Red Fright

"There's no reason to shout at people or talk about them behind their backs, especially when Dark Gaia's influence then turns each world into a Red Fright to attack humanity."

- Description of the Dark Fright in Sonic Unleashed (PS3/Xbox360)

The Red Fright is one of Dark Gaia's minions that appear in Sonic Unleashed and is a powered-up version of the Dark Fright. While still relatively weak, these creatures are both faster and more aggressive than the Dark Frights and much harder to take down. They only appear during the game's nighttime stages.

Overview
All of the Red Frights were born when Dark Gaia fell apart at the beginning of Sonic Unleashed, as a result of the beast's premature awakening. The fragments of Dark Gaia then formed Dark Gaia's minions by feeding of the negative feelings from the people of the world, with the Red Frights being created from people's enraged words and back talk. They first appear in Jungle Joyride Night Act III: Deep Jungle on the PS2/Wii version and Windmill Isle Night Act 1 on the PS3/Xbox360 version.

The Red Frights are much faster than the Dark Frights and more aggressive as well, as they constantly try to attack their opponents. They also have much more health than the Dark Frights and can be surprisingly difficult to defeat for the weaker player. They also possess all of the movement abilities the Dark Frights have since they constantly float in the air just like them, meaning they have tricky and fast movements that make it difficult to predict the direction they are heading at and to target them properly in order to attack. Despite all of this, the regular Red Frights are some of the weakest of Dark Gaia's minions since their attacks does little damage and they can be defeated with relatively few hits. They can also be easily picked up by Sonic the Werehog and be used as melee weapons, but they do not cause much damage due to their soft bodies.

The Red Frights usually appear in large groups of Dark Frights with the Red Frights making up the minority, but they can also appear in groups of their own, but this is rare chases. Just like the Dark Fright, the Red Frights attack by ramming into their opponents at high speed or bouncing on them.

The Red Frights and the rest of their kind were later returned to Dark Gaia near the end of the game, where it later was sealed inside the planet's core again.

Appearance
Following the tradition of powered-up versions of Dark Gaia's minions, the Red Frights is nearly identical to the Dark Frights. They closely resemble balloon-shaped birds with small wings and they have a little horn on their forehead. They have red skin and have yellow-green markings on their body that looks like a face, while their actual black faces with yellow-green eyes are hidden inside their "mouth".