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| − | '''Power Rings''' are natural byproducts of [[Chaos Emerald (Archie)|Chaos Emerald]]s, though they do not contain the limitless power the Chaos Emeralds do. Power Rings were artificially created by the brilliant [[Overlander]] scientist [[Nate Morgan]] as a clean alternative to fossil fuels to protect [[Mobius]]' environment. After his banishment from his home city, when his original tests failed, the [[Mobian]] [[Sir Charles Hedgehog]] aided him in mass producing Power Rings to be used by the [[Kingdom of Acorn]]. Following this, the city of [[Mobotropolis]] entered a new Golden Age as the Power Rings had brought their kingdom out of the medival ages. Since then, Power Rings have been used not only as power supplies for technology, but also as a means to increase the power and capabilities of certain individuals such as [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna]]. |
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| + | |caption = The Power Rings. |
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| + | |1st_app = [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 263|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #263]] |
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| + | *[[New Freedom Fighters]] |
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| + | **[[Nicole the Holo-Lynx]] |
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| + | *[[Doctor Eggman (Archie)|Dr. Eggman]] |
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| + | *Empowering beings |
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| + | *Powering machinery |
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| + | |description = Golden rings containing energy. |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''Power Rings''', also called "'''magic rings'''", are objects that appear in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and its spin-offs published by [[Archie Comics]]. They are golden rings found all around [[Sonic's World]], and are great sources of energy. Several bodies of water around the planet, known as [[Lake of Rings|Lakes of Rings]], are known to produce them. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| + | [[Rotor the Walrus]] built the [[Sky Patrol]] and designed it to run on Power Ring energy, necessitating occasional resupply as he did at the [[Eusebes Shrine]].<ref name="StH263">[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 263|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #263]], "Waves of Change Part Four: Divine Waters"</ref> [[Doctor Eggman (Archie)|Dr. Eggman]] also determined that the [[Dark Gaia (Archie)|Dark Gaia Energy]] emanating from the broken planet exceeded the total energy of Mobius' Power Rings.<ref name="StH266">[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 266|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #266]], "Ambushed! Part One"</ref> |
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| − | Years before the [[Great War]], Nate Morgan was the head of a team of underground scientists in the city of [[Megapolis]] which were studying to create a clean alternative for the fossil fuels that had been polluting the Overlander cities for years. One of the science team members, [[Dr. Ivo Robotnik|Julian Kintobor]], sabotaged the calibrations of one of the early prototypes and encouraged the unsuspecting Nate to go ahead with the test. Due to Julian's tampering, the test resulted in a massive explosion, which would later cause Nate to be banished from Overlander territory forever. ([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 65|#65]]) |
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| − | While wandering in exile, Nate Morgan was located by the current monarch of the Kingdom of Acorn - [[Frederick Acorn]]. The king offered his hand of friendship and brought Nate back to the kingdom where he became very close with the royal family. Finally, using the energies within a Chaos Emerald, Nate was able to properly test and perfect the Power Ring and create it as a new energy source. Following this, the Kingdom of Acorn, which had remained as a pre-industrial state for centuries due to the Mobians wishing to preserve nature, rebuilt Mobotropolis as a post-industrial city booming with technology run on the energy of the Power Rings. ([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 65|#65]]) |
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| + | Power Rings are powerful sources of mystical and highly potent energy, only surpassed by Dark Gaia Energy and the [[Chaos Emeralds (Archie)|Chaos Emeralds]],<ref name="StH266"/> and can be harnessed to power machinery. |
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| − | After a plot by [[Kodos]] and [[Ixis Naugus]] to have Nate banished from the kingdom, Nate imposed self-exile, feeling he had brought too much trouble to both the Overlanders and Mobians. Realizing the technology of the Power Rings could be used for evil if Kodos or Naugus got their hands on it, Nate brought the sole [[Ring Forge]] with him when he left. While wandering through the [[Great Forest]], Nate stumbled upon a hollow stump and decided to bury the Ring Forge beneath a lake near the hollow stump he fell through. This was what produced the Power Rings used by Sonic and the [[Knothole Freedom Fighters]] in [[Knothole]] years later during their war against Dr. Ivo Robotnik. ([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 65|#65]]) |
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| + | ===Super Ring=== |
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| + | {{Main|Super Ring (Archie)}} |
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| + | The '''Super Ring''' is a hypothetical Power Ring that [[Walter Naugus]] ordered [[Nicole the Holo-Lynx|Nicole]] to create to restore his lost powers. In the end however, it was never created.<ref name="StH252">[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 252|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #252]], "At All Costs Part 2: A New Lease on Life"</ref> |
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+ | ===Red Star Ring=== |
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| − | During their war again the despot Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the Power Rings aided the Knothole Freedom Fighters by providing their main fighter Sonic to increase his speed and other capabilities. After finding himself in an alternate [[zone]], Sonic discovered that by collecting fifty power rings and seven Chaos Emeralds he could achieve a super transformation of himself called [[Super Sonic]]. In this form, Sonic was virtually invulnerable and his powers were dramatically increased. In his Super Sonic form, Sonic managed to make short work of [[Universalamander]]. ([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 4|#4]]) |
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| + | The '''Red Star Ring''' is a unique Power Ring produced by the Lake of Rings on [[Isolated Island]]. While [[Doctor Ellidy|Dr. Ellidy]] determined that it possessed roughly the same qualities as a regular Power Ring, it had the potential for much greater energy output.<ref name="SU72">[[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 72|''Sonic Universe'' #72]], "Spark of Life Part Two"</ref> |
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| − | When Sonic gathered his '''One Billionth Power Ring''' he was transported to a unique zone where he found himself face to face with the [[Ancient Walkers]]. The ancient gods felt that Sonic gathering one billion rings was a milestone worth rewarding. Thus, after putting Sonic through a series of tests, the Ancient Walkers empowered Sonic's One Billionth Power Ring with more energy than any other. ([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 35|#35]]) |
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| − | Since then, Power Rings have been used for numerous purposes. Dr. Ivo Robotnik gathered and used a large number of them to power his massive aerial weapon known as the [[Death Egg]]. The Freedom Fighters also used the immense magical powers of the power rings to stop the process of [[King Max]]'s crystallization, though the Power Rings merely slowed down the process. ([[Sonic Quest|SQM]]: [[Archie Sonic Quest Issue 1|#1]], [[Archie Sonic Quest Issue 2|#2]], [[Archie Sonic Quest Issue 3|#3]], [[Archie Sonic & Knuckles|S&K]]) |
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| − | When used by someone pure of heart, a Power Ring can temporarily enhance an individuals natural abilities for a short time period. [[Antoine D'Coolette]] demonstrated this facet of the rings when he used one to cut through a pursuing Eggbot with his sword in a single swing. ([[Sonic Super Specials|SSS]]: [[Archie Sonic Super Special Issue 1|#1]]) |
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| − | Of the less noble beings to utilize them, [[Monkey Khan]] made use of a Power Ring he found in a trench shortly after release from the crypt he was sealed in by [[Princess Sally Acorn]] and made a crown out of it which greatly increased his own powers and enabled him to summon lightning. A sorceress known as the [[Iron Queen]], also used Power Rings to amplify her spell-casting enough to bewitch Monkey Khan and make him fight Sonic and Tails during their pursuit of Naugus.([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 55|#55]], [[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 60|#60]]) |
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| − | Power Rings have also been successfully employed by beings other than Sonic or Robotnik's machines. Both [[Jules Hedgehog|Jules]] and [[Bernadette Hedgehog]] had wedding bands fashioned out of Power Rings and housed on their arms when both were still [[Robian]]s. This allowed them both to retain their free will after [[Robo-Robotnik]] regained control of all the other Robians, similarly to what had occurred with [[Mecha Sonic]]. ([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 39|#39]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 73|#73]], [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 75|#75]]) |
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| − | After being mortally wounded by an imposter [[Tommy Turtle]] that was really an [[Auto Automaton]], Jules was saved when Sonic used a ring he acquired from the [[Lake of Rings]] nearby and wished for it to heal his father. ([[StH]]: [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 136|#136]]) |
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| − | *Interestingly, the rings shown in the games do not have such powers, only that they can prolong a character's [[Super transformation]] and after fifty are gathered, trigger such transformation (after collecting all seven [[Chaos Emerald]]s.) |
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- For the object in the Sonic the Hedgehog television series, see Power Ring (SatAM). For the version of this object before the Super Genesis Wave, see Power Ring (Pre-Super Genesis Wave).
Template:Item Power Rings, also called "magic rings", are objects that appear in the Sonic the Hedgehog and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. They are golden rings found all around Sonic's World, and are great sources of energy. Several bodies of water around the planet, known as Lakes of Rings, are known to produce them.
History
Shattered World Crisis
Rotor the Walrus built the Sky Patrol and designed it to run on Power Ring energy, necessitating occasional resupply as he did at the Eusebes Shrine.[1] Dr. Eggman also determined that the Dark Gaia Energy emanating from the broken planet exceeded the total energy of Mobius' Power Rings.[2]
Powers and Traits
Power Rings are powerful sources of mystical and highly potent energy, only surpassed by Dark Gaia Energy and the Chaos Emeralds,[2] and can be harnessed to power machinery.
Variants
Super Ring
The Super Ring is a hypothetical Power Ring that Walter Naugus ordered Nicole to create to restore his lost powers. In the end however, it was never created.[3]
Red Star Ring
The Red Star Ring is a unique Power Ring produced by the Lake of Rings on Isolated Island. While Dr. Ellidy determined that it possessed roughly the same qualities as a regular Power Ring, it had the potential for much greater energy output.[4]
References
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #263, "Waves of Change Part Four: Divine Waters"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #266, "Ambushed! Part One"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #252, "At All Costs Part 2: A New Lease on Life"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #72, "Spark of Life Part Two"
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