A Hero Type classification of a Speed Type.
The Hero Type is a character type that appears in Sonic Runners and Sonic Runners Adventure. As its name implies, Hero Type characters are affiliated with Team Heroes.
Game appearances[]
Sonic Runners series[]
Sonic Runners[]
In Sonic Runners, Hero Types are the earliest playable characters in the game, and the only ones who are unlocked via playing Story Mode. Hero Type characters in this game receive a 50% distance bonus in gameplay, while variants receive a 75% distance bonus.
Sonic Runners Adventure[]
In Sonic Runners Adventure, Hero Types are again the earliest playable characters in the game. Like before, they are also only unlocked by playing through the story. Hero Type characters in this game can trigger the Magnet and Invincibility Booster item for a limited time after collecting 300 Rings.
List of Hero Type characters[]
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Classic Sonic
- Christmas Sonic
- Christmas Tails
- Christmas Knuckles
Trivia[]
- The Hero Type is derived from Team Sonic (also known as "Team Heroes"), with all three characters of this type being the same as the members of the aforementioned team.
- Unlike the Dark Type and Rose Type, which are also based on their respective counterparts from Sonic Heroes, the Hero Type does not have any major or significant change in their member or ability formations, with their affiliation in general remaining the same as in Sonic Heroes.
- The Hero Type has the most playable characters in Sonic Runners, variants included.
| Playable characters | Sonic | Tails | Knuckles | Shadow | Rouge | Omega | Espio | Charmy | Vector | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-playable characters | Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky) | Dr. Eggman | |
| Stages | Green Hill | Desert Ruins | Lava Mountain | Sky Sanctuary | Bonus level | |
| Enemies | Balkiry | Buzz Bomber | Caterkiller | Crabmeat | Moto Bug | Nebula | Pata-Bata | Snail Blaster | Spinner | |
| Bosses | Iron Ball Eggmobile | |
| Moves/Techniques | Grinding | Spin Dash | Spin Jump | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Cannon | Dash Ring | Goal Plate | Grind Rail | Iron ball | Jump Panel | Jump Spring | Rainbow Ring | Spikes | Star Post | |
| Items | Buddy | Invincible | Item Box (Bonus item) | Magnet | Ring | Springs | Super Ring | Time Freeze | |
| Other | Banking | Chaotix Type | Corkscrew | Dark Type | Death Egg | Extractor | Fly Type | Health Gauge | Hero Type | Loop | Mind Control Ray | Power Type | South Island | Speed Type | |
| V·T·E | {{Runners info}} | Category | ||