Tropical Island cliché

Green Hill Zone, perhaps the most iconic of the tropical island cliché zones.

The Tropical island cliché is probably one of the most common of all the clichés, appearing in the majority of Sonic series games. Common features in levels like this include palmtrees, waterfalls, bright flowers, and badniks relating to the environment (i.e., monkeys, piranha, etc.). Furthermore, this is typically the first zone of the game when it does occur, with Sonic Advance 3 and Sonic Rivals 2 being notable exceptions.

First appeared: Green Hill Zone, Sonic 1

Also in:

• Emerald Hill Zone, Sonic 2
• Turquoise Hill Zone, Sonic Chaos
• Great Turquoise Zone, Sonic Triple Trouble
• Mushroom Hill Zone, Sonic & Knuckles
• Palmtree Panic Zone, Sonic CD
• Isolated Island, Knuckles Chaotix
• Green Grove Zone, Sonic 3D Blast
• South Island, Sonic the Fighters
• Resort Island, Sonic R
• Emerald Coast, Sonic Adventure
• Emerald Coast, Sonic Shuffle
• Neo South Island Zone, Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
• Neo Green Hill Zone, Sonic Advance
• Seaside Hill, Sonic Heroes
• Sunset Hill Zone, Sonic Advance 3
• Leaf Storm, Sonic Rush
• Splash Canyon, Sonic Riders
• Wave Ocean, Sonic the Hedgehog
• Hidden Island, Sonic Rush Adventure
• Forest Falls Zone, Sonic Rivals
• Sunset Forest Zone, Sonic Rivals 2
• Windmill Isle, Sonic Unleashed
• Splash Hill Zone, Sonic 4