Color Block

The Color Block (カラーブロック^[1], Karā Burokku^?) is an obstacle that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are mystical, yet breakable blocks in Special Stages that serve to bar the player's path.

Description[]

Color Blocks are multi-colored diamonds which appear in large groups. In its most pristine state, a Color Block is colored blue. Touching it once turns it green, a second touch will turn it yellow, a third touch turns it red, and a fourth touch makes it disappear. Their main purpose is to block the pathways players need to use.

Game appearances[]

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)[]

Color Blocks first appeared in the 16-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), where they are obstacles surrounding one of the six Chaos Emeralds in the Special Stages. Here, the player has to drill through them to get Chaos Emerald. The Color Block groups in this game are even larger in two Special Stages which are based on wild arenas instead of mazes.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I[]

Color Blocks make another appearance in the Special Stages of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, where they have a similar role. In this game, the Color Blocks start shrinking every time they are hit until they finally disappears completely.

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) · Tails (Super Tails) · Knuckles* (Super Knuckles) · Amy (Super Amy*)
Non-playable characters		Dr. Robotnik · Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Picky, Rocky)
Zones		Green Hill Zone · Marble Zone · Spring Yard Zone · Labyrinth Zone · Star Light Zone · Scrap Brain Zone · Final Zone · Special Stages
Enemies		Ball Hog · Batbrain · Bomb · Burrobot · Buzz Bomber · Caterkiller · Chopper · Crabmeat · Jaws · Moto Bug · Newtron · Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) · Roller · Spikes · Splats
Bosses		Egg Wrecker · Egg Scorcher · Egg Stinger · Egg Mobile · Egg Spiker · Egg Crusher
Moves/techniques		Climb* · Crouch · Drop Dash* · Glide* · Hammer Rush* · Insta-Shield* · Jumping Hammer Attack* · Propeller Flying/Swim · Spin Attack · Spin Dash* · Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bomb · Bumper · Capsule · Chaos Emerald · Color Block · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Dropping platform · Electrical emitter · Elevator · Fan · Fireball · Floating stone · Flywheel · Giant spear · Goal · Goal Plate · Giant Ring · Iron ball · Jump Stand · Reverse · Saw · Seesaw · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Switch · Up and Down · Water
Items		Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up, Aqua Shield, Chaos Emerald, Eggman Mark, Elemental Shields, Flame Shield, Goggles, Invincible, Power Sneakers, S, Shield, Spikes, Super Ring, Thunder Shield*) · Ring
Music		Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack · Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute
Other		Continue · Death Egg saga · Debug Mode · Egg Mobile · Level Select · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Madonna · Secret Bonus · Sonic the Hedgehog (home computers) · Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) · Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max, Mach, Sharps, Vector) · Sonic the Hedgehog Official Guide Book · Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic · Sound Test · South Island · Twin Stars (Thirteen) · Time Attack* · Time Over · Totem pole · Tunnel

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic)
Non-playable characters		Eggman \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Picky) \| Metal Sonic
Zones		Splash Hill Zone \| Casino Street Zone \| Lost Labyrinth Zone \| Mad Gear Zone \| E.G.G. Station Zone \| Special Stages
Enemies		Asteron \| Batbot \| Bubbles \| Burrobot \| Buzzer \| Chopper \| Crawl \| Jaws \| Moto Bug \| Newtron \| Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) \| Shellcracker \| Slicer
Bosses		Egg Mobile-H \| Egg Mobile \| Catch Eggman \| Flying Eggman \| Death Egg Robot
Moves/Techniques		Crouch \| Spin Jump \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Homing Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		! \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Color Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Drop Target \| Elevator \| Goal Plate \| Flipper \| Giant spear \| Iron ball \| Jump Stand \| Minecart \| Slot machine \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Star Post \| Switch \| Triangle Bumper \| Vine \| Zip Line
Items		Air bubble \| Chaos Emerald \| Giant Ring \| Ring \| Item Box (Super Ring, Shield, Power Sneakers, Invincible, Extra Life) \| Time Bonus
Music		Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Original Soundtrack \| Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I & II Original Soundtrack
Other		Corkscrew \| Death Egg Robot \| Level Select \| Life \| Loop \| Tails' rocket \| Time Attack \| Tunnel \| Water
V·T·E \| {{Sonic 4 Episode II info}} \| Category

Playable characters	Main Game	Sonic (Super Sonic) · Tails (Super Powers) · Knuckles (Super Powers) · Amy (Super Powers) · Trip (Dragon Form)
	Battle Mode	Metal Fighters (Mecha Sonic, Metal Amy, Metal Knuckles, Metal NiGHTS, Metal Sonic, Metal Tails, Metal Trip)
Non-playable characters		Dr. Eggman · Fang · Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Rocky)
Zones		Bridge Island Zone · Speed Jungle Zone · Sky Temple Zone · Pinball Carnival Zone · Lagoon City Zone · Sand Sanctuary Zone · Press Factory Zone · Golden Capital Zone · Cyber Station Zone · Frozen Base Zone · Egg Fortress Zone · Special Stage · Bonus Stage
Enemies		Anton · Barrel Thrower · Batbrain · Blaster · Buzz Bomber · Caterpillar Mecha · Chopper · Coaster Buzzsaw · Cooperation Mecha Group · Crabmeat · Crawlshell · Crawlton · Darts Mecha · Eggrobo · Electrical Discharge Mecha · Electric Catfish Mecha · Elephant Mecha · Enemy 10 · Fly Thorn · Fly Thorn 03 · Grapes Mech · Green Beetle Badnik · Hotaru · Item Mecha · Jellyfish Mecha · Kanga Clanga · Light Bird Mecha · Mecha-Bu · Mini Ptera Mecha · Mole Mecha · Soap Bubble Mecha · Scarab Beetle Mecha · Skorp · Slicer · Snail Blaster · Spider Mecha · Splats · Spotted Garden Eel Mecha · Spring Mecha · Tails Doll · Tick-Tock Drone · Toad Mecha · Trampling Mecha · Uni Uni · Watermelon Mecha · Water Strider Mecha
Bosses	Mini-bosses	Mosasaurus · Speed Jungle Zone mini-boss · Pinball Carnival Zone mini-boss · Lagoon City Zone mini-boss · Press Factory Zone mini-boss · Golden Capital Zone mini-boss · Frozen Base Zone mini-boss
	Zone bosses	Bridge Island Zone boss · Speed Jungle Zone boss · Sky Temple Zone boss · Pinball Carnival Zone boss · Lagoon City Zone boss · Sand Sanctuary Zone boss · Press Factory Zone boss · Fang · Metal Fighter · Frozen Base Zone boss · Egg Fortress Zone boss · Fang Mecha
	Misc.	Black Dragon
Moves/ techniques	General	Climb · Crouch · Double Jump · Drop Dash · Glide · Grinding · Hammer Rush · Jumping Hammer Attack · Propeller Flying · Ring Rolling · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump
	Emerald Powers	Avatar · Bullet · Extra (Homing Attack, Tail Swipe, Hammer Throw, Punch Attack, Fire Breath) · Ivy · Slow · Vision · Water · Super
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bomb · Bumper · Bumper Wall · Capsule · Color Block · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Dash Panel · Dash Ring · Elevator · Fan · Flipper · Goal Plate · Grind Rail · High-speed Warp Tube · Iron ball · Magnetic Sphere · Pulley · Sinking Pool · Snowblower · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Up and Down
Items		Air Bubble · Banana · Black Onyx · Chaos Emerald · Floating Item Box · Item Box (Invincible, Power Sneakers, Random, Shield, Super Ring) · Ring
Music		Sonic Superstars Original Soundtrack
Other		Egg Mobile · Freeze · Loop · Outfit · Northstar Islands · Perfect Bonus · Sonic Superstars: Fang's Big Break · Sonic Superstars Start Book · Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble · Star Circle · Time Attack · Tornado · Tunnel

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Color Block

Description[]

Game appearances[]

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)[]

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I[]

Sonic Superstars[]

In other media[]

Trivia[]

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