[He sounds confident and Tails immediately launches into an explanation.]
The Master Emerald is made up of the Chaos Emeralds. Without those, it can't exist and its powers would be gone. The Chaos Emeralds are all within the Master Emerald, so they can't be used... but these are similar enough that they'll be able to counteract the Master Emerald's power. It keeps you all safe from his control and allows you to fight back.
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[He sounds confident and Tails immediately launches into an explanation.]
The Master Emerald is made up of the Chaos Emeralds. Without those, it can't exist and its powers would be gone. The Chaos Emeralds are all within the Master Emerald, so they can't be used... but these are similar enough that they'll be able to counteract the Master Emerald's power. It keeps you all safe from his control and allows you to fight back.