Special Stage Key

Special Stage Key
The Special Stage Key, from Sonic Heroes.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic Heroes
Game appearances	Sonic Heroes Sonic Advance 3 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (cameo)
Statistics and overview
User(s)	Amy Rose Big the Cat Charmy Bee Cream the Rabbit E-123 Omega Espio the Chameleon Knuckles the Echidna Miles "Tails" Prower Rouge the Bat Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog Vector the Crocodile
Purpose	Entering Special Stages
Description	A golden key.

The Special Stage Key (スペシャルステージキー, Supesharu Sutēji Kī^?), also known as the Special Key (スペシャルキー, Supesharu Kī^?) or SP Key, is an object that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a golden, sparkling key that allows entrance to a Special Stage once collected.

Description

Special Stage Keys are golden keys with short blades with two silver ridges. In terms of size, Special Stage Key is about same size as the playable character. In Sonic Advance 3, the key's head is formed to resemble five-pointed star.

Game appearances

Sonic Heroes

In Sonic Heroes, the Special Stage Keys can be found in various locations of the Stage where it is usually contained in a Cage. The player can collect the Special Stage Key by simply having the leading character touch it. Once the Special Stage Key is collected, its icon will appear in the HUD on the top-left corner of the screen. After completing the stage, the team is taken to the Special Stage. If the player is attacked (except if the leading character had a Shield upon being attacked) or loses a life (e.g. falling into a bottomless pit), the Special Stage Key disappears. There are no Special Stage Keys in Super Hard Mode.

Sonic Advance 3

In Sonic Advance 3, a similar key item called the Special Key (スペシャルキー, Supesharukī^?) or SP Key, which appears in an Act of a Zone after the player has found all ten Chao from that zone. Most Special Keys tend to be located near the start of the Act. Once the key is collected, it will appear in the HUD. After the player clears or quits the Act, the collected Special Key is added to the total number of Special Keys for that Zone in the player's possession displayed in the HUD while in the Zone Map. The player can only hold a maximum of nine Special Keys from each Zone at a time. The player can then jump onto the locked Special Spring on the Zone Map to enter the Special Stage which consumes one Special Key in the process.

Gallery

Artwork

Sonic Heroes

Screenshots

Sonic Heroes

References

Sonic Heroes

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