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Homing Attack |
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First seen: Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (1996) |
Users: Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Metal Sonic, Espio the Chameleon, Miles "Tails" Prower |
Type: Attack |
The Homing Attack is a special move principally used by Sonic the Hedgehog that allows the character to swerve during a Spin Jump, automatically zeroing in and striking a nearby enemy. It was first featured in Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, where the instruction manual called it the Sonic Blast Attack[1]; not an intrinsic ability of Sonic at this point, it required the Gold Shield power-up to use.
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 How to use
- 2.1 Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island
- 2.2 Sonic Adventure series
- 2.3 Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog
- 2.4 Sonic Advance series
- 2.5 Sonic Rush
- 2.6 Sonic '06
- 2.7 Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic Colours
- 2.8 Sonic Unleashed
- 2.9 Sonic Generations and Sonic 4
- 2.10 Sonic Lost World
- 2.11 Sonic Forces
- 2.12 Sonic Frontiers
- 2.13 Sonic Superstars
- 3 Other appearances
- 4 Other media
- 5 Gallery
- 6 References
Overview
The technique became a standard move in Sonic Adventure and has been included in all 3D and several 2D Sonic games since. In Sonic Heroes, it was part of the repertoire of all Speed type characters, so other users include Amy Rose, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Espio the Chameleon. Usually activated by pressing in mid-jump; if no enemies are within range, use this move to have Sonic perform a Jump Dash (in Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic would instead go straight down). In this way it often replaces Sonic's earlier double-tap jumping move, the Insta-Shield.
In Sonic Lost World, Sonic is capable of performing a Focused Homing Attack, which is capable of locking-on to multiple enemies; up to six at once. The more enemies Sonic takes out with a single Focused Homing Attack, the more Animals will be rescued than just defeating each enemy individually, with the second enemy destroyed releasing two animals, the third releasing three, and so on. This type of Homing Attack can also work on just one foe; if three layers of reticles appear on a certain enemy, the player can release the Focused Homing Attack to deal even more damage and possibly defeat the foe immediately. No bosses, excluding the first fight with Zazz, will be defeated easily with this method, but it is very effective against them.
How to use
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island
The Homing Attack first appeared here, but requires the Gold Shield. Simply press or when jumping near an enemy.
Sonic Adventure series
Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog
Press / / Spacebar during a jump or fall in Speed formation. When in Power formation, the Speed and Fly characters will automatically attack nearby enemies.
Sonic Advance series
Present in Sonic Advance 2 (Sonic-exclusive) and Sonic Advance 3 (If using Sonic, Tails or Knuckles).
- For Sonic Advance 2. Press when jumping near an enemy, cannot be used on springs or rails.
- For Sonic Advance 3. Any characters that can use Homing Attack must be paired with Cream, in case of Sonic and Tails, it works the same way as Advance 2. In Knuckles case, however, press when jumping near an enemy and while performing the Glide
Sonic Rush
Press when jumping near an enemy. Cannot be used on springs and rails.
Sonic '06
Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic Colours
Press when jumping near an enemy.
Sonic Unleashed
Press / in the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 versions during a jump. In the Wii / PlayStation 2 versions, press / .
Sonic Generations and Sonic 4
Press / during a jump when you see a reticle on an enemy.
Note that in Sonic Generations, Classic Sonic can unlock the Homing Attack as a Skill by collecting all of the Red Star Rings in Planet Wisp Act 1. In the 3DS version, the Homing Attack is part of his default moveset and is automatically unlocked after defeating Big Arms.
Sonic Lost World
Press during a jump when you see a reticle on one or more enemies. For certain targets, wait until more reticles appear on it to perform a Focused Homing Attack.
Sonic Forces
Press (Switch) / (PlayStation) / (Xbox) during a jump when you see a reticle on an enemy.
Sonic Frontiers
Sonic Superstars
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. series
The Homing Attack is Sonic's standard special move in this series. When is pressed, Sonic spins in mid-air for a second, and then launches towards the back of the nearest enemy in an arc. The move can be completed faster by pressing , at the cost of accuracy. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U, the Homing Attack can be replaced with two other variants:
- Custom 1: Stomp. Instead of moving towards a target, Sonic goes straight down, meteor smashing the opponent.
- Custom 2: Surprise Attack. A faster variant of the Homing Attack, albeit with less power and range.
By swallowing Sonic, Kirby is also able to perform the Homing Attack via his Copy Ability.
Other media
Sonic Prime
Gallery
Sonic 3D Blast,
with the Gold ShieldSonic Lost World,
Focused Homing Attack