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Attack ground enemies with Black Tornado by pressing the SNNBGAMECUBEDISCO Button during a jump while in Speed Formation. Black Tornado attacks enemies by sweeping them off their feet.


Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Heroes (Nintendo GameCube).

Black Tornado (ブラックトルネード Burakku Torunēdo?) is a Speed Formation move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a type of Tornado Jump used by Shadow the Hedgehog on Team Dark. When using this move, Shadow forms a tornado around enemies to weaken them.

Description[]

When performing the Black Tornado, Shadow uses the Spin Dash to circle around an opponent in midair at high speed while leaving a yellow trail. The resulting slipstream creates a tornado effect that forms a black cyclonic vortex of air around the opponent.

Overview[]

In Sonic Heroes, the effect of Black Tornado depends on the type of enemy it is used on. If used on unprotected Egg Pawns, Egg Knights or opposing playable teams, the Black Tornado sucks the opponents off their feet and flings them into the air, before they fall back down to the ground. Upon landing, they will take damage and be potentially stunned for a short time - for some enemies, this can even reveal their weak spots. If used on Egg Pawns or Egg Knights wearing shields, Black Tornado will permanently blow off their shields, thus leaving them with a weaker defense. If used on larger or airborne enemies, the Black Tornado will make them disoriented at most, but will deal no damage.

Besides affecting enemies, Black Tornado can also be used in conjunction with some of the gimmicks in Sonic Heroes, such as enabling the player to scale Poles or activate propellers.

To perform Black Tornado in gameplay, Team Dark must be in Speed Formation. The player then has to press SNNBGAMECUBEDISCO/Square/XboxX during a jump to use Black Tornado. When using this attack, Shadow will automatically home in on the nearest enemy within a reasonable distance before attacking. Unlike the Homing Attack, Black Tornado will also home in on enemies that are above Shadow.

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Sonic Prime[]

Black Tornado Sonic Prime

Shadow using the Black Tornado, from "The Yoke's on You".

In the Sonic Prime television series, Black Tornado is a move used by Shadow the Hedgehog in the episode, "The Yoke's on You". It is used to repel Sonic's own Blue Tornado.

Trivia[]

  • The Black Tornado allows for an additional height boost if the player holds A Button GameCube v2/Cross/XboxA during or after the move. This essentially allows for a double jump.
  • While airborne enemies are affected by the Black Tornado, they become temporarily invulnerable.

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