A rowdy and talkative boy who idolizes Gwek, and swallows the elder's tall tales hook, line and sinker. Not long ago, Yawa journeyed into the savannah to punch out elephants, but got lost. Thankfully, he made it home without incident.
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— Directory, Sonic Unleashed
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Yawa (ヤワ, Yawa?) is a human resident of Mazuri who appears in Sonic Unleashed. He is the rowdy and talkative grandson of Gwek and possibly the elder's biggest fan. He looks very much up to Gwek and always holds him and actions in high regards, due to his grandfather's (unknown to him) overly exaggerated tales about his past heroic deeds, which he always eats up.
History
PS3/Xbox 360
While living in his village, Yawa listened to his grandfather Gwek's rather exaggerated tales about his adventures in his youth. Yawa, however, believed wholehearted in all of his grandfather's stories and came to greatly idolize Gwek, believing him to be a great man. At some point, Yawa ventured out into the savannah to punch out some elephants, but ended up getting lost. Fortunately, Yawa made it back to Mazuri without any incidents. At some point after Dr. Eggman established his base near Mazuri, Yawa managed to take a look on the doctor's base, though the sight of it made him uncomfortable.
During the events of Sonic Unleashed, after the Earth was shattered by Dark Gaia's awakening, Yawa met Sonic the Werehog and Chip when the duo first arrived in Mazuri, and told them about how he had seen Eggman's base.
Not long after Sonic the Werehog, Tails and Chip returned to Spagonia with Professor Pickle, Yawa and his village were attacked by Dr. Eggman in his search for the Gaia Temple. There, Yawa and the rest of the village's men stood as the front line of defense against Dr. Eggman's Egg Fighters, and Yawa demanded of the doctor to know who he was. All the while, Yawa noticed how calm Gwek appeared in front of Eggman, which only increased his respect for the elder. After Kwod hit Eggman with a rock, Yawa prepared for the worst, but fortunately, Yawa and the other villagers were save by Sonic the Hedgehog, who managed drive Eggman's forces off. As the doctor left, Yawa remained solemnly watchful, while the rest of village thanked Sonic for saving them. After everyone in the village had settled down, Yawa tolf Sonic how impressed he was at his grandfather for not flinching in the face of Eggman and called him a great man.
After Sonic and Chip left the village to find Eggman, Yawa followed the duo without them knowing it, and saw Sonic defeat the Egg Beetle, before returning to the village. When Sonic and Chip returned after restoring Mazuri's continent, Yawa met up with the duo and told them in amazement how he had seen the battle and that he definitely did not want to go up against Sonic.
A while later, Yawa met Sonic and Chip again when they passed through his village. Having heard stories about how they traveled across the world helping people, Yawa told them that they were amazing before asking them where they were going next. As Sonic told him that Chun-nan was their next stop, Yawa admitted that he had never heard of this place, but responded enthusiastically that it sounded exciting.
A while afterwards, Yawa learned that Gwek had stepped down as the village elder and had begun traveling across the world. Yawa, however, could not understand why his grandfather decided to quit as the village elder without rhythm or reason, though he had faith it was for a good reason. He therefore decided to secretly follow his grandfather, determined to find the reason.
Yawa continued to follow Gwek, and eventually arrived in Chun-nan. While remaining hidden from Gwek, Yawa studied his grandfather's action from afar. While observing Gwek, however, Yawa met Sonic and Chip again, where he told them to be quiet when they tried to talk to him so they could not give him away, before explained how he was following Gwek and his reasons for doing so.
When Gwek traveled to Spagonia, Yawa followed him there, where he continued to observe Gwek from afar in hiding. As he saw Gwek standing in one place for a long time, Yawa deduced things such as that he was getting in touch with the planet’s energy, was silently conversing with the spirits of the wind or just standing in deep personal contemplation, which made him more impressed at his grandfather and his (assumed) inner balance. While watching his grandfather in Spagonia, Yawa was met by Sonic and Chip once more. However, again, Yawa told them to be quiet, and explained to them his current actions. Nevertheless, Yawa filled Sonic and Chip in on what he had deduced from Gwek and told them about how great he thought Gwek was and how you could feel the unwavering determination emanating from him.
At the time Gwek returned to Mazuri from his travels, Yawa had come to the conclusion that his grandfather stepped down as the village elder to undertake a great journey of enlightenment and intense spiritual vision to build up the power to protect the village. After making it back to Mazuri, Yawa met Sonic and Chip again when they paid another visit to the village, where Yawa told them with great pride that his grandfather was the greatest and what he believed was the reason for Gwek stepping down as the elder, before stating that he knew for certain that it was all for the good of the village.
Sometime afterwards, Yawa decided to confront Gwek to get some answers and asked him directly of why he decided to step down as the elder, where he was surprised to hear that Gwek choose to retire because he realized that he could not handle the job anymore after Eggman's attack. Yawa, however, did not lose any respect for Gwek and was rather amazed at his grandfather as he had him totally fooled that he was on a spiritual journey.
PS2/Wii
During the events of Sonic Unleashed, not long after Sonic the Werehog, Tails and Chip returned to Spagonia with Professor Pickle, Yawa and his village were attacked by Dr. Eggman in his search for the Gaia Temple. There, Yawa and the rest of the village's men stood as the front line of defense against Dr. Eggman's Egg Fighters, and Yawa demanded of the doctor to know who he was. After Kwod hit Eggman with a rock, Yawa prepared for the worst, but fortunately, Yawa and the other villagers were save by Sonic the Hedgehog, who managed drive Eggman's forces off. As the doctor left, Yawa remained solemnly watchful, while the rest of village thanked Sonic for saving them.
Gallery
Artwork
Yawa with the rest of Mazuri's residents.
Screenshots
Gallery |
Yawa in Mazuri's Town Stage on the PS3/Xbox 360 version of Sonic Unleashed.
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Playable characters |
Sonic (Super Sonic, Werehog) · Gaia Colossus
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Non-playable characters |
Apotos |
Alexis · Anastasia · Eric · Gregorios · Hot Dog Vendor · Ice Cream Vendor · Lambros · Lucas · Milos · Sandra
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Spagonia |
Aida · Barbara · Ciccio · David · Denise · Dora · Elio · Federica · Franco · Gigi · Hot Dog Vendor · Ippolita · Irma · Josef · Lilli · Lucia · Marcantonio · Mauro · Natalia · Otto · Professor Pickle · Professor Pickle's Assistant · Raimondo
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Mazuri
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Ana · Essie · Gwek · Hog Dog Vendor · Kofi · Kwami · Kwod · Yawa · Yaya
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Chun-nan |
Chun · Hot Dog Vendor · Hualin · Jinlin · Lin · Shuifon · Wang · Yilin · Zonshen
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Holoska |
Hot Dog Vendor · Jari-Pekka · Jari-Thure · Marketa · Sarianna · Ursule
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Shamar |
Ara · Dimah · Ehsan · Erhan · Hizir · Hot Dog Vendor · Iman · Labib · Latif · Layla · Mufid · Musaid · Raniya · Sa'id · Sadiq · Safi · Samia · Sammar · Shadi · Utba · Yasmine
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Empire City |
Boss · Brenda · Charles · Def Big · Elizabeth · Hot Dog Vendor · Li'l Kate · Louie Montaine · Robert
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Adabat |
Hot Dog Vendor · Jamal · Kaeo · Nagi · Rudi · Teanchai
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Eggmanland |
EF-DC1998 · EF-MD1991 · EF-XB2006 · Hot Dog Vendor
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Misc. |
Amy · Chip · Dark Gaia (Perfect Dark Gaia) · Dr. Eggman · Tails · SA-55 · Su · Uh · Wentos
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Town Stages |
Apotos · Mazuri · Spagonia · Chun-nan · Holoska · Shamar · Empire City · Adabat · Eggmanland
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Action Stages |
Windmill Isle · Savannah Citadel · Rooftop Run · Dragon Road · Cool Edge · Arid Sands · Skyscraper Scamper · Jungle Joyride · Eggmanland · Tornado Defense
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Enemies |
Badniks |
Aero-Cannon · Aero-Chaser · Egg Blizzard · Egg Burst · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Knight (Electric shield, Spring shield) · Egg Fighter: Shield (Electric shield, Spring shield) · Egg Fighter: Sword · Egg Flame · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Shackle · Egg Shooter · Egg Typhoon · Gold Aero-Cannon · Interceptor · Little Fighter · Mole Cannon · Spinner · Thunder Ball · Thunder Spinner
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Dark Gaia's Minions |
Big Mother · Cure Master · Dark Bat · Dark Bat Sniper · Dark Eel · Dark Fright · Deep Nightmare · Evil Flower · Fire Master · Fright Master · Killer Bee · Lightning Master · Little Rex · Nightmare · Power Master · Red Fright · Red Killer Bee · Red Rex · Thunder Bat · Titan
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Bosses |
Egg Beetle · Egg Cauldron · Egg Devil Ray · Egg Dragoon · Egg Lancer · Dark Gaia · Dark Gaia Phoenix · Dark Guardian · Dark Moray · Perfect Dark Gaia
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Moves/ techniques |
Sonic |
Air Boost · Cartwheel · Crouch · Foot Sweep · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Jump Dash · Lightspeed Dash · Slide · Skydiving · Sonic Boost · Sonic Drift · Spin Jump · Stomp · Quick Step · Wall Jump
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Werehog |
Attack · Dash · Double Jump · Grab · Guard · Unleashed Mode · Wall Shuffle
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Misc.
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Boost · Drill Attack · Super Sonic Boost · Turbo Boost
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Skills |
Straight attacks |
Donkey Kick Combo · Double Axle Combo · Double Kick Combo · Feral Were-Hammer · Knuckle Sandwich Combo · Sho-Hog-Ken · Unleashed Knuckle Sandwich · Vertical Were-Hammer · Were-Hammer · Werewheel Rush
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Hook attacks |
Earthshaker · Egg Scrambler · Feral Wild Whirl · Rolling Kick Combo · Sho-Claw-Ken · Ultimate Wild Combo · Unleashed Wild Combo · Wereclap · Wild Whirl · Wild Whirl Were-Hammer
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Aerial attacks
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Aerial Claw Slash · Aerial Claw Slash and Spin · Aerial Piledriver · Crescent Moon Strike · Diving Bodypress · Flying Double-Punch · Flying Double-Punch Crush · Hurricane Combo · Shooting Star Combo · Typhoon Combo
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Special attacks |
Comet Punch · Missile Punch · Spinning Needle Attack · Tricky Tornado Uppercut · Triple Wild Claw · Were-Claw Charge · Were-Cyclone · Were-Rush · Were-Tornado · Wild Werewhip
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Gimmicks and obstacles |
Balloon · Blue spring · Bobsled · Bomb · Buoy · Check Point · Conveyor Belt · Crane Lift · Crank · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Door · Egg Spring · Fountain · Grind Rail · Hanging vine · Hint Ring · Horizontal Bar · Hourglass · Icicle · Iron ball · Jump Selector · Laser field · Lever · Movable box · Moving Crate · Rainbow Ring · Ramp · Snowblower · Spike Trap · Spikes · Spring · Spring Pole · Switch · Thorn Spring · Trick Jump Panel · Wide spring · Zip Line
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Items |
General |
1-Up · Art Book · Audio System · Blue Tea · Bookshelf · Boss Gate · Chaos Orb · Container (Explosive crate, Steel Container, Wooden Container) · Crystal Ball · Dark Gaia Force · Edible item (Apple, Banana, Canned Juice, Chai, Chili dog, Donut, Sundae Supreme) · Gaia Gate · Gaia Key · Goal Ring · Gift · Gramophone · Green Tea · Key Stone · Lovely Ring · Maiden Statue · Old Necklace · Pick-Me-Up · Pretty Bouquet · Power Shield · Record · Red Tea · Ring · Shield Charge · Souvenir · Super Ring · Sun/Moon Medal · Super Claw · Super Ring · Turquoise Tea · TV · Videotape · Violet Tea · White Tea · Yellow Tea
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Level Up Items |
Air Boost Shoes · Light Speed Dash Shoes · Stomping Shoes · Wall Jump Shoes
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Voice actors |
English |
Jason Griffith (Sonic, Werehog, Pickle's Assistant) · Amy Palant (Tails) · Lisa Ortiz (Amy) · Dan Green (Ice Cream Vendor, Pickle) · Anthony Salerno (Chip) · Mike Pollock (Eggman, Zonshen) · Christopher Collet (SA-55)
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Japanese |
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) · Tomokazu Seki (Werehog) · Chikao Otsuka (Eggman) · Chō (Pickle) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) · Taeko Kawata (Amy) · Ryōko Shiraishi (Chip)
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Music |
Songs |
"Endless Possibility" · "Dear My Friend"
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Albums |
Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack
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Other |
Auto Running · Boost Gauge · Boost Gauge · Chao · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Energy Cannon · Chun-nan's Treasure · Collection Room · Combo · Critical Attack · Don Fachio · Dr. Eggman's chair · Earth · Egg Dragoon · Egg Fleet · Egg Mobile · Entrance Stage · Exorcisms · Experience Point · Freeze · Gaia Manuscripts · Gaia Temple · Gaia Temple guardian · Hallowmoon · Health Gauge · Ibanga · Lah · Miles Electric · Mission · Real-Time Interaction · Ring Energy Gauge · Shield Gauge · Shop (Counter of Dreams 2, Eggshop, Flying Fish Beach Shop, Golden Trading Company, Josef's, Surfside Seagull Sundries, Traveling Salesman Wentos, Treeshade, Ursule's Trading Post, Wang's Emporium) · Shuttle loop · Sonic: Night of the Werehog · Sonic World Adventure (manga) · Spagonia University · SPD · Tornado-1 · Rank · Time of awakening · Unleashed Gauge
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