Crouch (grinding)

While grinding, pressing the will make me do a 180° to gain a burst of speed.

— Shadow, Shadow the Hedghog

The crouch^[1] is a move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a technique used to gain more speed while grinding.

Description

When performing the crouch, the user assumes a lower position while grinding along a Grind Rail to gain a small boost of speed. How this position is assumed differs between games. In gameplay, the crouch is useful for maximizing the player's grinding speed when their acceleration starts to falter at any time while grinding.

Game appearances

Sonic Adventure 2

Appearing alongside grinding in Sonic Adventure 2, crouching is used exclusively by Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Amy Rose and Metal Sonic. In this game, the user will simply assume a lower position which causes a small jet stream to form beneath the user's feet.

In gameplay, crouch lets the player Grind Step at a faster rate. It is also necessary for grinding along looped and vertical Grind Rails. Using crouch when crossing a quirk while riding on a downward Grind Rail, however, causes the playable characters to lose balance, putting them at risk of falling off the Grind Rail. In addition, not all characters will achieve the same rate of speed from crouching: in Multiplayer mode, Shadow has a slight speed advantage over Sonic when using crouch, while Metal Sonic is the fastest of them all while using this move. To use crouch in gameplay, the player has to press / while grinding.

Sonic Heroes

In Sonic Heroes, crouching can be used by all four playable teams' characters. However, the move's execution is significantly changed. In this game, characters will start their crouch by doing a 180° spin on top of the Grind Rail for acceleration, either turning to face left from a right-facing position or turning around to have their backs in the direction the character is moving.

In gameplay, the ccrouch can be performed repeatedly by pressing // while grinding. Holding // will still maintain the characters' crouch position and allow for faster Grind Rail travel for a significant time. Using crouch rapidly even allows the player to travel up vertical Grind Rails.

Fly Formation characters have a unique version of the crouch: instead of doing a trick, they will lean forward with the bottom character (which they hold onto) on the Grind Rail and use their flight to accelerate along the rail.

Shadow the Hedgehog

In Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow is the only character that can use crouch. In this game, the 180° spin from Sonic Heroes now has a hop above the Grind Rail added to it. Curiously, this hop bounces Shadow high enough off the Grind Rail to miss the Rings that appear along the Grind Rails. Also, the crouch position is only assumed until the player presses the action button again, and does not need to be actively maintained. Staying in this position also no longer has any effect on the grinding acceleration or maximum speed. To use the crouch in gameplay, the player has to press // while grinding.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the crouch works almost like how it did in Shadow the Hedgehog. In this game, only Sonic, Shadow, Blaze, Tails, and E-123 Omega can use it. However, when using it, they just rotate 180° above the rail while grinding.

In this game, the player can only use crouch repeatedly after a specific amount of time has passed. The crouch also only grants an initial boost of speed and cannot be used to increase maximum speed or acceleration. Additionally, although Silver can grind in the Multiplayer mode of the game, he cannot Crouch properly. To use crouch in gameplay, the player must press / while grinding.

Sonic Storybook series

Sonic and the Secret Rings

In Sonic and the Secret Rings, the crouch is used only by Sonic, although the move goes by unnamed in the manual. When performing the crouch, Sonic performs a small trick on the Grind Edge. To perform the crouch in gameplay, the player has to press while grinding.

Sonic and the Black Knight

In Sonic and the Black Knight, the crouch is used only by Sonic again. Like before, the move is not mentioned in the manual. When performing the crouch in this game, Sonic does a 180° spin on top of the Grind Rail while continuing to look forward. To perform the crouch in gameplay, the player must press while grinding.

References

↑ Sonic Adventure 2 (2012), "How to Play" pg. 8: While grinding, press Jump to jump, Action to crouch (speed up), and use the left stick/Movement keys to balance yourself.

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy* \| Shadow (Super Shadow) \| Rouge \| Eggman \| Big^ \| Tikal \| Chaos* \| Dark Chao Walker* \| Chao Walker* \| Metal Sonic*
Non-playable characters		Chao (Chao Principal, Chaolin, Chaoko, Chaos Chao, Chaosky, Dark Chao, Dinner, Happy, Hero Chao, Wacky) \| Gerald \| Maria \| President \| Scorpion Troop \| Secretary \| Sigma-Alpha 2 \| Spider Troop \| Researcher \| Animals (Bat, Bear, Boar, Cheetah, Condor, Dragon, Gorilla, Half Fish, Parrot, Peacock, Penguin, Phoenix, Rabbit, Raccoon, Seal, Sea Otter, Sheep, Skeleton Dog, Skunk, Tiger, Unicorn)
Stages	Hero	City Escape \| Wild Canyon \| Prison Lane \| Metal Harbor \| Green Forest \| Pumpkin Hill \| Mission Street \| Aquatic Mine \| Route 101 \| Hidden Base \| Pyramid Cave \| Death Chamber \| Eternal Engine \| Meteor Herd \| Crazy Gadget \| Final Rush
	Dark	Iron Gate \| Dry Lagoon \| Sand Ocean \| Radical Highway \| Egg Quarters \| Lost Colony \| Weapons Bed \| Security Hall \| White Jungle \| Route 280 \| Sky Rail \| Mad Space \| Cosmic Wall \| Final Chase
	Misc.	Cannon's Core \| Green Hill
	2P Stages	Downtown Race \| Grind Race \| Planet Quest \| Pool Quest \| Deck Race \| Pyramid Race
Enemies	G.U.N.	Blue Eagle \| Bomb Beetle \| Bomb Wing \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Hawk \| Gun Beetle \| Gun Hawk \| Gun Hunter \| Gun Wing \| Hornet-3 \| Hornet-6 \| Hornet-9 \| Laser Hawk \| Laser Hornet \| Laser Hunter \| Mono Beetle \| Phoenix \| Rhino Cannon \| Rhino Jet \| Rhino Metal \| Rhino Spike \| Shield Hunter \| Sky Hawk \| Spark Beetle \| Spring Beetle
	Badniks	Buzz Bomber \| Chopper \| E-1000 \| Gola \| Unidus \| Kiki
	Misc	Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1, Artificial Chaos P-100, Cell, Float Type, Guard Type) \| Boo \| Boom Boo
Bosses		B-3x Hot Shot \| Biolizard \| Dr. Eggman \| Egg Golem \| F-6t Big Foot \| Finalhazard \| King Boom Boo \| Knuckles \| R-1/A Flying Dog \| Rouge \| Shadow \| Sonic \| Tails
Moves/Techniques		Amy Flash* \| Black Shield* \| Black Wave* \| Booming Missile* \| Bounce Attack \| Captive Light* \| Chaos Bind* \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Impact* \| Chaos Screw* \| Chaos Spear \| Chaos Strike* \| Charm Ray* \| Crazy Rush* \| Crouch \| Dark Finish* \| Dark Omochao* \| Dig \| Drill Claw \| Drill Drive \| Fire Somersault \| Glide \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Hammer Punch* \| Heaven's Justice* \| Hell Bomber* \| Hip Drop* \| Hover \| Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Kick/Kick Attack \| Knuckle Spin* \| Laser Missile* \| Light Attack \| Light Speed Dash \| Lock-on \| Lock-On Missile \| Magic Hands \| Omochao \| Pick \| Power Flash* \| Power Laser* \| Propeller Punch \| Punch (Eggwalker) \| Punch/Punch Attack \| Rocket Launcher \| Rumble Launcher* \| Screw Kick \| Somersault \| Sonic Wind* \| Speed Up* \| Spin Jump \| Spin Dash \| Spiral Upper \| Storming Heart* \| Super Sonic Boost \| Swim \| Thunder Arrow* \| Time Stop* \| Volkan Cannon \| Wrath of Gaia* \| Zap Laser*
Gimmicks and obstacles		Ancient Ruin \| Ball Switch \| Bungie Vine \| Dash Panel \| Dynamite \| Egg Beetle \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Grind Rail \| GUN Military Truck \| High-speed warp tube \| Hint Box \| Hourglass \| Iron ball \| Jump Plate \| Laser field \| Missile \| Pipe \| Point Marker \| Propeller Spring \| Pulley \| Ramp \| Rocket \| Safe \| Spikes \| Spinning drum \| Swing Bar \| Time Stop Switch \| Turtle \| Warp Hole \| Warp Wall \| Weight \| Wide spring
Items	General	Air Bubble \| Balloon \| Chao Egg \| Chao Key \| Chaos Emerald \| Chaos Drive \| Container (Cage, Chao Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Emblem \| Emerald Shard \| Goal Ring \| Item Box (5 Rings, 10 Rings, 20 Rings, Bomb, Extra Life, Health, High-Speed Shoes, Invincibility, Magnetic Shield, Shield) \| Key Stone (Gate Key) \| Meteorite \| Outfit \| Ring \| Snowboard
Items	Level Up Items	Air Necklace \| Air Shoes \| Ancient Light \| Bazooka \| Booster \| Bounce Bracelet \| Flame Ring \| Hammer Gloves \| Iron Boots \| Jet Engine \| Large Cannon \| Laser Blaster \| Light Speed Shoes \| Magic Gloves \| Mystic Melody \| Pick Nails \| Protective Armor \| Shovel Claw \| Sunglasses \| Treasure Scope
English voice actors		Ryan Drummond (Sonic) \| Connor Bringas (Tails) \| Scott Dreier (Knuckles/GUN Soldiers) \| Jennifer Douillard (Amy Rose) \| David Humphrey (Shadow the Hedgehog) \| Lani Minella (Rouge/Omochao) \| Deem Bristow (Doctor Eggman) \| Moriah Angeline (Maria Robotnik) \| Marc Biagi (Gerald/GUN Soldiers) \| Steve Broadie (President) \| Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) \| Jon St. John (Big) \| Elara Distler (Tikal) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kazuki Hayashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Yuri Shiratori (Maria) \| Kinryū Arimoto (President) \| Shun Yashiro (Big) \| Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) \| Tomoko Sasaki (Chao)
Music	Songs	A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup \| Believe In Myself \| Deeper \| Dive into the Mellow \| E.G.G.M.A.N. \| Escape from the City \| Fly in the Freedom \| For True Story \| It Doesn't Matter \| Kick the Rock! \| Live and Learn \| My Sweet Passion \| Rhythm And Balance \| Space Trip Steps \| Supporting Me \| The Supernatural \| Throw It All Away \| Unknown from M.E. \| Vengeance is Mine
Music	Albums	Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track \| Sonic Adventure 2 Vocal Collection: Cuts Unleashed \| Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack \| Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Sampler \| Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition \| Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era
Other		2G Hi-Speed Shoes \| Angel Island \| Auto Running \| Black Market \| Central City \| Chao Adventure 2^ \| Chao Garden (Dark, Hero, Neutral) \| Chao in Space \| Chao Kindergarten \| Chao Lobby \| Chao Machine \| Chao Race \| Chao Stadium \| Chao Transporter^ \| Chao World \| Corkscrew loop \| Cyclone \| Eclipse Cannon \| Eggman Bombom \| Eggwalker \| Emerald Radar \| Fake Emerald \| Gerald Robotnik's diary \| Health Gauge \| Kart Race \| Prison Island \| Project Shadow \| Rank \| Shuttle loop \| Space Colony ARK \| Station Square \| Teleporter \| Totem pole \| Winding Tunnel Appears or is playable only in the 2P mode ^Exclusive to Dreamcast version of Sonic Adventure 2*

Sonic Heroes

Playable characters	Team Sonic	Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles)
	Team Dark	Shadow \| Rouge \| Omega
	Team Rose	Amy \| Cream \| Cheese \| Big
	Team Chaotix	Espio \| Charmy \| Vector
Non-playable characters		Dr. Eggman \| Metal Sonic (Neo Metal Sonic) \| Chocola \| Froggy \| Shadow Android \| Omochao \| Dark Chao \| Hero Chao
Stages	1P stages	Sea Gate \| Seaside Hill \| Ocean Palace \| Grand Metropolis \| Power Plant \| Casino Park \| BINGO Highway \| Rail Canyon \| Bullet Station \| Frog Forest \| Lost Jungle \| Hang Castle \| Mystic Mansion \| Egg Fleet \| Final Fortress \| Special Stage
2P stages		BINGO Highway \| Casino Course \| City Course \| City Top \| Casino Ring \| Egg Fleet \| Egg Treat \| Frog Forest \| Grand Metropolis \| Hot Elevator \| Mad Express \| Pinball Match \| Rail Canyon \| Road Rock \| Seaside Course \| Seaside Hill \| Special Stage \| Terror Hall \| Turtle Shell
2P Play Mode		Action Race \| Battle \| Bobsled Race \| Expert Race \| Quick Race \| Ring Race \| Special Stage
Enemies		Bomb Flapper \| Cameron \| Cannon Flapper \| E-2000 \| E-2000R \| Egg Bishop \| Egg Hammer \| Egg Knight \| Egg Magician \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pawn (Casino version) \| Falco \| Flapper \| Gold Cameron \| Gold Klagen \| Gun Flapper \| Heavy-Egg Hammer \| Klagen \| Laser Flapper \| Needle Flapper \| Pumpkin ghost \| Rhinoliner \| Search Flapper \| Solid Flapper \| Solid Pawn
Bosses		Egg Albatross \| Egg Emperor \| Egg Hawk \| Metal Madness \| Metal Overlord \| Robot Carnival \| Robot Storm \| Team Chaotix \| Team Dark \| Team Rose \| Team Sonic
Moves/ Techniques	Speed Maneuvers	Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Kick \| Light Dash \| Lightspeed Attack \| Propeller Hammer \| Rocket Accel \| Shuriken \| Spin \| Spin Jump \| Swinging Hammer Attack \| Tornado Jump (Black Tornado, Blue Tornado, Leaf Swirl, Tornado Hammer) \| Triangle Jump
	Power Maneuvers	Auto Homing \| Body Press \| Bubblegum Descent \| Fire Combination \| Fire Dunk \| Fire Launcher \| Fireball Jump \| Forward Power Attack \| Hammer Down \| Jump Fire Knock \| Jump Fireball \| Remote Power Attack (Fireball, Fire Knock) \| Spin Jump \| Triangle Dive \| Umbrella Descent \| Wide Power Attack (Big Fishing, Omega Arm, Vector Breath, Volcanic Dunk)
	Fly Maneuvers	Ascending Flight \| Cheese Attack \| Dummy Ring Bomb \| Spin Jump \| Sting Attack \| Thunder Shoot \| Quick Ascent
	Team Blasts	Sonic Overdrive \| Chaos Inferno \| Flower Festival \| Chaotix Recital \| Super Sonic Power
	Misc.	Chaos Control \| Crouch \| Crystal Attack \| Grind Step \| Grinding
Gimmicks and obstacles		Ball Switch \| Bingo \| Bobsled \| Bomb \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Check Point \| Conveyor Belt \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Detonator Switch \| Fan \| Fireball \| Flipper \| Flower \| Formation Change Gate \| Giant Frog \| Giant Switch \| Grind Rail \| Hint Ring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Kao \| Laser field \| Mushroom \| Orb switch \| Pole \| Power Gong \| Propeller \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Slot machine \| Spring \| Target Switch \| Trolley \| Vine \| Warp Flower \| Weight \| Wide spring
Items		Capsule \| Car \| Casino chip \| Castle Key \| Cell Key \| Chaos Emerald \| Chaotix Detective Agency \| Container (Cage, Case, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Emblem \| Engine Core \| Floating Item Box \| Goal Ring \| Hermit crab \| Item Box (Barrier, Fly Charge, High Speed, Invincible, Rings, Power Core, Team Blast Ring, 1-Up) \| Light spider marking \| Power Core \| Ring \| Special Stage Key \| Sphere \| Torch
Voice actors	English	Ryan Drummond (Sonic, Metal Sonic) \| Deem Bristow (Eggman) \| William Corkery (Tails) \| Scott Drier (Knuckles) \| David Humphrey (Shadow) \| Lani Minella (Rouge, Omochao) \| Jon St. John (Omega, Big) \| Jennifer Douillard (Amy) \| Sarah Wulfeck (Cream) \| Bill Corkery (Espio) \| Marc Biagi (Vector) \| Emily Corkery (Charmy)
Voice actors	Japanese	Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic, Metal Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Takashi Nagasako (Big) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao)
Music	Songs	"Sonic Heroes" \| "We Can" \| "This Machine" \| "Follow Me" \| "Team Chaotix" \| "What I'm Made of..."
Music	Albums	Complete Trinity: Sonic Heroes Original Soundtrax \| Triple Threat: Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax \| Sonic Heroes Official Soundtrack \| Sonic Heroes Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition
Other		Armored train \| Dummy Ring \| Egg Bazooka \| Egg Fleet \| Egg Gun \| Egg Spear \| Fly Type \| Health Gauge \| HEXAeco \| Moon \| Orca \| Palm Plants \| Power Type \| Rank \| Sonic Heroes Puzzle \| Shuttle loop \| Speed Type \| Super Hard Mode \| Team Blast Gauge \| Tornado 2

Shadow the Hedgehog

Playable characters		Shadow (Hero Shadow, Dark Shadow, Super Shadow) \| Shadow Android
Non-playable characters		Black Doom (Devil Doom) \| Dr. Eggman \| Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Rouge \| Omega \| Team Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy) \| Cream \| Cheese \| Maria \| Gerald \| Commander \| President \| Researcher \| Secretary \| Chao
Stages		Air Fleet \| Black Comet \| Central City \| Circus Park \| Cosmic Fall \| Cryptic Castle \| Death Ruins \| Digital Circuit \| Final Haunt \| GUN Fortress \| Glyphic Canyon \| Iron Jungle \| Lava Shelter \| Lethal Highway \| Lost Impact \| Mad Matrix \| Prison Island \| Sky Troops \| Space Gadget \| The ARK \| The Doom \| The Last Way \| Westopolis
Enemies		Ark Missile Turret \| Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-100, Cell) \| Black Assassin \| Black Hawk \| Black Oak \| Black Volt \| Black Warrior \| Black Wing \| Black Worm \| Big Foot Type A \| Big Foot Type B \| Death Leech \| Death Worm \| Egg Bommer \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pierrot \| Giant Walker \| Giga Trooper \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Beetle \| GUN Soldier \| GUN Trooper \| Jack Bommer \| Killer Plant \| Mono Beetle \| Rocket Beetle \| Sand Worm \| Shadow Android \| Spark Beetle
Bosses		Black Bull \| Black Doom \| Blue Falcon \| Devil Doom \| Diablon \| Egg Breaker \| Egg Dealer \| Heavy Dog
Moves/Techniques		Chaos Blast \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Spear \| Crouch \| Dark Spin Dash \| Grinding \| Grind Step \| Homing Attack \| Hover \| Jump Dash \| Light Dash \| Mid-Air Attack \| Missile Fever \| Overturn \| Pawn Fever \| Pick up \| Punch \| Ring Fever \| Shadow Fever \| Slide \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Strafe \| Swift strike \| Tail Swipe \| Triangle Jump
Vehicles		Air Saucer \| Convertible \| GUN Motorcycle \| GUN Vehicle \| HMMWV \| Jump Vehicle
Gimmicks and obstacles		Barrier \| Black Slab \| Case \| Cell Cannon \| City annihilator bomb \| Coaster \| Color Panel \| Drum \| Electrified Rail \| Fan \| Firewall \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Gun Lift \| Gun ship \| GUN turret \| Hint Ring \| Jump Panel (Prison Island) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Junction switch \| Lantern \| Laser field \| Laser turret \| Light-speed circuit \| Meteorite \| Pole \| Pulley \| Red fruit \| Red Slime \| Rocket \| Secret Door \| Shield switch \| Shooting Gallery \| Small bomb \| Surveillance camera \| Toxic marsh \| Toxic river \| Vine \| Warp Hole \| Wide spring
Items	General	Black Tank \| Bomb Unit \| Chaos Emerald \| Container (Special Weapon Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Core program \| Defense Unit \| Egg Balloon \| Energy Core \| Floating Item Box \| Goal Ring \| Heal Unit \| Item Box (1-Up, Barrier, Damage Recover, Heat Barrier, Invincible, Magnetic Barrier, Rings) \| President's escape pod \| Ring \| Secret Key \| Temple jewel
Items	Weapons	4-Shot RPG \| 8-Shot RPG \| Bazooka \| Big Worm Shooter \| Big Barrel \| Black Barrel \| Black Sword \| Bomb Fever \| Egg Bazooka \| Egg Gun \| Egg Spear \| Egg Vacuum \| Environment Objects \| Flash Shot \| Gatling Gun \| Grenade Launcher \| Heal Cannon \| Heavy Machine Gun \| Heavy Shot \| Laser Rifle \| Light Shot \| Omochao Gun \| Pistol \| Refractor \| RPG \| Samurai Blade \| Satellite Gun \| Semi-Auto Rifle \| Shadow Rifle \| Splitter \| Sub-Machine Gun \| Survival Knife \| Tank Cannon \| Vacuum Pod \| Wide Worm Shooter \| Worm Shooter
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Shadow) \| Sean Schemmel (Black Doom) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman, Gerald) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Dan Green (Knuckles) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream, Maria) \| Carter Cathcart (Vector) \| David Wills (Espio) \| Amy Birnbaum (Charmy) \| Jeff Kramer (Omega) \| Andrew Rannells (GUN Soldier) \| Marc Thompson (Commander) \| Maddie Blaustein (President) \| Bella Hudson (Secretary)
Japanese voice actors		Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Black Doom) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman, Gerald) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Yuri Shiratori (Maria) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Takashi Yoshida (GUN Soldier) \| Banjō Ginga (Commander) \| Yutaka Nakano (President) \| Junko Kitanishi (Secretary) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Additional Chao)
Music	Songs	"All Hail Shadow" \| "Almost Dead" \| "E.G.G.M.A.N Doc. Robeatnix Mix" \| "I Am... All of Me" \| "Never Turn Back" \| "The Chosen One" \| "Tripod Baby" \| "Vengeance is Mine" \| "Waking Up" \| "Who I Am" (unused)
Music	Albums	Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax \| Shadow the Hedgehog Official Soundtrack \| Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax
Other		Battle Mode \| Black Comet \| Central Information Agency \| Eclipse Cannon \| Dark Gauge \| Dark Rider \| Egg Monitor \| Eggman Fleet \| Expert Mode \| Fire in the Sky Festival \| Health Gauge \| Hero Gauge \| Mother computer \| Prison Island \| Prosperity ritual \| Rank \| Shadow the Hedgehog Flash \| Space Colony ARK \| Tails' Spaceship \| White House

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Shadow (Super Shadow) \| Rouge \| Omega \| Silver (Super Silver) \| Blaze \| Amy
Non-playable characters		Accordion Player \| Adrianna \| Alan \| Alberto Robert \| Alfano \| Anna \| Antonio \| Aristo \| Berruni \| Bishop \| Claudia \| Dante \| Dr. Eggman \| Duchess of Soleanna \| Duke of Soleanna \| Elkan \| Frances \| Francesca \| GUN Soldier \| Galienna \| Gina \| Hatsun \| Herman \| Iblis \| Ken Williams \| Ladies-in-waiting \| Liza \| Lord Regis \| Mancini \| Mels \| Mephiles (Mephiles's monstrous form) \| Mikhail \| Monica \| Nicolo \| Paganini \| Parr \| Pele \| Pinto \| Porta \| Priest \| Princess Elise the Third \| Prodi \| Pucci (Soleanna Boys) \| Puccini \| Renzo \| Roberta \| Rossi \| Sabrina \| Sandro \| Solaris \| Soleanna Royal Guards (Alessio, Fabio, Giorgio, Guido, Pietro) \| Solomon \| Sonic Man \| Sophia \| Zof
Action Stages		Wave Ocean \| Dusty Desert \| White Acropolis \| Crisis City \| Flame Core \| Radical Train \| Tropical Jungle \| Kingdom Valley \| Aquatic Base \| End of the World
Town Stages		Castle Town \| Forest \| New City
DLC Stages		Sonic Boss Attack \| Shadow Boss Attack \| Silver Boss Attack \| Team Attack Amigo
Town Missions	Sonic	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18 \| 19 \| 20
	Shadow	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15
	Silver	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18
Enemies	Dr. Eggman's mechs	Egg Armor \| Egg Bomber \| Egg Buster \| Egg Buster (Egg Gunner) \| Egg Cannon \| Egg Chaser \| Egg Commander \| Egg Flyer \| Egg Guardian \| Egg Gunner \| Egg Hunter \| Egg Keeper \| Egg Lancer \| Egg Liner \| Egg Rounder \| Egg Searcher \| Egg Stinger \| Egg Sweeper \| Egg Walker
Enemies	Iblis's Minions	Gazer \| Golem \| Iblis Biter \| Iblis Taker \| Iblis Worm \| Shadows \| Stalker \| Titan \| Tricker
Bosses		Egg-Cerberus \| Egg-Genesis \| Egg-Wyvern \| Iblis \| Mephiles \| Shadow \| Silver \| Solaris \| Sonic
Moves/Techniques		Arrow of Light \| Accelerator Tornado \| Attack \| Blast Jump \| Bomb \| Bomb Snipe \| Bound Jump \| Chaos Attack \| Chaos Boost (Chaos Blast, Chaos Lance, Chaos Snap) \| Chaos Spear \| Climb \| Custom Action (Gun Drive, Homing Smash, Mach Speed, Scale, Slow, Thunder Guard, Tornado) \| Crouch \| Double Jump \| Dummy Ring Blitz \| Dummy Ring Bomb \| Dummy Ring Snipe \| Edge Attack \| Fire Claw \| Fly \| Glide \| Grab All \| Ground Shaker \| Hammer Attack \| Heart Mine \| Hold Smash \| Homing Attack \| Hover \| Invisibility \| Jump Dash \| Levitate \| Light Dash \| Lock-On Shot \| Omega Launcher \| Omega Shot \| Psychokinesis \| Psycho Shock \| Psycho Smash \| Punch Attack \| Screwdriver \| Shield of Light \| Sliding Attack \| Spear of Light \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Spin Kick \| Spinning Claw \| Teleport Dash \| Turbo Boost \| Wall Jump \| Wings of Light
Vehicles		Bike \| Buggy \| Hover Craft \| Glider
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bungee Rope \| Conveyor Belt \| Cylinder \| Eagle \| Eye of Solaris \| Hanging Bell \| Hint Ring \| Horizontal Bar \| Jump Panel \| Laser field \| Lotus \| Mechanical Ring \| Mirror of Soleanna \| Orb statue \| Orca \| PK mark \| Purple orb \| Point Marker \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Silver Sphere \| Sphere \| Spiked bar \| Spotlight \| Spring \| Switch \| Tightrope \| Trick Jump Panel \| Turtle \| Vine \| Warp Hole \| Wide spring \| Wind switch
Items	General	Apple \| Barrel \| Chaos Drive \| Container (Blue crate, Case, Explosive crate, Steel Container, Wooden Container) \| Custom Shoes \| Dummy Ring \| Explosion Trap \| Goal Ring \| Heart bomb \| Item Box (Extra Life, Gauge Up, High Speed, Invincible, Rings) \| Key \| Light Core \| Medal \| Minecart \| Ring \| Snowboard
Items	Level Up Items	Air Chip \| Antigravity \| Bounce Bracelet \| Gem (Blue Gem, Green Gem, Purple Gem, Rainbow Gem, Red Gem, Sky Gem, White Gem, Yellow Gem) \| Heart of Wind \| Light Chip \| Memory Shard (black) \| Memory Shard (blue) \| Memory Shard (red) \| Power Bracelet \| Shock Bracelet \| Single-Layered Extreme
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog) \| Pete Capella (Silver the Hedgehog) \| Lacey Chabert (Princess Elise) \| Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman, Narrator) \| Amy Palant \| (Tails, Ladies-in-waiting) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy, Ladies-in-waiting) \| Bella Hudson (Blaze) \| Dan Green (Knuckles, Mephiles, Solaris Project scientists) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Maddie Blaustein (Omega) \| David Wills (Duke, G.U.N communitcator)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Maaya Sakamoto (Princess Elise) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Dr. Eggman) Kenji Utsumi (Narrator, Duke) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Hikari Yono (Ladies-in-waiting) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Takayuki Sakazume (Mephiles) \| Keiji Okuda (Solaris Project scientist, G.U.N. communicator) \| Yoshikazu Kozuma (Solaris Project scientist) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega)
Music	Songs	All Hail Shadow \| Dreams of an Absolution \| His World \| My Destiny \| Solaris Phase 1 \| Sweet Dreams AKON Mix
Music	Albums	Sonic the Hedgehog Original Soundtrack \| Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills
Other		Action Gauge \| Auto Running \| Chao in Space \| Sonic the Hedgehog CHAOS CRUSH! \| Day of Disaster \| Doctor Eggman's chair \| Egg Carrier \| Egg train \| Festival of the Sun \| Havok \| Health Gauge \| Rank \| Rimlight \| Scepter of Darkness \| Shop \| Soleanna \| Solaris Project \| Super-Speed Stage

Sonic and the Secret Rings

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Playable characters		Sonic (Darkspine Sonic) \| Shadow* \| Tails* \| Knuckles* \| Cream* \| Silver* \| Blaze*
Non-playable characters		Shahra \| Erazor Djinn (Alf Layla wa-Layla) \| King Shahryar \| Ali Baba \| Sinbad the Sailor \| King Solomon \| Uhu \| Kri Ma Djinn \| Pri Ma Djinn \| Cheese* \| Omochao* \| Big
Worlds		Lost Prologue \| Sand Oasis \| Dinosaur Jungle \| Evil Foundry \| Levitated Ruin \| Pirate Storm \| Skeleton Dome \| Night Palace
Party Mode	Modes	Treasure Hunt \| World Bazaar \| Tournament Palace \| Genie's Lair \| Pirates Coast
Party Mode	Mini-games	Aim! Big Crossbow* \| Aim! Color Balloon* \| Aye, aye Captain! Pirate Flag* \| Cross! Balance Race* \| Fire! Marksman* \| Fly! Ptero-Rider* \| Fore! Putt-Putt* \| Get 'em! Parasol Diving* \| Go! Mine Cart Race* \| Grab it! Bubble Hunt* \| Grab it! Kri Ma Djinn* \| Hit it! Home Run* \| Hit it! Parasol Ball* \| Hold it! Treasure Haul* \| Knockdown! Balance Battle* \| Look up! Skydiving* \| Play! Violin* \| Pull on it! Carpet* \| Put it out! Big Fire* \| Recognize! Treasure Box* \| Reel! Battle Fishing* \| Roll it! Heavy Ball* \| Row! Canoe Race* \| Row! Canoe Salvage* \| Row! Canoe Survival* \| Seek! Edge Race* \| Shine on! Kri Ma Djinn* \| Sink 'em! Pirate Ship* \| Spike! Fruit Catch* \| Spill! Weight Puzzle* \| Spin! Cogwheel Relay* \| Spin! Propeller Race* \| Spin! Safe Dial* \| Spin! Steel Survival* \| Spot! Pitch Black* \| Stay Tight! Big Balloon* \| Thrust! Bone Knight* \| Watch out! Trap* \| Whack! Giant Stakes* \| Whack! Hatchet*
Enemies		Blue Ma Djinn \| Gargoyle Djinn \| Golem Djinn \| Green Ma Djinn \| Rafflesia Djinn \| Red Ma Djinn \| Skeleton Djinn \| Slime Djinn
Bosses		Sand Scorpion \| Captain Bemoth \| Ifrit Golem \| Erazor Djinn \| Alf Layla wa-Layla
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Charge Jump \| Crouch \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Speed Break \| Time Break \| Wall Shuffle
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Darkness Slash \| Darkness Spark \| Spirit Blast
Gimmicks and obstacles		Air Launcher \| Burner \| Catapult \| Dash Panel \| Flying Pot \| Giant spear \| Hourglass \| Iron ball \| Jump Carpet \| Jump Panel \| Thorn Spring \| Triceratops \| Vine \| Zip Line
Items		Cage \| Dinosaur egg \| Fire Soul \| Genie Egg \| Medal \| Pearl \| Rich Pearl \| Rich Ring \| Ring \| Soul \| World Ring (Blue Ring, Green Ring, Purple Ring, Red Ring, Water Blue Ring, White Ring, Yellow Ring)
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Shadow) \| Bella Hudson (Shahra, Blaze) \| Peter Cormican (Erazor) \| Mike Pollock (King Shahryār/Eggman) \| Amy Palant (Ali Baba/Tails) \| Dan Green (Sinbad/Knuckles) \| Richard Will (King Solomon) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream, Omochao) \| Pete Capella (Silver)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Mai Nakahara (Shahra) \| Masashi Ebara (Erazor) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (King Shahryār/Eggman) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Ali Baba/Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Sinbad/Knuckles) \| Fumito Yamano (King Solomon) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver)
Music	Songs	Seven Rings in Hand \| Let the Speed Mend It \| The Wicked Wild \| The Palace That Was Found \| No Way Through \| The White of Sky \| Unawakening Float \| Poison Spear \| Blue on the Run \| How It Started \| It Has Come to This \| Worth a Chance
Music	Albums	Sonic and the Secret Rings Game Soundtrack \| Seven Rings In Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track
Other		Arabian Nights \| Auto Running \| Diehard Challenge \| Djinn \| Drifting \| Experience Point \| Flame of Judgment \| Magic Lamp \| Shahra's Ring \| Skill \| Sonic Maze Craze \| Soul Gauge \| World of the Arabian Nights *Only appears in Party Mode.

Sonic and the Black Knight

Playable characters		Sonic (Excalibur Sonic) \| King Arthur \| Blacksmith \| Lancelot \| Gawain \| Percival \| Galahad* \| Lamorak* \| Shadow* \| Knuckles* \| Blaze* \| Amy*
Non-playable characters		Caliburn (Excalibur) \| Merlina (Dark Queen) \| King Arthur's horse \| Nimue \| Merlin \| King Uther Pendragon \| Lady Igraine \| Sir Ector \| Townsperson \| Troll
Areas	Grand Kingdom	Camelot Castle \| Shrouded Forest \| Knight's Passage \| Deep Woods \| Dark Hollow
	Outlands	Misty Lake \| Molten Mine \| The Cauldron
	Highlands	Titanic Plain \| Crystal Cave \| Great Megalith \| Dragon's Lair
	Avalon	Faraway Avalon
Enemies		Crawling-One \| Eyeball-One \| Fish-One (Red, Blue, Yellow, Purple, White) \| Flapper \| Giant-One \| Soldier-One (Sword, Spear, Axe, Crossbow)
Bosses		Mist Dragon \| King Arthur \| Lancelot \| Gawain \| Percival \| Earth Dragon \| Dark Queen
Moves/ Techniques	Basic	Guard \| Homing Dash \| Jump Dash \| Lock-on
	Special	Back Step \| Crouch \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Wall Climb \| Wall Shuffle \| Wall Slide
	Soul Surges	Arthur's Soul Surge \| Blacksmith's Soul Surge* \| Chaos Punishment \| Excalibur Sonic's Soul Surge \| Flames of Kilekion \| Gail Meteor \| Galahad's Soul Surge* \| Rose Typhoon* \| Sonic's Soul Surge
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bat \| Bottomless pits \| Breakable Block \| Butterfly \| Corner Pole \| Dash Panel \| Explosion Trap \| Giant spear \| Goal Plate \| Grind Rail \| Horse-Drawn Wagon \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Log \| Minecart \| Mushroom \| Mystery Circle \| Slime \| Spikes \| Spring \| Thunder dragon \| Wide spring
Items		Apple \| Black onyx \| Fairy \| Goal Ring \| Rich Ring \| Ring \| Ring Container \| Treasure chest \| Will 'o Wisps
Treasury	Weapons	Steel Longsword \| Cursed Longsword \| Rusty Longsword \| Bronze Longsword \| Katana \| Cursed Dagger \| Rusty Dagger \| Bronze Dagger \| Steel Dagger \| Cursed Rapier \| Rusty Rapier \| Bronze Rapier \| Steel Rapier \| Cursed Spear \| Rusty Spear \| Bronze Spear \| Steel Spear \| Cursed Axe \| Rusty Axe \| Bronze Axe \| Steel Axe
	Armor	Steel Gauntlet \| Cursed Gauntlet \| Rusty Gauntlet \| Bronze Gauntlet \| Cursed Helmet \| Rusty Helmet \| Bronze Helmet \| Steel Helmet \| Samurai Helmet
	Necklaces	String of Pearls \| Mermaid's Tear \| Pendant of Eons \| Chain Bracelet \| Thorn Anklet \| Flower Amulet \| Wooden Belt \| Bright Red Ribbon \| Expensive Broach \| Rabbit's Tail \| Poison Broach \| Stone Broach \| Ice Broach \| Cure-all Broach
	Medicines	Healing Potion \| Healing Draught \| Antidote \| Superior Antidote \| Paralysis Cure \| Paralysis Immunity \| Stone Protection \| Petrification Immunity \| Vial of Calm \| Philter of Tranquility \| Fiery Quaff \| Hot Fiery Quaff \| Herb of Toughness \| Herb of Strength
	Books	Arthur's Legend 1 \| Arthur's Legend 2 \| Arthur's Legend 3 \| Arthur's Legend 4 \| Arthur's Legend 5 \| Tome of Arms \| Tome of Armor \| Tome of Medicines \| Tome of Amulets \| Tome of Games \| Tome of Jewels \| Tome of Minerals \| Tome of Plants \| Tome of Feasts \| Tome of Rings \| Encyclopedia Arcana
	Rings	Yellow Ring \| Green Ring \| Red Ring \| Blue Ring \| Aqua Ring \| White Ring \| Purple Ring \| Poison Ring \| Doughnut \| Onion Ring
	Plants	Carnation \| Violet \| Daffodil \| Sweetpea \| Lily \| Rose \| Larkspur \| Gladiolus \| Morning Glory \| Marigold \| Daisy \| Narcissus \| Herb
	Gem stones	Garnet \| Amethyst \| Aquamarine \| Diamond \| Emerald \| Moonstone \| Ruby \| Peridot \| Sapphire \| Opal \| Topaz \| Turquoise
	Toys	Pawn \| Rook \| King \| Queen \| Bishop \| Knight \| Ace of Spades \| Ace of Clubs \| Ace of Hearts \| Ace of Diamonds \| Joker \| Medal of Sonic \| Medal of Gawain \| Medal of Lancelot \| Medal of Percival \| Dart \| Dartboard \| Die \| Big the Cat Mask \| Building Block \| Fishing Pole \| Doll
	Minerals	Stone \| Lump of Iron \| Lump of Bronze \| Aluminum Ore \| Skipping Stone \| Rock Salt \| Beautiful Crystal \| Ice Crystal \| Lava Jewel \| Flintstone \| Mintstone \| Gold Ingot \| Quasi-Magic Stone \| Mithril \| Hardtack \| Burnt Bread \| Moonrock \| Wavestone \| Dragon-Eye Stone \| Orichalcum
	Foods	Moist Cookie \| Tart \| Fresh Milk \| Spongy Bread \| Aromatic Tea \| Chilidog \| Herb of Calm \| Lollipop \| Ham
	Special items	Flag \| Ballista Arrowhead \| Raven's Feather \| Mouse Tail \| Oar \| Lantern \| Broken Trap \| Egg \| Cheese \| Magical Moth Dust \| Plant Thorn \| Giant Flower Seed \| Troll's Eyelash \| Broken Lock \| Rabbit Fur \| Lizard Tail \| Prison Key \| Iron Shackle \| Highland Mushroom \| Silk Clothing \| Silk Shoe \| Dragon Scale \| Dragon Claw \| Dragon's Fang \| Shovel \| Pickaxe \| Wheelbarrow \| Bat's Fang \| Broken Brick \| Soft-Boiled Egg \| Lithograph \| Letter
	Swords	Clarent \| Arondight \| Rubious \| Morglay \| Gastiga \| Secace \| Altachiara \| Durendal \| Aduro Cutlass \| Aduro Khopesh \| Precieuse \| Espadon \| Ddraig Goch \| Galatine \| Battleaxe \| Labrys \| Hauteclaire \| Gringolet \| Balmung \| Sanglamore \| Chrysaor \| Almace \| Caledfwlch \| Flaming Kopis \| Flamberge \| Laevatein \| Corrougue \| Colada \| Ktuga \| Brinnig \| Solais Rapier \| Claiomh Solais \| Fragarach \| Curtana \| Ignis Fleuret \| Glorious \| Joyeuse
	Misc.	Mastery Star \| Music Notes \| Map \| Knight's Banner \| Painting \| Emblem Component \| Skill Scroll \| Knight's Seal \| Deadly Swordsman \| Windblade \| Destroyer \| Quickblade \| Blade without Equal \| Despised One \| Chicken \| Weakling \| Coward \| Ruffian
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Sonic, Shadow, Lancelot, Lamorak) \| Casey Robertson (Caliburn) \| Melissa Hutchison (Merlina) \| Gavin Hammon (Arthur) \| Amy Palant (Blacksmith) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy, Nimue) \| Dan Green (Gawain, Knuckles) \| Bella Hudson (Percival, Blaze) \| Pete Capella (Galahad)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Hiroaki Hirata (Caliburn) \| Mamiko Noto (Merlina) \| Hidekatsu Shibata (Arthur) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Blacksmith) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy, Nimue) \| Kouji Yusa (Shadow, Lancelot) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Gawain, Knuckles) \| Nao Takamori (Percival, Blaze) \| Daisuke Ono (Galahad) \| Daisuke Kishio (Lamorak)
Music	Songs	Knight of the Wind \| With Me \| Fight the Knight \| Through the Fire \| Live Life
Music	Albums	Tales of Knighthood: Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrax \| Face to Faith: Sonic and the Black Knight Vocal Trax
Other		Acts of Chivalry \| Barrier stone \| Battle Mode \| Cavalier Style \| Chaos Blast \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Spear \| Diehard Challenge \| Dragon \| Drifting \| Followers \| Freeze \| Hit \| King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table \| Knight Style \| Knight's Honor Bonus \| Knights of the Round Table \| Knights of the Underworld \| Legacy Mission \| Paladin Style \| Rank \| Real-Time Interaction \| Reflecting pool \| Sacred sword \| Scabbard of Excalibur \| Skill \| Sonic Knight In Training \| Sonic and the Black Knight (manga) \| Soul Gauge \| Soul Gauge energy \| Title \| Underworld \| World of Camelot "*" Appears exclusively in Battle Mode.

[1] Sonic Adventure 2 (2012), "How to Play" pg. 8: While grinding, press Jump to jump, Action to crouch (speed up), and use the left stick/Movement keys to balance yourself.

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