Zazz (boss)

Zazz is the first boss that appears in Windy Hill in both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions of Sonic Lost World. Zazz is fought at the end of Zone Two and Zone Four of Windy Hill.

Windy Hill Zone Two
Zazz first appears at the end of Zone Two riding the Moon Mech. He will start by hovering in the air for a few moments before flying off screen, after which the Moon Mech will fly in and cough up stars as it flies from once side of the screen to the other. These stars will stay in place for a moment before falling straight down, but they are spaced far enough appart from each other to be easily avoided.

To attack Zazz, the player needs to knock him off the Moon Mech. To do this, the player has to hit the Moon Mech with a Spin Jump three times, as the player cannot lock onto the Moon Mech for a Homing Attack and doing a double jump will cause Sonic to uncurl and leave him vulnerable to damage.

When the player has knocked Zazz down from the Moon Mech, Zazz will land in the center of the arena. He will then charge up and start dashing at the player with a shoulder barge attack that he will quickly turn around and dash off with again as soon as he hits the edge of the screen. He will keep dashing back and forth like this until he either gets tired and summons his Moon Mech again, or until the player has hit him enough times.

It should be noted that Zazz cannot be targeted right away after knocking him off the Moon Mech. Instead, the player has to wait until he starts charging at the player, before he can be attacked.

After enough damage, Zazz will jump back on his Moon Mech and repeat the process, albeit at a much faster pace. Repeat the ealier process, and Zazz will be defeated.

Windy Hill Zone Four
The second battle with Zazz starts at near the end of Windy Hill Zone 4. The battle starts out with a chase sequence where the player has to run after Zazz, who is carrying around the Moon Mech himself. While the player is chasing Zazz, the Moon Mech will spit out stars that will rain down on and inflict damage upon the player when Sonic makes contact with them. However, these starts can be avoided if the player keeps running.

Eventually, the player's chase after Zazz will take the player up to two platforms, where the player has to scale by jumping on them. While doing so however, Zazz will continuously try to throw the Moon Mech between the platforms in an attempt to hit the player.

After scaling the platforms, the player has to continue chasing Zazz, until the players into some bushes, at which point the player will pass Zazz, who gets behind the player and begins chasing him/her. From there, the player has to keep ahead of Zazz, because if the player slows down for even for a second he will catch up and bash the player with the Moon Mech. As the player continues down the path, there will be dash panels and springs that will automatically shoot thee player past a platforming section to the last section of the boss area quickly; however if the players jumps over them, the player has a chance of obtaining an extra life.

Once reaching the last bos area, the player will square off against Zazz, who begins throwing the Moon Mech at the player before jumping to the other side and doing it again. While the Moon Mech is bouncing, Zazz remains stationary and is vulnerable to attack to attack from the player, which can be done done by avoiding the Moon mech and then striking him with a Homing Attack. It should be noted, that if Zazz attacks a third time during the fight, he will roll the Moon Mech instead of bouncing it, so keep that in mind. Two fully-locked-on Homing Attacks are enough to defeat Zazz.

Lava Mountain Zone One
Zazz is re-fought as a part of a mini-boss gauntlet in Lava Mountain Zone 1, alongside Zomom and Master Zik. Here, the player will fight him as the first boss of the three on a planetoid being bombarded by meteors with large lava rocks rolling around on it. When fighting him, Zazz's  strategy consists of firing off several volleys of two energy balls that travel outward in a "V" shape, and then running away while leaving a trail of energy tacks behind. During the fight, Zazz can at any time be attacked by the player. Hit him enough times and Zazz will be defeated.

While fighting Zazz, the player has to watch out from meteors and lava rocks while dodging Zazz's attacks; however if the player stops moving, the player becomes an easy target.

Windy Hill Zone 3
Zazz is first encountered in Windy Hill Zone 3 in the 3DS version of Sonic Lost World. During the course of the Zone, he will attack the player a total of three times. During each encounter, he will stand in the background and throw the Moon Mech at the player in various ways: bouncing it along the side, rolling it, or throwing it directly at the player. The direction from where the Moon Mech will come from can be predicted by attention to the side of the screen that Zazz is throwing the Moon Mech from

During each of these encounters, the player cannot actually attack Zazz, and instead has to avoid his attacks until he gets tired and runs away; when succesfully avoiding his attacks, Zazz will shake his fist, and when the player is hit by his attacks, Zazz will laugh. With each encounter Zazz's attacks will move faster, and become more numerous. At the end of the last encounter, Zazz will jump even further into the background and pull out an even larger Moon Mech that he will throw directly at the player, but can easily be avoided. After that, the player can move onto the end of the Zone.

Windy Hill Boss
The fight against Zazz takes place on a planetoid in a 3D perspective at night. Zazz is riding atop the Moon Mech this battle. While riding on top of the Moon Mech, Zazz will chase after the player, and eventually attempt to crash it down on top of the player. This attack can be avoided if the player keeps running away from Zazz.

After the Moon Mech has crashed down, Zazz will be knocked off-balance. Hitting him with a Homing Attack at this point will knock Zazz off the Moon Mech and leave him stunned and vulnerable to the player's attacks for a short time. At this point, the player can hit Zazz with a series of Homing Attacks, before Zazz jumps back onto the Mech and repeat the process. Keep repeating the former strategy, and Zazz will be defeated.

It should be noted that every other time the Moon Mech crashes down on the ground, it will release large stars that will fly outward. These stars will damage the player if they hit, and the more damage the player has inflicted on to Zazz, the more stars will fly out.