Black Material

The Black Material is an object that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a type of Material which is used for construction.

Description

In Sonic Rush Adventure, Black Materials are orbs of a mysterious black substance, similar in appearance to cannonballs. In the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Lost World, they are black and purple lumps shaped like the universal horse shoes, but with the inner space filled up by the same matter. Despite the substance's apparent consistency, it is very versatile in modifying a number of devices.

In gameplay, the Black Materials Materials are used in conjunction with other Materials to upgrade various machines such as vessels or RC Vehicles.

Game appearances

Sonic Rush Adventure

In Sonic Rush Adventure, the player can earn Black Materials by clearing the following stages' Acts and/or bosses:

• Pirates' Island
• Big Swell

The Rank the player gets from clearing the levels determines the amount of Black Material earned:

Sonic Lost World

In the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Lost World, the player can earn Black Materials by clearing Sky Road's Zones. The Rank the player gets from clearing the Zones determines the amount of Black Material earned:

As an alternative to collecting Black Materials, the player can combine other Materials in Tails' Lab to create then. To create one Black Material, the player needs at least three Iron Materials.

Machines

Sonic Rush Adventure

Black Materials are use to construct/upgrade the following vessels, although they may require other Materials as well:

• Wave Cyclone:
  • First upgrade: 3 Black Materials
  • Second upgrade: 5 Black Materials
• Ocean Tornado:
  • First upgrade: 3 Black Materials
  • Second upgrade: 5 Black Materials
• Aqua Blast:
  • First upgrade: 3 Black Materials
  • Second upgrade: 5 Black Materials
• Deep Typhoon:
  • Creation: 2 Black Materials
  • First upgrade: 3 Black Materials
  • Second upgrade: 5 Black Materials