Chaos powers[1] or Chaos Actions,[2] are abilities to manipulate chaos energy in various ways. The Chaos powers are used by multiple characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and their use differs between the different canons. The most frequent user of Chaos powers is Shadow the Hedgehog.
List of chaos energy based techniques
| ??? (Shadow) | Sonic Battle | A variation of Chaos Burst, where the user briefly appears on three spots at once. All three versions of the user will simultaneously use Chaos Burst and then emerge as one again via disappearing as clones/afterimages. |
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| Chaos Attack | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | A move that, after a homing attack, levitates the user in front of the enemy, letting them do up to 5 chaos energy-enhanced punches and kicks, each a bit more powerful than the last. | Shadow the Hedgehog | |
| Chaos Ball | Sonic Riders | The user creates a small orb of chaos energy that will instantly home in on any nearby opponent, making them lose their balance as well as temporarily stunning them. | Shadow the Hedgehog |  |
| Chaos Blast | Shadow the Hedgehog | A very powerful shock wave that basically decimates all within a twenty yard radius. In Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, it is channeled into a focused beam of chaos energy shot from the users hands. |
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| Chaos Snap | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | The user is instantly teleported to nearby enemies and attacks with a Chaos Attack, up to five enemies in a chain of attacks. | Shadow the Hedgehog |  |
| Chaos Spear | Sonic Adventure 2 | The user fires spear-shaped bolts of Chaos energy at opponents. | Shadow the Hedgehog | |
| Chaos Control Sphere | Sonic Riders | The user will use Chaos Control in order to trap their opponent in a sphere of chaos energy. | Shadow the Hedgehog |   |
| Chaos Boost | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | The user temporarily charges up with chaos energy, giving them a red aura, which alternates to a red-whitish aura. allows invulnerability to average attacks, and allows use of more advanced techniques, such as Chaos Snap, Chaos Lance, and Chaos Blast. it can also reverse evil influence, such as forcing Mephiles out of Shadow's shadow, and forcing Mephiles' shadow creatures out of the floor. | Shadow the Hedgehog | |
| Chaos Lance | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | An upgraded version of Chaos Spear, stunning enemies and damaging them, doing more damage than normal by exploding, in essence a combination of the Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 Chaos Spear variations. | Shadow the Hedgehog |   |
| Arrow of Light | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | Only usable in Super State, the user charges forward to the enemy at high speed. A fully charged version allows the user to move at a faster speed and immerses them in a blue light. Similar to, if not the same, as the super sonic boost. | Super Sonic |   |
| Spear of Light | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | An augmented version of Chaos Lance only usable whilst in Super State. The user fires red bolts of energy which home into the opponent. A fully charged Spear of Light can fire eight bolts simultaneously in a circular pattern, and does more damage. | Super Shadow |   |
| Shield of Light | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | Only usable in Super State and to those with Psychokinesis. The user creates a large shield of green, psychokinetic/chaos-enhanced energy that captures anything caught in its radius. Anything caught in the radius can then be thrown at opponents. | Super Silver |   |
| Deflect | Sonic Rush Adventure | Only usable in Super State. The user creates an arc of blue energy that deflects projectiles and sends towards an opponent, when fully charged, it creates a larger arc of energy. | Super Sonic |  |
| Chaos Rift | Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | The user creates a sphere that is thrown to the opponent. Upon touching someone, it immediately seems to send them into space, or if it fails, it makes them dizzy, instead. | Shadow the Hedgehog |   |
| Super Sonic | Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | Only usable in Super State. The user unleashes a series of attacks that give off energy with each hit, ending with a blast of fiery energy shot from the palms. | Super Sonic |   |
| Chaos Punishment | Sonic and the Black Knight | A variation of Chaos Snap, it works the same way, but when attacking, time is stopped. Sir Lancelot was also seen combining this technique with a Chaos Blast when using Ddraig Goch. | Sir Lancelot |   |
In other media
Archie Comics
Various other Chaos Powers variations have appeared in the Archie Comics, where a wider array of characters possess the capacity to utilize chaos energy. At their most basic, these techniques include lightning bolts, force fields and teleportation. More advanced wielders, such as Mammoth Mogul or Enerjak can achieve mind control and molecular dissection. The teleportation ability appears to be a subtly different form of Chaos Control.
All Chaos Powers in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series come from the greatest power in the universe, the Chaos Force, a mystical energy field that serves as wellspring for all Chaos powers.
Sonic X
In Sonic X, a few well-known Chaos Powers made their appearances, such as Chaos Control and Chaos Spear. Such moves was mainly used by Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog and their super transformation forms (Super Sonic and Super Shadow respectively).
In episode 78, Super Sonic and Super Shadow displayed a unique technique called "Chaos Regeneration" (Japanese version only, the English version never mentioned the name) to save Cosmo, their plant-type anthropomorphic ally, from certain death. As demonstrated in the episode, it is not quite as effective as its title would suggest, because all they managed to produce from their efforts was a small seed.
References
- ↑ Black, Fletcher (14 November 2006). "How to Play". Sonic the Hedgehog: Official Game Guide. Prima Games. p. 12. ISBN 978-0761555100.
- ↑ Shadow the Hedgehog Official game guide pg.7