Fan

Fan is a recurring gimmick that first appeared in ''Sonic Heroes. ''

Description
Fan has exactly the same design that is used in the real life, but it is big. From game to game it's appearance and the use has changed, but it is always has the same purpose which is to help the player reaching higher areas that are far from him.

Sonic Heroes
Fan first appearance is in ''Sonic Heroes. ''In this game the Fans are very huge and they spin slowly, however they can spin enough to make the player fly in the air. It has huge blades and they are connected to a red core, from the sides of the blades they are connected to a red frame and the red frame has blue, yellow, blue frames under it. To use in gameplay,the player has to use the Triangle Dive, Umbrella Descent and Bubblegum Descent to use the fan. There also some internal fans that is encapsulated by an iron web that exists in Rail Canyon and Bullet Station and they can also be used for reaching higher areas, and there also fans that are made from skeletons that appeared in Mystic Mansion and they can be used as well. All these fans can be used and if the fans are disabled, then the player has to destroy enemies or find switches to enable them

Shadow the Hedgehog
In Shadow the Hedgehog, the Fan are large internal Fans that are encapsulated by an iron web and there are two types of fans, fan that are attached to a wall and a regular that is presents on the ground. When using them, Shadow will move without controlling his actions, but that does not main that the player cannot control Shadow when he is on one of these Fans. To use in gameplay, the player has to just use Control stick and moves it Up/Down, Right/Left to move through the air that the fans create.

Sonic Generations
In Sonic Generations, Fans only appeared in Crisis City and they are only used by Sonic, because only Sonic is playable in this game. Fans have the same appearance that appeared in Sonic Heroes, but smaller and the player has to jump when the Fan's air reach it's limit to reach the area that he want. The player can also control the character when he is on one of these fans.