#Dark and light chaos essence series#

Dark Gaia seems to change size throughout the course of Sonic Unleashed.Chaos, a previous Sonic villain, was also named after a Greek god.Although named after a goddess, Dark Gaia is referred to as male. The name Gaia is derived from an ancient Greek nature goddess, who was the personification of the Earth.

#Dark and light chaos essence series#

The monsters that are made of Dark Gaia's essence somewhat resemble the Heartless from the Kingdom Hearts series of videogames.After Chip punches Dark Gaia, the player must press a final button to make Sonic smash through Dark Gaia's center eye. Then Dark Gaia shoots an energy wave at Chip, which the player must tap a button repeatedly to block. Then Dark Gaia grabs onto Chip, and the player must press buttons as they appear to make Sonic attack Dark Gaia's hands. In the 360/PS3 version, Sonic must take out his shield by killing the snakes projecting the shield while Chip fights Dark Gaia inside. In the Wii/PS2 version, Sonic must collect rings and smash through each of his eyes one by one, and then do the same with his center eye to finish him off. His final battle is different in the Wii/PS2 version and the 360/PS3 version.It is also the only time when Sonic must use the quick step on a grind rail.

In the Wii/PS2 version, when Sonic must attack Dark Gaia's eyes by going across the Gaia Colossus, it is the only time Sonic grinds in 3D, as in this version, all rails are strictly 2D only.In fact, the final boss in Terranigma is also called 'Dark Gaia'. Dark Gaia resembles the second form of the final boss in the 1995 game Terranigma.Dark Gaia is the biggest of Sonic's enemies to be fought.Though the world was saved, Professor Pickles explains that light cannot exist without darkness and thus Dark Gaia is still alive as part of the planet's cycle. Slowly decaying and gushing green blood, Dark Gaia fell back into the lava. Sonic used the Chaos Emeralds to turn into Super Sonic and defeated him, smashing through his center eye. Chip fought Dark Gaia, and eventually Sonic fought him as well, before Dark Gaia absorbed the power within Sonic that made him a werehog, becoming Perfect Dark Gaia. Upon becoming mostly whole and emerging from the lava at the center of the earth, Dark Gaia ignored Eggman's orders and sent him flying into the distance. However, Dark Gaia was awakened prematurely, causing him to split into pieces that Eggman eventually brought together.

It is what spawns the monsters that plague the world. Eggman used the Chaos Energy Cannon to split Earth into pieces, Dark Gaia was awoken and began to destroy the natural order while Light Gaia was born into the mortal world as a small fairy-like creature named Chip.