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The Hydro Gate is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic Boom series. It is an advanced construct made by the Ancients which enables the user to walk on water.
Description[]
The Hydro Gates are very large and metallic, gate-like hoops with yellow and black stripes and an inner rim that glows cyan. In most cases, they are embedded in the ground with large sockets that extend up the rims: Others are held up by suspension from above.
Overview[]
IN Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, the Hydro Gates can be found in Cliff's Excavation Site, Abandoned Research Facility, Bygone Island and Crater Lake. While they can be encountered as early as in Cliff's Excavation Site, they first become usable after clearing the Abandoned Research Facility. Furthermore, they can only be used by Sonic and Tails.
In gameplay, active Hydro Gates allow the playable character to walk and run across water surfaces in areas with the Hydro Dash maneuver without losing 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 until they make contact with solid ground again.