Insta-Shield
Description
A mid-air rapid spiral technique for protection and offense.
The Insta-Shield [1] (W回転アタック[2] , Daburu Kaiten Atakku ? , lit. "Double Spin Attack") , also called the Spin Attack ,[3] Double Spin Attack [4] and Wind Attack [5] is a move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . When using it, the playable character creates a rapid 360 degree spiral flashing around them for both offense and defense.
Description [ ]
When performing Insta-Shield, the user generates enough energy to create a temporary shield for a split-second that can slash enemies and items within their range without the player having to touch them. It can also be useful for defeating more defensive enemies and even avoiding projectiles. The Insta-Shield is usually performed by tapping one of the jump buttons while the playable character is in mid-air after already performing a Spin Jump .
Game appearances [ ]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles [ ]
The Insta-Shield is first seen as one of the new techniques for Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , and is featured in the same way in Sonic & Knuckles and the lock-on game, Sonic 3 & Knuckles . Sonic is able to create an Insta-Shield while Spin Jumping by pressing / / again in mid-air, creating a temporary shield around him. It is useful when the player has to avoid and destroy small projectiles and defeat heavily armed enemies including Star Pointers or Orbinauts without touching them at all. However, the player has to do this in close proximity to the enemies or projectiles. It also can defend the player for a split second.
Tails and Knuckles cannot use the Insta-Shield due to having their own abilities . The Insta-Shield cannot be used while Sonic is equipped with a shield in both games, while having Invincibility , or while as Super Sonic . Instead, he will perform an action depending on the type of shield possessed:
In the 2022 remaster of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles in Sonic Origins , the Insta-Shield also deflects certain projectile attacks upon touching Sonic (whereas in the original releases of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles , the projectiles travelled in their normal trajectory as they passed through Sonic).
Sonic Advance series[ ]
Sonic Advance [ ]
Sonic performing the Spin Attack, from Sonic Advance .
In Sonic Advance , the technique is known as the Spin Attack .[3] In this game, it can only be used by Sonic . To perform the Spin Attack in gameplay, the player has to press during a jump .
Sonic Advance 2 [ ]
Sonic performing the Insta-Shield, from Sonic Advance 2 .
In Sonic Advance 2 , the technique is referred to as the Double Spin Attack .[4] In this game, it can only be used by Sonic . To perform the Double Spin Attack in gameplay, the player has to press during a jump . However, if the player is close to a normal Badnik , Sonic performs a Homing Attack instead. Still, he will be able to perform the Double Spin Attack afterwards.
Sonic Advance 3 [ ]
Tails ' version of the Wind Attack, the Tail Spin Attack, from Sonic Advance 3 .
In Sonic Advance 3 , the technique is known as the Wind Attack .[5] In this game, it is primarily used by Sonic .
In gameplay, Sonic can only perform the Wind Attack while having Knuckles as his partner. To perform the Wind Attack as Sonic, the player must press during a Spin Jump . Tails can also perform a variation of this move called the Tail Spin Attack [6] in the same manner while he is partnered with Knuckles.
Sonic Generations [ ]
In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations , the Insta-Shield can be performed by Classic Sonic when he has the "Twin Spin Attack " Skill equipped. In gameplay, the Insta-Shield functions similarly to how it did the in previous games, but with the slash effect being more transparent than white. It is performed by pressing / while jumping.
Sonic the Hedgehog (2013)[ ]
In the 2013 remaster of the original Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic can perform the Insta-Shield if the player enables Debug Mode . Once in an act, if the player places two Monitors with the three elemental shields in each and then destroys them, the player will be able to perform the Insta-Shield (as long as they are not equipped with any Shields). If the player destroys two of the aforementioned Monitors again, Sonic can no longer perform the Insta-Shield until the process is repeated yet again. The Insta-Shield retains the same appearance from Sonic 3 & Knuckles .
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2013)[ ]
In the 2013 remaster of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 , much like 2013 remaster of Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic can perform the Insta-Shield only via Debug Mode. In this game however, only one Monitor with the three elemental shields is required to be smashed to toggle whether Sonic can perform the Insta-Shield or not.
Sonic Mania [ ]
In Sonic Mania and its expansion, Sonic Mania Plus , the Insta-Shield is one of Sonic 's alternate moves, which can be unlocked after collecting six Medallions . It can be chosen by toggling the Sonic Ability option to "3&K" at the Game Options menu in Mania Mode, effectively replacing the Drop Dash in gameplay. However, it is possible to perform both moves alongside with the Super Peel Out in No Save mode with Debug Mode enabled. The Insta-Shield is functionally nearly identical to its appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , Sonic & Knuckles , and Sonic 3 & Knuckles . In the launch version of Sonic Mania , the move did not extend Sonic's attack range, but this was corrected in the Version 1.04 update of the game.
To perform the Insta-Shield in gameplay, the player must execute the following actions:
Sonic Origins [ ]
While the Insta-Shield did not appear in the original Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 , Sonic could use this move in the remastered ports featured in Sonic Origins after selecting the Sonic 3 elemental shield option in the configuration menu in the Level Select menu.
In other media [ ]
Books and comics [ ]
Sonic the Comic [ ]
Sonic using the Insta-Shield, from Sonic the Comic #33 . Art by Richard Elson .
In the Sonic the Comic series and its spin-offs published by Fleetway Editions , Sonic used the Insta-Shield, which goes unnamed in this continuity, twice. Sonic has explained that he creates it by vibrating the air molecules around him at super speed.[7]
Archie Comics [ ]
Sonic surprised by the Insta-Shield, from Sonic the Hedgehog #13 .
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics , Sonic the Hedgehog has performed Insta-Shield only once. After crashing down on the Floating Island , one of Robotnik 's Assaulting Batter Blimps started attacking Sonic and Tails with a flamethrower and bombs. Sonic unknowingly managed to perform the Insta-Shield in time while dodging the flames.[8]
Gallery [ ]
Sprites [ ]
Screenshots [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Navigation templates to Insta-Shield
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails · Knuckles * · Amy **
Non-playable characters
Robotnik · Animals (Cucky , Flicky , Pecky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky )
Zones
Main
Angel Island Zone · Hydrocity Zone · Marble Garden Zone · Carnival Night Zone · IceCap Zone · Launch Base Zone · Special Stage · Bonus Stage
Competition
Azure Lake · Balloon Park · Chrome Gadget · Desert Palace · Endless Mine
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
Bosses
Mid-bosses
Fire Breath · Big Shaker · Tunnelbot · Bowling Spin · Big Icedus · Twin Hammer
Zone bosses
Egg Scorcher Mk. III · Egg Vortex · Egg Drillster Mk. II · Egg Gravitron · Egg Froster · Egg Cannon · Egg Rocket · Big Arms
Moves/techniques
Bound Jump · Crouch · Double Jump · Drop Dash ** · Fireball Spin Dash · Hammer Rush ** · Insta-Shield · Jumping Hammer Attack ** · 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 · Goal Plate · High-speed spiral tube · High-speed warp tube · Icicle · Iron ball · Laser gate · Movable box · Pulley · Platform-raising Wheel · Sinking pool · Snowblower · Speed Hand · Spikes · Spring · Spinning Top · Spinning Wheel · Star Post · Strange Relief · Switch · Vine · Zip Line
Items
Air bubble · Banana * · Change * · Chaos Emerald · Continue · Giant Ring · Gumball · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield , Eggman Mark , Flame Shield , Invincible , Power Sneakers , S , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) · Ring · Self-Propelled Bomb * · Lead Sneakers * · Snowboard · Sphere · Star Circle
Music
"Wonderman "
Other
Altar of Emerald · Angel Island · Death Egg saga · Corkscrew · Crusher · Death Egg · Debug Mode · Freeze · Jewel Radar · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Perfect Bonus · Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Official Guide Book · Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Official Super-Sonic Tips for SegaManiacs! · Sound Test · Time Attack · Tornado · Tunnel · Water
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Knuckles (Super Knuckles ) · Amy * (Super Amy *)
Non-playable characters
Eggman · Tails · Rock Drill · Mecha Sonic Mk. II (Super Mecha Sonic Mk. II ) · Animals (Flicky , Pocky , Pecky , Cucky , Ricky , Rocky )
Zones
Mushroom Hill Zone · Flying Battery Zone · Sandopolis Zone · Lava Reef Zone · Hidden Palace Zone · Sky Sanctuary Zone · Death Egg Zone · The Doomsday Zone · Special Stage · Bonus Stage
Enemies
Blaster · Butterdroid · Chainspike · Cluckoid · Dragonfly · EggRobo · Fireworm · Hyudoro · Iwamodoki · Madmole · Mushmeanie · Rock'n · Sandworm · Skorp · Spikebonker · Technosqueek · Toxomister
Bosses
Mid-bosses
Hey Ho · Gapsule · Laser Prison · Guardian · Heat Arms · Egg Wrecker · Egg Bouncer · Red Eye · Death Ball
Zone bosses
Egg Scrambler · Egg Hanger · Egg Golem · Egg Inferno · Knuckles · Mecha Sonic Mk. II (Super Mecha Sonic Mk. II ) · Giant Eggman Robo · Final Weapon
Moves/techniques
Bound Jump · Crouch · Double Jump · Drop Dash * · Fireball Spin Dash · Glide · Hammer Rush * · Insta-Shield · Jumping Hammer Attack * · Punch Attack · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Wall Climb
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bomb · Booster · Bumper · Capsule · Cloud · Crusher · Electrical emitter · Elevator · Fan · Fire · Fireball · Flipper · Goal · Goal Plate · Gravity Control Switch · High-speed warp tube · Iron ball · Jump Stand · Lighting switch · Magnetic sphere · Movable box · Mushroom · Pole Elevator · Reverse · Ring Shooter · Seesaw · Sinking pool · Sling Shot · Slot machine · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Switch · Transport · Warp Point
Items
Chaos Emerald · Continue · Giant Ring · Gumball · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield , Eggman Mark , Flame Shield , Invincible , Power Sneakers , S , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) · Ring · Sphere · Star Circle · Super Emerald
Music
Sonic & Knuckles • Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Other
Altar of Emerald · Death Egg · Death Egg saga · Debug Mode · Floating Island · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Perfect Bonus · Sonic & Knuckles Official Game Book · Tornado · Tunnel
Playable characters
Sonic · Tails · Knuckles · Amy
Non-playable characters
Dr. Eggman · Chao (Gold Chao ) · Animals (Deer , Elephant , Flicky , Gorilla , Kangaroo , Koala , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Picky , Pocky , Rabbit , Ricky , Robin , Sea Otter , Seal , Skunk )
Zones
Neo Green Hill Zone · Secret Base Zone · Casino Paradise Zone · Ice Mountain Zone · Angel Island Zone · Egg Rocket Zone · Cosmic Angel Zone · X-Zone · The Moon Zone · Special Stages
Enemies
Buzzer · Drisame · GamiGami · Hanabii · KeroKero · Kiki · Kuraa · Leon · Mirror · Mogu · Oct · Pen · Pierrot · Rhinotank · Senbon · Slot · Tentou · Wamu · Yukimaru
Bosses
Egg Hammer Tank · Egg Press · Egg Ball · Egg Spider · Mecha Knuckles · Egg Snake · Egg Wrecker · Egg Drillster · Egg X · Super Egg Robot
Moves/techniques
Climb · Giant Steps · Glide · Grinding · Hammer Attack · Hammer Jump · Hammer Whirl · Jump Dash · Insta-Shield · Jump Attack · Look down · Propeller Flying · Skid Attack · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Super Sonic Boost · Somersault · Swimming (Tails) · Swimming (Knuckles) · Tail Swipe
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Bumper · Bumper wall · Capsule · Cloud · Conveyor Belt · Dash Panel · Fan · Fireball · Flipper · Goal Plate · Grind Rail · High-speed warp tube ·
Items
Continue · Item Box (1-Up , ? Ring , 5 Rings , 10 Rings , Blind *, Brake *, Confusion *, Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Shield , Speed Boots , Transparency *, Warp *) · Ring
Other
Chao Search * · Life · Loop · Moon · Sonic Advance & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Official Perfect Guide · Sonic Advance Victory Perfect Guide · Sound Test * · Time Attack · Tiny Chao Garden * · Time Over · Tornado · Trick Point · Tunnel · Water
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
Playable characters
Classic and Modern Sonic (Super Sonic )
Non-playable characters
Classic and Modern Eggman · Classic and Modern Tails · Bark · Bean · Fang · Classic and Modern Metal Sonic *,* · Mighty · Ray · Animals (Flicky , Picky , Pecky , Cucky ) · Babylon Rogues (Jet , Storm , Wave ) · Blaze · Chao (Chaos Chao * · Cheese · Dark Chao * · Hero Chao *) · Chip · Cream · Cubot · Dark Gaia · Emerl · Mephiles · Classic and Modern Amy * · Classic and Modern Knuckles * · Chaotix (Charmy , Classic and Modern Espio *, Vector ) · Omega * · Omochao · Orbot · Perfect Chaos · Rouge · Silver · Tikal · Time Eater · Wisp (Yacker )
Wisps
Orange · Pink
Stages
Green Hill · Chemical Plant · Sky Sanctuary · Speed Highway · City Escape · Seaside Hill · Crisis City · Rooftop Run · Planet Wisp · Casino Night
Challenge Acts
Doppelganger Race! · The Buzz Bombers' Revenge! · Knuckles: Horde of Enemies · Swingset Circus · High Speed Challenge · Look Out Below! · Tails: Way Past Fast · Jump Rush · 300% Boost Gauge Challenge · Tails: Toxic Skies · Which Switch is Which? · Aqua Shield Challenge · Invincibility Challenge · One Ring Challenge · Amy: Taking the Leap Together! · Grappling with Grabbers · Underwater Ring Machine · Eggrobo Rush · Aerial Paradise · Ring Time Challenge · Amy: Topsy Turvy · Knuckles: Buried Treasure · 200% Boost Gauge Challenge · Balloon Bonanza · High-Speed Hijinks (Modern) · Cream: Chao Hunt · Hot Pursuit (Classic) · High Speed Challenge 2 · Resisting Arrest · Overdrift · Hot Pursuit (Modern) · Drill Baby Drill · Espio: Master of Camouflage · Lord of the Board · Thunder Shield Challenge · Rouge: The Bombardier · Rite of Spring · Cream: Helping Hand · Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Modern) · Topsy-Turvy · High-Speed Hijinks 2 · Rescue the Animals! · Espio: Way of the Ninja · High-Speed Hijinks (Classic) · Underwater Challenge · Rouge: The Temptress · Trick Island · Surf, Sea, and Sand · Terror From the Deep · Goal Post Juggle · Vector: Through the Storm · Flame Shield Challenge · Ring Time Challenge 2 · Power Stomp Challenge · Switcheroo · Blaze: Piercing the Flames · Four-way Cannon Cavalcade · High-Rise Balloon Climb · Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Classic) · Charmy: Don't Bug Me! · One Ring Challenge 2 · Barrel Ring Bonus · Rooftop Rail Grind · Endless Boost · Vector: Pick Up the Beat · With Your Powers Combined · Goal Post Juggle 2 · Chase After Blaze · Rescue the Animals 2! · Cart Challenge · Charmy: High in the Sky · Action Master · Orange Rocket, Blast Off!
Enemies
Aero-Cannon · Buzz Bomber · Buzzer · Chopper (Giant Chopper ) · Cop Speeder · Crabmeat · Egg Chaser · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Sword · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Pawn · Eggrobo (Missile Eggrobo ) · Grabber · Gun Beetle · Gun Hunter · Iblis's Minions (Iblis Biter , Iblis Taker , Iblis Worm ) · Mono Beetle · Moto Bug · Sandworm · Spinner · Spiny · Sprinkler · Thunder Spinner
Bosses
Rivals
Metal Sonic · Shadow · Silver
Era bosses
Death Egg Robot · Perfect Chaos · Egg Dragoon · Time Eater
Moves/ techniques
Playable
Air Boost · Atomic Spin · Boost · Bound Jump · Cartwheel · Crouch · Double Jump · Drift · Drop Dash * · Freestyle Tricks · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Insta-Shield · Jump Dash · Kick boost · Light Speed Dash · Mid-Air Dash · Quick Step · Slide · Skydiving · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Stomp · Super Sonic Boost · Super Sonic Missile · Wall Jump
Non-playable
Dig · Drill Attack · Fire Beam · Flying · Heart Effect · Ice Wave · Meteor Smash · Ninja Arts: Camouflage · Propeller Flying · Psychic Knife · Psychokinesis · Restraint Trap · Ring Spark Field · Sun Burst · Teleport Dash · V. Maximum Overdrive Attack · Warping arm attack · Whirlwind
Color Powers
Orange Rocket · Pink Spikes
Skills
Aqua Shield · Flame Shield · Thunder Shield · Twin Spin Attack · Invincible Start · Shield · Power Sneakers · Long Spin Dash · Treasure Scanner · Homing Attack · Hercules Muscles · Breath Holder · Boardmaster · Ring Time · Blast Off · Speed Up · Direct Jump · Power Stomp · Quick Slide · Acceleration · Smasher Bonus · Ring Energy Bonus · Boost Gauge Up · Serial Homing · Auto-Gauge · Gauge Rebooter · Trick Mastery · Endless Boost · Power Brake · Sure-Footed · Safety Net · Last Chance · 10-Second Rings · Athleticism · Time Break · Super Sonic · Sega Genesis Controller
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Barrel · Big Balloon · Blue blob · Bomb · Bonus Bell · Bottomless pit · Bumper · Cannon · Capsule · Car · Cart · Cloud · Crusher · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Dimensional Bomb · Egg Spring · Explosion Trap · Fan · Flipper · Four-way Cannon · Gear Platform · Goal Plate · Gondola · GUN Military Truck · Hanging Bell · Heart bomb · Helicopter · High-speed warp tube · Horizontal Bar · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Kao · Laser field · Meteorite · Movable box · Pole Elevator · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Rainbow Ring · Rocket · Route Signal · Saw · Seesaw · Sling Shot · Slot machine · Spike Trap · Spikes · Spinning Top · Spinning Platform · Spotlight · Spring · Spring Catapult · Spring Pole · Star Post · Switch · Trick Jump Panel · Wall Jump Block · Warp Point · Wide spring · Zip Line
Items
Air bubble · Boss Gate · Boss Gate Key · Buoy · Chaos Emerald · Container (Case , Spike Block , Steel Container , Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Energy Core · Goal Ring · Information Pod · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield , Flame Shield , Invincible , Power Sneakers , Skateboard , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) · Medal · Mega Mack · Musical note · Red Star Ring · Ring · Snowboard · Time Bonus · Wisp Capsule
Voice actors
English
Roger Craig Smith (Sonic , Wisp announcer) · Mike Pollock (Classic and Modern Eggman ) · Kate Higgins (Classic and Modern Tails ) · Travis Willingham (Knuckles ) · Cindy Robinson (Amy ) · Kirk Thornton (Shadow ) · Quinton Flynn (Silver ) · Laura Bailey (Blaze , Omochao ) · Karen Strassman (Rouge ) · Michelle Ruff (Cream ) · Keith Silverstein (Vector ) · Troy Baker (Espio ) · Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Charmy )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Classic and Modern Eggman ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Modern Tails ) · Takuto Yoshinaga (Classic Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Daisuke Ono (Silver ) · Nao Takamori (Blaze ) · Sayaka Aoki (Cream ) · Kenta Miyake (Modern Vector ) · Yūki Masuda (Espio ) · Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy ) · Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) · Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music
Songs
"Sonic Boom " · "You're My Hero " · "Super Sonic Racing " · "Open Your Heart " · "It Doesn't Matter " · "Escape from the City " · "For True Story " · "E.G.G.M.A.N. " · "Sonic Heroes " · "What I'm Made of... " · "Right There, Ride On " · "Vela Nova " · "I Am... All of Me " · "All Hail Shadow " · "His World " · "Dreams of an Absolution " · "Seven Rings In Hand " · "Let the Speed Mend It " · "A New Venture " · "Race to Win " · "Un-Gravitify " · "Endless Possibility " · "Knight of the Wind " · "Free " · "Reach for the Stars " ·
Albums
20 Years of Sonic Music · Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack · History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack White Edition
Other
Boost Gauge · Chao in Space · Collection Room · Combo · Corkscrew · Death Egg · Death Egg Robot · Egg Dragoon · Egg Gun · Egg Mobile · Egg Spear · Lair of the Time Eater · Life · Loop · Miles Electric · Orca · Perfect Bonus · Rank · Sonic's birthday · Sonic Generations: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide · Sonic Generations (manga) · Sonic Generations of Skate · Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings * · Statue Room · Time Hole · Tornado-1 · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water · White Space
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic *) · Tails (Super Tails *) · Knuckles * (Super Knuckles *) · Amy * (Super Amy *)
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 · Egg Mobile · Egg Spiker · Egg Crusher
Moves/techniques
Climb * · Crouch · Drop Dash * · Glide * · Hammer Rush * · Insta-Shield * · Jumping Hammer Attack * · Propeller Flying */Swim * · Spin Attack · Spin Dash * · Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bomb · Bumper · Capsule · Chaos Emerald · Color Block · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Dropping platform · Electrical emitter · Elevator · Fan · Fireball · Floating stone · Flywheel · Giant spear · Goal · Goal Plate · Giant Ring · Iron ball · Jump Stand · Reverse · Saw · Seesaw · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Switch · Up and Down · Water
Items
Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield *, Chaos Emerald *, Eggman Mark *, Elemental Shields *, Flame Shield *, Goggles *, Invincible , Power Sneakers , S *, Shield , Spikes *, Super Ring , Thunder Shield *) · Ring
Music
Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack · Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute
Other
Continue · Death Egg saga · Debug Mode · Egg Mobile · Level Select · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Madonna · Secret Bonus · Sonic the Hedgehog (home computers) · Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) · Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max , Mach , Sharps , Vector ) · Sonic the Hedgehog Official Guide Book · Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic · Sound Test · South Island · Twin Stars (Thirteen ) · Time Attack * · Time Over · Totem pole · Tunnel
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails (Super Tails **) · Knuckles ** (Super Knuckles **) · Amy ** (Super Amy **)
Non-playable characters
Robotnik · Animals (Becky , Cucky , Flicky , Locky , Micky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky , Tocky , Wocky )
Zones
Main
Emerald Hill Zone · Chemical Plant Zone · Aquatic Ruin Zone · Casino Night Zone · Hill Top Zone · Mystic Cave Zone · Hidden Palace Zone ** · Oil Ocean Zone · Metropolis Zone · Sky Chase Zone · Wing Fortress Zone · Death Egg Zone · Special Stage
Other
Boss Attack Zone ** · Cyber City Zone * · Egg Gauntlet Zone ** · Proto Palace Zone ** · Rock World Zone * · Sand Shower Zone * · Wood Zone *
Enemies
Aquis · Asteron · Balkiry · Banper * · Batbot ** · BFish * · Bubbler * · Bubbler's Mother * · Buzzer · Cactus * · Chop Chop · Clucker · Coconuts · Crawl · Crawlton · Flasher · Frog * · Gator * · Gohla · Grabber · Grounder · Jellygnite ** · Lobster * · Masher · Nebula · Octus · Redz ** · Rexon · Shellcracker · Slicer · Snail * · Spiker · Spiny · Stegway ** · Turtloids · Whisp
Bosses
Egg Drillster · Egg Poison · Egg Hammer · Egg Claw · Egg Scorcher Mk. II · Egg Digger · Brass Eggman ** · Eggmarine · Egg Bouncer · Laser Prison · Mecha Sonic · Death Egg Robot
Moves/techniques
Climb ** · Crouch · Drop Dash ** · Glide ** · Hammer Rush ** · Insta-Shield ** · Jumping Hammer Attack ** · Propeller Flying /Swim ** · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles
Arrow column · Blue blob · Bomb · Breakaway column · Booster · Bumper · Bumper wall · Cannon · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Drop Target · Elevator · Fan · Flipper · Giant spear · Goal Plate · Gondola · High-speed warp tube · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Mega Mack · Metal nut · Prison Egg · Seesaw · Sinking pool · Slot machine · Spikes · Spring · Spring Catapult · Star Post · Triangle Bumper · Switch
Items
Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield **, Eggman Mark , Elemental Shields **, Flame Shield **, Invincible , Player Swap , Power Sneakers , Random , S **, Shield , Super Rings , Thunder Shield **) · Ring · Star Circle
Music
Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack · Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute
Other
Death Egg saga · Continue · Corkscrew · Death Egg · Death Egg Robot · Debug Mode · Egg Mobile · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Perfect Bonus · Sonic 2sday · Sonic Panic · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD · Space rocket · Time Attack · Tornado · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water · West Side Island
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails (Super Tails ) · Knuckles (Super Knuckles ) · Mighty ^ (Super Mighty ^) · Ray ^ (Super Ray ^)
Non-playable characters
Eggman · Eggrobo (Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy Gunner , Heavy King , Heavy Magician , Heavy Rider , Heavy Shinobi ), Phantom Heavies (Phantom Gunner , Phantom King , Phantom Magician , Phantom Rider , Phantom Shinobi )) · Jimmy · Metal Sonic (Giga Metal ) · 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 ^ · Bugernaut · 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 ^ · Moto Bug · 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 · Zombie Orbinaut
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
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 · Blue blob · Bomb · Bouncy Checkpoint · Bumper · Bungee Rope · Bumper wall · Cannon · Capsule · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Dash Panel · Dropping platform · Electrical conduit · Fan · Fireball · Flipper · Flywheel · Goal Plate · Hand Launcher · Hang Glider · High-speed spiral tube · High-speed warp tube · Ice Spring · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Lighting switch · Magnetic sphere · Platform-raising Wheel · Pulley · Ruby Mist · Saw · Seesaw · Sinking pool · Shrink ray · Snowblower · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Switch · Transport · Vine · Zip Line
Items
Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Giant Ring · Giant spear · Item Box (1-Up *, Aqua Shield , Character ^, Hyper Ring , Eggman Mark , Flame Shield , Invincible , Player Swap , Power Sneakers , Random , S , Shield , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) · Little Planet flowers · Master Emerald · Metal Sonic hologram · 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 · The Art of Sonic Mania · 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 ") · Papercraft Mania Adventures ("Snow Sculpting Contest ", "Valentine's Day )" · Time Attack · Time Over * · Time Warp · Tunnel · Tornado * · Water