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A fish with a very long body. Its striking appearance may have inspired tales of legendary sea creatures.


— Fish-o-pedia description, Sonic Frontiers[1]

The oarfish[2] (リュウグウノツカイ[3][4] ryūgūnotsukai?), also known as the ryūgū (リュウグウ[3]?), is an animal that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a very long, deep-sea fish that can be caught during fishing.

Description[]

Based off of the real-life oarfish, it is a very long fish that vaguely resembles a serpent. It has a very long, dull green dorsal fin going down its back, a small set of red fins growing off the head, and a pair of tube-like fins just below the head. In Sonic Adventure, the oarfish's appearance is slightly altered with a smaller body, and its frontal fins situated like a crest rather than a sail as it is in Sonic Frontiers. its tube-like fins are also larger and more noticeable.

Game appearances[]

Sonic Adventure[]

In Sonic Adventure and its enhanced port Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, the fish species went under the name ryūgū (リュウグウ[3]?), short for ryūgūnotsukai (リュウグウノツカイ[3]? lit. "oarfish") according to Sonic Adventure: Navigation Guide. In gameplay, it can only be found within Hot Shelter during Big the Cat's fishing gameplay. Catching one is worth 800 to 2,000 points to the player's overall score.

Sonic Frontiers[]

In Sonic Frontiers, the oarfish is one of collectable fishes to be earned in Fishing Spot minigame hosted by Big the Cat. Depending on the location, it is worth a varying amount of Treasure Tokens: It is worth 12 tokens in the Northern Fishing Spot[2] and worth 24 tokens in the Eastern Fishing Spot.[5]

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References[]

  1. Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Fish-o-pedia menu. "Oarfish: A fish with a very long body. Its striking appearance may have inspired tales of legendary sea creatures."
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Northern Fishing Spot. "Notification: Excellent! It's an oarfish! Got 12 tokens!"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "トゥインクルパーク" (in Japanese). ソニックアドベンチャー オペレーションガイド. SoftBank. January 1999. pp. 137-138. ISBN 978-4757203006.
  4. Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. Xbox Series X/S. Sega. Area/level: Northern Fishing Spot. "Notification: 大きな リュウグウノツカイ を 釣りあげた!"
  5. Sonic Team (8 November 2022). Sonic Frontiers. PlayStation 5. Sega. Area/level: Eastern Fishing Spot. "Notification: Excellent! It's an oarfish! Got 24 tokens!"

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