Promotional image from Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, showing the introduction of Bonus Events.
Bonus Events, also known as Bonus Missions, are a series of special events that occur within Sonic Forces: Speed Battle and were introduced on 12 December 2023 during the 4.23.0 update. They were added to allow players to obtain cards of characters who do not regularly appear as a weekly special event.
Description[]
Much like normal events within Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, event missions can be found within the event tab of the game. They are found underneath the week's current special event. Initially, they will appear locked but they can be unlocked by the player, which will then have them act identical to any other event panel.
Overview[]
In order to gain access to Bonus Events, the player must first unlock them. This can be done by clicking on its locked status which will then send the player to an advertisement. If the player successfully watches this, the bonus event will become available for eight hours in whereby it will be locked once more and will need to be unlocked in the same way as it was initially (or by using Red Star Rings). Alternatively, as of the 4.27.0 update, they can also be unlocked for 10 star rings and follow the same rules as if they were opned with an advertisement. Upon unlocking, the way to gather cards is the exact same as any normal mission. The player will be asked to complete a short task before being allowed to open a chest with cards in. This chest is always blue. Upon opening, if the event has multiple characters, they will cycle around so each time a different character's cards can be acquired.
The amount of cards a player can get for the characters depends on their rarity. So far, there have only been rare, special, and challenger characters. Rare characters give the player between 2-15 cards when their task is completed while special and challenger characters give the player between 5-25 cards.
The weekly character(s) for the Bonus Events are announced at the same time as the normal mission events at (11:00 UTC), and their rewards regularly go into Tails' vault. Like the main event, they typically release three days after their announcement, at (11:00 UTC).
List of Bonus Events[]
Current Event[]
27 January 2025 - 3 February 2025: Movie Shadow
Upcoming Events[]
N/A
Previous Events[]
- 12 December 2023 - 19 December 2023: Elite Agent Rouge, Treasure Hunter Knuckles
- 19 December 2023 - 26 December 2023: Jingle Belle Amy, Nutcracker Silver, Elf Classic Sonic, Santa Big
- 26 December 2023 - 2 January 2024: Panda Amy, Unicorn Cream
- 2 January 2024 - 9 January 2024: All-Star Amy, Slugger Sonic
- 9 January 2024 - 16 January 2024: Boscage Maze Sonic, Tails Nine
- 16 January 2024 - 23 January 2024: Punk Zazz, DJ Vector
- 23 January 2024 - 30 January 2024: Whisper the Wolf, Tangle the Lemur
- 30 January 2024 - 6 February 2024: Lunar Blaze, Lantern Silver
- 6 February 2024 - 13 February 2024: Lucky Whisper
- 13 February 2024 - 20 February 2024: Quarterback Zavok, Linebacker Omega
- 20 February 2024 - 27 February 2024: Ice Slicer Jet
- 27 February 2024 - 5 March 2024: Tropical Storm
- 5 March 2024 - 14 March 2024: Elite Agent Rouge, Treasure Hunter Knuckles (2)
- 14 March 2024 - 21 March 2024: Tidal Wave, Rings
- 21 March 2024 - 9 April 2024: Red, Chuck
- 9 April 2024 - 17 April 2024: Punk Zazz, DJ Vector (2)
- 17 April 2024 - 26 April 2024: Quarterback Zavok, Linebacker Omega (2)
- April 26, 2024 - May, 3 2024: Boscage Maze Sonic, Tails Nine (2)
- 3 May 2024 - 13 May 2024: Series Knuckles
- 13 May 2024 - 20 May 2024: Lucky Whisper (2), Rings
- 20 May 2024 - 29 May 2024: Darkspine Sonic
- 29 May 2024 - 3 June 2024: Witch Rouge, Vampire Shadow
- 3 June 2024 - 10 June 2024: Panda Amy, Unicorn Cream (2)
- 10 June 2024 - 17 June 2024: Elite Agent Rouge, Treasure Hunter Knuckles (3)
- 17 June 2024 - 25 June 2024: Tails Nine, Knuckles the Dread
- 25 June 2024 - 2 July 2024: Paladin Amy, Sir Gawain
- 2 July 2024 - 12 July 2024: Quarterback Zavok, Linebacker Omega (3)
- 12 July 2024 - 17 July 2024: Dragon Hunter Lancelot
- 17 July 2024 - 23 July 2024: Sir Galahad
- 23 July 2024 - 27 July 2024: Paladin Amy, Sir Gawain (2)
- 27 July 2024 - 4 August 2024: Dragon Hunter Lancelot, Excalibur Sonic
- 4 August 2024 - 12 August 2024: Tails Nine, Knuckles the Dread (2)
- 12 August 2024 - 20 August 2024: Warlock Infinite
- 20 August 2024 - 28 August 2024: Tropical Storm, Tidal Wave
- 28 August 2024 - 4 September 2024: Valentine Rouge
- 4 September 2024 - 11 September 2024: Elite Agent Rouge, Treasure Hunter Knuckles (4)
- 11 September 2024 - 18 September 2024: Darkspine Sonic (2)
- 18 August 2024 - 26 August 2024: Ice Slicer Jet (2)
- 26 August 2024 - 3 October 2024: Panda Amy, Unicorn Cream (3)
- 3 October 2024 - 11 October 2024: Sir Galahad (2)
- 11 October 2024 - 18 October 2024: All-Star Amy, Slugger Sonic (2)
- 18 October 2024 - 28 October 2024: Warlock Infinite (2)
- 28 October 2024 - 5 November 2024: Dragon Hunter Lancelot, Jester Sonic, Elf Classic Sonic
- 5 November 2024 - 11 November 2024: Drummer Cream, Rockstar Rouge
- 12 November 2024 - 21 November 2024: Dragon Hunter Lancelot, Sir Lancelot, Vampire Shadow
- 21 November 2024 - 28 November 2024: Valentine Rouge, Metal Sonic Mach 3.0
- 28 November 2024 - 5 December 2024: Baby Sonic
- 5 December 2024 - 12 December 2024: Movie Sonic
- 12 December 2024 - 26 December 2024: Movie Sonic, Movie Tails, Movie Knuckles
- 26 December 2024 - 3 January 2025: Movie Tails, Movie Knuckles
- 3 January 2025 - 12 January 2025: Idol Shadow, Warlock Infinite, Sir Galahad
- 12 January 2025 - 20 January 2025: Dragon Hunter Lancelot, Paladin Amy
- 20 January 2025 - 27 January 2025: Movie Sonic, Movie Tails, Movie Knuckles (2)
Trivia[]
- Initially, only Elite Agent Rouge & Treasure Hunter Knuckles' event did not have their rewards added to Tails' Vault, perhaps suggesting that the feature was added per high demand after their event.
- This was later revisited with Ice Slicer Jet, whose rewards also are not added to the vault for undefined reasons.
- Whisper and Tangle are the first non-special bonus event characters to have bonus events.
- Lucky Whisper's event is the first to only contain one character.
- Treasure Hunter Knuckles and Elite Agent Rouge are the first repeat characters in bonus events.
- Unlike their initial event, their rewards were added to Tails' vault in the rerun.
- Tidal Wave's event is the first to have rings as a obtainable reward.
- Red and Chuck are the first characters to appear immediately as a bonus event after their addition to the game.
- They are also the first bonus event characters to feature for two weeks in a row. Additionally, they then became the first to feature three weeks in a row.
- So far, Sir Percival is the only Sonic and the Black Knight character not to appear in a bonus event.
- The "Shadow", Modern and Classic Sonic bonus event held in late October 2024 is a reference to the three playable characters of Sonic X Shadow Generations, which released three days prior. The background itself is directly taken from said game.
- The bonus missions for Dragon Hunter Lancelot, Sir Lancelot, and Vampire Shadow mark the first time that not all characters available from the bonus missions were shown on the bonus missions' graphics.