

Also, in various games, the final boss is capable of damaging characters even when they are under a super transformation.Īnother general super transformation ability is flight. Even with the transformation enabled, during gameplay the character can still die by falling in a bottomless pit, being crushed, drowning or if the timer expires. In Sonic & Knuckles (and all games since), taking damage while using super transformation will result in the character being thrown back a small distance. The transformation also originally gave the character the same effect as the " Invincible" power up. Super transformation generally gives the character enhanced speed, similar to using a "High Speed" power up. In the recent games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, however, while the super transformation for the most part still plays a large role in the story, it has returned to be unlocked in the same way as on the Genesis and is usable in regular gameplay.Ĭlassic Super Sonic and Modern Super Sonic from Sonic Generations. In these cases, it only appears towards the end of the game, during the final boss battles, where the Chaos Emeralds are collected during the game story rather than during gameplay. From Sonic Adventure and onward, however, the super transformation became more of a story element rather than a regular gameplay mechanic. The super transformation is traditionally obtained in gameplay by collecting all of the Chaos Emeralds in addition to fifty Rings, as was the case in the Mega Drive/Genesis games starting with Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
