Minor power objects in Sonic the Hedgehog
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In the fictional universes of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, cartoon series, and comic books, a number of powerful objects exist. Most prominent among these are the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald, but a number of less powerful objects also exist.
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[edit] Gems
[edit] Deep Power Stones
In the SatAM episode Drood Henge, the Freedom Fighters discover that Dr. Robotnik is attempting to gain possession of the Deep Power Stones. These artifacts are dangerous, as combined one way they unlock ultimate power, while in another way they unlock ultimate destruction. They set out to stop Robotnik from getting them, but he gets his hands on the first stone. Tails, however, comes up with a brilliant plan, destroying a fake stone and then making off with the real one.
Later, when all seems hopeless, Sonic steals Robotnik's stone. He and Sally then call upon the energy imbued in the stones to defeat the Doomsday Project. Originally, they intended to unleash the power of destruction contained in the two stones, but after considering the possibly disastrous consequences they combined them in the other formation to grant them super abilities. It was revealed that physical contact between users of the stones produced further energy, as demonstrated by first a high-five, and later a kiss, between Sonic and Sally. The Deep Power Stones are also known to have the same energy found in the Power Rings, but 10,000 times more powerful.
[edit] Planet Egg
Featured in the Sonic X series, Planet Eggs are gemstones of varying shape that embody the life force of a planet. Throughout the second season of the series, the Metarex are seeking the Planet Eggs as part of their plans to destroy all animal life in the galaxy so that plants may rule. As a result of their own Planet Egg being stolen, Sonic and co. board the Blue Typhoon and begin traveling around the galaxy in an effort to stop the Metarex.
Removal of a world's Planet Egg can have a variety of effects. On Sonic's homeworld, the plant life began to die out in a growing area once the Planet Egg had been extracted from Angel Island. On another occasion, the Planet Egg's harvesting turned a desert planet into a gigantic ocean. These effects were reversed after Sonic and co. recovered the Planet Egg, though they had to fight off two powerful Metarex in order to save the planet.
Another world became covered in ice when the Planet Egg was gone, a fact that greatly saddened Cosmo until the Egg was returned. Later, the gang of heroes found a world that had become overgrown by jungle. Using the Planet Egg of this world, Cosmo was able to communicate with the vegetation, but it went out of control as a result.
Some time later, the Blue Typhoon and Dr. Eggman arrived at a Metarex fortress. After making their way through the defensive gauntlet, they discovered a Planet Egg that had been enlarged by energy from two Chaos Emeralds. Unfortunately, a battle with the Metarex resulted in the Egg being jettisoned and lost.
Historical records on Cosmo's homeworld revealed that Dark Oak, the leader of the Metarex, had first discovered a way to use the Planet Eggs to stabilize the unnatural transformation process he and other male Seedrians were capable of. Because of this, the female Seedrians left their homeworld behind, thinking that the males would be destroyed. Instead, they survived, and built metal bodies to support their frail structures.
When all the combatants in the conflict reached Galactic Coordinates 000, the true plan of the Metarex was revealed. Using the Planet Eggs as a source of water and the Chaos Emeralds as a source of light, they planned to channel the energy from a breach in space time to destroy all animal life in the galaxy. Fortunately, their plans were thwarted, and after the Metarex were destroyed, the Planet Eggs were presumably returned to their rightful places.
[edit] Power Rock
A glowing green gemstone, the Power Rock is the source of the Power Rings found in SatAM and the Archie Comics. Created by Sonic's Uncle Chuck and stored within a special device, the Power Rock produces one Power Ring every 12 hours. The rock itself is also a major power source.
[edit] Precioustone
The Dreamcast game Sonic Shuffle is set in a dream world known as Maginary World. In this world lays a mysterious stone known as the Precioustone, which keeps the Maginary World under control while residing in the Temple of Light. The Precioustone is shattered by Void, which causes Maginary World to fall into disaster. After being brought to the world by Lumina Flowlight, Sonic and friends then set out on a quest to find all the pieces of the Precioustone and repair it. Eggman also follows them as he wants to get his hands on the stone, but eventually the heroes repair the stone and leave Maginary World.
[edit] Time Stones
In Sonic CD, the seven Time Stones were used instead of Chaos Emeralds. These mysterious gems teleports the Little Planet through time, and as such it is only visible in the planet's atmosphere for one month out of every year. The Time Stones cannot cause transformation (or if they can, have not, meaning there might be a possibility of a "Time Sonic") and have not reappeared since their debut. If Sonic collected all of the Time Stones, he could use their power to prevent Eggman from ever spreading his influence on the Little Planet, thereby ensuring a good future for the planet.
In the "SatAM" cartoon, there were two Time Stones that were guarded on a flying island which could only be accessed by defeating the guards and answering the riddle asked by the Guardian, who rather than being Knuckles the Echidna was instead an enormous, ancient owl. Sonic and Sally Acorn used these two Time Stones to transport themselves back to the day of Robotnik's takeover of Mobotropolis during the two-part episode "Blast to the Past" in an attempt to stop the takeover from ever happening. This ultimately failed, but Sally was able to save her nanny Rosie by telling her to never leave Knothole no matter what due to the fact that Sally knew that she would be captured while out in the Great Forest and roboticized by Robotnik.
In Sonic the Comic, there was mention in a Sonic's World strip of there being seven Time Stones on the Miracle Planet, but only one was ever seen in the main strip and it resembled a normal stone rather than the multi-colored gems shown in the back-up strip. Robotnik, by means unknown, had find the Time Stone and was using it to power a machine that would cyberform the whole Miracle Planet; through a bizarre time paradox, Sonic received a Time Stone from himself so he could go back in time, retrieve the Time Stone (and destroy the machine), and then go forward in time to give the Stone to himself, after which point the machine's effect on the planet suddenly vanished, as did the Stone. Its origin was never explained.
[edit] Rings
[edit] Chaos Rings
The Chaos Rings were six powerful rings that appeared in Knuckles' Chaotix. According to the Japanese manual, the Rings were created by an ancient civilization and infused with Chaos Emerald energy. Doctor Eggman builds a base on the mysterious island where they were created in order to find the Rings, which are hidden in Special Stages. Throughout the game, the Chaos Rings are collected in the same way as the Chaos Emeralds usually are, and having all six by the end rewards the player with the "good ending".
The Chaos Ring storyline was largely unmentioned in the US manual, and instead Eggman was said to be trying to steal the "Power Emerald" from "Carnival Island". The Chaos Rings can still be collected, but are never explained.
[edit] Power Rings
See main article for more details.
Despite being a gameplay feature in the video games, the Power Rings do not make as large an appearance in the animated shows. In "SatAM" and Sonic X, Sonic can absorb a ring to give him extra speed and power for a short while. In SatAM, they are produced within a lake (see Power Rock above), which they are taken from by either Sonic or Tails (this is the only instance in the franchise where Sonic commonly wears a backpack for easy access). They are also used to restore free will those who were Roboticized. Also in this series similar Rings are used by Dr. Robotnik to incapacitate prisoners. In Sonic X, Rings are made from Chaos Emeralds and usually given to Sonic by Tails, apparently produced by a generator installed in the Tornado 2.
In the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics, the Power Rings are identical to those found in SatAM. However, the comics take it a step further, naming the Power Rings as a fifth element aside from the traditional ones of fire, water, air, and earth. Because of this, the Power Rings are eagerly sought after by the wizard Ixis Naugus. Massive quantities of Rings, gathered all at once or one at a time, can also produce a super transformation or other effects, such as communication with the Ancient Walkers.
A few children's novels and comic books claim that the rings were created by Sonic's Uncle Chuck to boost Sonic's speed and power.
[edit] Rings of Order
In the cancelled title Sonic X-treme, the Rings of Order were seven magical rings guarded by Gazebo Boobowski and his daughter Tiara[citation needed]. Somewhat notable is the fact that "order" is the opposite of "chaos".
[edit] World Rings
The seven World Rings are a major plot point in Sonic and the Secret Rings. The evil Erazor Djinn used Sonic to get his hands on the rings, so that he could use them to conquer the Arabian Nights book. While his plan initially succeeded, Sonic used three of the Rings to transform into Darkspine Sonic after Erazor had used them to transform into the monstrous Alf Layla wa-Layla. The World Rings are colored in the same colors as the Chaos Emeralds, and their power requires a sacrifice to unlock. Each ring holds the power of one of the following emotions: Prayers, Sadness, Rage, Hatred, Joy, Pleasure, and Wishes (however, in an earlier scene, Sonic claims that the white ring is filled with "desire", but Erazor mentions that the ring represents Wishes, although desires and wishes are almost similar to each other).
[edit] Other
[edit] Sword of Light
Sir Connery of the Archie Comics carried a magical weapon known as the Sword of Light. Incredibly powerful, it could draw on the life force of its user for more powerful attacks. However, the Sword and Connery himself were both destroyed during a confrontation with Mammoth Mogul.
[edit] See also
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| Emerald/Ring | Chaos Control · Chaos Emeralds · Master Emerald · Rings · Minor power objects · Special Stage (Blue Sphere) · Star Posts · Super transformation (other media) |
| Locations | Angel Island (Hidden Palace) · Prison Island · Space Colony ARK · Tiny Chao Garden · Central City · Soleanna · Arabian Nights |
| Vehicles | The Tornado · Death Egg · Dr. Eggman's vehicles (flying fortresses) |
| Other | Badniks (E-Series) · Mobians (Echidnas) · Eggman Empire · Roboticizer (Roboticization) · Minor technology · Sonic Team · Voice Actors · Evolution of the Sonic Universe |
| Spin offs | Manga · Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (episodes) (Sonic Christmas Blast) · Sonic the Comic · Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series) (episodes) · Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series) (Knuckles) · Movie · Sonic Underground (episodes) · Sonic X (episodes) (comic) (card game) · List of printed media |
