Twisted Sonic
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The Twisted Sonic is a trick invented by Hideaki back in 1997. At its core, the trick is a pass reverse with conical motion and is considered a pass. This trick is frequently used in various beginner combos and is also noted as being a "filler trick".
History
When Hideaki originally gave this trick a name back in 1997, he called the trick ソニックひねり, which literally translates to the word "twisted sonic". Since the trick was created, this trick has been controversial; Kam mentioned in 2001 that the trick was "not really a sonic...it looks like the sonic and I can't find anywhere to put this technique", while Tohlz mentioned in 2003 that this trick is "a nice trick which is not really sonic".
For this reason, various names have been proposed to substitute the name "Twisted Sonic", including "twisted pass" and "conical pass".
Definition
The twisted sonic is a hybrid between a charge and a pass rev.
twisted sonic 23-12 = charge 0.5 23 ~ pass rev + charge 1.0 23-13.2-12
1.5 rotations
Variations
Some variations of the twisted sonic include:
Inverse Twisted Sonic
The inverse twisted sonic is the direct inverse of the twisted sonic; where the path of a twisted sonic 23-12 is 23-13.2-12, the path of an inverse twisted sonic is 23-31.2-12.
Warped Sonic
The warped sonic is a moonwalk twisted sonic.
MITS
The mits is a moonwalk inverse twisted sonic. This trick can also be denoted as an inverse warped sonic, among other names.
East Sonic
- See also: East Sonic
Double Charge
A Double Chargeis a minicombo involving twisted sonic:
double charge 23-12 = cont (twisted sonic 23-12 > warped sonic 12-23) double charge 23-12 = cont twisted sonic 23-12>23
The first record that we have of the trick is in November 2002, when it was listed in Pentix, in its “Combos” section. Although it isn’t known for sure, it’s highly probable that it was named by Kam.
Another variation of this trick is called the Triple Charge which is a minicombo consisting of the following:
triple charge = cont (twisted sonic 34-23>12 > warped sonic 12-23>34) triple charge = cont twisted sonic 34-23>12>23>34 triple charge = cont (twisted sonic rise > twisted sonic fall)
The triple charge wasn’t present in Pentix nor Pentrix, unlike double charge. It isn’t known for certain who or when it was created. The earliest instance that remains today is a UCPSB thread from 2006[1]