Spagonia (スパゴニア Supagonia?) is a Town Stage that appears in the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed, and a Village seen in the Wii/PlayStation 2 version of the game. It is a city-state on earth that is notable for being the planet's "art capital".
In Sonic Unleashed. Spagonia is first visited after finishing the first few night stages of Apotos. Afterwards, it quickly becomes a frequently visited location throughout the story.
Description[]
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The map of Spagonia, from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed.
Spagonia is a country on earth found in a peninsula in the south of a continent, nearby other countries like Apotos. Its national symbol is its clocktower,[2] and its flag's crest represents the royal family that once ruled the place.[3] Its urban area is delimited by a giant wall.
In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed, Spagonia's Town Stage consists of an open road leading towards Spagonia University. Nearby is Spagonia's Entrance Stage, which features a Big Ben-like clockwork with gimmicks like Grind Rails around.
History[]
Sonic Unleashed[]
In Sonic Unleashed, Spagonia received an unwelcome visit from the evil scientist Dr. Eggman, who, along with his robots, invaded Spagonia University, where they kidnapped Professor Pickle, ransacked his lab, stole the Gaia Manuscripts. Shortly after, Spagonia's continent was torn away from the earth's mantle when the doctor awoke Dark Gaia, resulting in the planet shattering into pieces.[4]
A few days later, Sonic, Tails and Chip came to Spagonia to find Pickle, hoping his research findings could help uncover information about Eggman's current plans. When they got there, however, the professor's assistant told the trio about his kidnapping. Recognizing Eggman as the culprit, the hedgehog and his friends searched for clues to Pickle's whereabouts and eventually pinpointed him in Mazuri. When the heroes returned to Spagonia with the rescued professor, he explained that the earth's shattering was due to Dark Gaia, who Eggman had awoken. Because this deity was awakened prematurely, however, Pickle assigned Sonic to take the currently powerless Chaos Emeralds to the Gaia Temples which would restore their power and thence put the planet back together. While Sonic and his group traveled the world, the professor remained in Spagonia to decipher the Gaia Manuscripts for the Gaia Temples' locations. From his initial research, he was able to pinpoint the first Gaia Temple in Mazuri.
Sonic the Werehog in Spagonia at nighttime, from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed.
After Sonic and Chip had restored Mazuri's continent, they returned to Spagonia at night, where the hedgehog, now transformed into the Werehog, was hugged by Amy who believed she had found Sonic. When taking a closer look however, she believed the Werehog to be a stranger and quickly apologized quickly ran off. As the pink hedgehog left, her lack of recognition made Sonic depressed, making him believe that he was too scary-looking in this form.
Back in Pickle's lab, the professor revealed to the duo that he had located two more Gaia Temples - one in Holoska and one right in Spagonia. Later, after collecting key fragments from his assigned locations, Sonic and Chip returned to Spagonia's town proper, where Tails gave them an Uncanny Camera. Afterwards, the duo found a group of townspeople possessed by Dark Gaia's Minions holding Amy captive. Chip decided to take a picture of the group with their camera which exorcised the townspeople, freeing them from the minions. After the blue hedgehog defeated the monsters, he quickly left with Chip before the pink hedgehog could get a good look at him. She met Pickle shortly after, who told her everything, and Sonic confronted her with his condition. The professor soon after pinpointed another Gaia Temple in Chun-nan for the heroes.
After restoring Chun-nan's continent, Sonic and Chip returned to Spagonia once again, where Pickle had them investigate the city and to head back to Chun-nan to clear out the Badniks that held the place under siege. After clearing their assignments, the heroes they used their collected key fragments to open the portal to Spagonia's Gaia Temple, where they returned the continent to its proper place. The duo soon after found Pickle, who sent them to Holoska. When they restored that town's continent, the professor had pinpointed the next Gaia Temple in Shamar and revealed that he was joining them on their trip there to make his analysis more efficient.
A while later, as Dark Gaia began casting the world into darkness while maturing into Perfect Dark Gaia, the inhabitants of Spagonia would watch in horror as the sky above the city turned dark. However, the people began celebrating when the world returned to normal after Super Sonic and the Gaia Colossus defeated Perfect Dark Gaia.
Points of interest[]
Medal locations[]
Village[]
There are only 4 Moon Medals in Spagonia's Town Stage which can be collected by Sonic the Hedgehog during daytime:
- On the balcony of the yellow building next to Josef's, the first Moon Medal is located next to two men (one in a blue shirt and the other in an orange shirt) conversing with each other. This place can be accessed as follows (from the entry/exit point of the Town Stage's entrance)
- Make a right onto the first alley.
- Turn left (to see a ledge which is grabbable by Sonic the Werehog). Continue on foot to the right instead.
- Jump up a couple of ledges to reach a Grind Rail, which will transport to the yellow building's balcony.
- The second Moon Medal is located on a rail on the left side of the town (when entering from the Town Stage's entry/exit point). The rail can be reached by jumping onto a series of two wooden boards on the side of the building in front of the rail.
- The third Moon Medal is located inside the left breakable pot plant in front of Spagonia University.
- The fourth Moon Medal is located on a patch of grass with three trees outside of Spagonia University (turn to the right when facing the university campus itself).
There are 4 Sun Medals in Spagonia's Town Stage which can be collected by Sonic the Werehog during nighttime.
- The first Sun Medal is on top of the grabbable ledge (from the Town Stage's entry/exit point, turn right into the first alley, then make a left on the next alley).
- The second Sun Medal is located inside a barrel near a wall close to the intersection (when going forward from the Town Stage's entry/exit point).
- The third Sun Medal is located behind David and Dora, where they are in front of the shop opposite of the yellow building where the first Moon Medal is located.
- The fourth Moon Medal is located inside the right breakable pot plant in front of Spagonia University.
Entrance Stage[]
There are only 2 Sun Medals and 2 Moon Medals.
- The first Sun Medal is reachable with Sonic the Hedgehog's Wall Jump using the set of walls the player acquired the Wall Jump Shoes from.
- In the same area of the Entrance Stage where the Wall Jump Shoes is acquired from, there is a small ledge on top of a pillar the player can reach by using the Wall Jump between the building and the pillar (marked by Rings. The first Moon Medal is on top of this pillar.
- To access the second Moon Medal, the player must first acquire the Light Speed Shoes in order to use the Lightspeed Dash in order to reach the elevator (where the player must transform Sonic into his Werehog form to pull a lever to deactivate the laser field blocking the elevator. Once at the basement, the second Moon Medal can be found by in the air near a pit of spikes pointing from a wall. The player must grab onto the ledge of a moving platform (which the player can use the grabble hooks on the side wall to help get closer to the platform), stand on top of it and quickly collect the medal before the platform takes off.
- Inside the same basement area, there is a switch that can be activated by simply attacking it. This will open a gate where the platform containing the second Sun Medal is obtainable. The player can then use the small grabbable hooks on the side wall to reach the platform.
Trivia[]
- Together with Shamar, Spagonia hosts the most inhabitants in Sonic Unleashed.
- At night, if one were to stand in a certain spot in the alleyway of Spagonia's Town Stage, one can hear various ambient background noises.
- One can hear someone whistling the game's theme in the shower.
- Aqueduct Street near two people, one can vaguely hear someone tuning a radio.
- On the balcony in the main street that Sonic can access by the back alley, one can hear someone watching a comedy about someone who forgot his shot registration.
- From the main street, up the steps to the back alley one can hear children.
- It is possible for the player to get Sonic the Hedgehog to "stand" on the trees outside of Spagonia University.
- By jumping onto a pedestal on top of the first set of stairs leading to Spagonia University (closest to the street), it is possible for the player to jump onto a tree, then jump and use the Jump Dash to access Spagonia's Entrance Stage early (even while the gates in front of it are sealed prior to completing Dragon Road Act 1 Day).
- One of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version missions in Spagonia, "Tower Terror", given by Marcantonio, has Sonic diving down the tower from Rooftop Run Act 1 trying to tag two ghosts. These are actually the two ghosts from Sonic: Night of the Werehog.
- In the internal data of the game, it was found that the original name of Spagonia was directly "EuropeanCity", and the original name of Rooftop Run was "RedRoofs".
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spagonia - Day | Kenichi Tokoi | 2:33 | |
| Spagonia - Night | 2:41 |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Sonic Team (19 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: World Map.
- ↑ Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/level: Souvenirs. "Photo Frame (Spagonia) - This is a picture frame from Spagonia. The photo shows a clocktower, the nation's symbol, while the frame just oozes regal luxury."
- ↑ Sonic Team (9 December 2008). Sonic Unleashed. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/level: Souvenirs. "Miniature Flag (Spagonia) - Ah, it's the Spagonian flag. Look here at the crest: I believe it belongs to the royal family that once ruled the region."
- ↑ Sonic Team (December 9, 2008). Sonic Unleashed. Xbox 360. Sega. Cutscene: Kidnapped. "Tails: Whaaat? Professor Pickle's been kidnapped?! / Professor Pickle's Assistant: It was a little bit before the tremors hit. This old man showed up... With a [...] whole PACK of robots. They carried poor Professor Pickle off, lab data and all!"