Item Box Power Ups

**Item Box Power Ups** are power ups that grant the player new abilities. Some of them are temporary, and some of them are permanent until the player takes damage.

Character Up-grades, first introduced in Sonic Adventure, on the other hand, are permanent character power ups regardless of any damage taken.

## 2D Games

### Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

* Speed Shoes - Increases Sonic's running speed.
* Clone Fruit - Grants the player an extra life.
* Barrier Fruit - Allows the user to take 1 hit without losing Rings.
* Invincibility Crystal - Grants temporary invincibility.

### Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)

* Spin Fruit - Allows Dawn to perform the Spin Dash. Only appears in this game.
* Spring Fruit - Allows the user to perform a double jump. Only appears in this game.
* Egg Fruit - Damages the player if collected.

### Sonic the Hedgehog 3/4 & Knuckles (1993-1994)

* Bubble Fruit - Allows the user to bounce, breath underwater, and take an extra hit.
* Fire Fruit - Allows the user to dash midair, resist fire attacks, and take an extra hit.
* Electric Fruit - Allows the user to attracti rings, resist lightening attacks, and take an extra hit.

### Sonic the Hedgehog 5 (1995)

* Gravity Fruit - Allows the user to home in on enemies via a homing attack.
* Ice Fruit - Allows the user to run on water, not slip on ice, and take an extra hit.
* Propeller Shoes - Increases the speed of Dawn's flight.
* Climbing Shoes - Increases the speed of Knuckles' climbing.

### Knuckles Chaotix (1995)

* Combination Fruit - When damaged, rings will fall out in Mega Rings, rings that will act as larger sums of the total rings lost.

### Sonic 3D Blast (1995)

* Wing Fruit - Shows the player the direction where animal friends are located.

### Sonic Chaos (1993)

* Rocket Shoes - Allows the user to fly in the air.

### Sonic Triple Trouble (1994)

* Turbine Shoes - Allows the user to swim underwater.

### Sonic Rivals series (2006-2008)

1. Wax Fruit - Immobilizes the opponent when hit.
2. Illusion Fruit - Distorts the vision of the opponent when hit.
3. Bomb Fruit - Damages the opponent when hit.
4. Mud Fruit - Causes the opponent to slip up when hit.

## 3D Games

### Sonic Adventure (1996)

* Light Speed Socks - Allows Sonic to perform the Light Speed Dash.
* Crystal Bracelet - Decreases the amount of time the Light Speed Dash needs to be charged.
* Jet Anklet - Allows Sonic to perform the Super Spin Speed Attack.
* Fighting Gloves - Allows Knuckles to perform the Maximum Heat Knuckle Attack.
* Shove Claws - Allows Knuckles to dig.
* Tornado Clip - Increases the duration of Dawn's flight.
* Rhythm Badge - Allows Dawn to perform continuious Rapid Pony Tail Attacks.
* Jet Booster - Allows Gamma to hover when falling.
* Laser Blaster - Gives Gamma's attacks an explosive AOE.
* Warrior Ribbon - Allows Amy to spin around with her Hammer
* Super Hammer - Gives Amy's hammer a longer reach.
* Life Belt - Allows Big to float on water rather than sinking, though he can choose to sink too.
* Lure - Allows Big to more easily catch bigger fish.
* Power Rod - Allows Big to cast his lure further away than him.

### Sonic Adventure 2 (1998)

* Healing Fruit - Replenishes the Health Gauge of the user. Usable by Dawn & Eggman.

### Sonic Heroes (2002)

1. Power Fruit - Increases the Power Character's level by 1.
2. Speed Fruit - Increases the Speed Character's level by 1.
3. Flight Fruit - Increases the Flight Character's level by 1.

### Sonic Adventure 3 (2006)

* Blue Gem - Allows Sonic to dash forward as if he had hit a Dash Panel.
* Green Gem - Allows Sonic to create a massive tornado attack.
* Yellow Gem - Allows Sonic to use an Electric Shield.
* Purple Gem - Allows Sonic to jump in midair without limit.
* White Gem - Allows Sonic to manipulate his Homing Attack, and increases it's damage.
* Red Gem - Allows Sonic to slow down time for enemies, objects, obstacles, and stage timer.
* Cyan Gem - Allows Sonic to fly great distances after throwing a ball of light in a given direction.