Hydro Gate

The Hydro Gate is a gimmick that appears in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. It is an advanced construct made by the Ancients which enables the user to walk on water.

Description
The Hydro Gates are very large, oval-shaped (sometimes round) rings with yellow and black stripes and an inner rim that glows cyan. In most chases, they are embedded in the ground with large sockets that extend up the rims while others are held suspended from above. The can be found in Cliff's Excavation Site, Abandoned Research Facility, Bygone Island and Crater Lake.

In gameplay, the Hydro Gates allow the player to walk across water surfaces in the areas without falling into the water which would cause the player to lose Rings and Robot Scrap. As such, they can always be found at the edge of large bodies of water. By passing through a Hydro Gate, the playable characters will be surrounded by an energy field that let them perform Hydro Dash, a technique that lets the user stand and run on water at high speed. This technique will last until the player stands on solid ground again.