Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26167440-20160111225919/@comment-26253917-20160129004915

You know, I think you forgot one big point. 4000 years ago, all of the Chaos Emeralds were on Angel Island with the Master Emerald. The Master Emerald itself has never actually been in a special stage before and that is more powerful than the Chaos Emeralds since it has the ability to control them. They were also in the hidden palace zone where Sonic was able to go to a special stage by just jumping on a Chaos Emerald. With that being said, not once was a rings mention or seen in any of these events about the Chaos Emeralds orgin as we know of right now.

Also, what do you mean by  It could simply be Super Sonic gameplay is not canon which explains most of the good points. Another thing, none of villians that use the Chaos Emeralds never need rings to sustain their power. They only say that it is the power of the Chaos Emeralds that grant them that power just like Super Sonic.