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Demonstration of the Insta-Shield in Sonic the Hedgehog 3's Angel Island Zone.

The Insta-Shield, known as the W Spin Attack (W回転アタック) in Japan, is a special move first used by Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Jumping then pressing the jump button again while in midair generates a brief flash that extends Sonic's attack radius and renders him temporarily invincible. No character but Sonic is able to use this technique.

The move reappeared in the Sonic Advance series. It is not used in any 3D games, due to the fact the "jump, then press jump again while in midair" move was changed to the Jump Dash, or if enemies/items are nearby, the Homing Attack.

Alternatives

In Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, performing the same button sequence while protected by a shield, or transformed into Super Sonic or Hyper Sonic, will cause Sonic to perform other maneuvres.

With a Fire Shield, Sonic briefly turns into a fireball and flies across the screen at high speed.
With a Water Shield, Sonic bounces in its bubble.
With a Lightning Shield, Sonic performs an additional jump (with sparks flying from the shield, though these do nothing).
While Super Sonic, the button sequence has no effect.
While Hyper Sonic, it causes all badniks on screen to be destroyed. Sonic is also propelled forwards much as he would be with a Fire Shield, but much faster and able to be directed with the D-pad. (Also, if dashing to the left or right, Hyper Sonic can glitch through certain kinds of small walls.)

In the comics

In the two-part Sonic the Comic story "Enter Knuckles", Sonic explains that he creates the Insta-Shield by vibrating the air around him so quickly that it creates a static effect. In the Archie comic Sonic 3 special, Sonic only uses the move once, and does not know how he managed to do so. Much later, he remembers and perfects the technique.

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 [[Image:wkaiten.png|frame|right|Demonstration of the Insta-Shield in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'''s [[Angel Island Zone]].]]
-The '''Insta-Shield''', known as the '''W Spin Attack''' (W回転アタック) in Japan, is a special move first used by Sonic in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''. Pressing jump twice generates a brief flash which extends Sonic's attack radius and renders him temporarily invincible. No character but [[Sonic]] is able to use this technique.
-This move is not used in any 3D games, due to the fact the "jump, then jump while midair"  move was changed to the Jump Dash, or if enemies/items are nearby, the [[Homing Attack]].  It was last used in the ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' series.
+The '''Insta-Shield''', known as the '''W Spin Attack''' (W回転アタック) in Japan, is a special move first used by [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''. Jumping then pressing the jump button again while in midair generates a brief flash that extends Sonic's attack radius and renders him temporarily invincible. No character but Sonic is able to use this technique.
-==Insta-Shield in the Comic Books==
+The move reappeared in the ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' series. It is not used in any 3D games, due to the fact the "jump, then press jump again while in midair"  move was changed to the [[Jump Dash]], or if enemies/items are nearby, the [[Homing Attack]].
-In the two-part ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' story ''"Enter Knuckles"'', Sonic explains that he creates the insta-shield by vibrating the air around him so quickly that it creates a static effect. In [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_comics)|the Archie Comics]] Sonic 3 special, Sonic only uses this once, and did not know how he managed to perform the Insta-Shield in the first place. Much later on, he remembers and perfects the technique.
+==Alternatives==
+In ''Sonic 3'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', performing the same button sequence while protected by a [[shield]], or [[Super transformation|transformed]] into [[Super Sonic]] or [[Hyper Sonic]], will cause Sonic to perform other maneuvres.
+* With a [[Fire Shield]], Sonic briefly turns into a fireball and flies across the screen at high speed.
+* With a [[Water Shield]], Sonic bounces in its bubble.
+* With a [[Lightning Shield]], Sonic performs an additional jump (with sparks flying from the shield, though these do nothing).
+* While [[Super Sonic]], the button sequence has no effect.
+* While [[Hyper Sonic]], it causes all badniks on screen to be destroyed. Sonic is also propelled forwards much as he would be with a Fire Shield, but much faster and able to be directed with the D-pad. (Also, if dashing to the left or right, Hyper Sonic can glitch through certain kinds of small walls.)
-==Insta-Shield Effects==
+==In the comics==
-* Performing an Insta-Shield with a [[fire shield]] causes Sonic to briefly turn into a fireball and fly across the screen at high speed.
+In the two-part ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' story "Enter [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]]", Sonic explains that he creates the Insta-Shield by vibrating the air around him so quickly that it creates a static effect. In the [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(Archie_comics)|Archie comic]] ''Sonic 3'' special, Sonic only uses the move once, and does not know how he managed to do so. Much later, he remembers and perfects the technique.
-* Performing an Insta-Shield with a [[water shield]] makes Sonic bounce in his bubble.
-* Performing an Insta-Shield with a [[lightning shield]] makes Sonic jump twice, with sparks flying off of the shield.
-* Performing an Insta-Shield while being [[Super Sonic]] does nothing.
-* Performing an Insta-Shield while being [[Hyper Sonic]] causes all badniks on screen to be destroyed. Sonic is also propelled in much the same way as if he did the Insta-Shield with a fire shield, but the player can control the direction of his flight with the D-pad and is much faster. If dashing to the left or to the right, Hyper Sonic can glitch through certain kinds of small walls.
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Alternatives

In the comics