Homing Attack

The Homing Attack is one of Sonic's trademark attacks. First appearing in Sonic 3D, it has gone on to become one of Sonic's most frequently used moves in the video game series.

Use with other characters
The Homing Attack has been used by other characters besides Sonic; Shadow has been a frequent user as well. Knuckles, Tails and others have also used the attack, making it universal among the characters.

Forms
In addition to its basic form, an enhanced "Homing Smash" upgrade can be bought at the shop in Sonic the Hedgehog before Aquatic Base. The item is called the "White Gem" and enables Sonic to hang in mid-air before dashing at his opponent. Blaze the Cat can use a mirrored form of this attack called Axel Jump. When Blaze uses it, she spins around and envelopes herself in a veil of fire. In many games after using a homing attack, in mid-air you can home attack again to preform a chain attack, and can be preformed an inf. amount of times until you run out of things to home in on. In the Sonic Storybook series you can buy upgrades that increase the max distance you can home attack/chain attack.

Sonic Heroes
In Sonic Heroes every time you collected a blue Power Core, the homing attack's power would increase. The levels of power are as follows:

Level 0: The attack causes one hit point of damage to the targeted enemy.

Level 1: The attack causes two hit points of damage to the targeted enemy.

Level 2: The attack causes three hit points of damage to the targeted enemy.

''Level 3: The attack causes three hit points of damage to the targeted enemy. If the targeted enemy has a shield, it will fly off. Leaving the target vulnerable. If you preform the homing attack on a spinable pole, you can spin up it faster.''

Users

 * Sonic the Hedgehog


 * Miles "Tails" Prower


 * Knuckles the Echidna


 * Shadow the Hedgehog


 * Rouge the Bat


 * E-123 Omega


 * Espio the Chameleon


 * Vector the Crocodile


 * Charmy Bee


 * Amy Rose


 * Big the Cat


 * Cream the Rabbit


 * Metal Sonic


 * Silver the Hedgehog


 * Sir Lancelot


 * Sir Percival

Other Media
The Homing Attack appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a special move for Sonic.