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 ? , also called the Spin Attack ,[3] Double Spin Attack [4] Wind Attack [5] Sonic the Hedgehog series
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 Sonic & Knuckles lock-on game, Sonic 3 & Knuckles 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 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 Spin Attack .[3] Sonic . To perform the Spin Attack in gameplay, the player has to press jump .
Sonic Advance 2 [ ] Sonic performing the Insta-Shield, from Sonic Advance 2
In Sonic Advance 2 Double Spin Attack .[4] Sonic . To perform the Double Spin Attack in gameplay, the player has to press 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 Wind Attack .[5] 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 Spin Jump . Tails can also perform a variation of this move called the Tail Spin Attack [6]
Sonic Generations [ ] In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations 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
Sonic the Hedgehog (2013)[ ] In the 2013 remaster of the original Sonic the Hedgehog 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 Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Mania [ ] In Sonic Mania Sonic Mania Plus 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 Sonic 3 & Knuckles 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 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic Origins 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 #33Richard Elson .
In the Sonic the Comic 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 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]
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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 · 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 · 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 · Insta-Shield · 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 ) · Tails · Knuckles · Cream and Cheese · 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/ 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/ 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 Modern and Classic Sonic (Modern and Classic Super Sonic ) · Shadow *
Non-playable characters Amy · Animals (Flicky , Picky , Pecky , Cucky ) · Babylon Rogues (Jet , Storm , Wave ) Bark · Bean · Big · Biolizard * · Black Doom * · Blaze · Chao (Cheese ) · Chip · Cream · Cubot · Dark Gaia · Doom's Eye * · Modern and Classic Eggman · Emerl · Fang · Knuckles · Mighty · Mephiles · Metal Sonic · Omega · Omochao · Orbot · Perfect Chaos · Ray · Rouge · Silver · Modern and Classic Tails · Team Chaotix (Charmy , Espio , Vector ) · 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 · Cop Speeder · Crabmeat · Egg Chaser · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Sword · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Pawn · Eggrobo (Unnamed Eggrobo variant ) · Giant Chopper · 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 Rival bosses Metal Sonic · Shadow · Silver
Era bosses Biolizard * · Death Egg Robot · Perfect Chaos · Egg Dragoon · Time Eater
Moves/ Playable characters Air Boost · Atomic Spin · Boost · Bound Jump · Cartwheel · Chaos Control * · Chaos Snap * · Chaos Spear * · Crouch · Double Jump · Drift · Freestyle Tricks · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Insta-Shield · Jump Dash · Kick boost · Lightspeed Dash · Mid-Air Dash · Quick Step · Slide · Skydiving · Spin · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Stomp · Super Sonic Boost · Super Sonic Missile · Wall Jump ·
Non-playable characters 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 (Modern Sonic , Wisp announcer) · Mike Pollock (Modern and Classic Eggman ) · Kate Higgins (Modern and Classic 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 (Modern Sonic ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Modern and Classic 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 (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 · 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 Attack * · Hammer Jump * · Insta-Shield * · 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 (1991 U.S Gold) · 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 Attack ** · Hammer Jump ** · Insta-Shield ** · 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 , 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 ") · Time Attack · Time Over * · Time Warp · Tunnel · Tornado * · Water
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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.
during a jump.
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.
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