Emerald Coast

"From its tropical weather to its crystal-blue ocean, Emerald Coast is a great place for a vacation - or a brawl! Just be careful; There's been reports of ocra sightings in these waters..."

Emerald Coast is a stage in Nexed, being based on the Action Stage of the same name from Sonic Adventure.

History
Emerald Coast is an Action Stage found in Sonic Adventure. It can be played with three of the game's six characters; Sonic, E-102 Gamma, and Big the Cat. The objective of the level varies depending on the player's character; Sonic must find Tails at the end of the stage, while Gamma and Big find Froggy. Emerald Coast is most notable for Sonic's version of the stage, being the first stage of his campaign and featuring an infamous chase sequence with an orca.

Emerald Coast is a well-renowned Sonic stage, being many players' first introduction to the "modern" era of the franchise. Incarnations of the stage can be found in the Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Generations, and it has been adapted in the Archie line of Sonic the Hedgehog comic books and the Sonic X anime.

Layout
Emerald Coast is primarily based on the bridge chase segment of Sonic's version of the stage. The background mostly depicts the ocean, although several aspects of the stage proper (including the beach area where Sonic starts his version of Emerald Coast) can be seen in the background. Ocras periodically jump out of the water, and Big can be seen fishing at a nearby pier.

The stage takes place on three seperate bridges, each held up by intangible poles. The left and right platforms are walkoffs, while the middle platform is raised slightly above them. The ocean beneath the bridges can be swam in for a limited period of time, but will eventually cause fighters to drown.

Hazards

 * Orca Attack: With this hazard activated, an orca will periodically swim across the bottom of the platform, dealing heavy damage and knockback to fighters who make contact with it (almost always a one-hit KO given the circumstances). After the orca leaves, the platforms are left askew, remaining that way for a short time before repositioning themselves to normal.

Trivia
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