Air Tank

For the Extreme Gear, see Air Tank (Extreme Gear).

The Air Tank,^[1] also referred to as the Air Gauge,^[2] is a game mechanic that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is an energy gauge used for storing Air.

Description

The Air Tank is presented as a vertical gauge of varying design which is set in the lower right corner on the heads-up-display. In gameplay, the Air Tank shows how much Air the player has available for Air-dependent maneuvers and for powering their Extreme Gear. The more Air the player accumulates, the more the Air Tank increases until it reaches maximum capacity. Pulling off special actions and riding Extreme Gear will in turn drain the Air Tank, and if it empties, all Air-dependent actions will be disabled.

Game appearances

Sonic Riders series

Sonic Riders

In Sonic Riders, the Air Tank is a semi-transparent gauge with a bottom stylized as the Speed Formation symbol. The color of the Air Tank depends on the racer. Inside the vertical gauge section is a blue bar representing the Air. When there is a safe amount of Air, the Air Tank's bar is blue, but when the rider is in danger of running out of air, the Air Tank will turn orange, then red while making beeping noises. In this state, the player will not be able to perform the Air Boost.

Sonic Free Riders

In Sonic Free Riders, the Air Tank (referred to as the Air Gauge^[2]) is a transparent and simple, yet stylized gauge with several oblique gauge sections and an energy bar inside for the Air. When full, the Air Tank's bar is green, but it gradually becomes yellow, then red as its Air depletes. In gameplay, the player can also increase the Air Tank's size with the Extra Air Gear Part.

References

↑ Sonic Riders (Xbox 360) United States instruction booklet, p. 12.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Sonic Team (4 November 2010). Sonic Free Riders. Xbox 360. Sega. "Extra Air description: Increases Air Gauge capacity."

Sonic Riders

Main article | Scripts (Heroes, Babylon) | Staff | Beta elements | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Jet \| Wave \| Storm \| Amy \| Dr. Eggman \| Shadow \| Rouge \| Cream \| E-10000G \| E-10000R \| Ulala \| AiAi \| NiGHTS
Non-playable characters		Omochao \| Stolen \| Jet's father \| Babylon Guardian \| E-10000Y
Courses/Fields	Heroes	Metal City \| Splash Canyon \| Egg Factory \| Green Cave \| Sand Ruins \| Babylon Garden
	Babylon	Night Chase \| Red Canyon \| Ice Factory \| White Cave \| Dark Desert \| Sky Road \| Babylon Guardian
	Extra	Digital Dimension \| Sega Carnival \| Sega Illusion
	Survival	Dual Towers \| Snow Valley \| Space Theater
Moves/Techniques		Air Boost \| Air Riding \| Air Slide \| Attacks \| Grinding \| Super Sonic Boost \| Tornado \| Trick Action
Extreme Gears		Accelerator \| Access \| Advantage-F \| Advantage-P \| Advantage-S \| Air Broom \| Air Tank \| Auto-Slider \| BANANA \| Beginner \| Berserker \| Blue Star \| Blue Star II \| Cannonball \| Channel5 \| Chaos Emerald \| Cover-F \| Cover-P \| Cover-S \| Darkness \| Destroyer \| E-gearG \| E-gearR \| E-Rider \| Faster \| Fastest \| Gambler \| Grinder \| Hang-On \| Heavy Bike \| High Booster \| Hovercraft \| Legend \| Light Board \| Magic Carpet \| Night Sky \| Omnipotence \| Opa Opa \| Pink Rose \| Power Gear \| Powerful Gear \| Red Rock \| Rengoku \| Slide Booster \| Smile \| Speed Balancer \| Super Hang-On \| Temptation \| The Crazy \| Trap Gear \| Turbo Star \| Type-J \| Type-S \| Type-W \| Yellow Tail
Gimmicks and obstacles		Accelerator \| Air Pit \| Automatic Trail \| Barricade \| Bomb \| Catapult \| Dash Panel \| Grind Rail \| Trick Zone \| Turbulence
Items		Air \| Item Box (Air, Explosion, High Speed, Invincible Barrier, Magnetic Barrier, Rings, Speed Down, Question Item) \| Ring
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Jet ) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Dan Green (Knuckles, Storm) \| Bella Hudson (Wave, Babylon Computer) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream) \| Maddie Blaustein (E-10000G, E-10000R, Babylon Guardian) \| Liza Jacqueline (Omochao) \| Kaoru Morota (AiAi) \| Apollo Smile (Ulala)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Daisuke Kishio (Jet) \| Chie Nakamura (Wave, Babylon Computer) \| Kenji Nomura (Storm, Babylon Guardian) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Kaoru Morota (AiAi) \| Apollo Smile (Ulala)
Music	Songs	Catch Me If You Can \| Sonic Speed Riders
Music	Albums	Speedbeats Grand Prix: Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack
Other		Air Tank \| Babylon Garden \| Babylon Rogues' ship \| Babylonians \| Bashōsen \| Black Market \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Emerald \| Eggman Empire \| Emerald Detector \| Rank \| EX World Grand Prix \| Flight Type \| Freeze \| Key to Babylon Garden \| Mission Mode \| Power Type \| Speed Type \| Time Attack

Sonic Free Riders

Main article | Scripts (Introduction, Team Heroes, Team Babylon, Team Dark, Team Rose, Final Race) | Staff | Gallery

Playable characters	Team Heroes	Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles
	Team Babylon	Jet \| Wave \| Storm
	Team Dark	Shadow \| Rouge \| E-10000B
	Team Rose	Amy \| Cream \| Vector
	Misc.	Blaze \| Dr. Eggman \| E-10000G \| Silver \| Metal Sonic \| Xbox Live Avatar
Non-playable characters		E-10000 A \| E-10000 C \| E-10000 N \| E-10000 O \| E-10000 S \| E-10000 P \| E-10000 Y \| Omochao
Courses		Dolphin Resort \| Rocky Ridge \| Frozen Forest \| Metropolis Speedway \| Magma Rift \| Forgotten Tomb \| Final Factory \| Metal City
Moves/Techniques		Air Ride \| Attacks \| Grinding \| Kick Dash \| Super Sonic Boost \| Trick Action
Gimmicks and obstacles		Barricade \| Bobsled \| Catapult \| Dash Ring \| Grind Rail \| Minecart
Items	General	Air \| Item Box (Air, Bowling Strike, Free Throw, Octo-Boost, Octo-Ink, Question, Ring Can, Rings, Special Item, Soda Rocket, Target Torpedo, Tee Shot) \| Ring
Items	Gear Parts	Air Plus \| Air Ride Skill \| Air Saver \| Big Air \| Cornering UP \| Durability UP \| Extra Air \| Grind Skill \| Invisible \| Item Lock: Air \| Item Lock: Rings \| Max Speed UP \| Music Change 1 \| Music Change 2 \| Power Skill \| Rapid Dash \| Rapid Stream \| Ring Eater \| Start Speed UP \| Trick Boost
Extreme Gears		Angel • Devil \| Auto-Slider \| Avatar-F \| Avatar-M \| Beginner \| Black Shot \| Blue Star \| Chaos Emeralds \| E-Gear \| E-Rider \| Explosion \| Fastest \| Flame Lance \| Fortress \| Gambler \| Hang-On \| Hard-Boiled \| High Booster \| Legend \| Metal Star \| Omnitempus \| Pink Rose \| Potential \| Professional \| Psychic Wave \| Red Rock \| Reserve Tank \| Smile \| Steel \| Super Hang-On \| Temptation \| The Crazy \| Turbo Star \| Type-J \| Type-S \| Type-W \| Wanted \| Yellow Tail
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Tails, Wave) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles, Storm) \| Mike Mycheck (Jet) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow) \| Karen Strassman (Rouge) \| Wally Wingert (E-10000B, E-10000G) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Michelle Ruff (Cream) \| Keith Silverstein (Vector) \| Quinton Flynn (Silver) \| Laura Bailey (Blaze, Omochao)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Daisuke Kishio (Jet) \| Chie Nakamura (Wave) \| Kenji Nomura (Storm) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze)
Music	Songs	Free \| Theme of Dolphin Resort \| Theme of Rocky Ridge \| Theme of Metropolis Speedway
Music	Albums	Break Free: Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack
Other		Air Gauge \| Relay Race \| Rank \| Time Attack \| World Grand Prix

[1] Sonic Riders (Xbox 360) United States instruction booklet, p. 12.

[SFR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sonic Team (4 November 2010). Sonic Free Riders. Xbox 360. Sega. "Extra Air description: Increases Air Gauge capacity."

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