It took me a while but I managed to finally beat Trip’s story mode.
I really love Trip not just as a character but a player as well, she operates like Amy and Knuckles in that she can double jump and climb walls; her spin attack and spin dash look the same as Vector’s from Knuckles’ Chaotix which is fitting seeing how she is also a reptile, she also has her own unique super transformation where she turns into a golden dragon which you can then fly around with and shoot fire. She can be playable in the main story once it’s beaten but she has her own special story mode where you only play as her through the whole game and the difficulty is ramped up; it took me so long to beat just for that reason alone but thankfully with the help of the Chaos Emeralds it at least went by a little more smoothly. Difficulty aside I do appreciate the game doing so, reminds me when Knuckles was introduced into S3&K they made his stages harder just to change things up, and in this mode Trip fights off against Egg Robo in Eggman’s place also like in S3&K.
@Beau Skunky
Here’s hoping Sega will continue to have her in the franchise.