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Revision as of 23:14, 16 July 2009

Template:SA2Level Pumpkin Hill is the sixth stage in the Hero storyline of Sonic Adventure 2 and the second playable as Knuckles. It represents attempt to find Master Emerald pieces that were scattered after he smashed it.

Plot

After finding every Master Emerald shards on the Wild Canyon area, Knuckles sets off to the rural canyon regions nearby, after feeling a weak signal from the Master Emerald from this place.

Level layout

Appearance

Pumpkin Hill is a Halloween themed level, with ghosts, ghost trains, and more Pumpkins than the Green Goblin can shake a batglider at. It is a whimsical stage that includes some elements from Mushroom Hill Zone and various "spooky levels" from platformer games.

The major gimmicks of this level are the ghosts that make their first appearance in the game, a train that change its trajectory due to switches and rockets that provide a quick way to travel from section to section. Although the level is set above a bottomless pit, Knuckles won’t die if he falls, instead floating atop an updraft.

Other level specific objects are tall pillars with a pumpkin shape on top, called pumpkin ghost hills, pumpkins in all shapes and sizes that jiggle if punched, small houses and metal containers that can be destroyed, stone graves, tree stumps with scary faces on them, chimneys, scarecrows and pointed fences.

Level sections

Pumpkin Hill is divided into three major sections.

Knuckles will start the level in a small platform, with the Shovel Claw upgrade in a platform in his front. To the left of this platform a rocket will take him to “Church Mountain”, to the right a rocket will take him to “Ghost Train Mountain”, with skulls impaled on the fences, and going all the way backwards from where Knuckles came, a rocket surrounded by pumpkins will take him to “Pumpkin Mountain”.

The first section, “Church Mountain”, is a steep hill with a medium sized platform at the bottom, short ledges all the way up and a train circling the mountain in the air halfway up. At the top stands a graveyard with a chapel to the side as well, along with a rocket that will lead to “Pumpkin Mountain”.

The second section, “Ghost Train Mountain” is the lowest of the three hill yet the most expanded and the one with the most gimmicks as well, with a train that switches locations. The main part of this section is composed of a central platform, called “Ghost Train Turntable”, where the train always starts before switching locations. There are three switches and therefore, three locations and movements the train can have. The default switch is the lowest one, which makes the train go back in forth in the turntable. The middle switch will make the train disappear to the lowest of the platforms and circle there, where two rotating spikes are as well. The third switch is the highest one, which will make the train go around the circle tracks directly below it. From the second switch mountain there's a system of platforms that branches to the middle of the three mountains, with a rocket with pumpkins surrounding will lead to Pumpkin Mountain.

The third section, “Pumpkin Mountain” is the highest hill, with close to nothing towards the bottom. Halfway up the mountain, there’s another train circling in the air, and right at the top there's a set of three round platforms, with pumpkins and scarecrows, which is called Pumpkin field, where a Mystic Melody is. Activated will make a trail of paltforms appear, leading to a set of suspended platforms above.

Other Versions

Pumpkin Hill shares its setting and level objects with Shadow's Sky Rail, including some landscapes like Church Mountain and Pumpkin Field. It's of no wonder, since both stages are located at the same mountainous area. Unlike Pumpkin Hill, which takes place at sunset, Sky Rail takes place during the day.

Enemies

Locations

Animals

Animal Number Location
<iimg>Bat!Bat.png</iimg> 2 Pumpkin mountain: In a metal ledge by the platform with train tracks on it.
Church mountain: In a cage that needs to be bust open, in a platform halfway up.
<iimg>Warthog!Boar.png</iimg> 1 Ghost train mountain: By the rotating spikes of the lowest platform.
<iimg>Cheetah!Cheetah.png</iimg> 1 Pumpkin mountain: In the middle level of the Pumpkin field, between a monitor and a scarecrow close together.
<iimg>Skeleton_Dog!Skeleton dog.png</iimg> 1 Church mountain: Between some graves in the graveyard.
Random 5 In the platform with a rocket that leads to Pumpkin mountain, inside a small pumpkin Knuckles can pick up.
Church mountain: In a pipe located in the platform with train tracks on it.
Ghost train mountain: In two wooden containers stacked together, in the lowest platform of the hill with the highest switch.
Ghost train mountain: Inside a skull Knuckles can pick up, which is in turn inside a shed in a middle platform of the hill with the highest switch.
Pumpkin mountain: In the lower level of Pumpkin field, inside a small pumpkin Knuckles can pick up.
Total 10

The level specific animal (third Chao container) is a Half Fish.

Big the Cat

From the beginning, go straight ahead to the platform in front of Knuckles. From here, go to the platform to the right and take the rocket up onto Ghost Train Mountain. Once on top, jump down to the train going back and forth down below. Turn back to find the tracks leading back to the mountain. A blocked-off tunnel is visible. Behind the bars is Big, waving.

Chao containers

  • Pumpkin Mountain: Halfway up the mountain, stacked together with a wooden container, on a ledge at the same eight as the ghost train.
  • Ghost Train Mountain: In a platform on behind ghost pumpkin pillar, located at the end of the trail of balloons seen from the top of the mountain.
  • Ghost Train Mountain: In a platform system in the middle of the tree mountains.

Gold Beetle

The Gold Beetle can be found close to the end of the empty metalic ledge on the platform where the middle switch is located, on Ghost train mountain.

Lost Chao

On the middle ledge of Pumpkin field there's a Mystic Melody. Activate it and follow the platforms that appear at the top of the mountain until the end.

Master Emerald shards - Hard Mode

Emerald shard Hints
#1 Under the mountain?
A rusty steel platform above.
Under the mountain with round tracks.
#2 Lively cheer from the skulls.
In the rocky wall.
A place where the flame crosses.
#3 There is a secret in that church!
Do you have your sunglasses?Try wearing your sunglasses at the top of the Church...
  • The first shard is bellow the first switch hill of Ghst Train mountain, above the axis of the spinning spikes. Climb down to the foot of the mountain and glide from an appropriate height.
  • The second shard is buried above where the skulls are breathing fire, located on the lowest platform of Pumpkin mountain. Dig to get it.
  • The third shard is in the air, above Church mountain. Climb to the top of the mountain and use the Sunglasses, to activate a spring and then glide to get it.

Upgrade

Knuckles' Shovel Claw upgrade can be found in this level. It's in a platform directly north of where Knuckles first starts.

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