Mazuri

Mazuri (Savanna Citadel) is an African-based environment in the game Sonic Unleashed. The level is an exaggerated mixture of certain places and aspects from Africa. For example: the sandy buildings of Timbuktu, Mali, the savannas of Africa, the big Grandidier's Baobab trees from Madagascar, etc. The large buildings of sand and mud are actually large representations of mosques (Islamic worshiping temples). One in particular that Sonic comes across is surprisingly similar to the Djinguereber Mosque. Mazuri is where Sonic fights the Egg Beetle. Sonic starts off in the savanna, goes into a town with a bunch of sandy citadels, then heads into a jungle. In the Wii/PS2 versions of the game, this location is only a point-and-click map and a boss battle, while the Xbox 360/PS3 versions are complete with a HUB world and day and night stages.

Exotic wild animals are a frequent sight near this village built on reddish-brown soil.

Notable Locations
In the point-and-click map HUB world of the Wii and PS2 version, many of the featured parts of Mazuri are shown. These spots include:

The Hunters Home

The Lookout Tower

Shop

Holy Tree

Sacred Shrine (As Sonic the Werehog)

Citizens
Gwek (グウェク)- The village elder of Mazuri. He has a habit of slipping into tales of his own heroism when in good spirits. These tales grow more exaggerated every year, to the point where he has now punched out entire waves of wayward elephants with one hand tied behind his back.

Truth be told, though, Gwek is not all that fond of danger.

Kwami (クワミ)- A calm and collected man who seems a likely candidate to be the next village elder. He appears to possess some sort of spiritual power, as he can often be spotted murmuring up at the heavens.

Kwami's daughter Ana has been the cause of many a headache for him lately.

Essie (エシー)- A plucky mother of eight and undeniable whiz in the kitchen who somehow manages to feed her entire family after only a half hour in front of the stove.

Essie actually wanted more children, but her husband (who has since passed away) supposedly drew the line at eight.

Yawa (ヤワ)- A rowdy, talkative boy who idolizes Gwek and swallows the elder's tall tales hook, line, and sinker.

Not long ago, Yawa journeyed into the savannah to punch out elephants, but got lost. Thankfully, he made it home without incident.

Kofi (コフィー)- A man who runs a shop in the village. He really ought to have packed up and left by now, but he just couldn't be bothered.

Many would call Kofi "unsociable," but he prefers the term "socially challenged."

Ana (アナ)- Kwami's daughter, who longs to meet her true love. She believes her prince in shining armor is out there in the world, somewhere. The way she tells it, the two of them will meet, their eyes will lock and they will "Just Know."

Reasoning with Ana is like squeezing juice from a rock.

Kwod (クーウォド)- Essie's boy. Every once in a while a child is born in the village with a strange sixth sense and the ability to speak with the unseen. Kwod happens to be one of these.

Yaya (ヤヤ)- Essie's youngest daughter, a tyke so bashful she'll take off at so much as a hello. According to Essie, Yaya has always been that way: right after the girl was born, she let out a tiny wail and clammed up a second later like she was embarrassed.

Hot Dog Vendor (ホットドッグ屋)- The manager of the "Don Faccho" hot dog mega-franchise's Mazuri location. As the chain's most mysterious man, he knows how to mix up one high-volume, high-energy dog.

Town Products
In each town across the world, Sonic is able to buy souvenirs, food items and extras (music, videos) using his rings. The Mazuri shop, run by Kofi is called the Treeshade.

Souvenirs
drylands in Mazuri." in the darkest nights." - Complete all Mazuri missions with S or A ranks.
 * Photo Frame: "A lovely picture of the African
 * Miniature Flag
 * Gems: "Beautiful gems that glow
 * Speed staff: "A magical staff that somehow increases the speed of all beings." - Collect all Moon and Sun medals in Mazuri


 * Earthenware Pot


 * Equine Carving: "A hand-carved souvenir that's also the area's most popular."


 * Talismanic Mask - (Buy from Wentos)

Food

 * Broiled Ibagana (60 rings): "Flame-broiled meat from the fleet-footed ibanga."


 * Mellowyam (60 rings)


 * Caqueo (40 rings): "A pod whose seeds are dried and processed before use"


 * Dondora Fruit (30 rings)


 * Chili Dog (50 rings): "Sonic's favorite, a jumbo frank slathered with spicy chili."


 * Strawberry Cake (60 rings): "A slice of bliss with whipped cream and a strawberry on top"


 * Cookie (20 rings): "Cream filling between two crunchy biscuits. Addictive!"


 * Grapes (40 rings): "A cluster of sweet, plump grapes. Don't eat the seeds!"


 * Apple (30 rings): "One of those a day keeps the blah, blah, you know the rest"


 * Scorcher Dog - Complete a Mazuri mission