Flying
Appearances in other media
Description
A move where Cream flaps her ears like wings.
Flying [ 1] [ 2] (ファン飛行[ 3] [ 4] , Fan hikō ? , lit. "Fan flight") is a move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . It is the signature technique of Cream the Rabbit where she uses her ears to become airborne.
Description
When using the Flying maneuver, Cream flaps her ears as if they were wings in a vertical motion, thus creating a lift that allows her to fly through the air like a bird. While in flight, Cream can reach exceedingly fast speeds, enough to let her keep up with Sonic the Hedgehog .[ 5]
In gameplay, using the Flying maneuver allows the player to move through the air in any direction with virtually no restrictions. This allows the player to reach higher places that would be otherwise unreachable, or to cross gaps and bottomless pits . However, there is a limit to how long Cream can stay airborne; after flying non-stop for a while, she will become exhausted and slowly drift downward. The move is also unable to be used underwater. Compared to Tails ' Propeller Flying , Cream flies faster but not for as long or high.
Game appearances
Sonic Advance series
Sonic Advance 2
Flying first appeared in Sonic Advance 2 as one of Cream the Rabbit 's standard moves. To use the Flying maneuver in gameplay, the player has to press during a Spin Jump . The player can then either continuously tap to ascend, or let go to descend. While Flying, the player can control Cream's movements with . The move can be cancelled at anytime by pressing , which will make Cream immediately drop to the ground.
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Advance 3 , Cream can only use the Flying maneuver when she has Sonic , Knuckles , or Amy as her partner. Otherwise, the gameplay controls for Flying are the same as in Sonic Advance 2 .
Sonic Heroes
In Sonic Heroes , Cream is shown using the Flying maneuver in the game's cutscenes.
Sonic Generations
In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations , Cream is shown performing the Flying maneuver in the Challenge Acts Cream: Helping Hand and Cream: Chao Hunt .
Sonic Dream Team
In other media
Animation
Main article: Flying (Sonic X)
Books and comics
Archie Comics
Main articles: Flying (Archie) and Flying (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)
IDW Publishing
See also
References
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Cream and Cheese · Tails · Knuckles · Amy
Non-playable characters
Eggman · Vanilla · Guard Robo · Chao · Animals (Deer , Elephant , Flicky , Gorilla , Koala , Kangaroo , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Rabbit , Robin , Sea Otter , Seal , Skunk )
Zones
Leaf Forest · Hot Crater · Music Plant · Ice Paradise · Sky Canyon · Techno Base · Egg Utopia · XX · True Area 53 · Special Stages
Enemies
Balloon · Bell · Buzzer · Circus · Flickey · Geji-Geji · Gohla · Hammerhead · Kiki · Koura · Kubinaga · Kura-Kura · Kyura · Madillo · Mon · Mouse · Pen · Piko-Piko · Spina · Star · Straw · Yado
Bosses
EggHammerTankII · Egg Bomber Tank · Egg Totem · Aero Egg · Egg Saucer · Egg-Go-Round · Egg Frog · Super Eggrobo Z · True Area 53 boss
Moves/ techniques
General
Amy Dash · Boost Mode · Bound · Chao Attack · Chao Rolling Attack · Crouch · Double Spin Attack · Drill Claw · Double Punch · Flying · Grinding · Hammer Attack · Head Slide · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Mid-Air Glide · Mid-Air Hammer Swirl · Propeller Flying · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spiral Attack · Skid Attack · Step Attack · Super Hammer Attack · Super Skid · Super Sonic Boost · Super Tails Swipe · Swim · Tail Swipe · Wall Climb
Mid-Air Trick Actions
Big Air (Happy Spring , Hop Jump , Petit Step , Spiral Upper ) · Long Wind Jump (Burning Straight , Humming Top , Sweet Roll , Window Jump ) · Stop 'n' Slam (Bound , Drill Claw , Mid-Air Hammer Swirl , Propeller Descent , Soft Bomber ) · Quick Reverse (Back Attack , Back Rotor , Back Star , Milky Turn )
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bumper wall · Cannon · Dash Panel · Dropping platform · Fan · Gravity Control Switch · Grind Rail · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Light Bridge · Spikes ] · Spin ring · Spring · Spring Pole · Star Post
Items
Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Attack , Brake , Confusion , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Mosaic , Power Sneakers , Random Ring Bonus , Shield , Warp ) · Ring · Special Ring
Other
Auto Running · Chao Bounce · Chao Search · Corkscrew · Freeze · Life · Loop · Sonic Advance 2 Official Guidebook · Sonic Advance 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide · Time Attack · Time Over · Tiny Chao Garden · Tunnel
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails · Knuckles · Amy · Cream and Cheese · Eggman
Non-playable characters
Vanilla · Gemerl (Ultimate Gemerl ) · Chao · Omochao
Zones
Route 99 · Sunset Hill · Ocean Base · Toy Kingdom · Twinkle Snow · Cyber Track · Chaos Angel · Altar Emerald · Nonaggression · Special Stage · Mini-Games
Enemies
Akatento · Aotento · Ape · Bu-Bu · Buzzer · Clam · Condor · Gaogao · Gekogeko · Ginpe · Guards · Guruguru · Hariisen · Jousun · Juggling · Kamaki · Kyacchaa · Marun · Minimole · Muukaden · Spina · Takkon · Uutsubo · Yadokk · Yukigasen
Bosses
Egg Hammer 3 · Egg Ball No.2 · Egg Foot · Egg Cube · Egg Chaser · Egg Pinball · Egg Gravity · Hyper Eggrobo · Ultimate Gemerl
Moves/ techniques
General
Amy Dash · Big Hammer Attack · Boost Mode · Bound Attack · Breast Stroke · Breathe · Chao Attack · Chao Ball Attack · Chao Spin · Chao Spinning Attack · Dash Climb · Dog Paddle · Double Mid-Air Glide · Double Punch · Drill Claw · Fire Sliding · Flying · Floating Fall · Grinding · Hammer Attack · Hammer Jump · Hammer Propeller Flying · Head Slide · High Propeller Flying · Hip Drop · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Leap · Life Ring · Look down · Mid-Air Dash Glide · Propeller Flying · Mid-Air Chao Attack · Mid-Air Chao Ball Attack · Mid-Air Chao Spinning Attack · Mid-Air Glide · Mid-Air Hammer Attack · Mid-Air Hammer Jump · Skid Attack · Spin · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Super Sonic Boost · Spinning Hammer Attack · Spiral Upper · Tag Action · Tail Spin Attack · Tail Swipe · Tornado Attack · Upper Spin · Wall Climb · Wind Attack
Mid-Air Trick Actions
Big Air (Happy Spring , Hop Jump , Petit Step ) · Long Wind Jump (Humming Top , Sweet Roll , Window Jump ) · Stop 'n' Slam (Bound Attack , Spinning Hammer Attack , Propeller Descent , Hip Drop )
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Bungee Rope · Dash Panel · Flywheel · Gondola · Grind Rail · High-speed warp tube · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Minecart · Platform-raising Wheel · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Seesaw · Snowblower · Spring · Spring Pole · Special Spring · Spin ring · Star Post · Switch
Items
Act Ring · Capsule · Chaos Emerald · Factory Ring · Goal Medal · Item Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Confusion , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Minus Ring , Mosaic , Power Sneakers , Random Ring Bonus , Shield , Slow , Swap , Transparency ) · Ring · Special Key
Voice actors
English
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) · Deem Bristow (Eggman ) · William Corkery (Tails ) · Scott Dreier (Knuckles ) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) · Sarah Wulfeck (Cream ) · Jon St. John (announcer)
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Sayaka Aoki (Cream )
Other
Altar of Emerald · Angel Island · Chao Playground · Corkscrew · Fly Type · Freeze · Life · Loop · Power Type · Sonic Advance 3 Strongest Strategy Guide · Sonic Factory · Speed Type · Time Attack · Tornado 2 · Water