Leap

Leap,^[1] also known as Giant Steps^[2] (ステップ移動, Suteppu idō^?, lit. "Step movement") is a recurring move in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a technique used by Amy Rose where she leaps forward.

Description

When performing this move, Amy Rose crouches down before taking a giant leap forward.

In gameplay, the Leap lets Amy step a small distance forward. However, this move has no offensive capabilities when executed, unlike the Spin Dash.

Game appearances

Sonic Advance

The Leap first appeared in Sonic Advance as one of Amy Rose's moves. In this game, it is called, Giant Steps.^[2] To use the Giant Steps in gameplay, the player must press down on and .

Sonic Advance 3

In Sonic Advance 3, this move is referred to as Leap^[1] and is again one of Amy's moves. In this game, Amy can only use the Leap when having Tails as her partner. To perform Leap in gameplay, the player must, like in Sonic Advance, press down on and .

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance) United States instruction booklet, p. 14.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) United States instruction booklet, p. 11.

Sonic Advance

Playable characters		Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy
Non-playable characters		Eggman \| Chao (Gold Chao) \| Animals (Deer, Elephant, Flicky, Kangaroo, Koala, Lion, Mole, Parrot, Penguin, Picky, Pocky, Rabbit, Ricky, Seal, Sea Otter, Skunk, Swallow)
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 Stage
Enemies		Buzzer \| Drisame \| GamiGami \| Hanabii \| Kero-Kero \| Kiki \| Kura \| 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 Mobile-H \| Egg Mobile-D \| EGG X \| Super Egg Robot
Moves/technique		Climb \| Glide \| Grinding \| Hammer Attack \| Hammer Jump \| Hammer Whirl \| Jump Dash \| Giant Steps \| Insta-Shield \| Jump Attack \| Propeller Flying \| Skid Attack \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Super Sonic Boost \| Somersault \| Tail Swipe
Gimmicks and obstacles		Balloon \| Barrel \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Conveyor Belt \| Dash Panel \| Fan \| Flipper \| Goal Plate \| Grind Rail \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Pole \| Special Spring \| Spikes \| Spring \| Zip Line
Objects		Box (? Ring, 5 Rings, 10 Rings, Barrier, Blind, Brake, Confusion, Extra Life, Invincible, Magnetic Barrier, Speed Boots, Transparency, Warp) \| Capsule \| Checkpoint \| Continue \| Ring
Other		Chao Search \| Moon \| Pulley \| Shuttle loop \| Time Attack \| Tiny Chao Garden \| Time Over \| Tornado \| Trick Point \| Winding Tunnel

Sonic Advance 3

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Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Cream \| Cheese
Non-playable characters		Eggman \| Vanilla \| G-merl (Ultimate G-merl) \| Chao \| Omochao
Zones		Route 99 \| Sunset Hill \| Ocean Base \| Toy Kingdom \| Twinkle Snow \| Cyber Track \| Chaos Angel \| Altar Emerald \| Nonaggression \| Special Stage
Enemies		Akatento \| Aotento \| Ape \| Bu-bu \| Buzzer \| Clam \| Condor \| Gaogao \| Gekogeko \| Ginpe \| Guards \| Guruguru \| Hariisen \| Jousun \| Juggling \| Kamaki \| Kyacchaa \| Marrun \| Minimole \| Muugaden \| Spina \| Takkon \| Uutsubo \| Yadokka \| Yukigasen
Bosses		Egg Hammer 3 \| Egg Ball No.2 \| Egg Foot \| Egg Cube \| Egg Chaser \| Egg Pinball \| Egg Gravity \| Hyper Eggrobo \| Ultimate G-merl
Moves/ Techniques	Regular moves	Amy Dash \| Big Hammer Attack \| Boost Mode \| Bound Attack \| Chao Attack \| Chao Ball Attack \| Chao Spinning Attack \| Dash Climb \| 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 \| 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 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
Moves/ Techniques	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 \| Grind Rail \| Gymnastic Bar \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Minecart \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pole \| Pulley \| Propeller Spring \| Seesaw \| Snowblower \| Special Spring \| Switch
Objects		Act Ring \| Box (1-Up, 5 Ring Bonus, 10 Ring Bonus, Confusion, Invincibility, Minus Ring, Maximum Speed, Mosaic, Random Ring Bonus, Ring Magnet, Shield, Slow, Swap, Transparency) \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Checkpoint \| Factory Ring \| Goal Medal \| Ring \| Special Key
English voice actors		Ryan Drummond (Sonic) \| Deem Bristow (Eggman) \| William Corkery (Tails) \| Scott Dreier (Knuckles) \| Jon St. John (Announcer) \| Jennifer Douillard (Amy) \| Sarah Wulfeck (Cream)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic the Hedgehog) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream)
Other		Angel Island \| Chao Playground \| Corkscrew loop \| Fly Type \| Freeze \| Mini-Games \| Power Type \| Shuttle loop \| Sonic Factory \| Speed Type \| Time Attack \| Tornado 2

[Adv3-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance) United States instruction booklet, p. 14.

[Adv-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) United States instruction booklet, p. 11.

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