Starting an attack combo with / leads to straight attacks which generally do heavier damage to enemies in front of Sonic. However, due to his proximity to the Chaos Emerald as the dark energy was expelled, a part of Dark Gaia's energy infected Sonic. Eggman says they almost escaped when the power dipped, but reveals his new models that can shatter their atoms into oblivion. Belle thus told her that she was a Badnik herself and that she came to the tower to seek answers about her origin from Eggman.

Her phasing ability suddenly stopped working and Eggman grabbed her, putting a gun against her head before she could hit him. When they believed they found the source of the alpha waves, they were suddenly locked in a room with Shadow Androids. A Swedish public limited company (publikt bankaktiebolag) registered with the Swedish Companies Regis This leads to the group splitting up, with Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Tangle going to the central tower to rescue the Diamond Cutters and take down the city. Additionally, the Nightmares are shown to guard like the Werehog, as well as execute the Wild Whirl.Jewel noted this was a perfect opportunity to join Whisper in her hunt for Mimic so that Tangle could have an adventure.

While his eyes remain green, they become a lot more angled, with more prominent brows, and they are almost never interconnected. In Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, Sonic the Werehog (shortened to simply "Werehog" in-game) is one of the playable characters, who was added to the game's roster on 14 October 2021.

Tangle and Belle have since their introduction come care for each other, especially in difficult emotional situations. Tangle came about when the staff at IDW Publishing wanted a kick-butt female Sonic character who could accompany Sonic on his adventures. Soon after, Tangle saw Metal Sonic impale Gemerl and wondered where he was hiding as Whisper shot at him. When Chip later regained his memories and told Sonic that he was Light Gaia, Sonic turned into Sonic the Werehog again as nighttime arrived.