Babylon Rogues
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The Babylon Rogues are a fictitious group of avian thieves in SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog video-game series. The only known members of the group consists of Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow and Storm the Albatross. Their only appearance so far has been in the 2006 game Sonic Riders.
Within the game, the group are hired by Dr. Eggman to compete in his airboard-racing tournament against Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna. All members seem to have flames tattooed on their wrists.
Jet's voice actor is Jason Anthony Griffith, who also provides the voices of Sonic and Shadow. Wave's voice actress is Bella Hudson, who is also the voice actress for Maria Robotnik in Shadow the Hedgehog, Blaze the Cat in Sonic Rush, and Tikal the Echidna in the Sonic X anime. Storm is voiced by Dan Green, who also provides the voice of Knuckles. Wave is the only Rogue whose voice actor isn't the same as the rival's. The Babylon Rogues theme song is "Catch Me If You Can", performed by Runblebee.
History of the Babylon Rogues
According to history, the Babylon Rogues were an order of technologically advanced thieves that existed possibly for centuries. It's been confirmed that they once resided on a floating island known as the 'Babylon Garden' (a reference to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon). All of the original Babylon Rogues were Genies.The Babylon Rogues were said to have excelled in the usage of "Extreme Gear" (a fictional term describing advanced means of transportation in the Sonic universe), which they used to travel all around the world in their endless pursuit of treasure. A Babylonian artifact called the "Magic Carpet" was said to be the first Extreme Gear ever created, was found to be sealed away in the Babylonian Fortress.
As for their eventual demise, legend has it the Babylonians angered the gods, and as punishment the Babylon Garden was buried beneath the desert sands.
Current Members
Jet the Hawk
A green hawk, Jet is leader of the Babylon Rogues and has been nicknamed the "Legendary Wind Master" due to his mastery of Extreme Gear. He's Sonic's most potent rival in Sonic Riders, and he uses a Type-J board that allows him to reach high speeds. Jet also possesses a mysterious "control box", passed down from his ancestors, that is said to awaken the fabled Babylon Garden. Only the power of the Chaos Emeralds can utilize its fabled power.
Ever since their first encounter, Jet has been trying to top Sonic in many ways. By the end of the story, Jet's fierce rivalry begins to diminish into a weak friendship.
Jet advances to the Final of the EX World Grand Prix and unfairly wins after Wave detonates an explosive placed on the bottom of Sonic's board near the end of the race. Again, he races against Sonic in the pursuit of Eggman and the control box. This time, he is defeated fairly. Sonic willingly hands Jet the key, as he is not intending to use it.
At the doors of the Babylonian Fortress, Jet, Wave, and Storm awaken and are confronted by the Babylon Guardian, a purple genie, and only succeed in defeating it with the help of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy. They then discover the fabled Babylonian Treasure to be the ancient Extreme Gear "Magic Carpet".
Jet and Sonic finally decide to be more friendly to each other. Jet concedes to the fact that Sonic is faster than him. However, this doesn't make him want to beat Sonic even less than he wanted in the beginning.
Some fans believe Jet to be modeled after Bean the Dynamite from Sonic the Fighters, and in some cases, people even mistook Jet to be Bean. Nintendo Power magazine played a joke on this fact by giving an image of Jet with the caption reading; "Bean? Is that you, Bean? Oh! How we've missed you!". Few people notice that Jet has the opposite color scheme than Sonic. Sonic is blue with green eyes, but Jet is green with blue eyes.
It's thought that the fact that Jet is a hawk may be a reference to skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Wave the Swallow
Wave (initially called Web the Sparrow due to translation errors) is a purple swallow and the Babylon Rogues' resident technical genius and a bit of a trash-talker. She's the daughter of the tech expert of the Rogues' previous generation, and her knowledge of Extreme Gear far surpasses that of Tails and Dr. Eggman, a point she often brags about, but she still considers Tails and Eggman to be worthy mechanical opponents.
In the EX World Grand Prix, she beats Amy Rose at Red Canyon, but is knocked out of the tournament by Tails at Green Cave. Wave uses a Type-W airboard, which is specially designed to fly well, and the red jewel she wears around her neck is actually a small computer capable of playing back media files via holographic projection.
Wave is something of a voice of reason amongst the Rogues, often reminding Jet and Storm of their responsibilities. Wave also has something of a rivalry with Tails, in which she scorns the way he made Sonic's Extreme Gear, calls him "shorty" a number of times, and also "twerp" in one of her mission reports, though this diminishes by the end of the game.
Wave often will not admit someone has skills, for in one of her mission reports, she says that she will continue to deny a person's skill. She also thinks that if she doesn't take charge, nothing would ever get done.
The Japanese manual for Sonic Riders hints that something of a rivalry exists between her and Rouge the Bat too.
Storm the Albatross
A hulking, muscle-bound grey albatross and Jet's right hand man, Storm is an imposing sight and powerful force, capable of destroying just about anything. Despite being committed to his duties, Storm has a quick temper and his clumsiness constantly succeeds in embarrassing himself and the other Rogues. He also tends to stutter whenever he becomes excited or flustered. He is the rival of Knuckles the Echidna.
During the EX World Grand Prix, Storm loses to Knuckles at the loaction "Egg Factory". This defeat is compounded by the fact that just before the match they both tried to fight each other. Later, under orders from Jet, Storm discovers a page of Dr. Eggman's diary stating that Eggman had deceived the Rogues into believing the treasure within the Babylonian Fortress was a gem.
Storm uses Type-S Extreme Gear, which is capable of smashing through obstacles. However, he seems to be the least skilled of the Rogues, partly due to the fact that Knuckles easily knocks him off his board.
Previous Members
Stolen
Virtually nothing is known about Stolen, except he was the 13th Leader of the Babylon Rogues. He is said to be the creator of Extreme Gear, "Magic Carpet" being his first. He was the writer of the note found along with Magic Carpet inside the Babylonian Fortress.Jet's Father
Jet mentions that he inherited his mysterious Babylonian Cube from his father. A painting of a hawk resembling Jet is hanging in his office (or used to be, until Storm slammed the door shut and sent it falling onto Jet's head), most likely depicting his father.Wave's Father
Wave's father was a Rogues' mechanic. (As mentioned in the Sonic Riders manual.)Comic appearances
The Babylon Rogues appear in the Archie Sonic Comic beginning in issue #163. They appear in a backup story that is an adaption of Sonic Riders that is to be in two parts like the previous issues' Sonic Rush adaption. Their part begins when Jet is riding his extreme gear while being chased by robots after stealing something to boost his Gear from Eggman. He is captured and Eggman is intrigued by his speed. He offers Jet the chance to live if he is able to defeat Sonic. Jet agrees if he can bring along some friends. They enter Knothole and activate security to lure Sonic to come to them. When he arrives they attack him with Jet using speed, Wave using her technical gear skills, and Storm using brute strength.
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