Manta

Manta is an enemy, that appears in the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World. It is a mass-produced, manta ray-based Badnik model created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance
Manta is a Badnik based on manta rays with pink colored armor with gray underbelly. Although not generally seen in-game, the Badnik's head consists pair of eyes and small mouth. Behind its head, the Badnik has wings and tail, while on above, it has pair of turbine engines. Below its body, Manta has small hole, where it drops down flaming bombs.

Overview
In gameplay, Manta is only encountered in Lava Mountain Zone 2, where they are usually found in groups. They appear during grinding sections of the Zone, as they fly far ahead and start dropping down flaming bombs on Grind Rails. Normally, these bombs can damage the player if he/she gets touched by one.

Mantas cannot be defeated in regular ways, as the player to avoid them dropping bombs until they start pulling back. Occasionally, the player can pull one of yellow switches to raise barrier gates far away. As doing this, Manta on the Grind Rail get crashed into the barrier gate, destroying both gate and the Badnik in the process.

Trivia

 * Like many brand new enemies in Sonic Lost World, the Badnik's name has not been listen in any official source and instead, it is referred to as "manta" in the game's source code.
 * When Manta gets crashed into the barrier gate, Animal is not seen popping out.