Forum:Chaos = Magic ?

Would you say that Chaos Energy and Mana is the same thing in Sonic's world?

While Shadow demonstraits various powers you can do with the Chaos Emeralds, I would compare his abilities to the various techniques in the DragonBall series such as the Kamehameha. Thus Chaos Energy can be compared to Ki. Even Ki is used in Goku's transformations to Super Saiyan just as Chaos Energy is used for Sonic to become Super Sonic. As Ki is based on Qi which in chinese culture is believed to be life energy, this makes sense how Dr. Eggman can use Chaos Emeralds for his machines as he his Badnik's run on bio-energy, with actual animals for hosts.

Mana is the Hawaiian equivilent of Qi, however in modern times it is often reconised in fantasy as a sort of secondary bio-energy magicians have to use spells. I personally believe fantasy wizard magic is different from DragonBall powers as the Z Fighters attack are usually pure energy base while wizards "magic" usually of little based energy and mostly of elemental effect like bursts of burning, freezing or healing.

What made me think Chaos Emeralds are more of a magic nature is the Special Zone. What goes on in there seems more of an unpredictable, everchanging yet magical nature, such as crystal or earth like matter used to construct the Special Stages. The the Chaos Emeralds conduits for this pocket dimensions energy or maybe the Chaos Emeralds are actually just a power source and the Special Stages were created from them? The whole Zone being made from Special Stages.

Sonic the Comic Online has also made the comparions of "Chaos Emerald Radiation" with "Magick". Issue 252-253, Sonic the Hedgehog: Ebony & Ivory story, Ebony had a vial of golden energy which contained Super Sonic. Blaze the Cat can also smell the relation between Sonic and the bottle.

Another bit of evidence to proove the Chaos Emeralds magical nature is the belief they can turn "thought" into "power". That can be said the same for magic itself. Chaos Attacks usually require a certain level of will power while magic requires various concentration and practice and plenty of experiance with the spell before it can become of easy use to the magician.

The more I think about it the more I wonder if Chaos Energy is in a sense "both", A powerful raw energy that can be used biologically while also in essence can be used for sorcery to have magical results. This fits with the powers chaotic nature, one form of use being mroe refined than the other.

I want to know your oppinion on the matter, if you believe the Chaos Emeralds are simply a source of unique power or that the Chaos Emeralds are more of a magical artifact able to bestow magical abilities such as magic itself.-- Mystic Monkey  is a MonoBook wikian.   _   23:26, February 7, 2013 (UTC)