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- For the version of this form before the Super Genesis Wave, see Super Sonic (Pre-Super Genesis Wave).
Super Sonic is a transformation that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It is the Super-State of Sonic the Hedgehog, achieved by absorbing the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds. It is Sonic's ultimate transformation and has helped him save the world on multiple occasions.
Appearance
When transformed, Sonic's blue fur most noticeably turns into a brilliant gold color. Additionally, his green eyes become ruby red and his quills turn upward instead of hanging down, almost lifted entirely over his head. He also possesses a golden aura that varies in size, which can be anything from smooth to flame-like in shape and displays sometimes faint sparkles.
History
Past transformations
Sonic is known to have achieved this form on numerous occasions in the past, including to stop Perfect Chaos rampage through Station Square,[1] to stop the Space Colony ARK from colliding with the planet (with the aid of Super Shadow),[2] to battle Metal Overlord with Tails and Knuckles' aid,[3] and to foil plans of both Dr. Eggman and Dr. Eggman Nega (with the aid of Burning Blaze).[4][5] Sonic has also twice used this form to battle time-traveling threats: the monstrous Solaris and the sinister Time Eater.[6][7]
Genesis
When the world was rewritten with Dr. Eggman's first Genesis Wave, Sonic was able to turn Super Sonic once again on the Death Egg using the power of the Chaos Emeralds flowing through a power cord right before he was crushed by the Egg Destroyer Battlesuit. After defeating the robot, Sonic used the power cords to tap into as much Chaos Energy as possible and induced Chaos Control, supposedly returning the world to normal.[8]
Worlds Collide
When Sonic's World was rewritten along with Mega Man's reality's reality, Sonic had the idea to turn Super after Mega Man used the Rush Adaptor to turn into Super Mega Man, and the two used the Chaos Emeralds to turn Super. Together, they stopped the ambitions of Drs Eggman and Wily in their Egg-Wily Machine X. He taught Super Armor Mega Man how to manipulate Chaos Control in order to bring their respective realities back to normal, but when Super Sonic attempted to use it on his reality, Dr. Eggman interrupted him, resulting in the Shattered World Crisis.[9]
Worlds Unite
- Note: From the readers point of view, this picks up from where Super Sonic's original timeline ended.
During the decisive battle against Sigma-3, Sonic and Mega Man harnessed the Unified Army's seven Chaos Emeralds to go Super and engage the god-like Sigma.[10] Though the two heroes initially struggled against Sigma, they managed to destroy him once he was cut off from his Master Engine. As reality began falling apart from Sigma's misuse of the Genesis Portals, Super Sonic and Super Armor Mega Man tried fixing it with Chaos Control, only to find reality too damaged for it to work. Fortunately, Xander Payne saved them by rewriting history so that Sigma never made his move.[11]
Powers and abilities
In this state, Super Sonic's innate talents are vastly increased, giving him highly amplified speed and strength, enough to let him go toe-to-toe with the nearly god-like Sigma-3. Like the traditional Super-State, Sonic gains new abilities too, including high-speed flight and virtual invulnerability to harm; even when hit by Sigma-3's energy blast, he only got slightly singed.
As Super Sonic, Sonic is able to freely manipulate Chaos energy. He can charge his fists with chaos energy to amplify the strength of his strikes and can as well perform Chaos Control which allows him to bend time and space to his will. This transformation tends to use "positive" Chaos energy and thus can also help Sonic overwhelm beings powered by "negative" energy.
See also
References
- ↑ Sonic Adventure/Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
- ↑ Sonic Adventure 2/Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
- ↑ Sonic Heroes
- ↑ Sonic Rush
- ↑ Sonic Rush Adventure
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
- ↑ Sonic Generations
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #229, "Genesis Part Four: Reset"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #251, "When Worlds Collide Finale: Best of the Best"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #275, "Worlds Unite Part Eleven: Killing the Giant"
- ↑ Mega Man #52, "Worlds Unite Part Twelve: Last Rights"
External links
- Super Sonic at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.