Power Surge
Purpose
Damaging opponents Increasing speed Removing power-ups from opponents Recharging own power-ups
Surge forward and shock your opponents with this high-voltage attack. This attack drains power - attack a rival and get an instant recharge of your items!
— Description, Sonic Forces: Speed Battle
The Power Surge is an Item Box power-up that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . It is a Projectile and Trap Item used primarily to attack rivals.
Description
The power Surge's icon takes the appearance of Surge the Tenrec 's clenched fist moving forward surrounded by strikes of white lightning bolts. In gameplay the Power Surge takes the appearance of a blue shield-like aura surrounded by lightning bolts in front of the player as they surge forward.
Overview
In gameplay, the Power Surge can only be obtained at random from Item Boxes by Surge . As with most other Items, Metal Sonic and Metal Sonic Mach 3.0 can also use the Power Surge if they use the Steal Item, or Fortune Teller Amy if she uses Lucky Draw or Wall of Cards to steal it from the aforementioned user.
Once obtained, the player can utilize the Power Surge by pressing its icon on the bottom of the HUD. Unlike most other power-ups in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle however, the Power Surge occupies two Item slots on the HUD: the Projectile Item slot on the left and the Trap Item slot on the right. When used, the user will charge forward and hit all nearby rival characters, including those on the same lane as the user. In addition, the Power Surge will grant a small speed boost marked by a large light-blue aura in front of the player. The afterimage when striking the opponent also appears to be electric blue. If a rival character is hit by Power Surge, they will take damage, causing them to lose Rings and paused their speed for a moment, as well as lose an item like other electrical items. To avoid the Power Surge, the playable character has to step away from the user.
Uniquely amongst other items, using the Power Surge will cause the player to be momentarily locked out all the item slots on the HUD, which prevents from using any items. However, hitting an opponent with the Power Surge will bypass this drawback.
The Power Surge can be upgraded by leveling the player up to Levels 4, 6, 10, 12 and 16. For each upgrade, the Power Surge's damage will be increased.
Trivia
So far, the Power Surge, along with the Tail Strike and the Phantom Dagger are the only items in Sonic Forces: Speed Battle that can be stored in two item slots with the same character.
On release, despite not having an upgrade listed for obtaining 'x2' of the Power Surge, it was possible for the user to obtain two Power Surges on occasion from item boxes. This was removed during the 4.25.2 update.
Attack (Sonic Advance 2)
Minus Ring
Reaper
Steal Boost
Steal Wisp
Power Surge
Rip Tide
Water Wheel
V ·T ·E · Category
Playable characters
Common
Amy · Charmy · Knuckles · Omega · Sonic · Tails · Classic Sonic · Silver
Rare
Espio · Rouge · Vector · Blaze · Cream · Jet · Wave · Storm · Tangle · Whisper
Super Rare
Shadow · Chaos · Metal Sonic · Zavok · Big · Zazz · Zeena · Tikal · Dr. Eggman · Gamma
Special
Witch Rouge · Vampire Shadow · Elf Classic Sonic · Santa Big · Lunar Blaze · Lantern Silver · Spring Cream · All-Star Amy · Slugger Sonic · Tropical Storm · Tidal Wave · Ice Slicer Jet · Reaper Metal Sonic · Movie Sonic · Baby Sonic · Longclaw · Treasure Hunter Knuckles · Elite Agent Rouge · Excalibur Sonic · Jingle Belle Amy · Quarterback Zavok · Sir Lancelot · DJ Vector · Punk Zazz · Super Sonic · Sir Percival · Unicorn Cream · Werehog · Nutcracker Silver · Lucky Whisper · Linebacker Omega · Movie Tails · Sir Gawain · Movie Super Sonic · Paladin Amy · Darkspine Sonic · Super Shadow · Nine · Boscage Maze Sonic · Popstar Amy · Rockstar Rouge · Dragon Hunter Lancelot · Knuckles the Dread · Super Silver · Thorn Rose · LEGO® Sonic · LEGO® Amy · LEGO® Tails · Panda Amy · Sir Galahad · Classic Super Sonic · Mummy Knuckles · Chrono Silver · Snowdrift Sonic · Dragonfire Sonic · Dragonclaw Tails · Valentine Rouge · Chuck · Jester Sonic · Drummer Cream · Valiant Tails · Idol Shadow · Karate Knuckles · Fortune Teller Amy · Extreme Gear Sonic · Detective Vector · Pyromancer Blaze · Dulce Amy · Blossom Amy · Bassist Blaze · Ninja Espio · Unicorn Knight Cream · Sinbad the Sailor
Challenger
Infinite · Movie Knuckles · Mephiles · Rusty Rose · LEGO® Dr. Eggman · Warlock Infinite · Surge · Grim Sonic · Red · Series Knuckles · Metal Sonic 3.0 · Burning Blaze · Valhalla Surge · Oni Mephiles · Warrior Shadow · Movie Shadow · Movie Super Shadow
Non-playable characters
Boo · Chao · Cheese · Froggy · Phantom Copy · Shadow (enemy) · Wisp (Black , Blue , Crimson , Cyan , Gray , Ivory , Magenta , Pink , Red , White , Yellow )
Tracks
Green Hill
Pyramid Valley · Corkscrew Canyon · Parched Palms
Sky Sanctuary
Temple Gate · Celestial Skyway · Pinnacle Peaks · Ancient Isles · Spiral Heights
City
Sunset Bridge · Splash Highway · Viaduct Valley · Red Gate Bay
Mystic Jungle
Lambent Grove · Electric Arbor · Dash Vegas · Glowing Grotto
Golden Bay
Street Retreat · Suburban Speedway · High Hill Park
Planet Wisp
Mining Mayhem · Mining Mayhem R
Emerald City
Downtown Dash · Emerald Market Blitz · Big City Sprint
Metro City
Main Street · Scramble Avenue · Central Park
Removed
Sandy Hills · Desert Falls · Parched Palms R · Pyramid Valley R · Celestial Skyway R · Temple Gate R · Red Gate Ruins · Red Gate Bay R · Splash Highway R · Tangled Tunnels
Enemies
Buzz Bomber · Drone · Egg Chaser · Egg Pawn
Moves/techniques
Chaos Spear · Grinding · Grind Step · Hover · Slide · Spin Attack · Spin Jump · Super Sonic Boost
Gimmicks and obstacles
Conveyor Belt · Corkscrew · Dash Panel · Grind Rail · Loop · Spikes
Items
General
Chest · Emerald · Phantom Ruby prototype · Red Star Ring · Ring · Trophy
Item Box power-ups
Audio Assault · Balkiry · Bam-Boost · Bashosen · Bass Boost · Bass Rush · Bat Bomb · Beat Boost · Berserker's Axes · Blazing Aura · Blizzard Bomb · Blossom Glide · Blue Tornado · Boo-Boost · Booby Trap · Broadside · Brutal Barrier · Brutal Blitz · Bubble Bomb · Bullet Punch · Bunny Boost · Captive Light · Chao Attack · Chao Chase · Chao Guardians · Chao-nado · Chaos Blast · Chaos Boost · Chaos Charge · Chaos Chord · Chaos Control · Chaos Flame Sword · Chaos Slash · Chaos Spear · Choc Lock · Chopper Boost · Chopper Chomp · Claw Boost · Confusion Boost · Confusion Mine · Crossed Wires · Cyan Laser · Cyborg Smash · Cyclone Charge · Dancing Blade · Dark Blast · Dark Embrace · Dead End · Deadly Replica · Deadly Spears · Drac-O'-Lantern · Dragon Breath · Dragon Dance · Dragon Flight · Dragon Smoke · Drill Spin Boost · Drumbeat · Dual Wield Dash · Earthshaker Fist · Electro Boost · Ember Shroud · EMP Boost · EMP Shield · Energy Cannon · Explosive Mine · Falling Flames · Falling Sword · Fearless Strike · Feral Dash · Festive Forest · Festive Umbrella Boost · Fire Boost · Fire Whirl · Fireball · Firecracker · Firework Flurry · Flames of Disaster · Flue Shot · Fortune Boost · Frozen Chopper Chomp · Gail Meteor · Gathered Flame · Gift Trapped · Gift Wrapped · Glimmering Guard · Gold Rush · Golden Boost · Green Hover · Grimions · Hammer Slam · Hard Rock · Harvest Time · Hedge Maze · Home Run · Honor Guard · Ice Boost · Ice Mine · Ice Wave · Invincibility · Jingle Boost · Jump Scare · Jungle Run · Kanabo Boost · King's Judgement · Knight Smite · Konohagakure · Kunai Grapple · Laevatein Lunge · Laser Blaster · Lava Bomb · Lightning · Lightning Bolt · Lightning Boost · Lightning Storm · Lilytrap · Lockup · Love Struck · Lucky Draw · Magical Boost · Metal March · Meteor Charge · Meteor Crash · Missile Launch · Moto-Bug · Panda Mine-ium · Phantom Dagger · Phantom Dash · Pink Spikes · Pit Stop · Power Sneakers · Power Surge · Psy-Chlone · Psychic Strike · Psychic Surge · Psychic Surprise · Pyro-Mine · Rainbow Blast · Reality Warp · Red Dragon · Ring Portal · Rip Tide · Rocket Boost · Rockstar Chao Attack · Rocky Road · Savage Throw · Seeking Flame · Sharp Shelter · Shed Light · Shield · Shockwave · Slingshot Boost · Slipstream Whirlwind · Slow Burn · Snowball · Sol Transformation · Solo Hit · Sonic-in-the-box · Soul Surge · Spear Trap · Speed Break · Stalking Onibi · Stalking Shade · Star Trail · Steal · Storm Cloud · Strike Out · Sugar Rush · Super Form · Swarming Darkness · Sweet Roll · Sword Launch · Tail Spring · Tail Strike · Thunder Shield Wall · Tornado · Trap Shot · Tricky Towers · Twin-Tail Boost · Ultimate Waveform · Umbrella Boost · Viking Offense · Vision Scramble · Volt Bolt · Wall of Cards · Water Wheel · Whirlwind Wallop · Whirlwind · Wild Card · Wind Boost · Wipeout · Wrench Rush · Zap Trap
Other
Air Shoes · Air Shoes (Paramount) · Angry Birds · Arondight · Chaos Emeralds · Ddraig Goch · Eggmobile · EMP-Charged Boots · Excalibur · Experience Point · Extreme Gear (Blue Star II , Type-J , Type-S , Type-W ) · Flamberge · Galatine · Holo-Tech Sword · Jet Booster · Laevatein · Outfit · Phantom Ruby · Psycokinetic Enhancers · Ring (Paramount) · Sol Emeralds · Sonic's shoes · Variable Wispon · World Rings (Aqua Ring )