Missions are a gameplay feature in Sonic Riders. They are a set of single-lap races performed on the different courses available within the game, but with different rules than in a Normal Race or Story Mode. They are divided into schedules by the three members of the Babylon Rogues: Storm's missions are available after completing the Heroes Story, Wave's missions are available after completing the first stage of the Babylon Story, and Jet's missions become available after unlocking Sega Carnival and Sega Illusion and completing all of the missions in Wave and Storm's schedules.
The player will receive an Emblem for completing a mission, which can be bronze, silver, or gold. Completing all missions in the game on at least bronze will unlock the characters AiAi, NiGHTS, and Ulala as well as their respective Gears, BANANA, Night Sky, and Channel5. Obtaining gold emblems on all missions will additionally unlock the Chaos Emerald Extreme Gear, plus it will add the Extreme Gears Opa Opa, The Crazy, Hang-On, and Super Hang-On to the shop.
There are a total of 100 missions the player can complete: 40 are available in Storm's schedule on the courses in the Heroes Story plus Digital Dimension and Sega Carnival, 40 are available in Wave's schedule on the courses in the Babylon Story plus Sega Illusion, and 20 are available in Jet's schedule on all the courses available in Normal Race mode.
Storm's Mission
Metal City
| Mission no. | Order of Boss | Objective | Time Limit | Character Used | Bronze Emblem | Silver Emblem | Gold Emblem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draw attention by doing cool tricks! | Perform tricks to get 12 or more points before Storm appears. | 60 seconds | Amy | ≥ 12 Points | ≥ 20 Points | ≥ 30 Points |
| 2 | Collect the junk scattered around the city! | Collect 6 or more pieces of junk before Storm appears. | 60 seconds | Tails | ≥ 6 Junk | ≥ 10 Junk | 12 Junk |
| 3 | Cause traffic jams to stop the guys tailing you! | There are many overturned cars on the track. Reach the goal in 60 seconds to get back at Jet and his band. | 60 seconds | Sonic | < 60 Seconds | ≤ 51.66 Seconds | |
| 4 | The city exit is about to close. Get through it! | The road's closed. Destroy 9 or more cars to exit the trap! | 60 seconds | Knuckles | ≥ 9 Cars | ≥ 12 Cars | ≥ 15 Cars |
| 5 | A red car has the treasure. Go get it! | Get the treasure by chasing down the red car before Storm appears. | 60 seconds | Knuckles | < 60 Seconds | ≤ 16.05 Seconds |
Wave's Mission
Night Chase
| Mission no. | Directive of Jet | Objective | Time Limit | Character Used | Bronze Emblem | Silver Emblem | Gold Emblem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draw attention by doing cool tricks! | Perform tricks to get 14 or more points before Wave catches up. | 60 seconds | Cream | ≥ 14 Points | ≥ 20 Points | ≥ 24 Points |
| 2 | Collect junk scattered around the city! | Collect 8 or more pieces of junk before Wave appears. | 65 seconds | Tails | ≥ 8 Junk | ≥ 10 Junk | 12 Junk |
| 3 | Cause traffic jams to stop the guys tailing you! | The path is blocked by a truck. Weave through traffic and reach the goal within 60 seconds. | 60 seconds | Sonic | < 60 Seconds | ≤ 45.53 Seconds | |
| 4 | Get the attention of the police! | Knock away 9 or more police cars to force Wave to change her plan. | 60 seconds | Knuckles | ≥ 9 Cars | ≥ 12 Cars | ≥ 15 Cars |
| 5 | Use your skills to cause the guy tailing you to panic! | Be clever with your gear! Try to keep your speed over 140 as you head toward the goal! | 55 seconds | Sonic | < 55 Seconds | ≤ 46.70 Seconds |
Jet's Mission
EXTRA 1
| Mission no. | Content of Operation | Objective | Course | Time Limit | Character Used | Bronze Emblem | Silver Emblem | Gold Emblem |
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Trivia
- In Storm and Wave's schedules, the fourth and fifth missions of any stage can only be unlocked by completing the first three missions of the respective stage, and every fifth stage in Storm's schedule will hold a secret hidden item for restoring an unlockable Extreme Gear using the junk collected.
- Amy and Cream are only playable within the first missions for every stage in Storm and Wave's missions, respectively.
- When playing as Sonic, he will ride the Blue Star for every stage in Storm's missions, but he will ride the Blue Star II for every stage in Wave's missions.