Drill Wispon
Description
A drill that can pierce through the ground and enemies.
Attack with a drill. Press a button repeatedly for powered up attacks.
— Basic attack description, Sonic Forces manual[1]
The Drill Wispon [1] is an object that appears in Sonic Forces . It is a Wispon that is themed after the Yellow Wisp . The Drill Wispon can be used by Avatar , allowing the character to penetrate through Badniks , as well as excavate through the ground and climb up walls.
Description
Appearance
Modeled after the Yellow Wisp , the Drill Wispon is a cone-shaped Wispon that is colored yellow with orange strips spiralling through. It has a hole in the middle of the cone, staying true to the Yellow Wisp-motif. The cone is held together by a black and yellow handle that are attached to a gray grip, allowing the user to properly hold the weapon at a comfortable position.
Features and abilities
As its name implies, the Drill Wispon can use the power of the Yellow Wisp and essentially allow the Avatar to use the power of the Yellow Drill Color Power without transforming into the Color Power. The Drill Wispon can be used as an offensive measure against Badniks .
Overview
The Avatar using the Drill Wispon.
The Drill Wispon allows the user to pierce through enemies, spiralling the user forward to destroy the enemies in front of them. It can also allow the user to climb up walls and tunnel underneath the surface to keep moving forward to the goal.
By advancing through the game, the player can unlock different variants of the Drill Wispon. These variants all have the same basic functions, but offer additional skills to the player when equipped:
Wispon no.
Skill description
First skill
Second skill
Third skill
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Blocks enemy attacks while braking.
N/A
N/A
3
Awards Rings for reaching a checkpoint .
N/A
N/A
4
Lets you stop on a dime, regardless of speed.
Gives a burst of speed when landing.
N/A
5
Increases grinding speed.
Extends sliding distance.
N/A
6
Increases grinding speed.
Applies a protective shield .
Gives a burst of speed when landing.
7
Grants Rings when starting a stage .
Lets you get up quickly after taking damage.
Awards bonus points for collecting 100 Rings.
8
Lets you stop on a dime, regardless of speed.
Gives a burst of speed after landing a Stomp .
Enables you to perform sequential Wire Attacks faster.
9
Awards Rings for defeating enemies.
Grants invincibility for a short time after collecting 100 Rings.
Awards bonus points when you collect a chain of Rings.
Gallery
Artwork
Gallery
HUD icon for the Drill Wispon.
The Avatar holding a Drill Wispon.
Promotional artwork featuring Avatar with the Drill Wispon.
An activated-Drill Wispon seen in the game introduction trailer.
Screenshots
References
Drill Wispon
Laser Wispon
Playable characters
Modern and Classic Sonic (Modern and Classic Super Sonic ) · Avatar · Shadow
Non-playable characters
Resistance (Tails , Knuckles , Amy , Team Chaotix (Vector , Espio , Charmy ), Silver , Team Dark (Shadow , Rouge , Omega ) · Eggman · Infinite · Orbot · Cubot · Metal Sonic · Chaos · Zavok · Animals (Cucky , Flicky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky )
Wisps
Blue Wisp · Green Wisp · Indigo Wisp · Ivory Wisp · Red Wisp · Violet Wisp · White Wisp · Yellow Wisp
World Map regions
Chemical Plant · City · Death Egg · Eggman Empire Fortress · Green Hill · Metropolis · Mystic Jungle
Stages
General
Lost Valley · Spaceport · Ghost Town · Prison Hall · VS. Zavok · Egg Gate · Arsenal Pyramid · Luminous Forest · VS. Infinite · Green Hill · VS. Eggman · Park Avenue · Casino Forest · Aqua Road · Sunset Heights · Capital City · VS. Infinite · Chemical Plant · Red Gate Bridge · Guardian Rock · Network Terminal · Death Egg · Metropolitan Highway · Null Space · Imperial Tower · Mortar Canyon · VS. Infinite · Iron Fortress · Final Judgement · VS. Death Egg Robot
Episode Shadow
Enemy Territory · Eggman's Facility · Virtual Reality
Secret
Fire Cannon 1 · Vanish Panel 1 · Bomb Block 1 · Plasma Cannon 1 · Laser Cannon 1 · Reverse Block 1
Extra
Flying Pod · Bomb Block 2 · Laser Cannon 2 · Reverse Block 2 · Vanish Panel 2 · Fire Cannon 2 · Plasma Cannon 2
Enemies
Balkiry · Buzz Bomber · Chopper · Egg Chaser · Egg Pawn · Egg Tank · Egg Walker · Galaga Bee · Moto Bug · Missile Pod · Nebula · Sandworm · Sprinkler
Bosses
Death Egg Robot · Eggman · Egg Dragoon · Infinite · Metal Sonic · Zavok
Moves/techniques
Air Boost · Boost · Crouch (grinding ) · Double Boost · Double Jump · Drop Dash · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Side Step/Cartwheel · Skydiving · Slide · Super Sonic Boost · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Stomp · Triple Boost · V. Maximum Overdrive Attack · Wall Jump · Wire Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles
Amber block · Balloon · Bomb Block · Bottomless pit · Bumper · Capsule · Conveyor Belt · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Drop Target · Electrical emitter · Fan · Flipper · Floating turret · Flywheel · Goal · Goal Plate · Grind Rail · High-speed warp tube · Hint Ring · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Laser field · Pulley · Rainbow Ring · Ring Shooter · Saw · Slot machine · Spikes · Spring · Spring Catapult · Spring Pole · Star Post · Triangle Bumper · Wide spring · Wire Target · Zip Line
Items
General
Air bubble · Blue Block · Blue Ring · Container (Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Costume · Item Box (Bonus Rings , Invincibility , Power Sneakers , Shield ) · Medal · Meteorite · Number Ring · Red Star Ring · Ring · Silver Moon Ring · Wisp Capsule
Wispons
Asteroid · Burst · Cube · Drill · Hover · Lightning · Void
Voice actors
English
Roger Craig Smith (Modern Sonic ) · Mike Pollock (Eggman ) · Liam O'Brien (Infinite ) · Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails , Charmy ) · Travis Willingham (Knuckles , Zavok ) · Cindy Robinson (Amy ) · Kirk Thornton (Shadow , Orbot ) · Karen Strassman (Rouge ) · Vic Mignogna (Omega ) · Quinton Flynn (Silver ) · Keith Silverstein (Vector ) · Matthew Mercer (Espio ) · Wally Wingert (Cubot )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Kotaro Nakamura (Eggman ) · Takashi Kondō (Infinite ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Taiten Kusunoki (Omega ) · Daisuke Ono (Silver ) · Kenta Miyake (Vector ) · Yūki Masuda (Espio ) · Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy ) · Jōji Nakata (Zavok ) · Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot ) · Wataru Takagi (Cubot ) · Fumihiko Tachiki (Narrator)
Music
Songs
"Fading World " · "Fighting Onward " · "Fist Bump " · "Infinite " · "Justice " · "Moonlight Battlefield " · "Nowhere to Run " · "Rhythm And Balance " · "Set in Motion " · "Supporting Me " · "The Light of Hope " · "Virtual Enemies "
Albums
Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack - A Hero Will Rise · Sonic Forces Vocal Traxx - On The Edge · Sonic Forces Hi-Res Collection · Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack The Vinyl Cutz
Other
Boost Gauge · Chaos Control · Challenge Mission · "Come Join the Eggman Empire! " · Corkscrew · Daily Mission · Death Crab · Death Egg · Death Queen · Eggman Army · Eggman Empire · Egg Dragoon · Egg Fleet · Egg Mobile · Experience · Health Gauge · Jackal Squad · Levitate · Loop · Mega Mack · Miles Electric · Operation Big Wave · Phantom Copy · Phantom Ruby · Phantom Ruby prototype · Psychokinesis · Rank · Real-Time Interaction · Resistance HQ · Robotomy · Sandworm · Skill · Sonic Forces digital comic (Moment of Truth , Stress Test , Looming Shadow , Rise of Infinite ) · Sonic Forces: Speed Battle · SOS Mission · Time Over · Totem pole · Tunnel · War to Take Back the Planet · Wisp Gauge