Vanilla the Rabbit (ヴァニラ・ザ・ラビット, Vanira za Rabitto?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. She is an anthropomorphic rabbit and is the respected mother of Cream the Rabbit. Vanilla lives in Floral Forest Village close to Night Carnival with her daughter, Cheese, Chocola, and Gemerl. Vanilla is a skilled homemaker who has taught her daughter polite manners under her kind, but strict, discipline.