Super Sonic (Super Smash Flash)

This article is about Super Sonic's appearance in Super Smash Flash. For the character in other contexts, see Super Sonic.

Super Sonic in Super Smash Flash
Universe	Sonic
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Availability	Unlockable
Unlock criteria	Clear Classic with Sonic without using any continues.
Tier	17 (B)

Super Sonic is a playable newcomer unlockable character in Super Smash Flash from the largely represented Sonic franchise. Even though he is in a such powerful form, Super Sonic can be harmed and take damage as usual. He is a clone of Sonic, having the same moves with slightly different properties applied to them. Super Sonic holds the distinction of being the only Sonic character with custom sprites, courtesy of Joe T.E. (fully credited as Joe The Echidna Fox), which still follows the art style of Sonic Battle nonetheless.

Super Sonic is ranked at 17th on the tier list. Super Sonic is the fastest character in the game, and he has the attack speed and horizontal speed to prove it. Super Sonic can use his Spin Dash to approach whilst dealing damage, and he has some decent finishers. He also can make up for his range by overwhelming the opponent. However, Super Sonic has a hard time dealing with projectiles and disjoints, which puts him in bad matchups with other characters like Lloyd and Tails. He also has a larger hurtbox than Sonic.

Super Sonic is ranked a place higher than Sonic as Super Sonic is much faster and has better finishers than Sonic, despite a slower attack speed and a larger hurtbox.

Moveset

Attack	Description	Damage	Image
Standard attack	Super Sonic throws a super jab. Unlike Sonic's, Super Sonic does not skid forward in a single use.	6%
Side attack	Super Sonic performs a super kick. As with his standard attack, Super Sonic is not naturally propelled forward like Sonic does. This attack has more ending lag.	5%
Up attack	Super Sonic performs an arched kick over his head. Yet again, Super Sonic's variant does not skid forward like Sonic's does. This is compensated for with a grounded variant of his downward rocket kick, which Super Sonic can perform by holding down the attack button.	6%
Down attack	Super Sonic uses the Spin Dash, where he curls into a ball and propels forward at high speed, travelling a fixed distance. Keeping the attack button pressed causes Super Sonic to continuously roll forward, which reduces Super Sonic's damage hitbox window for the moment he is attacking, making him seemingly impervious to many attacks except projectiles. It also offers momentum-canceling properties, which increases Super Sonic's survivability a lot.	8%
Down aerial	Super Sonic delivers a downward rocket kick, similarly to his continued up attack. Super Sonic's kick lacks the forward propelling attribute that Sonic's variant has.	6%
Jump attack	Super Sonic has an additional attack while jumping; he uses the Spin Jump, curling into a ball as spins in the air.	3%

Differences from Sonic

Attributes

• Super Sonic moves faster (21 → 22).
  • This makes him more vulnerable to instant-KOs.
• He jumps higher (15 → 17).
  • His short hop is higher (10 → 12).
• He has a faster 1P pivot (19 → 23).
• He has no movement boost when attacking.
• He has a slower attack rate (14 → 16).
• He has a much longer attack length (13 → 20).
• He has a slightly faster acceleration (0.8 → 0.82).

Standard attack

• The move does 1% more damage per frame (5% → 6%).
• It lasts 6 frames longer (13 → 19).
• It transitions into jump attack 6 frames later when used in the air (14 → 20).
• Super Sonic's animation does not auto-transition into his falling animation.
  • This means that he will frame-skip into a useless falling animation if he attempts to use the move again before the animation finishes.
• The move's hitbox is shorter and gives Super Sonic slightly less range.
• Super Sonic's hurtbox is taller, but very slighly thinner.
• The move's initial disjoint lasts four times longer.
• The move's ending disjoint lasts slightly longer.

Side attack

• Super Sonic does a quick front kick instead of a spinning side kick.
• The move does 1% more damage per frame (4% → 5%).
• It lasts 2 frames shorter (13 → 11).
• Super Sonic's animation auto-transitions into his falling animation.
• The move transitions into jump attack 7 frames later when used in the air (14 → 21).
• The move's hitbox is significantly thinner, giving less coverage and no backwards disjoint.
  • The hitbox is repositioned, giving him a slightly better forwards disjoint.
• Super Sonic's hurtbox is much thinner.

Up attack

• The move does 1% more damage per frame (5% → 6%).
• It lasts 8 frames longer (11 → 19).
• Super Sonic's animation auto-transitions into his falling animation 8 frames later (12 → 20).
  • This also allows him to frame-skip into his down aerial attack by holding the attack button and direction down.
• The move transitions into jump attack 7 frames later when used in the air (14 → 21).
• Super Sonic's hurtbox is shorter.
• His hurtbox starts small and grows bigger as the move continues, instead of the reverse.
  • This also gives Super Sonic a better disjoint during the initial frames of the attack, at the expense of a worse disjoint towards the end.

Down attack

• Super Sonic moves 2 units slower on startup (30 → 28).
  • This makes Super Sonic less susceptible to getting instakilled.
• The move lasts 2 frames shorter (31 → 29).
• The move's hitbox is bigger.
• Super Sonic's hurtbox is larger, giving him less range overall.

Down aerial

• The move does 1% more damage per frame (5% → 6%).
• It lasts 2 frames longer (13 → 15).
• Super Sonic's animation auto-transitions into his falling animation.
• The move transitions into jump attack 7 frames later when used in the air (14 → 21).
• The attack's hitbox is slightly thinner.
• Super Sonic does not move around as much as Sonic. This gives him no disjoint on the move's initial frames, and a smaller disjoint later on.

Jump attack

• The move does 1% more damage per frame (2% → 3%).
• It lasts 2 frames longer (15 → 17).
  • Even when short-hopped. (10 → 12).
• Super Sonic's hurtbox is slightly thinner and taller.

Other animations

• Super Sonic's standing hurtbox is taller and bobs up and down.
• His crouching hurtbox is taller and slightly wider.
• His running hurtbox is very slightly wider and bobs up and down.
• His falling hurtbox is thinner and slightly taller.
• His getting hit hurtbox is smaller.

Trivia

• The original sprite sheet for Super Sonic made by Joe T.E. used for SSF is no longer available in the web, as the sheet was updated sometime later at an unspecified time of the original upload.
  • This updated sprite sheet would be later used in Super Smash Flash 2 for Super Sonic's conversion as Sonic's Final Smash. Because of Sonic's later resprite, coupled with the Final Smash type changing from a Final Form to a simpler transformation-type one, the sheet is no longer used.

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