Sonya Matthews

Sonya Marie Matthews is another of the principal protagonists in The Quest for Beasts, its two movies Rise of Babylon and Hunt for the Lost Eden, as well as in the live-action movie and video game spinoffs. She is voiced by Kath Soucie in the series, video games and two movies, Hayden Panettiere young and in Rise of Babylon her singing voice is provided by singer Jessica Simpson. In the live-action version, she is portrayed by Selena Gomez. She also makes appearances in The Quest for Beasts: A New Generation in which her voice is provided by Virginia Madsen.

Biography
Sonya was born in the 1980s to Jim Matthews, a pilot and businessman, and Karen Matthews (nee Phillips), a businesswoman. She has an older sister called Courtney. Sonya's ancestry is revealed to be English (her paternal grandfather was born in London) through her father and German (her great-grandmother was originally from Munich) through her mother. When Sonya and Courtney were still young, their parents were killed in a plane crash. Their grandmother, Ann, took the girls in as a result. Ann was also trained in magic and so passed her knowledge onto Sonya.