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@Smash becauseIprobablyshouldn'tquotehere

First off, I'm not sure if it's a theory, per say, since its supposedly from Sega, but my source (TV Tropes) doesn't provide a link so...

Additionally, as the overuse of a Super form have been shown to degrade the body (just ask Shadow), then Smash gaining a crap ton of power before going unconscious seems plausible.

I once thought of a character who used his Super Form for 20 minutes; needless to say, he nearly died at the end from severe overuse of the Emeralds... Super Turbo (before I rebuild him) had Turbo's flesh melt off after powering down (Turbo's healing abilities made this a survivable injury). While these are more extreme examples, they are good reasons why you shouldn't ovweruse the Emeralds...