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Rechecking that Dark Gaia battle I now know what you mean. Is kinda odd that battle breaks tradition but replaces it with rings themselves being Super Sonic's life energy.

- Super Sonic is no longer immortal and can get hurt.+ Super Sonic doesn't loose a ring by the second, but looses a portion of his health when hurt. + He has a life bar that replenishes with rings.

It's more of a rebalance than an overhaul as Super Sonic is still reliant on rings to sustain himself. Dunno why they went with this direction other than perhaps the traditional way was flawed when fighting Dark Gaia.