Jump Stand

Jump Stand (ハシラ) is red and white colored block, that can be found at Special Stages and Bonus Stages. It works similar to square cubes of Special Stage, through it provides a safe surface to player jump off. There can also be found similar ones, that are transparent and are set on rows on mazes. These blocks will close the route to the other side, after the player moves through it.

Jump Stands are first seen in Special Stages of orginal Sonic the Hedgehog, while they are also seen in Slot Machine type of Bonus Stage in Sonic & Knuckles, where these blocks would not turn to Goal blocks like regular square cubes after standing on them for while. Both regular and transparent types of Jump Stands are later seen repeating role in Special Stages of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I.