Focused Homing Attack

Hit enemies hard with a Focused Homing Attack. Wait for multiple targets to appear on one enemy, then strike!

— Tails' Tip, Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter^[1]

The Focused Homing Attack^[1] is a move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is essentially a powered-up version of the Homing Attack technique.

Description

In gameplay, the Focused Homing Attack is capable of locking-on to multiple enemies; up to six at once. The more enemies Sonic takes out with a single Focused Homing Attack, the more Animals will be rescued than just defeating each enemy individually, with the second enemy destroyed releasing two animals, the third releasing three, and so on. This type of Homing Attack can also work on just one foe; if three layers of reticles appear on a certain enemy, the player can release the Focused Homing Attack to deal even more damage and possibly defeat the foe immediately. No bosses, excluding the first fight with Zazz, will be defeated easily with this method, but it is very effective against them.

Trivia

The Light Speed Attack functions similarly to the Focused Homing Attack.

Gallery

Social media photos

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tails' Tips #1

Sonic Lost World (Wii U)

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Virtual Hedgehog*
Non-playable characters		Amy \| Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky) \| Clawz \| Cubot \| Deadly Six (Master Zik, Zavok, Zazz, Zeena, Zomom, Zor) \| Dr. Eggman \| Gillwing \| Gulpo \| Jackle \| Knuckles \| Link* \| Nightopian \| NiGHTS \| Omochao \| Orbot \| Puffy \| Reala \| Tails \| Wizeman \| Yacker* \| Yoshi*
Wisps		Black \| Crimson \| Cyan \| Gray* \| Green \| Indigo \| Magenta \| Orange \| White* \| Yellow
Levels	Worlds	Windy Hill \| Desert Ruins \| Tropical Coast \| Frozen Factory \| Silent Forest \| Sky Road \| Lava Mountain \| Hidden World
Levels	Misc.	Circus* \| NiGHTMARE Zone \| The Legend of Zelda Zone* \| Yoshi's Island Zone*
Enemies	Badniks	Antlion \| Antlion Mother \| Aquis \| Balkiry \| Ball Hog \| Batbrain \| BFB \| Blowfish Transporter \| Blaster \| Bomb \| Burrobot \| Buzz Bomber \| Caterkiller \| Chopper \| Clucker \| Cluckoid \| Coconuts \| Crabmeat \| Crawl \| Crawlton \| Dragonfly \| Dung Beetle \| Egg Pawn \| Galaga Bee \| Gohla \| Grabber \| Gustav Turtle \| Jaws \| Laser Grabber \| Madmole \| Manbou \| Manta \| Moto Bug \| Mushmeanie \| Nebula \| Newtron \| Octus \| Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) \| Penguinator \| Robot Ant \| Robot Butterfly \| Sandworm \| Slicer \| Snale Blaster \| Spiker \| Spikes \| Sprinkler \| Tarantula \| Tonber \| Turtloids \| Utsubo
Enemies	Other	Baku Baku \| Boo \| Boom Boo \| Cactus Ball \| Deku Scrub* \| Keese* \| Piranha Plant* \| Sandworm \| Sheep \| Shy Guy* \| Stalchild* \| Surprise Crocodile \| Yeti
Bosses		Zazz (Puffy) \| Zomom \| Master Zik (Gulpo) \| Zeena (Clawz) \| Zor (Jackle) \| Zavok (Gillwing) \| Deadly Six \| Eggrobo
Moves/ Techniques	General	Bound Jump \| Charged Dash \| Dash \| Double Jump \| Duck \| Flying Kick \| Focused Homing Attack \| Grinding \| Skydiving \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Super Sonic Boost
Moves/ Techniques	Parkour	Hang \| Side Step \| Vault \| Vault Dash \| Wall Climb \| Wall Jump \| Wall Run \| Wall Spin Dash
Color Powers		Black Bomb \| Crimson Eagle \| Cyan Laser \| Gray Quake* \| Green Hover \| Indigo Asteroid \| Magenta Rhythm \| Orange Rocket \| Yellow Drill
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon \| Billiard Ball \| Bumper \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Cloud \| Coconut \| Conveyor Belt \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Flipper \| Grind Rail \| High-speed warp tube \| Hint Ring \| Iron ball \| Metal nut \| Minecart \| Musical note \| Prism \| Seesaw* \| Slot machine \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Truffle Cannon \| Windmill
Items	General	1-Up \| Apple \| Asteroid Ring \| Blue Chip \| Bound bell \| Cage \| Casino Token \| Chaos Emerald \| Floating Item Box \| Invincible \| Item Box (Warp) \| Number Ring \| Power Sneakers \| Red Star Ring \| Ring \| Ring (NiGHTS) \| Shield \| Thunder Shield
Items	RC Vehicles	Helicopter \| Fighter Jet \| Stealth Jet \| Hovercraft \| Balloon \| UFO \| Omochao
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		Auto Running \| Cacophonic Conch \| Egg Mobile \| Extractor \| Havok \| Life \| Lost Hex \| Miles Electric \| Mission \| Moon Mech \| Rank \| Roboticizer \| Roboticization \| Secret Bonus \| Sonic the Hedgehog Halloween ComicFest 2013 \| Time Attack \| Tornado \| Totem pole \| Wisp Away* \| Wisp Gauge \| Zeti "*" Wii U version only.

Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)

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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 \| Fan \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| 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 \| Lost Hex \| Miles Electric \| Moon Mech \| Rank \| Roboticizer \| Roboticization \| Sonic the Hedgehog Halloween ComicFest 2013 \| Tails' Lab \| Tornado \| Totem pole \| Wisp Gauge \| Zeti

[TT-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tails' Tips #1

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