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| levelscreen=Sonic Rush NightCarnival.PNG
| levelno=4th (Sonic) / 1st (Blaze)
| game=Sonic Rush
| acts=3
| theme1=carnival/casino
| boss=Egg Libra
| name_jp=ナイトカーニバル
| prev=Mirage Road{{!}}Mirage Road (Sonic)
| next=Huge Crisis{{!}}Huge Crisis (Sonic)
| next2=Leaf Storm{{!}}Leaf Storm (Blaze)
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:''Not to be confused with [[Carnival Night Zone]] from [[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]].''
'''Night Carnival''' is a [[Zone]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[Sonic Rush]]''. It is the fourth Zone for [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and first Zone for [[Blaze the Cat|Blaze]]. As with other Zones in the game, Night Carnival consists of two standard Acts followed by a dedicated boss Act.

==Story==
Blaze's story begins in this Zone, where she awakens in [[Sonic's world]] after pursuing a "[[Dr. Eggman|mustached old man]]" who had taken the [[Sol Emeralds]] as part of his desire for an "ultimate power", and not recognising the world she had arrived in. During her search for clues, she finds the man she is looking for, and engages in her first showdown with the evil genius, reclaiming the red Sol Emerald in the end. Shortly afterwards, she is spotted by [[Cream the Rabbit|Cream]] and [[Cheese]] while she is pondering where to find the other six Sol Emeralds with no idea where in the world she is, and is flustered when the two approach her and take them to their house nearby.

Later, in Sonic's story, Sonic and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] arrive at Cream's house in their search for information about Blaze and [[Eggman Nega]], and learn from [[Vanilla the Rabbit|Vanilla]] that Cream and Blaze had headed for the nearby town. As the heroes leave, Vanilla comments on how busy Cream's friends always are.

==Overview==
True to its name, Night Carnival takes place in a carnival at night, just like the other [[:Category:Levels with a carnival/casino theme|carnival-themed Zones]] in other ''Sonic'' games. The Zone is not related to [[Carnival Night Zone]], save for the fact that they are both casino/amusement park-themed levels. Much like ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'''s [[Casino Night Zone]], this Zone occasionally has signs of the main characters littered around the glowing streets, in this case Sonic and Blaze. Unlike ''Sonic 2'', however, Blaze doesn't live in [[Sonic's world]].

The Zone is filled with switches that light up rails or platforms, allowing Sonic or Blaze to [[Grinding|grind]]/walk on them to progress through the Zone, trapeze swings that the player can swing from by pressing {{left}} or {{right}} after grabbing one, and hooks that swing across screws which can be [[Boost]]ed into to reach the maximum distance. Some [[spring]]s in this Zone are powered by standing on top of them and holding {{down}} - the longer {{down}} is held, the higher the player will be launched.

Giant instant-death balls will chase the player down some of the carnival's roads much like in [[Leaf Storm]], only they appear more frequently here. Continuously boosting will ensure escape.

==Enemies==
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|style="text-align:center;"|{{SpriteImage|SonicRush DS Sprite BattleFlapper.png}}
|'''[[Battle Flapper]]''' — An [[Egg Flapper]] variant with bat wings.
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|style="text-align:center;"|{{SpriteImage|SonicRush DS Sprite BunnyPawn.png}}
|'''[[Egg Pawn Bunny]]''' — [[Egg Pawn]]s that ride pogo sticks.
|}

==References==
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