Darkspine Sonic
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| Darkspine Sonic |
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| First seen: Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) |
| Power source: World Rings |
| Base character: Sonic the Hedgehog |
- Not to be confused with Dark Super Sonic.
Darkspine Sonic is a powerful form that Sonic the Hedgehog takes at the end of Sonic and the Secret Rings, when Sonic accidentally absorbs the power of three of the World Rings, and uses it to fight and defeat Alf-Layla-wa-Layla.
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Overview
Darkspine Sonic's quills point downwards and he gets a deep indigo color (which is much brighter in the CG cutscene). He loses his pupils, shoes and mouth, and his muzzle, chest, and ears turn white. He wears giant rings around his wrists and ankles and gains two stripes on the top of his head, the middle quill of his back and on his feet. He is also surrounded by a flaming orange aura. Additionally, Darkspine Sonic has a much gruffer voice than normal, which resembles the voice of the Werehog.
This transformation was brought on to Sonic by three of the seven World Rings, the rings of sadness (purple), rage (red), and hate (green). This form can thus be considered an incomplete transformation, as Alf-Layla-wa-Layla even comments that Sonic shouldn't be able to beat him as Darkspine Sonic, a form he presumes to be inferior to his, not understanding his own form also comes as an incomplete transformation, due to the failure in the ritual he used to attain it, possibly making Darkspine a more controlled and powerful form, even though it doesn't use all of the World Rings.
History
Sonic and the Secret Rings
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Other game appearances
Darkspine Sonic appears as a playable character in Sonic Dash and Sonic Forces: Speed Battle. Darkspine Sonic was also mentioned in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Gameplay
Darkspine Sonic is able to fly, but is not invincible (or at least not invulnerable to Alf-Layla-wa-Layla's powerful attacks) and doesn't depend on rings. He can be attacked just like regular Sonic and can keep his form with no rings. Unlike Super Sonic, Darkspine Sonic takes a more physical approach to fighting as he attacks with barrages of punches and kicks as opposed to Super Sonic's head butting.
Moves
Main Skills
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Special Skills
Voice actors
In English, Darkspine Sonic is voiced by Jason Griffith. In Japanese, he is voiced by Jun'ichi Kanemaru.
Gallery
Darkspine Sonic as featured in the game's final cutscene
References