Regulator

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The Regulator^[1] (調整器^[2], Chōseiki^?) is an object that appears in the Sonic Prime television series. It was a special device invented by Tails Nine which regulated the energy of the Paradox Prism that was inside Sonic.

Description

The Regulator is a circular metal device with two triangular points, two of which are mounted on the heels of Sonic's shoes and two on the back of his gloves. At first, they look like regular metal rings, but once they have interacted with Sonic and the Prism Energy, the inner ring glows sky blue (with the exception of attire that Sonic wears whenever he is in The Grim, where the inner ring glows a light purple) with energy and seems to suction onto his gear. The Regulators affect his gloves and Shoes differently in different Shatterspaces.

• In New Yoke City, Sonic wears a pair of futuristic red shoes with white and gray patterns, alongside futuristic, white gloves with gray patterns.
• In Boscage Maze, Sonic wears a pair of camouflage gloves and shoes.
• In No Place, Sonic wears a pair of brown gloves and shoes, which have yellow pieces on four of his fingers similar to a Pirate, and the soles of his shoes resembling floaties.
• In The Grim, Sonic wears a pair of diamond shoes.
• In Ghost Hill, Sonic wears a pair of grid gloves and shoes, similar to his standard shoes and gloves.

New Yoke City Gloves and Shoes

Boscage Gloves and Shoes

No Place Gloves and Shoes

The Grim Gloves and Shoes

Ghost Hill Gloves and Shoes

Usage

The devices serve several functions, such as a compass of sorts, making Sonic's shoes glow with a colorful and glitchy aura with a pulsing noise, signaling that a Prism Shard is within a certain range. This has come in handy when Sonic and his crew have tried to find the different Prism Shards throughout each Shatterspace. The devices also regulate the energy of the Paradox Prism, transforming Sonic's apparel based on the current Shatterspace, and allowing him to run freely without the energy causing him to slip. Upon seeing them react to Prism Energy, Shadow fought Sonic to confiscate them before returning to the Void and tried to enter Boscage Maze. After being saved by Sonic, who took them back, he realized the Regulators can't help him access Shatterspaces. The devices can also be used as communicators, as Nine re-programmed them to be able to communicate with Sonic through other Shatterspaces.^[3] When Sonic sacrificed himself to fully restore the Paradox Prism, the Regulators began to overload as the Prism Energy was drained from his body, causing his shoes and gloves to rapidly shift between their Shatterspace-specific Regulator Upgrades. The devices finally shattered under the strain once the extraction process was complete.

History

Season one

In "Shattered", Nine attaches the Regulators onto the top of Sonic's gloves and on the back of his shoes, stabilizing the low-level energy that's inside Sonic and altering his attire's design. He takes them for a test run, but runs into Dr. Babble, who captures Sonic and Nine. Knucks and Rebel watch, and decide to try and help the two.

Season two

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Season three

In "From the Top", When Sonic sacrificed himself to fully restore the Paradox Prism, the Regulators began to overload as the Prism Energy was drained from his body, causing his shoes and gloves to rapidly shift between their Shatterspace-specific Regulator Upgrades. The devices finally shattered under the strain once the extraction process was complete.

Abilities

Every upgrade of Sonic's shoes and gloves come with special abilities (with the exception of New Yoke City and Ghost Hill):

Boscage Maze gloves and shoes giving Sonic claws for climbing and digging.

No Place Shoes allowing Sonic to run over water.

Grim shoes and gloves allowing Sonic to create energy platforms.

• In Boscage Maze, Sonic's gloves are given four cyan claws and there are also two on both of his shoes. They can be used for climbing and digging, as shown when Sonic has used the claws before to climb trees and dig underground. They're officially called the "Boscage Blades".
• In No Place, Sonic's shoes are given the ability to hover and run over water, similar to Shadow's Air Shoes. They're officially called the "Hovercraft Kicks".
• In The Grim, Sonic's shoes and gloves are given the ability to create hexagonal energy platforms, allowing him to run through the air and suspend himself midair through the soles. His gloves can project shields that can withstand energy blasts from Nine's Prism Energy attacks.

Trivia

• The No Place shoes share the same ability as the hover shoes made by Chris in the Sonic X anime series.
• In a YouTube Short by Netflix After School, two of Sonic's Regulator Upgrades are given names. The Boscage Maze Upgrade is called "Boscage Blades" and the No Place Upgrade is called "Hovercraft Kicks".
• Sonic's Regulator Upgrade in The Grim is the only one that doesn't have a specific name.

Gallery

Screenshots

Gallery
"Shattered" "Unwelcome to the Jungle" Sonic's shoes indicating that a Shard (in this case, the green one) is nearby. "Avoid the Void" "Second Wind" Nine communicating with Sonic through the Regulator.

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