Energy Core

Energy Cores are objects that first appeared in Shadow the Hedgehog. They are glowing energy orbs that work as power-ups and are used for various actions.

Game appearances

Shadow the Hedgehog

GUPE8P-320 — A purple Energy Core in *Shadow the Hedgehog*.

Energy Cores first appeared in Shadow the Hedgehog. In this game, it is used for charging either the Hero Gauge or Dark Gauge. The Energy Cores for filling the Hero Gauge are blue^[1] and the Energy Cores for filling the Dark Gauge are purple.^[2] They are present in every stage in the game, but the purple cores are easier to find.^[3]

Sonic Generations

In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations, the Energy Orbs play an important role in the rival battle against Shadow. Here, both Sonic and Shadow race against each other to collect Energy Cores which flow down the course at high speeds. When a character collects a Energy Core, another will appear further down the course. For the player, the only way to beat Shadow is to collect enough Energy Cores (which is two in normal battle, three in hard mode) and use them properly.

Sonic and Shadow after getting two or three Energy Cores.

Once either character collect a set amount of Energy Cores (two on normal mode and three on hard mode), he will execute a special attack at the opponent. However, the attack manifests in different ways for Sonic and Shadow:

Shadow: Shadow will launch a salvo of Chaos Spears onto the ground. Trying to reach Sonic for another blow, Shadow will warp himself above the ground instantly from both directions. As this state fades out, Shadow charges up a more powerful Chaos Spear and throws it at Sonic as his final blow.
Sonic: Sonic automatically performs a purple and empowered version of the Boost. While racing at Boost speed, Sonic can pierce Meteorites and shatter them into three shards that are flung directly into Shadow and decrease his speed. As Sonic reaches Shadow, he can bypass the protection of Shadow's Boost and damage him until Shadow's Ring count reaches zero or Sonic's Boost Gauge runs out

As soon as the character's special move ends, they have to collect another set of Energy Cores to perform it again.

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Sprites

References

↑ Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA, (15, November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/Level: Lethal Highway. "Shadow the Hedgehog: I'm sensing an intense aura of justice coming from that glowing blue orb."
↑ Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA, (15, November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/Level: Lethal Highway. "Shadow the Hedgehog: I'm sensing an intense aura of evil coming from that glowing red orb."
↑ Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube) United States instruction manual.

Shadow the Hedgehog

Characters	Shadow (Hero Shadow, Dark Shadow, Super Shadow) \| Black Doom (Devil Doom) \| Eggman \| Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Rouge \| Omega \| Team Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy) \| Cream \| Cheese \| Maria \| Gerald \| Commander \| President \| Secretary \| Chao
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
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
Bosses	Black Bull \| Black Doom \| Blue Falcon \| Devil Doom \| Diablon \| Egg Breaker \| Egg Dealer \| Heavy Dog
Moves/techniques	Chaos Arrow \| Chaos Blast \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Spear \| Crouch \| Dark Spin Dash \| Grinding \| Grind Step \| Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Light Dash \| Mid-Air Attack \| Missile Fever \| Overturn \| Pawn Fever \| Pick up \| Punch \| Ring Fever \| Shadow Fever \| Slide \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Sonic Boost \| Swift strike \| Tail Swipe \| Triangle Jump
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 \| Survival Knife \| Tank Cannon \| Vacuum Pod \| Wide Worm Shooter \| Worm Shooter
OST / Lost and Found	All Hail Shadow \| Almost Dead \| Chosen One \| E.G.G.M.A.N. \| I Am... All of Me \| Never Turn Back \| Tripod Baby \| Vengeance is Mine \| Waking Up \| Who I Am
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)
Other	Air Saucer \| Barrel \| Barrier \| Black Comet \| Black Slab \| Black Tank \| Bomb Unit \| Case \| Cell Cannon \| Chaos Emerald \| Central Information Agency \| City annihilator bomb \| Coaster \| Color Panel \| Container (Special Weapon Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Convertible \| Core program \| Eclipse Cannon \| Dark Gauge \| Dark Rider \| Defense Unit \| Egg Balloon \| Egg Monitor \| Eggman Fleet \| Electrified Rail \| Energy Core \| Expert Mode \| Fan \| Fire in the Sky Festival \| Firewall \| Flash game \| Floating Item Box \| Goal Ring \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Gun Lift \| GUN Motorcycle \| Gun ship \| GUN turret \| GUN Vehicle \| Heal Unit \| Health Gauge \| Hero Gauge \| Hint Ring \| HMMWV \| Item Box (1-Up, Damage Recover, Heat Barrier, Invincibility, Super Ring) \| Jump Panel (Prison Island) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Jump Vehicle \| Junction switch \| Lantern \| Laser field \| Laser turret \| Light-speed circuit \| Magnetic Barrier \| Mother computer \| Pole \| President's escape pod \| Prison Island \| Prosperity ritual \| Pulley \| Red fruit \| Red Slime \| Ring \| Rocket \| Secret Door \| Secret Key \| Shield switch \| Shooting Gallery \| Small bomb \| Surveillance camera \| Tails' Spaceship \| Temple jewel \| Toxic marsh \| Toxic river \| Vine \| Warp Hole \| White House \| Wide spring

Sonic Generations

Wisps		Modern Sonic (Modern Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic)
Characters		Dr. Eggman \| Time Eater \| Tails \| Classic Tails \| Amy \| Knuckles \| Shadow \| Cream \| Cheese \| Silver \| Blaze \| Omochao \| Team Chaotix (Espio, Vector, Charmy)
Wisps		Cyan** \| Orange* \| Pink* \| Red**
Stages		Green Hill \| Chemical Plant* \| Casino Night** \| Sky Sanctuary* \| Mushroom Hill** \| Speed Highway* \| Emerald Coast** \| City Escape* \| Radical Highway** \| Seaside Hill* \| Crisis City* \| Water Palace** \| Rooftop Run* \| Planet Wisp* \| Tropical Resort** \| Casino Night*
Bosses	Boss battles	Death Egg Robot* \| Big Arm** \| Perfect Chaos* \| Biolizard** \| Egg Dragoon* \| Egg Emperor** \| Time Eater
Bosses	Rival battles	Metal Sonic \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Silver the Hedgehog
Enemies		Aero-Cannon* \| Butterdroid** \| Buzz Bomber \| Buzzer \| Chopper \| Cop Speeder* \| Crabmeat \| Crawl \| Dragonfly \| Flapper** \| Egg Chaser* \| Egg Diver** \| Egg Fighter* \| Egg Fighter: Sword* \| Egg Launcher (H)* \| Egg Launcher (H+V)* \| Egg Launcher (V)* \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pawn (spear) \| Eggrobo* \| Giant Chopper* \| Gold Beetle** \| Grabber* \| Gun Beetle* \| Gun Hunter \| Iblis's Minions (Iblis Biter, Iblis Taker, Iblis Worm)* \| Kiki \| Klagen \| Madmole \| Mono Beetle \| Moto Bug \| Mushmeanie \| Newtron \| Rhinotank** \| Sandworm* \| Spinner \| Spiny* \| Sprinkler* \| Sweeper** \| Thunder Spinner
Moves/ techniques	Sonic	Air Boost \| Bound Jump* \| Crouch \| Cyan Laser** \| Double Jump* \| Drift* \| Freestyle Tricks* \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Hop \| Jump Dash \| Kick boost \| Lightspeed Dash* \| Mid-Air Dash* \| Orange Rocket* \| Pink Spikes* \| Quick Step* \| Red Burst** \| Boost \| Slide \| Skydiving* \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Super Sonic Boost \| Super Sonic Missile \| Super Sonic Spinning \| Wall Jump
Moves/ techniques	NPCs	Chaos Spear \| Drill Attack* \| Fire Beam* \| Heart Effect* \| Ice Wave* \| Meteor Smash* \| Ninja Arts: Camouflage* \| Propeller Flying* \| Psychic Knife \| Restraint Trap \| Ring Spark Field \| Sun Burst \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack \| Warping arm attack \| Whirlwind*
Skills*		Flame Shield \| Aqua Shield \| Thunder Shield \| Twin Spin Attack \| Invincible Start \| Shield \| Power Sneakers \| Long Spin Dash \| Treasure Scanner \| Homing Attack \| Hercules Muscles \| Breath Holder \| Boardmaster \| Ring Time \| Blast Off \| Speed Up \| Direct Jump \| Power Stomp \| Quick Slide \| Acceleration \| Smasher Bonus \| Ring Energy Bonus \| Boost Gauge Up \| Serial Homing \| Auto-Gauge \| Gauge Rebooter \| Trick Mastery \| Endless Boost \| Power Brake \| Sure-Footed \| Safety Net \| Last Chance \| 10-Second Rings \| Athleticism \| Time Break \| Super Sonic
Challenge Acts*		Doppelganger Race! \| The Buzz Bombers' Revenge! \| Knuckles: Horde of Enemies \| Swingset Circus \| High Speed Challenge \| Look Out Below! \| Tails: Way Past Fast \| Jump Rush \| 300% Boost Gauge Challenge \| Tails: Toxic Skies \| Which Switch is Which? \| Aqua Shield Challenge \| Invincibility Challenge \| One Ring Challenge \| Amy: Taking the Leap Together! \| Grappling with Grabbers \| Underwater Ring Machine \| Eggrobo Rush \| Aerial Paradise \| Ring Time Challenge \| Amy: Topsy Turvy \| Knuckles: Buried Treasure \| 200% Boost Gauge Challenge \| Balloon Bonanza \| High-Speed Hijinks (Modern) \| Cream: Chao Hunt \| Hot Pursuit (Classic) \| High Speed Challenge 2 \| Resisting Arrest \| Overdrift \| Hot Pursuit (Modern) \| Drill Baby Drill \| Espio: Master of Camouflage \| Lord of the Board \| Thunder Shield Challenge \| Rouge: The Bombardier \| Rite of Spring \| Cream: Helping Hand \| Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Modern) \| Topsy-Turvy \| High-Speed Hijinks 2 \| Rescue the Animals! \| Espio: Way of the Ninja \| High-Speed Hijinks (Classic) \| Underwater Challenge \| Rouge: The Temptress \| Trick Island \| Surf, Sea, and Sand \| Terror From the Deep \| Goal Post Juggle \| Vector: Through the Storm \| Flame Shield Challenge \| Ring Time Challenge 2 \| Power Stomp Challenge \| Switcheroo \| Blaze: Piercing the Flames \| Four-way Cannon Cavalcade \| High-Rise Balloon Climb \| Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Classic) \| Charmy: Don't Bug Me! \| One Ring Challenge 2 \| Barrel Ring Bonus \| Rooftop Rail Grind \| Endless Boost \| Vector: Pick Up the Beat \| With Your Powers Combined \| Goal Post Juggle 2 \| Chase After Blaze \| Rescue the Animals 2! \| Cart Challenge \| Charmy: High in the Sky \| Action Master \| Orange Rocket, Blast Off!
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Tails) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow) \| Quinton Flynn (Silver) \| Laura Bailey (Omochao, Blaze) \| Karen Strassman (Rouge) \| Michelle Ruff (Cream) \| Keith Silverstein (Vector) \| Troy Baker (Espio) \| Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Charmy)
Japanese voice actors		Junichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman) \| Ryo Hirohashi (Tails (Modern)) \| Takuto Yoshinaga (Tails (Classic)) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Koji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Nao Takamori (Blaze) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yuuki Masuda (Espio) \| Youko Teppozuka (Charmy) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao)
Other		Air Bubble \| Back 2 Back \| Balloon \| Big Balloon \| Birthday \| Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack \| Bomb \| Bonus Bell* \| Boost Gauge \| Boss Gate \| Boss Gate Key* \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Buoy \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Cart \| Chao in Space \| Chaos Emerald \| Cloud* \| Collection Room \| Color Power \| Combo* \| Container (Case, Spike Block, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Conveyor Belt** \| Corkscrew loop \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Death Egg Robot* \| Dimensional Bomb \| Egg Dragoon* \| Egg Gun \| Egg Mobile \| Egg Spear \| Energy Core \| Escape from the City* \| Explosion Trap \| Fan \| Flipper \| Four-way Cannon* \| Gear Platform \| Goal Ring \| Gondola* \| GUN Military Truck* \| Hanging Bell* \| Havok* \| Health Gauge** \| Heart Bombs* \| Helicopter* \| High-speed warp tube \| Horizontal Bar \| Information Pod* \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel (plate) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Kao \| Laser field \| Lair of the Time Eater \| Medal \| Mega Mack* \| Meteorite \| Miles Electric \| Movable box \| Mushroom** \| Musical note* \| Orca \| Perfect Bonus \| Pole Elevator \| Prism** \| Propeller \| Propeller Spring \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Rank \| Red Star Ring* \| Ring \| Rocket \| Route Signal* \| Seesaw \| Sega Genesis Controller* \| Skateboard* \| Skill Shop* \| Slot machine \| Snowboard \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Spike Trap \| Spinning Top \| Sonic Generations (manga) \| Sonic Generations of Skate \| Sphere \| Spinning Platform \| Spotlight \| Star Post \| Statue Room* \| Stomping Shoes \| Switch \| Time Attack \| Time Bonus \| Tornado-1 \| Totem Pole \| Trap Spring \| Vengeance is Mine \| Wall Jump Block \| Warp Point \| White Space \| Wide spring \| Winding Tunnel \| Wisp Capsule \| Wisp Gauge** \| You're My Hero \| Zip Line Console/PC version only *Nintendo 3DS version only

[0] Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA, (15, November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/Level: Lethal Highway. "Shadow the Hedgehog: I'm sensing an intense aura of justice coming from that glowing blue orb."

[1] Sonic Team, Sonic Team USA, (15, November 2005) Shadow the Hedgehog PlayStation 2. Sega. Area/Level: Lethal Highway. "Shadow the Hedgehog: I'm sensing an intense aura of evil coming from that glowing red orb."

[2] Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube) United States instruction manual.

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