Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26167440-20160111225919/@comment-679780-20160123061526

Sonicisawesome2448 wrote: So if rings are fuel with chaos energy, why are they used as currency. Your theory sounds like something that might happen in the Archie comics. With the Super Sonic theory, you said that the Chaos Emeralds need a steady flow of energy, but the Chaos Emeralds have unlimited power that is infused into Sonic. Not fueled, merely a small portion of it charged in it's gold, which is enough to make them levitate but alone nothing miraculous. They are still used as a world currency because these rings are extremely common and the ammount of energy they hold is not a hazard. If anything beneficial than dangerous.

My theory is best way I can describe why Super Sonic consumes rings or what happens to rings lost when harmed. The Chaos Emeralds power are infinite but not unlimited, They grant Sonic the ability to become Super Sonic but the gems alone cannot sustain his form for him, this is canon. My theory is that it isn't about how much power the Chaos Emeralds have but how much power they can give. They don't get weak with power, simply instable by it and part of that instability is warping back to the Special Zone where they get stable. Chaos Emeralds instability has been enlightened on in comics and cartoons such as Sonic the Comic where the Chaos Emeralds respond to one another, become instable and warp to the Special Zone unless certain environmental conditions are met, Sonic Underground where a broken Chaos Emerald unleashed apocalyptic levels of chaos energy or Sonic X where when emerals will often respond to each others vicinity with dispersement of light and energy.

Sonicisawesome2448 wrote: Do you think that Sonic sent them away so that they can recharge and he can get them in his time of need It could be possible that some points after games, Sonic or someone else purposely returns the Chaos Emeralds to the Special Zone though, thats just as liable an explanation.

But remember that while we both agree the power of the Chaos Emeralds are infinite, the properties of the Chaos Energy can be changed and have throughout the series. Such as becoming Super Emeralds in Sonic 3&K, loss of positive energy in Sonic Adventure and loss of energy entirely in Unleashed.