Vanish Panel 1

Vanish Panel 1 (バニッシュパネル 1) is the second secret stage in Sonic Forces. It is unlocked after clearing Red Gate Bridge and is playable only as the Sonic the Hedgehog (and Shadow the Hedgehog with the Episode Shadow DLC).

Overview
Vanish Panel 1 is located within in the sky above Sunset Heights. Here, a network of floating unbreakable Containers make up the paths.

Gameplay
The course takes place entirely in 2.5D and is a straight path with several twists and turns.

Sections of the paths throughout Vanish Panel 1 are made up of panel-based yellow platforms, which the player is often obligated to use. When the playable character steps on these panels, the will blink for about a second before vanishing, which puts the character at risk of falling into a bottomless pit. After a few seconds though, the vanished panel will restore itself in its original position.

Description
When the special stage begins, run to the right and quickly climb the incoming stoop using the vanish panel. After that, the player must scale a shaft (which has vanish panels over a bottomless pit on the bottom). After that, proceed to the right and make the incoming vanish panel disappear. Before the panel returns, use the Spring underneath the aforementioned panel to get to the area above it. Jump then down the shaft on the right and quickly follow the path until Sonic/Shadow reaches the secret stage's third Star Post. From there, climb the shaft on the right (which has vanish panels over a bottomless pit on the bottom).

Once at the top of the shaft, follow the path on the right quickly to make the vanish panels in the road disappear. Use then the Spring below the aforementioned vanish panels to get to higher ground before the panels return. Go then down the shaft of the right (which has a vanish panel over a bottomless pit on the bottom) and scale then another shaft on the right, which too has vanish panels over a bottomless pit on the bottom. One at the top of the shaft, run across the bridge of vanish panels on the right until Sonic/Shadow it a Spring that will take them to the goal.