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White Park Zone is the second Zone of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, following Sylvania Castle Zone. It is a deserted amusement park that is covered in snow and full of decorated pine trees, icy caves and water-filled caves. This Zone is a hybrid of Carnival Night Zone and IceCap Zone.
Overview[]
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II[]
Act 1 - Snow-Blind Wonderland[]
After destroying the Egg Serpentleaf at Sylvania Castle, a deserted, wintery amusement park opens up for Sonic and Tails. Sonic and Tails head out to the snowy part with avalanches; will the duo find the park's entrance?
Act 2 - Sonic Coaster Rails[]
Sonic and Tails find the entrance to the deserted amusement park, and dash about on the roller coaster tracks of the amusement park.
Act 3 - Labyrinth at Absolute Zero[]
Sonic and Tails leave the roller coaster tracks and they discover an underwater cavern under the amusement park. They thought it would be easy. However, because of all the Steelions, it has become difficult to do so, and proves to be a most daunting task. Will the two escape from the cavern?
Boss - Metal Sonic Strikes[]
Metal Sonic ambushes and fights the heroic duo with a rocket (following from Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal) throughout a seemingly endless track of the amusement park.
In other media[]
Books and comics[]
IDW Publishing[]
Chao races and Badnik Bases[]
The White Park Zone, from Sonic the Hedgehog #36.
After discussing how to fix E-123 Omega with her friends, Amy Rose took Rouge the Bat, Cream the Rabbit, Cheese, Gemerl and Omega to White Park Zone in her Pink Cabriolet to compete in the local White Park Chao Racing Circuit and trade robot pars with the reigning Chao racing champion, Clutch the Opossum. On the way, they came across Shadow the Hedgehog, who was in the area looking for Eggman activity. Amy offered Shadow to come along to help fix Omega, but Shadow declined and left.[1]
A short trip later, the group arrived at White Park Grand Chateau, where Rouge began using the alias "Facet" to pass though people, before signing Cheese up for the Chao Races. When Cheese passed the race, Clutch the Opossum introduces himself and offered Rouge to talk shop with him after seeing Cheese's competent display. Accepting the invitation, Rouge eventually came to Clutch's messy penthouse suite. Upon meeting Clutch, he offered Rouge, whom he know who she was from the start, a deal: if Cheese won the races tomorrow, he would give her everything he wanted from his collection in exchange Cheese. Rouge said she would think about it and left. Meanwhile, Omega took notice of how she would hand over Cheese since they were not hers. Rouge replied that she did not plan to do that and told Omega that she had a plan that required his help. Moments later, Rouge met a hooded figure that she knew had been following her and suspected was one of Clutch's cronies. However, she was surprised to see that the person was Dr. Starline when he took his hood off.[1][2] Starline proceeded to hypnotize Rouge into forgetting their encounter while also planting a subliminal suggestion in her mind that would compel her to kidnap Tails for him later.[2] Soon after, on top of a roof, Shadow was contemplating that his search had been a bust until he noticed the hooded Starline on the rooftop. Starline himself ended up knocking Shadow off the roof when he tried to catch them.[1] Surviving his fall, Shadow returned to the White Park Chateau the next day and paid a visit to Clutch's suite, where he found Omega and a cage in which Chao were kept. Cheese, on the other hand, took part in the subsequent race and won, qualifying for the semifinals. Rouge's group then went to Clutch, pretending that they wanted to trade Cheese for the spare parts they needed. Shadow, however, appeared and knocked out Clutch, before showing Rouge's group the cage with the trapped Chao, which Cream wanted to free while Rouge called for Sonic and Tails to help choosing the E-100 Series parts.[3]
Sonic and Tails soon after arrived in White Park Zone with Belle, with Sonic and Belle being dropped off at the White Park Grand Chateau while Tails went to meet up with Rouge. At the chateau, Sonic and Belle were brought to Clutch's suite by Amy. There, Belle would help Cream try to free the Chao while Sonic left to get Rouge and Tails. After Sonic left though, Clutch recovered and activated the Badniks in his suite and had them attack the heroes before escaping himself. Meanwhile, Rouge, acting upon Starline's suggestion, had attacked Tails and brought him to Starline, who tied them both up in one of the moving carts on White Park Zone's roller coaster. When Sonic found them, Starline knocked Sonic off-balance. Fortunately, Shadow arrived in time to save Sonic, and the two pursued Starline and their friends together. However, Starline triggered an avalanche above the White Park Grand Chateau, thus forcing Sonic and Shadow to choose between saving their friends or the innocent at the chateau.[2] Eventually, upon Tails' insistence, Sonic left to stop the avalanche while Shadow stayed to have a rematch with Starline. Rouge, however, managed to free herself and have Omega startle Starline with a loud and sudden alarm. This made Starline lose his balance and fall off the roller coaster. Shadow was then persuaded by Rouge to go help Sonic stop the avalanche. Meanwhile, Tails and Rouge flew to the chateau to warn the guests of the avalanche. At the avalanche, Sonic and Shadow tried to block with a barricade made of felled trees, but it was not successful. Meanwhile, Tails and Rouge arrived at the chateau where Amy and Gemerl, with the help of the Clutch's Chao, had managed to destroy Clutch's Badniks. After that, they took the parts they needed for Omega and evacuated the guests to the upper floor of the chateau. Dr. Starline tried to block the heroes' path, however, but was eventually defeated and buried by the avalanche he had created. In addition, because the chateau had been built to withstand such natural disasters, nobody got hurt when the avalanche hit the chateau. In the aftermath, Sonic and Shadow dug themselves out of the snow and reunited with their friends and allies.[4]
Scattered Pieces[]
Sonic and Team Chaotix who are following Sonic in the Beat Monster arrive at the White Park Chateau in White Park Zone. Vector doubts Clutch would actually return to his stomping grounds after what happened to Restoration HQ, while Charmy wants to go to the amusement park, but is said no by his lead detective. As they park close the chateau, Sonic realizes the avalanche that attacked it the last time he was there was cleared away and place seems repaired, but the place also seems abandoned. Charmy then spots someone's silhouette on the window. So the boys immediately bust in to the place. Inside, the chateau is empty, only with may deactivated Egg Pawns lying around, Sonic uses his speed to look over the place and finds that many rooms are locked while others are empty, he only didn't check the kitchen, wanting to get some food. But then the boys hear a voice behind them and find Rough and Tumble wearing fancy clothing. As Rough rings a bell, the Egg Pawns suddenly activate and attack Sonic & the Chaotix, who fight back. Espio manages to take down some bots with his kunai, while Vector holds one still and then finds Charmy playing with a board game called "Half-Pipes and Pulleys", which he seems to be fond of. Seeing the Egg Pawns aren't enough to take down the heroes, the skunk brothers decide to "come out of retirement" and attack as well. Rough attacks Espio while Tumble attempts to attack Vector, the two Chaotix tear up the skunks' clothing, much to their exasperation.
Sonic puts an end to the fight and Vector asks the skunks why they are doing it if they quit Clutch. The brothers respond they are now legitimate businessmen, and that instead of working for Clutch, the latter is now working for them. While Charmy congratulates them, the others don't believe the duo. But then Clutch, completely well and unharmed, calls their attention. He shows to actually be serving the skunk brothers, as he calls them "misters" and asks for their permission to talk to the boys. Rough and Tumble allow him to and order him to clean up after. The Chaotix and Sonic believe it might be a trap but decide to go on anyway, while Vector orders Charmy to put the board game back, which the latter refuses. They follow Clutch to his penthouse suit as he sits down asks what they want after already ruining his life. Sonic asks him to answer for the destruction of Restoration HQ, which the elder replies that it was a pyrrhic victory and that the Restoration didn't lose anything valuable, while he himself lost everything. Sonic then asks what happened to him after Eggman took him away from their fight during the Clean Sweepstakes; Clutch responds that he escaped from Eggman as soon as he got distracted, but the heroes (except Charmy) still don't believe him.
Clutch then admits he overplayed his hands during the Clean Sweepstakes, so he did the "reasonable" and "smart" thing to do and ran away and hid. Vector calls out that hiding in the first place they would look for doesn't seem "smart", which Clutch replies the chateau was his haven and that the heroes didn't find him directly. The crocodile then asks why he still has Egg Pawns and Rough and Tumble with him. Annoyed, Clutch handles the heroes the deed to White Park Chateau, showing he signed the place over to the skunk brothers, as well as terms of his employment during their ownership, after the brothers went to him wanting a payback. He also claims the egg-tech are leftovers stock from when he ran operations in the place. Espio then demands to know why Clean Sweep Inc. is still operating. The opossum responds it's operating thanks to his automated robots, also claiming that most of his living being employees abandoned him after he was exposed. Sonic asks if there are maintenance bots, while Vector still has doubts, while calls the opossum rotten. Clutch claims the heroes have won as they beat him when he tried to get back into the game and that it is all over. Charmy feels remorse for Clutch, while Espio tells him not to. With this, Clutch gives Sonic a paper with the address of the nearest operational Clean Sweep facility for they to go look themselves, even claimed they can burn the place to the ground for all he cares. Charmy begs to take the board game with him, which Clutch angered agrees to. The heroes then leave the place, but Vector claims they will return if things still remain not right.
The heroes return to the main floor where they find Rough and Tumble sitting by the fireplace. Espio then asks what exactly the brothers do in the place, which them respond they do what they want and eat what they want, and that Clutch supplies them with everything they want. But when Espio remarks he meant what business they run, the two get embarrassed and confused, turns out they're not working at all, just living by Clutch's luxury. The heroes leave the chateau and return to the Beat Monster. Sonic is a little confused about everything and Vector is still not convinced by Clutch's story but decides they should indeed check the facility the former pointed out to them. The Chaotix take off in their car while Sonic goes on foot. Meanwhile, Clutch is watching by the window as the heroes leave. He then walks to a Picky animatron and twiddles its head, opening a secret passage. Just then Rough and Tumble enter the room to talk to Clutch but can't find him. But they don't care much and leave. Clutch is now in a room with many monitors, then Eggman appears in the screens. Turns out Clutch is working for Eggman now, he informs the latter about Sonic and the Chaotix's arrival, as well their upcoming arrival to the nearest Clean Sweep base, letting Eggman do whatever he wants with them there. Eggman is impressed but still demands more details. Sweating nervously, Clutch takes off his hat, revealing a tick bug-like egg tech device is attached to his head. Clutch tells Eggman he lied to the heroes, also revealing that Eggman is profiting off Clean Sweep Inc. to expand the Eggman Empire. Eggman is satisfied and dismisses Clutch before hanging up. Clutch puts on his hat again while nervously and still sweating holding his cane with his shaking hands.[5]
Trivia[]
- White Park Zone Act 1 is the only Zone that is playable in the console trial version of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II. The trial finishes after the timer counts two minutes, abruptly interrupting the game, without giving the player a chance to finish the Act.
- The music for Act 2 samples Twinkle Park's "Pleasure Castle" from Sonic Adventure.
- The music for Act 3 is similar to the music in Lost Labyrinth Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I and Hidden Palace Zone from the Simon Wai prototype of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
- In the background of this Zone, a visual error occurs: when the roller coaster cart turns the corner, the beams of light from the head lamps become jerky.
- The Death Egg mk.II can be seen in the background of the Boss Act, where it is being built around Little Planet.
- A remix of the music played in Act 2 of White Park Zone appears as an available track that can be played in events in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
- White Park Zone is the only Amusement theme Zone to not have any Bumpers.
Music[]
| Name | Artist(s) | Length | Music track |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Park Zone Act 1 | Jun Senoue | 1:46 | |
| White Park Zone Act 2 | Jun Senoue | 1:50 | |
| White Park Zone Act 3 | Jun Senoue | 1:08 |
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #33 "Chao Races and Badnik Bases, Part 1"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #35, "Chao Races and Badnik Bases, Part 3"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #34, "Chao Races and Badnik Bases, Part 2"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #36, "Chao Races and Badnik Bases, Part 4"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #77, "Scattered Pieces", Part 2