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