Temptation

The Temptation (テンプティション) is a recurring Board type Extreme Gear in the Sonic Riders series. It is Rouge the Bat's character Extreme Gear, exclusively for her, meaning only she can use it, and her default Extreme Gear. It is obtained in all games when Rouge is unlocked as a playable character.

Sonic Riders
"By Robotnik Corp. For women R (Rouge)."

- Game description in Sonic Riders.

Description
The Temptation first appeared in Sonic Riders. According to its profile, it is build by Robotnik Corp., especially for women like Rouge. It is unlocked in the game, alongside Rouge, by completing the Hero Story in Story Mode.

The Temptation is in Sonic Riders designed as a white and lavender board with cyan-bordered pink hearts, acting as foot pads, on a black plate in the center of the top surface.

Abilities and Traits
As a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Riders, the Temptation is well-balanced in its attributes with average statistics and an average rate of fuel-consumption, and is suited for general riding.

Like most other character exclusive Extreme Gears, the Temptation does not possess any unique abilities of its own.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
"An Accevice Corp gear designed for the ladies. Rouge had this one emblazed with hearts."

- Game description in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

Description
The Temptation later reappeared in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. According to its profile in this game, it was created by Accevice Corp and designed for women. Rouge herself emblazed the Temptation with hearts, adding her own personal touch to it. It is unlocked in the game, alongside Rouge, by completing the Hero Story in Story Mode.

In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Temptation received a small design change. In this game, the Temptation is made a little more bulkier, with the front and rear having been made thicker, whlie the midsection remained relatively less broad in comparison. It retains its primary color scheme, with white edges, a black plate and has pink heart decorations on its upper surface as it had in Sonic Riders, each with a silver-colored foot panel on top of them.

Abilities and Traits
As a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Temptation is well-balanced in its attributes with average statistics, and is suited for general riding. Like most other character exclusive Extreme Gears, the Temptation does not possess any unique abilities. However, it possesses Gear Parts that can increase its top speed and the amount of Gravity Points it can store, and transform it into an Air Ride type Extreme Gear.

Sonic Free Riders
"This Accelovice ladies' gear bears a heart emblem on the body--a custom order from Rouge."

- Game description in Sonic Free Riders.

Description
The Temptation reappeared once more in Sonic Free Riders. According to its profile in this game, it is produced by Accelovice as an Extreme gear for ladies. Rouge herself custom ordered the Temptation to have its trademark heart insignias embedded on it. It is unlocked in the game, alongside Team Rose's and Team Dark's story, when completing Team Heroes's and Team Babylon's stories.

In Sonic Free Riders, the Temptation's is given a new redesign. In this game, the Temptation returns to having a board-like shape similar to the one it had in Sonic Riders. Also, like in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Temptation remained a primarily white colored Extreme Gear with raised edges. Also, on its top surface, it has a black plate with pink heart symbols like those it had in Sonic Riders, with a yellow field in front and white lines along the borders, and grey circles in the middle of the hearts.

Abilities and Traits
As a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Free Riders, the Temptation is, like in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, well-balanced in its attributes, and is suited for general riding.

Like in the previous titles, the Temptation possesses no unique abilities of its own, but it can be equipped with two Gear Parts.

Trivia

 * The Temptation's name may be derived from Rouge's flirtatious nature.