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Sonicisawesome2448 wrote: That is very true. I see so pretty much rings are just something that holds Super Sonic back since the Chaos Emeralds give him so much power.

Excatly, so with all the places there, that can not be Earth.

Yeah, but they can also be found outsides of zones as seen in Sonic Generations. Actually the opposite, in a sense. The Chaos emeralds do give Sonic the incredible power to become Super Sonic, but Sonic does not have the willpower to sustain such awesome power. The rings don't hold him back, they help him keep his super form for as long as he needs it and as long as theres rings. this frees Super Sonic's will to concentrate on other important matters.

Ultimatesonic91 wrote: Mystic Monkey wrote: It does because Super Sonic is hella powerful and all Chaos Emeralds are needed. The Chaos Emeralds powers ar einfinited but not unlimited. The ammount of power all seven emeralds give off are required for Sonic to become Super Sonic, n deity god like character. Super Sonic isn't the first unlockable super transformation games have done (well he could be the first) theres also Fierce Deity Link and Abe from Oddworld can turn into Shrykull. They were unlockable OP bonuses for once certain conditions in there respected games are met.

There were no humans, but other than Neo Metal Sonic who is an upgrade of Metal Sonic, no one new was introduced other than Team Chaotix who were reintroduced in the series since we haven't seen them since Knuckles' Chaotix.

Perhaps, there can be a number of factors. What we know for sure though is almost every new game, the Chaos Emeralds need to be recollected and are either found inzones or in the Special Stages. the following game with the emeralds the process starts over again. The Chaos Emeralds were literally stated to have Unlimited Power every freakin time

https://plus.google.com/115198278014529700260/posts/7QDLxRmZffB?pid=6241905351229963074&oid=115198278014529700260&authkey=CNzKv8yFyrGYfA https://plus.google.com/115198278014529700260/posts/7QDLxRmZffB?pid=6241905352466568898&oid=115198278014529700260&authkey=CNzKv8yFyrGYfA https://plus.google.com/115198278014529700260/posts/7QDLxRmZffB?pid=6241905349098761250&oid=115198278014529700260&authkey=CNzKv8yFyrGYfA The word "unlimited" is used, but that still doesn't excuse the fact that after Sonic collects all the Chaos Emeralds in one game, he has to do it all over again in the next. Why can't he keep the emeralds? Even if godhood isn't his thing, they would be better off in his safekeeping than anyone else and with Super Sonic, make traversing stages a breeze?

"But that would make the game too easy."

It wouldn't be about what Sega wants, it would just be practical and logical for Sonic or any of his allies to keep the emeralds at hand so no one will take them. And while Sonic would like a challenge, if it saves him more time to save the world he would do so.

So yes, while the Chaos Emeralds are "unlimited", "all-powerful" and "infinite", the actual use of the Chaos Emeralds are not as unlimited as the power. The Chaos Emeralds just don't give off power without a hitch and do the Dragon Ball thing after awhile where Sonic has to go around picking them up again.

This is why I believe Chaos Emeralds go to the Special stages because of overload of power and to restabalize than simply to recharge since as you said the power should be unlimited, so they must go back for a reason and since chaos energy is suppose to be chaotic and unpredictable, stability is the logical answer.

I believe it's the gold rings that go to the Special stages to "recharge" and can only hold a titchy ammount of chaos energy than be conduits to the unlimited power of the emeralds.