Power Master

"Their magical empowerment raises their allies' attack strength. Try to take them out before they can get a spell off!"

- Description of the Power Master in Sonic Unleashed (PS3/Xbox360)

The Power Master (パワーマスター) is one of the types of Dark Gaia's minions that appear in Sonic Unleashed, exclusively on the PS3/Xbox360 version of the game. These demonic, wizard-like phantoms specialize in spells that can empower their allies. They only appear during the game's nighttime stages.

Overview
The creation of the Power Masters and the rest of Dark Gaia's minions occured when Dark Gaia broke apart in the beginning of Sonic Unleashed due to its premature awakening by Dr. Eggman. These pieces of Dark Gaia then scattered all over the world and became the Cure Masters and the rest of their kind. They first appear in Dragon Road Night Act 1.

Like all the other members of the Master variant, the Power Masters are born with exceptionally high intelligence amongst their species, which allows them to take on a near-perfect humanoid appearance and utilize Dark Gaia's power in a more refined way, similar to that of magical spells. While they always appear alongside other enemies, there are never more than one of them in one area. They are usually paired up with a Cure Master.

The spells of the Power Masters can perform are focused on sending out magical energies to their allies that will temporarily increase their attack strength and allow them to deal much more damage to Sonic the Werehog, be it other of Dark Gaia's minions or Eggman's robots. When doing so, the Power Masters form a circular spell seal under them and send out purple orbs that will target their surrounding allies and increase their power upon contact, which is signified by a pink aura surrounding them. These spells will also remain active for as long they can and will only run on their own, even if the original Power Master who casted it is killed. Like the rest of the Master variant, the Power Masters can fly in mid-air, making them somewhat hard to strike.

Following Dark Gaia's full restoration, all of the Power Masters were returned to their source, while Dark Gaia itself was later resealed inside the core of the planet.

Attack Patterns
Because the Power Masters lack spells that can actually harm their enemies, they resort to using their staffs in close combat to attack their foes. They can either swing their staffs around to whack the opponent or enlarge them for greater range and attack power.

Appearance
The Power Masters share a similar appearance with the rest of the Master variant, meaning they look like humanoid phantom-like wizards, dressed in clothes that have a pointy hat and cape, decorated with symbols. Their cloths itself are colored in dark cyan and the symbols on them glow with a dark purplish tint. They only show their yellow eyes and some of their back faces as all else are covered up. They also carry a purplish staff with a round head.