Your custom Avatar is a unique hero in Sonic Forces, and their chosen species grants a distinct passive ability that can significantly influence your playstyle. There are seven species to choose from, each offering a different advantage. Understanding these abilities is crucial for selecting the best species for your preferred combat and traversal methods, or for adapting to specific stage challenges.
Avatar Species and Their Abilities:
- Wolf: Ring Bonus: Automatically draws in rings from a wider radius. This is excellent for maintaining a high ring count and filling your Boost Gauge quickly.
- Rabbit: Invincibility Extension: Extends the duration of invincibility after taking damage. Useful for stages with many hazards or aggressive enemies, giving you more time to recover.
- Cat: Ring Retention: Keeps one ring after taking damage, even if you had zero. This is a powerful defensive ability, essentially giving you an extra 'life' in tough situations.
- Dog: Ring Start: Restarts with five rings after being defeated. A good choice for beginners or those struggling with challenging stages, providing a small buffer.
- Bear: Stomp Attack: Performs a double jump that creates a shockwave, knocking out nearby enemies. Great for crowd control and clearing paths.
- Bird: High Jump: Performs a double jump with a higher jump height. Excellent for reaching hidden areas or bypassing obstacles.
- Hedgehog: Ring Collection on Damage: Collects rings when taking damage. This ability is a bit niche but can be useful if you frequently take hits but manage to recover rings quickly.
Consider your playstyle when choosing a species. If you prioritize defense, Cat or Rabbit are strong choices. For offense and ring collection, Wolf or Bear can be very effective. Bird is great for exploration. While you can't change your species after creation, you can create multiple Avatars to experiment with different abilities. The species ability, combined with your chosen Wispon, forms the core of your Avatar's build.