The Flame of Judgment is an attack that appears in Sonic and the Secret Rings. It is a curse that drains the target of their life force until the target eventually dies.


The Flame of Judgement takes the appearance of an arrow of fire inserted into its victim. While the victims does not suffer any ill effects from the insertion, the Flame of Judgement curses its victims' lifeline to be tied to its flame; when the flame goes out completely, the victim will be completely drained of their life energy and die. Only the Erazor Djinn has the power to remove it manually; any lesser magical beings like genies of the ring do not have the power to undo it.

When the flame nears the end of its lifespan, side effects the victim suffers include episodes of physical weakness. When Sonic tries to take the flame out himself or extinguish it with his hand, the curse seems to intensify, thus causing supernatural effects (sand and wind circle Sonic in an almost destructive manner). Also, the Flame neutralizes all attacks against fire-based beings such as the Ifrit Golem.


When Sonic and Shahra first entered the world of the Arabian Nights, they were attacked by Erazor. When he found out that Shahra refused to gather the World Rings for him, he shot a flaming arrow at her as punishment, but Sonic jumped in front of her and took the hit instead. Erazor then uses the arrow to blackmail Sonic and Shahra into helping him gather the World Rings, promising to remove the arrow if Sonic gathered all of the seven rings for him.

When Erazor summons the Ifrit Golem, the flame was partially out and it was almost completely out by the time that Sonic had gathers all seven World Rings. Apparently, the curse was negated when Sonic transformed into Darkspine Sonic thanks to the World Rings, as the arrow seemingly dissipated following his transformation.

In other media

IDW Publishing

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing, the Flame of Judgment makes an appearance. Its history is identical to its game counterpart.


  • In certain cutscenes, the Flame of Judgment is nowhere to be seen on Sonic's body.
  • Apparently, the Flame of Judgment cannot be put out by water, indicated during one cutscene when Sonic was standing in the rain and the flame continued to burn.
