Skydiving


 * For the Mini-Game in Sonic Shuffle, see Sky Diving.

Skydiving is a special technique preformed by Sonic the Hedgehog that first appeared in Sonic Unleashed. When performing this move, Sonic controls his descent during a midair dive.

Description
As the name implies, this techinque is mainly used when Sonic is falling from high in the air. When using this technique, Sonic adjusts his position when falling through midair by aligning his body so it becomes more streamlined. As a result, Sonic will fall faster through the air.

Skydiving is only during sections in the games where Sonic is in free-fall and enables the player to navigate their fall. While it increases the falling speed however, it also decreases the player's movements in different directions.

Sonic Unleashed
Skydiving's first appearance was in Sonic Unleashed where it can only be used by Sonic the Hedgehog. To increase the falling speed of the Skydiving in the gameplay, the player must press / during mid-fall.

Sonic Colors
In Sonic Colors, Skydiving reappeared and was used to reach certain areas. When using Skydiving in gameplay, the player has the following controls:

Note that Super Sonic automatically accelerates when using Skydiving. The player will also start using Skydiving when Sonic is launched high up into the air. In this game, the Skydiving is also possible in 2.5D sections.

Sonic Generations
In Sonic Generations, Skydiving is only usable by Modern Sonic. Like in Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors there are some places that Skydiving is required to reach. To increase the falling speed of the Skydiving in the gameplay, the player must press / during mid-fall. The move is also used in the boss battle against the Egg Dragoon.

Sonic Lost World
In the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World, Skydiving made a return. To increase the falling speed of the Skydiving in the gameplay, the player must press the button during free-fall. Skydiving is not used too commonly in the game as it is only used whenever Sonic is flung high into the air. Like in Sonic Colors, Super Sonic can be activated during the move, and he accelerates automatically.

Sonic Forces
The Skydiving technique is scheduled to appear in the upcoming game, Sonic Forces. In this game, it retains the same properties seen in previous games.

Trivia

 * In real-life, Skydiving is the sport of jumping from an airplane and falling through the sky before opening a parachute.
 * An early version of Skydiving appeared as early as in Shadow the Hedgehog as a level mechanic in Westopolis and Cosmic Fall. Unlike Skydiving though, the player descent's speed cannot be altered. Sonic and Vector, as partner characters, also make use of the technique.