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Ashura

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Also known as "The Green Demon," Ashura' is the name of the glitched-palette character found in Sonic 2s Emerald Hill Zone.

Getting Ashura

To get Ashura, you must enter the level select and debug code. Then, you must choose one of the EHZ levels because the code only works in Emerald Hill Zone (1 or 2.) When you start the level, press B. You will be a ring, signifying that you are in debug mode. Then, press A four times. You will be four rings in a row going up or down. Then, hold C and right for about 5 seconds, then go back to the beginning and keep pressing a until you are the top of a waterfall. You may not see yourself, but you're there. Now do the same thing as before, hold C and right for about five seconds. Then press B and you'll be Ashura, or, green Sonic.

Dispelling Ashura Myths

While there is no known reason why the glitch was named Ashura, the leading theory says that it has something to do with a Hindu god who also shares the black stripe and green body. Ashura is not a secret character or anything special, merely a glitch.

Miscellaneous

Though only a palette glitch, Ashura is one of the four characters possible in Yuski the Dog's SMS ROM hack, Sonic vs. Os Mauniks. Also, there is a way to get an Ashura Chao in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle; it is the dark/run Shadow the Hedgehog Chao.