

When used, the Phantom Ruby creates a by-product known as the Ruby Mist, a mist-like substance that distorts space-time within it. For example, when Infinite accidentally touched the gem, he was struck by images of a destroyed world of chaos, based on his own violent desire for change. When touched, the Phantom Ruby, as a default, seems to generate an illusion of whatever the person who touched it most desires, although these only last as long as it is being physically touched by the person. Eggman into a rift (the latter also causing the Titanic Monarch to collapse). When used alongside the Chaos Emeralds' time-space powers, it transported Sonic and itself forward in time, and later sucked Dr. Its powers can also warp the fabric of space-time, allowing it to create Dimensions such as Egg Reverie Zone and Null Space, as well as teleport entities from place to place. This includes empowering and altering beings (like the Hard Boiled Heavies, Metal Sonic and Infinite) or creating illusory places and entities that make it impossible to differentiate between reality and fantasy.


It takes control of people's visual and depth perception to feed false information to the brain creating a new reality for them and creates virtual projections that have mass and form to interact with the world around them. The Phantom Ruby's exact powers are based on virtual reality manipulation. The Hard Boiled Heavies instigating the space-time altering powers of the Phantom Ruby, from Sonic Mania The Phantom Ruby is also remarkably durable, as it managed to withstand a direct blow from Infinite's sword, despite it being sharp enough to effortlessly cut down several Eggman robots. The Phantom Ruby was also capable of reviving at the very least robots, as evidenced by how it revived the fallen Hard Boiled Heavies.
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Because of its massive amount of power, it was implied that the Phantom Ruby's mere presence at the heart of the Eggman Empire was such that Eggman could afford to have a comparatively small amount of his own forces stationed at Metropolis, provided the gem was at full power. The Phantom Ruby's abilities are said to outclass even those of the Master Emerald, to the extent that it affected the Master Emerald's ability to keep Angel Island afloat, causing the island to fall back into the ocean. Similarly, the Ruby itself can also restrain the Chaos Emeralds and cancel out a super transformation. When channeling its power, the Phantom King became powerful enough to bypass the invulnerability granted by a super transformation. While different from the Chaos Emeralds, the Phantom Ruby is still remarkably powerful and has been theorized to be a source of unspeakable power. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed ReviewĢ1 November 2012 Powers and abilities
