Ring Spark Field
Description
A destructive field of electrical discharges.
The Ring Spark Field ,[1] [2] also known as the Electric Attack ,[3] is a technique that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . When performing this move, the user unleashes a powerful electric field at the cost of lowering their speed.
Description
The Ring Spark Field is a technique reserved for robots. When using this move, the user uses a radioactive force within them to create a powerful electrical field around them.[2] [4] In gameplay, anyone who touches the Ring Spark Field will take damage.
The downside to the Ring Spark Field is that it drains the user of so much of available energy that their mobility deceases considerably and leaves them worn down for a few moments.[2] [4]
Game appearances
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Metal Sonic using the Ring Spark field, from Sonic the Hedgehog CD .
The Ring Spark Field first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog CD during Metal Sonic's race with Sonic on Stardust Speedway . When performing the Ring Spark Field in this game, Metal Sonic flashes red while releasing blue electrical charges. However, the attack's range is very limited.
In gameplay, whenever Sonic comes close to Metal Sonic while he is moving along the ground, Metal Sonic unleashes his Ring Spark Field to halt Sonic's advances.
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing , the Ring Spark Field is mentioned in Metal Sonic 's profile.
Sonic Generations
Classic Metal Sonic using the Ring Spark Field, from the console/PC version of Sonic Generations .
In the console/PC version and Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations , the Ring Spark Field appears during Classic Metal Sonic and Classic Sonic 's boss fight .
In the console/PC version of the game, the Ring Spark Field is colored yellow, and has a much further range than in Sonic the Hedgehog CD . Unlike in Sonic the Hedgehog CD , Classic Metal Sonic uses the Ring Spark Field in the air rather that on the ground. However, he can send two columns of electricity down to the road from the bottom Ring Spark Field where Classic Sonic is running, thus limiting the space he can run on. When Classic Metal Sonic is about to use the Ring Spark Field, he charges up the attack, which is signified by a pulsating electrical field surrounding him, before finally attacking. After using it, he will be left vulnerable to attack for a while.
In the Nintendo 3DS version of the game, Classic Metal Sonic will resort to the Ring Spark Field when he is ahead of Classic Sonic.
Sonic Mania
In Sonic Mania and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus , the Ring Spark Field is used by Classic Metal Sonic during the boss battle with him in Stardust Speedway Zone Act 2. In this game, the appearance of the Ring Spark Field is the same as in Sonic the Hedgehog CD .
In gameplay, Metal Sonic will use the Ring Spark Field during the two running segments of his boss battle. When performing the move, Metal Sonic charges up the Ring Spark Field for a few seconds before launching himself towards the playable characters in an attempt to damage them. In version 1.03 of Sonic Mania and the versions prior to it, Metal Sonic will also use the Ring Spark Field during the final phase of his boss battle; if Metal Sonic is off-screen, he will activate his Ring Spark Field and fly ahead to launch multiple sparks at the player from the air (although he is still prone to doing this move if the player is behind him when he is about to pull off a attack).
In other media
Books and comics
IDW Publishing
In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing , the Ring Spark Field makes an appearance, with the first being in Sonic the Hedgehog #30 where it was used by Metal Sonic to defend himself against Shadow .
References
Main article | Script | Staff | Glitches | Beta elements | Gallery
Playable characters
Sonic (Modern) (Super Sonic (Modern) ) | Sonic (Classic) (Super Sonic (Classic) )
Non-playable characters
Amy | Animals (Flicky , Picky , Pecky , Cucky ) | Blaze | Cheese | Cream | Cubot | Dr. Eggman (Classic) | Dr. Eggman (Modern) | Knuckles | Metal Sonic | Omochao | Orbot | Perfect Chaos | Rouge | Shadow | Silver | Tails (Classic) | Tails (Modern) | 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 (Classic) | Buzz Bomber (Modern) | Buzzer (Classic) | Buzzer (Modern) | Chopper (Classic) | Chopper (Modern) | Cop Speeder | Crabmeat (Classic) | Crabmeat (Modern) | 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 (Classic) | Moto Bug (Modern) | Sandworm | Spinner | Spiny | Sprinkler | Thunder Spinner
Bosses
Metal Sonic | Death Egg Robot | Shadow | Perfect Chaos | Silver | 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
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 | Car | 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 | Saw | 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 (Sonic (Modern) , Wisp announcer) | Mike Pollock (Eggman (Classic) , Eggman (Modern) ) | Kate Higgins (Tails (Classic) , Tails (Modern) ) | 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 (Sonic (Modern) ) | Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman (Classic) , Eggman (Modern) ) | Ryō Hirohashi (Tails (Modern) ) | Takuto Yoshinaga (Tails (Classic) ) | 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
"Escape from the City " | "You're My Hero " | "Open Your Heart "
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 (Classic) | Death Egg (Modern) | Death Egg Robot | Egg Dragoon | Egg Gun | Egg Mobile | Egg Spear | Havok | Lair of the Time Eater | Life | Loop | Miles Electric | Orca | Perfect Bonus | Rank | Sonic's birthday | Sonic Generations (manga) | Sonic Generations of Skate | Statue Room | Time Hole | Tornado-1 | Totem pole | Tunnel | Water | White Space
* Appears only in the console version
Main article | Script | Staff | Beta elements | Gallery
Playable characters
Sonic (Modern) (Super Sonic (Modern) ) | Sonic (Classic) (Super Sonic (Classic) )
Non-playable characters
Biolizard | Dr. Eggman (Classic) | Dr. Eggman (Modern) | Metal Sonic | Tails (Classic) | Tails (Modern) | Shadow | Silver | Time Eater
Wisps
Cyan | Red
Stages
Green Hill | Casino Night | Mushroom Hill | Emerald Coast | Radical Highway | Water Palace | Tropical Resort | Special Stage
Enemies
Blue Eagle | Butterdroid | Buzzer (Modern) | Buzzer (Classic) | Chopper (Modern) | Chopper (Classic) | Crabmeat (Modern) | Crabmeat (Classic) | Crawl | Dragonfly | Flapper | Egg Pawn | Gold Beetle | Gun Hunter | Kiki | Klagen | Knight Pawn | Madmole | Mono Beetle | Moto Bug (Modern) | Moto Bug (Classic) | Mushmeanie | Newtron | Rhinotank | Sea Pawn | Spinner | Sweeper
Bosses
Metal Sonic | Big Arm | Shadow | Biolizard | Silver | Egg Emperor | Time Eater
Moves/ Techniques
Playable characters
Air Boost | Boost | Crouch | Freestyle Tricks | Grind Step | Grinding | Homing Attack | Hop | Jump Dash | Roll | Slide | Spin Dash | Spin Jump | Stomp | Super Sonic Boost | Wall Jump
NPCs
Chaos Spear | Ring Spark Field | V. Maximum Overdrive Attack | Warping arm attack
Color Powers
Cyan Laser | Red Burst
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bomb | Bottomless pit | Bumper | Conveyor Belt | Crusher | Dash Panel | Dash Rail | Dash Ring | Drop Target | Exploding Balloon | Fan | Flipper | Grind Rail | Horizontal Bar | Jump Panel (plate) | Jump Panel (ramp) | Meteorite | Mushroom | Prism | Pulley | Rainbow Ring | Rocket | Seed Propeller | Seesaw | Slot machine | Spikes | Spring | Spring Catapult | Spring Pole | Star Post | Zip Line
Items
Air Bubble | Boss Gate | Chaos Emerald | Container (Steel Container , Wooden Container ) | Crank | Goal Plate | Goal Ring | Item Box (1UP , Explosion , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Shield , Super Ring , Time Item ) | Ring | Sphere | Stomping Shoes | Wisp Capsule
English voice actors
Roger Craig Smith (Sonic (Modern) , Wisp announcer) | Mike Pollock (Eggman (Classic) , Eggman (Modern) ) | Kate Higgins (Tails (Classic) , Tails (Modern) ) | Kirk Thornton (Shadow ) | Quinton Flynn (Silver )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic (Modern) ) | Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman (Classic) , Eggman (Modern) ) | Ryō Hirohashi (Tails (Modern) ) | Takuto Yoshinaga (Tails (Classic) ) | Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) | Daisuke Ono (Silver ) | Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music
Songs
"Back 2 Back " | "Vengeance is Mine "
Albums
20 Years of Sonic Music | Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack | History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack Blue Edition
Other
Sonic's birthday | Boss Health Gauge | Boost Gauge | Collection | Corkscrew | Death Egg | Egg Emperor | Life | Loop | Orca | Rank | Sonic Generations (manga) | Sonic Generations of Skate | Time Attack | Time Hole | Totem pole | Tunnel | Water | White Space | Wisp Gauge
Main article | Staff | Glitches | Manuals | Beta elements | Gallery | Re-releases (Plus )
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) | Tails (Super Tails ) | Knuckles (Super Knuckles ) | Mighty * (Super Mighty *) | Ray * (Super Ray *)
Non-playable characters
Cluckoid | Dr. Eggman | Egg-Robo | Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy Gunner , Heavy King , Heavy Magician , Heavy Rider , Heavy Shinobi ) | Jimmy | Metal Sonic (Giga Metal ) | Phantom Heavies (Phantom Gunner , Phantom King , Phantom Magician , Phantom Rider , Phantom Shinobi ) | 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 * | Bugernator | 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 * | Motobug | 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
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 | Bomb | Bumper | Bungee Rope | Bumper wall | Cannon | Capsule | Conveyor Belt | Crusher | Dash Panel | Dropping platform | Electrical conduit | Fan | Fireball | Flipper | Flywheel | Glove on a stick | Goal Plate | 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 | Zipline
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 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 | Auto Running | Continue | Corkscrew | Death Egg Robot | Debug Mode | Eggmobile | 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 ") | S pipe | Time Attack | Time Over | Time Warp | Tornado | Water
*Appears in only Sonic Mania Plus