Wave the Swallow

"Unless I take charge, nothing ever gets done here!"

- Wave

Wave the Swallow (ウェーブ・ザ・スワロー) is a purple anthropomorphic swallow, the Babylon Rogues' resident technical genius, and a bit of a trash-talker. She is 18 years old, 110 cm (3'7") tall, and weighs 20 to 25 kg (44 to 55 lbs). She's the daughter of the tech expert of the Rogues' previous generation, and her knowledge of Extreme Gear far surpasses that of Tails and Doctor Eggman. Because of this knowledge, she is brimming with self-confidence; and as a result she "gives advice understandable to herself but not to others". However, she still considers Tails and Eggman to be worthy mechanical opponents. She's the only female in the babylon rouges.

Although she looks on Jet the Hawk as an "unreliable younger friend" and can be quite stubborn, she follows his leadership.

In the EX World Grand Prix, she beats Amy Rose at Splash Canyon, but is knocked out of the tournament by Tails at Green Cave. Wave uses a Type-W airboard, which is specially designed to fly well, and the red jewel she wears around her neck is actually a small computer capable of playing back media files via holographic projection.

Wave is something of a voice of reason amongst the Rogues, often reminding Jet and Storm of their responsibilities. Wave has something of a rivalry with Tails, in which she scorns the way he made Sonic's Extreme Gear, calls him "Shorty" a number of times, and also "a twerp" in one of her mission reports, though this diminishes by the end of the game. She also has a strained relationship with Storm, with one such instance criticizing his skills on Extreme Gear. In a cutscene before Sky Road, she angers Knuckles by calling him a "Red Mutt".

Wave often refuses to admit when someone has talent, as noted in some of her mission reports. She either says that she will continue to deny a person's skill or flat-out denies that they have any skill at all. She also says in the opening of White Cave, that if she doesn't take charge, nothing will ever get done.

Jet the Hawk
Unlike Storm, Wave would not bother if she would call her leader, Jet, by his name. She is the creator of Type-J and always does whatever Jet tells her to do. She seems annoyed when Jet told her that her speeches are boring. However, despite almost always listening to Jet, she once said, "Unless I take charge, nothing ever gets done here!". In Sonic Free Riders, she acts alot more loyal towards Jet, having showing concern if Jet would be disapproved by Team Dark, telling him that he should just ignore them. Also, in one part of a cutscene, she slightly bows towards Jet, approving his riding skills. Though, she lies to him in the game. In the Babylon Story, before Jet was about to race Sonic, he told Wave not to make him cheat by doing "something" to Sonic's gear, Wave tells him that she did not do anything to his gear and so they race. Suspiciously, Jet won easily up to his concern and found out that Wave did mess up Sonic's gear. Wave apologizes and claimed herself guilty while Sonic and Jet were ready for their re-match without Wave cheating.

Storm the Albatross
Storm and Wave are friends, but the two seem to get into small arguments (much to Jet's annoyance). When Storm lost against Knuckles, Storm was complaining to Wave and Jet that he must have cheated. Wave then thought he was criticizing how she built his Extreme Gear, which angered her and caused her to shout "What!? Are you implying that you lost because of MY Gear!!? No one can tune a Gear the way I can!!! Accept it, buddy! It's not the board. Your skills just suck!". Storm, feeling shocked and disheartened by this, repeated; "Wh-wh-what?! Su...S...S...Suck!?" Which to this, Wave replied; "Yes. 'S-U-C-K. Suck."

Miles "Tails" Prower
Wave and Tails are rivals in inventions, since they both are smart. In Sonic Riders Wave was impressed by Tails' inventions but couldn't admit it, so insulted it instead saying that he made "a piece of junk." She teases Tails by calling him "shorty." In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the two do not seem to rival each other in anything. When Wave was hurt by the robots in the game, Tails is seen in the screen trying to help her get up. In Sonic Free Riders, instead she calls him "shrimp." Once again, they do not talk much or show much rivalry until in one scene when Tails examines the gears she made he commented, Your Gear is still as amazing as ever, Wave...", but Wave ungratefully replied, "Was that supposed to be sarcasm, shrimp?"'' much to Tails' dismay, telling her that he actually meant that. Wave and Tails haven't talked to each other since the scene in Sonic Free Riders.

Friends/Allies

 * Jet the Hawk
 * Storm the Albatross

Rivals

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Miles "Tails" Prower (rival in smarts)
 * Amy Rose
 * Dr. Robotnik/Eggman
 * Rouge the Bat

Abilities
Wave is well known within the series as being a skilled Extreme Gear rider and can build and fix them with ease. She has never displayed any signs of hand to hand combat, but does use a wrench and dynamite to attack enemies while riding her Extreme Gear. When it comes to Extreme Gear, she can even outsmart Tails and Eggman. Other than being a gifted Extreme Gear rider, she is also very smart. Many times in the Sonic Riders series, she shows her knowledge of other machines other that Extreme Gear. For example, she made a bomb to put on the bottom of Sonic's Extreme Gear in the case that Sonic might have won.

Quotes

 * "Get ready...for this!" Wave about to do a Gravity Dive in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * "You think you could win with that board?" Wave before starting a race in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * "Eat my dust!" Wave after passing or attacking an opponent in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * "Excellent!" Wave after properly performing a trick in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * "And that's a wrap!" Wave after completing a race in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.
 * "Accept it buddy! It's not the board. Your skills just suck!" Wave taunting Storm after he loses to Knuckles in Sonic Riders.
 * "Long time, no see, Shorty." Talking to Tails after they meet up in MeteorTech.
 * "Sorry loser!" Wave as she's running with her wrench.
 * "You think you can win with a board like that?" Wave before starting a race in Sonic Free Riders
 * "Yes. S-U-C-K. Suck!" Wave telling Storm that he sucks.

Trivia

 * Wave is the only female member in the Babylon Rouges.
 * Despite being known as a flight character, Wave has not yet shown an ability to fly on her own without the use of an Extreme Gear.
 * Even though her 2D art show her hair had a dark part, in her 3D art it's nowhere to be found but her Sonic Free Riders artwork has it.
 * An odd trait Wave has is that her beak is curved. However, her species have straight beaks.
 * Her beak also has nostrils in her 2D artworks only, just like in Jet's and Storm's cases.
 * When Wave is scolding Jet about his responsibilities in Sonic Riders, she starts speaking quickly and to the comical point where it is sped up for explainations unknown. When slowed down it is revealed that she is speaking in her original Japanese voice, even in the English version.
 * Both her new English and Japanese voice play Sakura Haruno in Naruto as of 2010.
 * Wave seems to be more loyal to Jet in Sonic Free Riders than in the first and second Riders, possibly due to the fact that Jet has noticably matured.