Happy Spring
Utilization
Midair elevation
Description
An acrobatic maneuver for upward momentum.
The Happy Spring (ハッピースプリング[1] , Happī Supuringu ? ) is a move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . It is the Big Air technique used by Miles "Tails" Prower .
Description [ ]
When performing the Happy Spring, Tails thrusts himself upwards with a spring in midair to gain extra height, extending his hands and legs outwards with a look of happiness on his face.
In gameplay, this move is useful for reaching areas above that are otherwise difficult to get to (without flying ) and avoiding falling into gaps. In addition, it will not cancel the momentum Tails receives from the Boost Mode . Happy Spring cannot damage enemies though, and using it leaves Tails open to harm. Also, like most of Tails' other Mid-Air Trick Actions , this move tends to make Tails lose momentum when he lands. The Happy Spring can also only be pulled off after Tails has been launched into midair by gimmicks like Springs or Ramps .
Game appearances [ ]
Sonic Advance 2 [ ]
Happy Spring made its debut in Sonic Advance 2 , alongside other Big Air maneuvers. To perform it in gameplay, the player must press up on + after being launched into midair by gimmicks.
Sonic Advance 3 [ ]
In Sonic Advance 3 , the Happy Spring is again Tails' Big Air maneuver, and one of his Special Actions.[2] In this game, Tails can only use the move when having Sonic the Hedgehog as his partner. To use the Happy Spring in gameplay, the player has to press up on + after being launched into midair by gimmicks.
References [ ]
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Cream and Cheese · Tails · Knuckles · Amy
Non-playable characters
Eggman · Vanilla · Guard Robo · Chao · Animals (Deer , Elephant , Flicky , Gorilla , Koala , Kangaroo , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Rabbit , Robin , Sea Otter , Seal , Skunk )
Zones
Leaf Forest · Hot Crater · Music Plant · Ice Paradise · Sky Canyon · Techno Base · Egg Utopia · XX · True Area 53 · Special Stages
Enemies
Balloon · Bell · Buzzer · Circus · Flickey · Geji-Geji · Gohla · Hammerhead · Kiki · Koura · Kubinaga · Kura-Kura · Kyura · Madillo · Mon · Mouse · Pen · Piko-Piko · Spina · Star · Straw · Yado
Bosses
EggHammerTankII · Egg Bomber Tank · Egg Totem · Aero Egg · Egg Saucer · Egg-Go-Round · Egg Frog · Super Eggrobo Z · True Area 53 boss
Moves/ techniques
General
Amy Dash · Boost Mode · Bound · Chao Attack · Chao Rolling Attack · Crouch · Double Spin Attack · Drill Claw · Double Punch · Flying · Grinding · Hammer Attack · Head Slide · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Mid-Air Glide · Mid-Air Hammer Swirl · Propeller Flying · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spiral Attack · Skid Attack · Step Attack · Super Hammer Attack · Super Skid · Super Sonic Boost · Super Tails Swipe · Swim · Tail Swipe · Wall Climb
Mid-Air Trick Actions
Big Air (Happy Spring , Hop Jump , Petit Step , Spiral Upper ) · Long Wind Jump (Burning Straight , Humming Top , Sweet Roll , Window Jump ) · Stop 'n' Slam (Bound , Drill Claw , Mid-Air Hammer Swirl , Propeller Descent , Soft Bomber ) · Quick Reverse (Back Attack , Back Rotor , Back Star , Milky Turn )
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bumper wall · Cannon · Dash Panel · Dropping platform · Fan · Gravity Control Switch · Grind Rail · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Spikes ] · Spin ring · Spring · Spring Pole · Star Post
Items
Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Attack , Brake , Confusion , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Mosaic , Power Sneakers , Random Ring Bonus , Shield , Warp ) · Ring · Special Ring
Other
Auto Running · Chao Bounce · Chao Search · Corkscrew · Freeze · Life · Loop · Sonic Advance 2 Official Guidebook · Sonic Advance 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide · Time Attack · Time Over · Tiny Chao Garden · Tunnel
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails · Knuckles · Amy · Cream and 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 · Mini-Games
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
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 · Dash Panel · Flywheel · Gondola · Grind Rail · High-speed warp tube · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Minecart · Platform-raising Wheel · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Seesaw · Snowblower · Spring · Spring Pole · Special Spring · Spin ring · Star Post · Switch
Items
Act Ring · Capsule · Chaos Emerald · Factory Ring · Goal Medal · Item Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Confusion , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Minus Ring , Mosaic , Power Sneakers , Random Ring Bonus , Shield , Slow , Swap , Transparency ) · Ring · Special Key
Voice actors
English
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) · Deem Bristow (Eggman ) · William Corkery (Tails ) · Scott Dreier (Knuckles ) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) · Sarah Wulfeck (Cream ) · Jon St. John (announcer)
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · 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 · Power Type · Sonic Factory · Speed Type · Time Attack · Tornado 2 · Water