The optical cable[1] (ケーブル[2],Kēburu?, lit. "Cable") is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a gigantic Fiber Optic Cable, which can lead Sonic through a shortcut or down alternative paths using the Cyan Laser. The internal name for it is “fiber”.
The optical cables resemble the end of an actual fiber optic cable, with a red base each, a cyan cord wrapping around it, and a cyan glowing orb on the top that acts as a channel.[3]
Overview
In gameplay in the Wii version of Sonic Colors, and the remaster Sonic Colors: Ultimate, when obtaining a Cyan Wisp, the player can target nearby optical cables by transforming into the Cyan Laser. If the player hits the channel with the Cyan Laser, the optical cable sucks the player into it and through it to the closest exit channel. Once through the optical channel, the Cyan Laser will end and the player arrives in a completely different section of the Act. Any enemy residing along the optical cable is likewise destroyed when the Cyan Laser passes through them. Passing through the optical cable also awards the player with 60,000 Color Bonus points.
