Vine

Vine
A Vine in Sonic Heroes.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic Heroes
Statistics and overview
User(s)	Sonic the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog Miles Tails Prower Knuckles the Echidna E-123 Omega Rouge the Bat Amy Rose Big the Cat Cream the Rabbit Espio the Chameleon Vector the Crocodile Charmy Bee Silver the Hedgehog
Purpose	Transportation
Description	A long green vine

The Vine is a reoccurring gimmick in the Sonic the Hedgehog series that first appeared in Sonic Heroes. It is a type of plant vines in different variants that the player can use to swing through the air.

Description

The Vine is presented as a sturdy rope of green plant vines that hang from nearby trees or other forms of vegetation. They always appear in levels with forest themes.

In gameplay, the Vine serves as an option to traverse the Stages. When using the Vine, the playable character grabs onto it bottom by touching it. The Vine can then be swung, either automatically or manually. Releasing the Vine while swinging causes the playable character to be thrown to far-away locations, usually across bottomless pits. To maximize the length of the jump, it is advised the player releases the Vine at its apex. Releasing the vine too early will reduce the throwing distance.

Game appearances

Sonic Heroes

In Sonic Heroes, the Vine hangs between two floating ball-like yellow plants, making it look like a swing. They exclusively appear in Frog Forest and Lost Jungle. When using the Vine, the character currently leading the playable team will grab onto the Vine while the rest of the team hangs onto the leader's feet

To use the Vine in gameplay, the player just has to make contact with it and it will start swing automatically. To release the Vine, the player has to press //.

Shadow the Hedgehog

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The Vine in Shadow the Hedgehog.

In Shadow the Hedgehog, the Vine resembles a swing between two floating rocks, like in Sonic Heroes. However, it is instead orange and flatten out on the bottom. It is only found in Death Ruins, where it automatically transports the player to the needed area when encountered.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

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The Vine in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the Vines are lone, dangling robes with a purple flower bulb at the end which the playable characters hold onto.

When using the Vine in this game, its flower bulb will glow when it is at the ideal swinging height. Also, every Vine has a different launching range. To use the Vine in gameplay, the player has to swing the Vine down and up with the Control Stick and press / to release.

Sonic Rush Adventure

Sonic on a Vine in Sonic Rush Adventure.

In Sonic Rush Adventure, Vines look like a string of spheres attached together and sprout from orange bulbs in the ceiling. They can only be encountered in Plant Kingdom. To use a Vine in gameplay, the player has to swing left and right using and press / to release.

Sonic Unleashed

The hanging vine in Sonic Unleashed.

In the PlayStation 2/Wii version of Sonic Unleashed, Vines are called hanging vine. In this game, they have their look from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) but without the flower bulb. They are only encountered in Jungle Joyride.

A Vine can be target with the Homing Attack, but does not have a very long launching range. To use it in gameplay, the player has to swing left and right using the Control Stick and then press the jump button to release.

Variants

Swing Vine

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A Swing Vine pulling Shadow through the treetops.

The Swing Vine is a vine gimmick that only appears in Green Forest and White Jungle in Sonic Adventure 2. These vines are extremely long and serve as the player's transportation between sections of the Stages. When the playable characters touches them, they will grab hold of them and instantly be pulled with them as they swirl around massive trees at incredible speed, before being thrown off them and fall through the air to another area.

Bungie Vine

The Bungie Vine is a vine gimmick that only appears in Green Forest and White Jungle in Sonic Adventure 2. These vines resemble bungee cords which, when interacted with, will retract and fling the playable character through the air to another location.

References

Sonic Heroes

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Main article · Scripts (Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose, Team Chaotix, Last) · Staff · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery · Pre-releases (E3 version, demo)

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Shadow the Hedgehog (game)

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Main article · Scripts (Main Story, Last Story) · Credits · Manuals · Glitches · Beta elements · Library Sequences · Gallery

*Only playable in the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions · **Only playable in Battle Mode
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Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

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Main article · Scripts (Sonic, Shadow, Silver, Last) · Credits · Manuals · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery

*Unused
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Sonic Rush Adventure

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Main article · Script · Credits · Gallery

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Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3)

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Main article · Script · Credits · Glitches · Beta elements · Gallery

V·T·E · {{Unleashed (mobile) info}} · {{Unleashed (Wii/PlayStation 2) info}} · Category