Hover

Hover is a move used E-102 Gamma and E-123 Omega. The move allows the user to hover slowly to the ground.

Description
Hover was first used by Gamma in Sonic Adventure after the Jet Booster is equipped. With it, the player can hover by pressing and holding the jump button whilst in the air. The later used by Omega in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) which functions in a similar manner.

When performing the move, the character uses jet boosters to slow their descent. The move can be used to traverse large gaps and bottomless pits. The move can used multiple times as long the player is in the air, allowing the player to help regulate descent if needed.

Burst Hover
The Burst Hover is a move exclusive to Blaze the Cat in Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure. The move performs the same way as the Hover does, however, the player must hold the R button instead. Another way the Burst Hover differs from the standard Hover is that the Burst Hover can only be used for a set period of each time player is in the air; the player can only use the Burst Hover for 5 seconds, afterwhich, the player will fall helplessly.

Trivia

 * In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the Hover move breifly holds the player in the same position before descent. Players can exploit this by repeatidly pressing the jump button to feely move around the level in the air without descending.
 * In Sonic Adventure all of the E-Series robots fought by Gamma (excluding E-105 Zeta) use a different version of Hover, in which they briefly fly as opposed to hovering.