Burst Dash

The Burst Dash (バーストダッシュ, Bāsuto Dasshu^?) is one of Blaze the Cat's signature moves. It first appeared in Sonic Rush and later reappeared in Sonic Rush Adventure. It is Blaze's version of Sonic the Hedgehog's famous Spin Dash and Spin Attack techniques.^{[Note 1]} When used, Blaze charges up fire at her feet to send her off as a fiery tornado at high speed.

Description

The performance of the Burst Dash is strikingly similar to the Spin Dash. When performing the Burst Dash, Blaze crouches down and starts charging fire at her feet using her pyrokinesis to build up speed and momentum. Once charged, Blaze will release the charge and dashes forward at high speed while executing a fire-enveloped top spin, thus turning her into a destructive mini-tornado of fire. This allows Blaze to attack enemies, break through walls or dash up steep slopes without having to build up running momentum. The duration of the Burst Dash is not as long as a Spin Dash though. Unlike the Spin Dash, Blaze is still vulnerable to enemy contact while charging up the move.

To perform Burst Dash in gameplay, the player must hold down the down button on the Control Pad and pressing / at the same time. The player then has to release the down button launch the Burst Dash. To build up speed for the Burst Dash, the player has to repeatedly press the / before releasing the down button. Alternatively, the player can press the down button on the Control Pad while running to make Blaze twirl along the ground without the need to charging up, though its duration will be shorter.

Trivia

In Knuckles' Chaotix, Espio the Chameleon is able to Spin Dash similar to the Burst Dash, but without generating fire.

Notes

↑ Both Japanese and North American instruction manuals of Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure consider Spin Attack and Spin Dash as the one move despite both of them being required to perform differently. Similar way manuals describe Burst Dash being able to function two ways.

Sonic Rush

Main article | Staff | Script (Sonic, Blaze, Extra) | Glitches | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Blaze (Burning Blaze)
Non-playable characters		Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Cream \| Cheese \| Vanilla \| Dr. Eggman \| Dr. Eggman Nega \| Animals (Camel, Cat, Elephant, Gorilla, Koala, Kangaroo, Lion, Mole, Monkey, Parrot, Peacock, Penguin, Rabbit, Seal, Skunk, Swallow, Flicky, Ricky, Pocky, Wocky)
Stages		Leaf Storm \| Water Palace \| Mirage Road \| Night Carnival \| Huge Crisis \| Altitude Limit \| Dead Line \| Unknown \| Exception \| Special Stage
Enemies		Battle Flapper \| Bomb Hawk \| Cannon Flapper \| Egg Bishop \| Egg Diver \| Egg Hammer \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pawn (spear) \| Egg Pawn Bunny \| Egg Pawn Manager (gun) \| Egg Pawn Manager (SF gun) \| Falco \| Flapper \| Gun Hunter \| Klagen \| Laser Flapper \| Rhino Spring \| Solid Pawn
Bosses		Egg Hammer Mega \| Egg Turtle \| Egg Scarab \| Egg Libra \| Egg Hammer Fortress \| Egg Eagle \| Sonic/Blaze \| Egg King \| Egg Salamander
Moves/Techniques		Axel Jump \| Axel Tornado \| Boost Mode \| Burning Fire Boost \| Burst Dash \| Burst Hover \| Crouch \| Fire Boost \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Hop Jump \| Humming Top \| Jump Dash \| Jump Step \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Boost \| Super Sonic Boost \| Trick Action
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bungee Rope \| Cannon \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Giant Waterwheel \| Grind Rail \| Hang Glider \| High-speed warp tube \| Jump Panel \| Rainbow Ring \| Special Generator \| Spring \| Spring Pole \| Switch \| Winding Rope \| Zip Line
Objects		Air Bubble \| Chaos Emerald \| Checkpoint Marker \| Floating Item Box \| Goal Ring \| Item Box (5 Ring Bonus, Attract, Barrier, Confusion, Invincible, Magnetic Barrier, Max Tension Bonus, Max Tension Bonus (multiplayer), Random Ring Bonus, Slow, Tension Bonus) \| Ring \| Sol Emerald
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman, Eggman Nega) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream) \| Bella Hudson (Blaze)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman, Eggman Nega) \| Ryo Hirohashi (Tails) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze)
Music	Songs	A New Day \| Right There, Ride On \| Back 2 Back \| Ethno Circus \| Ska Cha Cha \| Jeh Jeh Rocket \| Get Edgy \| What U Need \| Metal Scratchin' \| Vela Nova \| Bomber Barbara \| Wrapped in Black \| Raisin' Me Up
Music	Albums	Original Groove Rush
Other		Blaze's world \| Corkscrew loop \| Health Gauge \| Rank \| Real-Time Interaction \| Shuttle loop \| Time Attack \| Tension Gauge

Sonic Rush Adventure

Main article | Script | Staff | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Blaze (Burning Blaze)
Non-playable characters		Tails \| Marine \| Coconut Crew (Setter, Tabby, Colonel, Kylok, Daikun, Muzy) \| Gardon \| Norman \| Captain Whisker \| Mini & Mum \| Johnny \| Dr. Eggman \| Dr. Eggman Nega
Stages		Whale Point \| Plant Kingdom \| Machine Labyrinth \| Coral Cave \| Haunted Ship \| Blizzard Peaks \| Sky Babylon \| Pirates' Island \| Big Swell \| Deep Core \| Hidden Islands (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) \| Johnny's Race
Enemies		Barrier Angler \| Bomb Ghost \| Crystal Head \| Dive Bat \| Eleki Angler \| Kaizoku Bomb \| Kaizoku Glider \| Kaizoku Gun \| Kaizoku Hogan \| Kaizoku Hover Bomb \| Kaizoku Skeleton \| Kaizoku Snowball \| Pirates' Island enemy \| Plant Kingdom enemy \| Ptera \| Rapid Crab \| Shisaku-gata Dump \| Shisaku-gata Jet \| Shisaku-gata Spanner \| Skull Fire \| Sky Babylon enemy \| Sky Moon \| Triceratank
Bosses		Ghost Rex \| Ghost Pendulum \| Ghost Kraken \| Ghost Pirate \| Ghost Whale \| Ghost Condor \| Captain Whisker and Johnny \| Ghost Titan \| Egg Wizard
Moves/Techniques		Axel Jump \| Axel Tornado \| Boost Mode \| Burning Fire Boost \| Burst Dash \| Burst Hover \| Crouch \| Deflect \| Fire Boost \| Grind Step \| Hop Jump \| Homing Attack \| Humming Top \| Jump Dash \| Jump Step \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Boost \| Super Sonic Boost \| Trick Action
Vessels		Wave Cyclone \| Ocean Tornado \| Aqua Blast \| Deep Typhoon \| Magma Hurricane \| SS Tornado EX \| SS Marine \| SS Super-Marine
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bomb \| Bungee Rope \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Fountain \| Hang Glider \| High-speed warp tube \| Icicle \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Minecart \| Mushroom \| Rainbow Ring \| Spring \| Spring Pole \| Vine \| Winding Rope
Objects	General	Checkpoint Marker \| Chaos Emerald \| Item Box (1UP, 5 Ring Bonus, Attract, Barrier, Boost Up, Confusion, High Speed, Invincible, Magnetic Barrier, Maximum Tension Bonus, Random Ring Bonus, Repair, Score Bonus, Slow, Tension Bonus, Tension Bonus (multiplayer)) \| Sol Emerald \| Switch \| Ring \| Treasure Chest
Objects	Materials	Aqua Material \| Black Material \| Blue Material \| Bronze Material \| Gold Material \| Green Material \| Iron Material \| Red Material \| Silver Material
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman, Eggman Nega) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Bella Hudson (Blaze) \| Lonnie Hirsch (Captain Whisker) \| Christopher Pellegrini (Johnny)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman, Eggman Nega) \| Ryo Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Shinya Fukumatsu (Captain Whisker) \| Kota Nemoto (Johnny)
Music	Songs	A New Venture
Music	Albums	Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack
Other		Blaze's world \| Corkscrew loop \| Combo \| Freeze \| Health Gauge \| Jeweled Scepter \| Missions \| Sea Chart \| Shuttle loop \| Sol Empire \| Southern Island \| Power of the Stars \| Real-Time Interaction \| Sonic Rush Adventure Flash \| Tension Gauge \| Time Attack

[nonspin-1] Both Japanese and North American instruction manuals of Sonic Rush and Sonic Rush Adventure consider Spin Attack and Spin Dash as the one move despite both of them being required to perform differently. Similar way manuals describe Burst Dash being able to function two ways.

[Note 1]

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