The Fly Type symbol from Sonic Heroes
The Fly Type (フライタイプ[1] , Furai taipu ? ) , also known as Flight Type ,[2] is a character type used in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and is represented by the color yellow. It was introduced along with the Speed Type and Power Type in Sonic Heroes . As its name implies, Fly Type characters have the ability to fly, often jump farther or levitate.
Game appearances
Sonic Heroes
The Fly Type was introduced in Sonic Heroes . Fly Type characters have the unique ability to fly for a period of time, allowing them to carry the entire team over bottomless pits or to higher areas. Another one of their main abilities is the Thunder Shoot , an ability that can stun and once leveled up, destroy enemies from a distance or in mid-air and can also fill the Team Blast Gauge (though, at a very small rate).
In Battle mode and boss battles against other teams, Fly Types have an advantage over Power Types, but are weak against Speed Types.
Sonic Advance 3
The Fly Type returns in Sonic Advance 3 . Fly Type teams focus on aerial abilities such as flying and slow descent. Fly Type teams are the most useful for reaching high places. Fly Type teams are any combination that doesn't include Sonic or Knuckles .
Fly Type teams
Sonic Riders series
In Sonic Riders , Fly Type characters can use Accelerators that enable them to Air Ride , allowing the characters to pass over segments of the course and reach new areas while earning Air in the process. Certain Extreme Gears , such as the the Magic Carpet allow the user to fly regardless of their ability type. In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity , although Fly Type characters can use any ability, their exclusive Gears are Boards which had a Gear Part enabling the use of Air Ride or can already use Air Ride (in the case of SCR-HD ). In Sonic Free Riders , Fly Type characters can race with any ability type. Regardless, all Fly Type characters tend to have excellent acceleration and curving capabilities with just average rating on top speed and durability.
Sonic Runners
In Sonic Runners , Fly Type characters can float whilst in mid-air. While all levels in the game can be played with any character, Sky Road is better suited for Fly Types. Buddies, companions that the player can equip to characters, also have different ability types. Pairing Fly Type characters with Fly Type Buddies will enhance the effects of those Buddies.
List of Fly Type characters
Non-Sonic Fly Types
Fly Type Buddies
Trivia
Silver is the only hedgehog who is a Flight type.
The Flight type has the least amount of members.
The Flight Type is the only character type that does not appear in the Mario & Sonic series or Team Sonic Racing , being replaced with Skill Type and Technique-Type respectively.
Most of the Flight Type characters are the smartest in their teams.
Rouge is the only Fly Type to be the leader of a team.
She is also the only Fly Type in Sonic Heroes that doesn't float over the ground when running at high speed.
Team Jubilee is the only named team in Sonic Advance 3 to be a Fly Type team and is also the only one not to be a Speed Type team.
Most Fly Type characters are the youngest members of their teams.
References
↑ Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2 ) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 6.
↑ Sonic Riders (GameCube) United States instruction manual, pg. 21.
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Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) | Deem Bristow (Eggman ) | William Corkery (Tails ) | Scott Dreier (Knuckles ) | Jon St. John (Announcer) | Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) | Sarah Wulfeck (Cream )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic the Hedgehog ) | Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) | Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) | Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Sayaka Aoki (Cream )
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Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) | Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) | Daisuke Kishio (Jet ) | Chie Nakamura (Wave , Babylon Computer) | Kenji Nomura (Storm , Babylon Guardian ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) | Kaoru Morota (AiAi ) | Apollo Smile (Ulala )
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Songs
Catch Me If You Can | Sonic Speed Riders
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Moves and Techniques
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English voice actors
Jason Griffith (Sonic , Jet , Shadow ) | Amy Palant (Tails ) | Dan Green (Knuckles , Storm ) | Bella Hudson (Wave , Mother computer ) | Lisa Ortiz (Amy ) | Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman ) | Kathleen Delaney (Rouge ) | Pete Capella (Silver ) | Rebecca Honig (Cream ) | Andrew Paull (SCR-HD , SCR-GP , Master Core: ABIS )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) | Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) | Daisuke Kishio (Jet ) | Chie Nakamura (Wave , Mother computer ) | Kenji Nomura (Storm , SCR-HD , SCR-GP , Master Core: ABIS ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Koji Yusa (Shadow ) | Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) | Daisuke Ono (Silver ) | Nao Takamori (Blaze )
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Misc.
Blaze | Dr. Eggman | E-10000G | Silver | Metal Sonic | Xbox Live Avatar
Non-playable characters
Omochao
Courses
Dolphin Resort | Rocky Ridge | Frozen Forest | Metropolis Speedway | Magma Rift | Forgotten Tomb | Final Factory | Metal City
Moves/Techniques
Air Ride | Attacks | Grinding | Kick Dash | Trick Action
Gimmicks and obstacles
Barricade | Bobsled | Catapult | Dash Ring | Grind Rail | Minecart
Objects
General
Air | Item Box (Air , Bowling Strike , Free Throw , Octo-Boost , Octo-Ink , Question , Ring Can , Rings , Special Item , Soda Rocket , Target Torpedo , Tee Shot ) | Ring
Gear Parts
Air Plus | Air Ride Skill | Air Saver | Big Air | Cornering UP | Durability UP | Extra Air | Grind Skill | Invisible | Item Lock: Air | Item Lock: Rings | Max Speed UP | Music Change 1 | Music Change 2 | Power Skill | Rapid Dash | Rapid Stream | Ring Eater | Start Speed UP | Trick Boost
Extreme Gears
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English voice actors
Roger Craig Smith (Sonic ) | Mike Pollock (Eggman ) | Kate Higgins (Tails , Wave ) | Travis Willingham (Knuckles , Storm ) | Mike Mycheck (Jet ) | Kirk Thornton (Shadow ) | Karen Strassman (Rouge ) | Wally Wingert (E-10000B , E-10000G ) | Cindy Robinson (Amy ) | Michelle Ruff (Cream ) | Keith Silverstein (Vector ) | Quinton Flynn (Silver ) | Laura Bailey (Blaze , Omochao )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) | Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) | Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) | Daisuke Kishio (Jet ) | Chie Nakamura (Wave ) | Kenji Nomura (Storm ) | Koji Yusa (Shadow ) | Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Sayaka Aoki (Cream ) | Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) | Kenta Miyake (Vector ) | Daisuke Ono (Silver ) | Nao Takamori (Blaze )
Music
Songs
Free | Theme of Dolphin Resort | Theme of Rocky Ridge | Theme of Metropolis Speedway
Albums
Break Free: Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack
Other
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