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Sonic Literally Collects Rings Part 2

So recently Sonic X Shadow Generations the line where Tails and Classic Tails are talking about rings was changed. This has lead many people into thinking rings are not literal and merely a gameplay mechanic. This however, is not the case.

Now a possible reason for this line change is probably because it doesn't make sense for Tails to question where Sonic keeps his rings since he also collects and stores rings himself. This also doesn't negate any mention of rings in other instances. In my previous post I mentioned we see rings in Sonic Mania Adventures and Sonic Prime, but there is more examples.

In Sonic Frontiers in Big's Fishing Sections you can fish up an art ring. The Fish-o-pedia mentions they have aided Sonic before.

While possibly being canon or just soft canon, in The Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog Sonic mentions being out of rings from his previous adventure and needing to collect rings to get faster and be able to bust through the door. Keep a pin in this.

In Sonic Rivals 2 there characters such as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, Silver and Espio have in game dialogue about needing to collect rings for various reasons. Rouge and Knuckles need rings to fuel an emerald detector, while Silver and Espio need rings to power Silver's ESP powers. Keep a pin in this.

In Sonic Generations there is a mission involving Cream and collecting rings which is acknowledged in universe.

Also, in a previous post I mentioned in Sonic Twitter Takeover #5 - All Answers Eggman mentions having Shadow pay him in rings. After this Sonic mentions he can't go Super without rings. This is further backed up by the dialogue in Sonic Adventure 2's final boss fight where Sonic and Shadow are talking about needing rings to maintain their Super Forms.

In Shadow The Hedgehog Tails is at Circus Park which he says was built by rings Eggman has taken from around the world, and he askes Shadow to help him collect said rings. In addition during the Egg Dealer boss fight you can make Eggman drop rings which he acknowledges.

Finally in games like Sonic Heroes and Sonic 06 characters like Tails can drop Dummy Rings to trick others into thinking they dropped real rings to get them to touch said rings and take damage.

So back to the pins, so it seems like we have an answer to what rings are used for in universe. Sonic mentions he needs rings to get faster and fast enough to break down a door. This would mean while Sonic is really fast the higher speeds we see him run at is only possible due to the rings. Him also needing to get faster to break down a door would mean by default he needs to be well stronger. While not fully explain the inconsistencies of it, this would explain why Sonic in Sonic Prime is struggling in fights when we are used to him not struggling. Because he is out of rings which he acknowledges. This would explain why the Fish-O-Pedia mentions them aiding Sonic. But it also seems like rings make characters faster and stronger in general, this is because Silver need them to power up his esp powers. This would imply in general characters collect rings as a means to get faster, stronger, and fuel any special powers they have. Also, because they are needed to fuel Super Forms might imply they are connected to Chaos energy in some way. Separately they also seem to be used to power machines as well. Finally the usage of rings to buy objects is literal as confirmed by Tails and Eggman. Written by Eris

[lore-of-mobius]

Item Boxes Are Literal

So Item Boxes and Monitors used to store power-up, items, Wisps, among other things are literal. In the IDW Comics during the Zombot Virus Arc Vector takes on and captures a Zombot Charmy with it, this shows they do exist in universe and are not just a gameplay mechanic. Also, you can fish one up in Big's Fishing Sections in Sonic Frontiers. The Fish-O-Pedia makes mention of the fact they are used to store items. Written by Eris

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Sign Posts, Star Post, And Goal Rings Are Literal

So in Sonic Frontiers Sonic straight up mentions the existence of Sign Posts and Goal Rings confirming they are an actual thing and not just a gameplay mechanic. This is further backed up by the fact you can fish one up in Big Fishing sections with a description further confirming this. They also depict Classic Eggman confirming again Classic Sonic is Modern Sonic's past self.

Separately the Star Post can be fished up with a description that tells us to can teleport someone out off danger as they fall down into a pit if you've previously touched one. This also may mean extra lives aren't literal in the Sonic world. Written by Eris

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Mandarin Fish

Do you wanna learn about the legendary Mandarin Fish? Well, 1 fact I know about it is that

they are very colorful!! They are usually small but very cute. Usually they are found in the pacific ocean.