Gondal 7

Gondal 7 is the seventh entry in the Gondal franchise, it was released on the Nintendo GameCube in 2002 and was the first Third-Dimensional Gondal title. After the success of the Gondal Complete Collection for the PlayStation, Gondal's popularity had risen once again, and thus, the next entry in the franchise was greenlit. The game gathered an amazing reputation, selling lots of copies when it first released, it was considered a return to the classic and beloved style of the first three Gondal games after the disappointing release of Gondal F (N64) and the fan-dubbed "Sequel Trilogy".

## Story

One month after the events of Gondal 6, Henry Hornet, which fans thought died after the events of Gondal 4 goes to Blush Forest in a attempt to search for Gondal, after this short intro, the first level of the game starts, Blush Forest acts as a tutorial level teaching players about the new 3D controls and moveset, in the end of the level, Henry Hornet finally finds Gondal and says that he wants to redeem himself and help him protect the ones in need, after this Gondal accepts the request and they go out of Blush Forest together to help people. After the second level of the game (Which you play as Gondal), Central City, news of a new villain going to Earth appears, Gondal and H.H (Henry Hornet) climb to the top of the third level of the game, Peak Peak Tower, and finally discover who is the new villain threatening the Earth, after the first boss fight of the game he is revealed to be Theevus Anteatus brother, Ladronnes Antdevouret, he says that he will continue his brother's legacy and conquer the whole world. After stage 4 and 5, Sorrow Canyon and Sky Palace respectively, the duo reach Ladronnes Fortress. In the end, they fight against Ladronnes himself, after defeating him, he flees to the Space Fortress III. Gondal then has to go through the Burning Cave and the Rocket Bunker to get to the fortress. at the end of the first part of the fortress dark versions of Gondal and H.H appear. After the fight, Gondal is severely weakened and H.H reveals that Ladronnes was a hologram made by him in a attempt to fool Gondal and kill him, he then flees to the second half of the fortress . At the end of the fortress, the final boss fight happens against Henry Hornet himself, stronger than ever. But before that he monologues about how he was the one supposed to kill Theevus, but Gondal had tarnished his plans, and H.H was certain that he was going to have his revenge, against Theevus and Gondal. After the final battle, the fortress starts exploding leaving no other choice for Gondal but to leave alone, with Henry Hornet knocked out and dying in there until Gondal 9. In the final cutscene, Gondal goes back to Blush Forest with Dr. Eathword celebrating his victory, but still wondering if peace is truly possible in a world like this...

## Mechanics

Being the first 3D game of the series, Gondal 7 adds some new mechanics to the game. The Tornado Spin and Rocket Slam return with improved mobility. The Tornado Spin, now called the Death Tornado Spin can be used to travel much longer distances since the levels are more vertical focused levels now. The Bounce can now give you more vertical movement, the Rocket Slam can now be used in junction with the Bounce to go even higher in levels, called by fans a "Rocket Bounce". The Charge can now be used while doing the Death Tornado Spin allowing for even bigger and faster jumps, called "Charge Tornado" by the community. When playing as Henry Hornet you can use your wings to fly and glide forever. When playing as Henry Hornet the Rocket Slam does double the damage due to his sting.

How to unlock Henry Hornet: **IMPORTANT**! You have to beat the whole game in one sitting, you can die with the exception of Blush Forest, but if you get a game over your will have to restart from the beggining, now, here is how to unlock it. First, start a new game and go to Blush Forest, in there you will need to pass the level without taking a hit. After that you will go to Central City, you will need to beat it and help all the citizens in less than 10 minutes . This is where things get really hard, in Peak Peak Tower you have to beat the level without the Death Tornado Spin, so you have to do mutiple Rocket Bounces (a mechanic which isn't explained) to get to the top of the tower. In the first boss fight against Ladronnes you just have to beat him without getting hit. In Sorrow Canyon you can't use the Rocket Slam but there are plenty of slopes you can roll into to jump across large gaps, and in Sky Palace you can't use the Bounce, meaning you have to do mutiple Charge Tornados to go through the gaps in the level, since there aren't slopes in the level. Ladronnes Fortress doesn't have any special requirements so you can beat the level with ease. on the second fight against Ladronnes you can only use the Rocket Slam to damage him, you can still use your other abilities but all damage must be done with the Rocket Slam. If all of these steps are done when you enter Burning Cave, lava will start rising out of the ground, so you have to beat the level before being torched, I recommend going to the secret path and getting those 3 extra 1-Ups. When you get to Rocket Bunker, all you have to do is beat before the rocket goes into orbit/2 minutes. If you got to this part of the game, congratulations! Now all you have to do is beat Space Fortress III Part 1 and 2 without taking a hit and you'll get to the final boss fight against Henry Hornet, all you have to do now is beat him without getting hit and only with the Bounce ability. After that when starting a new game you will have the option to play as Henry Hornet himself he has a similar moveset to Gondal's, now with added damage when using the Bounce and Rocket Slam and the ability to fly.

## Trivia

* Sky Palace is the only level in the game that doesn't have slopes.
* If you beat the game as Henry Hornet once, you'll unlock the New Game Plus mode, it mostly puts more enemies in the level and gives them more health.
* If you beat New Game Plus as Gondal, you will get the Dark Gondal character, this doesn't change any controls, it is purely cosmetical. If you beat New Game Plus as Henry Hornet, you will unlock the Dark Henry Hornet character, it's also a cosmetical change to the characters.
* If you beat the game in less than 2 hours you will unlock Chaos Canyon from Gondal 2 as a bonus level.
* Gondal 7 and 4 are the only Gondal games to feature two canyon stages.
* Gondal 7 is the first game in the series to feature a world map.

## Stages

Blush Forest, Central City, Peak Peak Tower, Sorrow Canyon, Sky Palace, Ladronnes Fortress, Burning Cave, Rocket Bunker, Space Fortress III Part 1, Space Fortress III Part 2 and the secret bonus Chaos Canyon level