Sky Babylon

Sky Babylon (スカイバビロン) is the fifth or sixth stage of Sonic Rush Adventure, depending on the player's choice. It is a continent floating in the sky above Blaze the Cat's planet which holds many ancient ruins of a city from the civilization that once thrived on Pirates' Island. Gold Material can be earned by completing this stage's Acts.

Story
As hinted by legends, Sky Babylon was long ago inhabited by the lost civilization that once lived on Pirates' Island until it fell into the sea. While these people found a replacement in Sky Babylon, they longed for their true home and thus built a monument here showing the location of their homeland so their descendants could reclaim what they had lost.

Thanks to Marine's tomfoolery, Sonic, Tails, Blaze and Marine got blasted up to Sky Babylon from Hidden Island 2 during their search for Captain Whisker and his crew. Trying to hide her acrophobia, Blaze showed her friends away from the edge as they try to get their bearings. No sooner however, Captain Whisker appeared. Impressed enough with the heroes' tenacity to reveal Sky Babylon's name, the pirate was almost goaded into a fight when Mini & Mum reminded him of their "mission", making Whisker take off while Sonic and Blaze gave chase.

Though Whisker managed to escape, Sonic and co. found a monument showing the location of Pirates' Island, which Blaze deciphered after Marine failed to. As it seem that Whisker's crew sought to destroy Sky Babylon to erase this monument, Sonic and co. realize they had found a vital clue to locating the pirates' hideout.

Overview
Being an island floating in the sky, Sky Babylon has a wide view of the sea below and has several ancient ruins and constructions all over the place, along with ancient and surprisingly advanced mechanisms.

In terms of gameplay style this level is similar to Sonic Rush's Altitude Limit. The gimmicks of this level feature golden balloons that allow the player to fly through the air but with limited control, springy lines of rope, and purple crystals that allow the player to hover over bottomless pits. This stage also features fire that can harm the player when he/she gets close, but the flames will die down if the player is either boosting or playing as Blaze (making Blaze actually a better choice for the level).

Boss
The boss of Sky Babylon is the Ghost Condor, a flying serpent-like mech. It can be fought after clearing Sky Babylon Act 2.

In battle, the Ghost Condor can deploy mines along the road where the fight takes place and send platforms with spikes to attack the player from above or the side. It can also ram its entire body into the characters. To defeat it, the player must use the Ghost Condor's platforms to attack its head until it explodes, while dodging missiles.

Trivia

 * If the player sails to this place, he/she will play Hidden Island 2 instead.
 * Instead of sailing to it, the player should access Sky Babylon via Sea Chart.
 * It is recommended for the player to play as Blaze as the main obstacle of the stage is fire. When Blaze approaches them, they die down, allowing her to pass through them unharmed.