Chaos Energy

*"This is my power, and I'm not using it to run away anymore. I'm using it to protect... my... friends!"*
―Sonic the Hedgehog to Doctor Eggman[src]
**Chaos Energy** is a force of powerful energy generated by extraterrestrials hailing from Mobius, the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald, used to improve the wielder's abilities.

## Overview

Chaos Energy is a force of electric energy used by extraterrestrials and is found in the Chaos Emeralds. The energy can alter in power, depending on what level the wielder wants to use it.

Chaos Energy is mainly used to enhance one's speed, or to simply destroy. It is able to cause great havoc, having caused a broad shut down of electricity due to an energy blast, or being used to destroy civilizations and is also able to build up threats in order to do so.

## History

### War for the Master Emerald

*"With it, a single warrior could defeat entire armies. Believing no one should have such power, an order of heroes recovered the emerald and swore to protect it from evil."*
―Tails[src]
The Echidna Tribe forged the seven Chaos Emeralds together, creating the Master Emerald through chaos energy. They used it for its power and destroyed other armies, only for the Owls to steal it and keep it elsewhere for its safety.

### Green Hills Energy Surge

*"I'm sure no one noticed that giant blue explosion, right?"*
―Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Sonic the Hedgehog was forced out of his home, assuming the Echidna Tribe were after his powers. He'd live in Green Hills in secret, using his speed so no one would see him.

One day, no one gave Sonic a high five after playing a baseball game by himself, circling around the baseball field with increasing speed while realizing how lonely he was, emitting a spontaneous burst of chaos energy that would cause a power outage through out the Pacific Northwest. This leads to the government and Robotnik attempting to find the cause.

### Skirmish at Green Hills

*"I think you have something that belongs to me!"*
―Sonic the Hedgehog to Doctor Eggman[src]
With the quill local sheriff Tom once found while on duty, and that mad scientist Robotnik later acquired, Eggman would use it to power his Egg-Pod, chasing Sonic in multiple parts of the world. He’s eventually confront Sonic in Green Hills, where Sonic absorbed the quill's power to complete his chaos energy, using it against Eggman to send him to the Mushroom Planet with a broken ship.

### Battle with the Beast

*"You want a piece of me?! Then open wide!"*
―Knuckles the Echidna to the Beast[src]
In search of answers on the Master Emerald, Knuckles is captured by two scavengers and is slated to fight a tall beast. Claiming to have no time, he easily defeats it when charging up his chaos energy, delivering a heavy punch. He allies with the scavengers, traveling to find Sonic with the rings he won. They'd eventually come across Eggman, who has built an energy beacon connected to a quill of Sonic's to contact someone who could get him back to Earth when activated. Knuckles becomes an ally of Eggman.

### Scanning Chaos Energy

*"Tracing a single signature across the galaxy is like looking for a needle in 10,000 haystacks! But with my modifications, I've narrowed it down to just a few planets."*
―Tails[src]
Tails, who saw the energy surge happen, sought out to find Sonic with his Miles Electric scanning for chaos energy signatures. Coming across them in Sonic's Island, Marble Zone, Spring Yard, Aquatic Ruins and Hill Top, Tails reaches a dead end and has to choose between the Mushroom Planet and Earth's energy signatures and picks Earth.

### Arrival of Tails and Knuckles

#### Attack on the Wachowski Residence

*"Look, Robotnik, I don't care who you brought to help you. You're never going to get my power."
"Do I look like I need your power?"*
―Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna[src]
After stopping a robbery in Walla Walla, using his speed to confuse the robbers, and a car chase in Seattle, using his speed to stop an out-of-control car, Sonic is attacked by Knuckles, who manages to halt Sonic's energized attacks and later runs after him when Tails rescues Sonic.

Sonic and Tails manage to escape Knuckles and learn about the mystical Master Emerald. Acquiring a later stolen compass and running from Eggman and Knuckles afterwards, Sonic uses his speed to travel to the Labyrinth, his opponents' current location where the Master Emerald is held.

#### Duel at the Master Emerald Shrine

*"The Echidna's taking no prisoners today! Sonic has heart, but will he lose the quill to live?"*
―Doctor Eggman[src]
By the Master Emerald Shrine, Sonic and Knuckles utilize their chaos energy powers in combat, preventing each other from reaching the emerald. Eggman is thus able to hold it, absorbing its power and teleporting to Green Hills.

#### Battle Against the Giant Eggman Robot

*"Sonic, you were the most powerful hero in the universe, and you let it go. Why?"
"Because I still have some growing up to do. And I kind of like being a kid."*
―Tails and Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Eggman, with the power of the Master Emerald, creates a robot replica destroying the town of Green Hills and sends supercharged Badniks to fight Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. The team combines their powers to defeat Eggman, with Sonic using the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic. The team forms an order protecting the Master Emerald and celebrate with a baseball match, in which Knuckles powers his arm to hit the baseball, and ice cream.

## Items

* Master Emerald
	+ Chaos Emeralds

## Trivia

* In the video game series, **Chaos Emerald energy** is a mystical force generated by the Master Emerald and the Chaos Emeralds.
* Kiel Phegley included the term in his tie-ins as a reference to the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series and to express Sonic's chaotic feelings in the novelization. He says that "chaos energy" is unofficially canon until it is decided for the term to be used in films.

## References

1. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog on Twitter - August 9, 2022
2. ↑ Paramount Plus on Twitter - February 15, 2022
3. ↑ ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Universe Expands As Sega And Paramount Sign Off On Third Film And ‘Knuckles’ Spinoff Series At Paramount+ With Idris Elba Reprising Role
4. ↑ *Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Movie Novelization*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 *Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Sonic the Hedgehog*
8. ↑ Kiel Phegley on Twitter - April 3, 2022

## External Links

* Chaos Emerald energy on Sonic Wiki Zone