Wind switch
Description
A green orb attached to a column
The Wind switch ,[ 1] also known as the Green Orb ,[ 2] is a gimmick that first appears in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) . Using the Wind switch will create a Grind Rail of air that can be used for transport.
Description [ ]
The Wind switch is a vertical column that possesses an eagle statue on the top and a long horizontal bar with a glowing green orb collared to the column.
Overview [ ]
Sonic hitting a Wind switch.
Wind switches are found exclusively in Kingdom Valley . Their purpose is to create Grind Rails made from white jet streams which the player can travel on by Grinding . The Wind switches can be activated by using a Homing Attack on their signature orb which will when manifest the Grind Rail nearby (the player will automatically lock onto it). If the player is using Silver or Tails , the Wind Switch can be activated by jumping into the green orb.
Trivia [ ]
It is not advisable to use the Homing Attack to activate the Wind switch when Shadow is using Chaos Boost because the Chaos Boost's mechanics will cause the Wind switch to not be activated and as well risk the player of falling into a bottomless pit . Therefore, the player has to either avoid the usage of the Chaos Boost, or to position the direction of the Homing Attack at the end of the horizontal bar directly.
In the game's files, Wind switches are capable of creating up to four different paths of wind, however in the final game, only a single Wind switch will create two paths.
Gallery [ ]
Sonic using a Wind switch.
References [ ]
โ In-game files: Windswitch.xno
โ Sonic the Hedgehog: Official Game Guide , pg. 178
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) ยท Tails ยท Knuckles ยท Shadow (Super Shadow ) ยท Rouge ยท Omega ยท Silver (Super Silver ) ยท Blaze ยท Amy
Non-playable characters
Accordion Player ยท Adrianna ยท Alan ยท Alberto Robert ยท Alfano ยท Anna ยท Antonio ยท Aristo ยท Berruni ยท Bishop ยท Claudia ยท Dante ยท Duchess /Duke of Soleanna ยท Eggman ยท Elise ยท Elkan ยท Frances ยท Francesca ยท GUN Soldier (Herman , Parr ) ยท Galienna ยท Gina ยท Hatsun ยท Iblis ยท Ken Williams ยท Ladies-in-waiting ยท Liza ยท Lord Regis ยท Mancini ยท Mels ยท Mephiles (monstrous form ) ยท Mikhail ยท Nicolo ยท Paganini ยท Pele ยท Pinto ยท Porta ยท Priest ยท Prodi ยท Puccini ยท Renzo ยท Roberta ยท Rossi ยท Sabrina ยท Sandro ยท Solaris ยท Soleanna Boys (Pucci ) ยท Soleanna Royal Guards (Alessio , Fabio , Giorgio , Guido , Pietro ) ยท Solomon ยท Solsaliente (Monica ) ยท Sonic Man ยท Sophia ยท Zof
Action Stages
Wave Ocean ยท Dusty Desert ยท White Acropolis ยท Crisis City ยท Flame Core ยท Radical Train ยท Tropical Jungle ยท Kingdom Valley ยท Aquatic Base ยท End of the World
Town Stages
Soleanna Castle Town ยท Soleanna New City ยท Soleanna Forest
DLC stages
Boss Attacks (Sonic , Shadow , Silver ) ยท Team Attack Amigo
Town Missions
Sonic
The winder of a Shoemaker ยท Shadows of Eggman's Mechs ยท Find Pele, the Beloved Dog ยท The Soleanna Boys' Challenge ยท Who is the Captain? ยท The Hotel's Festival of Rings ยท Destroy all Enemies in the New City! ยท The Legend of the Three Musketeers ยท Chase the Fleeing Car! ยท Acrobatic Circus Scout ยท Battle at the Warehouse! ยท Open the Cave Gate! ยท Mels, the Soleanna Running Legend ยท VS Sonic Man ยท Aristo's Challenge ยท Take the Lady-in-Waiting to Town! ยท The 100 Forgotten Rings ยท The Test of Intelligence ยท The Test of Courage ยท The Test of Love
Shadow
Defeat the Enemies on the Shopping Street ยท The Mathematician's Training ยท Emergency Order: Capture the Thieves' Cars! ยท Request from the Rimlight Employee ยท Buggy Ring Race ยท The Mystery of the Ghost ยท Motorcycle License Test ยท Protect the Professor's Car ยท Car Festival ยท Agent Test: Intelligence ยท Agent Test: Strength ยท Lord Regis' Daughter, Sabrina ยท Stolen Rimlight Information ยท Save the Archaeologist! ยท Destroy the Enemies Invading from the Desert!
Silver
Soleanna's Apple Festival ยท The Training Grounds ยท The Stolen Bronze Medals ยท The Airplane Tournament ยท Protect the Coastline! ยท The Soleanna Water Target Tournament! ยท Catch the Soleanna Boys! ยท Protect the Gate to the Castle Town ยท Protect the Barrels in the Warehouse District! ยท Raid: Evil Monster ยท Get into the Station! ยท Defeat the Pursuers and Escort Elise! ยท Lost Company Property ยท Protect Anna - She Knows the Secret! ยท Sonic Man Returns! ยท The Test of Friendship ยท The Test of Memory ยท The Test of Heart
Enemies
Eggman's robots
Egg Armor ยท Egg Bomber ยท Egg Cannon (Egg Walker ) ยท Egg Chaser ยท Egg Commander ยท Egg Flyer (Egg Buster ) ยท Egg Guardian (Egg Keeper ) ยท Egg Gunner (Egg Lancer , Egg Stinger , & Egg Buster ) ยท Egg Hunter ยท Egg Liner ยท Egg Rounder ยท Egg Searcher ยท Egg Sweeper ยท
Iblis's Minions
Gazer ยท Golem ยท Iblis Biter ยท Iblis Taker ยท Iblis Worm ยท Shadow ยท Stalker ยท Titan ยท Tricker
Bosses
Egg-Cerberus ยท Egg-Genesis ยท Egg-Wyvern ยท Iblis ยท Mephiles ยท Shadow ยท Silver ยท Solaris ยท Sonic
Moves/techniques
Arrow of Light ยท Accelerator Tornado ยท Attack ยท Bat Cracker * ยท Blast Jump ยท Bomb ยท Bomb Snipe ยท Bound Jump ยท Chaos Attack ยท Chaos Boost (Chaos Blast , Chaos Lance , Chaos Snap ) ยท Chaos Smash * ยท Chaos Spear ยท Climb ยท Custom Actions (Gun Drive , Homing Smash , Mach Speed , Scale , Slow , Thunder Guard , Tornado ) ยท Crouch ยท Double Jump ยท Dummy Ring Blitz ยท Dummy Ring Bomb ยท Dummy Ring Snipe ยท Edge Attack ยท Fire Claw ยท Fly ยท Glide ยท Grab All ยท Ground Shaker ยท Hammer Attack ยท Heart Mine ยท Hold Smash ยท Homing Attack ยท Hover ยท Invisibility ยท Jump Dash ยท Levitate ยท Light Dash ยท Lock-On Shot ยท Omega Launcher ยท Omega Shot ยท Psychokinesis ยท Psycho Shock ยท Psycho Smash ยท Punch Attack ยท Screwdriver ยท Shield of Light ยท Sliding Attack ยท Spear of Light ยท Spin Dash ยท Spin Jump ยท Spin Kick ยท Spinning Claw ยท Teleport Dash ยท Turbo Boost ยท Wall Jump ยท Wings of Light
Vehicles
Bike ยท Buggy ยท Hover Craft ยท Glider
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bungee Rope ยท Conveyor Belt ยท Cylinder ยท Eagle ยท Eye of Solaris ยท Hanging Bell ยท Hint Ring ยท Horizontal Bar ยท Jump Panel ยท Laser field ยท Lotus ยท Mechanical Ring ยท Mirror of Soleanna ยท Orb statue ยท Orca ยท PK mark ยท Purple orb ยท Point Marker ยท Pulley ยท Rainbow Ring ยท Silver Sphere ยท Sphere ยท Spiked bar ยท Spotlight ยท Spring ยท Switch ยท Tightrope ยท Trick Jump Panel ยท Turtle ยท Vine ยท Warp Hole ยท Wide spring ยท Wind switch
Items
General
Apple ยท Barrel ยท Chaos Drive ยท Car ยท Container (Blue crate , Case , Explosive crate , Steel Container , Wooden Container ) ยท Custom Shoes ยท Dummy Ring ยท Explosion Trap ยท Goal Ring ยท Heart bomb ยท Item Box (Extra Life , Gauge Up , High Speed , Invincible , Rings ) ยท Key ยท Light Core ยท Medal ยท Minecart ยท Ring ยท Snowboard
Level Up Items
Air Chip ยท Antigravity ยท Bounce Bracelet ยท Gem (Blue , Green , Purple , Rainbow *, Red , Sky , White , Yellow ) ยท Heart of Wind ยท Light Chip ยท Memory Shard (black , blue , red ) ยท Power Bracelet ยท Shock Bracelet ยท Single-Layered Extreme
Voice actors
English
Jason Griffith (Sonic , Shadow ) ยท Pete Capella (Silver ) ยท Lacey Chabert (Elise ) ยท Mike Pollock (Eggman , Narrator) ยท Amy Palant (Tails , Ladies-in-waiting ) ยท Lisa Ortiz (Amy , Ladies-in-waiting ) ยท Bella Hudson (Blaze ) ยท Dan Green (Knuckles , Mephiles , Solaris Project scientists) ยท Kathleen Delaney (Rouge ) ยท Maddie Blaustein (Omega ) ยท David Wills (Duke , G.U.N communitcator )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) ยท Kลji Yusa (Shadow ) ยท Daisuke Ono (Silver ) ยท Maaya Sakamoto (Elise ) ยท Chikao ลtsuka (Eggman ) ยท Kenji Utsumi (Narrator, Duke ) ยท Ryล Hirohashi (Tails ) ยท Hikari Yono (Ladies-in-waiting ) ยท Nao Takamori (Blaze ) ยท Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) ยท Takayuki Sakazume (Mephiles ) ยท Keiji Okuda (Solaris Project scientist, G.U.N. communicator ) ยท Yoshikazu Kozuma (Solaris Project scientist) ยท Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) ยท Taeko Kawata (Amy ) ยท Taiten Kusunoki (Omega )
Music
Songs
"All Hail Shadow " ยท "Dreams of an Absolution " ยท "His World " ยท "My Destiny " ยท "Solaris Phase 1 " ยท "Sweet Dreams AKON Mix "
Albums
Sonic the Hedgehog Original Soundtrack ยท Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills
Other
Action Gauge ยท Auto Running ยท Chao in Space ยท Day of Disaster ยท Dr. Eggman's chair ยท Dual Chaos Control ยท Egg Carrier ยท Egg train ยท Festival of the Sun ยท Health Gauge ยท Life ยท Limiter Rings ยท Loop ยท Multiplayer (Battle Mode , Tag Mode ) ยท Rank ยท Rimlight ยท Scepter of Darkness ยท Shop ยท Soleanna ยท Solaris Project ยท Solaris prototype ยท Sonic the Hedgehog: Official Game Guide ยท Sonic the Hedgehog CHAOS CRUSH! ยท Super-Speed Stage ยท Water
Playable characters
Shadow
Non-playable characters
Big ยท Biolizard ยท Black Doom (Doom's Eye , Devil Doom , Neo Devil Doom ) ยท Blaze ยท Cheese ยท Cream ยท Cubot ยท E-123 Omega ยท Gerald ยท Maria ยท Mephiles ยท Modern Amy ยท Modern Chaotix (Charmy , Espio , Vector ) ยท Modern Sonic ยท Modern Knuckles ยท Metal Overlord (Modern Metal Sonic ) ยท Orbot ยท Researcher ยท Rouge ยท Time Eater
Locations
Open Zone areas
White Space ยท Doom Zone
Stages
Space Colony ARK ยท Tokyo ยท Rail Canyon ยท Kingdom Valley ยท Sunset Heights ยท Chaos Island ยท Radical Highway
Enemies
Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1 , Artificial Chaos P-100 ) ยท Black Arms (Black Flash , Black Macho , Black Salvo , Black Wall , Black Warrior ) ยท Buzz Bomber ยท Cyclone ยท Death Egg Robot ยท Egg Flyer ยท Egg Guardian ยท Egg Gunner (Egg Stinger ) ยท Egg Pawn ยท Egg Tank ยท Flapper (Cannon Flapper , Laser Flapper , Needle Flapper ) ยท Galaga Bee ยท Gun Beetle (Mono Beetle , Spark Beetle ) ยท Gun Hunter (Paramount ) ยท Moto Bug ยท Rhinoliner ยท Shadow ยท Soldier
Bosses
Biolizard ยท Metal Overlord ยท Mephiles the Dark ยท Devil Doom / Neo Devil Doom
Moves/techniques
General
Air Boost ยท Boost ยท Chaos Control ยท Chaos Dash ยท Chaos Snap ยท Chaos Spear ยท Crouch ยท Double Jump ยท Grind Step ยท Homing Attack ยท Skydiving ยท Quick Step ยท Slide ยท Spin Jump ยท Stomp ยท Wall Jump
Doom Powers
Doom Blast ยท Doom Morph ยท Doom Spears ยท Doom Surf ยท Doom Wing
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon ยท Bomb ยท Bonus Bell ยท Container (Steel Container , Wooden Container ) ยท Corruption ยท Dash Panel ยท Dash Rail ยท Dash Ring ยท Eagle ยท Fountain ยท Grind Rail ยท Hint Ring ยท Iron ball ยท Jump Panel ยท Laser field ยท Meteorite ยท Morph Ball ยท Pulley ยท Purple orb ยท Rainbow Ring ยท Rocket ยท Spikes ยท Spinning drum ยท Spring ยท Spring Pole ยท Star Post ยท Switch ยท Tightrope ยท Track switch ยท Wall Jump Block ยท Wide spring ยท Wind switch ยท Zip Line
Items
Boss Gate ยท Boss Gate Key ยท Doom Gear ยท Goal Ring ยท Item Box ยท Musical note ยท Sealing Device ยท Ring ยท Super Ring ยท Time Bonus
Voice actors
English
Kirk Thornton (Shadow , Orbot ) ยท Keanu Reeves (Paramount Shadow ) ยท Ben Diskin (Black Doom ) ยท Stephanie Sheh (Maria ) ยท Mike Pollock (Gerald ) ยท Karen Strassman (Rouge ) ยท Roger Craig Smith (Omega , Modern Sonic ) ยท Kyle Hebert (Big ) ยท Wally Wingert (Cubot , Narrator) ยท Ray Chase (Modern Metal Sonic /Metal Overlord ) ยท Robbie Daymond (Mephiles ) ยท Dave B. Mitchell (Modern Knuckles ) ยท Cindy Robinson (Modern Amy )
Japanese
Kลji Yusa (Shadow ) ยท Ryลซzaburล ลtomo (Black Doom ) ยท Yuri Shiratori (Maria ) ยท Kotaro Nakamura (Gerald ) ยท Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) Taiten Kusunoki (Omega ) ยท Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Modern Sonic , Modern Metal Sonic /Metal Overlord ) ยท Takashi Nagasako (Big ) ยท Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot ) ยท Wataru Takagi (Cubot ) ยท Takayuki Sakazume (Mephiles )
Music
Songs
"All Hail Shadow " ยท "The Supernatural " ยท "Supporting Me " ยท "Throw It All Away " ยท "What I'm Made of... " ยท "Without You "
Albums
Sonic X Shadow Generations Original Soundtrack: Perfect | Reflections
Other
Armored train ยท Black Moon ยท Black Sword ยท Boost Gauge ยท Challenges ยท Challenge Act ยท Chaos Gauge ยท Chaos Island ยท City ยท Collection Box ยท Collection Room ยท Dark Rider ยท Egg Bazooka ยท Egg Spear ยท Fast travel ยท Final Fortress ยท Gerald Robotnik's Journal ยท Health Gauge ยท Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome ยท Open Zone ยท Rank ยท Real-Time Interaction ยท Scepter of Darkness ยท Soleanna ยท Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings ("Shadow and Maria ", "Finding the Way ", "To the ARK ") ยท Sonic X Shadow Generations X Chao ยท Space Colony ARK ยท The Jet Black Hedgehog: Shadow the Hedgehog