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Catapult (runway)

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The Catapult,[1][2] also known as the runway,[3] is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a ramp-like object exclusive to the Sonic Riders series that initiates Air Riding for those capable of performing it.

Description[]

Catapults take the form of ramp-like objects, although the details of their design differ from game to game.

In gameplay, launching off a Catapult will result in the playable character automatically initiating the Air Ride maneuver, allowing them to fly through midair and through Dash Rings/Accelerators for a short time. However, the Catapult only works for the characters who are capable of using the Air Ride maneuver.

Game appearances[]

Sonic Riders series[]

Sonic Riders[]

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Cream approaching a runway, from Sonic Riders.

In Sonic Riders, the Catapult is referred to as the runway.[3] In this game, they are simple ramps in the road. Although the Catapults' design and color scheme vary slightly between each course, they are all marked with a distinctive yellow arrow symbol that is made up of thin lines.

In Sonic Riders, Catapults can only be utilized by Flight Type characters or characters riding on certain Extreme Gear are able to perform Air Ride.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity[]

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Tails in front of a Catapult, from Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, this gimmick is referred to as the Catapult for the first time.[1] In this game, they are transparent ramp panels that raise up from the ground whenever an eligible playable character approaches them. These panels have yellow frames with black recesses, white triangular arrow marks with red outlines on top of their panels, a red front edge, a gray foot edge, and a vertical split down the middle.

In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Catapults can only be utilized by SCR-HD and racers that ride on Air Ride or Yacht type Extreme Gears or Board type Extreme Gears with the Air Ride or Yacht Gear Part activated.

Sonic Free Riders[]

In Sonic Free Riders, this gimmick is referred to as the Catapult once again.[2] In this game, the Catapults look and behave exactly like they did in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. This time around, Catapults can only be utilized by those with the active Air Ride Skill Gear Part equipped to their Extreme Gear.

See also[]

References[]

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Wii) United Kingdom instruction booklet, pg. 16.
  2. โ†‘ 2.0 2.1 Sonic Free Riders (Xbox 360) United States instruction booklet, pg. 15.
  3. โ†‘ 3.0 3.1 Sonic Riders (Nintendo GameCube) United States instruction booklet, pg.21.
Main article ยท Scripts (Heroes, Babylon) ยท Staff ยท Beta elements ยท Gallery
Characters Playable Sonic Heroes (Sonic (Super Sonic), Tails, Knuckles) ยท Amy ยท Babylon Rogues (Jet, Wave, Storm) ยท Eggman ยท Cream ยท Rouge ยท Shadow ยท AiAi ยท NiGHTS ยท Ulala ยท E-10000G ยท E-10000R
Non-playable Babylon Guardian ยท Jet's father ยท Omochao ยท Stolen
Courses Main HEROES: Metal City ยท Splash Canyon ยท Egg Factory ยท Green Cave ยท Sand Ruins ยท Babylon Garden ยท Digital Dimension ยท Sega Carnival

BABYLON: Night Chase ยท Red Canyon ยท Ice Factory ยท White Cave ยท Dark Desert ยท Sky Road ยท Babylon Guardian ยท Sega Illusion
Survival Dual Towers ยท Snow Valley ยท Space Theater
Moves/techniques Air Ride ยท Air Slide ยท Attacks ยท Grinding ยท Kick Dash ยท Super Sonic Boost ยท Tornado ยท Trick Action
Gimmicks and obstacles Air Pit ยท Automatic Trail ยท Barricade ยท Bomb ยท Car ยท Catapult ยท Dash Panel ยท Dash Ring ยท Grind Rail ยท Slipstream ยท Trick Zone
Items Air ยท Item Box (Air, Explosion, High Speed, Invincible, Magnetic Shield, Random, Rings, Speed Down) ยท Ring
Extreme Gear Boards Accelerator ยท Access ยท Air Broom ยท Auto-Slider ยท BANANA ยท Beginner ยท Berserker ยท Blue Star ยท Blue Star II ยท Channel5 ยท Chaos Emerald ยท E-gearG ยท E-gearR ยท Faster ยท Fastest ยท Gambler ยท High Booster ยท Hovercraft ยท Legend ยท Light Board ยท Magic Carpet ยท Night Sky ยท Opa Opa ยท Pink Rose ยท Power Gear ยท Powerful Gear ยท Red Rock ยท Rengoku ยท Slide Booster ยท Smile ยท Speed Balancer ยท Temptation ยท The Crazy ยท Trap Gear ยท Turbo Star ยท Type-J ยท Type-S ยท Type-W ยท Yellow Tail
Bikes Air Tank ยท Cover F ยท Cover P ยท Cover S ยท Destroyer ยท Hang-On ยท Heavy Bike ยท Omnitempus ยท Super Hang-On
Skates Advantage F ยท Advantage P ยท Advantage S ยท Cannonball ยท Darkness ยท Grinder
Voice actors English Jason Griffith (Sonic, Jet, Shadow) ยท Amy Palant (Tails) ยท Dan Green (Knuckles, Storm) ยท Bella Hudson (Wave, Babylon Computer) ยท Lisa Ortiz (Amy) ยท Mike Pollock/Deem Bristow (Eggman) ยท Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) ยท Rebecca Honig (Cream) ยท Maddie Blaustein (E-10000G, E-10000R, Babylon Guardian) ยท Liza Jacqueline (Omochao) ยท Kaoru Morota (AiAi) ยท Apollo Smile (Ulala)
Japanese Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) ยท Ryล Hirohashi (Tails) ยท Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) ยท Daisuke Kishio (Jet) ยท Chie Nakamura (Wave, Babylon Computer) ยท Kenji Nomura (Storm, Babylon Guardian) ยท Taeko Kawata (Amy) ยท Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) ยท Kaoru Morota (AiAi) ยท Apollo Smile (Ulala)
Music Songs "Catch Me If You Can" ยท "Sonic Speed Riders"
Albums Speedbeats Grand Prix: Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack
Other Air Tank ยท Babylon Garden ยท Babylon Rogues' ship ยท Babylonians ยท Bashลsen ยท Chaos Control ยท Chaos Emerald ยท Fly Type, Power Type, Speed Type ยท Eggman Empire ยท Emerald Detector ยท Freeze ยท Key to Babylon Garden ยท Loop ยท Mission Mode ยท Rank ยท Robotnik Corp. ยท Sonic Riders: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide ยท Sonic Riders Strongest Strategy Guide ยท Shop ยท Sonic Extreme ยท Sonic Extreme (Game Boy Advance) ยท World Grand Prix ยท Time Attack
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Main article ยท Scripts (Heroes, Babylon) ยท Staff ยท Glitches ยท Beta elements ยท Gallery
Characters Playable Team Heroes (Sonic (Super Sonic), Tails, Knuckles) ยท Amy ยท Babylon Rogues (Jet, Wave, Storm) ยท Eggman ยท Cream ยท Rouge ยท Shadow ยท Silver ยท Blaze ยท SCR-GP ยท Amigo ยท NiGHTS ยท Billy Hatcher ยท SCR-HD
Non-playable Master Core: ABIS
Courses/Fields Main HEROES: Megalo Station ยท Botanical Kingdom ยท MeteorTech Premises ยท Aquatic Capital ยท Gigan Rocks ยท Crimson Crater ยท Astral Babylon ยท '80s Boulevard

BABYLON: Gigan Device ยท Nightside Rush ยท Snowy Kingdom ยท MeteorTech Sparkworks ยท Tempest Waterway ยท Security Corridor ยท Mobius Strip ยท '90s Boulevard
Survival Battle Gravity Pit ยท Labyrinth ยท Square Quartet
Survival Ball MeteorTech Arsenal ยท Botanical Cave ยท Megalo Junction
Moves/techniques Air Ride ยท Attacks ยท Gravity Control ยท Gravity Dive ยท Grinding ยท Meteor Burst ยท Slide Turn ยท Super Sonic Boost ยท Trick
Gimmicks and obstacles Barricade ยท Car ยท Catapult ยท Crusher ยท Dash Panel ยท Dash Ring ยท Grind Rail ยท Trick Zone ยท Wall Route ยท Wide spring
Items General Gravity Ring ยท Item Box (Attack, Colorball, Explosion, GP Boost, High Speed, Magnetic Barrier, Missile, Parts Lock, Rings, Shield, Speed Down) ยท Ring ยท Time item
Gear Parts Air Ride ยท Angel/Devil ยท Attack Time UP ยท Auto Wall-Run ยท Base Stats UP ยท BGM Change ยท Bike ยท Durability UP ยท GC Boost UP ยท Ghost ยท GP Gain UP ยท GP Gauge UP ยท GP Usage UP ยท Grind ยท Item Rank +1 ยท Magnetic Barrier ยท Max Speed UP ยท Parts Lock ยท Ring Cap UP ยท Starting Speed UP ยท Status Trap ยท Tank ยท Throttle ยท Trick Rank +1 ยท Vision Trap ยท Wheel ยท Yacht
Extreme Gear Board Airship ยท Beginner ยท Black Shot ยท Blue Star ยท Chaos Emerald ยท Faster ยท Fastest ยท Flame Lance ยท Gambler ยท GC Booster ยท GC Master ยท GP Accumulator ยท G Shot ยท Hyperdrive ยท Legend ยท Light Board ยท Mag ยท Night Sky ยท Omnitempus ยท Pink Rose ยท Power Egg ยท Psychic Wave ยท Rainbow ยท Red Rock ยท Rhythm Machine ยท Road Star ยท Skill Booster ยท Shooting Star ยท Smile ยท Temptation ยท The Crazy ยท Throttle ยท Turbo Star ยท Type-J ยท Type-S ยท Type-W ยท Untouchable ยท Wheel Custom ยท Wind Star ยท Yellow Tail
Skate Advantage S ยท Cover S ยท Rail Linker ยท Shinobi ยท Wanted
Bike Advantage P ยท Cover P ยท E-Rider ยท Hang-On ยท Master Off-Road ยท Reserve Tank
Air Ride Advantage F ยท Cover F ยท Angel โ€ข Devil ยท Kunoichi
Yacht Bingo Star ยท Magic Broom ยท Wind Catcher
Wheel Big Bang ยท GP Tank ยท Money Crisis
Music Songs "Catch Me If You Can" ยท "Un-Gravitify"
Albums Zero Gravity Tracks: Sonic Riders Shooting Star Story Original Soundtrack
Vocie actors English Jason Griffith (Sonic, Jet, Shadow) ยท Amy Palant (Tails) ยท Dan Green (Knuckles, Storm) ยท Bella Hudson (Wave, Mother computer) ยท Lisa Ortiz (Amy) ยท Mike Pollock/Deem Bristow (Eggman) ยท Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) ยท Pete Capella (Silver) ยท Rebecca Honig (Cream) ยท Andrew Paull (SCR-HD, SCR-GP, Master Core: ABIS)
Japanese Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) ยท Ryล Hirohashi (Tails) ยท Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) ยท Daisuke Kishio (Jet) ยท Chie Nakamura (Wave, Mother computer) ยท Kenji Nomura (Storm, SCR-HD, SCR-GP, Master Core: ABIS) ยท Taeko Kawata (Amy) ยท Kลji Yusa (Shadow) ยท Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) ยท Daisuke Ono (Silver) ยท Nao Takamori (Blaze)
Other Ark of the Cosmos ยท Babylon Garden ยท Babylon Rogues' ship ยท Babylonians ยท Bashลsen ยท Black Market ยท Crimson Tower ยท Eggman Empire ยท Gravity Band ยท Gravity Point ยท Loop ยท Monopole ยท Mother computer ยท Slipstream ยท Rank ยท Time Attack ยท World Grand Prix
VยทTยทE ยท {{Riders info}} ยท {{Free Riders info}} ยท Category
Playable
characters		 Team Heroes Sonic (Super Sonic) ยท Tails ยท Knuckles
Team Babylon Jet ยท Wave ยท Storm
Team Dark Shadow ยท Rouge ยท E-10000B
Team Rose Amy ยท Cream ยท Vector
Misc. E-10000G ยท Silver ยท Blaze ยท Eggman ยท Metal Sonic ยท Xbox Live Avatar
Non-playable characters Cheese ยท E-10000 A ยท E-10000 C ยท E-10000 N ยท E-10000 O ยท E-10000 S ยท E-10000 P ยท E-10000 Y ยท Omochao
Courses Dolphin Resort ยท Rocky Ridge ยท Frozen Forest ยท Metropolis Speedway ยท Magma Rift ยท Forgotten Tomb ยท Final Factory ยท Metal City
Moves/Techniques Air Ride ยท Attacks ยท Grinding ยท Kick Dash ยท Super Sonic Boost ยท Trick Action
Gimmicks and obstacles Barricade ยท Bobsled ยท Car ยท Catapult ยท Dash Ring ยท Grind Rail ยท Minecart
Items General Air ยท Item Box (Air, Bowling Strike, Free Throw, Octo-Boost, Octo-Ink, Question, Ring Can, Rings, Special Item, Soda Rocket, Target Torpedo, Tee Shot) ยท Ring
Gear Parts Air Plus ยท Air Ride Skill ยท Air Saver ยท Big Air ยท Cornering UP ยท Durability UP ยท Extra Air ยท Grind Skill ยท Invisible ยท Item Lock: Air ยท Item Lock: Rings ยท Max Speed UP ยท Music Change 1 ยท Music Change 2 ยท Power Skill ยท Rapid Dash ยท Rapid Stream ยท Ring Eater ยท Start Speed UP ยท Trick Boost
Extreme Gear Angel โ€ข Devil ยท Auto-Slider ยท Avatar-F ยท Avatar-M ยท Beginner ยท Black Shot ยท Blue Star ยท Chaos Emeralds ยท E-Gear ยท E-Rider ยท Explosion ยท Fastest ยท Flame Lance ยท Fortress ยท Gambler ยท Hang-On ยท Hard-Boiled ยท High Booster ยท Legend ยท Metal Star ยท Omnitempus ยท Pink Rose ยท Potential ยท Professional ยท Psychic Wave ยท Red Rock ยท Reserve Tank ยท Smile ยท Steel ยท Super Hang-On ยท Temptation ยท The Crazy ยท Turbo Star ยท Type-J ยท Type-S ยท Type-W ยท Wanted ยท Yellow Tail
Vocie actors English Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) ยท Mike Pollock (Eggman) ยท Kate Higgins (Tails, Wave) ยท Travis Willingham (Knuckles, Storm) ยท Mike Mycheck (Jet) ยท Kirk Thornton (Shadow) ยท Karen Strassman (Rouge) ยท Wally Wingert (E-10000B, E-10000G) ยท Cindy Robinson (Amy) ยท Michelle Ruff (Cream) ยท Keith Silverstein (Vector) ยท Quinton Flynn (Silver) ยท Laura Bailey (Blaze, Omochao)
Japanese Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) ยท Ryล Hirohashi (Tails) ยท Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) ยท Daisuke Kishio (Jet) ยท Chie Nakamura (Wave) ยท Kenji Nomura (Storm) ยท Kลji Yusa (Shadow) ยท Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) ยท Taeko Kawata (Amy) ยท Sayaka Aoki (Cream) ยท Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao) ยท Kenta Miyake (Vector) ยท Daisuke Ono (Silver) ยท Nao Takamori (Blaze)
Music Songs "Free" ยท "Theme of Dolphin Resort" ยท "Theme of Rocky Ridge" ยท "Theme of Metropolis Speedway"
Albums Break Free: Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack
Other Air Gauge ยท Bat Cracker ยท Bashลsen ยท Relay Race ยท Rank ยท Time Attack ยท World Grand Prix
VยทTยทE ยท {{Riders info}} ยท {{Zero Gravity info}} ยท Category
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