Mega Mack

Mega Mack^[1] is a substance in the Sonic the Hedgehog series that first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. It is a chemical liquid that flows through the Chemical Plant.

Description

The Mega Mack is a pink liquid with texture seemingly identical to that of water. Its properties are inconsistent, though. Western materials refer to Mega Mack as a toxic liquid which can poison Sonic in a manner of minutes,^[1] while Japanese sources simply refer to it as water with an odd coloring.^[2] Regardless, Tails has been unnerved by Mega Mack, hinting it is indeed an unpleasant substance.^[3]

In gameplay, the Mega Mack has the properties of water (apart from its color), meaning that the playable characters can drown after being submerged in it for extended periods of time. Contrary to western descriptions, though, the playable characters will suffer no form of poisoning from being submerged in Mega Mack.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)

Mega Mack made its first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit). It is mentioned in Western manuals that Dr. Robotnik flooded the Chemical Plant Zone with Mega Mack to poison Sonic.^[1] This is not mentioned in the Japanese manual.

In gameplay, the Mega Mack has no Air Bubbles in it, so it is easier to drown in. Also, the Chemical Plant Zone boss, Water Eggman, uses Mega Mack as part of his attack pattern. He will fill up his canister with Mega Mack and attempt to dump it on Sonic or Tails. Additionally, the rotating platforms that the battle takes place on will dump the player into the Mega Mack, which will result in an instant death.

Sonic Generations

In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations, Mega Mack appears in the Chemical Plant. It retains all of its properties from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, except that it also contains Air Bubbles.

When Tails is saying that the Chemical Plant looks familiar, he also mentions that the "pink water" makes him nervous. This is a reference to the infamous section in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Sonic Mania

In Sonic Mania, and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus, the pools of Mega Mack made a reappearance in Chemical Plant Zone. They primarily appear in Act 1.

During the mini boss fight in Act 1 and more regularly in Act 2, there will be pools with boiling-hot Mega Mack that can damage the playable character if they touch it. There are also pools filled with a bouncy cyan chemical, commonly referred to as "jelly".^[4] Jelly is a substance that the playable can walk and bounce on when jumping. The height of the bounce is determined by the type of jelly. This is usually required so the player can access higher pathways in the Zone.

Both boiling-hot Mega Mack pools and jelly pools usually have large syringes full of chemicals set on the sides. When the player presses down on these syringes' switches on top, their chemicals get injected into the Mega Mack/jelly. If cyan chemicals get injected into boiling-hot Mega Mack, it changes into cyan jelly. Similarly, there are syringes with green chemicals that can get injected into cyan jelly to change it into green jelly.

Sonic Forces

In Sonic Forces, Mega Mack makes another return inside the Chemical Plant. In this game, it appears in two stages.

In Chemical Plant, Classic Sonic sneaks into the plant in search of a database. Along the way, pools of Mega Mack can be found in certain areas of the plant. There are fans in these pools for lifting Classic Sonic up to the surface however. The infamous Mega Mack section from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 also returns, but at the platform over the pool, there are more fans to push Classic Sonic back up so he does not fall back down and has to start the section all over.

A column of Mega Mack pouring down on the left, from *Sonic Forces*.

In Network Terminal, Sonic infiltrates the Chemical Plant in search of the main computer. Here, gushes of Mega Mack are constantly pouring down from above. If Sonic jumps over a pit while the Mega Mack is pouring out, it will push him down into the pit. Also, if he is standing on a filter where the Mack pushes through and it pours on him, it will hinder his speed and ability to jump. In some cases however, the Mega Mack columns can also push around rotating platforms, thus allowing the player to get higher elevation.

In other media

Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)

Main article: Mega Muck

Sonic stuck in Mega Muck, from *Sonic the Hedgehog*.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog television series, the Mega Mack is referred to as Mega Muck. Also, instead of being a poisonous liquid, it is a glutinous substance which is used to impede Sonic the Hedgehog's movements, similar to super glue.

Sonic the Comic

Main article: Mega Mack (Sonic the Comic)

In the Sonic the Comic series published by Fleetway Editions, Mega Mack is a poisonous substance designed by Dr. Robotnik and another scientist specifically for the purpose of killing Sonic. While toxic in its own right, the Mega Mack will fatally poison Sonic after prolonged exposure.

The second scientist who worked with Robotnik to invent the Mega Mack was caught in a chamber that flooded with Mega Mack, but instead of dying he was transformed into the villain Megatox, whose body is made up entirely of the substance.

Archie Comics

Main articles: Mega Muck (Archie) and Mega Muck (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)

Sonic, Tails, and Mega Man above a Mega Mack lake, from *Sonic Universe* #53.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Mega Mack is referred to as Mega Muck. Originally, it seemingly had the same properties as the Mega Muck in the Sonic the Hedgehog television. However, its later appearances would depict it as a toxic chemical, like in the games.

After the events of Worlds Collide, the Mega Mack is now seemingly identical to its game counterpart.

Sonic Underground

Main article: Mega Muck (Sonic Underground)

Early canon

Early on in the Sonic series, Mega Mack, also referred to as megamalatricarboSonichloride, was discovered by chance when Dr. Robotnik was fiddling around with chemicals to employ against Sonic, which he marketed as "Mega Mack." The substance was described as extremely lethal, turning anything submerged in it magenta before killing it in less than a minute. However, it was also highly corrosive, disintegrating the barrels for storing it in a few hours. This gave Robotnik the idea of using the Mega Mack to flood the Chemical Plant Zone when Sonic would arrive.^[5]

Trivia

The water in Scrap Brain Zone Act 3 in the original Sonic the Hedgehog is colored pink, like Mega Mack. In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, the water in Palmtree Panic and Tidal Tempest's respective Bad Futures is pink as well.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive) United States instruction booklet, p. 12.
↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction booklet, p. 31.
↑ Sonic Team (4 November 2011). Sonic Generations. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Chemical Plant. "Tails: This Chemical Plant feels familiar. I'd never forget a smell like this! And that pink water makes me really nervous for some reason."
↑ SONIC MANIA Developer Interview! Working with Sonic Team, Stardust Speedway and More — E3 2017. Retrieved on August 22, 2017.
↑ Pattenden, Mike (4 January 1993). "Sonic the Hedgehog". Stay Sonic. Fantail. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0140903904.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Playable characters	Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails**)
Non-playable characters	Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Becky, Cucky, Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Picky, Rocky, Locky, Wocky, Micky, Tocky)
Zones	Emerald Hill Zone \| Chemical Plant Zone \| Aquatic Ruin Zone \| Casino Night Zone \| Hill Top Zone \| Mystic Cave Zone \| Oil Ocean Zone \| Metropolis Zone \| Sky Chase Zone \| Wing Fortress Zone \| Death Egg Zone \| Green Hill Zone* \| Hidden Palace Zone** \| Genocide City Zone* \| Sand Shower Zone* \| Rock World Zone* \| Wood Zone* \| Egg Gauntlet Zone \| Boss Attack Zone \| Proto Palace Zone** \| Special Stage
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 \| Rexon \| Shellcracker \| Slicer \| Snail* \| Spiker \| Spiny \| Stegway \| Turtloids \| Redz \| Whisp
Bosses	Drill Eggman \| Water Eggman \| Hammer Eggman \| Catcher Eggman \| Submarine Eggman \| Drill Eggman II \| Hidden Palace Zone boss** \| Submarine Eggman II \| Flying Eggman \| Barrier Eggman \| Mecha Sonic \| Death Egg Robot
Moves/Techniques	Crouch \| Glide \| Insta-Shield \| Propeller Flying \| Spin Jump \| Super Dash Attack \| Super Spin Attack \| Swim
Gimmicks and obstacles	Bomb \| Booster \| Bumper \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Fan \| Flipper \| Giant spear \| Goal Plate \| Gondola \| High-speed elevator \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Metal nut \| Seesaw \| Slot machine \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Star Post \| Stone pillar \| Switch
Items	Air Bubble \| Chaos Emerald \| Monitor (Eggman, Extra Life, Flame Shield, Invincible, Lightning Shield, Power Sneakers, Random, S, Shield, Super Ring, Teleporter, Water Shield) \| Ring \| Star Circle
Music	Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack
Other	Continue \| Corkscrew loop \| Death Egg Robot \| Debug Mode \| Egg Jet \| Mega Mack \| Perfect Bonus \| Shuttle loop \| Time Attack \| Tornado \| Totem pole \| West Side Island \| Winding Tunnel Exclusive to the prototype versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. * Exclusive to the 2013 re-release version.

Sonic Generations (console/PC)

Playable characters		Modern Sonic (Modern Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic)
Non-playable characters		Amy \| Animals (Flicky, Picky, Pecky, Cucky) \| Blaze \| Cheese \| Classic Eggman \| Classic Metal Sonic \| Classic Tails \| Cream \| Cubot \| Knuckles \| Modern Eggman \| Modern Tails \| Omochao \| Orbot \| Perfect Chaos \| Rouge \| Shadow \| Silver \| Team Chaotix (Charmy, Espio, Vector) \| Time Eater
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 \| 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		Metal Sonic \| Death Egg Robot \| Shadow the Hedgehog \| Perfect Chaos \| Silver the Hedgehog \| Egg Dragoon \| Time Eater
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Air Boost \| Atomic Spin \| Boost \| Bound Jump \| Cartwheel \| 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
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Chaos Spear \| Dig \| Drill Attack \| Fire Beam \| Heart Effect \| Ice Wave \| Meteor Smash \| Ninja Arts: Camouflage \| Propeller Flying \| Psychic Knife \| Restraint Trap \| Ring Spark Field \| Sun Burst \| 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 \| Bomb \| Bonus Bell \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Cart \| Cloud \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Dimensional Bomb \| 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 \| Seesaw \| Slot machine \| Spike Trap \| Spikes \| Spinning Top \| Spinning Platform \| Spotlight \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Star Post \| Switch \| Trap Spring \| 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
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Modern Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Classic Eggman, Modern Eggman) \| Kate Higgins (Classic Tails, 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 voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Modern Sonic) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Classic Eggman, 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 (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao)
Music	Songs	"Escape from the City" \| "You're My Hero"
Music	Albums	20 Years of Sonic Music \| Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack \| History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack White Edition
Other		Sonic's birthday \| Boost Gauge \| Chao in Space \| Collection Room \| Combo \| Corkscrew loop \| Death Egg (Modern) \| Death Egg (Classic) \| Death Egg Robot \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Gun \| Egg Mobile \| Egg Spear \| Havok \| Lair of the Time Eater \| Miles Electric \| Orca \| Perfect Bonus \| Rank \| Sonic Generations (manga) \| Sonic Generations of Skate \| Statue Room \| Time Hole \| Tornado-1 \| Totem pole \| White Space \| Winding Tunnel

Sonic Mania

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles) \| Mighty* (Super Mighty) \| Ray (Super Ray*)
Non-playable characters		Dr. Eggman \| Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy King, Heavy Gunner, Heavy Shinobi, Heavy Magician, Heavy Rider) \| Phantom Heavies (Phantom King, Phantom Gunner, Phantom Shinobi, Phantom Magician, Phantom Rider) \| Metal Sonic (Giga Metal) \| Animals (Becky, Cucky, Flicky, Locky, Micky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky, Tocky, Wocky) \| Jimmy \| Rock Drill
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		Armadiloid \| Aquis \| Asteron \| Ball Hog \| Batbrain \| Blaster \| Blastoid \| Bloominator* \| Bugernaut \| Bumpalo \| Buzz Bomber \| Cactula \| Canister \| Catakiller, Jr. \| Chopper \| Clucker \| Crabmeat \| Dango \| Dragonfly \| Eggrobo \| Fireworm \| Flasher mk.II \| Gohla \| Grabber \| Hotaru \| IceBomba \| Iwamodoki \| Jawz \| Jellygnite \| Juggle Saw \| Kabasira \| Kanabun \| Madmole \| Matryoshka-Bom \| Mega Chopper \| Mic Drop \| Monkey Dude* \| Moto Bug \| Newtron \| Octus \| Pointdexter \| Rattlekiller \| Rexon \| RhinoBot* \| Robot Bee \| Robot Beetle \| Roller mk.II \| Scarab \| Sentry Bug \| Shutterbug \| Silver Sonic \| Spiny \| Splats \| Sweep \| Technosqueek \| Toxomister \| Tubinaut \| Turbo Spiker \| Turbo Turtle \| Vultron \| Woodrow
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
Bosses	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		Beanstalk \| Bomb \| Bumper \| Bungee Rope \| Bumper wall \| Cannon \| Capsule \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Panel \| Electrical conduit \| Fan \| Fireball Cannon \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Goal Plate \| Hang Glider \| High-speed warp tube \| Ice Spring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Platform-raising Wheel \| Pulley \| Ruby Mist \| Seesaw \| Size Beam \| Snowblower \| Spikes \| Spring \| Star Post \| Switch \| Transport \| Vine \| Zip Line
Items		Air Bubble \| Chaos Emerald \| Giant Ring \| Giant spear \| Item Box (1-UP, Blue Shield, Bubble Shield, Character, Hyper Ring, Eggman Mark, Fire Shield, Invincible, Lightning Shield, Player Swap, Power Sneakers, Random, S, Super Ring) \| Little Planet flowers \| Master Emerald \| Metal Sonic Projector \| 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 \| Auto Running \| Continue \| Death Egg Robot \| Debug Mode \| Egg Mobile \| Freeze \| Klepto Mobile \| Level Select \| Little Planet \| Mega Mack \| Phantom Ruby \| Perfect Bonus \| Popgun \| Shuttle loop \| 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 \| Tornado \| Winding Tunnel Appears in Sonic Mania Plus* only

Sonic Forces

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic) \| Avatar \| Shadow (Episode Shadow)
Non-playable characters		Resistance (Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Team Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy), Silver, Team Dark (Shadow, Rouge, Omega)) \| Dr. Eggman \| Infinite \| Orbot \| Cubot \| Metal Sonic \| Chaos \| Zavok \| Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky)
Wisps		Blue Wisp \| Green Wisp \| Indigo Wisp \| Ivory Wisp \| Red Wisp \| Violet Wisp \| White Wisp \| Yellow Wisp
World Map regions		Chemical Plant \| City \| Death Egg \| Eggman Empire Fortress \| Green Hill \| Metropolis \| Mystic Jungle
Stages	General	Lost Valley \| Spaceport \| Ghost Town \| Prison Hall \| VS. Zavok \| Egg Gate \| Arsenal Pyramid \| Luminous Forest \| VS. Infinite \| Green Hill \| VS. Eggman \| Park Avenue \| Casino Forest \| Aqua Road \| Sunset Heights \| Capital City \| VS. Infinite \| Chemical Plant \| Red Gate Bridge \| Guardian Rock \| Network Terminal \| Death Egg \| Metropolitan Highway \| Null Space \| Imperial Tower \| Mortar Canyon \| VS. Infinite \| Iron Fortress \| Final Judgement \| VS. Death Egg Robot
	Episode Shadow	Enemy Territory \| Eggman's Facility \| Virtual Reality
	Secret	Fire Cannon 1 \| Vanish Panel 1 \| Bomb Block 1 \| Plasma Cannon 1 \| Laser Cannon 1 \| Reverse Block 1
	Extra	Flying Pod \| Bomb Block 2 \| Laser Cannon 2 \| Reverse Block 2 \| Vanish Panel 2 \| Fire Cannon 2 \| Plasma Cannon 2
Enemies		Aero-Chaser \| Buzz Bomber \| Chopper \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Tank \| Egg Walker \| Galaga Bee \| Moto Bug \| Missile Pod \| Nebula \| Sandworm \| Sprinkler \| Valkeen
Bosses		Death Egg Robot \| Eggman \| Egg Dragoon \| Infinite \| Metal Sonic \| Zavok
Moves/Techniques		Air Boost \| Boost \| Crouch \| Double Boost \| Double Jump \| Drop Dash \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Side Step/Cartwheel \| Skydiving \| Slide \| Super Sonic Boost \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Triple Boost \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack \| Wall Jump \| Wire Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Amber block \| Balloon \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Conveyor Belt \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Electrical emitter \| Fan \| Flipper \| Floating turret \| Flywheel \| Goal \| Goal Plate \| Grind Rail \| High-speed warp tube \| Hint Ring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Laser field \| List of pinball obstacles \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Ring Shooter \| Slot machine \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Star Post \| Wide spring \| Wire Target \| Zip Line
Items	General	Air Bubble \| Blue Block \| Blue Ring \| Container (Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Costume \| Item Box (Bonus Rings, Invincibility, Power Sneakers, Shield) \| Medal \| Meteorite \| Number Ring \| Red Star Ring \| Ring \| Silver Moon Ring \| Wisp Capsule
Items	Wispons	Asteroid \| Burst \| Cube \| Drill \| Hover \| Lightning \| Void
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Liam O'Brien (Infinite) \| Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails, Charmy) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles, Zavok) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow, Orbot) \| Karen Strassman (Rouge) \| Vic Mignogna (Omega) \| Quinton Flynn (Silver) \| Keith Silverstein (Vector) \| Matthew Mercer (Espio) \| Wally Wingert (Cubot)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kotaro Nakamura (Eggman) \| Takashi Kondō (Infinite) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Jōji Nakata (Zavok) \| Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot) \| Wataru Takagi (Cubot) \| Fumihiko Tachiki (Narrator)
Music	Songs	"Fading World" \| "Fighting Onward" \| "Fist Bump" \| "Infinite" \| "Justice" \| "Moonlight Battlefield" \| "Nowhere to Run" \| "Rhythm And Balance" \| "Set in Motion" \| "Supporting Me" \| "The Light of Hope" \| "Virtual Enemies"
Music	Albums	Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack - A Hero Will Rise \| Sonic Forces Vocal Traxx - On The Edge \| Sonic Forces Hi-Res Collection \| Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack The Vinyl Cutz
Other		Boost Gauge \| Chaos Control \| Challenge Mission \| Daily Mission \| Death Crab \| Death Egg \| Death Egg Robot \| Death Queen \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Mobile \| Eggman Army \| Eggman Empire \| Eggman Fleet \| Experience \| Health Gauge \| Jackal Squad \| Mega Mack \| Miles Electric \| Operation Big Wave \| Phantom Ruby \| Phantom Ruby prototype \| Rank \| Real-Time Interaction \| Replica \| Resistance HQ \| Sandworm \| Skill \| Sonic Forces digital comic (Moment of Truth, Stress Test, Looming Shadow, Rise of Infinite) \| Sonic Forces: Speed Battle \| SOS Mission \| Time Over \| Totem pole \| War to Take Back the Planet \| Winding Tunnel \| Wisp Gauge

[StH2_US-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive) United States instruction booklet, p. 12.

[StH2_Jap-2] Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Mega Drive) Japanese instruction booklet, p. 31.

[3] Sonic Team (4 November 2011). Sonic Generations. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Chemical Plant. "Tails: This Chemical Plant feels familiar. I'd never forget a smell like this! And that pink water makes me really nervous for some reason."

[4] SONIC MANIA Developer Interview! Working with Sonic Team, Stardust Speedway and More — E3 2017. Retrieved on August 22, 2017.

[StaySonic-5] Pattenden, Mike (4 January 1993). "Sonic the Hedgehog". Stay Sonic. Fantail. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0140903904.

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