Ring Eater


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 * use = Attracts nearby Rings.
 * description = A Gear Part for Extreme Gear.

Ring Eater, also known as Magnetic Barrier, is a Gear Part that appears in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity and Sonic Free Riders. It is an Extreme Gear component that grants the Extreme Gear riders the ability to attract nearby Rings.

Description
Ring Eater is an installable performance-enhancing component for Extreme Gears. Its actual appearance is unknown, though it is presented as an icon on the head-up display in the top-left corner of the game screen. In gameplay, the player can activate Ring Eater under special circumstances, which grants the player a magnetic barrier that attracts any Rings within the rider's vicinity to the rider, allowing easier accumulation of Rings.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
The Gear Part first appeared in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity under the name Magnetic Barrier. In this game, its icon is a light blue-colored circle with an electromagnetic field inscribed in it. Here, Magnetic Barrier is a Gear Part permanently installed into only certain Extreme Gears.

In gameplay, Magnetic Barrier and its ability will be inactive at the start of the race. To activate Grind, the player must press one of the following buttons after collecting a certain amount of Rings:

When activating Grind, the Extreme Gear is surrounded by an orange void, indicating that the Gear Part coming into effect. After that, a magnetic barrier forms around the player that will attract nearby Rings towards him/her.

Sonic Free Riders
The Gear Part reappeared in Sonic Free Riders where it is named Ring Eater. In this game, its icon is a purple-colored circle with a magnet and three sparks above the magnet's poles inscribed in it. Here, Ring Eater is a customizable Gear Part that can be attached to different Extreme Gears. It can be bought from the shop for 1,500 Rings.

If Ring Eater is installed into the front slot, it becomes active in gameplay once the race begins. If installed into the rear slot, however, the player can activate, and as well deactivate, Ring Eater by switching stance by turning his/her body around due to the Kinect controls of the game.