Blue Tornado

The Blue Tornado (ブルートルネード) is one of the Speed Formation maneuvers and the Tornado Jump used by Team Sonic in Sonic Heroes. When using this move, Sonic the Hedgehog forms a tornado around enemies to weaken them.

Description
When performing the Blue Tornado, Sonic uses the Spin Dash to circle around an opponent in midair at high speed while leavin a yellow aura trail. This creates a tornado effect that forms a blue cyclonic vortex of air around the opponent.

The effect of the Blue Tornado depends on the type of enemy it is used on. If used on unprotected Egg Pawns, Egg Knights or opposing playable teams, the Blue Tornado swoops the opponent off his feet and flings him into the air before he falls back down on the ground where he will take damage and be potentially stunned for a while (for some enemies it can even reveal their vulnerable spot). If used on Egg Pawns or Egg Knights wearing shields, the Blue Tornado will permanently blow off their shields, thus leaving them with a weaker defense. If used on larger or airborne enemies, the Blue Tornado will make them disorientated at most, but will deal no damage.

Besides affecting enemies, the Blue Tornado can also be used in conjunction with some of the gimmicks in Sonic Heroes, such as enabling the player to scale vertical poles, or to activate propellers.

To perform the Blue Tornado in gameplay, the player has to press the action button (//) during a jump. When using the Blue Tornado, Sonic will automatically home in on the nearest enemy within a reasonable distance to use it on.

Trivia

 * The Blue Tornado allows for an additional height boost if the player holds down / during or after the move. This essentially allows for a double jump.
 * While airborne enemies are affected by the Blue Tornado, they become temporarily invulnerable.