Super Sonic is a transformation that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is the Super State of Sonic the Hedgehog, achieved by harnessing the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds. Since its debut, this form has been Sonic's most commonly used transformation.
Originally, Super Sonic was merely a power-up that Sonic would occasionally use. However, after using it to foil Dr. Eggman during the climax of the Angel Island incident, Super Sonic would become Sonic's greatest trump card against his adversaries, providing him with the power and abilities to save the world on numerous occasions.
Appearance[]
When transformed into Super Sonic, Sonic's blue fur turns into a gold color and his peach skin gains a slightly golden hue. Additionally, his green eyes become ruby red and his quills turn upward. His middle back quill varies in position though, either gaining an angled slant with a more pointy shape or getting upturned like his other quills (the latter is mostly seen in CG scenes and artwork). He also possesses a golden aura that varies in size and can be anything from smooth to flame-like in shape. His aura also sometimes displays either faint sparkles or electrical sparks.
Over the series, Super Sonic's appearance has changed gradually. Prior to Sonic Adventure, his eyes remained black when transformed (except in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles where they would turn turquoise), his golden aura was absent, and his quills would sometimes be more upturned and messy. Up until Sonic Adventure, his middle quills would also get longer when transformed. In games like Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and the Sonic Rush series, his middle quills would retain their normal shape, making his quill style look identical to Shadow's.
Power and Abilities[]
Super Sonic is easily one of the most powerful beings in the Sonic series, having defeated titanic robots, fearsome monsters, forces of nature, other Super State users and even powerful deities. Due to being infused with the seven Chaos Emeralds' power, Super Sonic accordingly commands ultimate power and has access to unlimited energy.
As Super Sonic, Sonic's innate abilities far surpasses his normal ones. His strength has been increased to such levels that he can plow through large robots, barriers and Eggman’s space armada without slowing down, break enormous metal restraints without effort, and even knock back Perfect Dark Gaia whose size is on par with a mountain. His trademark super speed has been enhanced dramatically too, approaching the speed of light. He is similarly capable of making lightning-fast, but precise dashes. He also has improved reflexes and agility to match his improved movements and can jump higher as well. Like the traditional Super State, Sonic gains new abilities in this form too, including high-speed run-flight and virtual invulnerability to harm, although his invulnerability can be bypassed if he is hit by something with enough force, like attacks from Solaris, the Egg Salamander and Perfect Dark Gaia.
Capable of manipulating chaos energy in his Super State, Super Sonic is able to freely perform different Chaos Powers, such as shields that can deflect the enemy’s attacks and Chaos Control which allows him to bend time and space to his will, the latter of which is powerful enough to allow him teleport objects as large as the Space Colony ARK with Super Shadow's help. He can also shoot highly destructive waves of golden energy, cloak himself in a fiery aura and then launch himself forward with increased speed and enormous force in order to ram opponents or blast through/knock back attacks, and chargeprojectiles with energy before shooting them. He can also use his Chaos Powers to absorb blue light to amplify his attacks. He can even combine his Chaos Powers with similar techniques to amplify their size and power; as an example, he can combine his signature Super Sonic Boost with another Super Sonic Boost user's or even Burning Blaze's Burning Fire Boost in order to deliver stronger impacts. Super Sonic can also pass his chaos energy onto others, thereby allowing them to achieve Super States of their own while maintaining his own.
Due to the positive chaos energy which empowers Super Sonic, he is able to neutralize negative chaos energy and therefore turn people possessed by pure rage back to normal, like when he reverted Perfect Chaos back to normal while purifying it of its anger and rage.
Like in his natural state, Super Sonic can utilize the Spin Attack, a technique where he curls into a concussive ball or cutting disk and directs himself at his targets. Due to Sonic being in a Super State, this technique's power is greatly amplified as a result. With it, Super Sonic can shred or burrow through just about any substance given enough speed. Highly adept in its usage, Super Sonic can utilize several variants of the Spin Attack for both ground- and aerial maneuvers, including the Spin Dash, Spin Jump, Homing Attack, Focused Homing Attack and the super-charged Light Speed Attack.