Japanese name: Stinger
English name: Buzzer
Location: Emerald Hill Zone
Buzzers mooch around in the Emerald Hill Zone. They move around slowly left to right hovering in the sky, and occasionally shoot a small fireball at your general direction. Japanese name: Aiai
English name: Coconuts
Location: Emerald Hill Zone
Coconuts hang around on the trees of Emerald Hill, and then lob coconuts at you when you aren't looking. Japanese name: Gabuccho
English name: Masher
Location: Emerald Hill Zone
Mashers act in exactly the same way as their older brothers Choppers. Over bridges and open stretches of water, they jump up from nowhere and try to get a hedgehog or fox appetiser. Japanese name: Grabber
English name: Grabber
Location: Chemical Plant Zone
Grabbers lie quietly in wait on the ceilings of the Chemical Plant Zone, waiting for anyone to wander past and act as the proverbial fly to the spider. When you run underneath them, they scoot down and grab you. From there, they hold on while flashing red. Very soon, they blow up, with you attached to them! Japanese name: Randaa
English name: Spiny
Location: Chemical Plant Zone
The squat Spiny will stick to the walls, ceiling or the floor, and simply fire energy balls at you when you speed past. Japanese name: Handrill
English name: Grounder
Location: Aquatic Ruin Zone
Grounders tend to stay behind the brick walls in the Aquatic Ruin, and pop out when you least suspect it. All they do is attempt to run into you, like the elder Burrowbot. You can tell where a Grounder might be hiding by there being a bunch of different coloured bricks in the wall. Japanese name: Punpun
English name: Whisp
Location: Aquatic Ruin Zone
Whisp always travel in numbers. Generally coming in threes, all they do is fly around and try to hit you. Japanese name: Piranha
English name: Chop Chop
Location: Aquatic Ruin Zone
These little fishies swim aimlessly about under the water, that is until they see their food drop by (that is, you). Alter their eating habits by jumping into them. Japanese name: Gaadon
English name: Crawl
Location: Casino Night Zone
The only enemy in the Casino Night Zone, the crap-like Crawl wanders around slowly waiting for you to turn up. When you jump at them they bounce you off with their bumpers. They do the same when you try to roll into them, so the only way to get to the chewy Crawl centre is to attack them from behind (in the most honourable way, of course). Japanese name: Saura
English name: Rexon
Location: Hill Top Zone
Rexon have long spindly necks and large, round bodies and are otherwise completely concealed in the lava. The only threat a Rexon poses are the small energy balls it intermittently shoots at you, otherwise they tend to be quite handy makeshift platforms. Japanese name: Shinshin
English name: Spiker
Location: Hill Top Zone
These guys walk around on the ceiling with snazzy cone-shaped hats, but this ain't no fashion statement - as soon as you walk out under them they shed their spiky headwear and fire it downwards towards you! When it's gone, they're vulnerable. Japanese name: Gola
English name: Ghora
Location: Hill Top Zone
These guys are the fiery big brother of the Uni Uni from Sonic 1 - The little orb with eyes is more dangerous than it looks, as it has four red-hot fireballs that it isn't afraid to throw at you. Avoid becoming a grilled by dodging their slow pitched throws, and attack them when they're defenceless. Which is the honourable thing to do. Japanese name: Flasher
English name: Flasher
Location: Mystic Cave Zone
Flasher mooch about waiting for you, ready to strike up an electric charge that'll hurt you even if you jump at them. Attack when they aren't glowing. Japanese name: Zakiin
English name: Crawlton
Location: Mystic Cave Zone
Looking like a Caterkiller's shy cousin, these spiky bugs hide in the rocks mostly concealed until they decide to suddenly shoot out and hit you, only to hide back from whence they came. Counter by giving them a good smack in the face. Japanese name: Shiidora
English name: Aquis
Location: Oil Ocean Zone
These sea horse look-a-likes are remarkably irritating - they fly around pretty much anywhere (out of water, just in case you were wondering), and fire quick and accurate pellets at you. Hit them before they hit you. Japanese name: Octa
English name: Octus
Location: Oil Ocean Zone
Octus sit around on the floor until you turn up, then they launch into the sky and fire an energy ball at you (like most octopi). Japanese name: Terustar
English name: Asteron
Location: Metropolis Zone
These starfish-type critters sit perfectly still until you draw close, then start flashing ominously. Rather than this being a rather lame attack, it's a precursor to it blowing up, shooting spikes in all directions! If you see one washed up at the beach, run! Japanese name: Kanipunch
English name: Shellcracker
Location: Metropolis Zone
To say a Shellcracker is unable to turn around would be cruel - they prefer directionally challenged. Shellcrackers sport a hefty telescopic arm on their left side which can certainly give you a few bruises, but on their right they are completely defenceless. Japanese name: Kamakiller
English name: Slicer
Location: Metropolis Zone
These mantis robots are a firm competitor for the Most Annoying Enemy Ever award... they can't walk, but they can fire their pincers at you, and they're a very accurate shot. They also have the nasty habit of waiting on top of long climbs, and hit you just when you get to the top. Hit them when they've fired off their pincers. Japanese name: Dousun
English name: Turtloids
Location: Sky Chase Zone
Turtloids consist of two turtle robots, one pilot, and one larger 'bot that fires energy pellets at you. Take out the pilot and you have yourself a handy platform in the sky (But what are turtles doing there in the first place?). Japanese name: Barukiin
English name: Balkiry
Location: Sky Chase Zone
Balkiry are fast moving jet-shaped bird robots. Make sure they don't fly into you! Japanese name: Potosu
English name: Nebula
Location: Sky Chase Zone
These are best described as 'weird floaty spike bomb dropping robots', and can't be described as much else. Don't get beneath one, our you may have a few more spikes in your head than you did before... Japanese name: Kokekkou
English name: Clucker
Location: Wing Fortress Zone
Perhaps rather aptly, the egg firing Cluckers are the last robots you'll see before the Death Egg. The vulnerable head will pop up from small turrets on the ground. They can't turn around (are directionally challenged) in these turrets, so just avoid their front ends and you won't have egg on your face.
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