Red Mountain
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Red Mountain is a stage in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut. It is a stage connected to Angel Island in the Mystic Ruins(an adventure field) and is a stage playable for Sonic, Knuckles, and E-102 Gamma.
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[edit] Overview
The entrance of the mountain is guarded by a caged KiKi. The mountain appears to have been industrialized by Eggman, as the area is strewn with not only badniks, but crates, bridges, ziplines, and construction equipment. This indicates that perhaps this is where Eggman harvest the resources to build his army. It's a very fast paced and tricky stage that can quickly lead to Sonic plummeting into an endless abyss if one is not careful.
The second area of Red Mountain is located within the interior of a volcano. This area is filled with shifting lava flow, collapsing rocks, and dangerous enemies. A watchful eye is needed here, as the landscape of the level can change in seconds. If one pays attention to his surroundings, you can see that within the walls of the area, prison cells have been built. Inside, holograms, or perhaps even ghosts of doomed men sway to the beat of the heavy music that plays. Also nearby are what appears to be tombstones, suggesting that this was once some sort of prison, that was long abandoned, and then later taken over by Dr. Eggman for his operations.
[edit] Sonic
Sonic's version is the longest version of the stage. The first part takes place on the large mountainous region the stage gets its namesake from, and the second part dives into what appears to be an active volcano, before rocketing back up to the surface of the mountain. Right after Sonic finishes the stage, he spots Tails upgraded bi-plane; the Tornado 2, and he hops aboard to continue his chase with the Egg Carrier.
[edit] Knuckles
Knuckles travels here to find missing Master Emerald shards. He only goes through the first part of Red Mountain, never venturing into the volcanic regions. Knuckles is at an advantage in this stage compared to Sonic, as his climbing and gliding abilities allow him to traverse the terrain much more quickly.
[edit] E-102 Gamma
Gamma's mission in this stage is to "rescue" E-104 Epsilon. His is the shortest of the three characters that travel through it, his area of operation being a small section of the volcano. As with most of Gamma's stages, this Red Mountain is much more enemy heavy than either Sonic or Knuckles' versions.
