This object exists primarily or exclusively within the Sonic Boom continuity. Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

The Communicators^[1] are objects that appear in the Sonic Boom franchise. They are smartwatches created by Tails with technology derived from the Ancients' Enerbeam devices,^[2] and are used by the majority of Team Sonic's members during missions and in daily life.

Description[]

Appearance[]

Each Communicator resembles a wristwatch and features its own unique design:

Image	Owner	Description
	Sonic	This Communicator is a gray triangle with round corners and a black wrist strap. Its touchpad is black and in the middle is the cyan outline of a triangle with an extra cyan outline around each corner.
	Tails	This Communicator is a golden circular bezel with a brown wrist strap. Small red and green wires can be seen on the side, and its touchpad is yellow.
	Amy	This Communicator is a lightbulb-shaped golden pad with a white underside and a brown wrist strap. On the lower half are three dark pink buttons with a white circle on the top one, and on the upper half is a circular pink touchpad with a white frame and light purple semi-circles along the upper edges.
	Knuckles	This Communicator is a dark gray square with a grey wrist strap. Its touchpad is a smaller red square with a gray frame, and on each side is a small red rectangular plate (with a small white square in the middle of the one directly behind the hand).
	FriendBot	This Communicator is very similar to Sonic's. A gray triangle, it has round corners and a black wrist strap. Its touchpad is black and in the middle is a cyan triangle.

Features and traits[]

The Communicators are essentially mobile devices, all capable of a variety of functions. Their primary function is radio communication (equipped with alarms) between each other, allowing Team Sonic's members to stay in contact. They can as well connect to other communication devices, like Tails' headset, walkie-talkies, and regular telephones.^[3][4][5][6] If another Communicator is being used when contact is made though, they make a busy signal.^[7] Their signal range is very wide, extending far into space.^[8] However, their signal is vulnerable to magnetic interference and cannot move through the ground.^[8][9]

In addition to being waterproof,^[10] the Communicators can interface wirelessly with different machines and gadgets, such as the Luminous Suits and Sonic's Mech Suit, allowing them to operate such devices remotely.^[10][11][12] The Communicators can as well hook up to the internet and run mobile applications.^[7] Tails' Communicator in particular has shown capabilities akin to a multi-functional computer, being capable of conducting analyses, upgrading the Communicators' shared systems, and hacking programs.^[9][13] Other features these devices have include a clock,^[14] holo-displays,^[15] a text message application,^[16] and Enerbeam generators.^[17] The Communicators also come with their own tracking devices.^[18]

After absorbing the Fire and Ice energy from a fissure, the Communicator allowed their wearers to utilize Fire Mode and Ice Mode.^[13]

History[]

Games[]

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric[]

In Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Tails made the Communicators by replicating the Ancients' Enerbeam bracelets, but made them into things that were even more useful.^[2] Shortly after Lyric the Last Ancient's defeat, Team Sonic would wear them during their celebration in the village.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice[]

In Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, Team Sonic would utilize their Communicators during their mission to undo Dr. Eggman's environmental damage. Early on, Sonic and Amy's Communicators absorbed the Fire and Ice energy from a fissure, granting their wearers incredible powers. Tails later updated the Communicators so their whole team could tap into these powers too. Along the way, Tails would also keep tabs on his research findings using his own Communicator.

TV series[]

During their adventures, Team Sonic would use their Communicators for several purposes. This has included mission-related activities, everyday communication, timekeeping, and casual daywear.^{[3][4][5][14][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]}

One time, Sonic's Communicator got sabotaged by Eggman's Tomato Sauce cans who had infiltrated the Village.^[1][16] When FriendBot later became a part of Team Sonic, he was given his own Communicator so the team could reach him whenever they needed him.^[28]

Archie Comics[]

Sonic would wear his Communicator, but never used it for much.^[29] During the Go-kart Pan-island Grand Prix though, Knuckles and Amy used their Communicators to form an Enerbeam safety net for Sonic.^[17]

Other game appearances[]

Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom[]

In Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom, Sonic's Communicator is depicted on the item capsules for the Enerbeam powerup.

Trivia[]

• Sticks does not own a Communicator because she does not trust technology.^[30] Instead, she uses an old-fashion telephone.^[5] Despite this, she is able to use the Enerbeam and Fire and Ice Mode in both Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal and Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice.
• Unlike the other members on Team Sonic who wear their Communicators on their right wrists, Tails wears his on his left wrist.
• The Communicators are worn by the team more often in Season 2, than in Season 1.

See also[]

• Communicator

References[]