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− | [[File:Archie 215 OnyxIsland.png|right|thumb|250px|Onyx Island in the future, as it appears in [[Sonic the Hedgehog 215 (Archie)|''Archie'' issue 215]]]] | + | [[File:Archie 215 OnyxIsland.png|right|thumb|250px|Onyx Island in the future, as it appears in [[Sonic the Hedgehog 215 (Archie)|''Archie'' issue #215]].]] |
− | '''Onyx Island''' is the setting for most of the 2006 [[ | + | '''Onyx Island''' is the setting for most of the 2006 [[PlayStation Portable]] game ''[[Sonic Rivals]]'', containing five out of six of the game's Zones. A mysterious island that ''"suddenly appears in the south seas as if out of nowhere"''{{fileref|SonicRivals PSP US manual.pdf|page=9}}, the landmass attracts the attentions of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]], who arrive to investigate - only to be confronted by a disguised [[Eggman Nega]], who turns Tails into a card using a [[Nega's Camera|strange camera]]. [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]], and [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]] all find their way to Onyx Island too, on the search for their own objectives. |
As Knuckles' story through ''Sonic Rivals'' progresses, he puzzles over the fact that parts of Onyx Island seem ''strangely familiar''. It is eventually revealed by [[Eggman Nega]] that Onyx Island is in fact the echidna's own [[Angel Island]] from an unspecified point in the future, warped back to the present day by Nega's science and the power of the [[Master Emerald]] - apparently just as a vehicle to bring Nega into the past, so he can eliminate [[Dr. Eggman]]. | As Knuckles' story through ''Sonic Rivals'' progresses, he puzzles over the fact that parts of Onyx Island seem ''strangely familiar''. It is eventually revealed by [[Eggman Nega]] that Onyx Island is in fact the echidna's own [[Angel Island]] from an unspecified point in the future, warped back to the present day by Nega's science and the power of the [[Master Emerald]] - apparently just as a vehicle to bring Nega into the past, so he can eliminate [[Dr. Eggman]]. | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
− | Although far removed from the [[Games | + | Although far removed from the [[:Category:Games|Sonic games']] present timeline, Angel / Onyx Island is still the resting place of the Master Emerald in the future, as Nega admits that he had to come to the island to photograph the gem. Trapped in a card, the Emerald would be unable to keep Onyx Island in the air, which is presumably why it turns up ''in'' the sea when it is warped to the past. |
Zones on Onyx Island include: | Zones on Onyx Island include: | ||
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The final level of ''Sonic Rivals'' takes place high above the island, on '''[[Meteor Base Zone]]''', an asteroid-mining complex and shipyard in the deeps of space. | The final level of ''Sonic Rivals'' takes place high above the island, on '''[[Meteor Base Zone]]''', an asteroid-mining complex and shipyard in the deeps of space. | ||
− | <gallery | + | ==In other media== |
+ | ===[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (Archie comics)]]=== | ||
+ | Onyx Island appeared in [[Sonic the Hedgehog 215 (Archie)|issue #215]] of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comic series by [[Archie Comics]], in the short story ''Future Tense''. In the year 3437 P.X.E., the island is shown crashed ito the sea at an angle, and plays host to a destroyed and deserted city which [[Silver the Hedgehog]] investigates. He is looking for clues of a traitor to the [[Freedom Fighters]] centuries previously, which allegedly caused the devastation on the island. Using clues from the city's library, Silver concludes that [[Rotor Walrus]] is the likely culprit, and uses [[Chronos Control]] with a [[Time Stone]] to travel to the past and eliminate him. | ||
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+ | ==Gallery== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
Image:Forest Falls Zone.png|Forest Falls Zone | Image:Forest Falls Zone.png|Forest Falls Zone | ||
Image:Colosseum Highway Zone.png|Colosseum Highway Zone | Image:Colosseum Highway Zone.png|Colosseum Highway Zone | ||
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Image:Death Yard Zone.png|Death Yard Zone | Image:Death Yard Zone.png|Death Yard Zone | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
{{SonicRivalsOmni}} | {{SonicRivalsOmni}} | ||
+ | {{Locations}} | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] |
Latest revision as of 10:57, 24 August 2022
Onyx Island is the setting for most of the 2006 PlayStation Portable game Sonic Rivals, containing five out of six of the game's Zones. A mysterious island that "suddenly appears in the south seas as if out of nowhere"[1], the landmass attracts the attentions of Sonic and Tails, who arrive to investigate - only to be confronted by a disguised Eggman Nega, who turns Tails into a card using a strange camera. Knuckles, Shadow, and Silver all find their way to Onyx Island too, on the search for their own objectives.
As Knuckles' story through Sonic Rivals progresses, he puzzles over the fact that parts of Onyx Island seem strangely familiar. It is eventually revealed by Eggman Nega that Onyx Island is in fact the echidna's own Angel Island from an unspecified point in the future, warped back to the present day by Nega's science and the power of the Master Emerald - apparently just as a vehicle to bring Nega into the past, so he can eliminate Dr. Eggman.
At the end of the game, after Nega is defeated aboard the Egg Destroyer, Knuckles resolves to use the Master Emerald to return Onyx Island to its proper time.
Geography
Although far removed from the Sonic games' present timeline, Angel / Onyx Island is still the resting place of the Master Emerald in the future, as Nega admits that he had to come to the island to photograph the gem. Trapped in a card, the Emerald would be unable to keep Onyx Island in the air, which is presumably why it turns up in the sea when it is warped to the past.
Zones on Onyx Island include:
- Forest Falls Zone - A Green-Hill-like area with vines and waterfalls.
- Colosseum Highway Zone - Faux-Roman aqueducts and roads lined with centurion statues.
- Sky Park Zone - A maniacal carnival level with spike-bumpered rollercoasters.
- Crystal Mountain Zone - Frigid, blizzard-swept crags and multicoloured ice formations.
- Death Yard Zone - Rust-filled industrial wreckage and lakes of toxic pollution.
The final level of Sonic Rivals takes place high above the island, on Meteor Base Zone, an asteroid-mining complex and shipyard in the deeps of space.
In other media
Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)
Onyx Island appeared in issue #215 of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series by Archie Comics, in the short story Future Tense. In the year 3437 P.X.E., the island is shown crashed ito the sea at an angle, and plays host to a destroyed and deserted city which Silver the Hedgehog investigates. He is looking for clues of a traitor to the Freedom Fighters centuries previously, which allegedly caused the devastation on the island. Using clues from the city's library, Silver concludes that Rotor Walrus is the likely culprit, and uses Chronos Control with a Time Stone to travel to the past and eliminate him.
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