Dr. Crusher Presents: The 30 Days of Sonic the Hedgehog (sponsored by PowerVerte)-Fin, PAGE 150

[Cyrus]

While they're a real pain in the ass, the infamous Metropolis Trio (Metrio...? Nah.) are admirable and deserve a--

 

 

.....One of those. They're some of Dr. Eggman's most efficient and effective bots. You can almost never see Shellcrackers coming, Sonic has to act very quickly to avoid an Astron pack's spear attack, and Slicers always know where to stand so they can effectively strike. All three have a 99% success rate. Why Eggman doesn't just spread these guys everywhere, I'll never understand.......... Though it's probably for the best of our patience.

[Dr. Crusher]

There's only one badnik I can think about at the moment (and I want to precise that this is not meant to be as an April's Fool)

 

I actually believe he can be cataloged as a badnik, since who created him got inspiration from the actual creation process.

 

Don't worry, I can definitely assure you that he's a Badnik, full stop, no questions asked.

 

Really effective one too, had Sonic on the emotional ropes and everything.

 

While they're a real pain in the ass, the infamous Metropolis Trio (Metrio...? Nah.)

 

Use the name that I always give them.

 

The Badnik Bastards.

[Kiah]

I do like how so many people ended up picking Egg Pawns/Egg Fighters/etc even though the original point of the question was strictly Badnik-types. That's okay though, I gave up with the original intention ages ago as a result of that, you can choose whatever at this point.

 

 

I'm sorry, but I missed that bolded, yet important detail with the original question. Seeing that I am the one that will be issuing the badges for this event, which calls for me to pay attention and not miss important details to determine who earns what in that regard, I feel that I should hold that standard even in regards to my participation and posts during this event as well. That said, I went on and edited my

[SlickEvan]

I forgot this isn't day 2 yet.. Shoot. But everyone is coming up with such good badni-- OMOCHAO! GET OUTTA HERE. Um.. sorry.

 

But E101mk II was the freaking best! I forgot about him even though I mentioned E102 Gamma. He really should have been massed reproduced, rather than the gamma badnicks in SA2 =P Good job you guys! Also by badnik 'types' what did you mean? =P I'm not good with them.

[Dr. Crusher]

Also by badnik 'types' what did you mean? =P I'm not good with them.

 

By "Badnik-types", I meant... well, um, any robots that "look" like proper Badniks. That is, not Egg Pawns, Egg Fighters, Egg Gunners, and so on. It's not just limited to the Badniks in the Classic games either, you can choose Badniks from other games like Adventure 1 and the Advances as well.

 

However, because a lot of folk went ahead and said Egg Pawns and other things anyway, I decided to just let them be.

[Dr. Homem]

I once played around with the idea that Tails was, in fact, a badnik. This "theory", if you could call it that, was based mostly on his appearance on Sonic 2. We see Tails has the ability to fly for a short period of time, as well as piloting an airplane. How does he have this knowledge and where did he acquire a plane? Furthermore, in the same game, we are introduced for the first time to Silver/Mecha Sonic, a replica capable of matching Sonic's speed and attacks. How was Eggman able to create a robot so similar to his nemesis if he's never actually had Sonic in containment long enough to examine him? There had to be someone giving him information. And who better to do that than Tails?

 

With that, we assume Tails was actually a robot Robotnik created to spy on Sonic. He was dropped off near Sonic one day, who took him as his partner. At first (as in, for the first few levels of Sonic 2) Tails acted as a covert agent. Eventually, however, he became Sonic's friend and left Eggman. That would make him the first robot to betray the doctor.

 

That idea rolled off quickly when the games started having a more established continuity. I suppose you could take some lengths to make it fit in somehow with current canon, but I'm not going to do that - this is just a silly idea, nothing more. With all that semi-related information out of the way, allow me to answer the actual question.

 

      

 

The Motobug to me is not just special in virtue of being the first badnik Sonic encounters, but also because it also summarizes the charm all of the robots have. I like all badniks; they're all so varied in design, creative, often goofy looking. And Motobug is all of that - he's shaped after a ladybug, yet visibly mechanical with a wheel, claws and thrusters. It is by no means a challenging foe, in fact, it might be the weakest enemy in the entire series, with a strategy consisting entirely of going forward and hoping to hit something with its small pincers.

 

Motobugs aren't the strangest, most powerful or scariest badniks, but they have a simplistic design that flows well and will always remain memorable for being the first taste we had of the good doctor's creations.

[ImPantsAtThis]

This sounds great! Nice OP crusher, I think I'll try get in on this action, if no-one minds.

 

My favourite badnik?

 

 

The Moto Bug.

 

Rolling through these guys is a blast -- found in Green Hill zone, it's quite to normal to rack up some immense momentum and not realise how many of the little fellas you're popping open as you pass by. In fact, their role as spin-fodder is one of the main reasons they're so awesome; the sound of them breaking in their dozens as I carve a route through Green Hill is something I always find to be very satisfying.

 

The design is, for me, one of the most iconic badnik designs ever (not surprising, given where they are found, but still). The bold red shell, cutesy face and deceptively fun-looking pincers make up a look that is more than at home with the Sonic series. Bear in mind the whole 'nature vs. industry' thing the classics had going on, and you can also headcanon why it (and a lot of the badniks) look like animals, that the good doctor camouflaged his deathbots to take over the island as inside men.

 

Moto Bugs: cool dudes.

 

 

(Also: WHY HOMEM DAMNIT YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK BAD I mean ninja'd  )

[Sonicstitch]

As no one seems to have mentioned them. I am going to go with Buzz Bombers.

Much like the Moto Bug they have been there sense the first game.

[TCB]

Egg Pawns baby.

 

Expressive in their own right, simple yet efficient enough to stay on board since their Heroes debut and just oh-so ADORABLE (especially their Lost World looks). I hold a soft spot for them (shaddup Heroes was my first main series Sonic game :u)

[buba]

Question #1: What are your favourite Badniks?

 

Well, this is a tough one to start the 30 days thing.

I don't really have a favorite Badnik. For me they're just random enemies with the usual predictable patterns that every platformer has.

To tell the truth, I don't really remember many of them. There's the Motobug, the Eggrobo, the Egg Pawn and its multiple recolors and of course Metal Sonic (this one's a different story), but if I had to name a "favorite" by design alone, it would be the Turtloids.

 

 

 

I mean, just look at it and tell me it isn't the hypest shit.

It's a turtle dude riding another turtle dude. You just can't go wrong with a design like this.

[Dr. Crusher]

For me they're just random enemies with the usual predictable patterns that every platformer has.

 

 

You have failed me, young Padawan-na.

[ProfessorZolo]

Personally, I love whatever that blue armadillo thing in Spring Yard Zone is. I think someone mentioned it was called Roller...?

I'm not a big fan of anything from the 'classic' series, but I do fondly remember that git. Sure, he's a pain in the ass, and he was annoying as hell at the time, but looking back? It feels clever to have an enemy use your own attack against you. I never saw him, and always ended up getting smacked as he just... Spins past you.

Almost makes me understand Eggman's frustration with Sonic.

Aside from that, the striking red and blue colour combo really does it for me. Again, I guess that's another imitation of Sonic? What really makes the design for me though is the V shaped head. So cool!

Back when Sega did the needlemouse badnik design contest, Roller was the one I took a stab at. If only I could find that picture...

[Lucky]

Day #1 - What are your favourite Badniks?

 

I had to think about this one for a while, but in the end I decided to go with this fellow...

 

 

Because I like bunnies and it's adorable?

 

I had a bundle of the TOMY Badnik figures when I was a kid and the Splats one always confused me because it was the only one I couldn't find anywhere in the games despite searching for it, so it stuck in my mind for a long time just for that reason. After I found out it was scrapped, its design still appealed to me a lot and I remember it was one of the Badniks I would draw quite a lot when I was younger, and it was cool to finally see it make an appearance in the iOS port last year.

 

I also like Motobug, although a lot of other people already made some good points on why I do.

 

Day 1 of PRESIDENT CROW'S Sanic Crusade!



Scratch and Grounder!

I absolutely love Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, to the point that its my favorite Sonic anything. Scratch and Grounder will always be my favorite duo of the series because they're so damn lovable. They constantly struggle to get Robotnik's attention and while proving their worth. They do try their best at catching that blue rodent but unfortunately Sonic always manages to trick the two into falling into their own trap every single time. They also have a bit of a rivalry going on as well, trying to prove which one Robotnik likes better. While they may be bumbling robots who face a lot of abuse but they're just so entertaining to watch. They're some of my favorite Sonic characters ever and I can't help but gush on how amazing they are.

 

But yeah, outside of the games, it's totally these guys.

[Ducktor Naldush]

Day 1 of PRESIDENT CROW'S Sanic Crusade!

Scratch and Grounder!

 

What our glorious president just said. They are badniks too, after all!

 

 

Penguinator is still the best, though.

[Badnik Mechanic]

Day 1: What is your favourite badnik?

 

Well... in no particular order...

 

Mecha-Bu

 

SSMB... this badnik... has a saw for a face! It has a saw for a face! Do you have a saw for a face!? NO! THATS WHY YOU'RE NOT AWESOME!

 

Sasori

 

This dude I love, something about the colour of it, the fact it's a huge scorpion thing and that laser thing! I love this guy, I don't know what it is but it just looks so cool. 

 

But I keep thinking of this one most of all...

 

Grabber.

 

There you are... minding your own business, when all of a sudden... GIANT MECHANICAL SPIDER! Something about this combinattion.

 

* I am a giant spider.

 

* I live in the shadows of a chemical plant.

 

* I can grab you and kill you.

 

* When I explode... the animal inside me dies!

 

* Did I mention I'm so scary that they coloured me the same colours as a killer bee!? 

 

There's something about this badnik which almost everybody does and I can't think of any other badnik that has this effect on a player... that being... when Grabber grabs you for the first time... you go out of your way to find a second and try to get him to grab you a second time just for the hell of it.

 

SSMB... Grabber is the first example of a psychological badnik.

 

 

 

 

Otherwise my favourite is Metal Sonic.

[Briraka]

My favorite badnik, huh? That one's easy!

 

Oh GUN Mono Beetle, being my stepping stone to victory...

 

Okay, but seriously. It's the Orbinaut and it's different iterations.

 

It's the simplicity, a orb with four spiky balls. The ones in Starlight Zone are kind of cruel, you have to get hit and lose you're well earned rings in order to free your animal friend from being used as a battery.

[Splash the Otter]

By "Badnik-types", I meant... well, um, any robots that "look" like proper Badniks. That is, not Egg Pawns, Egg Fighters, Egg Gunners, and so on. It's not just limited to the Badniks in the Classic games either, you can choose Badniks from other games like Adventure 1 and the Advances as well.

 

However, because a lot of folk went ahead and said Egg Pawns and other things anyway, I decided to just let them be.

Wait a minute, isn't the one thing badniks have in common the tiny animal they use as a battery, meaning that Egg Pawns technically count as badniks as of Lost World? Not criticizing your opinion or anything though...

[Dr. Crusher]

Wait a minute, isn't the one thing badniks have in common the tiny animal they use as a battery, meaning that Egg Pawns technically count as badniks as of Lost World? Not criticizing your opinion or anything though...

 

But they didn't in their debut, hoho.

[Splash the Otter]

But they didn't in their debut, hoho.

Good point, I didn't think of that.

[TCB]

Oh so Egg Pawns don't count.

 

Well darn. Gotta try to come up with something else that I remotely like on par with them...

 

 

uh...

 

 

Motobug? I mean, they're the f-first sort of enemy in the games proper...and then there's this...? 

[StaticMania]

My favorite badnik, huh? That one's easy!

 

Oh GUN Mono Beetle, being my stepping stone to victory...

These aren't even made by Eggman...let alone badniks.

[DocAzure]

These aren't even made by Eggman...let alone badniks.

 

See the spoiler, mate. It was humor.

[Dr. Crusher]

~SSMB Has Cleared Badnik Bungalow Act 1!~

 

But don't get too excited, members. Those were the easy ones...

 

Question #2: What are your top five (or less-than-five, if you can't think of that many) Special Stages?

 

*Not actually a Special Stage.

 

When the Chaos Emeralds and occasionally other magical gemstones can't be found in random mountains and cities, they can be found in their own constantly changing dimension. With dazzling colours, and enough oddities to make David Lynch go "Fuck if I know", each incarnation of the realm is memorable in it's own right. But which five or less Special Stages are the best ones for you?

 

Note: However many you choose, you don't have to list them in any particular order.

 

Crusher's Thoughts: I happen to like the mazes from the original Sonic the Hedgehog, simply for the confusing bird-and-fish backgrounds that are there to distract you while you hit a Goal and cock things up. It's also pretty unique for Special Stage standards in that you're still playing as "normal gameplay" Sonic, albeit forever rolling.

 

Sonic CD's "Super U.F.O. Kart" is infamous for being one of the more difficult Special Stage types, and I can agree with that, but... I really like the varied backgrounds (I pay a lot of attention to backgrounds, if you haven't noticed). The very last one - the one that's all green and mechanical - has even inspired me with a thing or two... Also, the sixth Special Stage with the technicolor sky is arguably one of Sonic's greatest obstacles, since it's cutting out the middle man and attacking the player directly by hurting their eyes. I'll bet that no-good Robotnik was behind that. And people say he's not a genius.

 

Then there's Blue Sphere, the one from Sonic 3 & Knuckles. However simple it may be, I'd say it's my number one favourite of all the Special Stages. (Fun Fact: I like to use characters from Sonic and elsewhere to represent the colours of each Special Stage, such as "the Marine one", "the Blaze one", "the Celestia one", and so on.)

 

Little shout out to the Special Stage from the Genesis/Mega Drive version of Sonic 3D Blast, because I always laugh at how easy it is.

 

I'm not that big on most versions of the familiar "half-pipe" Special Stages, but for me, the one in the DS version of Sonic Colours stands out. Unlike the rest in which you're just collecting rings and hoping you don't get hit by the economy crash obstacles, you have to think a little more strategically. You go through three laps, collecting orbs of various colours, but if you get too many on the first go, you might screw yourself over later. It's a nice spin on the usual half-pipe routine, and so I would say it's my favourite incarnation of it. And the music is pretty nice as well.

 

So with that out of the way, you may now post awaaaaaayyyy!~

[Phantomime]

I don't know if I have a favorite badnik especially, but I've always been fond of the Orbinaut line. 

 

 

I'm not sure why, exactly. Maybe it's how they've been in more games than most badniks, maybe it's their simple but memorable design, but it's the first thing that springs to my mind when I think badnik. 

 

EDIT: Just saw Crusher's post. Whoops. 

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

top 5 favorite special stages

 

1. Sonic Colors DS - i love the idea of running and collecting the blue circles and sometimes and red and yellow ones. I also love the music and its a joy

2. Sonic 4 Episode 1: I like that I control the board instead of controling the character.

3. Sonic 4 Episode 2: The music and I love that Tails helps this time.

4. Sonic 3 and K - i like collecting blue sphres and I like the music

5. Sonic Advance 2 - i like running around in the stage and fighting during it. and the music!