that he was trying to protect his family from.
-==Debate==
+==Biography==
-At the time of ''The House the Dead III's'' release, there had been debate whether or not it was Sophie who was Lisa Rogan's mother. None of the first game's endings had been confirmed as canon (whether Sophie had survived or perished), and while Lisa refers to her mother often, she never actually mentions her by name. Unlike her father, Lisa has blonde hair, leading many players to believe that Sophie was, in fact, the mother, but it could not be confirmed.
+=== Early life and career ===
-In an interview with ''The Website of the Dead'', series director Takashi Oda confirmed that canonically, Sophie not only survived ''The Curien Mansion Incident'', but that she is indeed the mother of Lisa Rogan[http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=1622].
+[[File:RoganGSophiePhoto.png|left|thumb|214x214px|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.<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.
+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>
+After dispatching all of Curien's remaining creations, the agents later found Sophie alive and well in the mansion.
+=== Marriage and later life ===
+{{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.
+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.<ref>http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?p=2040#more-2040</ref>
+According to series director Takashi Oda, there was a scrapped idea to make Sophie a boss in ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]''.<ref name="OdaInterview" />
 ==Trivia==
-*Sophie's zombie state is slightly altered in the Sega Saturn console port. In the original arcade version, she had a tint of paleness to her complexion and her eyes were completely white with something (presumably blood) dripping down her mouth. In the console port, her eyes have pupils with bags under them and her skin has a green tint.
+*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 [[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.
-*In the early development stages of the first ''House of the Dead'', Sophie's name was Carole. She was also originally a villain.
-*There was an idea to make Sophie a boss in ''The House of the Dead 2'', but the idea was scrapped early in the planning phase.
-*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==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+=== Concept Art ===
-File:Sophie_and_Zombies_1.jpg|Sophie about to be attacked by zombies in the arcade's opening
+<gallery>
-File:1213061-sophie_richards.jpg|Sophie's concept art
+File:IMG_20120617_195442-1.jpg|Sophie was named "Carole" during ''The House of the Dead'''s development.
+</gallery>
+=== Official Art ===
+<gallery>
+SophieHODProfile.png|Sophie in a pose.
+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 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|Zombie Sophie in the "Bad" ending
+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
+File:6348-the-house-of-the-dead-windows-screenshot-the-good-ending-sophie.jpg|Sophie, very much alive in the "Good" ending.
-IMG_20120617_195442-1.jpg|Early draft of Sophie Richards as "Carole" from The House of the Dead
+HODNightmareSophieFace2.png|A weeping Sophie from ''House of the Dead: Nightmare''
-Sophie in hotd manga.png|Sophie in The House of the Dead Manga "PUMPS"
+HODNightmareSophieFace3.png|Sophie's rotten form in the bad ending of ''House of the Dead: Nightmare''
+</gallery>
+=== Other Media ===
+<gallery>
+Sophie in hotd manga.png|Sophie in The House of the Dead Manga "PUMPS".
 </gallery>
+== References ==
+<references />
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-[[Category:Character Relationships]]
 [[Category:Female characters]]
-[[Category:Rogan Family]]
+[[Category:The House of the Dead characters]]
-[[Category:Protagonists]]
+[[Category:Rogan family]]