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Mystic Monkey wrote: Distant Shadow wrote: Mystic Monkey wrote: Myself 123 wrote: Burning Blaze and Hyper Sonic are not triggered by Chaos Emeralds. Dark Sonic is a fan name. Teeechnically, the "Super Emeralds" are powered up versions of the Chaos Emeralds and not seperate set of gems. I've heard that, but I never really knew if it was legit or not. It appears legit to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4nKTceiL_o

In S3&K when Sonic tries to enter the special stage, he is taken to the alter in Hidden Palace Zone where the Chaos Emeralds become the Super Emeralds but in a colourless, powerless state. Sonic must play the Special Stages. Granted it appears the Super Emeralds are found there, when collected it shows that power is actually being restored to the Super Emeralds in Hidden Palace Zone.

My headcanon is after the events of S3&K, the Chaos Emeralds return to normal size but retain some of the power of being Super Emeralds, evident being their modern apperance and why Sonic and Super Sonic in future games became more powerful. Awesome! Thanks for the link!