AVA

"The AVA is a machine that will allow you to look at the world and find objects and things that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Try and use it now."

- Q-N-C, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

The AVA or A.V.A. (short for Ancients Visual Assistant ) is an object that appears in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. It is a multifunctional handheld machine originating from the Ancients which was used as a vital tool by Team Sonic in their mission to stop Lyric the Last Ancient.

Description
The AVA allows the user to detect hidden passageways and secrets that normally cannot be seen with the naked eye. When used, the game screen glows with a tint of blue. If there are any passageways that can be revealed (usually behind breakable walls), the said passageways will be seen and a large segment of the wall sealing the passageway becomes transparent. The AVA can also be used to reveal Shinies in the form of a trail of footprints where the AVA brightly colors the trail of footprints golden leading to a golden X, where the Shiny is located at.

To use the AVA in gameplay, the player must touch the Sonic symbol on the Wii U GamePad. To change the view, the player must move the GamePad around or use the Right Stick. While the AVA is in use, the player cannot move any of his/her characters. To deactivate the AVA, the player must simply touch the Sonic symbol again.