Thread:Myself 123/@comment-26253917-20150508002907/@comment-4220590-20150525183629

Even if Sonic was not passing out in his form, it still speaks volumes of Dark Gaia's powers. In all the battles so far, no one has been able to put up such a fight that Sonic fainted from a battle as Super Sonic. To faint would mean he would have to become exhausted as Super Sonic, meaning that Dark Gaia gave Super Sonic a tougher fight that he has ever been through.

Let me surmise the definition of Rings from the Sonic Rush Adventure EU manual "When you take damage, you'll drop [all] of the Rings in your possession." Super Sonic drops Rings => Super Sonic takes damage => taking damage means getting hurt = Super Sonic is getting hurt.