Thread:Ultrasonic9000/@comment-26194462-20150311233029/@comment-26253917-20160122191631

In the history of Sonic the Hedgehog book, it has that he can casually run at the speed of light here.https://plus.google.com/+AwesomemeccryIsAwesome/posts/UWBdD4jwtsG

Also Yuji Naka confirmed that the entire Sonic series is based on the speed of light in gameplay here.http://info.sonicretro.org/Yuji_Naka_and_Takashi_Iizuka_interview_for_Sonic_Heroes_website

Takashi Izukia also confirmed this here.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XSsFgfLHpf_PUIeL6eUxIvY12QxJ2Sxn9Gt3X2AZ_A=w1366-h768-rw

I am not disregard gameplay but the mechanics itself. Rings are used for many different things in the Sonic universe. The same games that Super Sonic lose rings are the same game that you use those same rings to buy things. Also there has never been a statement that Super Sonic can get hurt by gods or is nearly invulnerable, they all say that he is completely invulnerable. Super Sonic losing rings is like Super Sonic dying from falling off a cliff or him getting crushed.

The gods are really powerful, that still stands, but not Super Sonic getting hurt as being invulnerable just means you can't be hurt physically. It doesn't mean you can't get tired, or be drained mentally, or be moved, or have the power that sustains you run low or weaken or be drained.I'm not counting game mechanics, since game mechanics don't necessarily translate into official abilities.Regardless, Super Sonic losing rings doesn't mean he's getting hurt, it just means he's getting hit.

When Sonic collects Seven Chaos Emeralds the emeralds are INFUSED into his body giving him the energy he needs to destroy the current threat. There is no need for rings when Chaos Energy is always supplying him with infinite energy. Why would he need rings if the Emeralds are in his body though?