Flywheel

The Flywheel,^[1] also known as the gravity platform^[2] (歯車^[3]^[4]^[5], Haguruma^?, lit. "Gear") and large wheel (大車輪^[6], Daisharin^?), is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a type of floating wheels with their own center of gravity, which can be used to build up momentum and achieve distant jumps.

Description

Flywheels are round wheels, rotating in midair, which are usually found in factory-themed Zones. Their cosmetic appearance is different for each game. When the playable character jumps onto these wheels, the player can move along the Flywheel's surface without falling to the ground, regardless of outside gravity, unless the player jumps off them.

Due to their hazardless and moving surface, the Flywheels can be used by the player to build up momentum by running around them. Then, by jumping off them at the right time, the player can fling themselves off the Flywheels to make significantly longer and higher leaps than normal, which is useful for crossing greater distances or reach higher areas in the different Zones. The Flywheels' purposes have changed slightly over the course of the series though, as they can be automatic and are not always needed for momentum.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

Flywheels were featured for the first time in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit). Here, they are only found in the large halls of Scrap Brain Zone Act 2. In this game, the Flywheels are gray-green with gray belts around them, which move clockwise faster than the wheels themselves.

If the player performs the Spin Attack on a Flywheel, they can quickly build up momentum around the Flywheel for an enhanced Spin Jump.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)

In Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit), Flywheels are major gimmicks in Gimmick Mt. Zone. In this game, Flywheels are grey and metallic. When Sonic jumps onto it, he automatically performs a Spin Attack. The player can control the rotation speed of the Flywheel that Sonic is on with : pressing right makes the Flywheel rotate faster and pressing left makes it rotate slower.

Slightly different Flywheels appear in Crystal Egg Zone Act 2. In this Act, the Flywheels are smaller bubble-looking wheels with blue, four-pointed stars in their center. These wheels can be found above pits filled with spikes where they constantly float left and right in midair. Despite their differences though, they work just like the Flywheels in Gimmick Mt. Zone.

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Flywheels are only featured in Metallic Madness Zone 2. This time around, they are wheels with a differently-colored belt around them. In addition, their color scheme depends on the timeline in the Zone.

The Flywheels function like those in Scrap Brain Zone. However, when Sonic starts performing his Spin Attack on the Flywheel, the camera direction moves to the right side. The Flywheels can also be useful when the player need to gain momentum to create a time warp in the Zone.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

In Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the lock-on game Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, the Flywheels are featured in Carnival Night Zone. In this game, the Flywheels are mostly black with a gray outer rim and a hollow center with a red inner rim and a yellow cross with a red circle inside its center. They are also much larger than in previous games, but function like the Flywheels in the original Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic Advance 3

In Sonic Advance 3, the Flywheels appear in Cyber Track, where they have a grayish shell with a red lighting edge on the inner rim, and a dark green horizontal cube in the center. Unlike in previous games, the player can stand still on the Flywheel while it rotates in one place.

Sonic Lost World

In the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Lost World, the Flywheels are featured in Sky Road Zone 1. In this game, they have a more mechanical appearance like in previous games, and they rotate in the right direction. Unusually, the player has to jump between Flywheels while spinning around them. Unlike in previous games however, the player cannot build up momentum by spinning around the Flywheel.

Sonic Mania

In Sonic Mania, and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus, the Flywheels appear in Metallic Madness Zone Act 2. In this game, they behave and look like the Flywheels from the Present timeline of Metallic Madness Zone 2. In gameplay, they serve as little else than difficult platforms for reaching ledges.

Sonic Forces

In Sonic Forces, the Flywheels appear in Iron Fortress and are used by Classic Sonic. In this game, they look like flat, mechanical cylinders. These Flywheels also possess a yellow outer rim on the front surface, purple patches in the form of a cross on the front surface, and a hollow center with green insides. In gameplay, like most other incarnations, the player can build up momentum on the Flywheels by spinning around on them, which will enable an enhanced Spin Jump.

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Sprites

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Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) Sonic the Hedgehog CD Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic Advance 3 Sonic Mania

Screenshots

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Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) Sonic the Hedgehog CD Sonic the Hedgehog CD Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS) Sonic Mania Sonic Forces

References

↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, pg. 6.
↑ Prima Publishing (1993). "Sonic The Hedgehog for Sega Genesis". Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide. Prima Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 1-55958-335-5. "Jump onto the gravity platform."
↑ Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 35.
↑ "ZONE6 SCRAP BRAIN ZONE" (in Japanese). ソニックジャム　オフィシャルガイド. SoftBank. 2 October 1997. p. 29. ISBN 978-4797303377. "ソニックをすいよせる歯車に、丸ノロギリにローラー床に・・・・・・と、目新しいトラップであふれている高難易度アクトだ。エレベーターでしきられているため、自分の位置をつかみにくい。上段・下段それぞれに 1upがあるぞ。"
↑ "スクラップブレインゾーン" (in Japanese). ソニックメガコレクション最強攻略ガイド. Shogakukan. 1 March 2003. p. 48. ISBN 978-4091060907.
↑ (in Japanese) ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ３公式ガイドブック. Shogakukan. 1 July 1994. p. 15. ISBN 978-4091024794.

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Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

Playable characters	Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles* (Super Knuckles*)
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 \| Labyrinth Zone boss \| Egg Spiker \| Egg Crusher
Moves/Techniques	Climb* \| Crouch \| Drop Dash* \| Glide* \| Insta-Shield* \| Propeller Flying* \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash* \| Spin Jump \| Swim*
Gimmicks and obstacles	Bomb \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Color Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dropping platform \| Electric shocker \| Elevator \| Fan \| Fireball \| Floating stone \| Flywheel \| Giant spear \| Goal \| Goal Plate \| Giant Ring \| Iron ball \| Jump Stand \| Lamppost \| Reverse \| Saw \| See-saw \| Spikes \| Spring \| Switch \| Up and Down
Items	Air Bubble \| Ring \| Video Monitor (Aqua Shield, Chaos Emerald, Eggman Mark, Elemental Shields, Extra Life, Flame Shield, Goggles, Invincible, Power Sneakers, S, Shield, Spikes, Super Ring, Thunder Shield*)
Music	Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack
Other	Continue \| Debug Mode \| Egg Mobile \| Life \| Lock-on technology \| Loop \| Madonna \| Secret Bonus \| Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 U.S Gold) \| Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) \| Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max, Mach, Sharps, Vector) \| Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic \| South Island \| Time Attack* \| Time Over \| Totem pole \| Tunnel \| Water *Appears in re-releases of the game only

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)

Main article | Manuals | Glitches | Beta elements | Gallery

Playable characters	Sonic
Non-playable characters	Tails \| Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Flicky, Ricky, Pocky, Rocky, Pecky, Cucky, Picky)
Enemies	Bomb \| Buton \| Burrowbot \| Flying Chopper \| Game-game \| Newtron \| New Motora \| Taraban \| Zaririn
Zone	Under Ground Zone \| Sky High Zone \| Aqua Lake Zone \| Green Hills Zone \| Gimmick Mountain Zone \| Scrambled Egg Zone \| Crystal Egg Zone
Bosses	Pit Master \| Hiyoko Master \| Balance Master \| Dohyo Master \| Charge Master \| Silver Sonic \| Crystal Egg Zone boss
Moves/Techniques	Crouch \| Spin Attack \| Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles	Bonus Panel \| Capsule \| Flywheel \| Hang Glider \| High-speed warp tube \| Minecart \| Spring
Items	Air Bubble \| Chaos Emerald \| Monitor (Extra Life, Invincibility, Power Sneakers, Super Ring) \| Ring
Other	Life \| Loop \| Master Robots \| South Island \| Teleporter \| Water

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Playable characters		Sonic \| Tails*
Non-playable characters		Amy \| Dr. Robotnik \| Metal Sonic \| Animals (Flicky, Pecky, Pocky, Ricky, Robin, Sheep)
Rounds		Palmtree Panic \| Collision Chaos \| Tidal Tempest \| Quartz Quadrant \| Wacky Workbench \| Stardust Speedway \| Metallic Madness \| Special Stage \| R2 \| Desert Dazzle* \| Final Fever*
Enemies		Amenbo \| Antlion \| Bigbom \| Dango \| Ga \| Hotaru \| Kabasira \| Kanabun \| Kemusi \| Kumo-Kumo \| Minomusi \| Noro-Noro \| Robot Ant \| Robot Bee \| Robot Beetle \| Robot Butterfly \| Robot Mantis \| Robot Mosquito \| Sasori \| Scarab \| Semi \| Taga-Taga \| Tamabboh \| Tentou \| Tonbo \| Yago
Bosses		EGG-HVC-001 \| Egg Tilter \| Egg Bubble \| Egg Conveyer \| Egg Razer \| Metal Sonic \| Egg Spinner \| Final Fever*
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Duck \| Propeller Flying* \| Spin Jump \| Super Peel Out \| Super Spin Attack \| Super Spin Dash \| Swim*
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Ring Spark Field \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bumper \| Capsule \| Chopper Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Zone \| Dropping platform \| Electrical conduit \| Electrical emitter \| Hidden platform \| Fan Block \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Goal Plate \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Lamppost \| Saw \| Seesaw \| Shrink ray \| Snowblower \| Sphere \| Spikes \| Special Ring \| Spring \| Spring Pole \| Switch \| Time Warp sign
Items		Air Bubble \| Goal \| Little Planet flowers \| Metal Sonic Projector \| Monitor (1-UP, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Shield, Super Ring) \| Ring \| Robot transporter \| Super Ring \| Time Bonus \| Time Stone \| UFO
Voice actors		Masato Nishimura (Sonic)
Music	Songs	"Brand-new World" \| "Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself" \| "Love you "Sonic"" \| "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" \| "Sonic Boom" \| "When we reach for you~Could it be right~"
Music	Albums	Sonic CD (vinyl album) \| Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix \| Sonic the Hedgehog Boom \| Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition
Other		Debug Mode \| Game Over \| Freeze \| Life \| Little Planet \| Loop \| Never Lake \| Time Attack \| Time Over \| Time Warp \| Tunnel \| Water * Appears in only the 2011 remaster

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles*
Non-playable characters		Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky)
Enemies		Batbot \| Blastoid \| Bloominator \| Bubbles \| Bugernaut \| Catakiller, Jr. \| Clamer \| Corkey \| Flybot767 \| Jawz \| Mantis \| Mega Chopper \| Monkey Dude \| Orbinaut \| Penguinator \| Pointdexter \| RhinoBot \| Ribot \| Snail Blaster \| Sparkle \| Spiker \| Star Pointer \| Turbo Spiker
Zones	Main	Angel Island Zone \| Hydrocity Zone \| Marble Garden Zone \| Carnival Night Zone \| IceCap Zone \| Launch Base Zone \| Special Stage \| Bonus Stage
Zones	Competition*	Azure Lake \| Balloon Park \| Chrome Gadget \| Desert Palace \| Endless Mine
Bosses	Sub-bosses	Fire Breath \| Big Shaker \| Tunnelbot \| Bowling Spin \| Big Icedus \| Twin Hammer
Bosses	Zone bosses	Egg Scorcher Mk III \| Egg Vortex \| Egg Drillster Mk II \| Egg Gravitron \| Egg Froster \| Egg Cannon \| Egg Rocket \| Big Arm
Moves/ Techniques		Bound Jump \| Crouch \| Double Jump \| Fireball Spin Dash \| Insta-Shield \| Fly \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash Attack \| Super Spin Attack \| Swim
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon \| Bomb \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Crusher \| Elevator \| Fan \| Fire \| Flywheel \| Glove on a stick \| Goal Plate \| High-speed warp tube \| Icicle \| Iron ball \| Laser gate \| Movable box \| Pulley \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Sinking pool \| Snowblower \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spinning Top \| Spinning Wheel \| Starpost \| Strange Relief \| Switch \| Vine \| Zip Line
Items		Air bubble \| Banana* \| Change* \| Chaos Emerald \| Continue \| Giant Ring \| Gold Ring \| Gumball \| Monitor (1-Up, Eggman, Flame Shield, Invincibility, Lightning Shield, Super Shoes, S, Super Ring, Water Shield) \| Self-Propelled Bomb* \| Slow-Down Shoes* \| Snowboard \| Sphere \| Star Circle
Music		"Wonderman"
Other		Altar of Emerald \| Corkscrew \| Crusher \| Death Egg \| Debug Mode \| Floating Island \| Freeze \| Jewel Radar \| Life \| Lock-on technology \| Loop \| Perfect Bonus \| Sound Test \| Time Attack \| Tornado \| Tunnel \| Water * Appears only in Competition mode

Sonic Advance 3

Main article | Staff | Glitches | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Cream \| Cheese \| Eggman
Non-playable characters		Vanilla \| Gemerl (Ultimate Gemerl) \| Chao \| Omochao
Zones		Route 99 \| Sunset Hill \| Ocean Base \| Toy Kingdom \| Twinkle Snow \| Cyber Track \| Chaos Angel \| Altar Emerald \| Nonaggression \| Special Stage
Enemies		Akatento \| Aotento \| Ape \| Bu-Bu \| Buzzer \| Clam \| Condor \| Gaogao \| Gekogeko \| Ginpe \| Guards \| Guruguru \| Hariisen \| Jousun \| Juggling \| Kamaki \| Kyacchaa \| Marun \| Minimole \| Muukaden \| Spina \| Takkon \| Uutsubo \| Yadokk \| Yukigasen
Bosses		Egg Hammer 3 \| Egg Ball No.2 \| Egg Foot \| Egg Cube \| Egg Chaser \| Egg Pinball \| Egg Gravity \| Hyper Eggrobo \| Ultimate Gemerl
Moves/ Techniques	General	Amy Dash \| Big Hammer Attack \| Boost Mode \| Bound Attack \| Breast Stroke \| Breathe \| Chao Attack \| Chao Ball Attack \| Chao Spin \| Chao Spinning Attack \| Dash Climb \| Dog Paddle \| Double Mid-Air Glide \| Double Punch \| Drill Claw \| Fire Sliding \| Flying \| Floating Fall \| Grinding \| Hammer Attack \| Hammer Jump \| Hammer Propeller Flying \| Head Slide \| High Propeller Flying \| Hip Drop \| Homing Attack \| Jump Dash \| Leap \| Life Ring \| Look down \| Mid-Air Dash Glide \| Propeller Flying \| Mid-Air Chao Attack \| Mid-Air Chao Ball Attack \| Mid-Air Chao Spinning Attack \| Mid-Air Glide \| Mid-Air Hammer Attack \| Mid-Air Hammer Jump \| Skid Attack \| Spin \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Sonic Boost \| Spinning Hammer Attack \| Spiral Upper \| Tag Action \| Tail Spin Attack \| Tail Swipe \| Tornado Attack \| Upper Spin \| Wall Climb \| Wind Attack
Moves/ Techniques	Mid-Air Trick Actions	Big Air (Happy Spring, Hop Jump, Petit Step) \| Long Wind Jump (Humming Top, Sweet Roll, Window Jump) \| Stop 'n' Slam (Bound Attack, Spinning Hammer Attack, Propeller Descent, Hip Drop)
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon \| Bungee Rope \| Checkpoint \| Dash Panel \| Flywheel \| Gondola \| Grind Rail \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Minecart \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pole \| Propeller Spring \| Pulley \| Seesaw \| Snowblower \| Special Spring \| Spin ring \| Switch
Items		Act Ring \| Box (1-Up, 5 Ring Bonus, 10 Ring Bonus, Confusion, Invincibility, Minus Ring, Maximum Speed, Mosaic, Random Ring Bonus, Ring Magnet, Shield, Slow, Swap, Transparency) \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Factory Ring \| Goal Medal \| Ring \| Special Key
English voice actors		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)
Other		Altar of Emerald \| Angel Island \| Chao Playground \| Corkscrew \| Fly Type \| Freeze \| Life \| Loop \| Mini-Games \| Power Type \| Sonic Factory \| Speed Type \| Time Attack \| Tornado 2 \| Water

Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)

Main article | Script | Staff | Glitches | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Virtual Hedgehog
Non-playable characters		Amy \| Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky) \| Cubot \| Deadly Six (Master Zik, Zavok, Zazz, Zeena, Zomom, Zor) \| Dr. Eggman \| Knuckles \| Tails \| Orbot
Wisps		Cyan \| Gray \| Indigo \| Ivory \| Red \| Yellow
Worlds		Windy Hill \| Desert Ruins \| Tropical Coast \| Frozen Factory \| Silent Forest \| Sky Road \| Lava Mountain \| Special Stage
Enemies	Badniks	Antlion \| Balkiry \| Batbrain \| BFB \| Blowfish Transporter \| Buzz Bomber \| Caterkiller \| Clucker \| Crawl \| Crawlton \| Egg Pawn \| Gohla \| Grabber \| Gustav Turtle \| Jaws \| Moto Bug \| Newtron \| Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) \| Penguinator \| Sandworm \| Slicer \| Spinner \| Thunder Spinner
Enemies	Other	Cactus Ball \| Sandworm
Bosses		Zazz \| Zomom \| Master Zik \| Zeena \| Zor \| Zavok \| Eggrobo
Moves/ Techniques	General	Bound Jump \| Dash \| Double Jump \| Focused Homing Attack \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Skydiving \| Somersault \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump
Moves/ Techniques	Parkour	Side Step \| Wall Climb \| Wall Jump \| Wall Run \| Wall Spin Dash
Color Powers		Cyan Laser \| Gray Quake \| Indigo Asteroid \| Ivory Lightning \| Red Burst \| Yellow Drill
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bingo \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Cloud \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Drop Target \| Fan \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Giant Ring \| Grind Rail \| Hint Ring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Minecart \| Prism \| Rainbow Ring \| Snowball \| Snowblower \| Spring \| Underground pipe
Items	General	5 Ring Bonus \| Air Bubble \| Asteroid Ring \| Chaos Emerald \| Gate Capsule \| Item Box (1-Up, Aqua Shield, Big 50 Ring, Flame Shield, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Super Ring, Thunder Shield) \| Orb \| Red Star Ring \| Ring \| Snowboard
	RC Vehicles	Helicopter \| Fighter Jet \| Stealth Jet \| Hovercraft \| Balloon \| UFO \| Omochao
	Material	Black Material \| Blue Material \| Bronze Material \| Gold Material \| Green Material \| Iron Material \| Red Material \| Silver Material \| White Material \| Yellow Material
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Tails) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles, Zavok) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Orbot, Master Zik) \| Wally Wingert (Cubot) \| Liam O'Brien (Zazz) \| Patrick Seitz (Zomom) \| Stephanie Sheh (Zeena) \| Sam Riegel (Zor)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot) \| Wataru Takagi (Cubot) \| Jōji Nakata (Zavok) \| Yutaka Aoyama (Zazz) \| Yumi Tōma (Zeena) \| Makoto Terada (Master Zik) \| Chafūrin (Zomom) \| Yūki Tai (Zor)
Music		Sonic Lost World Bonus Soundtrack (Special Selection) \| Sonic Lost World: Wonder World EP \| Without Boundaries: Sonic Lost World Original Soundtrack
Other		Cacophonic Conch \| Egg Mobile \| Extractor \| Freeze \| Health Gauge \| Life \| Life (energy) \| Loop \| Lost Hex \| Mech Dragon \| Miles Electric \| Moon Mech \| Rank \| Sonic the Hedgehog Halloween ComicFest 2013 \| Tails' Lab \| Tornado \| Totem pole \| Water \| Wisp Gauge \| Zeti

Sonic Mania

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles) \| Mighty* (Super Mighty) \| Ray (Super Ray*)
Non-playable characters		Cluckoid \| Dr. Eggman \| Egg-Robo \| Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy Gunner, Heavy King, Heavy Magician, Heavy Rider, Heavy Shinobi) \| Jimmy \| Metal Sonic (Giga Metal) \| Phantom Heavies (Phantom Gunner, Phantom King, Phantom Magician, Phantom Rider, Phantom Shinobi) \| Rock Drill \| Animals (Becky, Cucky, Flicky, Locky, Micky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky, Tocky, Wocky)
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		Amy Doll \| Aquis \| Armadiloid \| Asteron \| Ball Hog \| Batbrain \| Blaster \| Blastoid \| Bloominator* \| Bugernator \| Bumpalo \| Buzz Bomber \| Cactula \| Canister \| Caterkiller Jr. \| Chopper \| Clucker \| Crabmeat \| Dango \| Dragonfly \| Fireworm \| Flasher Mk. II \| Gohla \| Grabber \| Hotaru \| IceBomba \| Iwamodoki \| Jawz \| Jellygnite \| Juggle Saw \| Kabasira \| Kanabun \| Madmole \| Matryoshka-Bom \| Mecha-Bu \| Mega Chopper \| Mic Drop \| Monkey Dude* \| Motobug \| Newtron \| Octus \| Poh-Bee \| Pointdexter \| Rattlekiller \| Rexon \| RhinoBot* \| 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
Bosses	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 \| Crouch \| 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 \| Swim \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Arrow column \| Beanstalk \| Bomb \| Bumper \| Bungee Rope \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dropping platform \| Electrical conduit \| Fan \| Fireball \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Glove on a stick \| Goal Plate \| Hang Glider \| High-speed warp tube \| Ice Spring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pulley \| Ruby Mist \| Saw \| Seesaw \| Sinking pool \| Shrink ray \| Snowblower \| Spikes \| Spring \| Star Post \| Switch \| Transport \| Vine \| Zipline
Items		Air Bubble \| 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 \| 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 \| Corkscrew \| Death Egg Robot \| Debug Mode \| Egg Mobile \| Freeze \| Game Over \| Klepto Mobile \| Level Select \| Life \| Little Planet \| Loop \| Mega Mack \| Phantom Ruby \| Perfect Bonus \| Popgun \| Sonic Mania Adventures ("Sonic Returns", "Sonic and Tails", "& Knuckles", "Mighty and Ray", "Metal Mayhem", "From: A. Rose", "The Complete Mini-Series") \| S pipe \| Time Attack \| Time Over \| Time Warp \| Tornado \| Water Appears in only Sonic Mania Plus*

Sonic Forces

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic) \| Avatar \| 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	General	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 \| Crouch \| Double Boost \| Double Jump \| Drop Dash \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Side Step/Cartwheel \| Skydiving \| Slide \| Super Sonic Boost \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Triple Boost \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack \| Wall Jump \| Wire Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Amber block \| Balloon \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Conveyor Belt \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Drop Target \| Electrical emitter \| Fan \| Flipper \| Floating turret \| 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 \| Saw \| Slot machine \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Star Post \| Wide spring \| Wire Target \| Zip Line
Items	General	Air Bubble \| Blue Block \| Blue Ring \| 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 \| Wisp Capsule
Items	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		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kotaro Nakamura (Eggman) \| Takashi Kondō (Infinite) \| Ryō 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"
Music	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 \| Corkscrew \| Daily Mission \| Death Crab \| Death Egg \| Death Egg Robot \| Death Queen \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Mobile \| Eggman Army \| Eggman Empire \| Eggman Fleet \| Experience \| Health Gauge \| Jackal Squad \| Loop \| Mega Mack \| Miles Electric \| Operation Big Wave \| Phantom Copy \| Phantom Ruby \| Phantom Ruby prototype \| Rank \| Real-Time Interaction \| Resistance HQ \| Robotomy Treatment \| Sandworm \| Skill \| Sonic Forces digital comic (Moment of Truth, Stress Test, Looming Shadow, Rise of Infinite) \| Sonic Forces: Speed Battle \| SOS Mission \| Time Over \| Totem pole \| Tunnel \| War to Take Back the Planet \| Wisp Gauge

[1] Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, pg. 6.

[S1&2Guide-2] Prima Publishing (1993). "Sonic The Hedgehog for Sega Genesis". Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide. Prima Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 1-55958-335-5. "Jump onto the gravity platform."

[Sonic-1-JP-3] Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction booklet, pg. 35.

[4] "ZONE6 SCRAP BRAIN ZONE" (in Japanese). ソニックジャム　オフィシャルガイド. SoftBank. 2 October 1997. p. 29. ISBN 978-4797303377. "ソニックをすいよせる歯車に、丸ノロギリにローラー床に・・・・・・と、目新しいトラップであふれている高難易度アクトだ。エレベーターでしきられているため、自分の位置をつかみにくい。上段・下段それぞれに 1upがあるぞ。"

[5] "スクラップブレインゾーン" (in Japanese). ソニックメガコレクション最強攻略ガイド. Shogakukan. 1 March 2003. p. 48. ISBN 978-4091060907.

[S3-JP-Guide-6] (in Japanese) ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ３公式ガイドブック. Shogakukan. 1 July 1994. p. 15. ISBN 978-4091024794.

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