20 Rings
Description
A power-up that can either be an
Item Box with the icon of a
Ring on it or a single Ring with the number "20" within.
The 20 Rings [1] (20リング[2] , 20 Ringu ? , lit. "20 Ring") , also referred to as the Super Ring [3] (スペシャルリング[4] , Supesharu Ringu ? , lit. "Special Ring") , is a power-up that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . When the player obtains this power-up, twenty Rings will be granted to the playable character at once. It can be considered a variant of the Super Ring .
Since its debut, the 20 Rings has been featured as both a power-up contained in different objects and as an independent, non-contained, and collectible item as well. Regardless of how it has appeared though, the 20 Rings has functioned identically in nearly every game.
Description [ ]
The 20 Rings follows the same principles as the Super Ring . When obtaining a 20 Rings, the player is instantly granted twenty Rings at once which are automatically added to the player's total Ring count. Rings granted by 20 Rings function like regular Rings, as the player is able to lose them after taking damage and then recollect them.
The 20 Rings can appear as a power-up contained in an Item Box , UFO , or Item Panel . It has also appeared as a floating golden Ring separate from containers that is slightly larger than regular Rings and has the number "20" in its center. Item Boxes containing 20 Rings display an icon depicting a Ring with the number "20" written in the display. Like other Item Boxes, 20 Rings Item Boxes can be hidden behind walls, palm trees or in other places. 20 Rings that appear as large floating Rings are likewise obtained upon simply touching them, as there is no Item Box in-between them and the player. However, they cannot be targeted by attacks like the Homing Attack , unlike 20 Rings in Item Boxes. When collecting an Item Box-less 20 Rings, a unique sound effect is played compared to the regular chime exhibited by Rings.
In some cases, the 20 Rings can appear in groups to be picked up.
Game appearances [ ]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD [ ]
An early version of the 20 Rings appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog CD . In this game, it is referred to as the Super Ring [3] (スペシャルリング[4] , Supesharu Ringu ? , lit. "Special Ring") (not to be confused with the item of the same name in the game's Rounds ), and is identified with the icon of a single Ring .
In Sonic the Hedgehog CD , the Super Ring only appears in the Special Stages . In these levels, it can be obtained whenever the player destroys a specific purple UFO . In addition, the Super Rings exhibit a special ability in gameplay: for each successive Super Ring the player obtains in a row from UFOs, the amount of Rings this power grants will be doubled. This means that if the player, for example, breaks three UFOs in a row, and each of them hold a Super Ring, then the player will first receive twenty, then forty, and finally eighty Rings. However, obtaining after other power-up during such a chain will reset the Ring amount the player receives.
Sonic R [ ]
In Sonic R , another early version of the 20 Rings appeared. In this game, it is referred to as Numbered Item Panel [5] (ビッグ20リング[6] , Biggu 20 Ringu ? , lit. "Big 20 Ring") and can be obtained at random when touching one of the Item Panels that lie scattered across the racing courses.
Sonic Adventure 2 [ ]
In Sonic Adventure 2 and its enhanced port Sonic Adventure 2: Battle , the Ring power-up is referred to as 20 Rings [1] (20リング[2] , 20 Ringu ? , lit. "20 Ring") . In these games, it is exclusively an Item Box item. The Item Boxes that contain the 20 Rings in this game hold an icon that shows a single Ring with the number "20" written in the lower left corner.
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)[ ]
In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), the Ring (リング , Ringu ? ) item can come in values of 20. Much like Sonic Adventure 2 , it is exclusively an Item Box item. The Item Boxes that contain the 20 Rings in this game hold an icon that shows a single Ring with the number "20" written in the lower right corner.
Sonic Unleashed [ ]
A 20 Rings object, from the Wii /PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed .
In the Wii /PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed , the 20 Rings makes another appearance. In this game, it is exclusively a floating ring without an Item Box.
In gameplay, the 20 Rings appear in both the nighttime and daytime stages . While they are rather common in the daytime stages, they are also quite common in nighttime stages, and will appear more frequently in the latter as the player advances through the game.
Shadow Generations [ ]
In Shadow Generations , the 20 Rings Item Box makes another appearance, sharing their appearance with their Sonic Adventure 2 counterparts.
Variants [ ]
Rich Ring [ ]
The Rich Ring is a silver variant of the 20 Rings that physically resembles the Red Star Ring . Like the regular 20 Rings, the Rich Rings each give the player twenty Rings . They only appear in Sonic and the Secret Rings and Sonic and the Black Knight .
Gallery [ ]
Sprites [ ]
Screenshots [ ]
References [ ]
*Appears in re-releases of the game only
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Playable characters
Hero
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Knuckles · Tails
Dark
Shadow (Super Shadow ) · Rouge · Eggman
Misc.
Amy * · Metal Sonic * · Tikal * · Chaos * · Chao Walker * · Big *^ · Dark Chao Walker *
Non-playable characters
Chao (Angel , Chao Principal , Chaolin , Chaoko , Chaos Chao (Dark Chaos Chao , Hero Chaos Chao , Light Chaos Chao ), Chaosky , Chappy , Crunch , Crystal , Dark Chao , Dinner , Eggie , Flash , Happy , Hero Chao , Lucky , Magic , Melody , Ninja , Rainbow , Skull , Smokey , Spooky , Stinky , Stormy , Tin , Wacky , Woody ) · Gerald · Maria · President · Scorpion Troop · Secretary · Sigma-Alpha 2 · Spider Troop · Researcher · Animals (Bat , Bear , Boar , Cheetah , Condor , Dragon , Gorilla , Half Fish , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Phoenix , Rabbit , Raccoon , Seal , Sea Otter , Sheep , Skeleton Dog , Skunk , Tiger , Unicorn )
Stages
Hero
City Escape · Wild Canyon · Prison Lane · Metal Harbor · Green Forest · Pumpkin Hill · Mission Street · Aquatic Mine · Route 101 · Hidden Base · Pyramid Cave · Death Chamber · Eternal Engine · Meteor Herd · Crazy Gadget · Final Rush
Dark
Iron Gate · Dry Lagoon · Sand Ocean · Radical Highway · Egg Quarters · Lost Colony · Weapons Bed · Security Hall · White Jungle · Route 280 · Sky Rail · Mad Space · Cosmic Wall · Final Chase
Misc.
Cannon's Core · Green Hill
2P Stages
Downtown Race · Grind Race · Planet Quest · Pool Quest · Deck Race · Pyramid Race
Enemies
G.U.N.
Blue Eagle · Bomb Beetle · Bomb Wing · Gold Beetle · Gum Hawk · Gun Hawk · Gun Beetle · Gun Hawk · Gun Hunter · Gun Wing · Hornet-3 · Hornet-6 · Hornet-9 · Laser Hawk · Laser Hornet · Laser Hunter · Mono Beetle · Phoenix · Rhino Cannon · Rhino Jet · Rhino Metal · Rhino Spike · Shield Hunter · Sky Hawk · Spark Beetle · Spring Beetle
Badniks
Buzz Bomber · Chopper · E-1000 · Gola · Unidus · Kiki
Misc.
Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1 , Artificial Chaos P-100 , Cell , Float Type , Guard Type ) · Boo · Boom Boo
Bosses
B-3x Hot Shot · Biolizard · Egg Golem · Eggman vs. Tails · F-6t Big Foot · Finalhazard · King Boom Boo · Knuckles vs. Rouge · R-1/A Flying Dog · Shadow vs. Sonic
Moves/techniques
Amy Flash * · Black Shield * · Black Wave * · Booming Missile * · Bounce Attack · Captive Light * · Chaos Bind * · Chaos Control · Chaos Impact * · Chaos Screw * · Chaos Spear · Chaos Strike * · Charm Ray * · Crazy Rush * · Crouch · Dark Finish * · Dark Omochao * · Dig · Drill Claw · Drill Drive · Fire Somersault · Glide · Grind Step · Grinding · Hammer Punch * · Heaven's Justice * · Hell Bomber * · Hip Drop * · Hover · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Kick/Kick Attack · Knuckle Spin * · Laser Missile * · Light Attack · Light Speed Dash · Lock-on · Lock-On Missile · Magic Hands · Omochao · Pick · Power Flash * · Power Laser * · Propeller Punch · Punch (Eggwalker) · Punch/Punch Attack · Rocket Launcher · Rumble Launcher * · Screw Kick · Somersault · Sonic Wind * · Speed Up * · Spin Jump · Spin Dash · Spiral Upper · Storming Heart * · Super Sonic Boost · Swim · Thunder Arrow * · Time Stop * · Volkan Cannon · Wrath of Gaia * · Zap Laser *
Gimmicks and obstacles
Ancient Ruin · Ball Switch · Bungie Vine · Dash Panel · Dynamite · Egg Beetle · Gravity Control Switch · Green energy fluid · Grind Rail · GUN Military Truck · High-speed warp tube · Hint Box · Hourglass · Iron ball · Jump Plate · Knuckles Clan foothold · Laser field · Missile · Pipe · Point Marker · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Ramp · Rocket · Safe · Sinking pool · Spikes · Spinning drum · Swing Bar · Time Switch · Turtle · Warp Hole · Warp Wall · Weight · Wide spring
Items
General
Air bubble · Balloon · Chao Egg · Chao Key · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Drive · Car · Container (Cage , Chao Container , Steel Container , Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Emblem · Emerald Shard · Gate key · Goal Ring · Item Box (5 Rings , 10 Rings , 20 Rings , Bomb , Extra Life , Health , High-Speed Shoes , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Shield ) · Key Stone (Gate Key ) · Meteorite · Outfit · Ring · Snowboard
Level Up Items
Air Necklace · Air Shoes · Ancient Light · Bazooka · Booster · Bounce Bracelet · Flame Ring · Hammer Gloves · Iron Boots · Jet Engine · Large Cannon · Laser Blaster · Light Speed Shoes · Magic Gloves · Mystic Melody · Pick Nails · Protective Armor · Shovel Claw · Sunglasses · Treasure Scope
Voice actors
English
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) · Connor Bringas (Tails ) · Scott Dreier (Knuckles , GUN Soldiers ) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) · David Humphrey (Shadow ) · Lani Minella (Rouge , Omochao ) · Deem Bristow (Eggman ) · Moriah Angeline (Maria ) · Marc Biagi (Gerald , GUN Soldiers ) · Steve Broadie (President ) · Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) · Jon St. John (Big ) · Elara Distler (Tikal ) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Kazuki Hayashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman , Gerald ) · Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) · Yuri Shiratori (Maria ) · Kinryū Arimoto (President ) · Shun Yashiro (Big ) · Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Music
Songs
"It Doesn't Matter " · "Believe In Myself " · "Unknown from M.E. " · "Throw It All Away " · "E.G.G.M.A.N. " · "Fly in the Freedom " · "My Sweet Passion " · "Escape from the City " · "Kick the Rock! " · "A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup " · "Dive into the Mellow " · "Deeper " · "Space Trip Steps " · "Rhythm And Balance " · "The Supernatural " · "For True Story " · "Supporting Me " · "Live and Learn "
Albums
Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track · Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era · Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Sampler · Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack · SONIC ADVENTURE 2 OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK VINYL EDITION · Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition · Sonic Adventure 2 Vocal Collection: Cuts Unleashed
Strategy guides
Sonic Advance & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Official Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Strongest Strategy Guide · Sonic Adventure 2 Hero/Dark Manual · Sonic Adventure 2 Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Other
Altar of Emerald · Angel Island · Auto Running · Black Market · Boss Attack · Central City · Chao Adventure 2 ^ · Chao Garden (Dark , Hero , Neutral ) · Chao in Space · Chao Kindergarten · Chao Lobby · Chao Machine · Chao Race · Chao Stadium · Chao Transporter ^ · Chao World · Corkscrew · Cyclone · Eclipse Cannon · Eggman Bombom · Eggwalker · Emerald Radar · Fake Emerald · Game Over · Gerald Robotnik's diary · Grind Shoes · Health Gauge · Hidden Base · Kart Race · Life · Limiter Ring · Loop · Master Emerald · Moon · Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome · Prison Island · Project Shadow · Rank · Space Colony ARK · Station Square · Teleporter · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic , Werehog ) · Gaia Colossus
Non-playable characters
Apotos
Alexis · Anastasia · Eric · Gregorios · Ice Cream Vendor · Lambros · Sandra
Spagonia
Barbara · Ciccio · David · Denise · Dora · Federica · Gigi · Ippolita · Josef · Lucia · Mauro · Natalia · Otto · Professor Pickle · Professor Pickle's Assistant · Raimondo
Mazuri
Ana · Essie · Gwek · Kofi · Kwami · Kwod · Yawa · Yaya
Chun-nan
Chun · Hualin · Lin · Shuifon · Yilin · Zonshen
Holoska
Jari-Pekka · Jari-Thure · Marketa · Sarianna · Ursule
Shamar
Ara · Dimah · Ehsan · Erhan · Hizir · Iman · Labib · Latif · Layla · Mufid · Musaid · Raniya · Sa'id · Sadiq · Safi · Samia · Sammar · Shadi · Utba · Yasmine
Adabat
Jamal · Kaeo · Nagi · Rudi · Teanchai
Misc.
Amy · Chip · Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia ) · Dr. Eggman · Tails · SA-55
Villages
Apotos · Mazuri · Spagonia · Chun-nan · Holoska · Shamar · Adabat
Stages
Windmill Isle
Enemies
Eggman's Machinery
Aero-Cannon (Gold Aero-Cannon ) · Aero-Chaser · Egg Blizzard · Egg Burst · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Knight (Electric shield , Spring shield ) · Egg Fighter: Shield (Electric shield , Spring shield ) · Egg Flame · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Shackle · Egg Typhoon · Interceptor · Mole Cannon · Spinner · Thunder Ball · Thunder Spinner
Dark Gaia's Minions
Big Mother · Dark Bat · Dark Bat Sniper · Dark Fright · Dark Master · Deep Nightmare · Fire Master · Fright Master · Killer Bee · Lightning Master · Little Rex · Nightmare · Red Fright · Red Killer Bee · Red Nightmare · Red Deep Nightmare · Red Rex · Red Titan · Spike · Thunder Bat · Titan
Bosses
Egg Beetle · Egg Devil Ray · Egg Dragoon · Egg Lancer · Dark Gaia · Dark Gaia Phoenix · Dark Guardian · Dark Moray · Perfect Dark Gaia
Moves/Techniques
Sonic
Air Boost · Cartwheel · Crouch · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Jump Dash · Lightspeed Dash · Slide · Skydiving · Sonic Boost · Sonic Drift · Spin Jump · Stomp · Quick Step · Wall Jump
Werehog
Attack (Left-handed , Right-handed , Two-handed ) · Dash · Double Jump · Grab · Guard · Unleashed Mode · Wall Shuffle
Misc.
Boost · Drill Attack · Super Sonic Boost · Turbo Boost
Skills
Beatdown · Claw Charge · Crescent Moon Strike · Earthshaker · Wereclap · Were-Hammer · Were-Claw · Were-Wallop · Wild Claw · Wild Whirl
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Blue spring · Bobsled · Bomb · Buggy · Buoy · Check Point · Conveyor Belt · Crane Lift · Crank · Dark Energy Force Field · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Door · Fountain · Giant spear · Grind Rail · Hanging vine · Hint Ring · Horizontal Bar · Icicle · Iron ball · Jump Selector · Laser field · Lever · Movable box · Moving Crate · Rainbow Ring · Ramp · Reaction Plate · Snowblower · Spike Trap · Spikes · Springboard/Spring · Springpole · Star Post · Switch · Thorn Spring · Trap Spring · Trick Jump Panel · Wide spring · Zip Line
Items
1UP · 5 Ring Bonus · 20 Rings · 100 Count Ring · Big 50 Ring · Boss Gate · Chaos Orb · Container (Steel Container , Wooden Container ) · Dark Energy Key · Dark Gaia Force · Gaia Gate · Goal Ring · Hidden Treasure Ring · Item Capsule · Moon Medal · Moon Tablet · Planet Tablet · Ring · Sun Medal · Sun Tablet · Super Ring
Voice actors
English
Jason Griffith (Sonic , Werehog , Prof. Pickle's Assistant ) · Amy Palant (Tails ) · Lisa Ortiz (Amy ) · Anthony Salerno (Chip ) · Mike Pollock (Eggman , Zonshen ) · Christopher Collet (SA-55 ) · Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor , Prof. Pickle )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Chikao Otsuka (Eggman ) · Chō (Prof. Pickle ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Tomokazu Seki (Sonic the Werehog ) · Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip )
Music
Songs
"Endless Possibility " · "Dear My Friend "
Albums
Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
Other
Auto Running · Boost Gauge · Boost Gauge · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Energy Cannon · Chun-nan's Treasure · Combo · Critical Attack · Dr. Eggman's chair · Earth · Egg Dragoon · Egg Fleet · Egg Mobile · Exorcisms · Experience Point · Freeze · Gaia Manuscripts · Gaia Temple · Gaia Temple guardian · Hallowmoon · Health Gauge · Miles Electric · Orb Result · Real-Time Interaction · Ring Energy Gauge · Shield Gauge · Shuttle loop · Sonic: Night of the Werehog · Sonic Unleashed: Prima Official Game Guide · Sonic World Adventure (manga) · Spagonia University · SPD · Tornado-1 · Rank · Time of awakening · Unleashed Gauge
Playable characters
Shadow
Non-playable characters
Amy · Big · Biolizard · Black Doom (Doom's Eye , Devil Doom , Neo Devil Doom ) · Blaze · Chaotix (Charmy , Espio , Vector ) · Cheese · Cream · Cubot · E-123 Omega · Gerald · Knuckles · Maria · Mephiles · Modern Sonic · Metal Overlord · Orbot · Researcher · Rouge · Time Eater
Locations
Open Zone areas
White Space · Doom Zone
Stages
Space Colony ARK · Tokyo (DLC ) · Rail Canyon · Kingdom Valley · Sunset Heights · Chaos Island · Radical Highway
Enemies
Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1 , Artificial Chaos P-100 ) · Black Arms (Black Flash , Black Macho , Black Salvo , Black Wall , Black Warrior ) · Buzz Bomber · Cyclone · Death Egg Robot · Egg Flyer · Egg Guardian · Egg Gunner (Egg Stinger ) · Egg Pawn · Egg Tank · Flapper (Cannon Flapper , Laser Flapper , Needle Flapper ) · Galaga Bee · Gun Beetle (Mono Beetle , Spark Beetle ) · Gun Hunter (Paramount ) · Moto Bug · Rhinoliner · Soldier
Bosses
Biolizard · Metal Overlord · Mephiles the Dark · Devil Doom / Neo Devil Doom
Moves/techniques
General
Air Boost · Boost · Chaos Control · Chaos Dash · Chaos Snap · Chaos Spear · Crouch · Double Jump · Grind Step · Homing Attack · Skydiving · Quick Step · Slide · Spin Jump · Stomp · Wall Jump
Doom Powers
Doom Blast · Doom Morph · Doom Spears · Doom Surf · Doom Wing
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Bomb · Bonus Bell · Container (Steel Container , Wooden Container ) · Corruption · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Eagle · Fountain · Grind Rail · Hint Ring · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Laser field · Meteorite · Morph Ball · Pulley · Purple orb · Rainbow Ring · Rocket · Spikes · Spinning drum · Spring · Spring Pole · Star Post · Switch · Tightrope · Track switch · Wall Jump Block · Wide spring · Wind switch · Zip Line
Items
Boss Gate · Boss Gate Key · Doom Gear · Goal Ring · Item Box · Musical note · Sealing Device · Ring · Super Ring · Time Bonus
Voice actors
English
Kirk Thornton (Shadow , Orbot ) · Keanu Reeves (Paramount Shadow ) · Ben Diskin (Black Doom ) · Stephanie Sheh (Maria ) · Mike Pollock (Gerald ) · Karen Strassman (Rouge ) · Roger Craig Smith (Omega , Modern Sonic ) · Kyle Hebert (Big ) · Wally Wingert (Cubot ) · Ray Chase (Metal Overlord ) · Robbie Daymond (Mephiles )
Japanese
Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Black Doom ) · Yuri Shiratori (Maria ) · Kotaro Nakamura (Gerald ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) Taiten Kusunoki (Omega ) · Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Modern Sonic , Metal Overlord ) · Takashi Nagasako (Big ) · Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot ) · Wataru Takagi (Cubot ) · Takayuki Sakazume (Mephiles )
Music
Songs
"All Hail Shadow " · "The Supernatural " · "Supporting Me " · "Throw It All Away " · "What I'm Made of... " · "Without You "
Albums
Sonic X Shadow Generations Original Soundtrack: Perfect | Reflections
Other
Armored train · Black Moon · Black Sword · Boost Gauge · Challenge · Challenge Act · Chaos Gauge · Chaos Island · City · Collection Box · Collection Room · Dark Rider · Egg Bazooka · Egg Spear · Fast travel · Final Fortress · Gerald Robotnik's Journal · Health Gauge · Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome · Open Zone · Rank · Real-Time Interaction · Scepter of Darkness · Shadow · Soleanna · Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings ("Shadow and Maria ", "Finding the Way ", "To the ARK ") · Sonic X Shadow Generations X Chao · Space Colony ARK · The Jet Black Hedgehog: Shadow the Hedgehog