Killer Bee

"The fastest baddies around, these guys also top the charts for hardest to hit!"

- Description of the Killer Bees in Sonic Unleashed (PS2/Wii)

The Killer Bee (キラー・ビー) is a type of Dark Gaia's Minions that appears in Sonic Unleashed. They only appear during the game's nighttime stages.

Overview
The Killer Bees and the rest of Dark Gaia's Minions were created at the beginning of Sonic Unleashed when Dark Gaia broke apart into millions of fragments after awakening prematurely, with these fragments becoming the Killer Bees and the rest of Dark Gaia's Minions. They first appear in Apotos Night Act II: Moonsoaked Alleys on the Wii/PS2 version and in Dragon Road Night Act 1 on the Xbox 360/PS3 version.

In comparison to the rest of Dark Gaia's Minions, the Killer Bees are arguably some of the most dangerous to come by. They have easily some of the fastest movements of Dark Gaia's Minions and can deal quite a big deal of damage. They are, however, highly vulnerable to damage caused by thrown objects. They also have a stronger version of themselves called Red Killer Bees.

Like real-world insect swarms, the Killer Bees never appear alone, always showing up in pairs or groups of themselves to make matters worse for Sonic.

Upon the reconstruction of Dark Gaia by Dr. Eggman, all of the Killer Bees along with the other Dark Gaia minions were returned to the beast, who was later defeated and sealed within the planet's core.

Physical Appearance
Contrary to their name, the Killer Bees look more like wasps or yellow jackets than bees. They have a long thin horn and antennas on their foreheads and possess mouths that resembles a beak with tusks. Their thoraxes are rather spherical and possess small spikes and four wings, and they have purple smoke emitting from their backs. Also, they have stingers on their abdomens that resembles arrowheads. Finally, they have yellow-green and black skin with cyan markings.

The size of the Killer Bees differs between the versions of Sonic Unleashed; on the PS3/Xbox360 version, the Killer Bees are a little larger than Sonic the Werehog, but on the PS2/Wii version, they are only about half this size.

Powers and Abilities
The Killer Bees are able to move around by teleporting into an area in a puff of purple. As a Dark Gaia minion, the Killer Bees can possess people by latching onto the deepest, darkest part of the heart, and generate despair, negative emotions or even erratic behavior that are completely opposite to the person's personality.

The Killer Bees are amongst the fastest of Dark Gaia's Minions. With the wings on their backs, the Killer Bees are capable of flight, and can move swiftly through mid-air in whatever direction they desire. The Killer Bees are also quite nimble and acrobatic while flying, being able to move up, down and side-to-side with quick and fluid movements.

Being based off bees, the Killer Bees also possess sharp stingers that they can use to pierce their opponents.

Attack Patterns
When attacking the player, the Killer Bees will circle the player, signifying they are getting ready to attack. When attacking, the Killer Bees will strike using their large stingers. The Killer Bees can either attack from a distance by launching themselves into the player at unbelievable speeds, or deal a lightning fast barrage of stings to the player when up close.

The Killer Bees possesses wide movement capabilities that lets them dodge attacks with great ease, making them quite the nuisance and tricky to get a proper lock on. They can avoid the player's attacks by either quickly moving out of the player's attack range, or dodge by flying into the air when the player tries to attack them, for then to launch a quick and potent counterattack.

Trivia

 * The Killer Bee resembles Buzz Bomber, a badnik from the original Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as Buzzer from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.