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Dark Gaia Vlc_2017-06-06_16-25-17-807 Dark Gaia, from Sonic Unleashed. Appearances First appearance Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version) Game appearances Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version) Sonic Unleashed (Wii/PlayStation 2 version) Sonic Unleashed (mobile version) (mentioned) Sonic Generations (console/PC version) (cameo) Sonic Speed Simulator (mentioned) Sonic Frontiers (mentioned) Sonic X Shadow Generations (cameo) Sonic Blitz (mentioned) Appearances in other media Archie Comics Sonic Channel/Cover stories (2021) (mentioned) Biographical overview Age 1,000,000+ Relative(s) Light Gaia (light counterpart) Nickname(s) Gaia[1] Final state Dormant Physical description Gender None (referred to as male[2]) Skin Brown, neon blue Eyes Green, white Alignment and character traits Alignment Evil Likes Darkness Night Destruction Dislikes Chip Sonic the Hedgehog Dr. Eggman Being commanded Powers and abilities Skills Super strength Enhanced durability Heat resistance Energy projection Umbrakinesis Dark energy manipulation Corruption Emotional energy manipulation Minion creation Immortality More Main page Gallery The abomination grows strong on the negative energies of the world, sleeping within its core for millennia in wait... Gaia Manuscripts, 4:11, Sonic Unleashed

Dark Gaia (ダークガイア, Dāku Gaia?), also known as simply Gaia, is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a primordial hyper energy organism that has existed since the planet's beginning and the incarnation of darkness, night and destruction. Since his birth, Dark Gaia has been in an eternal conflict with Light Gaia over Earth, where they maintain a cycle of destruction and rebirth of the planet.

In the present day, Dark Gaia was awoken prematurely by Dr. Eggman, who plotted to exploit his power to establish Eggmanland, which caused him to break apart and scatter across the world. After being reassembled, Dark Gaia attempted to destroy the world, but was defeated and returned to dormancy by Sonic the Hedgehog and Light Gaia, restoring their cycle.

Quick Answers fandom logo What is the origin of Dark Gaia in the Sonic the Hedgehog series?toggle section What is the role of Dark Gaia in the cycle of destruction and rebirth of Earth in Sonic?toggle section Who awakens Dark Gaia prematurely in the Sonic series?toggle section What is Dr. Eggman's plan for Dark Gaia's power in Sonic Unleashed?toggle section How does Dark Gaia's conflict with Light Gaia impact the storyline of Sonic the Hedgehog?toggle section Appearance Fulldarkgaia Dark Gaia's incomplete form after having fully matured, from Sonic Unleashed. Dark Gaia is a gargantuan creature of such size that he makes characters like Sonic the Hedgehog seem like grains of sand by comparison. In his incomplete base form,[3] he has brown skin with his lower body and torso resembling that of a snake's, a pair of thin arms with long and neon blue claws and scaly shoulders. His head is very wide, much wider than his main body and is mostly composed of his jagged mouth (which remains closed until he transforms) and has a lone green and bestial eye on each end of it. His central face looks like that of a reptile's, with a quartet of small horns on the top of his head, white eyes and a lone eye that matches the ones on his head's sides on the middle of his forehead. On his back, Dark Gaia has septet of tentacles made out of purple and flaming energy sticking out from him and neon blue and scaly fins that run from his lower back up to his head. He also possesses "hair" in the form of his tentacles' energy that emits from his head and back, giving it the appearance of a mohawk.

Dark Gaia seems to change size throughout the course of his debut. When he first awakened, he was large enough to put one hand on either side of the Earth, but during the final fight, he was noticeably smaller and fit inside the earth with plenty of extra space in the planet's core. This is probably due to Dark Gaia's mass being spread out and incomplete, as SA-55 states later on.

History Past The counterpart of Light Gaia, Dark Gaia originates from the beginning of time, having been spawned in the core of the Earth after the planet first came into being.[4][5] While their origins are unclear, Professor Pickle has speculated that both Dark and Light Gaia are manifestations of the planet's desire for a balance between light and darkness.[6] As per his purpose, Dark Gaia sought to destroy the planet that spawned him. In opposition to that, Light Gaia sought to protect the planet from Dark Gaia. Thus began an endless conflict between the two entities, forming a continuous cycle of destruction and rebirth of the earth over the eons. In this cycle, Dark Gaia would incubate in the earth's core for millions of years, gathering negative energy from the world to mature while sleeping. He would then awaken during the time of awakening as Perfect Dark Gaia and break the planet apart before trying to destroy it. Each time, however, Dark Gaia would be defeated by Light Gaia, who would rebuild the world and return Dark Gaia to dormancy, thus restarting the cycle. If Dark Gaia succeeds his mission, all life on the planet will perish, and the dead planet will enter a deep slumber until Light Gaia's arrival.[7]

Some centuries ago, Dark Gaia had just finished another cycle with Light Gaia and had returned to the planet's core to grow strong enough for the next confrontation.

Sonic Unleashed Dusk of Dark Gaia Dark Gaia emerging from the planet's core, from Sonic Unleashed. In both the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version and the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed, Dark Gaia was awoken prematurely by Dr. Eggman using his Chaos Energy Cannon and plotted to exploit his power to establish Eggmanland. Though Dark Gaia emerged from the planet's core as the earth broke apart, he had yet to reach enough maturity to keep his mass together, As such, he could not support his own weight and broke into countless energy fragments that scattered across the world.[3]

Despite his state, Dark Gaia's desire for destruction lived on; around the world, his fragments would coalesce into monstrous minions who would cause havoc and distress around the planet at nighttime.[3] In time though, the minions were drawn to one place by a homing signal devised by Eggman. There, Dark Gaia was reconstructed with Eggman's technology while the doctor harnessed his power to build Eggmanland. Meanwhile, Sonic and Chip traveled across the broken world to repair it, hoping to seal up Dark Gaia before he could be fully reawakened.

The Darkness rises An immature Dark Gaia confronting Sonic the Werehog and Chip, Sonic Unleashed. Eventually, Eggman had collected enough energy for Dark Gaia to assume an incomplete physical form and emerged in the planet's core for the doctor, Sonic the Werehog and Chip to see. Swatting Eggman away when he tried to command him, Dark Gaia then turned his attention to the heroes

Sensing the final dark energies that he needs infecting Sonic, Dark Gaia reabsorbed them from him, curing Sonic of his Werehog form and completing himself. Dark Gaia then tried to kill Sonic and Chip, but was blocked by Chip, who summoned the Gaia Colossus. With the time of awakening having truly arrived, Dark Gaia engaged the Gaia Colossus. Their battle, however, was only a distraction while Sonic attacked Dark Gaia's eyes, weakening him. However, Dark Gaia revitalized himself upon regaining his lost powers and began casting the world into darkness. Maturing into Perfect Dark Gaia, Dark Gaia faced the Gaia Colossus and Super Sonic. In the end, the beast was defeated, halting his attempt to destroy the world, and was returned to the planet's core where he re-entered dormancy to resume his conflict with Light Gaia at a later point.

Other game appearances Sonic Unleashed (mobile) In Sonic Unleashed (mobile), Dark Gaia was liberated by Dr. Eggman, who shattered Earth in hopes of exploiting the beast's power and conquering the planet.[1] However, Dark Gaia was not complete yet, giving Sonic and his new friend, Chip, some time to defeat the doctor and restore the world. By the time the hedgehog had cornered his nemesis in Mazuri though, the monster was already complete, allowing Eggman to use his energy to fuel his most powerful machine to date.[1] Fortunately, however, Sonic defeated the doctor.

Sonic Frontiers In Sonic Frontiers, Dark Gaia was mentioned by Tails when he compared The End's Energy Beams to Dark Gaia's power.

Sonic Blitz In Sonic Blitz, Dark Gaia would be mentioned on Chip's card origin stating how he was defeated by Chip in a world-wide adventure.

Personality A primordial abomination born from darkness; Dark Gaia is a purely malevolent force of nature. Seemingly lacking any form of consciousness or wisdom, he usually operates on little more than the mindset of a hostile, territorial and mindless beast and will attack anyone or anything he finds. Existing for the sole purpose of destroying the world, Dark Gaia is driven only by his singular instinct to bring about the end of the world, not showing any reasons, regrets, enjoyment or thoughts about his actions.

Despite his bestial behavior, Dark Gaia appears to be a sapient being to some extent; he showed cunning thinking in battle (like planning an attack that Chip could not figure out) and chose to extract the remaining dark energy, that caused Sonic's Werehog condition, from Sonic's body before continuing his assault. At times, he would also make body movements reminiscent of a mocking laugh.

Powers and abilities Dark Gaia is one of the most powerful beings in Sonic's universe. Dr. Eggman himself has stated that Dark Gaia possesses limitless energy.[8] At the peak of his power, Dark Gaia is strong enough to injure a Super State with sheer force alone and fight both Super Sonic, whom Dark Gaia pushed to the point where Sonic fainted from exhaustion, and Light Gaia's Gaia Colossus, at the same time.

As the sole reason for his existence, Dark Gaia has the natural ability to break an entire planet into pieces, though elements such as gravity, atmosphere and sea levels are still maintained on the planet fragments. Due to his immense size, Dark Gaia has incredible physical strength; in his immature form, he can lift masses weighting potentially hundreds of tons with one hand and throw them effortlessly. Even in his immature form, Dark Gaia has great durability and endurance, withstanding a series of pummeling from the Gaia Colossus and still continuing to fight and resist. Additionally, Dark Gaia has impressive heat resistance as he can rest in the molten magma of the earth's core without being burned.

Dark Gaia smash Dark Gaia firing an immense energy blast, from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed. Dark Gaia is composed entirely of a sinister, dark and corrupting form of energy[9][10]. Dark Gaia's energy fragments can fuse into various destructive monsters with a number of powers (such as possession) and mutate beings or the environment into corrupted creatures. As revealed by Eggman, its energies can also power machinery, such as the Egg Dragoon. Dark Gaia can harness its power to project extremely powerful energy blasts; it can fire beams from its mouth or in concentrated points around its body, or create small orbs of energy that home in on its enemies.

Dark World Dark Gaia enveloping the earth in darkness, from Sonic Unleashed. Dark Gaia can manipulate darkness on a global scale. He can unleash a well of darkness that can envelop an entire planet which will bring it into total darkness and eventually extinguish all life on it. [7]

As a being of darkness, and therefore one of the eternal forces alongside light, Dark Gaia is completely immortal and can therefore never truly be destroyed, as his presence is needed to preserve the world's balance.

Perfect Dark Gaia Main article: Perfect Dark Gaia Pdarkgaiav3 Perfect Dark Gaia, from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed. After regaining all its fragments and dark energy, Dark Gaia transforms into Perfect Dark Gaia, the beast's true form. In this state, Dark Gaia is at the peak of his power, making him so strong that the combined strength of Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus was required to defeat him. Additionally, Dark Gaia gains the ability to manipulate his powers in a much more refined way, enabling force-field projection, telekinesis, and better control over his energy blasts.

Weakness Dark Gaia's only known weak spots are his various green eyes which are highly sensitive to damage. Also, when in his immature state, he can only use his powers on a basic level and loses focus when charging his energy blasts if attacked.

Relationships Friends/allies His minions Enemies Light Gaia (eternal adversary) Eggman Empire Dr. Eggman Sonic the Hedgehog Battle

Dark Gaia

Overview Game Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version) Sonic Unleashed (Wii/PlayStation 2 version) Level Eggmanland Description The battle against Dark Gaia has several phases. The player takes control of the Gaia Colossus in order to attack Dark Gaia. Sonic has to help Gaia Colossus by passing through platforming sections as fast as possible in order to hit one of Dark Gaia's large eyes. Boss order Previous boss Next boss Egg Dragoon Perfect Dark Gaia More

Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 Dark Gaia is the tenth overall boss in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed. In the story, he is fought with the Gaia Colossus and Sonic the Hedgehog directly after defeating the Egg Dragoon. The boss battle focuses on reaching Dark Gaia, with the actual damage being dealt though Real-Time Interactions.

Boss guide The battle against the imperfect version of Dark Gaia is done in three phases, each consisting of two parts. The first part of the battle starts with Chip's Gaia Colossus flying towards Dark Gaia from a distance to engage in the actual fight. During this time, Dark Gaia tries to stop him by using its attacks. The Gaia Colossus has a Health Gauge which decreases each time it is hit by Dark Gaia's attacks; the damage taken from the attacks is greatly increased if the player does not guard against them. If the Gaia Colossus' health is fully depleted, the player will lose a life and must restart the airborne course from the beginning. The Gaia Colossus' health is fully replenished during each new cycle, and if the player loses a life, they will only start over from the beginning of that airborne course of that new cycle (and not from the first cycle)

The following attacks are used by Dark Gaia during this part of the phase:

Dark Gaia throws massive molten rocks, which the player can either evade by moving Gaia Colossus to an open gap between some rocks or destroy them with the Gaia Colossus' fire punch. It should be noted that as the Gaia Colossus closes in on Dark Gaia, the player will have less time to react. Furthermore, Dark Gaia's rock-throwing pattern changes in each phase After a few waves of throwing rocks, Dark Gaia charges for a short period of time before firing a laser from his mouth directly at the player. Unlike the previous attack, the laser cannot be avoided; the player must guard against the laser while moving out of its way to minimize the damage taken. Once the player reaches Dark Gaia, Chip must attack Dark Gaia while the latter charges its laser with a series of Real-Time Interactions. Succeeding a Real-Time Interaction will depict Chip punching Dark Gaia to lower its Health Gauge and interrupt its attack; failing the Real-Time Interaction will result in Chip's punch missing Dark Gaia. If the player fails two Real-Time Interactions in a row, Dark Gaia will fire its laser to push the Gaia Colossus back to the start, forcing the player to reach Dark Gaia once again.

After clearing the Real-Time Interactions successfully, Dark Gaia will grab the Gaia Colossus and Sonic takes over the second part. Sonic's goal is to attack Dark Gaia's eyes by racing across a course composed of part of the Gaia Colossus's body, reach the ramp, and complete a Real-Time Interaction. This course has a time limit as Chip is merely holding Dark Gaia back so he cannot attack, with the time limit being the amount of time Dark Gaia has until he charges up his attack (the first cycle is 19 seconds, the second cycle is 21 seconds, and the third cycle is 36 seconds). The course is also littered with Dark Gaia's snake tentacles, requiring the player to jump over or slide under them to avoid taking damage and wasting time. Dark Gaia's snake tentacles may also attack the player by firing purple projectiles directly at Sonic. If the player does not get to the eye before the time limit, Dark Gaia fires his laser and the player will lose a life; they must restart over from the beginning of that course. If Sonic manages to reach the ramp within the time limit and the player correctly succeeds with the Real-Time Interaction (similar to a Trick Jump Panel), a short cutscene depicts Sonic attacking one of Dark Gaia's eyes, then Dark Gaia will throw Sonic and the Gaia Colossus away in pain. Sonic's Ring count will restart at zero in each new cycle.

The player has to repeat the entire cycle three times, one for each phase (reach Dark Gaia with Gaia Colossus, complete Real-Time Interactions and complete the on-foot course with Sonic). Once this is done, the player clears the Dark Gaia boss battle and moves on to the battle with Perfect Dark Gaia.

If the player gets a Game Over during this boss stage when playing for the first time in the game's story, they must fight the Egg Dragoon again before they can fight this boss.

Music Name Artist(s) Length Music track "Vs. Dark Gaia" Hideaki Kobayashi 3:33 Video Sonic Unleashed - 360 - Dark Gaia-0 Sonic Unleashed - 360 - Dark Gaia-0 Wii/PlayStation 2 Dark Gaia is the eighth overall boss in the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed. He is fought with the Gaia Colossus and Sonic the Hedgehog directly after defeating the Egg Dragoon. The boss battle puts emphasis on close combat with Dark Gaia, followed up by a series of obstacle courses.

Boss guide The battle against the imperfect version of Dark Gaia is done in three phases, each consisting of two parts. The first part of the battle starts with Chip's Gaia Colossus flying towards Dark Gaia from a distance to engage in the actual fight. During this time, Dark Gaia tries to stop him by using its attacks. The Gaia Colossus has a Health Gauge which decreases each time it is hit by Dark Gaia's attacks; the damage taken from the attacks is greatly increased if the player does not guard against them. If the Gaia Colossus' health is fully depleted, the player will lose a life and must restart the airborne course from the beginning. The Gaia Colossus' health is fully replenished during each new cycle, and if the player loses a life, they will only start over from the beginning of that airborne course of that new cycle (and not from the first cycle)

The following attacks are used by Dark Gaia during this part of the phase:

Dark Gaia throws massive molten rocks, which the player can either evade by moving Gaia Colossus to an open gap between some rocks or destroy them with the Gaia Colossus' fire punch. It should be noted that as the Gaia Colossus closes in on Dark Gaia, the player will have less time to react. Furthermore, Dark Gaia's rock-throwing pattern changes in each phase After a few waves of throwing rocks, Dark Gaia charges for a short period of time before firing a laser from his mouth directly at the player. Unlike the previous attack, the laser cannot be avoided; the player must guard against the laser while moving out of its way to minimize the damage taken. Once the player reaches Dark Gaia, Chip must attack Dark Gaia while the latter charges its laser with a series of Real-Time Interactions. Succeeding a Real-Time Interaction will depict Chip punching Dark Gaia to lower its Health Gauge and interrupt its attack; failing the Real-Time Interaction will result in Chip's punch missing Dark Gaia. If the player fails two Real-Time Interactions in a row, Dark Gaia will fire its laser to push the Gaia Colossus back to the start, forcing the player to reach Dark Gaia once again.

After clearing the Real-Time Interactions successfully, Dark Gaia will grab the Gaia Colossus and Sonic takes over the second part. Sonic's goal is to attack Dark Gaia's eyes by racing across a course composed of part of the Gaia Colossus's body, reach the ramp, and complete a Real-Time Interaction. This course has a time limit as Chip is merely holding Dark Gaia back so he cannot attack, with the time limit being the amount of time Dark Gaia has until he charges up his attack (the first cycle is 19 seconds, the second cycle is 21 seconds, and the third cycle is 36 seconds). The course is also littered with Dark Gaia's snake tentacles, requiring the player to jump over or slide under them to avoid taking damage and wasting time. Dark Gaia's snake tentacles may also attack the player by firing purple projectiles directly at Sonic. If the player does not get to the eye before the time limit, Dark Gaia fires his laser and the player will lose a life; they must restart over from the beginning of that course. If Sonic manages to reach the ramp within the time limit and the player correctly succeeds with the Real-Time Interaction (similar to a Trick Jump Panel), a short cutscene depicts Sonic attacking one of Dark Gaia's eyes, then Dark Gaia will throw Sonic and the Gaia Colossus away in pain. Sonic's Ring count will restart at zero in each new cycle.

The player has to repeat the entire cycle three times, one for each phase (reach Dark Gaia with Gaia Colossus, complete Real-Time Interactions and complete the on-foot course with Sonic). Once this is done, the player clears the Dark Gaia boss battle and moves on to the battle with Perfect Dark Gaia.

If the player gets a Game Over during this boss stage when playing for the first time in the game's story, they must fight the Egg Dragoon again before they can fight this boss.

Music Name Artist(s) Length Music track "Vs. Dark Gaia" Hideaki Kobayashi 3:33 Video Sonic Unleashed - 360 - Dark Gaia-0 Sonic Unleashed - 360 - Dark Gaia-0 Wii/PlayStation 2 Dark Gaia is the eighth overall boss in the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed. He is fought with the Gaia Colossus and Sonic the Hedgehog directly after defeating the Egg Dragoon. The boss battle puts emphasis on close combat with Dark Gaia, followed up by a series of obstacle courses.

Boss guide During the battle, Dark Gaia is protected with an invisible barrier that blocks attacks, so the player must attack when Dark Gaia starts attacking. By the start of the battle, Dark Gaia will telegraph both of his punches, giving the player time to react accordingly. All the player has to do is to move the control stick in the direction the punch is coming from. For example, if the punch is coming from the left, move the control stick to the left. To strike back, simply land a punch before Dark Gaia raises his guard. Often, Dark Gaia attacks with fierce combinations. The player will need to react quickly to successfully avoid the barrage of punches. Take advantage of any pause between his attacks to respond with a punch from the Gaia Colossus. Time it correctly and he will pull off a counterattack, which deals significantly more damage than the average punch. Successful timing requires shaking the Wii Remote or Nunchuck just as the player finishes their dodge, so there is little delay between the dodge and the counterattack. Once in a while, Dark Gaia attempts to grapple with the Gaia Colossus. If the player does not pull the control stick back in time to avoid its grasp, the player has to follow the onscreen prompt in a last attempt to break free. Throw a two-handed attack by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuck at the same time. The final punch sends Gaia reeling, but he is not done yet. In a last-ditch effort to survive, he grasps the Gaia Colossus with his massive claws.

As Sonic, the player must navigate the ruins of the Gaia Temples, avoiding Dark Gaia’s tendrils and attacks along the way. Dodge Dark Gaia’s Dark Energy Blasts by leaping over the impact zone. Once Sonic begins grinding, follow the onscreen prompt to jump from rail to rail and avoid obstacles. Back on the ground, leap over the Gaia tendril to avoid damage. The next glowing ramp sends Sonic flying toward Dark Gaia’s exposed eye. The player must successfully follow three onscreen button presses to damage the eye and move on to the second eye. From here, leap off the ramp and into the floating Dash Ring. After a loop, a blue spring will send Sonic flying. Perform the correct button press to continue along the less dangerous route. The final straightaway contains Gaia bombs. Jump over them or avoid them and concentrate on hitting the glowing ramp. Execute three more button presses and Sonic will blind the second eye. The path to the third eye is a little more difficult. When the course begins, aim for the glowing ramp on the track’s right side. It will send Sonic through a Rainbow Ring, which will make the race a bit easier. Once Sonic lands, be prepared to leap through a second Rainbow Ring located at the end of the high walkway. The main road is fraught with obstacles, including Dark Energy Blasts and tendrils. Jumping over both hazards is highly advisable. A large tendril splits the path here, but both ramps lead to the same place.

Homing Attacks are required here in order to avoid falling to Sonic's death. After the third homing attack, execute a Light Speed Dash to make it back onto the road. After leaping over more Dark Gaia obstacles, the player will be prompted to slide under a low-hanging tendril. Afterwards, the player must navigate through tilting platforms. Remember, the name of the game is survival, not speed. Be quick but controlled. Hit the ramp at the end of the final straightaway and concentrate on executing the correct trio of button presses. Do so and the Dark Gaia’s grip on the colossus is weakened. Dark Gaia is not finished yet, and he will take more than simple Homing Attacks to put him down for good. The final battle follows from here.

The time needed to get an S-Rank is a total time of 7:30 between this boss and the next. Failure to make that time will yield a C-Rank. Therefore, no Sun Medal will be awarded.

Music Name Artist(s) Length Music track "Vs. Dark Gaia" Hideaki Kobayashi 3:33 Video Sonic Unleashed (Wii) - Eggman Land Dark Gaia - Final Boss - S Rank 1 2 Sonic Unleashed (Wii) - Eggman Land Dark Gaia - Final Boss - S Rank 1 2 In other media Books and comics Archie Comics Main article: Dark Gaia (Archie) Dark Gaia's immature form Dark Gaia, from Sonic the Hedgehog #286. In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Dark Gaia is a malevolent deity that resides beneath the surface of Sonic's World and instigates an event that occurs every ten thousandth year where the planet shatters into pieces. When the Shattered World Crisis occurred, Dark Gaia was awoken in an incomplete form and began ravaging the world at night as the Dark Gaia Creatures. It was eventually fully resurrected by Dr. Eggman, only to be defeated by Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus.

Trivia The name "Gaia" is derived from an ancient Greek goddess, who was the personification of the earth. Although named after a goddess, Dark Gaia is referred to as male. Dark Gaia resembles the second form of the final boss in the game Terranigma, which is also named "Dark Gaia." In the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed, when Sonic must attack Dark Gaia's eyes by going across the Gaia Colossus, it is the only time when Sonic must use the Grind Step on a Grind Rail. The monsters that are made of Dark Gaia's essence somewhat resemble the Heartless from the Kingdom Hearts series. Dark Gaia appears to be able to change the composition of his skin. In the cutscene when he transforms from Dark Gaia to Perfect Dark Gaia, his skin appears to be stretchy but firm, while the skin on the opposite side of his body appears to be brittle. Dark Gaia is the only boss in Sonic Unleashed with "Dark" as a prefix that is fought as normal Sonic. Dark Gaia was one of the reasons that the ESRB gave Sonic Unleashed a rating of E10+, as he leaks green blood during the transformation into Perfect Dark Gaia. This blood is also seen in his "death" scene. All of the bosses in the game with a Dark prefix resemble elements: Dark Gaia Phoenix - Fire Dark Moray - Ice Dark Guardian - Lightning Dark Gaia - Earth Dark Gaia appears to have a resemblance to Iblis. Dark Gaia has shadowy dark minions like Iblis has fiery minions, and they both have a sole desire to destroy the world. Dark Gaia is one of the three final bosses to have an orchestrated version of the game's main theme as the final boss music (specifically "Endless Possibility"), the other two being Solaris Phase 2 ("His World") and Nega-Wisp Armor Phase 2 ("Reach for the Stars"). During the cutscene where Dark Gaia traps the Gaia Colossus in his claws, he makes the exact same snarling noise that Iblis does during his boss introduction in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). Dolphin 2015-12-22 18-27-00-135 Spinners during the boss battle. During the Dark Gaia's boss battle in the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of the game, the player has to use Homing Attacks on a group of Thunder Spinners. However, at this point, Eggman has been thrown to the outer limits of space and it is unlikely that he was controlling his robots at the time. Though all the Real-Time Interactions are changeable in the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed, the second Real-Time Interaction is usually B/WiiDSA/B. The sound that plays when Dark Gaia's laser is charging up is reused in Sonic Generations when battling the Time Eater. See also Dark Gaia's Minions Dark Moray Dark Gaia Phoenix Dark Guardian References Gameloft (8 June 2009). Sonic Unleashed. Mobile devices. Gameloft. Area/level: Final Boss. "Eggman: You can't stop me, Sonic! I have the power of Gaia!" Sonic Team USA (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Dark Gaia. "Chip: Sonic! Hit Dark Gaia's weak spot! Quick! While I hold him back!" Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Collection Room. "Pickle: Judging from what I've deciphered from the Gaia Manuscripts thus far, Dark Gaia is a powerful monster lodged deep within the planet's core. Been there since time immemorial, it seems. Ten millennia or more. Still, even with all that time, it seems Eggman woke it up early. What we see now is an incomplete form. Consider it luck and misfortunate. But, its awakening still sent its pieces flying and ruptured the planet. If my theory is correct, our nightly pests are the fragments of Dark Gaia." Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Cutscene: Gaia Manuscripts. "Pickle: The cause lies at the very core of the planet. All of the phenomena we've witnessed are the direct result of one creature-- the hyper-energy organism spawned at the planet's core, Dark Gaia." Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Cutscene: No Reason. "Chip: Dark Gaia grows over millions of years, then rises to destroy the world. And I put it all back together. We've been doing this over and over, again and again... since the very beginning of time." Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Cutscene: Save the Speech. "Pickle: We cannot live without the night. We all must sleep. We all must rest. Darkness is a part of our world, just the same as light. It may be that the darkness has not been destroyed, but merely laid to rest. It grows strong over the eons, rises up, then is put to slumber by the light. Perhaps that is the true balance of Dark and Light Gaia. That balance may be the very will of the planet itself." Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Spagonia, Professor Pickle's Lab, Bestiary. "Dark Gaia's Minions 025/025: Dark Gaia: When the beast is complete, its dark arms shall encompass the planet, ushering in the end of times. The world, in death, will fall into a deep sleep in waiting for the time of rebirth to come." Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Eggmanland. "Eggman: Oh ho ho ho! Welcome to Eggmanland, the brainchild of my heart and soul! This is my magnificent empire, made possible through my genius and the limitless energy harnessed from Dark Gaia!" Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Spagonia, Professor Pickle's Lab, Bestiary. "Dark Gaia's Minions 019/025: Dark Bat Sniper: Even harmless Dark Bats can grow wild after absorbing too much of Dark Gaia's sinister energy." Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Spagonia, Professor Pickle's Lab, Bestiary. "Dark Gaia's Minions 017/025: Evil Flower: When normal flowers draw up dark energy through the soil, they transform into this berserk hybrid." Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3)

Perfect Dark Gaia Pdarkgaiav1 Perfect Dark Gaia facing the Gaia Colossus, from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed. Appearances First appearance Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3) Game appearances Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3) Sonic Unleashed (Wii/PlayStation 2) Appearances in other media Archie Comics Transformation overview Base character(s) Dark Gaia Cause Dark Gaia reaching full maturity Physical description Skin Brown, pink, neon blue Eyes Green Powers and abilities Skills Enhanced Super strength Enhanced durability Heat resistance Energy projection Augmented slash Telekinesis Force-field generation Main page Gallery When the beast is complete, its dark arms shall encompass the planet, ushering in the end of times. The world, in death, will fall into a deep sleep in waiting for the time of rebirth to come. Gaia Manuscripts, 4:28, Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3)

Perfect Dark Gaia (パーフェクトダークガイア, Pāfekuto Dāku Gaia?) is a transformation that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is the completed form of Dark Gaia, achieved when the beast reaches full maturity for the time of awakening, making this form the representation of Dark Gaia's true nature as a deity of darkness, night, and destruction.

In modern times, Dark Gaia assumed this form during its battle with Sonic the Hedgehog and the Gaia Colossus but was defeated by the combined forces of the two.

Quick Answers fandom logo What is Perfect Dark Gaia's role in Sonic Unleashed?toggle section How does Perfect Dark Gaia transform in Sonic Unleashed?toggle section What powers does Perfect Dark Gaia possess in Sonic Unleashed?toggle section What is the significance of Perfect Dark Gaia's awakening?toggle section How does Sonic defeat Perfect Dark Gaia in Sonic Unleashed?toggle section Appearance Basically, Perfect Dark Gaia resembles its immature form, but with extra features. Once matured, it grows two pairs of additional arms and its large mouth opens up, revealing a multitude of tongues which give way to reveal a septet of aligned green eyes, with a trio of small ones on the sides and a lone large one in the middle. It also has a pair of long tongues that hang out from each side of its central eye. Its tentacles (seen only in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version) also move down its spine and their ends gain more shape, resembling the heads of snakes with small mohawks and a lone green eye in their mouths.

History Past Every few million years since the beginning of time, Dark Gaia assumes this form when emerging during the Time of Awakening to destroy the Earth, only to be confronted by Light Gaia. At the end of the cycle, Light Gaia defeats Perfect Dark Gaia and seals it, along with himself, in the planet’s core, where they remain until their next battle

Sonic Unleashed In Sonic Unleashed, when the world was broken apart by Dr. Eggman's Chaos Energy Cannon, Dark Gaia's maturation process was botched due to its premature awakening. As such, its power scattered across the broken planet when it tried to emerge. However, Dr. Eggman devised a way to summon the fragments to Eggmanland and harness it as a fuel source. Eventually, Eggman collected enough energy for Dark Gaia to assume an incomplete physical form and emerge in the planet's core. After fully maturing, Dark Gaia would regain its full power during its fight with Sonic and the Gaia Colossus and enter its perfect form after casting the planet into darkness. Before it could utterly destroy the planet though, Dark Gaia was forced to fight the combined forces of Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus. After an epic battle, Perfect Dark Gaia was defeated and sealed in the planet's core once again until its next awakening.

Powers and abilities Vlc 2016-07-31 23-54-34-662 Perfect Dark Gaia's energy beam. Perfect Dark Gaia wields the same abilities as its premature form, but at the peak of its strength and capabilities due to having regained its full power.[1] In this state, Perfect Dark Gaia is one of the most powerful beings in the series, being able to injure a Super State through the brute force of its attacks. It could as well occasionally overpower its equal, Light Gaia, while taking on Super Sonic at the same time and wear him down to the point where he fainted from exhaustion.

Energy projectile Perfect Dark Gaia's projectiles and snakes that create its force-field. Having reached full maturity, Perfect Dark Gaia's immense super strength and endurance have increased further. It is capable of completely immobilizing the Gaia Colossus in its grip and even overpower him in extended hand-to-hand combat. It can also channel extremely powerful energies into a more extensive variety of attacks than before; it can shoot large beams from its central eye without losing focus should the process be interrupted (unlike its premature form), project purple orbs, launch black orbs with paralyzing effects, and channel its energies into its claws for enhanced slashes.

Vlc 2016-08-01 14-29-49-990 Perfect Dark Gaia making magma balls with telekinesis. Through its snake-like tentacles, Perfect Dark Gaia can generate a force-field around itself that not even Super Sonic could penetrate. Furthermore, Perfect Dark Gaia has gained vast telekinetic powers that let it pick up enormous balls of magma without touching them and throw them as meteors. Like its premature form, Perfect Dark Gaia also has enough heat resistance to be submerged in magma without getting burned.

Weakness Perfect Dark Gaia's weak points remain its various green eyes, like its earlier form, which are highly sensitive to damage. It is also not immune to its own power, meaning it will take damage from its own energy attacks should they be knocked back.

Battle [[Dark Gaia#Battle| Perfect Dark Gaia

Super Sonic battling Perfect Dark Gaia. Overview Game Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3) Sonic Unleashed (Wii/PlayStation 2) Player's required attack(s) Super Sonic Boost Deflect (Wii/PS2 only) Description The final strike to take down Dark Gaia on its finished form. Super Sonic has to... Destroy all serpent heads to break the large shield while Gaia Colossus takes it down inside the shield. (Xbox 360/PS3) Strike toward the central eye in the right time. (Wii/PS2) Boss order Previous boss Dark Gaia

Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 Perfect Dark Gaia is the overall eleventh and final boss of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed. It is fought with Super Sonic directly after defeating Dark Gaia. The battle has Super Sonic take down the tentacles of Perfect Dark Gaia before engaging in a series of Real-Time Interactions.

Boss guide The battle with Perfect Dark Gaia is fought in multiple phases. Here, the player controls Super Sonic whose only usable move is the Super Sonic Boost, while playing as the Gaia Colossus during Real-Time Interactions. Unlike other boss battles in the Sonic series, Super Sonic has a life gauge instead of a Ring count, which is increased when gathering Rings and depletes when Super Sonic is hit by floating rocks or Perfect Dark Gaia's attacks. If Super Sonic's life gauge is emptied, the player will lose a life.

In the beginning, Perfect Dark Gaia sets up an shield that Super Sonic cannot break. The players begin by charging towards Perfect Dark Gaia while dodging rocks and energy orbs. It is also important to gather up as many Rings as possible here to increase Sonic's life gauge, as there will be no other Rings available upon reaching Perfect Dark Gaia. After dodging the rocks, Super Sonic and Chip (as the Gaia Colossus) will reach the shield. Chip goes through the shield and distracts Perfect Dark Gaia, while Super Sonic must destroy the source of the shield, which appear in the form of serpent heads that extend outside it. These heads can be destroyed by boosting into them repeatedly, but the player must watch out for nearby rocks, which will make Super Sonic take damage. Chip has a life gauge as well, so the shield must be destroyed before Chip's life gauge is depleted or they lose a life. Sometimes, Chip is incapacitated by Perfect Dark Gaia’s attacks, in which event, he will shift his attention to Super Sonic, attacking him through the force field. Here, it mainly attacks with a large energy beam fired from its central eye, which, as with the previous battle, tracks Super Sonic if he tries to dodge, or by using what appears to be telekinesis to send out flaming boulders at Super Sonic. Chip will eventually recover and distract Perfect Dark Gaia again for the player.

Once the shield is down, the player enters a cinematic gameplay section. Here, Perfect Dark Gaia grabs Chip with its six arms and starts charging its laser. Super Sonic goes in to save Chip by boosting into all six arms, which is done in gameplay by completing a button-pressing Real-Time Interaction (B, XboxY, XboxX, XboxY, XboxA, XboxY/Circle, PSTriangleButton, Square, PSTriangleButton, Cross, PSTriangleButton). After that, Chip is freed and leaves Perfect Dark Gaia in agony, but it has still charged enough to shoot its laser at Chip. Chip takes heavy damage from the laser, but withstands (which is done in gameplay by pressing XboxX/Square sixty times within ten seconds). After negating it, Chip punches Perfect Dark Gaia. Super Sonic then comes in, and the player will have two options; either finishing Perfect Dark Gaia by boosting through its middle eye, or let Super Sonic gets it automatically. The battle ends immediately after that.

The player is not given a score or Rank upon beating Dark Gaia for the first time as part of the game's story, and must replay the boss fight to earn time, score and Rank records for this boss stage. To achieve an S-Rank, the player has to just avoid hitting any of the floating rocks and evade Perfect Dark Gaia's attacks. Losing a life in this battle or the player's performance in the previous battle against Dark Gaia do not affect the player's Rank. Upon defeating Perfect Dark Gaia, the player gains 500 Experience.

Ranking (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3) Rank Time S Rank (Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360) <9:35 A Rank (Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360) 10:00 B Rank (Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360) 11:30 C Rank (Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360) 13:00 D Rank (Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360) 15:00 E Rank (Sonic Unleashed Xbox 360) >15:00 Music Name Artist(s) Length Music track "Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia" Music and beats: Tomoya Ohtani Arrangements: Hideaki Kobayashi 3:45 Video Sonic Unleashed - 360 - Perfect Dark Gaia-0 Sonic Unleashed - 360 - Perfect Dark Gaia-0 Wii/PlayStation 2 Perfect Dark Gaia is the overall ninth and final boss of the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of Sonic Unleashed. It is fought with Super Sonic directly after defeating Dark Gaia. The battle has Super Sonic face Perfect Dark Gaia directly.

Boss guide For this battle, the player controls Super Sonic as he flies in front of Perfect Dark Gaia. During the battle, the player can utilize the Turbo Boost to dash around on the screen and Deflect to throw the monster's projectiles back at him. Unlike most boss battles in the Sonic series, Super Sonic will lose ten Rings when hit by Perfect Dark Gaia's attacks. To defeat this boss, the player must collect Rings that float around to charge the Boost Gauge enough to use the Super Sonic Boost and hit each of Perfect Dark Gaia's eyes once. For every tenth Ring in the player's possession, the player can use the Super Sonic Boost once, but using it will also deprive Super Sonic of ten Rings. At the same time, Super Sonic will use up one Ring per second, and losing all Rings will cost the player a life.

This battle is lengthy and tough. While collecting Rings, the player must move in the direction of Perfect Dark Gaia's still-open eyes, and when in front of one, a red target reticle will appear, indicating an opening. Such an opening also occurs when Perfect Dark Gaia roars. Upon launching the Super Sonic Boost at an eye, the player controls Super Sonic as he flies towards it. If the attack successful connects, the player wounds the eye and starts the process over again. With each eye though, meteors start appearing during the attack on the eye. Try to anticipate their trajectory and maneuver accordingly. If hit, Super Sonic will not lose Rings, but his attack gets canceled.

During the battle, Perfect Dark Gaia will attack mainly with its claws. As the beast cocks its arm back, a faint slash flashes onscreen, illustrating where the attack will land. The faint slash is followed quickly by the actual attack, so move quickly to avoid it. As the player attacks more of Perfect Dark Gaia's eyes, it will slash faster and use all its six claws simultaneously. Quickly move to the screen's center to avoid the latter attack. Eventually, Perfect Dark Gaia will also start firing energy projectiles at Super Sonic. Follow the onscreen button press at just the right moment to deflect the shot back at the source. This will temporarily stun Dark Gaia, allowing the player to collect rings and target its remaining eyes. After hitting six eyes, Perfect Dark Gaia will reveal its central and much larger eye. After hitting this eye, Dark Gaia is finally defeated.

The time needed to "S" Rank is a total time of 7:30 between this boss and the previous one. Failure to make that time will yield a "C" Rank. Therefore, no Sun Medal will be awarded.

Music Name Artist(s) Length Music track "Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia" Orchestra: Tomoya Ohtani Arrangement: Hideaki Kobayashi Electric Guitars: Jun Senoue[2]

3:45 Video Sonic Unleashed (Wii) - Eggman Land Dark Gaia - Final Boss - S Rank 2 2 Sonic Unleashed (Wii) - Eggman Land Dark Gaia - Final Boss - S Rank 2 2 In other media Archie Comics Main article: Perfect Dark Gaia (Archie) In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by the Archie Comics, Perfect Dark Gaia appeared in at the end of the Shattered World Crisis story arc. Like in Sonic Unleashed, Dark Gaia achieved this form after regaining its full power, where it was defeated by both Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus.

Trivia Perfect Dark Gaia is one of the two characters with the "perfect" prefix in their names, the other being Perfect Chaos. Both of these characters are final bosses. At the beginning of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version, the fight against Perfect Dark Gaia is similar to Sonic & Knuckles' The Doomsday Zone (avoiding asteroids and collecting rings). However in this game, crashing into an asteroid deals light damage to Super Sonic, while in Sonic & Knuckles it only slows him. The lava during the boss fight is noticeably brighter in-game, while in the cutscenes it seems to be darker and gives off less light. In the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of the game, Perfect Dark Gaia's eyes are shown to have vibrant green eyelids, which close one at a time whenever one of the eyes is attacked. The eyelid on the central eye however, will not open until the other six are attacked. It is also worth noting that these eyelids are not visible in cutscenes. Perfect Dark Gaia's in-game render shows him to have a slightly thinner head and larger eyes than his model in the CGI cutscenes. Looking closely right after Dark Gaia transforms, one will notice that only his central eye is staring at the Gaia Colossus while the others are all facing in different directions. This is also seen during the fight in the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of the game, in which the individual eyes can be seen shifting around and never looking directly at Sonic as he approaches them. In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 versions, when Super Sonic finishes off Dark Gaia, Sonic's flight path makes him clip through its second hand's thumbnail, an oddity for a pre-determined game scene. References Sonic Team (18 November 2008). Sonic Unleashed. Wii. Sega. Cutscene: A World Clad in Darkness. "Professor Pickle: Dark Gaia has regained its true power. The beast is complete. It's just as the Gaia Manuscripts foretold. "And the world shall be plunged into the dark of night, the dark of destruction." Oh, that it should come to this! We're doomed. The planet is lost!" https://segaretro.org/Jun_Senoue/Song_credits#Planetary_Pieces:Sonic_World_Adventure_Original_Soundtrack.28CD.3B_2009.29 Transformations Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3)

Dark Gaia energy Werehog Debut The influences of Dark Gaia energy on Sonic as he transforms into his Werehog state, from Sonic the Hedgehog #264. Dark Gaia energy[1] is a force that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It is a supernatural form of energy given off by Dark Gaia.

Description Dark Gaia Energy is an energy form innate to Dark Gaia, being the essence of its being. In its raw gas form, this energy is highly corruptive and possesses mutagenic properties, such as rewriting an organism's celluar structure in high concentrations, immobilizing spirits like Tikal and possession, resulting in increasing aggression.[2][3][4][5] When coalescing, this energy can also form Dark Gaia Creatures.[6] However, it only appears to be active during nighttime. Also, as an energy source for machinery, Dark Gaia energy is extremely potent, only surpassed by the Chaos Emeralds.[7]

In its refined form, Dark Gaia energy is much safer to use and can even be used to greatly empower individuals to the extent of giving them abilities they previously did not have without causing mutations. Such usage usually results in the users' eyes glowing purple. Dark Gaia energy has also been noted to be, according to Walter Naugus, very similar to the energies of Ixis, so much so that the troll mistook it for being the power of Ixis until Wendy Naugus corrected him.[8]

History Shortly before the Shattered World Crisis, Dark Gaia energy began leaking to the surface, prompting Professor Charles the Hedgehog to examine it. During an accident however, Sonic inhaled some Dark Gaia energy from Charles' samples, which eventually triggered his Werehog condition some time later.[4][9]

With the emergence of the Shattered World Crisis, Dark Gaia energy would spew up to the surface of the planet, resulting in the emergence of the Dark Gaia Creatures and unusual aggressive behavior amongst the population during nighttime.[5][6][10][11] Meanwhile, when learning of the potential Dark Gaia energy had as an energy source, Dr. Eggman started gathering it up via a Summoning Spire in an refinery to use it to power his empire.[7][12] When learning of the Dark Gaia energy Eggman had gathered, the Naugus Twins and the Witchcarters took control of Eggmanland to use the energy for their own purposes, but were stopped by Eggman and his Egg Bosses.[1][8][10][13]

See also Dark Gaia Force References Sonic Universe #84, "Eggman's Dozen Part Two: Power Meeting" Sonic the Hedgehog #259, "The Chase: Part Two" Sonic the Hedgehog #263, "Waves of Change - Part Four: Divine Waters" Sonic the Hedgehog #264, "Control Part One: Breaking Point" Sonic Universe #73, "Spark of Life Part Three" Sonic the Hedgehog #262, "Waves of Change Part Three: Terror in the Deep" Sonic the Hedgehog #266, "Ambushed! Part One" Sonic Universe #85, "Eggman's Dozen Part Three: Team Management" Sonic the Hedgehog #254, "Countdown to Chaos Part Two: The Soldier" Sonic Universe #83, "Eggman's Dozen Part One: Hostile Takeover" Sonic Universe #87, "Shattered Part One: Closing In Sonic the Hedgehog #276, "Back in Business" Sonic Universe #86, "Eggman's Dozen Finale: Synergizing"

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