#//since when I did the Ch@os en3rgy p0st I thought that was gonna be short

[reflections-of-mobius]

Type: The Chaos Emeralds Universes: All

Hold onto your fuckin' hats-

General

The only thing that's common between the various versions of the Emeralds that I personally harbor in my universes...is that they're all immense sources of power, and look the same. How they grant that power, their level of sentience, if they have elemental affinities, etc., changes depending on universe.

I'd advise checking my post on how Chaos Energy works per universe before reading this, if you haven't read that yet!

ONWARD!

Sandstorm

The Chaos Emeralds in the Sandstorm universe are very sentient, and are more the balancers of the universe- if you ask them for immense power to right a wrong, then they will force you to harbor the opposing energy as well- whether for a short (but lethal) burst, or a long (but survivable) period.

This was what led Bless to his current state of being a Werehog every night, without fail.- And that was just from borrowing power. In Sonic Unleashed, he tried to use the Emeralds to beat Eggman (at the start of the game) and made a deal with them...to take in the Dark Chaos Energy every night for the rest of his life- transforming into a beast so he could become a superhero when he needed to (so long as all the Emeralds were present).

The Chaos Emeralds of the Sandstorm verse, in essence, are deal makers- and all their deals are technically fair, ensuring that the balance of the universe never falls out. Though Bless got slightly around this deal with Chip and his amulet- which allows Bless to maintain his mind even as a Werehog. Without said amulet, he would go on a wild massacre- focusing on impulse and doing whatever came into his mind until the sun rose.

Enlightened Darkness

The Chaos Emeralds of Enlightened Darkness are not sentient, at all.- They will succumb to the whims of anyone, without making the wish of the user into a monkey's paw, or some sort of 'balancing deal'. These Chaos Emeralds are most like the canon counterparts. They don't have any elemental affinities, and essentially just act as 'wish granters'. Or, as Silver put it in Sonic 06:

"It can turn thoughts into power".

Burnt Soul

The Burnt Soul universe's Chaos Emeralds follow Enlightened Darkness' lead. No differences between these two worlds~ (in that regard).

Wielders of Chaos

The Chaos Emeralds here are vaguely sentient, and have elemental affinities. One can think of them like pets, in terms of overall thought processes- they can only figure out simple things and respond to the emotions of their wielder.

The Chaos Emeralds, unlike in canon where they will just scatter, will scatter in a pattern- each Emerald, once it has bonded to an individual, will scatter somewhere near their wielder. They also hold to the same principles as Enlightened Darkness/Burnt Soul's Chaos Emeralds in how they grant power- one needs merely wish, or think it while holding the Emerald...and if they direct that thought at the gem itself, it will become reality. However, how this occurs depends on the Emerald- since the Emeralds can only manipulate their given element, unless they are all gathered together.

And while it's tempting...the Chaos Emeralds will not force Super/Hyper forms onto all of the wielders- just those who want them at the given time. Of course, when all the wielders are gathered, they must be in agreement about what they want to do with the Emeralds- otherwise, there will be a conflict of elements/Chaos Emeralds, resulting in nothing but a massive explosion that blows everyone back.