Drop Dash
Description
A dash followed directly after a drop.
The Drop Dash (ドロップダッシュ , Doroppu Dasshu ? ) [1] is a move in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . It is a technique that, when used, makes the user to launch a midair Spin Dash .
Concept and creation
According to Christian Whitehead , the Drop Dash was designed with new players in mind.[2] When testing out the game, he noticed a lot of new players, when reaching steep or tall slopes they could not get through, would resort to using the Spin Dash , thus causing them to come to a complete stop to charge it up. Thus, the Drop Dash was created so that players can maintain their momentum and keep the flow going without having to constantly stop to charge up a traditional Spin Dash.
Description
When performing the Drop Dash, Sonic curls into a ball (if he is not yet already in one) and begins rapidly spinning his body as he drops down to the ground, upon where he will be given an instant burst of speed, similar to a Spin Dash , and roll forward.[1]
In gameplay, the Drop Dash is charged in midair when initiated. Doing so will cause Sonic to launch straight into a Spin Dash once he touches the ground.[2] This allows the player to gain an instant and offensive speed boost just after a drop or jump from midair. However, the move cannot be performed if Sonic takes damage before landing, or if an elemental Shield is active.
Game appearances
Sonic Mania
The Drop Dash made its debut appearance in Sonic Mania (and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus ) as a move used exclusively by Sonic the Hedgehog . If the move is executed while Sonic has transformed into Super Sonic , a mini-earthquake is set off when he hits the ground and the boost will be greater. To perform the Drop Dash in gameplay, the player has to execute the following actions. The move will then be initiated upon landing:
PS4
Switch
XONE
PC
Press and hold / / during a jump
Press and hold / / during a jump
Press and hold / / during a jump
Press and hold [A] / [Q] / [S] during a jump
By collecting enough medalions in the Bonus Stages , this move can be replaced with the Super Peel-Out or the Insta-Shield by accessing the Options Menu in the Save Select. These options were originally only available on a "No Save" playthrough; however, as of Version 1.04/RC 1.05.0713, they are also available for use on saved files. Also, the player can also enter a hidden Level Select code that allows them to use all three moves.
Sonic Forces
The Drop Dash in Sonic Forces
In Sonic Forces , the Drop Dash is a move that is utilized by Classic Sonic . When using it in this game, Classic Sonic gets enveloped in a faint blue aura, much like the one present around his modern counterpart during a jump. To perform the Drop Dash in gameplay, the player has to press and hold / / while in mid-air. Classic Super Sonic can also perform this move but unlike Sonic Mania , he does not perform a mini earthquake upon impact with the ground.
Sega Ages
The Drop Dash in the Sega Ages release of Sonic the Hedgehog .
In Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 , the Drop Dash was added as an optional feature to the original Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 .
Trivia
In a prototype of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , Sonic is able to use a move that is similar to the Drop Dash, performed by holding Up while in a jump.
In Sonic and Knuckles Mecha Sonic uses a Drop Dash-like attack during his Boss fight.
In Sonic Lost World , it is possible to use a move that is similar to the Drop Dash when the player keeps on jumping while using Spin Dash .
In Sonic Mania , the sprites for the dust cloud created when releasing the Drop Dash are oddly labeled under the Explosions.gif file.
References
Main article | Staff | Glitches | Beta elements | Gallery | Re-releases (Plus )
Playable characters
Sonic the Hedgehog (Super Sonic ) | Miles "Tails" Prower (Super Tails ) | Knuckles the Echidna (Super Knuckles ) | Mighty the Armadillo * (Super Mighty )* | Ray the Flying Squirrel * (Super Ray )*
Non-playable characters
Dr. Eggman | Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy King , Heavy Gunner , Heavy Shinobi , Heavy Magician , Heavy Rider ) | Phantom Heavies (Phantom King , Phantom Gunner , Phantom Shinobi , Phantom Magician , Phantom Rider ) | Metal Sonic (Giga Metal ) | Animals (Becky , Cucky , Flicky , Locky , Micky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky , Tocky , Wocky ) | Jimmy
Zones
Angel Island Zone * | Green Hill Zone | Chemical Plant Zone | Studiopolis Zone | Flying Battery Zone | Press Garden Zone | Stardust Speedway Zone | Hydrocity Zone | Mirage Saloon Zone | Oil Ocean Zone | Lava Reef Zone | Metallic Madness Zone | Titanic Monarch Zone | Egg Reverie Zone | Special Stage | Bonus Stage | Pinball Stage *
Enemies
Armadiloid | Aquis | Asteron | Ball Hog | Batbrain | Blaster | Blastoid | Bloominator * | Bugernaut | Bumpalo | Buzz Bomber | Cactula | Canister | Catakiller, Jr. | Chopper | Clucker | Crabmeat | Dango | Dragonfly | Eggrobo | Fireworm | Flasher mk.II | Gohla | Grabber | Hotaru | IceBomba | Iwamodoki | Jawz | Jellygnite | Juggle Saw | Kabasira | Kanabun | Madmole | Matryoshka-Bom | Mega Chopper | Mic Drop | Monkey Dude * | Moto Bug | Newtron | Octus | Pointdexter | Rattlekiller | Rexon | RhinoBot * | Robot Bee | Robot Beetle | Roller mk.II | Scarab | Sentry Bug | Shutterbug | Silver Sonic | Spiny | Splats | Sweep | Technosqueek | Toxomister | Tubinaut | Turbo Spiker | Turbo Turtle | Vultron | Woodrow
Bosses
Mini-bosses
DD Wrecker | Amoeba Droid | Heavy Gunner | Big Squeeze | Shiversaw | Hotaru Hi-Watt | Dive Eggman | Uber Caterkiller | Meter Droid | Drillerdroid | Egg Pistons mk.II | Crimson Eye
Zone bosses
Death Egg Robot | Mean Bean Machine | Weather Globe | Spider Mobile | Heavy Shinobi | Metal Sonic | Laundro-Mobile | Heavy Magician | Mega Octus | Heavy Rider | Heavy King | Gachapandora | Phantom Egg | Phantom King and Klepto Mobile
Moves/Techniques
Air Glide * | Bounce Jump | Climb | Double Jump | Drop Dash | Fireball Spin Dash | Glide | Hammer Drop * | Insta-Shield | Propeller Flying | Ring Spark Field | Spin Attack | Spin Dash | Spin Jump | Super Peel Out | V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles
Beanstalk | Bomb | Bumper | Bungee Rope | Bumper wall | Conveyor Belt | Crusher | Dash Panel | Electrical conduit | Fan | Fireball Cannon | Flipper | Flywheel | Goal Plate | High-speed warp tube | Ice Spring | Iron ball | Jump Panel | Platform-raising Wheel | Pulley | Ruby Mist | Seesaw | Size Beam | Snowblower | Spikes | Spring | Switch | Transport | Vine | Zip Line
Objects
Air Bubble | Capsule | Chaos Emerald | Giant Ring | Giant spear | Item Box (1-UP , Blue Shield , Bubble Shield , Character *, Hyper Ring , Eggman Mark , Fire Shield , Invincible , Lightning Shield , Player Swap , Power Sneakers , Random , S , Super Ring ) | Little Planet flowers | Master Emerald | Metal Sonic Projector | Medallion | Ring | Robot transporter | Schrodinger's Capsule * | Sphere | Star Circle | Star Post | Time Warp sign | UFO | Warp Point
Music
Sonic Mania (vinyl album) | Sonic Mania Original Soundtrack (Selected Edition) | Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack
Other
Angel Island | Auto Running | Continue | Death Egg Robot | Debug Mode | Egg Mobile | Freeze | Hang Glider | Klepto Mobile | Level Select | Little Planet | Mega Mack | Perfect Bonus | Phantom Ruby | Rock Drill | Shuttle loop | Sonic Mania Adventures (Sonic Returns , Sonic and Tails , & Knuckles , Mighty and Ray , Metal Mayhem , From: A. Rose , The Complete Mini-Series ) | Time Attack | Time Over | Tornado | Winding Tunnel
*Appears in Sonic Mania Plus only
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Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) | Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic ) | Avatar | Shadow (Episode Shadow)
Non-playable characters
Resistance (Tails , Knuckles , Amy , Team Chaotix (Vector , Espio , Charmy ), Silver , Team Dark (Shadow , Rouge , Omega )) | Dr. Eggman | Infinite | Orbot | Cubot | Metal Sonic | Chaos | Zavok | Animals (Cucky , Flicky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky )
Wisps
Blue Wisp | Green Wisp | Indigo Wisp | Ivory Wisp | Red Wisp | Violet Wisp | White Wisp | Yellow Wisp
World Map regions
Chemical Plant | City | Death Egg | Eggman Empire Fortress | Green Hill | Metropolis | Mystic Jungle
Stages
Regular
Lost Valley | Spaceport | Ghost Town | Prison Hall | VS. Zavok | Egg Gate | Arsenal Pyramid | Luminous Forest | VS. Infinite | Green Hill | VS. Eggman | Park Avenue | Casino Forest | Aqua Road | Sunset Heights | Capital City | VS. Infinite | Chemical Plant | Red Gate Bridge | Guardian Rock | Network Terminal | Death Egg | Metropolitan Highway | Null Space | Imperial Tower | Mortar Canyon | VS. Infinite | Iron Fortress | Final Judgement | VS. Death Egg Robot
Episode Shadow
Enemy Territory | Eggman's Facility | Virtual Reality
Secret
Fire Cannon 1 | Vanish Panel 1 | Bomb Block 1 | Plasma Cannon 1 | Laser Cannon 1 | Reverse Block 1
Extra
Flying Pod | Bomb Block 2 | Laser Cannon 2 | Reverse Block 2 | Vanish Panel 2 | Fire Cannon 2 | Plasma Cannon 2
Enemies
Aero-Chaser | Buzz Bomber | Chopper | Egg Pawn | Egg Tank | Egg Walker | Galaga Bee | Moto Bug | Missile Pod | Nebula | Sandworm | Sprinkler | Valkeen
Bosses
Death Egg Robot | Eggman | Egg Dragoon | Infinite | Metal Sonic | Zavok
Moves/Techniques
Air Boost | Boost | Bottomless pit | Crouch | Double Boost | Double Jump | Drop Dash | Grind Step | Grinding | Homing Attack | Side Step/Cartwheel | Skydiving | Slide | Super Sonic Boost | Spin Dash | Spin Jump | Stomp | Triple Boost | V. Maximum Overdrive Attack | Wall Jump | Wire Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon | Bumper | Conveyor Belt | Dash Panel | Dash Rail | Dash Ring | Fan | Flipper | Flywheel | Goal | Goal Plate | Grind Rail | High-speed warp tube | Hint Ring | Iron ball | Jump Panel | Laser field | List of pinball obstacles | Pulley | Rainbow Ring | Ring Shooter | Slot machine | Spikes | Spring | Spring Catapult | Spring Pole | Wide spring | Wire Target | Zip Line
Objects
General
Air Bubble | Blue Block | Blue Ring | Capsule | Container (Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) | Costume | Item Box (Bonus Rings , Invincibility , Power Sneakers , Shield ) | Medal | Meteorite | Number Ring | Red Star Ring | Ring | Silver Moon Ring | Star Post | Wisp Capsule
Wispons
Asteroid | Burst | Cube | Drill | Hover | Lightning | Void
English voice actors
Roger Craig Smith (Sonic ) | Mike Pollock (Eggman ) | Liam O'Brien (Infinite ) | Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails , Charmy ) | Travis Willingham (Knuckles , Zavok ) | Cindy Robinson (Amy ) | Kirk Thornton (Shadow , Orbot ) | Karen Strassman (Rouge ) | Vic Mignogna (Omega ) | Quinton Flynn (Silver ) | Keith Silverstein (Vector ) | Matthew Mercer (Espio ) | Wally Wingert (Cubot )
Japanese voice actors
Junichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Kotaro Nakamura (Eggman ) | Takashi Kondō (Infinite ) | Ryo Hirohashi (Tails ) | Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) | Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) | Taiten Kusunoki (Omega ) | Daisuke Ono (Silver ) | Kenta Miyake (Vector ) | Yūki Masuda (Espio ) | Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy ) | Jōji Nakata (Zavok ) | Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot ) | Wataru Takagi (Cubot ) | Fumihiko Tachiki (Narrator)
Music
Songs
Fading World | Fighting Onward | Fist Bump | Infinite | Justice | Moonlight Battlefield | Nowhere to Run | Rhythm And Balance | Set in Motion | Supporting Me | The Light of Hope | Virtual Enemies
Albums
Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack - A Hero Will Rise | Sonic Forces Vocal Traxx - On The Edge | Sonic Forces Hi-Res Collection | Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack The Vinyl Cutz
Other
Boost Gauge | Chaos Control | Challenge Mission | Daily Mission | Death Crab | Death Egg | Death Egg Robot | Death Egg Robot sentinel | Death Queen | Egg Dragoon | Egg Mobile | Eggman Army | Eggman Empire | Eggman Fleet | Experience | Health Gauge | Jackal Squad | Mega Mack | Miles Electric | Operation Big Wave | Phantom Ruby | Phantom Ruby prototype | Real-Time Interaction | Replica | Resistance HQ | Sandworm | Skill | Sonic Forces digital comic (Moment of Truth , Stress Test , Looming Shadow , Rise of Infinite ) | Sonic Forces: Speed Battle | SOS Mission | Time Over | War to Take Back the Planet | Winding Tunnel | Wisp Gauge