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SEGASonic: ORIGINS Guide: Basic controls on every platform

SEGASonic: ORIGINS

Team X TREME, Playing 108, Rating 89.8%

Creator Team X TREME

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Rating 89.8%

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Overview

SEGASonic: ORIGINS is a multiplayer platforming sandbox on Roblox, developed by Team X TREME, that recreates the feel of the Sonic Adventure games with over ten free playable characters, each with their own distinct moveset. This guide covers controls, how to earn high ranks, how each character plays, and what to work toward as you get further into the game.

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Contents

01 Basic controls on every platform Check 02 How the ranking system works Tips 03 Live and upcoming events Events 04 Free starter characters at a glance Table 05 Shared move found on most characters — Curl Warn 06 Character-specific moves that catch players off guard Step 07 Aerial tools compared across the roster Table 08 Long-term goals and shop progression Summary 09 Glossary Words 10 Common questions FAQ

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Basic controls on every platform

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In short Learn these inputs first — everything else in the game builds on them.

The game fully supports PC, mobile, and console. On PC, movement and the title screen menus both use WASD. Three separate action buttons let every character use their full moveset.

WASD move your character and navigate the title screen
E or Left Shift main action (varies by character)
Q secondary action
F tertiary action
M open the character select screen while inside a stage
Space bar jump

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How the ranking system works

Tips

In short A Rank is the top grade, and collecting every ring in a stage is the most reliable way to reach it.

Every stage grades your run when you reach the Goal Ring. The grade reflects how well you played, and several character-specific badges are only unlocked by earning an A Rank. Understanding what pushes your score up makes grinding those badges much faster.

Tips worth knowing

Collecting every ring in a stage is confirmed to earn an A Rank.
Chaining Homing Attacks, destroying enemies, hitting rainbow rings, and collecting item boxes all build your combo score.
Riding rails at high speed adds points to your total.
An E Rank is the lowest grade — getting one unlocks the C'MON, STEP IT UP! badge.
Each main character has a dedicated A Rank badge, so you will need to earn the top grade with every character to unlock them all.

03 Live and upcoming events Events

Events running now or coming soon. They have fixed dates, so check them first.

Upcoming Dec 29 – Mar 29

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Free starter characters at a glance

Table

In short Every starter character has a different strength, so pick based on what the stage demands.

All of the characters below are free and available from the start. Their movement types and signature tools differ enough that switching characters for different stages is worth doing.

Shadow	Speed type; same Light Dash as Sonic plus Chaos Spear, Chaos Blast when Energy Bar is full, and Sweep Kick for ground combos
Tails	Flight/Support type; fly over obstacles with a stamina meter, mark multiple targets with Arm Cannon and destroy them all at once
Knuckles	Power type; unlimited-duration Glide with wall climbing, Drill Dive downward slam, and three-stage Punch combo
Amy	Speed type; Double Jump for mid-air correction, Hammer in several forms for both offense and a speed boost, Tarot Boost for a long burst of speed
Rouge	Hybrid/Support type; Flight with a stamina meter plus an unlimited Glide, wall climbing, Bat Stunner for ranged stuns, and three-stage Kick
Cream	Flight/Support type; Fly with a stamina meter, Cheese Shield for continuous nearby damage, and Cheese Attack for ranged targeted strikes
Omega	Power/Ranged type; homing Rocket projectile, ground-and-air Boost with a cooldown, Hover for controlled descent, and Slash for close-range clearing

Shared move found on most characters — Curl

Warn

In short Curl is one of the fastest ways to build speed from a standstill, but tapping it repeatedly stacks velocity very quickly, so be ready for sudden high momentum.

Shadow, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, and Cream can all use Curl. Holding the input charges the move and increases the launch speed. Rapidly tapping it instead of holding it stacks speed even faster. The move is cancelable at any time.

Worth watching out for

Hold Curl to charge and launch at higher speed releasing early gives a shorter burst.

Repeatedly tapping Curl builds velocity very fast.

While climbing a wall as Knuckles or Rouge, Curl lets you ascend much faster than the normal climb input.

Character-specific moves that catch players off guard

Step

In short Knowing these edge cases before they happen saves you from losing rings or missing hits at a critical moment.

Several abilities have hidden conditions or behaviors that are easy to miss until something goes wrong.

Shadow's Chaos Spear timing Releasing Chaos Spear while the projectile glows light blue stuns enemies for about two seconds; waiting for it to turn yellow destroys them and item boxes outright.
Cream's Fly stamina If Cream's stamina meter empties mid-air she falls without entering a spin, meaning she can be hit by a Badnik below her. Touching the ground instantly refills the meter.
Cream's Cheese Attack lock Cheese Attack cannot fire while Cheese Shield is active. Toggle the shield off before you want to use the targeted throw.
Omega's Rocket recoil Each Rocket fired in mid-air gives Omega a small upward push and slightly slows him. Using it repeatedly delays his fall but reduces his horizontal speed noticeably.
Amy's Hammer Dash grounding rule Hammer Dash cancels the moment Amy leaves the ground.

Aerial tools compared across the roster

Table

In short Characters with unlimited Glide have the biggest aerial advantage, while stamina-based fliers need to land regularly to reset.

Use this table to decide which character fits a stage's aerial demands. 'Duration' describes how long the airborne ability lasts before it runs out or must be reset.

Character	Aerial ability	Duration	Can attach to walls
Knuckles	Glide	Unlimited — no stamina limit	Yes
Rouge	Glide + Flight	Glide: unlimited / Flight: stamina meter	Yes
Tails	Flight	Stamina meter (~5 seconds)	No
Cream	Fly	Stamina meter	No
Shadow	Chaos Snap (2 mid-air dashes) + Bound	2 uses before landing	No
Amy	Double Jump + Hammer Spin (slow descent)	One extra jump / held until released	No
Omega	Hover (slow descent)	Held until released	No

Long-term goals and shop progression

Summary

In short The biggest long-term tasks are earning 1,000,000 rings, collecting 10,000 Red Rings, buying every character and skin, and reaching Milestone A with every character.

Beyond stage clears, the badge list reveals the game's progression targets. These take sustained play to complete, so knowing about them early helps you make progress without starting over.

Ring total　Accumulate 1,000,000 rings across your entire time playing to unlock the GREED2PLEASE badge.
Red Rings　Collect a total of 10,000 Red Rings for the OMG THE RED RINGS badge.
Shop completion　Buy every character and skin available in the shop for the LOYAL CUSTOMER badge.
Milestone A　Reach Milestone A with your first character for the TRAINING WHEELS BEGONE badge, then do it for every character for X-TREME DEDICATION.
Super Forms　Currently in early access and not available to the public; the developers have announced plans for a larger release.

Glossary

Badnik: An enemy robot found in stages that can damage your character on contact but can be destroyed with attacks.
Goal Ring: The objective at the end of each stage — touching it ends the run and triggers your rank grade.
Energy Bar: Shadow's personal gauge that fills as he collects rings up to 100; when full, his Light Dash button becomes Chaos Blast.
Stamina meter: The airborne timer used by Tails, Cream, and Rouge's Flight abilities — it depletes while flying and refills the moment they touch the ground.
Homing Attack: An auto-targeting strike available after jumping when a lock-on cursor appears over a nearby enemy or object.
Milestone A: A character-specific progression checkpoint that requires sustained play with that character to reach.
Light Dash: An ability shared by Sonic and Shadow that instantly shoots them through a chain of rings, collecting all of them.
Super Form: A powered-up version of certain characters that is currently in early access and not available to the public.

Common questions

FAQ

How do I get an A Rank?

Collecting every ring in a stage is the confirmed path to an A Rank. You can push your score higher by chaining Homing Attacks, destroying enemies, hitting rainbow rings, and picking up item boxes to build combos. Riding rails at high speed also adds points.

Can I change characters while inside a stage?

Yes. Press M during a stage to open the character select screen and swap to a different character without leaving the level.

Does losing rings drain Shadow's Energy Bar?

No. Shadow's Energy Bar only fills when he collects rings and never decreases when rings are lost. Once the bar reaches full — equivalent to collecting 100 rings worth of energy — it stays full until Chaos Blast is used.

Why can't I use Cream's Cheese Attack?

Cheese Attack requires a lock-on cursor to appear near a Badnik or item box, and it cannot be used at all while Cheese Shield is active. Turn the shield off first, then move close enough to a target for the cursor to appear.

Are Super Forms available to play?

Not yet. Super Forms are currently in early access and have not been released to the public. The developers have stated they are planning something significant for them.

Updated Oct 16, 2026
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SEGASonic: ORIGINS Team X TREME, Playing 108, Rating 89.8%

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